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Originally Posted by clockdoc
Hi Teewinot. Thanks for the info. friend out in Nevada uses a Wal-Mart product that has little corner inserts with which you secure the print to the card stock. I think they may also be fairly expensive on a unit basis. I'll have to check with the "Angel" painter and see what their costs are now that they have switched to a volume commercial printer. How large is the card that you showed in the plastic bag? Do you sell your matted prints in the same manner? I just saw an ad on TV for a device aimed at scrapbook enthusiasts that cuts as well as scores the paper. I didn't get the details so I'll have to pay attention the next time it is on.
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clockdoc,
Those corner inserts are an interesting idea. I have shied away from them for my cards because the ones I currently have for scrapbooking are really cheap and don't stick very well! I would imagine that there are better versions out there.
The card inside the plastic bag is a 4 & 3/8" by 5 & 3/4" standard "note" or "invitation" card. Lately I've been leaving less border on the card and making the photo to be only a few millimeters smaller than the card. The card is already fairly small, so if I leave a 1/2 to 1 inch border like I did in the past (as seen on my example) then certain subjects just get too small printed at that size.
I haven't sold matted prints packaged for store display too often, but when I had them in a gift shop a year ago, I packaged them in plastic similar to the cards. At that time I actually bought 8.5X11 3-ring-binder page protectors and cut off the 3-ring-binder portion! For the 8X10's, it was perfect.
I think for the 4X6's I used scrapbook refill pages. But that project was hurried and I needed something fast. Those page protectors and refill pages are expensive!! As I mentioned in my earlier post, I've now decided to go with products that are actually designed for what I'm using them for (clearbags) and thankfully they are sold in bulk (=way cheaper).
That device sounds cool! Cutting and scoring...might be pretty useful.