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for paper I use whisper white SUand also georgia pacific from walmart.
Ive been able to use my prisma w/baby oil.
also my prisma watercolor pencils w/ blender pen, and they come out amazing.
I love that coloring technique.
I dont color much with markers but sometimes i do too
for paper I use whisper white SUand also georgia pacific from walmart.
Ive been able to use my prisma w/baby oil.
also my prisma watercolor pencils w/ blender pen, and they come out amazing.
I love that coloring technique.
I dont color much with markers but sometimes i do too
I use those two papers also, Martha. Sometimes I will let the image sit overnight just in case, but it's not necessary, normally.
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Write Thou deeply on my heart, who I am and who Thou art. Scrappractical - The Blog
I have an HP officejet all in one. I have only tried using GP 110lb card stock (from walmart), SU whisper white and 90lb watercolor paper. I did not have a problem with any of these.
So can you change the color of the outline of the stamp to something other than black? Do you shade them in digitally or color them in with markers/other color mediums?
You can change the color of the lines in the image, too. I have paper pieced with my digis...just print on a scrap of DP, cut and paste, jsut the same as you would with a "real" stamp. Digis can be a lot of fun because of the customizability.
for paper I use whisper white SUand also georgia pacific from walmart.
Ive been able to use my prisma w/baby oil.
also my prisma watercolor pencils w/ blender pen, and they come out amazing.
I love that coloring technique.
I dont color much with markers but sometimes i do too
Hey Martha, I use my SU Markers all the time with my digis! But it's all just what you get used to. I do find that the SU ww paper tends to smudge a bit more than other paper because of the smooth finish.
I have an HP 750 printer-scanner-copier. It even takes PTI paper with no problem!
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I have a HP Laserjet 4200 and since I like to color with my markers, I run PTI cardstock through it. Usually they end up sitting at least overnight but that's not done intentionally.
I've been able to color with the alcohol markers as well as prismacolor pencils and baby oil.
I have the HP Laserjet 1215. For those of you having problems with printing, check if there is an option on your "print" dialog box to select the type of paper. My printer lets me specific what type of paper (ie, over 130 lbs, 100-120 lbs, etc). I'm not sure if it effects the amount of ink put down or how the specific paper runs through the printer but it works great. The tab is Preferences/Printing Shortcuts/Cardstock/Type.
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I jumped on the bandwagon and ordered the digiments. I am not very tech oriented but can usually follow directions so is there someone who can help me. In order to resize I am going through a million or so steps and know there must be an easier way. I have a Mac computer and a HP Photosmart C6380 printer.
For those of you having a problem with the ink smearing from your printers, use a spray fixative over the image before you colour. It will seal the ink and you will have a nice smooth finish to colour on. I even do this when I use my stamps so I know nothing will smear.
In order to resize I am going through a million or so steps and know there must be an easier way. I have a Mac computer and a HP Photosmart C6380 printer.
I can't say that it works with every printer, but for me, the easiest way to resize the image is to click on "Print Preview" (Click on "file" in the top left, then click "Print Preview") ... if the image pops up with a bounding box around it, grab the corner of the bounding box and just drag it to the size you want.
I love working with digi images as well. The nice thing is, if you need them bigger, voila'! change the size! you can't do that with rubber stamps. BUT!! I'm not knocking rubber or clear stamps. I LOVE them and will never part with them. It's just nice to have an alternative and the artists that make the digi images are so talented! In addition, it allows one to select an image that you sometimes can't find in a rubber or clear stamp.
I use Georgia Pacific or Wasau white CS and an HP C5180 All-in-one printer. As I stated in another thread....I cut my cardstock to 3" X 5" pieces and use the "postcard" setting in my printer settings. Load the cut CS in my photo tray and print. Works great and not so much paper wasted. Furthermore, I have not had any problem with the ink smearing either. I use prismacolor pencils and OMS with a blender stump all the time and it works beautifully. You can check my gallery for some examples if you would like to see what I'm talking about.
I jumped on the bandwagon and ordered the digiments. I am not very tech oriented but can usually follow directions so is there someone who can help me. In order to resize I am going through a million or so steps and know there must be an easier way. I have a Mac computer and a HP Photosmart C6380 printer.
My printer gives me the option of different print sizes/per page. So I can print 1 - 8x10, 2 - 5x7, 4 - 3.5x5....just like a lab would do. I select the image I want to print and then choose "wallet", for instance. That way it prints the image in wallet size. I hope that makes sense.
__________________ Wendy Lord great wonders workest Thou, to Thy sway all creatures bow.
Write Thou deeply on my heart, who I am and who Thou art. Scrappractical - The Blog
I jumped on the bandwagon and ordered the digiments. I am not very tech oriented but can usually follow directions so is there someone who can help me. In order to resize I am going through a million or so steps and know there must be an easier way. I have a Mac computer and a HP Photosmart C6380 printer.
I jumped on the bandwagon and ordered the digiments. I am not very tech oriented but can usually follow directions so is there someone who can help me. In order to resize I am going through a million or so steps and know there must be an easier way. I have a Mac computer and a HP Photosmart C6380 printer.
You can resize in photo programs, but also in a program like Microsoft Word. You can save the digital image as a picture. Then when you open Word, at the top click insert, go down to picture, and click on from file. Just find where you've saved the digital image, and add it. Then once it's word, you should see the arrows to click on to resize. I hope that helps!
Here is a cute Dustin Pike image. He has some adorable things. You can also search in the gallery by Dustin Pike. There are many other makers as well, his is just one I'm familiar with. My card today has a digital sentiment on it. There are so many fun things about digital. I like most of all the option of being able to resize things.
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I don't really understand the appeal because for me a huge part of cardmaking is the actual act of stamping and manipulating the paper. I need the disconnect from the analytical part of my mind to send me into the "zone" that crafting creates. I don't get the same mental relief from clicking on a keyboard. But it's wonderful that there are so many different kinds of people with different desires. When I was first introduced to stamping (SU about 19 years ago) I was too busy to do it as a hobby. I remember telling my demo friend then that SU should have the images on a computer program then I could just insert them and size them how I like. Now I understand completely the hands-on creativity that comes from stamping.
For those of you that do use the digital images, what printer do you use? I'm having a problem with my HP Photosmart. It does not like cardstock at all!!
I have an HP photo printer and my cardstock goes through fine... I cut the side off so it fits. I've used up to 120lb paper... ??? All I do it just add some pressure when it goes to grab the cardstock so it grabs well and I put my finger on the regular paper below it so it doesn't get sucked in. HTH...
I use digital with rubber stamps pretty much always. I find sentiments much easier to work with as rubber because there's more ease of flexibility, but I love the colouring of images so whether they're rubber or digital, doesn't really matter to me. I guess if I was doing something more elaborate, I'd probably need rubber in my hand though!
I don't really understand the appeal because for me a huge part of cardmaking is the actual act of stamping and manipulating the paper. I need the disconnect from the analytical part of my mind to send me into the "zone" that crafting creates. I don't get the same mental relief from clicking on a keyboard. But it's wonderful that there are so many different kinds of people with different desires. When I was first introduced to stamping (SU about 19 years ago) I was too busy to do it as a hobby. I remember telling my demo friend then that SU should have the images on a computer program then I could just insert them and size them how I like. Now I understand completely the hands-on creativity that comes from stamping.
I totally understand what you are saying, but for me personally the most fun part of card making is coloring an image and spending time putting the actual card together. I personally don't care if the image is printed on the computer or stamped or sent to me thru a swap, because most likely if it is an outline image I just get it out of my image box (I even have images in there of stamps that I own). I love the coloring aspect (that is why I prefer cute outline images because they are just so much fun to color). Another thing I love about card making is deciding on what papers to use, embellishments etc. I love to spend a long time on one card, but that is not always possible so sometimes I do easy cards too.
I am thinking digi stamps are more for card makers that prefer outline stamps over solid ones, I don't think I would enjoy making a card with an image that is already colored by computer.
COuld someone post a link to a card with a digital image on it, please?
Here is a quick one I did recently.
I had no problem coloring the image with my printer. What I like about digital stamps is that I can turn any line drawing into a stamp and color it. You can resize it for different projects.
I totally understand what you are saying, but for me personally the most fun part of card making is coloring an image and spending time putting the actual card together......... I personally don't care if the image is printed on the computer or stamped or sent to me thru a swap, because most likely if it is an outline image I just get it out of my image box (I even have images in there of stamps that I own). I love the coloring aspect (that is why I prefer cute outline images because they are just so much fun to color). Another thing I love about card making is deciding on what papers to use, embellishments etc. I love to spend a long time on one card, but that is not always possible so sometimes I do easy cards too.
I am thinking digi stamps are more for card makers that prefer outline stamps over solid ones, I don't think I would enjoy making a card with an image that is already colored by computer.
Well put! Digital is just another tool in the toolbox.
Printing....a lot of printers now have separate intakes for cardstock. ALSO there is usually a place in the back you can put down so the cardstock comes out the back and not the front. It stays flat and doesn't curl up. Look for this feature if you don't know about it.
