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General Craft Discussion => Full range of crafts covered here => Card Making => Topic started by: sandy40 on January 07, 2007, 03:06:06 AM

Title: decoupage
Post by: sandy40 on January 07, 2007, 03:06:06 AM

hi can someone please help me ive started doing decoupage and got a cd but when i print them out they are dull is their anything i could buy to make them shiny thanks

Title: Re: decoupage
Post by: ednadrag on January 07, 2007, 05:53:29 AM

I use glossy photography paper.   You can get it cheap if you look around.

Title: Re: decoupage
Post by: hazelshelton on January 07, 2007, 11:33:38 AM

I get mine from the Pound shops.  You can either get 10 or 15 for £1.  Not bad eh!

I think its ideal for card making.  Worth a try anyway!  Happy crafting!

Title: Re: decoupage
Post by: Janet F. on January 07, 2007, 12:11:43 PM

I use glossy photo paper too  (also sometiimes satin finish - not so glossy)

or there is a varnish you can use which gives a glossy finish to your work

It is available in the shop here  if you haven't seen it and want to take a look here is the link
http://alanandbarryscrafts.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=73_111&products_id=2312

I have used the varnish before (not this one as they didn't have it in the shop here when I got mine)  and I quite like the effect

Hope this is of some help to you               

Title: Re: decoupage
Post by: pink sapphire on January 28, 2007, 09:13:09 AM

Likewise,I always use a heavier gloss  photo card. Was never happy with results before and seldom did any decoupage,now I love doing them.
Did try clear nail varnish over the plain paper and that helped a bit.

xx Pink

Title: Re: decoupage
Post by: gabbyaggy on February 04, 2007, 09:41:34 PM

I use rex Glossy photopaper  50 sheets £4.99 from Aldi shops
hope that helps

Title: Re: decoupage
Post by: sandi on February 05, 2007, 10:00:56 AM

If you have a Netto anywhere near you then they do a 'The Write Way' premium glossy inkjet photo paper at £2.99 for 50 A4 sheets which is suitable for inkjey printers. It's fantastic and it dries really really quickly too previous cheapo papers I've had to use a heat gun on to dry but this is great.

Regards

Sandra