I have often heard complaints from my fellow scrapbookers about how much they love the look of glossy photo paper and yet hate the finger prints that seem to appear. Unfortunately, getting fingerprints and smudges are unavoidable when handling glossy photo paper. There are a few things you can do to minimize them.

1. Purchase photo paper that have a perforated extension. This allows you to grip the photo and lift it without getting any prints on the photo. This is great for when you are transferring your photos from the printer to a work surface. Once your photo is dry just tear at the perfection. HP makes special perferated photo paper and I use it all the time.

2. You can do the obvious and start buying matte photo paper. This type of paper is much more forgiving when it comes to fingerprints and smudges.

3. Purchase a lint free cloth like one you would use to clean eyeglasses or CD’s/DVD’s. This is wonderful for wiping away the fingerprints. Just make sure that the cloth is dry and that you do not apply too much pressure. This is a fantastic solution to the fingerprint issue and I have done it several times.

If you have any tips or techniques you would like to share with us please email me at thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Tips” in the subject line. Everytime you do you will be entered into the monthly draw.

~Tara~

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