Customer Reviews

Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe 2003

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

This software has such great potential. It makes cards so easily whether it's one of their cards or one made from scratch. I made a beautiful card using a digital picture of my kids. It turned out great. Everything is very easy to use. The problem with it is that things started being missing that I knew were there such as a whole slew of thank you cards, bon voyage cards, envelopes, etc. I can't find them anywhere. So, I uninstalled the software, then reinstalled and voila - there was everything I knew was missing. I was so excited. But then after returning from the Event Planner it was all gone again. I am very sad to say that I am returning this software. The tech support is horrible. They have no idea how to help. All they tell me is to go to the forums and post my problems and hope that other customers can help me. It's the worst customer service I've ever experienced. My dad and sister have an earlier version and have had no problems. Hope I can get my hands on one. I had such high hopes for this software.

I enjoyed Card Studio 3, but Hallmark Card Studio 2003 has really impressed me. It's very easy to find what you want, there are lots of occasions from which to choose, and you can personalize and print a card in just a few minutes. A great way to create special cards for family and friends.

With this version there are LOTS of cards to choose from. There are actually 5 categories that include birthdays, holidays, special days, day by day, and other projects. The predesigned cards are nicely designed and there's also an option to design your own card from scratch. The text of some cards can't be changed though, so if you want to use those graphics, you'll have to do a bit more work (copying and pasting). And the button to customize your printer settings within the software doesn't work. You have to change the settings from Windows by pressing start, control panel, etc. No biggie though. This program does take a lot of hard drive space with a full install (1.6 gigs). I guess my major gripe is there's no way to remove the logo from the back page. I don't mind the Hallmark one but the "2002, Universal Vivendi Games, Inc" one is kind of tacky.

I've owned ALL of the past Card Studio products and each time a new one comes out I purchase it to get a little variety in my cards/invitations.

This time, things are completely revamped from the other versions which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's more flexibility in what you can do, although some things still need a little bit of work.

The one thing that takes this from a 4-5 star package all the way down to a 2 for me is the fact that you CANNOT get rid of the Hallmark and Card Studio logo's on the back of the cards you make. This makes the back of your cards COMPLETELY useless. The logos are large and you cannot cover them with anything but a black box. Placing any box or graphic on them means they will be moved in front of the graphic you are placing. I don't know about you, but I often use the back of the cards for something especially when I make invitations where I will place a map to a party on the back.

Bottom line, its a great program if you can live with someone else's advertisment on all of your publications. If not, then look for an old copy or another program.

I bought this software thinking I could do so much with it, but I can't. I wanted to make a card for a 30th birthday party I was attending and it had every milestone but the 30th. I tried to change the number from one card and it's not possible. I also tried to make labels for envelopes but you can only make labels using Hallmark brand labels. I'm looking for something a litte more flexible.

Infinite choices in card designs and the opportunity to customize those designs to your personal taste make this a super program. I am a novice computer user and found this software very simple and intuitive. Projects such as custom labels and special purpose printing are included. The art studio feature allows almost complete freedom to edit and tailor all the projects to meet nearly any need. Hallmark papers may be used, but I found that generic and Avery brand cards and labels worked just fine. I would recommend this software to anyone--I don't think that I will need to wait in line to buy a card anytime soon.

If you already had Hallmark Card Studio 2...you do not need the 2003 version...not much has been added. PLUS you cannot get rid of the icons on the back of your card that you want to create.
I thought I was doing something wrong and wrote to the help division. The 2003 version has permanent icons. You cannot create your own card. No more Hallmark for me!

I bought this soft on the illusion that it was a big advance from previous greeting soft as it said it has more that 3000 cards and 10.000 sentiments... well, I am more than disappointed with it.
I had the 98 basic version that came with my pc and this is just as complete... you know how many uncle birthday cards there are? 5; and this is supposed to be a lot of cards to choose from?
grandpa birthday card only 14... I would like to know where the 3000 cards to choose from are.
In addition to that, the options on the style of card are also very limited. There are only cartoonish drawings, having been stripped of all the previous more elaborated graphics that are handy when you want to send a little more formal card.
A lot of cards come with the text that you can't change or as they call it default.This is very annoying if you want to personalize it or in my case put it in another language to family who does not speak english.
Finally the back of the card has the hallmark logo that you can't get rid of.
In conclusion if you have any other soft that does greetings for you don't bother; you won't get your money's worth.

To the person who wrote that they couldn't get rid of the hallmark icons. You can copy the card you want, then ask for a blank, then paste the cover on. That way you can have blank card without the hallmark design on it. I love Hallmark - it is so easy to use. I love their cards.

I just recently purchased this item and have so far had a great experience with it! It is easy to use, has excellent graphics and hundreds of cards to choose from! It's an excellent product and I would recommend it to anyone!