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Kim222
July 4, 2007

Custom Printed Ribbon

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I'm so excited!! I printed this ribbon myself!! The printing is much crisper in real life.

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First I ironed it so it would be super flat. I didn't want to take the chance of it getting caught up in my printer.

I used my Xyron 250 with the repositionable cartridge and ran the ric rac through. I used a stiff eyebrow brush to brush baby powder across the entire length of the ric rac, making sure to brush it into the fibers.

Using Word, I printed out the text I wanted onto plain paper. I chose landscape to give me more length.

Then I cut the ric rac to the length of the text and peeled it from the Xyron tape. I placed it directly over the printed words on the paper and pressed it firmly.

I put the paper back in the printer and printed the same thing again!!

When I peeled it off the printer paper, I added regular adhesive to the back before placing it on my layout, just for added insurance ;)

Mine doesn't, but if your printer has a back that opens, I would do that. This way the ribbon would print, then come out the back.

Also-I have an inkjet and used cotton twill which wouldn't melt. A laser has higher heat, so I don't know how well that would work.

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The possibilities are truly endless now!!!
Thanks for looking!!


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