Yudu CardShop Personal Card Screen-Printer

by Yudu

Product Features

• Pre-burned screens make creating beautiful cards fast and easy
• Create tags, clothing, placemats, favors, gifts, stationery, and a host of other creative projects
• Comes with a pre-burned screen, squeegee, adhesive mat, black ink, three-color ink pad, dabber pencil, and quick start guide
• Long lasting with proper care

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 2 x 18 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004S7EYB2
• Item model number: 2000899
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,419 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)
  • #9 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Printmaking > Printing Presses & Accessories

Product Description

Screen-print your own cards, invitations, stationery, gift tags, and more in just minutes with the Yudu CardShop Personal Card Screen-Printer. This portable machine makes it fun and easy to screen-print your own creations using beautiful, elegant designs and patterns. The Yudu CardShop machine comes with everything you need to finish your first project, including a pre-burned screen, squeegee, adhesive mat, black ink, three-color ink pad, dabber pencil, and quick start guide. Creating beautiful, handmade cards is easier than ever with the Yudu CardShop machine.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nifty little card maker!, January 13, 2012

By 

A. Otto "Bargain Babe" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yudu CardShop Personal Card Screen-Printer (Misc.)

After a few weeks, and some trial and error I love my Yudu Cardshop. I have been happily printing cards after I discovered a few tricks:

1. Yudu branded supplies are expensive. For under $15 you can buy a 4oz each, 6 pack of speedball ink from amazon which is WAY cheaper than the bottles of yudu ink.
2. You don't need the larger yudu to use this product if you have a cricut or other vinyl cutting machine. However if you want to burn detailed screens a larger yudu would be the best way.
3. Unless you're printing on something thick, put the screen directly over your paper (not on the white part). Doing this eliminated ghosting from ink getting on the back of the screen.
4. Don't flood the screen first. Just pull hard and enough ink will transfer onto your medium.
5. You don't need to buy emulsion remover to erase the pre-burned screen. I just soaked mine in straight bleach for 10 minutes (do this at your own risk) and then I rinsed while using a nylon brush.

I use my cricut (well actually pazzles if you know what that is) machine to cut reverse images out of vinyl and adhere it to the back of the screen. This works great for typography or basic graphic designs. I can pull quite a few times before the adhesive loses its grip and I have to pull it off and use a new design.

Pros:
- Easy to use once you get the hang of it
- Easy to clean in a sink (vs tub for a regular yudu)
- Doesn't take up a lot of space
- Quick to make multiple prints
- Great price at nearly half off introductory price
- Large enough mat to do a variety of projects

Cons:
- Space between screen and mat is too far and can cause ghosting
- Blank screens are not readily available
- Doesn't burn screens (Hello Gocco!)
- Emulsion and remover are not included
- Compared to Gocco time to make multiple prints is slow.

Overall I really like this product and have recommended it to my friends.