Crio White Toner Printers are industry leading t-shirt transfer printers. The system has risen in popularity due to its toner-based system, meaning no maintenance, and its versatility. In fact, many claim the DigitalHeat FX System, consisting of a white toner printer, is a “business in a box”. This phrase has come to describe the system because it can decorate apparel, hard goods, non-wearable textiles, and also works as a standard printer for paper goods.
Paper items like invitations and menus are a great way to expand your business offerings. You can turn cheap cardstock into custom items for a variety of occasions. Birthdays, reunions, anniversaries, and weddings are just a few.
Another thing that makes the DigitalHeat FX unique ad especially attractive for paper printing, is the white toner. This allows users to customize black t-shirts, but also let’s you print white on black cardstock.
When planning for my own wedding, I got a firsthand look at how much simple invites and other printed items cost. So, when it came time to print some timelines for my wedding party, I started figuring out how to do it myself, using the DigitalHeat FX System we have here at ColDesi.
Step One | Artwork Design
When making custom designs there are a few different routes you can take. This
- Make it yourself
- You can use Adobe Software and Canva or for simple documents, use Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
- For this project I used Google Docs and exported the document as a PDF.
- Pay for someone to design it for you
- There are several services that design custom artwork, like ColDesi Graphics. You give them directions on what you’re looking for, what technology you are printing with, and what material you are printing on, and they do the rest!
- You can also purchase designed templates, customized to your event from sites like Etsy. Sellers usually will have “fill in the blank” style templates available for a variety of occasions like party invites, table numbers, seating charts, bridal shower games and more.
Step Two | Print Optimizer
Once your design is prepared for printing, you will need to make a couple adjustments in your DigitalHeat FX Print Optimizer Software.
Step One:
In your Color Adjust settings, go to the Printer Options section under Color Layer.
Here you will want to select “Card Stock” as the media type
Then, find the paperweight on the Card Stock you have selected for the job. This is usually found on the front of the packaging. You will want to select the Media Weight range that most closely matches that number.
** If your paper’s weight is not in the ranges available, select Ultra Heavy 3
Step Two:
In Color Adjust Setting under the Processing Options tab, increase your coverage percent all the way to 400.
Step Three:
Stay in the Color Adjust Settings, but click over to the Ink Removal Tab.
Now uncheck the Enable Ink Removal box to disable Ink Removal.
Step Four:
Under the Job section, ensure your design is not mirrored.
Now you are ready to print!
Ready to tackle your first cardstock print job? Here are some fun ideas that make for great selling opportunities:
- Wedding and other event invitations
- Save the Dates
- Bridal Shower Games
- Thank You Cards
- Timelines
- Bridesmaid’s Proposal Notes
- Birthday and other greeting cards
- Bedroom/Dorm room Posters
