Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Tuesday Tips and Techniques: Use Your Printer!

When we were on vacation in Missouri, Suzi and I had our afternoon at Hobby Lobby.  (Of course we did!) I was watching my pennies, after all, I still had lots of shopping opportunities awaiting me in California.

While we were at Hobby Lobby, I found a great 12" x 12" sheet of scrapbooking paper that was tiny, handwritten words.  I LOVED it, but I didn't want to pay almost $2.00 for it.  So..........I took out my fine point sharpy and wrote my own words directly into my art journal.


On one side of the book, I wrote down all of the "Momisms" I could think of, and on the other side of the book, I wrote down all of the things that I could think of that make me happy.


 I took digital photos of each page, and now I have them on my computer ready to print out at a moment's notice.  I can alter the tint, reduce or enlarge sections of them, and basically alter them in any way I choose. 


So take advantage of your printer and put it to good use!  You'll save time, effort and money, and you'll have papers that are uniquely your own!

CELEBRATE * LOVE * CREATE

16 comments:

  1. genuis! I love your little tips and tricks!

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  2. That is a fabulous idea Angelia... love what you created... and thank you for sharing...

    Jenny ♥

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  3. I'm new around here, An'Angelia! I love how you took an idea from a store and made it your own. Such a great tip! I look forward to exploring your blog further.

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    1. Thank you, and a big Welcome, Andria! It's my pleasure!

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  4. Genius. I love this! Your handwriting is so pretty, too.

    I have old recipes, journal entries, letters that have a beautiful patina & imagine I could scan those too.

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    1. Thanks, dear! I'm looking forward to see what you do with your treasures!

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  5. WOW Angelia now this is amazingly creative.

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  6. This is great. I need a printer for home use for the Plastic cards printing purpose. Which one is the best for me?

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    1. Sorry, I have no idea what type of printer you need for that application.

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Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me! It's a pleasure sharing the creative world of art journaling with you. I love hearing from you, so comments and questions are always welcome.

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