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Collage photo pc

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Group:Handmade Postcard Club
Swap Coordinator:knitmom7 (contact)
Swap categories: Photography  Postcards 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:March 17, 2010
Date items must be sent by:March 24, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Ok! Take a magazine cover that you really like. Don't worry, you won't hurt it! Open your printer. Lay flat stuff on it. Like yarn,lace, paper, even more photos. Now place your magazine on top. Close. Set printer for 4x6 photo. Hit print. VIOLA! Postcard!

Discussion

Swan 03/ 4/2010 #

Interesting idea, but it only works if your color printer is really good quality and if you hava an all in one printer that scans as well. The printer part of my all in one doesn't work anymore, so I could scan and then send the picture to be printed on real photo paper at the drug store.

camelsamba 03/ 4/2010 #

Swan, thanks for that clarification about all-in-one printers. I was scratching my head trying to figure out how this would work! (Obviously, I've never owned an all-in-one...)

mwquilt 03/ 4/2010 #

Is there any rule about what type of paper finish this has to have..do we need to use glossy photo paper, or just ordinary printer paper mounted onto card?

I'll be spraying mine with fixative because I don't think my colour printer ink is entirely waterproof and it may get damp whilst in the mail!

ellie1200 03/ 4/2010 #

Perhaps I could take it to Kinkos and do this on the color copier?

knitmom7 03/ 4/2010 #

If you want take it to that KODAK printer and it'll work there. No other rules about paper. I've done this before and it is fun.

LeishaCamden 03/10/2010 #

Can I do up the collage, take a photo of it and have that printed? My camera takes fantastic shots of things like that. My printer at home doesn't work at the moment, but I would love to try making a photo collage card anyway. :-) I would get the photo printed in a store and I would laminate it before sending, so it would be just as solid as a regular postcard, in fact more so. Would that be OK?

knitmom7 03/10/2010 #

Excellent idea! Go for it!!

Skron11 03/15/2010 #

I tried this and the results are just awesome! Great idea and I plan on using it more. I'm in on this swap.

knitmom7 03/15/2010 #

Made my day! Thanks Skron11!!

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