http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Topic: Help! DIY invitation trouble en Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:55:41 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48870 Mon, 12 May 2008 18:55:24 +0000 nikkolec 48870@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>You might want to try a solid ink printer (such as a xerox).&nbsp; It worked quite well on stardream paper <img src="/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/icon_biggrin.gif" /> </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48470 Sun, 11 May 2008 23:59:34 +0000 hroper22 48470@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I did try them at home on my own printer and it totally worked. I will keep that as a last resort but I think I will look into office max and other printing places. Thanks for the ideas girls!!! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48448 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:53:48 +0000 vailbride 48448@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>gocco them! It's so easy, and you'll be very satisfied with the outcome! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48426 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:05:25 +0000 courtz0383 48426@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hey I printed my own save-the-dates and used a pearlescent metallic paper i got from <a href="http://www.paperandmore.com/">http://www.paperandmore.com/</a>&nbsp;that Kinko's also said they would&nbsp;NOT print on. However I went to Office Max and they printed them and CUT them for me and they turned out great! I had 50 sheets printed with 5 custom cuts per sheet and it cost me $10.50!!! I'll be going back to have my matching invitations printed!!! I had considered printing them myself at home with my injet which does work, however any moisture makes it smudge so I&nbsp;was determined to find someone with laser printers that would do it!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48415 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:47:01 +0000 JoieDeVie 48415@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>if you do want to go the gocco route...i have one and i'm in orange county, i'd be happy to help you out with it, it's fairly straight forward.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>private message me if you're interested, the gocco is a great print method...i'm doing cream ink on navy cardstock, and it works great!&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48403 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:53:31 +0000 Sweeney2Be 48403@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm printing Stardrea text weight (not the heavy card stock) in a laser printer and I've also done some sheets on ink jet.</p> <p>I suggest the laser if possible. Don't use card stock for all your layers, only the backing peice. It's not needed and impossible to print on thicker paper anyway. Not to mention it will up the cost of your postage (due to weight)</p> <p>If you do use and ink jet, be prepared to lay out the paper sheets to dry over night as they can and most liekly will smudge if stacked or cut or whatever. But it's not a huge deal really, I did it here for my stardream envelopes and I will for my programs as well. &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48394 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:36:37 +0000 SandpaperTongue 48394@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Try a Gocco!</p> <p>I bet a Gocco would be able to print on this paper.&nbsp; You might have to wait a little longer for ink to dry, but I bet it would work better than a printer.</p> <p>Where are you?&nbsp; Maybe some nearby DIY fellow bride would be willing to show you how to use the machine and&nbsp;lend you the use of the it.&nbsp; You'd have to buy your own supplies, which would take a few days to ship to you, so if you need these done asap, this might not be very doable.&nbsp; </p> <p>Have you tried putting a sheet through your own personal printer to see if it would work?</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48389 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:54:41 +0000 corn 48389@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>sorry....I should have clarified.&nbsp; The textured stock, depending on how textured it is, can not be printed with a laser printer.&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48386 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:27:14 +0000 cupcake 48386@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Many laser printers can handle Stardream or other shimmery paper &mdash; Kinko's just won't do it because they don't want to chance it with their machines and they have to follow the rules (because you know if one bride said they had Stardream paper printed at Kinkos, every bride and her mother would be lined up wanting that service!). I don't know the exact machines we have at my office, but they are high quality laser printers and we print Stardream probably 70% of the time. </p> <p>If you call a smaller, independently owned copy shop or printer in your area, they may be able to help you.&nbsp; Or, perhaps they can offer you some other options for paper that they have.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48384 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:17:03 +0000 corn 48384@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>they can't print on that stock because they would be printing with a laser printer.&nbsp; YOU can print on that stock with a high quality (think photo) ink jet printer.&nbsp; The trade off is that they will smudge if you get them wet...but you weren't really planning on dunking them in water anyway, right? </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48382 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:21:56 +0000 hroper22 48382@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I haven't tried that yet...it is on the list of possible solutions. I will definitely consider vellum as well. But I also need to print maps and response cards....which can't ALL be vellum. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48380 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:17:30 +0000 caliocteach 48380@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>You can print the info on vellum and then layer that over your paper -- tie it at the top with a ribbon. Have you tried running the paper through your own printer to see what happens?&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-diy-invitation-trouble#post-48378 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:54:57 +0000 hroper22 48378@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hey girls,</p> <p>Has anyone else done DIY invitations? I went looking for cardstalk today to get going on the process of printing, cutting and putting all the pieces together. So we found some great paper we like. One with some texture to it and one with a little shimmer to it. But when we took it to Kinkos to see if they could print on it...they said the texture and the slickness of the shimmery one would both make it impossible to print on!!!! </p> <p>What are my other options for printing???? If you know of any places or any particular types of printing stores that could do that, I would love your help.</p> <p>Thanks so much!!!</p>