The recommended card stock for the class is too thick to feed through my printer. (Neenah Solar White #110-which I already had, or I could have used a lower weight of Neenah Solar White which I won't buy because I also own Gina K designs and Georgia Pacific and the three serve all my needs.) I will have to re-do all the homework assignments with stamped images on the recommended card stock in order to see how the markers react to that base. I am having a lot of bleeding outside the lines because the Georgia Pacific card stock isn't as absorbent as the Neenah Solar White. I did try my Gina K designs card stock which went through my printer but doesn't seem to blend as well as the Georgia Pacific. Hopefully when I use stamped images on Neenah Solar White card stock, it will be less likely to bleed out of the lines.
Before Taking the Class
I actually had homework before class and learned a few things.
- When printing digital images at home for my copics I need to set it up for matte card stock and don't use the "best" setting for the ink since it makes the images too wet. I just need to use the default.
- I also need to wait two days after printing before coloring or else the ink is still a little wet and will smear. Who knew? I knew that I couldn't use it right away or it would smear, and I knew that if I let it set at least a week I could use it. I had to experiment to find out exactly how many days it takes to dry using the Georgia Pacific cardstock and my printer. Really? How come I knew it didn't smear after several days but couldn't figure out it was because the ink was still wet?
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| Balloon and Gift images courtesy of Sandy Allnock |
