GRAFIX 30-Pound 8-1/2-Inch by 11-Inch Vellum Inkjet Printable, 50-Pack, Clear

NOT CLEAR

Nice and thick vellum, works with my inkjet printer with little smudging

Probably the best thing about this vellum is that it holds ink pretty well - after just a minute I find it's safe to touch the printed surface. This is important if you're crafting and don't want to wait a lot for the ink to dry. The strength is pretty good as well, although if you're using it on a cutter like a Cricut you'll want to make sure and use a matt that isn't very sticky; otherwise you might rip the vellum trying to remove it.

I wanted a heavy, CLEAR, printable vellum. This is exceptionally clear, without the gray haze familiar with most vellum. And the regular vellum has its uses, however this vellum prints well with a Laser printer or an inkjet, pigment ink printer, such as an Epson, 2200 series (old). I print scanned images that I have created, and align the vellum printout over the painting element that I'm working on. (Works fine with watercolor or acrylic paints.) This allows me to see the affect of different colors over the master water color work before actually painting on the art work. This vellum is clear enough so that the color from the original shows through clearly, which doesn't work with regular semi-clear vellum. A note: This is much more important with watercolors, since on acrylic, if I don't like the result, I can just cover with white and paint that area again.

I used this vellum to create the layover for my sister's baby shower invitations. I saw these great invitations on Etsy that used customized language printed on Vellum over decorative paper. I decided to jump into the craft project myself to try it out. This vellum fit well into my Samsung jet printer. The invitations turned out great and the vellum looked perfect, my ink did not smear on the surface.My printer heats up the pages quite a bit when it prints. This vellum turned a bit "tacky" when heated. I found that if I ran more then 2 sheets at a time they would stick when going through the machine. Once the paper cooled back to room temperature the "tackiness" went away. I did not find this to be a big deal as I was printing a small number of pages. I'm not sure if that trait - stickiness when warm - is a normal for vellum. Plus it could be that my printer may just be a bit toastier then others. In any case, the end result looked professional and expensive.Nice product, arrived promptly. Grafix 30-Pound 8-1/2-Inch by 11-Inch Vellum Inkjet Printable, 50-Pack, ClearGrafix 30-Pound 8-1/2-Inch by 11-Inch Vellum Inkjet Printable, 50-Pack, Clear