KENYA · GUIDE 0875 · EDITION 4.2
Handmade greeting cards in Kenya
Original greeting cards with envelopes and neat finishing
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional stationery order: make twenty adult greeting cards with an original botanical paper collage and a buyer-approved short message. Finished closed size is A6, approximately 105 × 148 mm. Cut each base from A5 stock, approximately 148 × 210 mm, and score at 105 mm along the 210 mm dimension; match with twenty C6 envelopes, nominally 114 × 162 mm. Include one printed insert per card if the thick base cannot be printed by the chosen machine. No copyrighted illustration or customer contact list is reused without permission.
Who is the first customer?
gift shops and personal buyers
Test the offer
Print or handmake a small occasion range
What your operating pack contains
- A business-specific operating guide PDF
- Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
- Supplier request and sales message drafts
- Job-card and quality-response documents
- Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
- Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
- Source register and unresolved checks
Delivery and quality
Accurate text and clean fold lines
Cost drivers
- stock
- printing
- finishing
Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.
Evidence and scope
Cricut: Pearl Paper Cutting Instructions ↗
Manufacturer stock-specific cutting reference; settings are not universal for other cardstock. · Checked 2026-10-26
CPSC: Art and Craft Safety Guide ↗
Art-material hazard overview; not Kenyan product certification or proof that a selected material is suitable. · Checked 2026-10-26