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DENISE_132110 Gold Member artist Posts: 769	i often wonder if buyers see the cards as embossed Jun 11^th, 2009, 11:42am for cards like this one of mine.. which just sold, i wonder if the buyer expects that card will have texture when it doesn't http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/shopping/zoom.asp?pid=109581&w=1
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Pamela_135500

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Re: i often wonder if buyers see the cards as embo
Reply #1 - Jun 11^th, 2009, 11:57am

Denise
Personally, I would not expect it to actually be embossed, but then being familiar with the process to produce cards it's hard to say what the expectation would be for a customer.
I have some cards which are designed to give the appearance of metallic gold or silver. I wasn't sure if the customer would think they were actually printed in metallic ink so I added a note in the Artists notes stating the design gives the illusion of gold or silver but is not printed in metallic ink.
I just thought it would be very easy to think that metallic inks could be used, I think the expectation that the card is actually embossed is less likely.
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Neva_136472 Full Member artist Posts: 192	Re: i often wonder if buyers see the cards as embo Reply #2 - Jun 11^th, 2009, 12:25pm Pamela: That would be a note added in the square underneath the pic of card when you make it, like adding key words, categories, etc....right?
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Pamela_135500

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Re: i often wonder if buyers see the cards as embo
Reply #3 - Jun 11^th, 2009, 1:03pm

Yes Neva, that's the box.
It's a great opportunity to give some background info on a photo or card, suggest alternate uses or as I did clarify something. I know some folks use it to send a note to the reviewers but I don't trust my memory to delete after it's approved and it is seen by the customer, so I don't usually do that.

One less thing to worry about! Wink

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Carol_136775 Full Member artist Posts: 165	Re: i often wonder if buyers see the cards as embo Reply #4 - Jun 11^th, 2009, 1:25pm This discussion makes me wonder if the iridescent color on some of my "bugs" should carry the caveat that, when printed, the card may not show that quality. Thoughts?
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Penny_134243

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Re: i often wonder if buyers see the cards as embo
Reply #5 - Jun 11^th, 2009, 4:49pm

Denise, you make a good point. If one of my cards has a lot of 'layers' so to speak, I usually write, in the artist notes section, something about "visual texture," or "appearance of," to alert the customer that it is all illusion. Perhaps there is some data on customer comments and/or reactions to the appearance of the cards. Really, those scrapbook, layered cards have printed nicely for me, so, I think that most customers will be really happy when they see them.
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