Greeting Cards in iPHoto

Has anyone done a greeting card in iPhoto? If so, can anyone suggest the proper image size/resolutions for good quality prints on the cards? I'm having a hard time, and continually get a notice that "this image may print too low a quality." Either that or my image is too big to fit properly on the card. Thanks for anyone/everyone's constructive input.

Ususally iPhoto gives that warning if your image is too small, not too large as it will scale the available pixels to fit the image frame. Too few would then give that warning. Too many will just get scaled down to what iPhoto needs.
What are the sizes of your images as reported in the Info pane at the bottom of the source window?

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Mark:
If you have a 3rd party editor that can handle layers take a look at Tutorial #8.
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TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
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Best I have been trying for a week to order greeting cards using iPhoto but do I always get the same statement: there has been an error occurred while connecting to Apple's online store try again

Best I have been trying for a week to order greeting cards using iPhoto but do I always get the same statement:
there has been an error occurred while connecting to Apple's online store try again

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How do I order multiple greeting cards in iPhoto? I seem to only be able to order one at a time...

You can't.
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Setting margins for Greeting Cards and centering image

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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If you have a 3rd party editor that supports layers you can print a card without any border. Look at Tutorial #8.
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Greeting Cards

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Ottobet
Welcome to the iPhoto user discussion forums
Read Old Toad's tutorial on printing greeting cards with iPhoto - http://web.mac.com/toad.hall/OldToadsTutorials/No._8.html and http://web.mac.com/toad.hall/OldToadsTutorials/No._8a.html
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IPhoto 08 makes it difficult to print greeting cards

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Has anyone had luck printing cards? The idea of ordering them seems absurd.

Yes, the card feature is designed to encourage ordering thru Apple. If you have a 3rd party image editor that handles layers, like Photoshop Elements for Mac, you can follow Tutorial #8 to print cards.
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Can I create my own greeting card in Photoshop and upload to iPhoto to print?

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Kyle

No.
But there are other vendors.
Regards
TD

Trying to buy a greeting card i've designed in iphoto and have it shipped to a Canada address but only UK shipping is option. What do I need to do so I can send card to desired address in Canada?

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There seems theres no solution. Rang Apple telephone support and because the billing address is UK based the shipping address must be to. Ridiculous!

Do iphoto 11 Greeting Cards come with with an envelope?

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HT204364 How do I make different greeting cards and send them to the same address in a bulk - not having to pay $3.99 shipping for each card

In Iphoto, I would like to produce a bunch of greeting cards with different pics for different people and I would like all these cards to be sent to my home address in one shipment.
The way I understand it, I can only prodce one card and order multiple copies of the same card.
I am looking for a way not to spend $0.99 + $3.99 (shipping)....
Can this be done?
Or is there an app that allows that?
Or how can I save each card and have them printed somewhere else?
Thanks!

Not really because the format is an odd size and when you save it as a pdf file there's a white border around the card.
There are 2 tutorials on how to print them yourself if you have a 3rd party image editor that supports layers or Pages from iWork: iP06 - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card and iP07 - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card to Standard Stock Sizes. Apple has made it difficult to print them borderless unless the card color is the same as the card stock.
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How do I print to both sides of paper for greeting card on Brother Printer

I did not find the answer on the forum. I have iLife 09 and this Brother MFC-790CW printer. I do not see any automatic setting for printing on both sides. I am using a iPhoto greeting card template and it looks OK with a page one for the front and a page two for the back.
Maybe the only way is to print out all the fronts pages (20) and then put the paper back in and print all the pages 2 (the text inside of the card). That seems like it would be faster than other ways, except automatic.
Obviously I should have done this a month ago and sent the project to Apple, but now I have no more time. Ii have the right paper for the one fold cards and plenty of ink

You need to have an image editor that supports layers. If you do follow the directions in these tutorials:
#8 - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card
#8a - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card to Standard Stock Sizes
Here are some editors that support layers:
Some Image Editors that support layers:
Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac - $79
GraphicConverter - $45
Rainbow Painter - $30
Acorn - $50
Pixelmator - $60
Seashore - Free
Portraits and Prints - Free
GIMP for Mac - Free
You might be able to use Pages instead of an image editor.
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Most greeting cards programs I've used in the past allow you to print a card on one-side of one sheet of paper, then fold it in 4, so that it fits nicely in a 4x6 envelope. Not so classy, but easy and fast.
For the life of me, I haven't figured out how to get iPhoto to print greeting cards like this. Is there something obvious that I am missing? Other hints for making quick and easy cards with little printing fuss? Thanks in advance...
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I found some software that you can download called Easy Card that allows you to make your own cards or use there templates.
http://www.scriptsoftware.com/ecc/
I just downloaded it myself as I was looking for a way to do it in Iphoto and as you found out there is no way to do it within Iphoto to print so you can do the four fold thing you talk about.
Anyways there software got good reviews and user reviews as well and I am still playing with it on the trial period right now!
I designed a Birthday/ St Patricks day invitation ( my 11 month old has his 1st birthday coming up on St Patricks day) and the easy card software works great in how it works with Iphoto and my clip art that I have. It has an OSX layout so I found using their controls pretty easy in order to get pictures and text and such into my card.
Check it out! It is a free download for trial and can be purchased for $30
I am just about to do it myself once I am satisfied with my first design!
I need to find more clip art though. Maybe they have more on there website once you purchase it!
Anyone know a good site to get clip art??
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Source for Good Pro-Quality Custom Greeting Cards

hello all:
i'm interested to know if anyone has found a source in the US for good, reliable, pro-quality greeting cards that can be made from digital photo files. i've been getting a lot of inquiries from clients about posing for family portraits to be used as holiday greeting cards. this is a service i've yet to offer as part of my growing portrait biz.
importing selected picks into iPhoto and ordering through there seems like a reasonable workflow, however, the prices for iPhoto's cards are kinda high.
thanks,
scott
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White House Custom Colour has excellent press-printed products such as greeting cards, business cards, etc.
www.whcc.com

When I print a greeting card, it comes out as 2 separate pages and not afolding card--why?d

When I try to print out a greeting card, it comes out as 2 separate sheets and not as a card that opens when unfolded. Where am I going wrong? Thanks. Mac

Actually you can't. When you print directly from iPhoto you will need to print to a 8 x 10 borderless paper size. That will produce the card with a white border on each size which can be trimmed off after printing. This screen shot shows how the card will print on 8" x 10" stock:
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This is because the stock size for the card is 10 x 7 and no printer supports 10 x 7 borderless printing. These two tutorials describes how to print the card if you have a 3rd party image editor that can handle layers or have Pages from iWork: #8 - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card and #8a - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card to Standard Stock Sizes.

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