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Hoe do businesses makes greeting cards, wedding, christmas, birthday, etc.. ?

Do they use like a press to get indentations, and fancy cut outs? i need to know how people make cards... i think i know what printer to use, but cant get my head round the actual details.. e.g how to put a rose on the card but actually feels it sticks out (uneven) stephen you couldnt tell me what the actual machines are... (brand, cost, etc) ;)

Public Comments

1. The effect of a 3D image is produced by an indentation. Basically: 1) the image of the rose is printed onto the card. 2) a metal stencil the exact shape of the rose is made. 3) at a very high force, the metal stencil is stamped behind the image of the rose. The rose (and other details) is printed and then stamped on from behind. Hope this helps.
2. I work for a professional printing company and a lot of businesses use us to print such cards. There isnt much to it just having the right machines and tools
3. As already stated, the cards are pressed from behind with a mold to make the 3-d image. The machines you'd need for such detailed work are very expensive. You'd need to have a machine that uses varied molds and cuts, otherwise, you'd be stuck with a machine that only does a single type of impression. and you never know what the fad or style will be the next year. There are most certainly companies that make the molds for such cards, or else they make the cards wtih the molds already done and you just do the printing. The printing industry has changed so much in past 10-20 years, due to the personal computer. It's so easier for people to buy the cars premade, and then run them thru their own printers. Many printing operations in my town have closed down over past several years.