From printing letters to photos, your Hewlett-Packard (HP) printer is a small print shop packaged in one compact device. Along with vinyl decal paper and a design package like Microsoft Publisher, you can make your own homemade vinyl bumper stickers that can be placed on your car, motorcycle or other vehicle. Vinyl decal paper is available for purchase from retail and office supply supplies as well as online. The paper accepts ink like regular bond paper, but you must let the printed design dry before applying it to a surface. If you would like to select a clip art item, click “Insert,” “Picture” and “Clip Art…” The Clip Art selection pane will open. Double-click the graphic to place it on your bumper sticker. If using an HP laser printer, load the paper facedown (default setting) if placing the paper in a tray. If using the “Bypass” tray, place the paper faceup. Do not select “Photo” or “Gloss” paper within your printer’s “Properties” box–this will cause the printer to apply too much ink to the bumper sticker, which can cause the ink to run and fade faster when the sticker gets wet. Writer Bio
