Greeting Card Factory Deluxe 4.0 [Old Version]

Customer Reviews

A Waste of Time

2006-05-23
90% of the graphics and the templates are cheesy and ugly and old fashioned, look like the cheapest cards you get at the stock clearing sales. Only for those don't mind to spend an hour on a card - either have to do it from scratch or edit a lot from the templates just to make the card looks decent enough to send to your loved ones. Plus you can't make any scrapbook pages!!

Horrible selection of older kids' cards

2006-04-23
I have joined Amazon just to express how completely disappointed I was in this product. I picked it up at Costco, hoping to save some money on birthday cards for the parties my four kids go to. I was lured by the box description that there were seemingly hundreds of card designs for every occasion. Surely I thought there would be plenty of cards that my kids who are aged 6 to 13 would use.

But when I scrolled through the birthday cards for kids, and there must have been a couple of hundred of them, there was not a single one (that's right, ZERO!) that my 8-year old boy liked. Every single one is either for very young kids, or very serious "to my best friend" type cards. Haven't the people who selected these cards ever met a boy between the ages of 7 and 12? They like cards that are funny: funny cards about animals, parents, sports, monsters, videogames, wedgies, boogers, anything! My other kids were similarly put to sleep by this selection of toddler-targeted and heart-touching drivel.

Adult cards aren't too bad, and the blank photo cards are pretty good (but it's up to you to come up with the funny lines), but I'm sure the majority of people who buy greeting card software are looking for something for kids, and unless your kids and their friends are 6 or less, or are touch-feely types who like to hug all their friends, you will be greatly disappointed by this.

One other thing that is annoying is the senseless interface; when you are scrollng through the hundreds of cards, you can only see 4 at a time (unless they are small icon-size thumbnails that you can't see), because the viewing window is so tiny - why is it not a full-screen view? Very time-consuming looking through the cards, carefully scrolling your mouse down a window that takes up a tiny spot on your screen.

Anyways, back to Costco I go, to see if any others are better.

Greeting Cards R Fun

2005-12-03
I have used the same line of card software for years now. I ordered this wanting a change from my previous software. What a noticeable difference between the two. It amazes me that the creating process can differ so greatly from one piece of software to another, yet the end result is so similar (a greeting card).
I actually feel like I am in control of my projects with this software. Any and every small detail can be altered and personalized! I was slightly confused when I first began using this, so I called Technical Support and was actually instructed me how to effectively use this program! I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase and look forward to creating custom holiday greetings for my family and friends!

Very Disappointed!!!

2005-09-11
I purchased this software believing it would do great. Boy, was I wrong! This program is not worth the money I spent for it. I couldn't get the program to open up my picture files from my computer or from a cd. A window kept popping up that read, "unable to insert selected graphic because it is umrecognized format or is corrupt." They were all jpeg files which this software works with & I know there is nothing wrong with them. Hallmark Card Studio 2005 opened them up just fine! Also, every Greeting Card I opened up, a thing would pop up saying that this font is no longer available & so it is replacing it with another, & so you have to click "yes" to it every time. And, I have to mention that Nova Developments tech support team, did nothing to help. I talked to two different tech support personal who heard my problem, said they would check into it, & call me back, & niether one of them called me back! After three emails & two long distant telephone calls, that also cost me money, I gave up & took the program back to the store I purchased it from & luckily got a refund. Be very careful purchasing this program.

Nice program

2005-08-20
This is a functional greeting card creator. There are some minor issues, not being able to see the inside/back of the cards until you select them and having to figure out how to install the additional clipart is a trick with the poor instructions, but if you know anything about a computer, this software wont' be a problem for you.

I Like It

2005-08-02
Greeting Card Factory 4 Deluxe offers a bigger selection of graphics, text and projects -- giving your more ways to show you care. Millions of unique greeting card possibilities are compiled here - personalize one or create yourown! 500 fonts and spectacular text effects Never miss a birthday or anniversary with the Address Book and Reminder tool Print out matching stationary and envelopes

Greeting Cards without having to go to the store.

2005-08-01
I love being able to make my own cards. I've gotten pretty creative with pictures and this program makes it east to do. If you buy nice paper, they look just like a Hallmark Card and there is a lot of variety in styles.The only thing I don't like is that there is no choice for size, you have to use what the design says and sometimes I pick a design that I like but I think it would look nicer if I could do a regular 1/2 page card instead of the 1/4 size.

Fair product, but company does NOT pay rebates. AVOID

2005-06-30
The product itself is only fair. There are FAR better greeting card software products on the market, like Hallmarks and American Greetings. This one is clunky, and not professional looking. I bought this as a result of a rebate offer on Amazon to give it a try. BOY was I sorry. Over 10 weeks later and I am STILL waiting for the rebates to be paid, and I have encountered some of the WORST customer service I have ever experienced with Nova Development. No Wonder, turns out they have an F grade with the BBB and are the subject of numerous complaints with the Attorney General's office. My advice: Avoid ANY products by Nova Developement at all costs.

Great Graphics Software and support

2005-06-22
I had some problems with the software after installing it as it didn't allow me to insert any graphics. I reported the problem to Nova, and after working with their techinical support for quite some time, they finally were able to pin point the problem and provide me with a fix. The software really works great now and I like the many features that it provides. I own a lot of graphics software and I am really impressed with the technical support provided by Nova. Some other companies don't even have live support any more. Thanks Nova.

Great Purchase

2005-06-02
I am so glad I purchased this program. A manual comes with it which is great since with most programs you have to figure every thing out by yourself. It does a great job burning slide shows to CDs and is a lot simpler then the programs that come with the cd burners. The cards are great and easy to edit. If it wasn't for not having a UPC code, my family would think I have bought all the cards I've made. I will diffidently not buy another Broderbund program again.