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Post by ladytiger7647 on Mar 21, 2016 23:56:14 GMT
So although I really want to place an order with Kind Words, I need to reframe frame some doing so for awhile. Meanwhile, my stash of decorative loose leaf is dwindling. Anyone have experience with making down stationery sheets that are preferably fountain pen friendly? Any recommendations of fp friendly paper that's okay to rubber stamp?
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Post by MKB on Mar 22, 2016 2:44:01 GMT
I made some printed stationery/note cards for my spouse out of HP Premium Choice Laser 34lb, as she wanted something on a very light card stock. You could do the same with 24lb for stationery. The non-inkjet types of copier paper usually do pretty well with fountain pens. (I could still print on it with the home ink jet, but I'm sure it would be nice if printed on a color laser too.)
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Post by bruce on Mar 22, 2016 21:23:47 GMT
So although I really want to place an order with Kind Words, I need to reframe frame some doing so for awhile. Meanwhile, my stash of decorative loose leaf is dwindling. Anyone have experience with making down stationery sheets that are preferably fountain pen friendly? Any recommendations of fp friendly paper that's okay to rubber stamp? After a recommendation from a calligraphy forum since forgotten I purchased a ream of Staples Sustainable Earth Sugarcane paper here in Canada. I have been using it since with good results and although it has gone up in cost, would happily buy it again. Sugarcane papers are all pretty good, this one seems to be the best. There is showthrough but no bleedthrough that I've found. Some argue that there is a difference in quality between S.American and Egyptian sugarcane papers but I forget which one was better :P There is a thread on Fpg about this paper, but you might want to look at the link below for some other thoughts. www.stefanv.com/pens/paper_tests.htmlI just pulled the info below from the Staples US site. Best of luck and enjoy your staitionary making adventure! "Staples Sustainable Earth Sugarcane-based 20lb Copy Paper" 8 1/2" x 11", White, 500/Ream (22198) Item: 398457 $8.99-500/Ream
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Post by ladytiger7647 on Mar 23, 2016 21:24:43 GMT
So although I really want to place an order with Kind Words, I need to reframe frame some doing so for awhile. Meanwhile, my stash of decorative loose leaf is dwindling. Anyone have experience with making down stationery sheets that are preferably fountain pen friendly? Any recommendations of fp friendly paper that's okay to rubber stamp? After a recommendation from a calligraphy forum since forgotten I purchased a ream of Staples Sustainable Earth Sugarcane paper here in Canada. I have been using it since with good results and although it has gone up in cost, would happily buy it again. Sugarcane papers are all pretty good, this one seems to be the best. There is showthrough but no bleedthrough that I've found. Some argue that there is a difference in quality between S.American and Egyptian sugarcane papers but I forget which one was better There is a thread on Fpg about this paper, but you might want to look at the link below for some other thoughts. www.stefanv.com/pens/paper_tests.htmlI just pulled the info below from the Staples US site. Best of luck and enjoy your staitionary making adventure! "Staples Sustainable Earth Sugarcane-based 20lb Copy Paper" 8 1/2" x 11", White, 500/Ream (22198) Item: 398457 $8.99-500/Ream That's not bad. If i go that route, I'll probably end up cutting the sheets in half to make the size I like.
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Post by penguy on Feb 26, 2018 5:12:29 GMT
If I am making my own stationery I have a number of letterhead or stationery designs that I've created. For couple of sheet designs I have used images from a Dover book, Ancient Italian Ornament. I used one of the designs down the left edge and another top and bottom. Stamps that I have received on letters were organized in a row and scanned and then used at the top of some stationery. I also use some of my wood engraved images. Besides the sheets I also have envelope designs that go with the stationery sheets. A file of designs are on my computer and I can taylor the design to the person I am writing to.
For paper I purchase Astroparche paper produced by Neenah Paper Co. from my local print shop by the ream. It is a fairly heavy paper with a nice surface and comes in I believe 9 colors and is fountain pen friendly. I use sort of a cream color and there are matching envelops that can be purchased. I can print both the sheets and envelopes using my inkjet printer.
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Post by distractedmom on Mar 1, 2018 21:26:36 GMT
I bought a ream of the Sustainable Earth Sugarcane paper from Staples and I've been having fun designing my own stationery. I like to find quotes to put on the pages.
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Post by jamberrychoux on Mar 2, 2018 1:28:12 GMT
I bought a ream of the Sustainable Earth Sugarcane paper from Staples and I've been having fun designing my own stationery. I like to find quotes to put on the pages. I used to do that too! I'll have to remember to give that another try. Another thing I used to do was cut out a cute or clever cartoon strip and tape it to the top of a piece of plain paper and make several copies of it. That was a form of inexpensive stationery, and the content of the cartoon strip definitely allowed your personality to show through.
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Post by richila on Apr 12, 2018 18:21:22 GMT
I print my own stationery on Tomoe River paper- the 52g. I usually buy it 200 sheets at a time from Jet Pens so I get free shipping. I buy A4 to print my top sheets and A5 for my back sheets. I couldn't find the kind of mermaid I wanted and couldn't make myself pay more for 20 A4 sheets(40-A5 sheets) as I would pay for 100 A4 sheets from Jet Pens. I print my own guidelines to put under my paper.
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Post by penguy on Apr 19, 2018 0:43:27 GMT
I print my own stationery on Tomoe River paper- the 52g. I usually buy it 200 sheets at a time from Jet Pens so I get free shipping. I buy A4 to print my top sheets and A5 for my back sheets. I couldn't find the kind of mermaid I wanted and couldn't make myself pay more for 20 A4 sheets(40-A5 sheets) as I would pay for 100 A4 sheets from Jet Pens. I print my own guidelines to put under my paper. I tried printing on Tomoe River paper and it jammed in my old printer, figured it was too light. What printer do you use and are you able to load more than one sheet at a time? I used to have an Epson printer and now I am using an HP. I use both sides of the paper. Most of the time I print very faint lines on the letterhead paper and when I turn it over go by the lines of writing on the front which show through. Only the first sheet of the letter has a letterhead printing, sheets coming afterwards are written on using a sheet with guidelines underneath.
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Post by richila on Apr 19, 2018 13:18:52 GMT
"I tried printing on Tomoe River paper and it jammed in my old printer, figured it was too light. What printer do you use and are you able to load more than one sheet at a time? I used to have an Epson printer and now I am using an HP." I have a Brother MFC5890CN. I usually print 20-25 pages of A4 at a time. I didn't have a problem once I adjusted the print box to A4 instead of letter size.
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Post by D on Aug 18, 2018 20:01:26 GMT
I love making my own stationery to use for letters with friends. Here are my top 3 choices: Journals - I either snip the binding with an Xacto knife or cut them out if they're glued. So many journals end up at thrift stores after only one page was used, and some are completely new! Old Logbooks - my favorite lately has been a "Cruising Log" that some ship captain decided to never use. Maps - probably my favorite. I like to find areas with parks or big bodies of water to write in. I find myself following waterways like rivers instead of the roads/highways as guidelines. You can see an example below:
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Post by penguy on Aug 18, 2018 23:57:46 GMT
I like your idea of using maps. Should add up to some fun freeform letters, perhaps a challenge to read but fun.
Welcome to the group by the way!
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Post by Catida on Jun 7, 2020 17:38:18 GMT
I see this thread is an older one, but it would be fun to hear some more ideas!
I have some plain Tomoe River paper I bought because the paper on my shopbought lettersets tends to be heavy. They call it quality paper, apparently heaviness is one requirement for quality. Anyway, the weight limit for the lowest international postage is 20g, and writing on the "quality paper" tends to make my long letters expensive to send. Hence the Tomoe River.
I have decorated my papers by stamping, inking, painting with watercolors, stamping the outlines and coloring in the picture with watercolors, with washi or gluing on pictures I've cut from magazines (but that adds some weight), and by printing free images. I've been thinking about scanning something I've painted and then printing it, so I could "mass produce" my hand made decorations, but haven't tried it yet.
Quotes are a fun idea! Writing on maps has never occured to me, that's a great, creative thought! I guess you could use other stuff too, like picturepages from magazines, that would be nice recycling.
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Post by jamberrychoux on Jun 7, 2020 21:24:52 GMT
I have decorated my papers by stamping, inking, painting with watercolors, stamping the outlines and coloring in the picture with watercolors, with washi or gluing on pictures I've cut from magazines (but that adds some weight), and by printing free images. I've been thinking about scanning something I've painted and then printing it, so I could "mass produce" my hand made decorations, but haven't tried it yet. With the exception of the washi tape, I have done all of the above methods! Before I had kids, I used to do very detailed rubber stamped scenes with other like-minded "mail artists", but I don't think it is popular anymore because I see very little of that type of art now on Instagram, Rubber Stamp Madness, etc.
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Post by michelleg on Jun 8, 2020 13:15:50 GMT
oregonclaire uses a great graphic program to decorate her envelopes - I love them!
I use washi tape and/or stickers on my plain stationery. I used to print graphics on it as well years ago, but I can't seem to get my printer set up correctly...may try some small Cricut designs soon. I follow the topic #snailmaillove on IG and they have some incredible pieces of stationery and envelope art on there.
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