which blank greeting cards are suitable to paint with acrylics?
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I too am an artist and its my opinion these blank greeting cards by strathmore are a quality that would accommodate acrylics. I seem to remember my first order was textured which may or may not work depending on your concept.
1129558
I am confident that basically any inkjet would work, the key is to have a printer that can handle printing on cards (needs a carrier and the ability to print on something quite thick). The surface treatment of the blanks makes the ink go on nicely....
391388
I would not do watercolor but I did heavier washes of acrylic just fine- you need to gesso first as the pages are thin-not as thin as Moleskine but 1 layer of gesso and I mixed acrylics and matte medium and it was fine!
1609181
I agree with the first answer. I've found "multi-media" art paper in spiral bound work pretty ok with the watercolor use. Again, you don't have to add water but what a cool effect for paint by numbers. Matching colors may be a bit of challenge unless you have a good eye.
744942
There is no "Ribbon" in this machine. The color is in the card stock you use so if you want black letters you will have to find blank magnetic cards have a black interior instead of the white. The only other option would be to manually color the raised letters after embossing but I don't think that would be practical or look as good. I'm not sure where you could get the black card stock but I'm sure if you Google it you will find some.
183448
I've stiffened paper with an oil based spray clear coat in gloss or semi-gloss. Rustoleum Painter's Touch 2X Clear is pretty cheap and works fine. If you spray it evenly, it'll soak into the paper and stiffen it. The only downside is that it tends to curl up along the edges. I've gotten beyond this by tacking the paper to a flat surface, but then it ends up with tack marks in it. You could coat the paper and THEN cut it, I suppose. Making custom playing cards without specialty paper sounds like a nightmare. Good luck.
1802597
Yes they can. Acrylic paint is best. You can also add stickers to them. I added monograms to a few. The rest I just left as is. Enjoy your coasters.
811458
Being recycled paper, it is more absorbent than watercolor paper, but if you keep your paints a little on the dry side, it should work. The envelopes that come with them are worthless. They are so thin, they tear when you insert the folded card.
1929644
Possibly paint markers or sharpies. I wasnt using the cards in a permanent way
1256917
I don't see why not. I have put color on card stock and used clear lacquer. The colors r vibrant. Can u test a small area first? Good luck
1722580
Based on the texture of these cards I would strongly caution against doing this. Plus, because these are meant to be worked on in various mediums, such as water colors and pencils, the ink from your printer will likely feather out into the fibers of the notecards and not give you crisp lines, which is likely what you're looking for. Hope this helps.
2222177
These are beautiful cards, just the right stiffness, and matte finish so they take printer ink very well. Also good price - I compared office supply stores, craft stores, etc. I made up sets with different photos (my own) on each and even put the titles and my contact info on the back. Made great gifts! Avery.com has lots of templates that you can customize, and they'll store the template and finished artwork or let you keep it all on your computer for easy reprinting. Very easy to use. Good luck and have fun!
1492024
They aren't self-inking, so they can be any color you want! :) You will need an ink pad to use the stamps.
183447
I suggest using a decent quality card stock (available at walmart, kmart, craft stores in both stationery and craft sections) and laminating it - that would be a much better way to make stiff cards - this will disappoint you for that purpose.
1853112
Shireen, I primarily use mine with acrylics. The unit is light and very quiet. I'm extremely happy with my purchase.
1347759
Personally I have never used watercolors on them - only acrylics - but I am pretty sure watercolors would work, especially if you put a nice gesso base coat on first or another color. Good luck!!
946996
I can't answer that specific question, but I know that I made a piece of "artwork" with ink and I believe gel pens. I sprayed it with the Krylon, and up to the time I mailed it, everything was in good shape without smearing. I make my own cards, so my "artwork" was on the front of a card. I never asked the person who got the card how it came out. But the card was dry and nothing came off onto my hands when I handled it.