You KNOW you can't do it on a printer because there is no white ink. White is the absence of color.... so, how can you do it ???

Here are some ideas...

#1. Create a dark rectangle of color with white lettering and print it onto white paper.
The dark color prints and the white lettering that is showing through is the white paper.

You can do this on any word processing program (or photoshop or??) by creating a rectangle and ...
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How fun is this?

Turn your image to black and white but leave the focal part of the photo full color ...with the click of a button? The site is picnik dot com. (On SB.com, we are not supposed to put links to other sites...so it's: www dot(period) "picnik" dot(period) "com". Hope this is clear enough b/c it's really worth looking at!)

For example?
* Turn you photo into a pencil sketch.
* Doodle all over your image.
* Add a frame.
* Fix blemishes, red-ey...
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You need INKSCAPE. (It's free and downloadable for MAC or PC. And BTW-- it's a dot org NOT a dot com.) But for MAC using Leopard, it doesn't download correctly. Either PM me for what I did or follow all the suggestions from others.

Here is what I did. I use a MAC but I bet the directions would be about the same.

1. Using the "A" text tool on left, write a sentence. Using the Spiral, draw a spiral.

2. Select both. Go to top menu and choose TEXT--> Put on Path.Continue Reading...

This is to compare stamping on plain felt (top image) to felt tapped with The Perfect Printing Pouch (bottom image).


Kind of Ink???
** The word "Friend" was stamped using self-inkers (Just-Rite Stamps).
**The Butterfly was stamped with Close to my Heart Black Dye Ink.

RESULTS:
You can see that the ones stamped on the Perfect Printing Pouch treated felt is darker and crisper-- but you can really stamp with plain old dye ink on felt even -- without the p...
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There are many reasons why I use a computer to do my journaling and titles. These include (but are not limited to...)
1. I hate my handwriting
2. I think the pages look much more "professional"
3. I write lots more details and stories when I type as opposed to when i hand write.
4. I can edit what I write w/o crossing it out or using stickers to hide the errors.
5. I don't have to worry about running out of certain sticker letters
6. I can change the size and appear...
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