It's A Pirate's Life hybrid tutorial

[Andrea Gourley]

I just published todays Hot 4 Hybrid blog post (http://sweetshoppedesigns.com/blog/?p=6211) with a mini tutorial on how to make my Pirate's Life card

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[livelys]

What a wonderful tutorial Andrea!!

Please could you tell me what type of paper & card you print onto? - it looks lovely & glossy in your photos...

[julifish]

Just gorgeous Andrea - as always! I :wub: your hybrid cards!

[Andrea Gourley]

:) Thanks girls. Sara I print onto this (http://www.staples.co.uk/paper-supplies/multipurpose-paper/staples-multipurpose-paper/text-graphics-a4-160gsm?r=bf) that I buy from Staples, but if you buy it in store it costs about £7 a packet :)

[deepounds]

That is one more phenomenal card! Thanks for sharing your tips . . .

[Julie Billingsley]

:) Thanks girls. Sara I print onto this (http://www.staples.co.uk/paper-supplies/multipurpose-paper/staples-multipurpose-paper/text-graphics-a4-160gsm?r=bf) that I buy from Staples, but if you buy it in store it costs about £7 a packet :)

Andrea, I was looking for that paper at the US Staples website and couldn't quite find it. Do you think this (http://www.staples.com/HP-Soft-Gloss-Presentation-Laser-Paper/product_563373?cmArea=SEARCH) is similar enough?

[Andrea Gourley]

Julie that packet says it's gloss and my paper (although the artificial light has made it look a bit shiny) is matte. The stuff I use is just like regular printer paper but it's thick and dense so the surface is really smooth. Once I've printed my digi papers onto it they feel just like regular 12x12 scrapbook paper does.

I would try looking in the printer paper aisle of the store and look for extra thick, it's the kind that you might choose if you wanted to print out an important document that might have lots of graphs and charts in it and you wanted the colours to be bright and vivid and sharp - that might not makes sense as I just climbed out of bed :p

[ColleenSwerb]

Julie, this is the paper that I use - Epson Premium Presentation Matte (http://www.staples.com/Epson-Presentation-Paper-Matte-Finish/product_425577?cmArea=SC1:CG10:DP1947:CL142561).

The Staples website doesn't seem to show a similar paper in their own brand. But generally, I think most of the hybrid babes use some brand of matte presentation paper. It prints much truer to color than cardstock, uses less ink, and is a nice heavier weight than most photo papers. The paper I use is 45lb weight, which is very close to what Andrea uses, so something in that range would probably be good to look for.

[Julie Billingsley]

Julie, this is the paper that I use - Epson Premium Presentation Matte (http://www.staples.com/Epson-Presentation-Paper-Matte-Finish/product_425577?cmArea=SC1:CG10:DP1947:CL142561).

The Staples website doesn't seem to show a similar paper in their own brand. But generally, I think most of the hybrid babes use some brand of matte presentation paper. It prints much truer to color than cardstock, uses less ink, and is a nice heavier weight than most photo papers. The paper I use is 45lb weight, which is very close to what Andrea uses, so something in that range would probably be good to look for.

Thanks Col! :) That's exactly what I needed to know! I'm going to pick some up and use it instead of the photo paper that I had been using.

[ColleenSwerb]

Stick to presentation paper in a matte finish and you should be good to go :)

[Shabby Shaz]

Thanks! Adore this card!