That sounds like a nice way to do it. I do a similar method. I buy 110
pound 8-1/2 x 11" white card stock (Hammermill Item#18634-0) from
Staples, 250 sheets with room to print 4 cars per sheet. I slice these
down to slightly larger than 3-1/2 x 5" using a slicer/dicer (watch your
fingers!). I print the report form on Avery self adhesive shipping
labels that are 3-1/2 x 5" (Avery product number 5168) which come on
8-1/2 x 11" sheets. Carefully applying the label to the back of the
card and I'm good to go. This helps build up the weight of the card to
be just about right as the 110 pound card stock is just a little bit
light weight.
I do all the layout in MS-Word. I can quickly change the front design
depending on if I'm mobile, portable, operating a specific event, or
whatever. The report form pretty much stays the same and I don't have
to work very hard to get the layout just right for the double sided
printing.
If anyone is interested in my layouts I'd be happy to email them the
MS-Word documents I've created and you can easily change them for
yourself. Sorry, you'll have to supply your own copy of MS-Word and the
different clip art.
Standard disclaimers apply, that is I have no personal interest in
Microsoft, Avery, Hammermill or Staples, just using them as details on
what I do here so you can duplicate or modify accordingly.
73,
Mark, NK8Q
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My preference is to head to the local office supply store and buy 4x6
blank index cards. They usually have sales on the things. Last time I
bought them they were a pack of 500 for $4.
I do all my stuff in InDesign and print them as I need them. Plus, I
can change the look of them whenever I want - which seems to be quite
often because I keep forgetting to put some bit of information on them
when I do them the first time.
The cards do survive the mail with no problems so far at the postcard
rate. I figure with the ink I use, I am running about 5 cents a card
or so for a two sided card (picture on the front, QSO details on the
back) and about 3 cents a card for the single sided (mostly white -
all text).
Hi All,
I'm in the market for new QSL cards. My first choice of vendor never
returns e-mails, so I'm looking for another one. Anyone have a
recommendation for a QSL printer that can handle custom artwork in
Illustrator format?
I haven't had new cards printed since 1977, which was about the time
I turned my attention to designing little radios.
I think I owe a few of you cards, too :)
Thanks,
Wayne
N6KR
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