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FIRST THINGS FIRST, WHAT FILE TYPE SHOULD YOU GET?
PDF | Great for sending to professional online printers and professional local printers. Recommended for when you want to print on card stock.
PDF with two saved to the page | Great for printing at home or sending to local printers like Kinkos, Staples, etc. to save paper (and money!). Recommended for when you want to print on card stock.
JPG
| Great for photo printers (Target, Walmart, etc. . . . basically the same
places you would get your regular photos printed at) or for at home
photo printers that can "print to the edge". Recommend for when you are printing a photo announcement or photo invite.
PRINTING AT HOME
These days home printers are amazing and here’s our insider tip - they can often create a professional looking piece without the professional price. If you decide you want to try and print from home we recommend printing on 80 lb. (heavy) to 110 lb. (extra heavy) paper. Many office supply stores carry these paper weights, but if you can’t find exactly what you are looking for we love Paper-Source and recommend taking a look at what they have to offer (www.paper-source.com).
If you have a photo printer you can purchase A7 (5” x 7”) or A6 (4” x 6”) sized paper and depending on your print settings it may be easier to print on these smaller sheets so you can “print to the edge” (meaning there will not be a white border on any designs that have color all the way to the edges). If you don’t have a photo printer it may be easier to print on a regular 8.5” x 11” letter sized page and then cut the designs out. If you decide to go this route we recommend going with the "two to the page" PDF option instead of the single PDF or JPG file. This way you can get a little more bang for your buck. If you aren’t terribly skilled with cutting straight with scissors (and we say this with love because we aren’t!) we recommend purchasing a small scrapbooking or trimming tool to get the edges perfectly straight.
PHOTO CARD PRINTING
If you are in a pinch for time or have a lot to print, you may want to look into an online or local photo printer. These are the same types of places you would use to get regular photos printed so you’ll want to make sure you have a .jpg file to send off to the printer. Depending on the company and size of the design, the cost per piece can be as low as $.06 each. Please note the designs are usually printed on photo paper, so if the design you have chosen doesn’t have a photo we recommend having these printed on matte paper, just so it doesn’t look like a glossy photo. Many local places also have rush or one hour services (like Target, Walmart).
Here are a few online printers we’ve used in the past: Target, Walgreens, Snapfish (LOVE them), Artscow.
PROFESSIONAL CARD STOCK PRINTING
We have to admit. We love nothing more than a nice, heavy card stock. If you think this is the direction you want to go in as well you may want to check out a local place like Kinkos or an office supply store. One of our favorites is Office Max.
Don’t have the time to search for a local printer? Take a look at Catprint (www.catprint.com) who specializes in short run quantites, has a great selection of papers and offers quick shipping.
ENVELOPES
If you are in need of envelopes definitely check your local office or hobby supply store or www.paper-source.com (although if you are getting the invites printed some places will also send envelopes for an additional charge). 5” x 7” designs take A7 envelopes (5¼” x 7¼“), 4” x 6” designs take A6 envelopes (4¾” x 6½”). 4.25" x 5.5" designs take A2 envelopes (4 3/8” x 5 3/4”).
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Ink Obsession Designs by Erin Bradley specializes in unique, modern and trendy invitations, announcements and graphic design goodies including but not limited to printable baby shower invitations, bridal shower invitations, birthday party invitations, moving announcements and more. The collection also includes graphic design items and services for personal and commercial use including logos, business card designs, blog and website templates, etsy shop sets, photoshop templates, clipart and digital paper packs.
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