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May I ask how easy/difficult it is to download and print? I have a really hard time with Dustin Pike's free images, so I won't buy any images from him. CC Designs digi images are simple to work with.
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Shirley's 2 Girls has some darling digital images and designer papers that are super easy to print out and work with. I print them on Neenah Classic Crest 80# on my cheap HP printer, and they print like a dream. I usually let them dry overnight before I color them, so that there aren't any issues with the ink running. I almost always use Copics, but sometimes use Lyras/Gamsol. S2G has some really cute new 4th of July images and papers, too. Fun stuff!!
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I try to make them very easy. Once you pay you get a download prompt. You download the zip file. Extract all files and the jpeg images are ready to work with. I try to make the images for a A2 card that way you do not have to resize too much.
What is it that you have problems with? I use Microsoft Publisher to print my images out. I also color with copics on almost all of my designs and the ink rarely bleeds. It also helps when you use good paper too. I use Papertrey white cardstock.
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You have some great images! May I ask how easy/difficult it is to download and print? I have a really hard time with Dustin Pike's free images, so I won't buy any images from him. CC Designs digi images are simple to work with.
my absolute favorite are Dustin Pike's images. Most of my rubber is more on the serious side and Dustin's images offer a lot of levity. My favs are xray cat and ouch dragon! I just bought Space Dragon last week! Adorable!
I set up several templates in word using a table format: 2x2 tall, 2x2 wide, 3x2, 2x3...you get the idea. These are saved in a file folder called digi templates. Then I decide how large do I want the image to be for this card and I select my template based on that decision. The templates help me picture the sizing and how the finished image will be worked into my card. For me, this is the most important process.
Then I select my image, drop it in the first box, resize, right click, copy, then past it into the remaining boxes. Here an example using one of Dustin's free images...I hope he doesn't mind...and I hope this helps someone!
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I try to make them very easy. Once you pay you get a download prompt. You download the zip file. Extract all files and the jpeg images are ready to work with. I try to make the images for a A2 card that way you do not have to resize too much.
What is it that you have problems with? I use Microsoft Publisher to print my images out. I also color with copics on almost all of my designs and the ink rarely bleeds. It also helps when you use good paper too. I use Papertrey white cardstock.
Honestly, I wish I knew what I was doing wrong. I was having trouble with the Zip program. 2 images wouldn't download at all even though it said it did. The other 4 did after several tries and not a single one was downloaded the same way (same steps/clicks). Yes... that does sound crazy. I have a love/hate relationship with my computer. :rolleyes:
I love hearing that your images are for an A2 card. That was another problem I had. I couldn't shrink them. :confused: I use ACDC.
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Miss Boo - a.k.a. jen70
SCS Fan Club Member since 2005
Retired Challenge Hostess (2005-2014)
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You have some great images! May I ask how easy/difficult it is to download and print? I have a really hard time with Dustin Pike's free images, so I won't buy any images from him. CC Designs digi images are simple to work with.
Hmmm ... I wonder why you are having trouble with his images. I'm on his design team and have never had a problem with any of his images.
Some of his images are saved in the zip file as both a .png and a .jpg. Make sure that you are using the .jpg version if you are opening it in a Word document.
I did find a couple I wanted but with the exchange rate I couldn't justify it. :(
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What are your fave digi stamps?
