How to print on small cardboard card?

I have an HP 4525 LaserJet and am using windows 7.
I'm trying to print on a small cardboard card. Since the card is so small I am taping it to the center of a regular 8.5/11 piece of paper and feeding that through.
The result is the card in the middle:
The cards on the left and right I printed using an inkjet printer by comparision. As you can see there are two problems.
1) The top of the card seems to have been caught in the printer and the ink was smeard or had difficulty adhearing to the cards surface...
2) The font size is much thicker, I assume this is because the printer is somehow set to some kind of economy mode or is using a low DPI. I searched the settings on the computer but could not find any to improve quality...
Does anyone know how to solve either of those problems?

Hi largee,
I wouldn't recommend that you continue to tape the card to the regular paper.  There are multiple things that could go wrong and I think there is a better more reliable method.
The printer has functionality in it for automatically detecting media.  You can also set the media type specifically in the control panel when you load media.   Also, when the media type is correctly know, the printer will automatically select color tables that are optimized for that media type.
What I would recommend that you do is the following:
1) Purchase 8.5x11 sheets of cardstock that will allow you to print more than one card on the page.
2) Specifically, set Cardstock, if Cardstock defined the weight range that your media is in.
3) When printing, I would also set Cardstock in the driver.   You don't have to do this, but it is a good habit to be in for special projects.
4) In your app that is used to print, see if you can adjust it so that the images you are printing can print multiple on a single sheet. Leave a little room at the leading edge just in case there is any leading edge damage, which since the printer will be running slower should be rare.
5) Print.
Regarding the font size....it is most likely a difference in how the InkJet vs. the LaserJet decided to implement the font rendering.   I would recommend you adjust the font in the app until you are happy with it on the LaserJet. I don't believe there is a setting that would enable you to make the lines thinner.
Hopefull this is of some help for you.
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