Using Iron-On Paper in Scrapbook

[renessa]

I was playing with some old iron-on paper that i had at the house, and I printed out (using the mirror image reverse setting) a 4 line strip with our favorite memories for each park and for POP. I then trimmed very close to the printing and ironed it onto my piece of 12x12 for my book. I did print in Landscape. It looks really neat! I don't know if it will hold up for 20 years, but it was the first time I used my printer other than on velum. I hate my handwriting....this let me choose a different font for each park, etc. Just wondered if anyone has tried this, how it holds up over time??? How else do you get around your own handwriting??? Any other ideas for a standard home printer???

Oh, and the ironing tends to curl up your paper a bit, but just putting it under something heavy for a night brings it flat again.

 

[pjlla]

Neat idea! I use my computer for ALL of my journaling. I will occasionally use my handwriting to identify a photo, but I avoid handwriting most of the time (except for the kids handwriting). I usually print my journaling on cardstock (usually white, sometimes colored) and mat it (sometimes) and add it to the page. I LOVE fonts and I have so much fun finding the right one to suit the "feel" of the page!.............P

 

[Stephres]

Wow, what a great idea! I have always wanted to print right on my 12x12 page but have to do it pjila: I never thought of iron ons!

I guess if it didn't say archive-safe you would run the risk of fading and something that could hurt the pictures, but I don't know.