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Printing On Vellum - Blog Entry

04 Aug 2006 08:06 AM

Yes, these tip could be helpful--but are you aware of a fantastic product that makes printing perfect on any kind of vellum--on normal ink settings and dries the ink almost instantly??? Use any font you want--as bold and thick and big as you want! And don't stop with inkjet printers...Use your regular markers on vellum and they write like you're printing on cardstock. One stamper said when you treat your paper with this product, stamp ink works like it's StaZon ink.

You could use any brand, metallic or pearly or even patterned vellum? You can even print on all sorts of other surfaces (like transparencies, clay twill tape and ribbon, wood, shrink plastic and more) without smaring, resisting or bledding!

Here's the recent review from Scrapbook Answers: Scrapbook Answers REVIEW June/July 2006

"No inkjet owner should be without this little felt ravioli-shaped pouch. If you have tried-and failed- to print on slick papers such as vellum, metallics, or glossy cover stock, you know the frustrations: The ink smears, takes forever to dry, and prints unevenly on textured papers.

ScraPerfect promises that your print will come out crisp and clear by simply wiping your paper down with the pouch before printing. As an added bonus, the fine powder released by the Perfect Printing Pouch helps the ink dry almost immediately.

We tested the pouch on vellum, metallic paper (usually incompatible with inkjet printers!), and glossy coated paper. Before the pouch, the vellum printed without smearing, but the color was faint and the edges of the text were fuzzy. After using the pouch, printouts were sharp and clear, as if printing on plain paper. Without the pouch, both the metallic paper and the glossy coated paper produced smeary prints, and the glossy paper was still wet after five minutes. Again, we used the Perfect Printing Pouch and were pleased with the results. The prints came out smear free, and both papers dried within 10 seconds. The pouch contains a nontoxic, non-irritating, acid-free, talc-free powder that's compatible with any inkjet printer-but what that powder is remains a tightly guarded secret. The powder does tend to get onto your work surface and hands when you use the pouch, but that's a small price to pay for a perfect print."

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Perfect Printing Pouch from ScraPerfect is the solution for printing on difficult surfaces with an ink jet printer, markers, gel pens or stamping dye ink. It eliminates smearing, bleeding, and resisting on all kinds of vellum and other materials including shiny papers, textured cardstock, transparencies, twill tape, ribbon, muslin fabric, shrink plastic, wood, postage stamps, mulberry paper and more. It also contains an agent to dry the ink quickly.

The Pouch can be described as a felt â€Å"ravioliâ€Â� filled with acid-free, talc-free powders which are applied to the paper surface before printing. The ink adheres perfectly without smearing and dries quickly. It comes in two styles and four color combinations. The Original is 2â€Â�x3â€Â� and is held upright to neatly treat smaller areas such as titles and journaling boxes. The Strap•n•Tap is 3â€Â� x 3.5â€Â�, lays flat, and makes treating larger surfaces like whole sheets of paper faster and easier. It's perfect for wedding invitations and baby announcements. Both styles are lined to prevent messy powder contact with hands. The MSRP for the Original Pouch is $5.95 and $9.95 for the Strap•n•Tap.