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Has anyone ever tried using glossy photo paper for the techniques that call for glossy paper? I would like to try some of these techniques and my dollar store has packs of (questionable quality) glossy photo paper. Since I doubt that I would make a regular habit of doing these techniques I don't really want to spend a bundle on glossy cardstock. Has anyone else tried this?
I haven't tried too much with glossy photo paper, but I can tell you that the coating bubbles if you try to heat emboss it. I'm curious to see what others have tries.
Hey scrapperbrat, welcome to SCS! I see you made your first post. Not like I'm a senior member or anything...;) Thanks for your input, I may go and buy some photo paper after all.
I tried to do the joseph's coat tech and it works..but you have to be quick as the ink dries much quicker on the photo paper than it does on our glossy. The colors don't blend as well becuase of it.
If you take the glossy paper and use sanding blocks and sand the paper up and down and then take a sponge and ink it up and rub it on the paper you can make an aged look to it. I learned it at one of the demos I went to. I haven't quite figured out how to the pic to post right here, but you can go to my gallery, I just uploaded the pic so it may take some time for approval but take a look. Thanks by sgordon83 at Splitcoaststampers. I hope it works. I am very new to this.
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I'll just get it on Ebay!!
I bought some glossy photo paper (4x6) at my dollar store and aged it with sandpaper and ink. It turned out pretty good, but in some places the coating that makes it glossy started to peel off. Maybe it was just a bad pack but it there probably wouldn't be any problems like that if i didn't use the sandpaper on it.
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I only tried to use the dollar store photo paper for crayon resist and it did not work at all. As for spending a ton on glossy paper, where abouts are you located because most local scrapbooking stores carry it by the sheet for maybe .25 to .50 a sheet.
I haven't tried it with the other techniques mentioned though so I might have to give it another shot. Would the dollar store in question be a Dollarama? Gosh I love that store! LOL
Yup, it is Dollarama. I love to cruise the aisles for bargains but of course the quality is usually bad...although, I have gotten some great things there.
Oh now see...for a dollar store...I think some of the stuff is fairly good quality. And I love some of the "toys" I can use in card making. I just picked up some "charms" I used on a little purse card and I can't believe how many I got in a package for a buck..LOL...I love that store...
DH says they have to rename it though because I never walk out without spending about 20.00...LOL
I haven't tried too much with glossy photo paper, but I can tell you that the coating bubbles if you try to heat emboss it. I'm curious to see what others have tries.
I heat emboss glossy cardstock all the time and have never had it bubble. Maybe its the quality? I use Bindakote its a white glossy cardstock. I use alcohol inks on top of it and then emboss on top of that with never a problem.
I heat emboss glossy cardstock all the time and have never had it bubble. Maybe its the quality? I use Bindakote its a white glossy cardstock. I use alcohol inks on top of it and then emboss on top of that with never a problem.
Glossy cardstock works great -- glossy photo paper doesn't. They look like the same paper, but they behave quite differently (at least mine did!)
had a question about trying to get the "one layer" effect on the glossy cardstock. I have wanted to make some of the "store bought" looking cards using the glossy cardstock and would love some imput on how to go about it; products to use and techiniques to try. I am sure that are a number of you on this talented site that could help me. I love making cards and I get quite a few comments from the ones that I make (have not figured out yet how I can post them; I am ditigally challened) but would like to try the one layer technique
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I think the key is to have cheap photo paper. I've done embossing resist on photo paper and heated pearls. I found that I was fine with the dollar store paper, but the higher quality (it was National Geographic) paper bubbled very easily when heated. I get mine at the 99 cent store and it's worked great for everything I've tried it with! And, it's not as thick as my glossy paper, so I can use it for things that need less weight on them.
Glossy Photo Paper
