Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Printing out embellishments - Check your printer settings

Hi! Well, I am not a pro by any means, as far as setting my printer, etc. to get the best quality. I did however waste a little ink and some time to figure out what works best for my printer. I have a typical canon, midgrade, nothing super special. It's special to me though because I couldn't imagine not having it. Most people do not have a super duty special printer, so I figured this post would be helpful. HOPEFULLY, lol.

I will show you images of my settings, that work for me, so when you open your settings, you can compare. If you're really having a hard time, you can try copying my settings, if they don't work play around with one at a time before you figure it out. When you do find the setting that works for you, make sure you click at the bottom left "Always print with these settings."

Here is what I changed, for my printer.....
I changed it to business document

I then changed media type (bottom left) to "Photo paper plus semi gloss" - I chose this because of the cardstock. Cardstock can sometimes have a smooth, matte or sheen to it. 




I clicked "custom" on this, because you can go in and change the settings. 
You can change the saturation, etc. Just remember, the more saturation that you use, the more ink you will use. If you can, try to use the least amount, that way you don't use a ton of ink. That can get really pricey. 

I didn't change anything on this page

And I didn't change anything on this page either. 

I did all this based on the tutorial that they have at Canon. I troubleshooted why my stuff was coming out "pixelated" or "blurry." 

I don't know everything, or even a whole bunch, but I have dabbled, so if you have any questions, let me know. I may  be able to answer it or at least find a place where you can find out :) 

XOXO

Free printable paper, vintage and aged looking

Free printable paper! Woot! They both have a vintage feel to them! So you get the look of the hand aging without the work... 



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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Weekly Roundup, Pinterest Inspiration and Coupons

We'll start off with the pinterest loving ideas, that way by the time we get to the coupons, we will know what we are going to use our coupons for! lol - Need an invitation for pinterest? Let me know!

Love these little envelopes
    Dress up with a t-shirt!
Love this!
   Great gift to give a teacher to get on the good side! lol
  I really thought that these were pretty nifty!
   Cute card for Dad- It says father's day, but I like it for birthday too!
  I am definitely going to make these for my daughter's room!
 Can I just say how much I love this card!
  Got a little modge podge? Make your own plates!
  Great site for beginner sewers!
  Free printable gift box!


 Button Stamps! A wonderful DIY way to create stationary, and do some fast branding on packaging and letter head




 diy gift box 


  Gift Bags Tutorial & Template

How to fold a paper lily How to fold a paper lily 

  Free printable paper

 Tag tutorial!

 Make your own chalkboard tags!

 Free printable calender - I like the patina look to it!

Creative! Toilet paper tubes wrapped in paper or contact paper. For school....students can make individual time capsules.


Dry erase calendar wall art - so cute and easy to do! Great gift idea for someone. DIY Dry erase board


COUPONS! 












I'm in wonderful etsy treasuries this weekend too! You can find them here, click on any if you'd like to go and see more!

  



  






Hope everyone is having a great weekend! We are currently experiencing hurricane Irene right now! Lots of rain and wind! Not too bad, except alot of evacuations locally due to lines being down and a little water on the road.

XOXO