It's a shame that it's so expensive - I got it for just under $6 for a pack of ten 8.5 X 11 sheets, which is ridiculous.Manila paper ( Spanish: 'Papel de Manila') is a relatively inexpensive type of paper, generally made through a less-refined process than other types of paper, and is typically made from semi-bleached wood fibers. I think that you basically bottom-lined this issue for me - if one wants to work on manila tags, it's possible to fly on the cheap with die-cut file folders, but be prepared for less than optimal results and some frustration. I ended up switching to watercolor paper, and that was the solution for me, it was a game-changer at the time. (There's a thread from back then where I whine about that as well.) I used SU Very Vanilla and found that it warped if I tried to layer color, which is really the only way to get that technique to look the way it's meant to. When I did CC 101 a few years ago I just went straight to working on cards with the techniques, and found that wrinkle-free distress (a technique I really love) was very hard to do well on regular cardstock. Like I said, I am doing the Summer of CC as well, and although I have already done both CC 101 and 102, I have never worked on a manila tag, ever. Kazoo - this is exactly what I was hoping for, thank you! I might buy the ranger cardstock to make my own tags as I think I read that the manila cardstock is the same one as used for the tags. You might get different results but this is what I'm seeing at this point. I'm also thinking that manila folders aren't coated card. It kind of makes sense as I'm thinking the manila tags are coated which would keep the paper from absorbing the ink/water so much. Like it was absorbing into the cardstock and it was softer. ![]() Also the flicking seemed to be ok on small spots but on the larger spots it isn't as defined on the edges. The homemade file folder tag seemed to absorb more of the water and was a bit limp. The ranger tag handled the flicks of water better, it had clearer edges to where the water was on the ink. Next I decided to flick water on the tags to see if there was a difference. See also the bending of the file folder tag which was a bit of a problem. Could be my imagination or how heavy my hand was when I was working BUT I tried really hard to be consistent between the two. ![]() I used both rectangular and round as I have both.Ĭolor seems to me to be a bit less intense on the homemade tag. But that made it harder to put more color on the tag because I couldn't press so much and/or had to be careful as I dragged the blending tool. After it folded up a bit I was more careful and it didn't repeat. ![]() The homemade tag which was lighter/thinner I had trouble keeping it from bending as I worked. The ranger tag worked well and took the ink well. I did the inking by blending the ink from the craft mat onto the tags. I compared the tag from the file folder to the ranger tag and the file folder tag is noticably thinner. To make my homemade tags I used a file folder that was fairly smooth (some cheap ones are a bit rough, run your fingers over the folder and you'll notice differences). I have a package of tags so I did one with the ranger tag and one with a tag I made from a file folder. June is a repeat of 101 (if you've done it before) with the first technique being a tag with distress ink and flicking water. Ok, so I'm doing the Summer of Creative Chemistry.
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