Mark,
Thank you, - I like what I see at redimat.com!
"Redi-pak" might be especially interesting.
I wonder what type of backing boards they use there...
It doesn't look self-adhesive (those are very convenient) ...
I am just curious, Which bags do you buy there, at clearbags.com?
Re: cards, - I usually print on a regular letter-sized paper
(And I like metallic paper for that), - and fold that in half.
I buy "5-3/4" x 8-3/4" greeting card envelopes" in a 100-pack for about
$10-12 for that pack. (Last time I bought this one, actually at Office
Max:
https://www.amazon.com/Office-Greeting-Card-Envelopes-Ivory/dp/B009KQVFQS
).
The cheapest I see at the moment is at WAlmart, for $12:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Columbian-Greeting-Card-Envelope-5-3-4-x-8-3-4-24-lb-White-100-Box/20961925
or at OFficeDepot:
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/478119/Office-Depot-Brand-Greeting-Card-Envelopes/
So, for a box of 100, the metallic paper is $60 (Redriver), so, the total
cost with the envelopes is close to $70...
The only problem with that route (metallic paper) is that only one side is
printable. Usually, it is not a problem, as we write inside the card by
hand.
(I asked about metallic paper with the 2nd side printable in a
separate thread just last night).
But one can use some Premier Art 2-sided photo paper. And the price gets
close to that Museo cards+envelopes set...
Igor
Mark C Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:25:03 -0700 wrote:
Redimat.com is another good supplier.
If you are going to do it on an ongoing basis getting a mat cutter and
cutting your own would save money and give you greater flexibility. I
usually don't buy full sheets of mat board but get instead a couple of
strategic sizes of pre cut "blanks" - no center cut. Those can either be
used or cut down to size. Smaller sizes can be gleaned from the center
cuts for larger pieces.
I get bags from clearbags.com. The volume discount gets so ridiculous
that I just buy several years worth of bags at a time.
You can also go the cards route and there was a recent thread that
discussed that. For cards I just print on Museo Artists Cards, which is
a beautiful rag paper (B&H is a good source).
But cards kill small prints since they are essentially 4x6 or 5x7 images.
Mark
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