Cardstock and printers

[laurafjv]

Hi all! My best friend asked me to to make baby shower invititations for her sister. I'm totally flattered but also nervous as I'm not that expereinced of a stamper!! She and her other sister said they loved my cards... but I send out the ones I make in card clubs with my demo!

I've been playing with some ideas in my head but I can't figure out how to do the writing on the card with all the info. If I typed something on the computer, can I print it on cardstock? I have SU confetti cardstock and am wondering if that will make it through the printer?

I'd love any advice!! Thanks!!

[laurafjv]

I hope I don't misspell invitations on the real thing

[hangonsnoopea]

I have printed on cardstock before, no problem. Vellum too, although you need to let it dry between prints. I just hit the print button each time I passed the computer room.

There are some really great 'baby' (free!) fonts available, just do a google search.

Julie

[beccabatgirl]

I've printed on cardstock lots of times and had no problems. I just do my first print on cheap paper to make sure everything looks okay.

[laurafjv]

Thanks!! I'm glad to know it should work! Thanks also for the tip ont he fonts... I'll have a look!

[nmslmomto3]

Avery has a free template you can download for using with MS Word, it is for a postcard template, 4 to a page, which works out great for just the inside of the card, I print the info, cut out the paper, cut it down to size and stick it inside, works great. There is one for portrait and one for landscape. I too print on cheap paper first to make sure I have it set up right.

[bondgurl]

I found printable self-adhesive vellum at my local staples too. It was in the scrapbooking section and it's made for inkjet printers.

I've only had a problem with cardstock if I try to run a whole sheet of the SU through it. I think it's too heavy to bend through my printer. But a half or quarter sheet go through fine.

I don't know...picky printer?

[laurafjv]

[QUOTE=bondgurl;5962449]
I've only had a problem with cardstock if I try to run a whole sheet of the SU through it. I think it's too heavy to bend through my printer. But a half or quarter sheet go through fine. QUOTE]


That's what I was thinking... it would be too heavy and wouldn't bend.

[kcmomof3]

I'm sure it probably depends on your printer, but I've never had any problems. I printed the insides of my SIL's baby shower invites in my printer. I also printed "your invited" several times on cardstock, then stamped a hand print over it. That was where I ran into a (small) problem. Even if I let the ink dry, it still came off on my stamp, so I had to clean the stamp before using it for the next one.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll do fine. The avery template is awesome too!

[jtax]

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Originally Posted by bondgurl

I found printable self-adhesive vellum at my local staples too. It was in the scrapbooking section and it's made for inkjet printers.

I've only had a problem with cardstock if I try to run a whole sheet of the SU through it. I think it's too heavy to bend through my printer. But a half or quarter sheet go through fine.

I don't know...picky printer?

Wow, I will definately have to look for that! Very cool!