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Post by christine58 on Apr 12, 2017 14:37:57 GMT
So my niece has asked me to do the table seating chart for her wedding. I have a couple questions I hope someone can help me with... A. anyone ever used their own printer to print on cardstock (Or should I just go to Staples/Office Max--I'd bring my own Card stock) B. Font suggestion?  |
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Apr 12, 2017 14:49:30 GMT
I have printed on cardstock using my HP printer many many times with great luck! I think it'd be very doable and quite simple. Are you looking for a comparable font to flow with wedding invites or does that matter?
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Apr 12, 2017 14:50:05 GMT
I pretty much ONLY print on cardstock! LOL Brand does make a huge difference, but not necessarily price. The worst to print on is Hobby Lobby/Paper Studio. The colors come out very muted and muddy. The best, for me is some $$ linen photo paper that I buy. But after that I really like American Crafts white textured or ColorBok white textured. The ColorBok is at Walmart! It comes in pads and is very in-expensive, but it looks great when printed on. It's in the scrapbook area. It is also a bit thinner, so if your printer has issues with anything thick - this might be your best choice. It is amazing how good things look printed on textured cardstock. Will you be able to fit it on 8.5x11 paper? Or do you have a large format printer? If she wants it on larger paper, and you don't have a large format printer - you might want to look at having it done commercially. Be sure to go in and bump up your print quality before you print. That makes a huge difference. You should be able to go into your Print Preferences and set it to high quality. Even cheap printers can print some really nice things! As far as font - make sure it is easy to read. I like to mix regular block fonts with script. One of my favorite script fonts is Lavanderia. It is pretty, but easy to read. You can get it for free from Lost Type Coop, by putting $0 in the price..but it is worth paying what you can afford also. Lavanderia FontChampagne & Limousines is a good simple sans serif font that pairs well with it. That is available at DaFont. What software will you be using to create the chart? |
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Post by christine58 on Apr 12, 2017 14:57:29 GMT
What software will you be using to create the chart? She emailed my the lists of tables with names so it's in Word. I am using Bazzill paper (I think). Thank so much for all the suggestions. She doesn't care which font...so I am open to suggestions. |
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Post by christine58 on Apr 12, 2017 14:59:08 GMT
It is amazing how good things look printed on textured cardstock. Will you be able to fit it on 8.5x11 paper? Yes I will do one table on each 8.5 x 11. I have a Nestabiity die to cut them out |
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Post by pas2 on Apr 12, 2017 17:11:29 GMT
We have received numerous invitations printed on cardstock. I believe they used a laser printer.
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Apr 13, 2017 15:58:34 GMT
We have received numerous invitations printed on cardstock. I believe they used a laser printer. Inkjet prints fine on it too. |
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Post by christine58 on Apr 15, 2017 23:32:36 GMT
Just an update...I got the list from her and tested printing on some textured bazill...works like a charm!! thanks all for the encouragement!
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