Digital Holiday Photo Cards

Trends in Digital Holiday Photo Cards

Digital Holiday Photo Cards on Cardstock - "Stationery" Photo Cards
All the rage today in custom printed stationery is the digital photo card. But what do you need to know about these products and what separates the good from the bad?

First, not all digital photo cards are equal! Look for quality printing, real card stock and accurate sizing. Quality printing means that the design is printed on a genuine digital press not a cheaper color laser, preferably a machine that can hit true Pantone color. Digital photo printers or color lasers will produce a glossy and cheap looking product.

All of our holiday digital photo cards are printed on 80 - 100 lb card stock! The photo card needs to be printed on card stock that is at least 80lb or greater. Uncoated card stock is the best because it looks like "real" stationery not a glossy photo card from the local drug store. Glossy colors and glossy paper can be purchased at nearly any retail outlet but high quality stationery-quality photo cards can only be purchased through seasoned designers & printers of stationery.

Third, the photo card should be cut to the precise size; where the image, text and photo is accurately printed on the card. A dead give away for a cheap photo card is when the border on one side is significantly thicker or thinner the other side or where the image is not printed squarely on the card.

Fourth, be sure you provide high quality digital photos...not traditional photos scanned to create digital photos but real digital photos taken with a good digital camera. 300 dpi or greater jpegs or tiffs are a best! Good photos make good photo cards!!

Noteworthy has re-introduced a new line of digital photo cards for 2007. Noteworthy's designs are printed using a high quality digital press, on 100 lb uncoated card stock and cut to the perfect size. These designs illustrate what happens when a high quality, experienced design and printing firm applies the latest technology to the contemporary social paper design.

Stacy Claire Boyd digital holiday photo cards go several steps further.  The addition of  ribbons & bows, multiple layers and coordinating address labels add unique touches to your card.

Our newest line, Devonshire Paper Company, offers a beautiful collection of digital holiday photo cards printed on 100 lb card stock.  They come with 70 lb opaque envelopes and, as with all our digital photo cards, free proofs!

Digital Holiday Photo Cards on Premium Kodak Endura Photo Paper
If stationery card stock is not your thing and you prefer that your photos are as crisp and clear as possible then traditional digital photo cards printed on true photo paper are just for you.  The two printing methods are very different and yield very different results.  The benefit to having your digital holiday photo card printed on photo paper is that color photos will look the most vibrant.  Check out designs by Take Note! and Picture This.  Your photo and custom text will be expertly placed upon these beautifully designed cards to your specifications.

*Digital Holiday Photo Cards on Cardstock information courtesy of Noteworthy Collections and used with their permission.