I'm not even sure why I watched this as I have no desire to make cards to sell, but I am sure glad I did watch. The whole time I was watching you design your sweet card, I kept thinking "why have I not used Canva to make personal cards?" I use Canva for my business, but it never occurred to me to use it for card making. My husband turned 60 a couple of weeks ago and I didn't get a chance to buy him a card and I was not feeling very motivated to dig my Cricut out. This would have been perfect to make a card for him. My mother-in-law will be 101 in September and I know I can make her a great personalized card. So, thank you very much for this!
Aw thank you so much for your comment! It definitely is lots of fun creating cards, and it’s a simple way to create something special for our nearest & dearest. Oh wow, 101! That’s awesome!
This is exactly I was looking for. As I am no professional artist, I can’t draw but still wants to make postcards 😅 and I found the way. Thanks for sharing this video. Love from India 🇮🇳 ❤
Thanks for the helpful video. I inadvertently learned about moving items to the back through this video! I had no idea that was an option and it will save me so much frustration. Thank you for your video - it's really helpful and the card design looks great!
@@lovinglygiftedco another suggestion How to print out the Canva designs as I know I struggle with my canva designs not printing out the correct size on my cards , xxx
I really liked your content, but was disappointed that there was not a US Amazon link, especially for the printer and the pre-scored cardstock. Any chance you could add those to your description?
Hi! I only had the UK Amazon links as that is what I was using at the time. When filming this I was located in the uk so wasn't familiar with US supplies. I have just had a look on Amazon US and have only been able to find 12x12inch hammered effect card blanks (I've added the link to the description). I was using 6x6inch in this video. I have also found my printer on a USA site which I will link also. I hope this helps, thank you for watching!
@@lovinglygiftedco That is terrific. I will look for your new links in the description then? I hope other US cardmakers will follow your lead (and links☺️).
Loved the video i want to make all my grandkids personlised cards but i got the 6x6 but what paper setting do you put it on also should i put the card in the middle of the printer or off side and do a5 in settings
Hello! thank you for this helpful video! Could you tell me pls where are you getting all these lovely picture designs for your cards- are they included in canva pro subscription or you are downloading them from elsewhere. Thanks
Love this video thank you. Quick questions when you used the score board you did two scores, was this twice over the same line? Or did you score two lines? Sorry if this is a silly question 🙈
@@affiliatefinancialempire Of course! I use hammered texture card blanks, from Amazon. They are 300gsm, the link to the exact ones I use should be in the description 😊
I make cards by hand but I’d love to use my illustrations and your demo of Canva Pro inspires me to try it! Is Canva Pro hard to learn? I know you’ve been using for a long time but do you think a novice could?
Yes absolutely! I think Canva is actually very user friendly once you’ve learned the different things you can do. TH-cam has so many amazing Canva tutorials for beginners. Even after using it for several years I’m still learning new features. The more you use it the more you’ll learn and it’ll become like second nature to you. You absolutely can do it 🙂
Wonderful video! The printer you linked is out of stock. I was wondering if it’s an old version and do they have any new versions at all? If you know anywhere else that sells it can you please let me know. Thank you x
HI ! I love your creativity! And the way you could resize and move those animals and move them to the back was awesome. Didn't know you could do that - I have question though, your tutorial didn't show how you were able to create the template. i am tryimg to design my cards, and I can't see an option to edit the 'inside', etc. I don't show how to get a black divider line like you had on your template. All I have is a 7x5 card template, with no idea how to make it a folding card. Can you help?
Great tutorial! I was wondering what kind of storage you have for paper and crafts? Mines all in one box and I keep bending and breaking card when pulling them out, I’m not too sure to buy more boxes or maybe storage drawers x
Thank you! For my cardstock I use the tall 4 cube kallax units from ikea with inserts designed to fit paper. I got them from Amazon. 12 x 12" Inch Paper Storage Unit for Craft etc fits Kallax Cube Storage amzn.eu/d/eXw36Hp
Thank you for this video! It was super informative. I'm curious, how do you personalize the card with the name "Lucas" in your shop? I'd like to know how this works, as it's a great option for clients. Do you go in individually everytime someone purchases the card?
Thank you for your comment! So what I will do is design the card within Canva as seen in the tutorial. That will then act as my template. So depending on the card and the personalisation options I’ll go in and change the name, age and relation. So for the ‘Lucas’ card in particular. All I do is go in to the design every time it’s purchased and changed the name to the customers need since the card itself is specifically for the ‘wild one’ theme. I hope that answered your question!
Hi, I purchased these cards and have printed. But just can’t get the colours right. No vibrancy or sharpness in detail. The profile ID you have is that one you customed? As I used Canon series MP2 which seems to be the closest preset on printer.
Hi, So when saving from canva I save it as a PDF Print CMYK. Then when printing I open up the printer info on my mac (not sure if its different to windows) and select the quality as 'Best' and then go into the color options and up both the intensity and the contrast. What that does is puts more ink onto the card to increase the vibrancy of the print. I hope this helps
Thanks for making this informative video! I've always thought about creating greeting cards for different occasions because they're so fun and can be personalized in so many different ways. For people who want to draw their own characters or pictures....how do they do that - meaning how do they put the final drawing into the computer or program? Thanks!
Thank you so much I loved your harmonious videos. Enjoyed watching it :). Do you know or recommend any other canon printers of that series or is this the only canon printer that can print on thicker paper?
Thank you so much! I can’t recommend any other printer as I haven’t tried any others yet. I just researched as much as possible to find a printer that can print on 300gsm card.
I'm totally new to this and have no experiences. So If you would draw the Card by yourself, would you also use Canvas? Or would you just make a photo of the card? But I guess then it won't look that professionell right? And thanks for the video!
Wonderful explanations in the video! I'm thinking about starting my own little business selling cards but have no idea where to start. How can we find out whether there are copyright issues using certain canva clipart or whether we can use for commercial use? Thanks!
Oh wow I have same printer but results comes very horrible 😂 i print from the Canon App on my smartphone and use plain paper…. Have you tried the same paper company but the smooth ones? The results are not good for me 😌
I have found that darker colours can be annoying, I’m going to do some research to figure out how to rectify the colour intensity. It should be an easy fix by editing the print settings
ok I'm so confused lol but you are designing on a 6x6 card, so why have you set the printer at that particular size? I have tried exactly the same way as this and the printing is completely off. What am I doing wrong? You say to measure your card and put the measurements into canva so surely it would be 6 x 12 if you are using a 6x6 card base? I hate trying to figure all this out lol, any help would be appreciated. x x
Usually it will be mentioned in the listing wherever you’re looking alternatively you can message the artist. As for the Canva elements, so long as you’re using them to create a product you are able to use them
Unfortunately the font is one that I have purchased so I cannot provide a link to it. I believe the business I purchased it from was called ‘Super Nice Stuff’
Hey! So the card blanks I use the link is in the description. But if you’re meaning card stock for a4 prints then I would suggest a matte photo paper or one with a slight gloss. Photo paper absorbs more ink which makes the prints more vibrant and true to colour x
I'm trying to make my own greeting cards but I noticed that if a drop of water falls on the card, the ink washes away and there's a horrible stain after that. Does anybody know if this is normal or if it's something to do with the paper or the printer?
I have this same printer, how do I adjust my print setting to the best quality, I’m getting so frustrated. My stickers/ photos coming out so dull and not vibrant, please help me
I haven’t had an issue with blacks not being sharp. It could potentially be the cardstock you’re printing on as all card will absorb ink differently. If not then I would have a look at your print settings to increase media quality, I hope this helps!
So I personally use Canva as it’s what I feel most comfortable using. Ultimately you could use any design software you’re comfortable with. I’m not overly familiar with photoshop but I should imagine that these can be done on there too!
I’ve been using this method for months now but for some reason when I’m trying to print now and put the page size which is the same as yours when I go to print the images aren’t aligning like normal. Do you have any idea why
Have you made sure that you’re using the correct unit when inputting the measurements. For example my computer is in mm so my measurements reflect that on my print settings. In Canva I am using cm but for my computer the printer measurements are in mm
@@lovinglygiftedco yeah i wonder if it’s my printer. I’ll try the “print to paper” option when printing. If not I’ll adjust my Canva and hope for the best!
As with anything you need to check the copyright requirements before using them to sell. Usually artists will allow you to purchase a commercial licence alongside the graphics. There are websites like creative fabrica which offer subscriptions which gives you the right to sell products using the graphics.
@@soccerseries5297 you can’t re sell the files your download but you can use the clipart to put on your own designs such as greetings cards etc. you cannot resell the digital file to redistribute the artwork
I'm not even sure why I watched this as I have no desire to make cards to sell, but I am sure glad I did watch. The whole time I was watching you design your sweet card, I kept thinking "why have I not used Canva to make personal cards?" I use Canva for my business, but it never occurred to me to use it for card making. My husband turned 60 a couple of weeks ago and I didn't get a chance to buy him a card and I was not feeling very motivated to dig my Cricut out. This would have been perfect to make a card for him. My mother-in-law will be 101 in September and I know I can make her a great personalized card. So, thank you very much for this!
Aw thank you so much for your comment! It definitely is lots of fun creating cards, and it’s a simple way to create something special for our nearest & dearest. Oh wow, 101! That’s awesome!
This is exactly I was looking for. As I am no professional artist, I can’t draw but still wants to make postcards 😅 and I found the way. Thanks for sharing this video. Love from India 🇮🇳 ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Something you can do to make print quality even better is to save it in the CMYK format for printers
Yes, thats a great tip. I have been doing this for a few months now and I have deffo noticed a difference
Lovingly Gifted Co. thank you for sharing a lot in how you make your greeting cards,full circle up to printing and packaging.
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for this easy-to-follow video. Beautiful card. I am going to give it a go.
Ah this is so exciting! Best of luck!
Thanks for this informative video showing your process. It has really helped me.
I’m so glad it was helpful!
great info, you can also set your lines by selecting view in canva and show the ruler lines
Thanks for sharing!
This has been so very helpful, thank you x
Thanks for the helpful video. I inadvertently learned about moving items to the back through this video! I had no idea that was an option and it will save me so much frustration. Thank you for your video - it's really helpful and the card design looks great!
This video is awesome! So straight forward and fun to watch! Thank you for the tips! xx
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it x
0:38 seconds and I gave a like already. Can’t wait what is about to come. Thank you 💕✨✨✨✨✨✨🙏
You are so kind, thank you so much! 💖
Wow! You are just amazing! So informative, thank you for this tutorial!
Thank you Amy!
This is a good idea for my poetry cards
Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing 😊
Fabulous tfs ❤
Thanks for watching
Please could you do a video recognising when you can use canvas designs for your own design or when you can’t because of copyright right☺️
I wish I could do that, but when it comes to computers I am totally lost! Beautiful card!!
Thanks for the video - it was a big help and inspiration!
You are most welcome lovely! I’m so pleased you found it helpful! 💖
A tutorial on creating a card template would be great ❤️
Thank you so much for watching & for the suggestion! This will be my next video! 💖
@@lovinglygiftedco another suggestion How to print out the Canva designs as I know I struggle with my canva designs not printing out the correct size on my cards , xxx
I really liked your content, but was disappointed that there was not a US Amazon link, especially for the printer and the pre-scored cardstock. Any chance you could add those to your description?
Hi! I only had the UK Amazon links as that is what I was using at the time. When filming this I was located in the uk so wasn't familiar with US supplies. I have just had a look on Amazon US and have only been able to find 12x12inch hammered effect card blanks (I've added the link to the description). I was using 6x6inch in this video. I have also found my printer on a USA site which I will link also. I hope this helps, thank you for watching!
@@lovinglygiftedco That is terrific. I will look for your new links in the description then? I hope other US cardmakers will follow your lead (and links☺️).
Thank you so much for the tutorial! I use Canva all time and I have never created card. Definitely going to try it. 😊
Thank you so much! 💖
I am a new subscriber of your channel!
Thanks for subbing!
Wow!! What an inspiration!!! You inspired me to get back to CANVA and Card making!!!
Thank You so Much.....hope to see more!!!
Oh that’s amazing!! Thank you so much! 💖
Do you have a tutorial on how you created your template?
Loved the video i want to make all my grandkids personlised cards but i got the 6x6 but what paper setting do you put it on also should i put the card in the middle of the printer or off side and do a5 in settings
Hello! thank you for this helpful video! Could you tell me pls where are you getting all these lovely picture designs for your cards- are they included in canva pro subscription or you are downloading them from elsewhere. Thanks
Hi! The majority of the clip art I use for my designs is from Creative Fabrica I have the annual subscription as it includes the commercial licence
The card is pretty 😊
Love this video thank you. Quick questions when you used the score board you did two scores, was this twice over the same line? Or did you score two lines? Sorry if this is a silly question 🙈
Great tutorial, thank you!
I loooooooveeeee your video. been looking for a detailed and step by step guide. thank you so much! from designing, resizing to printing🥰
Aw thank you so much! I’m so pleased the video has helped you!
@@lovinglygiftedco May I ask how thick your paper is?
@@affiliatefinancialempire Of course! I use hammered texture card blanks, from Amazon. They are 300gsm, the link to the exact ones I use should be in the description 😊
So cute Thanks.
Big big thank you ❤
What type of paper you use? Regular cardstock or is there any special paper?
Is it possible for you to do a video on how you make the double card template for printing? TFS!
Hi! Thank you so much for your comment, I can absolutely make a tutorial on how I made the template!
I make cards by hand but I’d love to use my illustrations and your demo of Canva Pro inspires me to try it! Is Canva Pro hard to learn? I know you’ve been using for a long time but do you think a novice could?
Yes absolutely! I think Canva is actually very user friendly once you’ve learned the different things you can do. TH-cam has so many amazing Canva tutorials for beginners. Even after using it for several years I’m still learning new features. The more you use it the more you’ll learn and it’ll become like second nature to you. You absolutely can do it 🙂
hello , what tool do you use it 0:57 ? what do we call it ? thank you for sharing :)
Hi, the product is linked in the description. It’s called a card scouring board
Fantastic 😍
Love this. What kind of printer ink do you use or recommend. Thank you 💜
Great video - thank you. It helped to see you go through the process in Canva. Liane - a new sub.
Hi Liane thank you so much for your comment! I’m so pleased that the video helped. Also so excited to have you here, welcome! 💖
Hi, do you have a tutorial on how to make your own cut file? Please let me know.
Great tutorial! TY! Do you offer teaching step by step using Canva?
Wonderful video! The printer you linked is out of stock. I was wondering if it’s an old version and do they have any new versions at all? If you know anywhere else that sells it can you please let me know. Thank you x
HI ! I love your creativity! And the way you could resize and move those animals and move them to the back was awesome. Didn't know you could do that - I have question though, your tutorial didn't show how you were able to create the template. i am tryimg to design my cards, and I can't see an option to edit the 'inside', etc. I don't show how to get a black divider line like you had on your template. All I have is a 7x5 card template, with no idea how to make it a folding card. Can you help?
Great tutorial! I was wondering what kind of storage you have for paper and crafts? Mines all in one box and I keep bending and breaking card when pulling them out, I’m not too sure to buy more boxes or maybe storage drawers x
Thank you! For my cardstock I use the tall 4 cube kallax units from ikea with inserts designed to fit paper. I got them from Amazon.
12 x 12" Inch Paper Storage Unit for Craft etc fits Kallax Cube Storage amzn.eu/d/eXw36Hp
Thank you ❤
Thank you for this video! It was super informative. I'm curious, how do you personalize the card with the name "Lucas" in your shop? I'd like to know how this works, as it's a great option for clients. Do you go in individually everytime someone purchases the card?
Thank you for your comment! So what I will do is design the card within Canva as seen in the tutorial. That will then act as my template. So depending on the card and the personalisation options I’ll go in and change the name, age and relation. So for the ‘Lucas’ card in particular. All I do is go in to the design every time it’s purchased and changed the name to the customers need since the card itself is specifically for the ‘wild one’ theme. I hope that answered your question!
Hi, I purchased these cards and have printed. But just can’t get the colours right. No vibrancy or sharpness in detail. The profile ID you have is that one you customed? As I used Canon series MP2 which seems to be the closest preset on printer.
Hi, So when saving from canva I save it as a PDF Print CMYK. Then when printing I open up the printer info on my mac (not sure if its different to windows) and select the quality as 'Best' and then go into the color options and up both the intensity and the contrast. What that does is puts more ink onto the card to increase the vibrancy of the print. I hope this helps
Thank you 😊
Hi 😊 did you print on 6x6 paper? Mine came out off centre. Although in my printer settings I selected a5, do you suppose this is the reason?xx
Hiya, yes that is likely. When printing I created my own measurements to fit the 6x6 my computer just saved it as A5
Thanks for making this informative video! I've always thought about creating greeting cards for different occasions because they're so fun and can be personalized in so many different ways. For people who want to draw their own characters or pictures....how do they do that - meaning how do they put the final drawing into the computer or program? Thanks!
I think most people tend to use an iPad and use the app procreate.
Is there a dropship company you recommend for printing?
I don’t have an experience with a drop shipping company as I make all my products in house
This is a life saver thank you x
You are most welcome! Thank you so much for watching! X
Hey, such a useful video. How many cards roughly do you get per pack of ink? Xx
I honestly couldn’t say as I print lots of things beyond greetings cards x
Thank you so much I loved your harmonious videos. Enjoyed watching it :). Do you know or recommend any other canon printers of that series or is this the only canon printer that can print on thicker paper?
Thank you so much! I can’t recommend any other printer as I haven’t tried any others yet. I just researched as much as possible to find a printer that can print on 300gsm card.
Your videos are so helpful. I bought the exact same printer but it won’t print my cards. What cards do you use? Thanks a mill x
Hiya, the blanks i use are linked in the description x
I'm totally new to this and have no experiences. So If you would draw the Card by yourself, would you also use Canvas? Or would you just make a photo of the card? But I guess then it won't look that professionell right?
And thanks for the video!
Wonderful explanations in the video! I'm thinking about starting my own little business selling cards but have no idea where to start. How can we find out whether there are copyright issues using certain canva clipart or whether we can use for commercial use? Thanks!
Very interested in getting the answer to this question too! Kindly reply
Canvas licensing information can be found in their FAQ
Oh wow I have same printer but results comes very horrible 😂 i print from the Canon App on my smartphone and use plain paper…. Have you tried the same paper company but the smooth ones? The results are not good for me 😌
I don’t think I’ve used the same company for smooth cards but I have used smooth cards and honestly the results are better than the textured cards
Very informative! We need a use-sales tax account and set up a business, even if it's a sole proprietorship, in order to sell on Etsy, correct?
So here in the uk we don’t need to add a tax code etc until the business has earned £12,501 in a tax year
Is there a way to make these prints water resistant, because dye ink prints tend to bleed when in contact with even alight moisture.
You can get a polyurethane spray that is intended to be used to seal paper to make it water resistant
Did you have any issues getting the printer to print colours correctly? I'm struggling with mine.
I have found that darker colours can be annoying, I’m going to do some research to figure out how to rectify the colour intensity. It should be an easy fix by editing the print settings
ok I'm so confused lol but you are designing on a 6x6 card, so why have you set the printer at that particular size? I have tried exactly the same way as this and the printing is completely off. What am I doing wrong? You say to measure your card and put the measurements into canva so surely it would be 6 x 12 if you are using a 6x6 card base? I hate trying to figure all this out lol, any help would be appreciated. x x
Does anyone know any solutions for uploading a square image if you want to make rectangle greeting cards
How do you find out what pictures can be used and which ones artists preferred you not use?
Usually it will be mentioned in the listing wherever you’re looking alternatively you can message the artist. As for the Canva elements, so long as you’re using them to create a product you are able to use them
can i get the link for font little dreamer please. Thank you
Unfortunately the font is one that I have purchased so I cannot provide a link to it. I believe the business I purchased it from was called ‘Super Nice Stuff’
Please can you tell me what cardstock you use? I have the canon ip8750 but my prints come off dull! Thank you x
Hey! So the card blanks I use the link is in the description. But if you’re meaning card stock for a4 prints then I would suggest a matte photo paper or one with a slight gloss. Photo paper absorbs more ink which makes the prints more vibrant and true to colour x
Hi is this on Windows or Apple thank you x
I use Mac iOS
Can you tell me the printer paper you used I would like to purchase on Amazon
everything i use should be linked in the description :)
What is the material of paper?
How do you make it fold? And how did you get that filter?
Try watching the video
I'm trying to make my own greeting cards but I noticed that if a drop of water falls on the card, the ink washes away and there's a horrible stain after that. Does anybody know if this is normal or if it's something to do with the paper or the printer?
That is completely normal the card and ink isn't waterproof so you want to avoid any contact with water
Do you send your items first class?
I have this same printer, how do I adjust my print setting to the best quality, I’m getting so frustrated. My stickers/ photos coming out so dull and not vibrant, please help me
Can you tell me if your black text comes out sharp? I have an ix6850 but it’s terrible for the blacks bleeding on the edges
I haven’t had an issue with blacks not being sharp. It could potentially be the cardstock you’re printing on as all card will absorb ink differently. If not then I would have a look at your print settings to increase media quality, I hope this helps!
@@lovinglygiftedco are you using the original inks?
Can i make these things on Photoshop for Etsy ? Or do i have to use Illustrator
So I personally use Canva as it’s what I feel most comfortable using. Ultimately you could use any design software you’re comfortable with. I’m not overly familiar with photoshop but I should imagine that these can be done on there too!
@@lovinglygiftedco All images has pixels on Photoshop. Is this problem to print ?
Do you have the link to the clip art of the safari jeep and animals or the name of the designer on Etsy please ☺️
I believe I found it on creative fabrica
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I’ve been using this method for months now but for some reason when I’m trying to print now and put the page size which is the same as yours when I go to print the images aren’t aligning like normal. Do you have any idea why
I would double check that you have the correct measurements programmed on your printer settings. Sometimes with updates they may reset
I used the exact cards you do and the same measurements but it’s printing too small on the card. How do I fix this?
Have you made sure that you’re using the correct unit when inputting the measurements. For example my computer is in mm so my measurements reflect that on my print settings. In Canva I am using cm but for my computer the printer measurements are in mm
@@lovinglygiftedco yeah i wonder if it’s my printer. I’ll try the “print to paper” option when printing. If not I’ll adjust my Canva and hope for the best!
Which model is your printer?
Hiya, my printer is linked in the description it’s a canon pixma ip8750
I can’t figure out sizing
You need to measure your card blank and then create a custom print setting on your computer
can we upload on website to sell these i mean if any copyright
As with anything you need to check the copyright requirements before using them to sell. Usually artists will allow you to purchase a commercial licence alongside the graphics. There are websites like creative fabrica which offer subscriptions which gives you the right to sell products using the graphics.
@@lovinglygiftedco so its mean i can get many designs as i need from there and upload on my website to sell in my country
@@soccerseries5297 you can’t re sell the files your download but you can use the clipart to put on your own designs such as greetings cards etc. you cannot resell the digital file to redistribute the artwork
@@lovinglygiftedco So how i can do that how and from where i can get all the designs for greeting cards can please guide me