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What to do ith white glossy card
I have been given a stack of white gloss card and wondered the best way to use it. I'm reluctant to stamp on it in case it smudges. I know someone will have the answer
It's fairly safe to stamp if you use a positioner like the Stamp-a-ma-jig. I also use that for stamping reliably on acetate.
Joseph's Coat and the Ink, Spray, Smash are other techniques listed in the resource section linked above that call for glossy card.
It can also be used as storage panels for stamps on ezmount..
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I actually really like to use glossy card stock for my no-layer cards. Stamp the image (and yes - you do have to let it dry!) and it looks better than "store-bought".
I also love it with the faux Spectrum pad technique where you make stripes of reinker on a baby wipe, then swipe the wipe across the cardstock. You can even make plaid.
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I like using it to make backgrounds with brayering or alcohol inks (see resources at SCS). A real basic thing to do is heat emboss an image and color-in with waterbased markers.
just found this last week: you blow alcohol ink around on the glossy paper with a can of compressed air that's used to clean keyboards (this a t!m holtz technique - go to Nona Designs website - she has an online 'library' of video tutorials from t!m and others)
Last edited by QueenOfInkland; 10-06-2009 at 06:19 PM..
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Glossy card is perfect for using with a brayer.
It is also good to use when resist embossing.
Don't be reluctant to use it just get stuck in and have fun!
You think I jest... just today - I picked up the glossy cardstock.. and put it back down... is there cheaper options to $0.99 a sheet?
My LSS sells the Ranger Inkssentials package of ten 12x12 sheets of glossy white for $7.98, which is 80 cents a sheet (before taxes). Of course I get 20% off for teaching classes there so it works out to about 64 cents a sheet--12x12--for me. Amazon sells the same package for $5.25. I don't know what their shipping cost is.
I think SU's price is OK if you buy this paper in addition to other items (otherwise the shipping will really get you). They sell glossy white in packages of 25 sheets (8.5x11) currently for $5.95. That works out to about 23 cents a sheet--8.5x11 though--(before taxes and S&H).
I don't know what brand Michaels sells. But I think it used to cost $1.99 for one 12x12 sheet? I haven't bought it there for more than a year so I don't know what they have currently. I don't have a Hobby Lobby, Archivers, or other independent store in my town to compare with.
You might find other brands online that you could compare?
Go to the store that supplies printers with paper, ink etc. Look for or ask for "enameled" cardstock. You can usually get it glossy on one or both sides at Xpedex (Denver area). The price is sooooo much less than 1.00 sheet. probably somewhere around .25. It's been a long time since I last bought it as I got a 250 sheet package. There is also a "matte" finish enameled cardstock that is great for stamping too. It gives a very sharp image. SU price is great too, particularly if you are placing an order for other things.
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Last edited by BeeJinx; 10-12-2009 at 09:13 PM..
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See I would have never bought from there because they don't have dimension on the product. I like to know if I am getting a full sheet, half sheet or quarter.
What to do ith white glossy card
