Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Deluxe

by Nova Development US

Product Features

• Create unique Hallmark cards for any occasion
• Includes more than 5,400 Hallmark cards and projects
• Also includes more than 1,000 new designs and more than 10,000 exclusive clip art images
• Digital Editor feature lets you personalize cards with your digital photos
• Event Planner feature keeps track of birthdays and anniversaries

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001H5W9G
• Item model number: 72205
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,017 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #24 in Software > Graphics > Home Publishing > Greeting Cards
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe, the #1 brand of greeting card software, is the fast, easy and fun way to create unique Hallmark cards for any occasion—from birthdays to Valentine’s Day, from Christmas to anniversaries! This Deluxe edition not only includes Hallmark sentiments, art images and exclusive Hallmark-crafted fonts, but also an integrated digital photo editor and customizable Event Planner that keeps track of birthdays and anniversaries for the important people in your life. Date notification means you’ll never miss an important Hallmark card event again!

In addition, the software allows you to send personalized Hallmark E-Cards via email with a selection of pre-recorded sounds to suit any occasion. You can even add your own recorded sounds for an extra personal touch.

But greeting cards are just the beginning. Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe 2005 also helps you commemorate events and bridge the miles between family and friends with scrapbook pages, photo frames, stationery, invitations and certificates. You can even create personalized photo calendars that display holidays and events from your Event Planner.

For more than 90 years Hallmark has designed greeting cards for life’s special moments. Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe 2005 extends this tradition, making it easy to create one-of-a-kind Hallmark cards as unique as the people you care for.

System requirements

• Windows 98/Me/2000/XP • Pentium II 300 Mhz or faster • 64 MB RAM • CD-ROM drive • Sound card for audio e-cards

On-Box Rebate: $10

Product Description

Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe 2005 makes it easy to create your own one-of-a-kind Hallmark cards for anyone, on any occasion, within minutes! Capture life's special moments in beautiful photo frames, to commemorate any event. Enhance your cards and envelopes with dozens of exclusive images. Import your own photos and use them as artwork for your cards and projects -- it's fast, easy and fun! Browse through 5,000 exclusive Clip Art pieces to find the perfect image Work with 1,000 new designs and exclusive Hallmark fonts - it's fast, easy and fun

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Greeting Card Program, October 9, 2004

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W. Williams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Deluxe (CD-ROM)

This is a great program. It get's better with each version. I have used hallmark greeting card software for the past 7 years. Easy to use and customize. Never need to use another program for cards. Someting for everyone from beginner to expert. With thsi program, you never have to visit a card store.

65 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Options for Hallmark Card Studio, January 17, 2005

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C. Jackson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Deluxe (CD-ROM)

Ok; First I have to inform you that I am not the primary user of Hallmark Card Studio(HCS) (I'm not even the secondary user..), my wife is. However when things don't perform on the computer as expected I'm the 'fortunate' one who fixes the problem, so I feel that I've got a good handle on the software in comparison to others.

The good points about HCS are the excellent quality of the included graphics and somewhat in the ease of use. That sums up the good points. The issues that I feel break this program are the lack of options for printout and the poor to medium quality of the printouts, this in relationship to image alignment on the paper. In all cases my spouse was dissatisfied with the results. This is in respect to the 'four-fold' types of cards. Note that I feel the same way and would not consider sending the results to a friend.

In regard to this take a look at the following two programs that also make cards, the first being CREATING KEEPSAKES SCRAPBOOK DESIGNER DELUXE (Surprise!). This program has impressed my spouse for its flexibility in creating cards in addition to scrapbook pages. Printout is as close to perfectly aligned on a page as you could expect. Graphics look better also although importing an image is not as intuitive as the other programs but not hard (just search for 'IMPORT' in the help file). Note that this program does not have the fantastic images that HCS does but there's an answer to that I'll address later.

The second program is GREETING CARD FACTORY 4.0 Deluxe by Nova Development. Another good program with good printout, lots of graphics, but again not the quality of the graphic images included with HCS.

I recommend looking at these two options BUT if you must have the quality graphics that HCS has, I believe that you can export JPG images of HCS graphics and simply import them into the others as needed. It's not the coolest way to make a great looking card, but for those who have already purchased HCS, it fixes all your woes.

Courtney

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hallmark Card Studio, October 22, 2004

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Kathleen M. Carriere "Kathleen" (Pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I've been using Card Studio for 5 years. I am not quite computer literate, but I find it so easy to use, and fun. The cards are beautiful!