PRE-MADE CARDS Red River Paper - This is our source for pre-scored, A-7 cards for creating prototypes. Red River has a sample pack available which costs approximately $7. Desktop Supplies - This site has very good prices for 65# matte cover and 72# glossy cover pre-scoured greeting cards. I’ve talked to these folks and they tell me “most” are fine for laser printers but only those that say “inkjet” in red are photo quality. A7 photo-quality cards are being added shortly. Always best to call. Digital Art Supplies - When you want to upgrade to something very special, try this site for specialty cards - WaterColor, Hahnemuhle, Ultra Heavy Weight Rough or Smooth, Crane Museo, and Schoellershammer Velvet or Linen. These are expensive but envelopes (deckle-edged, frosted velum, plain) come with most. ENVELOPES Envelope Mall - Before we actually bought AstroBright envelopes wholesale, this is where we bought our samples. It appears that they still have the best prices for smallish quantities - although not as low as ours available on the Envelopes + Postage page, but they have many other fun envelopes like brilliantly colored translucents. Leader Paper - If you need Astro Brights that we don’t sell, check out the envelope convertor who made our envelopes. And take a look at Curious Iridescents and Crushed leaf while you’re there. Mailersco - Best price we found for plain photo mailers BUT they offer very affordable custom printing! LABELS Desktop Supplies - Sometimes you might just not be able to print addresses directly on an envelope, so here is a source for both laser- and inkjet-quality crystal clear labels. Office Depot - Source of the best prices I found for both florescent starburst labels and shipping labels like “Do Not Bend”, “RUSH”, etc. as described under “Mailing” on the Tips + Info page. Epson.com - self-adhesive photo stickers

WRITING Bartley Books - “The Elements of Style” without the section of style! Still, it’s useful. www.writingfix.com - I love this. I happened across this site and completely forgot I was working on our website. This is just plain fun even if you can’t apply it to your work. Annenberg Media - some advice from Dave Barry ThinkQuest - types of humor GRAMMAR Grammar Now - Try the White Smoke demo, looks interesting! Illinois State University - Nice and simple punctuation rules. Free Gift World - You can get a free copy of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation here. I suggest you open a phony email on Yahoo for ordering. Once you’ve ordered the book and responded to a confirming email, delete the email. This might be an attempt to collect email addresses for spamming. Government Printing Office - Most dry grammar references seem to be based on the Government Printing Office Style Manual so why not go right to the source! THESAURUS, ETC. Thesaurus Also has links to grammar references. Dictionary Ditto, links to grammar references. Rhyme Zone Rhymer Different results from Rhyme Zone QUOTATIONS Creative Quotations

TYPE SOURCES FontDiner - We use many of these fonts. A great source for “character” type and cheap! Planet Typography - Links to a dozen major type houses, dafont - Another source for a lot of really fun fonts - freeware, shareware, public domain and demos - but I can’t attest to the quality.

POSTAGE US Post Office PhotoStamp Stamps.com - Downloadabe postage is concenient but not an attractive alternative, Postal and Legislative Information ORGANIZATIONS Greeting Card Association National Stationery Show Direct Marketing Association Mailing Fulfillment Service Association

ARTICLES "Getting a Foot in the Corporate Door" “99 Tips for Direct-Mail Marketing” "How the Web Increases Direct Mail Response Rates" Marketing Source Articles - Short articles on topics such as Successful Direct Mail, Networking for Success, Writing Print Materials, Website design, legal issues, customer service, import/export, prospecting, etc.

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY Alamy - Source of over 5 million downloadable stock images. Probably more expensive than our own library, but a heck of a lot bigger! Punchstock - Portal access to royalty-free images from 44 different agencies. Print Shop Gallery - Not quite free but close. Palmer/Kane's stock photo library subjects: abstracts, agriculture, amusements, animals, architecture, art, communications, computers, construction, corporate, culture, education, energy, environment, financial, food, industry, lifestyle, medical, nature, people, public service, retail, science & tecknology, social issues, sports & fitness, transportation, travel. Please call for assistance.

TYPE THAT WORKS! Below are just a few examples of fonts successfully applied to drive home a message the way you want it to be understood! In the future we will be providing files so you can take advantage of a professional design service without incurring the cost, but for now, we offer these examples:

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