Customer Reviews

Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Deluxe

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

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.

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

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!

I was disappointed with Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Deluxe because it doesn't allow you to create your own card, just the cards as developed in the program. This was a feature we were looking for since our old program allowed us to create our own cards from scratch!

I have used the American Greetings card program for years. I refused to even look at another greeting card program. Then, for Mother's day, my daughter bought me Hallmark Card Studio 2005. After 10 minutes of playing with it, I was hooked.
There are many things that I like about this program. The art is nice and colorful, you can keep track of important dates, there is a child lock, and is extremely easy to use! I highly recommend this program to anyone looking to create high quality greeting cards

I have tried many different greeting card software and this is by far the best out there. It is very easy to use. Not just for cards, you can customize anything from gift labels to banners. It is a lot of fun.

I am using Hallmark card studio 2005 not the deluxe version. Maybe that would be better but this version is extremely limited to what you can do as far as the cards are concerned and their clip art leaves much to be desired. Prior to this I had Amercian Greetings Createacard platinum 8 and was in love with the flexability and ease of creating and found their clip art endless and wonderful. The disk I used just stopped working for me and I could not find an updated version so thought the good name of Hallmark would be better. Big mistake would not recommend the Hallmark version. I am only interested in making cards so don't care to pay for alot of things I do not use as in some of these programs. Sorry Hallmark but very disappointed.

sandy

I Received this program for my birthday. I LOVE IT! I now have a central location to store all my important dates as well as contact information. The cards are really cute and colorful. I also really love the fact that the Hallmark logo is on the back of the cards

I had used another product before and thought it was good. But with it you had to insert another CD..that I had to purchase..additionally..to get more card selections. Well, the first thing I noticed with the Hallmark program was the quality of the print and color. The Studio 2005 Deluxe produces very crisp and bright colors and DO like like you bought it at the store...beautiful...I tell ya!
Lots of great selections and clip art.
Another great feature is the email option. On a whim, you can email anyone your creation and they watch it on Media Player. Add music and sounds...way too fun. Just today I used that option, since the birthday was today and wanted to get my greeting out quick...and I can still send the hard-copy with that nice MONEY gift for another treat.
A great program...yes..pop for the Deluxe!

I purchased this item and decided to spend a little more than I have in the past on greeting card software....boy am I glad I finally did!!!! I have used other off-name brands in the past and was sorely disappointed, but with this Hallmark Deluxe, I am so happy! It is a little slow to load, but what isn't these days? Once in the program, you have so many options to make a card, or to add your own photos, or to make a complete scrapbook page. It's all within a touch of a button and user-friendly. I highly recommend this program to all.