Cards made in PSE4

[tammyinga]

I was wondering if it was possible to make cards (holiday,baby announcement, etc) using PSE4...and have more than one picture on the card
an example website...www.metrobabycards.com

Thanks for any input!!!

[skstarkiller]

Sure you can. You can put as many as will fit on your canvas. When my son was born, I designed a 4x6 card in PS and then uploaded the jpg to Costco.com and got 20 pics for $.17 each in less than an hour.

[NRiceDesigns]

Welcome to the forum Tammy! Creating cards like that would be an easy task. You might find similar ones in the galleries here.

[skstarkiller]

If you'd like I could upload the one I did and you could use it as a template

[mottcru]

Tammy - I buy packages of blank cards at the craft store, then print up my finished product to fit the front. I attach them with photo mounting squares. Then I write personal messages inside the cards. I feel guilty buying pre-made cards any more, because it feels so much more personal to make a small collage, or print an important picture with a little text on it.

Now my friends and family look forward to the greeting cards as much as the gifts I give them!!

[tammyinga]

Phil----That would be fabulous! Thank you! Another member responded and said there was a past issue (Volume 3 No. 2) that had specific instructions on how to do this..but I am still waiting to hear if I can order it.

[skstarkiller]

I am at work right now, but will upload a couple examples tonight!

[skstarkiller]

Ok... I've uploaded two examples of baby announcements I've done. I changed the names and the picture to protect the innocent. The baby photo I used is a stock photo.

I uploaded them to one of my websites (the files are pretty big) They are 4x6 psd files @ 300dpi (just right for printing).

There is a boy one and a girl one. Feedback is appreciated. The link is here (http://skstarkiller.com/downloads.htm).

[mom to 4]

Phil:

Ah, another costco person...gotta love costco!

I made my daughters shower invitations 4 x 6, but couldn't find envelopes locally for that size (didn't have time to get them on the net), so I cut some card stock to glue the 4 x 6's to....They turned out great....:o in my opinion! I plan on posting it in my gallery after the shower later this month.

Those are great announcements Phil!

[tammyinga]

Phil---Those look great...just like the ones on the website people charge a ton for! How did you get the blocks background for the girl picture?
I was able to take your model and learn how to make them on my own now...except for designing a background.
Thanks a ton!
T

[skstarkiller]

I made it using the custom shape tool. I would make a rounded rectangle, simplify the layer then control + click ther thumbnail. The Select>contract 10px and delete. I then moved them around, etc. I then merged the boxes layers and made them a custom shape in PS CS2.