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Digi Stamps For Beginners

To use your digi stamp there are 3 simple steps that you need to do:

1. Save the digi stamp to your computer
2. Open the digi stamp in image editing software
3. Print the image onto cardstock

In this tutorial I will show you how to do this using Microsoft Word as your image editor.

First we need to save the digi stamp file to your computer so that you can easily find it later.
After you have paid for your stamp you will see a webpage similar to the one shown below.
Click on the words "Click here" to download the stamp to your computer.



A "File Download" dialog box will pop up. Click on the "Save" button.

It is important to organize the files you download to your computer so that you can find them easily in the future. For this example we will create a new folder on the desktop so it will be easy to find.
A "Save As" dialog box will pop up and now you can choose a spot on your computer to save the file. Click on "Desktop" (step 3 in the image below).
Click on the "Create New Folder" button (step 4 in the image below)
Type a name for the folder. We are going to call ours "Pink Cat Studio Digital Stamps"

Double click the new folder you created or highlight it and click the "Open" button. We want to save our digi stamp in this new folder that we created.

Now that we are in the new folder we are ready to save the file. Click the "Save" button.

The file is now on our computer and we are ready to move onto the next step of opening the file in an image editing program. Click on the "Close" button on the "Download complete" dialog box to close it.

Microsoft word is a simple program to use to open and print digital stamps. Start Microsoft Word.

Let's insert our digi stamp into the document. Click on "Insert", then "Picture", then "From File".

The "Insert Picture" dialog box will open. Now we have to find the digi stamp file that we just saved to our computer. First click on "Desktop", then double click on the "Pink Cat Studio Digital Stamps" folder to open the folder.

Click on the digi stamp file and then click on "Insert".

Now you will see that the image has been placed in the document in the top left hand corner. All we need to do next is print out the image and then we can colour it and create our card or project.

Load a sheet of cardstock into your printer. If you are printing from an ink jet it's best to select a cardstock that is absorbent and doesn't have a coating on it. My design team ladies recommend GinaK or PTI or Georgia Pacific card stock which is sold at Walmart. SU Whisper white is not recommended because it has a coating and may cause the ink to smear when you colour. If you are printing from a laser printer then any kind of cardstock will work.
Click on "File" and then on "Print". A "Print" dialog box will open and you can print the file right away or adjust the settings to your liking.

Your printer will print one image in the top left of your sheet of cardstock.

That is all there is to it! Now you can have fun colouring the image and making your card or project.
If you find that the ink smears when you use markers then try heat setting the image before you start to colour.

Now that you are an expert at printing out your digi stamps, maybe you would like to learn how to resize them and print more than one per page. Check out this tutorial to learn how to do just that.