DeidreMosherDesigns

WELCOME to my SHOP! Here you will find over 200 digital stamp images, finished cards, and a variety of clear polymer stamps.
If you remember Shirleys2Girls Stamps, you will now be happy to know that they are BACK! I'm that half of the S2G that did the illustrations for S2G. You can now find ALL your favorites right here...on my ETSY page...DEIDRE MOSHER DESIGNS...I'm slowly but surely bringing most of them back for you to do your magic to! Be sure to check out weekly the NEW DIGIS I have added to the SHOP! Below I have added a much asked for TUTORIAL on the process of working with DIGITAL STAMPS...hope this helps, if you have any questions please feel free to write and I'll help you all I can. DEIDRE

TUTORIAL on downloading, printing, resizing your digital images!

1. After payment is received you will be sent the DIGI in an email.
2. Click on the download and a File Download box will open
3. Click the Save button
4. A 'Save As' box will open
5 . Click on Desktop icon (to the left of your screen)
6. Click on Create New Folder (small icon on the top) give file name: ie: DMD files.
7. Now click on the file you just created. (DMD Files)
8 . Click Save and your digi is now on your computer.
9. Click this box closed.

Archiving Digital Stamps
A good habit to get into is to save all of your stamps into an archive (permanent place, ie:DMD file) as soon as you download them and only ever work on copies of files from this archive. You should also look at using a method of backing up newly downloaded stamps immediately, perhaps onto a CD. This means that your original files will always be protected and can be used and reused over and over again, and your digital stamps will never be at risk from loss should you experience a problem with your computer.

Printing Digitals
There are several programs that will let you open
& print digital stamps. You just have to figure out
what program you have on your computer.
We recommend using Microsoft Word.
(To check if you have Microsoft Word.)
1. Click - Start (bottom left)
2. Click - All Programs
3. Click - Microsoft Office folder
4. Click on MicroSoft Word and the program will open
If you don't have MicroSoft Word, then maybe you have Microsoft Works. Using MicroSoft Word and MicroSoft Works are very similar.
Open & Print digi file using MicroSoft Word
1. Open MS Word and you will have a blank document.
2. Click - INSERT
Click - PICTURE
Click - FROM FILE - INSERT PICTURE box will open
3. Click the DESKTOP icon (to the left)
4. Double-click the DMD FILE or name you gave digi file you created.
5. Your image list will show up, double-click the digi you want to print.
6. Now digi image is in the document.
7. Load CARDSTOCK in your printer
8. Click PRINT and Voila. . .you have your image.
(We use a 60#, 100 brightness, paper from International Paper called Hammermill Color Copy Cover. It's reasonably priced and works great. Whisper White is NOT recommended, because the coating will cause the ink to smear.)

RESIZE an image using MicroSoft Word
1. Right click on image, then click & drag to the size you want.
2. Make sure you drag from the corners or you will distort the image!
Download & Print using...PAINT (standard with Windows)
1. Click - Start
Click - All Programs
Click - Accessories
Click - Paint
2. Click on - FILE and then OPEN
3. Click on DESKTOP (on left of screen)
then double-click on folder you created (S2G Digis)
4. Click on the digi stamp you want to print, then click open.
5. Your image will open.
6. Click - FILE, then PRINT

To PRINT at the top left of the paper (to save paper)
1. Click on the FILE menu & then PAGE SETUP.
2. Un-check Horizontal & Vertical boxes under CENTERING
3. Close the Page Setup box
4. Click - FILE Click- PRINT & you have your image.

Coloring Digital Stamped Images
1. When digital stamps have been printed from a computer they can be colored
in the same way as traditional stamped images.
2. One limitation is that the images will be printed using normal printer ink
& not a specialist rubber stamping ink.
3. There may be issues with the ink running if a wet coloring method is used.
4. It is possible to heat set printer ink using a heat tool to reduce the
likelihood of this happening. Pens, pencils & paints are all suitable for using
with printed digital stamps.

Special Effects
Because digital stamps are printed from a printer & not stamped with inks,
special effects that are made using these inks are difficult to achieve.
Techniques such as heat embossing or other techniques that require materials
to be applied to the ink are difficult to achieve. This does not mean that they are impossible, however, as the outline of an image can be traced using an embossing
ink pen & the image finished as normal. The key to the successful heat embossing
of digital stamp images is speed. Therefore get everything ready before starting
to print, even get the lid off the embossing powder jar! Heat embossing digital images helps to give a hand stamped look to the finished item. As the image is printed & not physically stamped, the embossing powders need to be added when the printer ink
is still wet. As printer ink dries almost instantly on porous paper, heat embossing
only works on non-porous paper such as glossy printer paper. vellum or other shiny surfaces.

Quickie Tips for Embossing Digital Stamps
* Use glossy or non porous paper
* Act fast!
* Be prepared to experiment (printers, inks & even the
climate can effect the time it takes ink to dry)
* Make sure that the ink is as wet as possible
* Stand by the printer & pour the embossing powder
on as the paper comes out of the printer.

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