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Saturday 19 June 2010

How can I stop my ink bleeding

Please could you lovely bloggers help me, I don't use digi images as I watercolour with distress inks and everytime I print off a digi images and watercolour it bleeds!!!!! It's so annoying as there are some fab digi and I can't use them. I've tried drying with a heat gun first, using fixing spray, waiting 2 week to use a printed images, nothing works! please if you have any tips, hints can you reply hugs Jill xx

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  1. Hi Jill, use some cheap photo copy paper and print your image onto this. Then get some watercolour paper and some masking tape. Tape the some watercolour paper over the top the image and print. Make sure you dryout the ink. Use a heat gun or leave overnight. If you want to paperpiece with a digi image use the same technique masking you DP over the image. Hope this helps you out hunny. Hugs Pascale

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  2. Have you tried setting your printer settings to print differently? I used a lot of digis, and always set my printer to 'Best' quality (Not better' and 'Glossy Paper' even though I use normal cardstock. This is using a inkjet. Give it a go (If you havent already!) xx

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  3. Hi Jill inspired by your question I have just done a tutorial on how I print onto watercolour paper. Here it is.

    Hugs Pascale

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  4. I used to have this problem until I followed Mina's advice. Use a heat gun and get it really close to the paper. You have to keep it moving to avoid scorching the paper. Let it cool and then do it again. I hope this helps.

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  5. Sorry Hun, cant help on this one... I cant do it either and often wondered how other people do it...

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  6. hi hun I always heat set mine,too 3 times,or have you tried,using,clear embossing,powder that works,so well just spinle it on when it comes out of the printer,and then colur it in when its cooled down,I also like the other crafter always,use,best quality when printing,must say if I use,card from the craft barn i never ever get any problems,hugs cheryl xxxxxxxx

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  7. I found a paper from Clear Dollar Stamps.com. Lori McCloskey and I went through different methods to make sure we wouldn't have a bleeding problem. Well, her paper is awesome, and I've had no problems printing and playing with my distress inks.

    Sheila

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