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This months slot helps out those new to Digi stamping
A short introduction and how to is given by Handcrafted
Please visit her shop where she displays and sells amongst other digital items, digital stamps.
A short introduction and how to is given by Handcrafted
Please visit her shop where she displays and sells amongst other digital items, digital stamps.
Create your own unique layerd cards with digital stamps
THE BASICS OF DIGITAL STAMPING
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a digital stamp?
A digital stamp is a drawing that has been saved as a computer file. When you purchase a digital stamp, you pay to recieve that file to your computer via email.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a digital stamp?
A digital stamp is a drawing that has been saved as a computer file. When you purchase a digital stamp, you pay to recieve that file to your computer via email.
2. What can I do with a digital stamp?
A digital stamp can be used in computer crafts such as digital scrapbooking.
You can also print the image for use in paper crafting.
Depending on the format the stamps is sent to you in you can:
A digital stamp can be used in computer crafts such as digital scrapbooking.
You can also print the image for use in paper crafting.
Depending on the format the stamps is sent to you in you can:
- Shrink or enlarge the image
- Flip the image so that it faces the opposite direction
- Rotate the image forward or backwards
- Crop out parts of the image
3. Advantages of Digital stamping
There are certainly lots of pros to using digital stamps.
There are certainly lots of pros to using digital stamps.
- Digital stamps are inexpensive.
- No postage costs, or waiting around for the parcel to arrive, many stamps will be with you within 24 hours.
- Digis are stored as files on your computer, so they won’t take up storage space in your house.
- Assuming your printer works correctly, you will get crisp, clean images every time you print a digital stamp.
- As the stamps are computer files, there is no need to clean or put away these stamps after you use them.
- Digital stamps can be resized, rotated, and flipped to fit your crafting needs.
4. Are there disadvantages to using a digital stamp versus a traditional rubber stamp?
Digital stamps can be heat embossed when printed from an ink jet printer, but this technique may not work when the digis are printed from other types of printers. Depending on the ink used by your printer, you may or may not be able to watercolor your printed images. Likewise, your printer ink may or may not be compatible with alcohol-based markers. Some experimentation would be required on your part to discover which of your favorite mediums will or will not work with these stamps.
Digital stamps can be heat embossed when printed from an ink jet printer, but this technique may not work when the digis are printed from other types of printers. Depending on the ink used by your printer, you may or may not be able to watercolor your printed images. Likewise, your printer ink may or may not be compatible with alcohol-based markers. Some experimentation would be required on your part to discover which of your favorite mediums will or will not work with these stamps.
5. Do I need special computer software to use a digital stamp?
Most computers will have a basic art package which you can use to print and resize your stamps.
A print wizard will allow a simple print off without resizing
Most computers will have a basic art package which you can use to print and resize your stamps.
A print wizard will allow a simple print off without resizing
6. How should I store digital stamps?
When you purchase a digital stamp, you select a site on your computer to which the file will download. As with traditional stamps, you are more likely to use your digital stamps if you can get to them easily. I recommend creating a folder on your computer desktop to which you will save any digis you purchase.
When you purchase a digital stamp, you select a site on your computer to which the file will download. As with traditional stamps, you are more likely to use your digital stamps if you can get to them easily. I recommend creating a folder on your computer desktop to which you will save any digis you purchase.
The rest is simple once you have recieved and printed out your stamps. Get creating in whichever way you love best
