You should consider re-thinking this... I hardly ever have to deal with colour matching. Media is a short learning curve. Lamination is actually something that can make your life way easier. I use my laminator to apply tons of stuff. Not just clear on prints. 4' x 8'
signs get completely covered in one go... Anyhow your missing a pile of the fun when you refuse colour printing technology.
If you get a Roland print cut machine, it includes the software, and it is really simple to use, and results are excellent out of the box.