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Post by paperlovinggal on May 23, 2023 20:17:02 GMT
Hi, In the past I have purchased plenty of scrap papers from scrapbooking stores, and various chain stores.
I have downloaded some freebie paper files from Creative Fabrica and other sites. I have never used any of the freebie paper files.
Does digital papers take up alot of space on the computer (storage)?
Have you downloaded any freebie papers? Were you satisfied with the visual results (color saturation, clearness, & sizes of
each printed object on your sheet, etc.)? Did you print them on specialty papers, cardstock and/or plain copy papers?
I'm guessing the quality of the printed end results depended on the type of printer (inkjet or laser) and number of color cartridges used too. I have an HP inkjet printer (has 3 colors plus black).
Is alot of ink (or toner) used to print digital papers?
I've photocopied a pc. of scrapbooking paper once because I had only one sheet available but the end result wasn't close
to what the original colors were.
If the digital images were a tad on the large size were you able to reduce them? If so, how did you do this?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Post by aj2hall on May 23, 2023 20:27:23 GMT
I have not printed paper, so this might not help. I have printed project life type cards and labels. I was happy with the results, the color, clarity, sharpness. I used Neenah cardstock and had Staples print them. We only have a black and white laser printer. I'm thinking about buying a color laser printer, but have not made that investment yet.
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Post by papersilly on May 23, 2023 21:08:16 GMT
i've printed digital stuff on a color laser and it never looks crisp. i don't want to buy an inkjet printer just for that purpose so i guess i won't be printing digital on a wider scale.
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Post by sarahsprettypapers on May 23, 2023 22:44:08 GMT
Paper quality makes a big difference when printing out your own digital supplies. Smoother paper will give crisper results. I use this paper when I remember I own digital collections and actually print them out. Printing on cardstock from a craft store will work, but the colors may not be as bright and the designs may bleed a little. |
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Post by bossymom on May 23, 2023 22:44:25 GMT
i've printed digital stuff on a color laser and it never looks crisp. i don't want to buy an inkjet printer just for that purpose so i guess i won't be printing digital on a wider scale. Do you think an inkjet would be better? I have a canon pro-100 and I have been tempted to try it. |
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Post by scrapperal on May 24, 2023 0:17:57 GMT
It seems like it would be expensive to print your own papers. I made recipe pages (letter size), scanned them at hi res and printed them and used up multiple sets of ink cartridges. They looked great, but never doing that again.
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Post by papersilly on May 24, 2023 16:49:25 GMT
i've printed digital stuff on a color laser and it never looks crisp. i don't want to buy an inkjet printer just for that purpose so i guess i won't be printing digital on a wider scale. Do you think an inkjet would be better? I have a canon pro-100 and I have been tempted to try it. someone gave me a mini album where the pages were printed from digital designs. i know it was printed on an inkjet printer on some type of textured/watercolor paper. the images were vibrant and crisp. i could never get that kind of saturation with my color laser. |
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Post by ecvnj58 on May 24, 2023 18:24:24 GMT
For best results I print on photo matte paper. It’s not as good as the hen you buy papers but it’s pretty darn good. I have a epson eco tank 8550. You really do need to use the matte photo paper. I sometimes do regular cardstock with vintage designs because it doesn’t need to be crisp and that works fine but isn’t as saturated.
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Post by kmage on May 25, 2023 2:11:12 GMT
This makes me think of that Cricut (provo craft) cutter that also printed, the Cricut Imagine. One of my friends got it around 2010 or 11 and it was massive, very expensive and kind of crappy. It cost her a lot more in ink than what I was spending on actually buying paper and then she wanted paper like I had (October Afternoon) but felt she had to use the Cricut stuff because she'd bought it!
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Post by scrappyem on May 25, 2023 15:19:29 GMT
I print on my EPSON XP 15000 Ink Jet printer but I typically print 3x4, 4x6 or 6x8 sizes at home on cannon mat photo paper and I've been really happy with the results.
If I want bigger, I'd use somewhere like Staples just because ink is outrageous. I swear Traci Reed had a tutorial on printing at Staples but I couldn't find it.
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Post by scrapnnana on May 25, 2023 16:01:18 GMT
I have a Silhouette, which does print and cut well. They also sell digital papers to fill your die cut shapes. It’s really nice for doing a print and cut of labels, banners, or card parts for box cards, etc., and I like that I’m not cutting into a 12x12 sheet for a few small die cuts.
I haven’t printed a full sheet of paper just to cut up, or to use as a background. I have a ton of patterned papers in my stash for scrapbooking and using for bigger things.
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Post by aj2hall on May 25, 2023 17:52:37 GMT
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Post by chances on May 27, 2023 20:48:31 GMT
I was actually logging on because I have a similar question. I want to be able to do print and cut stickers and high quality photos (up to 8x10). Do you think the same printer can be used? I wasn't sure if a photo printer would also be good for sticker paper.
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Post by caspad on May 29, 2023 12:22:50 GMT
I typically upload and print through Staples. The colors are vibrant and the details are crisp. I mostly print journaling cards, print and cut embellishments, TN sized patterned papers.
When I print on matte photo paper with the Epson Photomate the colors aren't quite the same but it works in a pinch (because only I know what the original printed card/patterned looked like!)
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