How To Scan Your Art and Make Greeting Cards at Home
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- How To Scan Your Art and Make Greeting Cards at Home
Today I will show you how I scan my art to make greeting cards.
I am using an Epson Perfection v19 scanner
Paint Shop Pro 12 software
HP Photosmart D7360 printer (Discontinued but still works great!)
Matte photo paper
A2 greeting card bulk packs from Micheal's Craft Stores ($5 a 60 pack last year)
ATG adhesive (double sided tape)
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My God girl, is there anything you don't know! Fabulous idea Lindsay and such a beautiful card! I am not an artist...basically just a card maker/stamper but I think it could also be a useful tool to mass produce cards that I create. As always, thanks for sharing Lindsay...you rock girl!
Great video Lindsay! 😆 Thomas asked yesterday in the live how you would do this. There are just to many steps for me to explain in chat. lol 😉 In photoshop there is merge and merge flat (two separate choices). For those out there, if you plan on using the card file over and over, save a version before you merge any layers. In doing this you can move things around and change the text. Once you merge you can't alter the file. If you have a very detailed image you can also save as a TIF to preserve the image better and if you have a bunch of text PNG keeps the text cleaner.
Lol Grace...I just happened to know photoshop which has similar functions and Lindsay mentioned it. 😆 If it would have been a completely different program I would have no idea.
Beautiful! The watercolor painting is gorgeous. Fabulous idea!
Great way to use the kids artwork!! Thanks for the idea! 👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦. Lisa
Corel Paint Shop X2 for the win :D I've been using this photo editor software for about 10 years and I LOVE IT, I won't even do an upgrade to a newer version. Because I"m afraid I won't like it! it's a million times easier to use than Adobe Photoshop or any of it's elements!
x2 is better than x3 for sure
They are beautiful...you are a very talented artist ! You truly have a wonderful gift! Thanks!
I have been doing the adult coloring lately and I plan on doing something similar. Its fun.
These are great instructions, and super helpful at this busy time of year. Thanks, Lindsey! We just want to point out that it is absolutely NOT ok to do this process with your stamped greeting cards. Most stamp manufacturers are pretty flexible with how you use their images if you hand stamp every one (look for their Angel Policies on their websites) but they absolutely forbid ever mechanically or digitally or electronically reproducing their artwork. Please be sure that you respect the Angel Policies of different companies if you plan to stamp your Christmas cards. And Happy Holidays!!
+Stampendous good point! My instructions are for a painting and I did my peeps permission to follow my tutorial and make prints. It is always best to ask permission if in doubt;) merry Christmas!
Hi Lindsay! This is a great idea! So thoughtful of you to share how to! And you picked a great painting to make your cards with! That deer is so pretty! Great job! TFS! See you next time...!
BTW-nice to see you again! :)
thanks:)
Thank you Lindsay. Your cards are lovely.
you posted this at just the right time! I'm making my mums Christmas cards tomorrow and needed some help! thanks!
Hey Lindsey!! This is so much easier to do than what I used to do...paint each individual card!!! Lol !! And I never started painting until December and then my family and friends where lucky if they got their cards on Christmas Eve!! Of course this was a very long time ago...way before making your own cards was so popular!! I sure enjoyed making them though...each card was different also!! Thanks for sharing Lindsey!! Thank goodness we have computers, scanners and printers!! Now if I can only figure out how to do this on the computer...the cards still may not make it until Christmas Eve!! Lol
SAME!
Thank you for showing us how to do that Lindsay. I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
good luck:)
Thank you Lindsay! Just what I wanted to know...straight to the point! 🙂
beautiful painting & yea for turning 'em into greeting cards. I've been doing this for a couple / few years - and turn some of my journal pages in cards
xo
merry Christmas
This is a fabulous idea. Your own artwork really makes a card special. Thanks so much.
Thanks for this idea...I will try it and see if I can do this. I've made tons of hand painted cards but I never thought of mass producing them like this. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Thank you and I'm off to print my watercolors now with your tips!! Merry xmas!
Gorgeous cards and painting. You sure have a talent.
Thanks so much for showing us how to do this Lindsay. I don't have anything ready for this year's holiday cards but I really want to do this for next year.
Looks professional, and you make it look so easy. I enjoy watching your projects, thanks....happy holidays!
Beautiful idea.....and send those "💖 cards" to your hubby☺
Such beautiful cards with lovely artwork!
Hugs
Lady Kre
Great idea! I color my stamp images with Copic markers and I was trying to figure out a way to color copy them for cards to sell.
thanks Lyndsey and Valerie
Thank you very much for sharing this information. The cards are beautiful!
Thanks for the wonderful tip. I love that deer painring and its a great way to mass produce. Much appreciated.....well....all your videos are. Merry Christmas!!!
merry Christmas to you too!
So pretty Lindsay. Your artwork is exquisite :)
Thank you for this! Very timely with the holidays being upon us! Now I just need to go practice...
Wow, you make it look so easy, will have to try to get Paint Shop Pro on my computer, these are awesome. Tfs xo
You are so amazing. I appreciate all your videos. Thank you so much for sharing this tip!
Great tutorial, easy to follow...thanks for sharing!
Love the paiting and put on cards!
Such beautiful artwork Lindsay - you're amazing!
Yay! Just the tutorial I needed to see. :D Thanks.
You Can probably find the blades for out dated trimmer on Ebay. Someone in the world probably has those extras hanging around. Good luck! Nice cards!!! :)
I love it! It's especially nice that you used a variety of card bases so that even if they're all receiving the same artwork, their individual cards are still unique.
Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing just love these cards and your artwork☺️
hi Lindsay . I luv ur videos . u r a huge inspiration to me. so I was just wondering if you could make some easy handmade ornaments . please 😊😊
Absolutely beautiful dear!!!
Wow looks amazing. Good job lindesy.
Great tutorial and beautiful art! Thank you Lindsay! xo
Thank you so much for the tutorial Lindsey this will be really helpful during the holidays:-) best wishes x
What a great idea, Lindsay! Unfortunately I am one of the few that has only a broken laptop, and no scanner 😢😢
EK Tools has a cutter that looks identical. It may not be, but they look a lot a like. I have two, I also have different cutting heads. Hobby Lobby has it. I believe JoAnn's does also.
Well that as interesting, only one problem for me is that this is way above my knowledge. Lol Thanks for sharing
Wow! Thanks so much, this is beautiful!
Just hit save original & if you forget a pc doesn't: You can allways find your file under downloads ( Or uploads in my case, I don't have a scanner I just plug my phone in,lol)
Thank you, how did you know I needed to know this today? You are amazing.
happy to help:)
I just got an atg gun and I was wondering if you could do a video on how to refill the tape, where to get the best deal for refills and how to fix it when it gets messed up? I remember in a video a while ago you had trouble with the adhesive gun
The youtube channel Prairie paper ink has a good troubleshooting ATG video: czcams.com/video/QI7UUMMsaQI/video.html and for refills I go to the tape depot and get the 1/4" scrapbooking tape: www.thetapedepot.com/products/scrapbooking-tape-56720-a.html
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I will have to check that out! Just got my first ATG and it was a little frustrating...lol
Love them. Great idea.
Thanks for the info!! :) I got paint shop pro x5 but I am sure I can use it as well!
yes, that is fine:)
Beautiful 🎄
Thanks for showing how to do this on the computer screen, for those of us a bit computer challenged ! Do you have any suggestions for making it easier to change ink cartridges ? I have no problems with the air techniques , but making graphic files or using them is challenging . Love your channel, Thanks !
I don't know, my ink cartriges pop right in easy.
Thank you Lindsay for doing this video. Is Corel Painter your software of choice or do you recommend something else for this type of work?
beautiful cards!
Thank you so much Lindsay
Great idea! BTW, don't be sad about your paper trimmer - replacement blades are available on Amazon and eBay!
Paula in Florida
yay! I ordered some! Thanks:)
Very informative video. And your hair looks super cute :)
Hello! Very helpful tutorial. I was thinking of trying it in GIMP. Would the same procedure also work for Power Point projects? Without the printing part, of course. Thank you for sharing, Lindsay.
I have never used power point but you can save the image as a jpg and insert it I think
I’m hoping you see this comment.. I need to get a dedicated scanner, printer, possibly computer and what program to do all this great work with my paintings?!? Thanks!
I use paint shop pro
TY Lindsay a lot of great info. Although I am under the impression that if you are following a tutorial the artist do not like you to mechanically reproduce your finished artwork. Please clarify for me
Best idea is to ask, I said to my viewers it was fine if they wanted to paint it and make cards, but it is a good idea for you to check:) I teach on CZcams so I expect, heck I hope, people will copy me LOL! I thought this painting would make a pretty card so I gave permission to mechanically reproduce it:)
Now that it’s four years after you made this video would you still recommend using paint shop Pro? And what printer do you use? Thank you for a great video and all your great videos! You make it look so easy! And fun!
No I don't because it has gotton more buggy over they years and less user friendly. I think a free app may work better honestly or even windows picture viewer.
Very useful thank you
I bought a blade replacement by Marvy Uchida for the Paper Trimming Buddy. It is 'pinking" blade. If if you think you can use it, let me know and I will mail it to do. I can't use it. PM me through FB with your address.
Lindsay, regarding your trimmer: Fiskars has a paper trimmer called SureCut that's similar to the one you used. It has the clear bar with a wire guideline to show you where your cut will be made. I have the one that's a 9" cut length and is portable (it has holes to be stored in a 3 ring binder) and I love it, but there is also a larger 12" model. There's even a scoring blade you can get for it that turns the trimmer into a card scorer as well. I got mine at Michaels here in Canada so I'm sure the Michaels in the US would also sell them. www2.fiskars.com/Products/Crafting-and-Sewing/Paper-Trimmers/SureCut-Card-Making-Paper-Trimmer-9
Beautiful cards! You wouldn't happen to teach Paint Shop Pro would you? tfs!
no, everything I learned is from trial and error but there are probably tutorials here on youtube
What kind of printer are you using? The quality looks great, love your cards. You're such an inspiration 🙂
Aaah just saw it in the description, so never mind :P
thanks, it is 10 years old and still going strong, I can't believe my luck with this one!
where can I get the premade envelop (6:20)? Thanks
Thanks so much for this video, It looks like you are using a mac, instead of a dell system. What is the best operating system you suggest for this?
I’m trying to find a good computer to buy to start doing this with some of my art, could you suggest a computer and the program software you use? It’s so overwhelming to be a painter and then converge to the computer world.
I am not the one to ask. Any computer should work tho. Probably not a chomebook because they don't use software like regular computers do.
Great vid, Lindsay tfs
Can you show us how to do a fold card
Great video! What can you tell us about the printer you used? Using a good printer, and one that takes card stock I would think would be important. Thanks
+Shelly Atkinson it is an HP photosmart. I got it 10 years ago and it is a great investment. I van get replacement generic inks cheap too. Unfortunately the printer was discontinued about 5 years ago.
Hello! Lovely work! Do you have a tutorial on an inexpensive but good quality way to make prints for your fine art?
I am looking into this as well, I am thinking of getting an epson printer and moab paper but I have not bit the bullet yet. A lot of the copic artists on CZcams do this and have advice, they are probably a better resource.
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Thank you! :)
You're so pretty!!
Lindsay thanks for the tutorial! I painted several little pieces to use for making Christmas cards this way! Such perfect timing :D I've had to double scan and overlay some of them to get rid of the paper texture but it's mostly the same process. I wanted to try using embossing powder with dip pen calligraphy over the top of them but I can't get the ink to work right - any tips? I'm using versamark refill ink and thinning it down with a little water and adding a touch of watercolor so it's not completely clear. It's not flowing quite right off the nib but if I add more water it bleeds on the paper... Thanks!
I also meant to mention that I thought about trying glycerin - I think one of your other tutorials talked about using glycerin as embossing ink.
can you just rubber stamp on it? There are pretty Christmas sentiments and that is easy to emboss.
The main reason I wanted to be able to hand-write is because I don't have any non-English stamps and I'm not in a place to buy any either. I'll keep trying. I found a suggestion to add gum arabic so I'll try that.
Totally unrelated, but i thought there would be a better chance of you reading this, as it's your newest video...i do lots of decoration with dimensional pens, which are really expensive, when used on the scale i do. Do you know what i could use to make my own ?...maybe what i could add to glue. ( i was thinking silicone?) Your glycerin video made me think you might know ?
Thanks in advance !
I know several companies make refillable acrylic pens, I think either Molotow, Kreink or Liquatex
Lindsay do you have a mac computer? And you said you used paint shop pro right?
SCRAPBOOKINGWITHME the software information is in the description 😆
I have a PC but i think the steps would be similar on a Mac with Photoshop
Oh no Lindsay I have a PC too. I was hoping that was what you was using. I want to use Photoshop but I have no clue. Is it really hard to learn??
photoshop elements is pretty easy, regular photoshop has more options. I wrote out the process on my blog: thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2016/12/04/how-to-scan-your-artwork-print-cards-at-home/ and the steps will be similar. Give your self some time to get the hang of it and you will be fine:)
I have wanted to something like this with my art work Lindsay - the deer painting was fabulous too. Is there any way you can make those instructions on a pdf for us.....(I know a lot to ask) but my software isn't as intuitive as yours - but I so want to do this - and written instructions might help me. Only if you can........I can send you my email if possible......so grateful for your sharing of everything you do - love this.
I wrote out the instructions on my blog: thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2016/12/04/how-to-scan-your-artwork-print-cards-at-home/
my paintings won't fit on my scanner - what would you use to do a photo of a painting?
I good camera or even a cell phone
Thanks for video Lindsay! I just wonder, you have a paint shop program, can you do same on a print shop program?
not sure, maybe
Hi, Lindsay, what program are you using for this?
Corel paint shop pro, there is a free program GIMP that is similar or a really easy online editor called ipiccy that you can use bu the interface if different.
What is that adhesive device you used in your deer Christmas card?
Atg gun
TFS 🌻🌼🌺
Thank you for showing how it's done, paint confuses me to no end.
This video just popped up on my feed. I have a copyright question, what about a picture I've colored and I put on the card that the picture came from Jane Doe's book Twinkle Star? I'm guessing this picture is something you hand drew and painted. Thank you :-)
Yes, this is my painting so I can reproduce it. If it is a coding page you can send the original but probably not scan and copy it.
I so wanted to know how to do this, but I find that you just went through it too fast for me. I wish there was a slow down speed on the you tube channel Your work is lovely.
+Teorose1 I wrote out the directions on my blog;) also if you class click the gear on the bottom of the bottom player you can slow down the speed.
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Too bad you don't do this for American Greeting card company. Or maybe Leaning Tree. Awful nice work