Printing on Vellum Paper

Tips for Printing on Vellum

Printing on vellum is a really effective way of having a message on your hand made wedding invitations or cardmaking projects.

You can really personalise your wedding invites so easily. vellum is beatiful and comes in various finishes. eg: Pearlescent, plain smooth, or even textured. Because vellum is so smooth and not very porous you will need to be very careful when printing on it as it may smudge, most vellums will be perfectly fine to use with a home pc printer. Follow our tips, and you should be fine printing on your vellum at home.

1)As with all home pc printers, the quality will vary depending on the printer.
2)If you use an inkjet printer, print a few pages at a time, taking them out and checking for consistency.
3) When printing on vellum it may be wise, to individually take the printed sheet from your printer, and lay out somewhere to dry, so the weight of the other sheets dont put any pressure on your finished printed sheet.
4) To be on the safe side I would wait a few hours before attaching the printed vellum to your invitations, just allow that extra bit of time for drying.
5) If you use a laser printer, the colour will look different as to the computer screen preview, so it is always wise to print a sample first. But the finish on a laser printer is fantastic, and it will not smudge.