Hallmark Card Studio 2008 [OLD VERSION]

I have been using a 2007 Deluxe version of this program for the last year & find it makes card-making easy. I want to give a slightly newer eition of this program as a gift for a friend. So that she & I "are on the same page", i ordered the 2008 (not Deluxe) program & installed it in my computer. Come to find-out, the only thing the Deluxe program differs from this program is something called "photo-Power". I have only tried to use this feature once & found it confusing & cumbersome. In the older version, I installed with limited capabilities. I can see all the cards already created in the program, but if I want to use one, I have to insert one of the CDs from the program. A window opens to tell which CD must be inserted. With this program, once it's installed with the "installation wizard", no need to insert a CD! At times, I have misplaced my 2007 disc container. It turns-up quickly, usually. If I have any complaint, it would be there is no way to make cards to fit "regular" & "legal" size envelopes - only quarter-fold & half-fold. But, the 2008 program has a few more projects hat were not in the 2007 version. I have not tried creating any of them, yet, however.If you are trying to decide between 2007 & 2008 at similar price, go for the 2008. If you are intending on using photos in your collection to make picture cards & you want to "play" with those phots in the Hallmark program, get the Deluxe version. I have both installed in my computer & not having to insert a CD is more convenient for me. The clip-art on both versions is virtually identical. Most of the cards already created in both programs are likewise. There might be a few more cards in the 2008, but only a few.I have Windows XP & it works both the 2007 Deluxe & the 2008 with equal ease. The package arrived even ahead of the expected delivery date & in perfect condition.

I was disappointed with the Hallmark Card Studio 2008 I purchased. I have used several versions of American Greetings in the past. I thought Hallmark would have a better card studio than American Greetings, but I would wrong.

This card maker is OK, I used to have a different cardmaker software that I liked better.

i bought this software to replace the 2005 version which crashed every tine I clicked on the email send function. Unfortionately this version is no better. It crashes as well. I have spent several hours on the phone with their tech support and they cannot find the problem. My PC is a Dell running XP Professional with 2 GB RAM and runs at 3.19Ghz so the PC is not the problem. The manufacturer is sending me a free copy of the 2010 version which hpefully will send cards via email. All other functions worked with no problem and printed out very acceptable hard copy cards. If the email worked I would give this product a 5 star.

Hallmark Card Studio 2008  I found the card and art selection to be great and easy to use. The only drawback may be it does use up alot of drive space. I would recommend this product for anyone.

This is a great piece of software. I have XP and it was load and go right from the start. It is simple to use and does a lot of tasks too. Unlike other cardmakers - you don't even have to put the cd in the drive (once it's loaded of course...). Even my 70 year old father has made great cards using this. You can import you digital pictures for your cards too. Projects are easily saved to be worked on later if you wish. Buy this product - it is worth the money.

this product will not download on my pc.and i have xp.You will need service pack 2 or 3 when i tried download service pack my pc crashed.

We were able to use this install and use this program effectively until the system crashed and had to be restored. After resetting and updating Win XP we went to reinstall only to find that it would not run. One suggestion on the website referred to running it in as an administrator user. This did not work. The failure of the software to deal with fundamental system issues in an OS such as XP is incomprehensible.