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Ok I know this may be the dumbest question but I need to know! What side of the card stock do you stamp and color on? There is the smoother side and then the grainy side. I'm not sure which to use. I color with copics. Thanks I'm advance!
Karen, since I'm just starting I'm using georgia pacific but have Neenah and Gina k that I have not used. I also saw Xpress it and think I might invest in that when I get better at using copics.
I use Geogria Pacific with my Copics and I have noticed a difference between sides, but I never pay attention to which one I'm using when I print digital stamps or stamp rubber ones. I am thinking it doesn't matter. Hopefully someone else can answer better.
Trish! Thank you for that....currently I only use the smooth side, but when I see images other people have colored the paper looks a lot more textured so I wasn't sure if it's just the paper they use or if I'm maybe using the wrong side.
I have been using Georgia Pacific since I discovered Copics, and I never noticed a difference to the sides. Looking closely today, one seems duller than the other, but I wouldn't call it textured.
Either way, I've never noticed a difference. And I definitely stamp on both sides, because if I mess up an image when I stamp it, I just flip the paper over and give it another try in the same area on the backside.
I am afraid to try the "better" papers - because I'm afraid I'll like them too much - and my pocketbook won't! GP is cheap enough that if I screw up an image, I don't feel bad!
__________________ Traci
Who needs tattoos? I already have ink in strange places...
I have been using Georgia Pacific since I discovered Copics, and I never noticed a difference to the sides. Looking closely today, one seems duller than the other, but I wouldn't call it textured.
Either way, I've never noticed a difference. And I definitely stamp on both sides, because if I mess up an image when I stamp it, I just flip the paper over and give it another try in the same area on the backside.
I am afraid to try the "better" papers - because I'm afraid I'll like them too much - and my pocketbook won't! GP is cheap enough that if I screw up an image, I don't feel bad!
Yeah that is why I haven't used my other paper. Because I too am afraid I will like it so much more and then my pocketbook will tell me paper or stamps. And you need both you know?
So stamping on the backside is ok? Can you see the messed up image when you color the good one in? I never thought about using the backside if I mess up. I usually just save it so I can check to make sure it is the color I want to use or to clean my blender.
I use Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and it doesn't show through the GP paper.
If you started to color with the copics, they seep through the paper so you wouldn't be able to use the backside at that point, but my issues tend to be with the initial stamp (uneven pressure, smudged, etc.) I figure there's no sense in starting to color those, except sometimes for practice with the shading and color combinations before I use the "good" images.
I trim my images and mat them on my cards, so the backside isn't visible. The only way someone would ever know would be if the adhesive gave away and the card fell apart..
__________________ Traci
Who needs tattoos? I already have ink in strange places...
Seems like everyone use GP card stock paper. Guess it's the more wallet friendly. As I stamped on the duller less shiny side last night, I did notice my image to look more grainy. I think I'm going to stick to the glossier side unless I mess up and need to stamp on the other. But that might just be my preference.
I will have to pull out a sheet of the Gina K I have and try it out. Thanks ladies for the help. Another question I have is do you all cut out the images completely or leave a white edge? I find that maybe I need to find the right scissors to cut it smoothly. Are there special scissors for this?
... Another question I have is do you all cut out the images completely or leave a white edge? I find that maybe I need to find the right scissors to cut it smoothly. Are there special scissors for this?
As far as whether or not to leave a white edge, it depends on the image and the card layout. The advantage of leaving a white edge is that if you change your mind, you can always trim it off before assembling your card. But if you first cut the image on the outline, you can't add back the white edge later without layering it.
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