Customer Reviews

Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe 3.0

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I use Card Studio 2 more than 3. I expect when I get an upgrade that it will have all the old stuff with NEW stuff added. I found some of my favorites had been deleted on 3 plus when I added a picture from my scanner or camera that it came in distorted on the new version. I do find Hallmark Card Studio as a whole, very user friendly and I love the cards. I do allot of cutting and pasting and cropping to make different cards. I do not like the regular graphics (very simplistic and harsh for the most part) that come with it so I just use the ones off the cards. It would be nice if they would add a program to work with pictures that you import in. I often make cards that have graphics from several different programs, and I use this as my home base.

I agree with Sharidan about this product being inflexible. I bought this product after using Microsoft Greetings Workshop (1996 edition). I thought the Card Studio 3 Deluxe would expand in a good way on the older product. Unfortunately, it is less flexible (ie not set up to change backgrounds, or easily move text or make various substitutions without a lot of steps. It took the fun out of making cards for me...and isn't that the point? I will ship it back and try to find an updated edition of something closer to Greetings Workshop.

Although this product has the "Hallmark" name on it, the quality of the software inside is extremely disappointing! Sierra's attempt at a decent Card program proves itself to be a complete JOKE! With FEW graphics to choose from for each project you may attempt, this awkward software inhibits your imagination from creating anything unique. If you don't believe me, try it yourself (YOU WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH THIS SOFTWARE). If you don't like it, Seirra promises a "full refund" if you mail the complete package back to them (at your expense). "THE REFUND TAKES 8-10 WEEKS TO RECEIVE" according to the Sierra customer service rep I talked with. I STRONGLY SUGGEST PURCHASING SOMETHING ELSE!!

I wish you could type in a keyword and let you sort through pictures to choose from like microsoft greetings. I like it but just not quite what I expected. Looking for better programs.

I also have the Greetings Workshop program that came with my PC. This Hallmark version is very clunky and doesn't include a "Find" feature which helps locate clip art subjects you want to use. The photo editing software (included) doesn't give a tutorial AT ALL and you just have to guess your way around it.
This product was a Christmas gift and I feel bad, because I'll take it off my computer and possibly buy the newer version of MSN Greetings Workshop.

This program offers no options for creating shaped fonts as in the older program "Greetings Workshop", which is a very good program. On it you can add many shadows and shapes to your fonts and make a very professional looking project. However, this new program has no options to do that. It has limited color choices and no "search" option to find specific pictures, as the old program did. I will buy the older program and see if I can use it on my ME system. It's made for 95 and 98. I wish I could find a new program that has the options of my older program. I AM RETURNING THIS PROGRAM.

This product sounds great when you hear what it is! But, if you have any computer smarts, you could do this on your own! If you have access to Power Point, you don't need this program! You can create your own! There is a VERY limited selection of cards and when creating labels, there are only a few choices for the different Avery label sizes. The ONLY good thing is the program already has the card and label sizes formatted for you! If I knew what this program was to begin with, I would have NEVER purchased it!

I love this card studio. I have been using Hallmark Card Studio for a few months and I did all my Christmas Cards this year with it. It was so nice to be able to scan in and send photos of my daughter to friends and family. Everyone loved their individual cards and Hallmark makes this easy to do. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to make their own cards quick and easy.

I found this product extremely hard to navigate and the directions, for me, were difficult. I became so discouraged that I tried to remove it and am still having trouble with that.

This product is the worst. Changing text is a NIGHTMARE! How could Hallmark let their good name be associated with such a badly designed program. It is only Ok if you want a card exactly as formatted. We previously had an older American Greetings program that was great. My 9 year old could write birthday cards; thank you notes; etc. with no help from me. We changed or designed every card, it was easy. Now we have a new computer with XP and no adequate software options.