Silhouette Freebie (part 2) and other things

@mikibell Is it New York Yankees? It looks pretty cool and I can’t see a mistake.

@lisaviolet yes, it is!! I miscalculated the number of pages vs. number of sheets, and have wayyyyy tooo many at the end

@lisaviolet @mikibell I think it’s amazing! Did you use just a rando book, or a Yankees book?

@mikibell Well, it looks pretty cool.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind I used a book from goodwill that was grey and blue – clive someone or another – figured for a first try, use a $2 book.

I am looking to do a HP for my daughter, and I will definitely use a used HP book for that…

@lisaviolet @mikibell @ruouttaurmind Clive someone… Clive Cussler, one of my fav authors. Love his books until he did all the ones working with other authors.

That is pretty cool though, looks like way more work than I would end up doing though.

@mikibell @raccoon81 Clive Cussler, creator of the Dirk Pitt series of books. I’m not sure if he’s still there, I haven’t seen him in a few years, but he lives/lived down the street from me.

@raccoon81 I am sorry, no disrespect intended I was tired. As for the amount of work, took me a few hours, but it was my first attempt. I can see doing it again, easily. I think a ruler with a t-square like end would have made it more accurate and less error prone. My crappy ruler slid a lot !!

@mikibell When I read HP, I thought it was strange that you’d do a book for Hewlett Packard. Then it dawned on me. Oh, Harry Potter!

@raccoon81 Me, too.

@mikibell yes . The big mistake is you should never root for the Yankees. Go Red Sox.

@CaptAmehrican 100% agree… Been a Sox fan most of my life!

@mikibell @raccoon81 @ruouttaurmind I love(d) Clive Cussler books…but his last 8 or so have just been meh…I own all the hardbacks but haven’t managed to read the last few…

@raccoon81 @ruouttaurmind @tightwad wellll…now you know what to do with them

@therealjrn origami, but with books… I have seen it called folded book patterns, etc… I am not sure what the real name is

@mikibell Is there a program or app which helps calculate the folds? Or was this totally self conceived? I think it’s pretty awesome.

@therealjrn I just did a Google search for “bookagami”. There are some incredibly complex designs!

For example this one, folded in the pages of a Harry Potter book.

@ruouttaurmind nice

@ruouttaurmind I bought a pattern…enjoyed it so much, I did buy software…unfortunately, the company is in the UK and I need an activation code…sigh… Will let you know how it goes…

@ruouttaurmind http://www.bookami.co.uk

@mikibell I just stumbled across this. Imma hit a couple yard sales tomorrow to find a suitable book and give it a try.

@ruouttaurmind you know we need help, right??

@mikibell Help? OH! You mean encouragement, right?

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind clicky clicky…

https://vektorrascheln.de/bookart.html

@therealjrn Thx! (But isn’t that the same site I linked above?)

@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn he was scolding you for not providing an obvious link to the site…

@ruouttaurmind I suspect that HP also included cutting the pages. The NYY was just folding. I started simple.

I watched this lady’s videos… Lesson 1-6 are verrrrryyy basic, almost common sense.

She has a website/blog that has a calculator too…didn’t find that until after I started …
http://www.lovebookfolding.com

So, little prep and a total of $5.25 outa pocket to make my first book.

@mikibell Ya, Gryffindor must be a complicated combination of cuts and folds. I love the idea of starting with just folds. It keeps the challenges low and the finish line nigh.

Simple or not, NYY turned out great.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind

he was scolding you for not providing an obvious link to the site…

I totally missed your teeny link–sorry.

@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn seeeee size DOES matter!! The gift was “the best gift ever!” . . although, I know for a fact he got a signed jersey in a display case… (no idea whose jersey it was!)…

@ruouttaurmind nope…vinyl works because of the kiss cut, leaving the backing in place… Try a fluffy sweatshirt or tshirt, as well as sticking your hands to the mat… (My hands aren’t oily enough to make a difference…) …

Or use a spatula/small putty knife to remove the pieces rather than pulling the paper up. Or flip the mat over and remove the mat from the paper, instead of the paper from the mat.

@mikibell I’ll give it a go. Thank you!

@ruouttaurmind fingers crossed for you! …that is one reason I like the mats I suggested in the deal thread, less conditioning needed for using with paper…

@ruouttaurmind Once upon a time I had a brand new Silhouette mat, used regular weight paper and I couldn’t peel it off. I complained to Amazon, they said send it back, we’ll replace it.

And I did. With ripped paper and all.

@lisaviolet The first mat I ordered from Amazon must have been sitting in the heat somewhere because the adhesive was so tacky I had trouble peeling up the protective sheet. Amz just issued a refund and told me to recycle the defective mat. Obviously not recyclable, but they have to be PC about such things I guess.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind great for making stencils!!! that is how I would recycle it

@ruouttaurmind P.S. Happy Birthday to mom??

@mikibell One more week for her. I’m up to 11 dozen paper flowers of all varieties of colors and shapes. My goal was 12 doz. On Saturday I’ll load them all into a Priority Mail box and send them off to her with a pair of little sterling feather earrings. She loves the little silver feathers with turquoise. A box full of paper flowers and some earrings, just for fun.

@ruouttaurmind pictures or it didn’t happen (wow…)

@mikibell I’ll take some pics when they’re ready to box up. TBH, 130 paper flowers is quite a bit less impressive in person than it seems in concept. I’d probably need three times that number to be truly impressive.

@mikibell Yes! You can! What is your stampmaker? Are you making it or having it custom made? If custom made, don’t get a pre-inked one.

Basic tools

Embossing powder

Embossing pad (like Versamark)

Heat tool

Cornstarch and an old sock (I’m serious)

@lisaviolet I was going to ask that next – do I try to make it myself, with the stamp maker you recommended, or for the sake of the cleanness crispness? of lettering do I get it custom? Do you have someone you recommend?

Cornstarch?? as the embossing agent?

@mikibell Honestly, for someone else’s wedding, I’d probably have a pro make the stamp (and give it to the wedding couple as a present).

The way I do it, is powder the paper I’m embossing with the cornstarch in the sock, then blow off the extra. When you do the actual stamping and sprinkle the embossing powder over the stamped image, the cornstarch goes a long way towards preventing the embossing powder from sticking on the paper that doesn’t have the image on it.

I guess you’d call it a kind of “overspray”. Most of the excess knocks off more easily with the cornstarch (or they have commercial products that do the same, but the cornstarch in the sock is a lot cheaper). After you’ve used the heat tool, a small paint brush can be used to brush off any leftover embossing powder.

You can get embossing powder at any craft store. There are tons of colors and brands to choose from. And a little goes a long way.

Before I got my own stampmaker, I used rubberstamps.net.

Your project sounds like fun.

@lisaviolet gotcha… makes complete sense! I am a little intrepid about doing this – all of it is my present to them He already bought DIY invites, so I am going to use whatever I can, i.e. envelopes and such, but the time, paper, dodads are all on me. TBH, he is my favorite of alllll the family, possibly tied with my fil, and worth this and more.

@lisaviolet Soooo I am about to order the stamp – the invitations are about 5x7 in size – would you recommend ordering 1 stamp with all the wording or 2 stamps with half of the wording each? Worried about not getting a clear stamp with the large one, and not lining up properly with the smaller …

@mikibell One stamp.
And one of these.

I have a smaller one and it’s amazing for uniform placement.

Are you excited?

@lisaviolet I am terrified!!! the only bonus, I am making the blanks, so if they are ruined, it is my work lost!

I bought only 15 extra response cards though… kinda nerve racked!!!

@lisaviolet dumb question – does rubberstamps.net do clear stamps?? I don’t see it as an option.

@lisaviolet oh… disregard… I think I understand the mounting block thing you sent now I need to get unmounted rubber stamps to use it …

@mikibell Great! I know you’ll love it. Have you watched any video on them?

I’ve found it helps to have a pad under mine, but then my work surface isn’t really level.

@lisaviolet no… at work at the moment… and waiting for final approval of the wording and getting tense … sigh!!!

@lisaviolet I order it, some mounting sticky stuff, aleenes (sp?) tack it over and over, and dark blue ink (already have black) – right?? try to match the ink as close to the embossing powder as possible?? Ordering stamps tomorrow (fingers crossed) and will start cutting the invites this weekend.

@mikibell Those are going to be awesome! So much fun to make, I bet.

@mikibell Sorry I didn’t post this earlier, I didn’t even think about it until this morning.

You mentioned using ink. Here is another option. It’s clear. When I stamp, it’s what I use. The only time I use colored ink is when I’m using a stamp made with the Mint.

@mikibell So, how are they coming along?

@mikibell I finally broke down and bought a font manager, but made sure the license allowed two computers.

Fonts are fun, thank you for the link. I want to try my hand at engraving (I got one of the Chomas tools).

@mikibell I love those!

@RiotDemon totally not mine, just reading up on it because someone asked if it could be done with the machine. but they are pretty!

Same lady did these…

@mikibell they’d be great for a permanent wedding bouquet.

@mikibell well… now there is ONE left…

@mikibell and then there were none… I tried

@mikibell I was late to the dance. Otherwise I would have grabbed one.

@mikibell you know how I can tell you’re crafty? When most people on the internet redact an image, they scribble. If they’re feeling fancy, they may apply a mosaic filter. But you? You break out rainbows, flowers, AND sparkles!

@djslack Some people on the internet are realllly slick on parsing out things that are scribbled over – I wanted to add my own level of difficulty – with pizzazz!

@mikibell When I looked at the pic, my first thought was “How in the world did she do all that with HTV?”

Then I read the description.

@mikibell Thanks, I’d love to have one, I’ve been looking at them.

I wish I could get one. Budget is pretty tight right now. I really would like to get one.

@lisaviolet I hear you… I need another machine like I need another hole in my head, though. I don’t want to invest in cricut pieces parts again, either. Trying to sell it all off. Will keep the cake machine, and stick with silhouette.

@mikibell Kind offer. Thank you. In concept, the new blade control system is very intriguing. And the scoring wheel options are pretty sweet. I see lots of potential there. But that $400 entry fee. Ouch. Plus tools and accessories, it’s going to hover closer to $500.

Like @lisaviolet, I’d love to play with one, but I’m still facing a $7K HVAC system replacement, so my budget just isn’t up for it.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind I hear that.

The equipment that runs our pool (25 years old) was in pretty bad shape and one of the pipes that takes the water to the filter broke. He decided that this year he’s finally going to get new equipment and replace all of the pipes and fittings, as well as rebuild the deck the equipment sits on.

He did the work himself, which saved money.

One of the reasons I hadn’t jumped on a Cricut yet is the cost of the options. I’m a little obsessed with that. I want all the stuff! Right now!

And even if we could afford it, there’s no real estate. We’d need a she shed for my stuff and I already commandeered the garage. lol

@lisaviolet My hot rod stuff has gone the opposite direction. It’s overflowing from the garage into one of my spare bedrooms. LOL!

@ruouttaurmind buuuuuuuuttttttt… look at THESE:

https://www.uscutter.com/USCutter-MH-Series-Vinyl-Cutter-w-VinylMaster-Cut-Design-Cut-Software

https://www.uscutter.com/Vinyl-Cutter-Starter-Kit

@ruouttaurmind and here is what is REALLY on my wish list:

https://www.closetohomestores.com/shop/Preowned-Machines/p/Brother-10-Needle-Embroidery-Machine-x25976291.htm

@mikibell $12K??? GADS!

The large format plotters seemed interesting at first, but by the time you’ve configured it, and paid for software license, it’s not far off from a Graphtec.

@ruouttaurmind they come with the software… but I just grabbed any large format cutter

@ruouttaurmind on clearance!! 12k

@mikibell USED on clearance! Wow. Definitely outside my hobby budget.

they come with the software…

When I looked at the various configuration options, I only saw two choices for software. $120 and $416. I didn’t realize those were optional upgrades. So without spending any time reading the lit, I’m assuming it comes with some kind of starter software like the Silhouette and Cricut do. Either that, or they adhere to some kind of industry control standard which makes them compatible with the usual sign shop software.

@ruouttaurmind the sewing machine comes with software too

Hubby has been searching for a replacement for his favorite hat. He found the right hat, but it is missing the fleur-di-lis and BSA logo. He asked if I could add them. Told him I needed THAT machine to do it Truth be told, the single needle version would do it, but can’t help but trrryyyy for the 10 needle version!!!

@debraae Welcome.

There are a lot of crafty things shared here. Be sure to check out the first Freebie thread, link in the first post here by @mikibell (heh, what a misnomer, if we’re not sharing our work, we’re sharing what really looks fun and wouldn’t you like to have that links).

I have three Cameos. Version one and two Cameo 3s. I had a Silhouette SD, which I gave to a friend.

I have a Mint and a Curio. I like the Mint, but haven’t really done much with the Curio (I got the Mint and Curio in a batch deal from Silhouette).

Show us your work!

@lisaviolet @mikibell Thanks for the welcome, I will scroll through the threads and check everything out! Here’s an image that I had handy of a few gifts I made and I’ll share some other goodies eventually.

Is everyone members of the big FB Silhouette groups?

@debraae @lisaviolet I have seen those before, so we must have crossed paths… Very nice seems the wrong phrase for vampire slaying gear!

Welcome!! I have wayyyy too many machines to list, downsizing so I can actually do some work!!

@lisaviolet @mikibell Hi and thanks! I posted the same picture in another meh thread this week cause I had it handy on my iPad and it’s a phrase from the tv show

LOL I know the feeling… I should probably downsize some of my craft supplies!

So, here’s a picture of said bracelet. I don’t know why it looks like the dinos are colored in, they are not.

@lisaviolet Nice. Curio?

@ruouttaurmind Cameo.

https://journal.lisaviolet.com/lv/article/etching_with_the_silhouette

Two days ago I sprayed the other side of the dino bracelet with red paint and it’s taking forever to dry, but I can’t do a thing with it until it is completely dry. I want to see how it looks etched.

@lisaviolet Okey doke, you’ve just managed to clobber at least five or six hours of my schedule this weekend…

@ruouttaurmind I know, right?

You see one thing that looks interesting, then before you know it, you’re down the rabbit hole.

And the funny thing is this one of the reasons I decided to try it was @moose not doing the goat trophies because he didn’t like etching.

I just wanted to see for myself if it was doable.

It is.

@lisaviolet I just finished reading your blog post about it. You write:

I couldn’t see the dinos to my satisfaction

May I offer another option to your solution?

When I refurbish gauge clusters and switch controls on my vintage auto projects, the engraved labeling is often obscured by years of wear and tear and debris. After cleaning and polishing the item (for example the ignition switch bezel), the engraved labeling is difficult to see (just like your dinos!).

Here’s a before and after of a Mod T ignition cluster:

So I use bowling ball paint sticks to fill in the engraved area, which makes the lettering show up much better, illustrated by this '64 Mustang switch bezel:

WTF are bowling ball paint sticks? It’s the paint a bowling ball shop uses to fill in the letters after engraving a bowling ball. They look like this, and are available in every imaginable color, and usually a buck or two per stick:

It’s easy to use… basically you smear it into the crevices of the engraved area, then wipe the surface clean. The paint is left in the letters and the surface remains shiny. After a day or so the paint is dry, glossy and durable.

@ruouttaurmind Ooo…moar supplies!

The Sharpie and the special pen both wiped off with not much rubbing. I’ll put these on my list. Thank you!

@ruouttaurmind I just found them at Airgas. My husband goes there for his stuff! Only .95 for a black one.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind is it bad that I am considering taking a week off while my husband is gone, so I can play with my toys??

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Not at all. Me time is very important to our mental health.

@ruouttaurmind So, last week I remind my husband “the next time you go to airgas…”

This morning, I check the company bank account (I do this everyday, because thieves). There’s a charge from Airgas.

He’s getting in the shower. I stomp into the bedroom “Hey, when did you go to Airgas? Why didn’t you get my marking pen?” He denies ever having any conversation about this pen. I repeat our conversation, mimicking his voice when he told me “Airgas doesn’t have anything that cheap.”

I stomped out. Then I went over to the Airgas website, found the pen and printed out the page and put it on his desk. He just left, paper in hand. He has other stuff he has to get so he’s going to swing by Airgas.

@lisaviolet

@ruouttaurmind He gets home. They don’t have these in stock, closest place is Bakersfield. They can order them for him. Have them shipped.

So, I go sign up for an online account, tied to the regular account.

Put one paint stik in the cart. Go to checkout.

Pen: .95
Hazmat fee: .80
Processing: 5.25

$7.54 for a .95 paint stik. Yeah, no.

@lisaviolet Well, here’s a pack of 12 for $5.60 as an add-on item. Do you have Prime?

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind
“Will mark on wet, dry, oily, rusty, icy, smooth or rough surfaces” - so I can use this in a variety of places on my husband?

@lisaviolet

@ruouttaurmind Damn, the add on is just white. I’m looking for darker colors, but great find!

@lisaviolet Maybe start with these to see how they work out?

@ruouttaurmind I guess I could. If they don’t, then I can just throw them at speeding cars on our street. lol

@djslack Thx. Grabbed one just because.

@djslack thank you!

@djslack @ruouttaurmind Best reason ever!

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind do you guys play in this group?? https://www.facebook.com/groups/silhouteecurio/

There is a guy there, named Carl, omg, his work is sooooo beautiful – I want to kick him every time he posts his works of art… and they are works of art!

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind I don’t. I don’t belong to too many groups. I tried and was overwhelmed with all the people…if I didn’t check in every two seconds, there were five thousand more posts to look at. lol

@lisaviolet hehehe I turn off most notifications… Not a lot of activity, but worth it to see his work!

@ruouttaurmind The 751 is a cast vinyl vs a calendared vinyl like 651. That means it is formed as a thin sheet instead of rolled into a sheet like a pie crust, so cast vinyl will not tend to shrink like calendared vinyl will. It also allows it to be thinner with no stresses on the sheet product.

This leads to longer durability especially outdoors, but the product comes at a higher cost as production is more time consuming.

They both have their places, this is some of the good stuff. And this is a good deal on it.

@djslack BTW, also available in a 12x12 79 sheet assortment, if that’s more appealing. Same price, same discount code.

@ruouttaurmind you are a very very bad man!!!

@mikibell Aye, you may speak the truth… but I’m not sure how that applies here?

I mean… I’m just doing a public service by alerting my fellow crafters to money saving opportunities. It’s like… It’s like I’m a modern Robin Hood. Robbing deals from the wealthy craft suppliers and spreading those savings across the land!

@ruouttaurmind If I save my family any more money, we will be broke!! (Not a bad place to be!!)

If you weren’t tempted by @ruouttaurmind the first go round, I just noticed that swing is selling the same bundle on Amazon for $37, free shipping. No coupon code required.

Mine shipped from them today. I guess I know to check Amazon next time before buying directly from them.

@djslack looks like that’s the thicker 651 vinyl

@Ignorant you’re right, I wasn’t paying close attention, it just showed up in a recommended items listing and I thought “damn, I just bought that.” I didn’t look at the number at all, even when I commented before that this was the good stuff.

Thank you. Anger retracted.

@djslack And you still paid a fair price and get a buttload of vinyl.

@djslack @ruouttaurmind I have to say, I was disappointed by the sofontsy card – card redemption area only… and that the colors are all rolled as one, not separate rolls.

@mikibell All rolled as one is a bummer. So you’ve got to go through and re-roll them all so you won’t have to dig through in the future. Now that you mention it, Swing Design did the same thing with the segments I ordered from them. No center roller, just 10 colors wrapped around each other.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind mine were all rolled separately. No cores, but I know they were cut off longer rolls so I didn’t expect them. Haven’t looked at the card stuff yet.

@ruouttaurmind screening is something I’d love to play with, but it’s way down my list. So I haven’t tried but I suspect you would have seepage issues. Vinyl just isn’t going to bond to the screen like emulsion will.

I suspect if it worked screenprinters would already be doing it because it would cut down their setup.

@djslack At first I thought so too, but then I watched this:

@ruouttaurmind Huh. Neat.

I stand corrected.

@djslack Vid makes it seem super simple too. My creative juices started boiling.

I’m pretty handy in the shop, I can’t imagine it would be much effort to rig up some kind of multi-screen jig with scraps I have laying around. Just clamp in the Speedball screens and ready for multi-color screening.

@djslack @ruouttaurmind I have seen people use it for silk screening on cookies, which in my mind is even more challenging than a shirt.

as for a jig, our silk screening equipment has a swiveling bracket with a peg on it on each end of the platform. The screens have a L bracket on each end screwed into the wood and the set on those pegs to keep alignment – very primitive. Want me to send a picture of it??

We get our screen frames and screen material at dick blicks.

I like the lady that does those videos, but she is sooooooo loud. Very knowledgeable though.

@mikibell I’ve seen professional screening jigs, but if yours is homespun, I’d really like to see. At your convenience though. No rush since I’m unlikely to broach this until the fall.

@ruouttaurmind I know my husband purchased ours… not sure if it is “professional” Have to silk screen bsa shirts this weekend, so I will be able to get the pictures soon – ignore the disaster we call our garage!

@ruouttaurmind ignore the mess in our garage!

@mikibell Wow. Super sturdy!

@ruouttaurmind yeah my husband said to me… all it is is angle iron…

Here is the press in use:
http://onmyhonor.com/tcubshirts/

@ruouttaurmind thanks. They no longer have a warehouse deal one

@ruouttaurmind Got one on Amazon. I’ve wanted one of these for a while, when I finally decided to grab one, they no longer had them.

Glad they’re back!

Thanks.

@ruouttaurmind 15% off with coupon code 15OFFAUGUST good until 8/3

@mikibell Strong grip is my enemy!

@mikibell Oh, looky there! Light grip is 3 for $10.91

@mikibell Ordered! TU and repped. Thanks OP!

Oh, wait… wrong forum for that…

Thank you for posting this!

@lisaviolet I like! Did you have any success with those paint sticks?

@ruouttaurmind he hasn’t gone to airgas yet. He has an account there and gets shop supplies. Next time he heads over there.

I got some metallic paint on Amazon. I’ok try those next.

@ruouttaurmind paint sticks will be here Monday. They’re white. All twelve of them.

@lisaviolet At least a reasonable price to try them out and see if they’ll do what you need.

@ruouttaurmind They’ll work! Just ordered different colors. Thank you!

@lisaviolet

@ruouttaurmind I wish.

@lisaviolet I haven’t researched this model at all, but Cricut’s convoluted cartridges and content subscription stuff for their other models put me off of Cricut. If this model uses the same strategy, I’m instantly not interested.

@ruouttaurmind If I had unlimited funds I’d look seriously at a different cutter, just to try it out, but I initially went with a silhouette because it DIDN’T need cartridges.

When you’re content with what you have, why change? If I ever do get some other model, it would probably have a larger (wider) cutting area.

One that I’ve looked at a lot is a Zing. No plans to get one, but window shopping is sure fun.

@lisaviolet The Brother is pretty interesting to me. I like the integrated scanner, and combination cut/emboss/etch capably. And the deeper cutting capability. And it’s commercial grade cutting/embossing torque. I do not care for it’s price.

@lisaviolet I DO remember that! Lots of potential with the architecture of that card. Change the design, change the glitter color and you can match just about any occasion.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind do either of you know a safe pdf to png converter? I am sooooo behind on these wedding invites. I think I finally have the right size output, but when I did a screenshot and pasted into paint, it changed the dimensions.

I am sick and whineyish, so please excuse my frustrations

@lisaviolet and to make it worse, I need 3.5x5 and 3.5x7.75 inch stamps. Think I am going to print them on an 8x10 and cut them? Is that doable?

@mikibell Depending on how much needs to be converted, I can do it for you with Photoshop?

@ruouttaurmind I have photoshop! X3…but it won’t launch… I think a windows update is running.

I have a 5x8 invitation, a 3x5 reponse card and a 3x5 address thing. i have NO idea what is involved, so please be honest if it is hard.

@ruouttaurmind p.s.

@mikibell easy peasy. Stand by for whisper…

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Have you tried acrobat to convert?

https://blogs.adobe.com/documentcloud/acrobat-101/save-a-pdf-file-as-an-image-jpeg-png-or-tif/

So, the stamps aren’t made yet? That’s what you need the png for?

@lisaviolet Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator… they all do this. But Photoshop or Illustrator provide a bit more control than Acrobat to ensure the best possible output file.

Does the Mint require PNG? I was wondering why PNG rather than JPG.

@ruouttaurmind The Mint won’t make a stamp large enough. And you have to be really fast to emboss. The ink is proprietary so using something like Versamark or other inks won’t work. It’s kind of self inking. You squirt the ink on the stamp, wait, then wipe off the excess and it’s good for about fifty stampings.

Interesting about the conversion. I wonder if I can do that in Paint Shop Pro.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind
Can be any of the below

(Must be .bmp, .jpg, .gif or .png black & white)
✓ No inverting or mirroring required: upload image as it is to appear when stamped

My adobe doesnt save as a picture for an option

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Have you tried any of the online free converters?

I’d be willing to try, but not tonight. It’s past my bedtime. lol

I’ll be back on at six PDT tomorrow morning.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind Ok, so he had to change the URL of his wedding site, because it is case sensitive!! grrrrrr… meanwhile I had updated my ms office to 2013 (gave the kids the 2016 version ) Downloaded the google fonts that he used, recreated in Publisher and was able to save as png there!!! I had to bold the font, because they were very faint fonts and the stamp site was making holes in the fonts!
Thank you both for the assistance. I am on the mend and less winey…

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Great!

Glad to see that you’re feeling better, it suckd to have deadlines and feel crappy.

@mikibell Just let me know if you need anything else. I’m pretty peppy with that kind of stuff. And would be very happy to help.

@ruouttaurmind you know what they say…measure twice, cut once? Is there a proofread saying?

@mikibell How much gas do these machines use?

@therealjrn just a little…wish it were rocket fuel… I am tired and ready to be done with this.

Not to mention, I am covered in what looks like stripper glitter!!!

@mikibell Stripper glitter lol

@mikibell Isn’t that fun? I’m glad everything is going smoothly.

@lisaviolet yup… I knew you jinxed it – i changed a file and now neither will cut properly My luck.

@mikibell I’m sorry. Blame the goat.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind Thank you so much for listening and your support!!

Here are final results – They asked for 85, I made 92 and gave them the parts for 6 more. I just ran out of time and energy. Another thing crossed off the list!!!
Envelope:

invite:

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind
Put together:

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Those turned out really nice. Were they happy?

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind my nephew was… not sure about his future spouse… he is in a snit because I was delayed in making them. Meh!

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Geez. Bridezilla, am I right?

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind

Things I learned:

That gold glitter “paper” from Joann’s – not paper. It is like a plastic sticker. I was sick of it getting gummed up, I just put the blade on 8 and let it cut through the backing too. Was easier than breaking the pieces.

Coverstock was the most prone to error. I used brand new mats and still 1 in 10 got hung up in the machine.

Know what parts show. There were times where those little spokes ripped. The only ones that mattered were on that final ring. If an edge isn’t perfect, don’t sweat it if it is in the inside of the folded object.

Know your glue/adhesive correction tolerance. That gold stuff, once it was set, there was no moving it. I had bought the glue you recommended LisaViolet, with the fine tip – couldn’t find it to save my life. Ended up using the 3 in 1 from Beacon. It worked, lots of strings though.

Flat surfaces are a must. I didn’t have a clear surface for matting stuff. That was a bad thing.

The software gets finicky with multiple machines. It keep wonkying the settings. I have to play with it more, but it didn’t consistently give me the autoblade for the cameo 3.

I made all those cuts to the glitter, some of the coverstock, the card stock and the glossy card stock using the same premium blade that I have had in my machine for a while – I was quite surprised that it still cut so cleanly.

Don’t sweat the small imperfections. There were so many whiskers, but if I fixed them all, I would still be there. With all the glitter flying about, most of them blended in.

There is definitely a time to turn off the machine and call it quits for the night. I wish I had listened to my body and done it sooner, because I think it was part of the waste of the paper.

Have at least 1/3 extra in backup, if you are as awful at this as I am. I didn’t have any extra gold, and I ruined 2. I didn’t purchase it, so it made it hard to replace. Everything else, I had plenty.

Thank the good Lord for having the good luck to finally finish things!!!

@lisaviolet yes, he is. I know I was late, he knows what craziness my life has been. Yet, he was still passive aggressive about my nephew not being insistent enough that they HAD to be done asap. Like I didn’t know the invites are the linch pin of a wedding!

Course, it was HIS name I screwed up on the stamp

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Good tips, all.

One of my problems is making a project with cardstock that I got a year or more ago and it’s been discontinued. Which I didn’t even realize happens until I screw up my last sheet.

@lisaviolet ouch… did you google it? or try ebay? I have found stuff at like craftsforless or such after discontinued.

@mikibell I did. I even looked at google images to see if someone had it. I finally found something with the same name on Amazon, I’d kind of not wanted to get it because it was more than I wanted to pay, but the description said “pack of three”. Three paper pads? I do the math, pretty cheap. Order it. Only one showed up. And it was the wrong stuff. Weird, same manufacturer, same product name, but not what I wanted.

The seller just refunded all of my money (because of the shipping mix-up, they didn’t have any others to send).

@lisaviolet bummer…

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind btw… Bitchy bride’s dad STILL hasn’t mailed the invitations out. He “forgot” to send them, even though he works at the post office!!! Sooo not my fault !! And I might have gotten a little bit of satisfaction in pointing out no one had received their invite yet! Yup… Totally tarnished my halo this week…

@lisaviolet @mikibell @ruouttaurmind
/giphy tarnished halo

@mikibell Super good job!

@mikibell Great job.

But also, those strawberries… mmmmm!

@reg036 Cool beans… however, in my house, that would be an offense that would cause you to lose fingers – please ask permission first hahahahahahahahahahah

@mikibell well the software is on my laptop so it’s a equal share agreement lol. Plus I have to help her out with Photoshop all the time.

@reg036 sounds like a fair trade then… I am not good at sharing… My husband would be the first and LOUDEST to tell ya that…

@mikibell Still, it looks better than the “touch a buck” promotion.

@therealjrn or buck a touch!!

@mikibell

@mikibell People won’t know. They’ll think that’s how it’s supposed to be. I think it looks good.

@lisaviolet sweeeet!

@lisaviolet very nice…

@lisaviolet @mikibell The card, not the snow.

@mikibell I like that, it turned out nicely.

@lisaviolet her first comment was that is cute…then she said you are sooooooo embarrassing! Her friends liked the shirt…hahhaahahah

@mikibell Aah… if only there was a magic bullet.

Since there is a strong influence of “art” in graphic arts, it’s all about what looks good to you. I have had job applicants with years of schooling who’s portfolios look like a trainwreck of misfortune, and I’ve had newbie summer interns with practically no training at all who seem to be able to work magic with space and color and balance and shape.

I suppose it’s a bit like reading “Elements of Style” then setting out to write the next “For Whom The Bell Tolls” because you now know everything you need about creative writing. I don’t know if it can be an acquired skill as much as a talent.

BUT… there is a very brief online guide at Canva… somewhat like “An Idiot’s Guide to Design”. It actually gives some decent pointers in a simple, illustrated manner. Have a peek: https://www.canva.com/learn/design-elements-principles/

They offer a couple more semi-helpful guides in their learning center: https://www.canva.com/learn/design/?s=design-inspiration&section=5b235d0ec02b2

I am in no way affiliated with Canva or Canva.com. I’m simply pointing to this online resource in response to a request. Not spam!

@ruouttaurmind danke… I am more apt to write a novel than create an artwork which is aesthetically pleasing!! However, I readily admit it

Thank you for the recommendation, I think I stumbled onto their page when I did a “basics of graphics arts” google search …

@mikibell I also encourage you to visit this linky for some ideas you can liberate from @ACraigL. https://shirt.woot.com/catalog?q=acraigl

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind More power to you. My stick figures would make a six year old give me a facepalm lol.

@reg036 @ruouttaurmind OMG… totally doing text… and stealing images and welding them together!! I am a computer geek, not an artist!!!

@reg036 @ruouttaurmind
see… all from google images that are allowed for use after modification – as far as I am aware I am doing it “legally”?? tracing images and modifying them. Don’t intend on selling it, regardless…

hmmm like it better without the bottom of the heart, I think!!

@mikibell That is awesome! VERY well done!

Don’t get embroiled into the creative commons nonsense. Since the images are for your own personal use and will have very limited public exposure, I say just use what you need. Change as necessary, but don’t bother changing just for the sake of copyright.

Before anyone bothers to flame for condoning IP theft, I speak from the perspective of the copyright holder of about 10TB of copyrighted text, images and photographs as well as half a dozen PC programs. I have vested interest in the sensible enforcement of copyrights, but NO PATIENCE for the pedagogues who would rather drop dead than to see even a single harmless unauthorized use of their beloved intellectual creativity.

@mikibell

@ruouttaurmind
/define pedagogue

NOUN

• 1 a teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one.

@compunaut @ruouttaurmind
./.define pedantic

adjective
of or like a pedant.

./.define pedant
Noun
A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

E.g. pompous jerk

@ruouttaurmind I get the copyright concern and want to be respectful. It annoys me to no end when people just steal other people’s work. For the sayings, chlorine is my perfume and swim hair, don’t care, there are dozens of etsy sites with images I could easily trace, but that feels like I am stealing. Creating my own designs makes me feel better. Course, I didn’t take the time to see if they are trademarked phrases, so maybe I am full of hot air??

@mikibell if you’re not selling it or otherwise using it for profit, it should be cool.

That may not be the letter of the law, but it should be the spirit of it.

@ruouttaurmind I kinda sorta cut her head off…only had grey sweatshirts, so she got black vinyl…

@mikibell Looks fantastic! Great work.

@reg036 @ruouttaurmind @lisaviolet …the strip flock moved as I was pressing it

@mikibell @reg036 @ruouttaurmind It looks good.

@lisaviolet @reg036 @ruouttaurmind
Last shirts for a while… Starting Christmas projects…

Pink out citywide…

@mikibell Very nice! I especially like the splash. Well done.

@mikibell They turmed out nicely. I bet she’s happy.

@reg036 No link huh? Let me & @lichme get that for you.
/wootstalker https://home.woot.com/offers/cricut-standard-grip-mat-12x12-2-mats-9?ref=w_cnt_wp_0_6

Cricut Standard Grip Mat, 12"x12", 2 Mats
Price: $7.99
Condition: New

@therealjrn , Sorry mobile and working so time was limited.

@reg036 ITM, thank you for your courage.

@reg036 Damn, missed out. Weird week.

@therealjrn I am unfamiliar with whether or not this is a quality brand, but I recently purchased a 20 sheet package of construction paper at… Dollar Tree maybe? Choice of assorted or single colors.

EDIT: Nvm, I just realized the image indicates 50 count 9x12 inch sheets, but the actual product being offered is 50 count 18x24 inch sheets, dark green. If you can do something with that much dark green paper, it is a good deal.

@ruouttaurmind
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn You could make a paper mache Green giant Halloween costume!

Ho ho ho, Green Giant!

@compunaut cool beans. I have this machine. I use it with separate cutting blade and mats for paper… It comes with silicone covers for the components so food doesn’t get into it. Uses cartridges and online designs.

$30 is a great price!!

@mikibell So you’re the fun mom, aren’t you. Like among all your kids friends you’re known as the fun mom I bet.

@ruouttaurmind nope, not at all. I am known as the tough mom, the old fashioned “you don’t get away with crap in my house” mom. My own kids don’t know anything different when it comes to mom creating stuff for them. They know other moms don’t, but their helicopter overachiever mom does (hahahhahahah)

My son was more annoyed that I forgot to order the shirt from Amazon!!! (He created the safety 3rd design in his laser engraving program.)

The other kids think is it cool that I do this, and anything else my kids need and admire that my kids can tell me ANYthing (and do), but wouldn’t trade their parents for me because I make my kids toe the line.

Most days, my kids love and respect me and are great kids… so I am good with being the tough mom!

@mikibell Good for you!! You are a parent of a different era, to be sure. More parents should follow your lead. This was always a major arguing point with the ex. I subscribe to responsibility and accountability. New concepts to her kids. It didn’t go well.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@ruouttaurmind meh… my husband and I work to do our best for the kids. We are, by far, not perfect, and neither are our kids We could do much better – so that my house would be clean and grades higher, but it is all a balancing act. My kids appreciate the boundaries and freedoms they are given. Hopefully, it will continue for the next 10 years or so until they are “adults”!!!

@therealjrn a lot of people recommend that storage cart. The top is the right size for the machines

@mikibell @therealjrn Unfortunately the drawers are too narrow for 12x12 medium.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind

Unfortunately the drawers are too narrow for 12x12 medium.

That seems to me a stunning oversight.

@therealjrn Ya, plenty of other crafty diciplines which use other medium sizes and types I guess. If you were into scrapbooking or sewing for example, there would be lots of storage space there for your embellishments and such.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
I prefer the IRIS scrapbook cart
/image IRIS scrapbook cart

@compunaut Definitely large enough for 12x12 media. I really like the compartment spaces on the top. Forty bucks though… and I’d need probably 3.

@compunaut @ruouttaurmind I have these for my cake making supplies… they are nice… Use 60% off coupons, @ruouttaurmind. I also have the wire grid cubes, with a totally redneck modification, I zip tied the shelves in to hold the containers like the ones in the rack above.
I have asked my boys to make me one or two of these:

https://jennifermaker.com/12x12-vertical-scrapbook-paper-storage-organizer-diy/
but I won’t hold my breath!!!

@compunaut @mikibell @ruouttaurmind

I really like these. But…cats.

I can’t have anything that isn’t completely covered.

@compunaut @lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind easy enough to sew a cover…get fancy with zippers and such… Go simple with ties…

@mikibell That’s a really nice looking solution.

The pricing on materials in that article are a bit optimistic though. I estimate around $150 and six to eight hours to do one exactly like that, maybe $200 for a double. Add another $30ish to include an enclosed back and hinged front door. After all, if you’re gonna go for it, might as well be all-in.

But it is very sharp to be sure. I guess if I was going to do one it would be a double-wide with a double swinging door and enclosed rear. Also, I probably wouldn’t bother with so many shelf supports so close together.

@compunaut @mikibell @ruouttaurmind

I have a couple of Kobalt storage cabinets in the garage that work nicely.

One has my cardstock, the other has the other stuff. Tools, adhesives, ribbons, ink, embellishments, laminator, Mint, Curio, etc…

@mikibell DD’s are a much more recent development. DMS is more old school, and the traditional navigator’s format.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind I’d prefer DMS. I’m old-school that way

@compunaut @mikibell @ruouttaurmind Another vote for DMS. Those decimal degrees are for them thar newfangled computers.

@compunaut @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn okee dokee… will convert them all
Need to figure out what to do with the homeless people in the family – might be temporary vinyl with a “TBD” on it lol!

@compunaut @mikibell @ruouttaurmind

@therealjrn Nerd humor.

@mikibell 0°

@mikibell Maybe consider using Galactic coordinates? Earth’s location in the galaxy is charted as 359° 56′ 39.4″, −0° 2′ 46.2″

@ruouttaurmind they already think I am abby-normal…that would just nail the coffin lid shut!

@lisaviolet So sweet. I swear Imma make one of those balloons one of these days…

@lisaviolet wow…just wow…

@mikibell Thanks. I’m trying to figure out the bows, I bought a Bowdabra and that didn’t work right out of the gate, now I’m trying the ProBow the Hand. I made a gorgeous nine inch bow, but not having any luck with the small bow. They gave me a link for a video with a simple bow, I’ll try that later today. If it doesn’t work, I’ll give them a call.

@lisaviolet I find it easier to do by hand…like this lady does…although I have never cut notches in mine. practice makes perfect, and if you can’t see the flaw from 3 feet away, no one else will see it AT ALLLLL!!

http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/fancy-christmas-bow-tutorials.html?m=1

Oh and wire ribbon helps…

@mikibell Well, I made one by hand. With notches (hard with unwired ribbon that’s barely 1/2" wide). I think I’ll try it without notches. It would sure save some time.

@lisaviolet i have used floral wire or garbage bag ties or narrow ribbon to tie the center …

@ruouttaurmind How cool!

Woman sees moveable papercrafts. Woman want cat. Woman looks into wallet. Woman says hell with it, fills shopping cart.

@lisaviolet Woman identifies with Sisyphus. Woman sighs.

@ruouttaurmind Got three. Sisyphus, cat and falling asleep man.

They look like so much fun!

@lisaviolet I keep coming back to that stupid floppy fish.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind oh man… I am a sucker for robots!

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind wanna know what you think of the designs?? looks like a candidate for print and cut or a pixscan mat…

@mikibell I’m too cheap to pay the price of admission on these. Probably I’ll obsess about them for a week or so, then pay the price anyway.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind i haven’t looked at the pdfs yet, but you’re probably right.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind I’d like to collect all fifteen.

@ruouttaurmind if they were svgs, I might have jumped last night. I can’t cut a straight line to save my life, so too much room for error for me, I think. Don’t have time to convert them right now.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Maybe this would help?

http://www.getsilvered.com/2016/12/triple-t-tuesday/

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind coooooooollll… and even cooler, the kid will love the designs on the scroll saw person’s page!

@lisaviolet @mikibell I haven’t looked at the features matrix recently. Do you know if the Business Edition of Silhouette Studio import PDF files?

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind https://www.silhouetteamerica.com/printer-friendly/faq/file-types-silhouette-studio-can-cut

Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition allows for all the above file types as well as the ability to import SVG files and PDF files. If importing PDF, you can select to Import as Image, which will not include cut lines, or Import as Vector, which will perform an automatic trace creating cut lines.

@lisaviolet @mikibell There ya go! Which of you has Designer Edition? I opted to upgrade to Business Edition shortly after I purchased the machine, so I’ll be able to import PDF as well.

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind I’ve had the Business Edition ever since I got machine #2. I liked the idea of running more than one at a time.

@lisaviolet So you’re GTG to import those files directly to Studio Designer, yes?

@ruouttaurmind That’s my plan. After I make 25 bows and assemble that Christmas tree from last year.

@mikibell Eco solvent ink is supposed to be more fade resistant, and can provide up to four or five years of fade resistance in harsh environments (read: outdoors). Not just any old inkjet can use eco inks.

@mikibell I got this to replace our copy machine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NA8VVT3/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@lisaviolet Heh. “Supertank” (yes, adolescent at heart).

@ruouttaurmind Kids…

@mikibell Sweet!

@mikibell Cute.

@lisaviolet sooo pretty…you have my address!

@lisaviolet Dang, you HAVE been busy!

@reg036 a few on sale here but not much and they are 20 - 24 inch rolls.

https://www.signwarehouse.com/c/black-friday-sale

@reg036 check expressions vinyl…
Coupon code too…

And they are supposed to have daily deals all weekend…

@reg036 https://www.thevinylspectrum.com is also having black Friday sales…not sure what. I placed my first order the other day.
Interesting links:
https://www.thevinylspectrum.com/auctions/

https://www.thevinylspectrum.com/clearance/

@mikibell I did a similar task for mfladd a few months ago. He had a small photograph and wanted to get it printed as a large mounted wall art.

There are enhancements you can do to maintain the integrity. Starting with enhancing the image prior to enlargement, interpolation filters applied to the enlargement process, and finally some interpolation enhancements post-enlargement.

We use some industry specific software in my company, but generally, A current version of Photoshop can do a pretty decent job of it.

As always, if you’d like me to take a crack at it, I would be pleased to be of service.

And the Super nice award of the day goes to… @ruouttaurmind !

@reg036 I don’t know about all that. Just doing my small bit to keep the forums safe for truth, justice, and the American way.

@mikibell Start with a high resolution scan. As high as your equipment supports in native mode (i.e. some scanners claim 1200dpi resolution, but actually scan in 600dpi and interpolate to 1200). Ideally a good high res scan in B&W is the best start.

Once you have your scan, open it up in Photoshop. If your scanner output was B&W, move on to the next step. If your scanner output color or grayscale, convert your image to B&W/Bitmap.

In Photoshop, scrub any stray pixels which inevitably result when scanning. Zoom in as close as you can stand to work. The more time you spend on cleanup, the better your final result. But realize if you’re target output is HTV on a dish towel, no matter how crisp you make it, your final result will be limited by your media. Be sure to visit each line of text, spending some time cleaning up the actual letters. Again, spend as much time as you can bear, while mitigating against your expected quality based on your output media. (as an example, we’ll spend more effort cleaning up an image who’s target is glossy, coated paper on a 4-color press, versus less time for an image to be printed on newsprint on a web-offset press).

Once you have your image as clean as you care to make it, you can do one of two things:

1.Resize the image to your target output size, then use Studio Designer to trace

2.(Preferred, but requires Illustrator) Import the full resolution image to Illustrator, then create a high quality SVG file, which you can either resize, or import into Studio Designer and scale appropriately.

@ruouttaurmind thank you, I will try my hand at it. I bought photoshop from woot, haven’t loaded it yet. Can always do it for next year’s gifts

@mikibell In for four. I usually do the store credit thing where you pay $50 and get $100 of downloads. I was down to three bucks in the account. I like to add to my wishlist through the months, then when they have their half price sale, load up my cart.

Thanks!

@lisaviolet same here!

@mikibell I have $100 in credit! Yay!

For example, this tea light lantern could be more “Christmasy” with green and red glassine inside rather than that opaque white vellum:

@ruouttaurmind I found this on Amazon, it letter size, though.

https://www.amazon.com/Accent-Design-Paper-Accents-ADP8511-1015/dp/B0018N99BE/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1543342231&sr=1-3-fkmr1&keywords=grafix+vellum

I’ve got pads I got on Amazon years ago, but they no longer have those.

@ruouttaurmind

https://www.amazon.com/12-inch-Clearly-Acetate-Multi-Colored-different/dp/B011I9Q1U4/

@ruouttaurmind https://www.amazon.com/We-Memory-Keepers-Acetate-12-Inch/dp/B00OY1AEU2

@ruouttaurmind I don’t know if those would work for you. I got them to make pinwheels with the pinwheel punchboard.

@lisaviolet Not quite what I had in mind, but I can see potential for those too. Dang it! I’m slowly being pushed out of my office by crafting materials. LOL!

That first one is exactly what I need, but ideally in 12x12.

@lisaviolet A bit spendy, but 12x12.

@ruouttaurmind Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=colored+vellum+12+x+12&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=colored+vellum

@ruouttaurmind I’m looking for this. I bought mine in 2015 and still have a bunch left. But from what I can see, grafix no longer makes colored vellum. Still hoping someplace might have this available.

@lisaviolet That’s kinda what I’m hoping to find. A big pack of assorted colors. Maybe a couple packs in different color themes. Brights, earth tones, etc. Even a couple patterns for fun? Sure, why not! I’ll only ever need it if I don’t buy it when I find it, right?

@ruouttaurmind I went to the grafixarts website and they no longer have colored vellum. I wonder why. It wasn’t a big seller?

Have you tried a brick and mortar store? I know that you can buy vellum by the sheet at Joann’s and Michael’s. I’ve got some pretty fancy stuff. Pink leopard print? lol

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/style-cat/transparency-paper.html

https://www.lcipaper.com/search.html?q=vellum

@mikibell @ruouttaurmind I had looked at both of those stores, no solids at scrapbook.com and the other had 100 packs for the 12 x 12 sheets.

@lisaviolet @ruouttaurmind hehe I saw something about patterns … Also, create4less has some…

@lisaviolet

Have you tried a brick and mortar store? I know that you can buy vellum by the sheet at Joann’s and Michael’s

I’ve tried two Michael’s near me, and both have very little in stock at about a buck a sheet for 8.5x11. Mostly the pink leopard you mention. I’m really hoping to find a big assorted color pack for less than thirty or forty cents a sheet for 12x12.

@ruouttaurmind Let me go check and see who made the stuff I’ve got. Recollections - I’m not finding much with a search.

https://www.rexart.com/grafix_translucent_vellum.html

8.5 x 11

http://home.onemain.com/~gpg/glassine_paper.htm