Inkjet Transfers Onto Painted Wood Surfaces

For all you fellow crafter's out there I thought I would share my success with you in using the regular glue and Mod Podge method to transfer images onto painted wood.  I have never attempted to do this, so I scoured the internet looking for tips on the best way to transfer an inkjet printed image to a wooden surface.  I found this very simple tutorial here: How To Transfer Inkjet Images To Wood and I thought why not, so I drifted on over to Hobby Lobby and bought myself some Mod Podge.  I already had the cardstock and I had clear Elmer's glue on hand.  A quick note here...do not try this with regular copy paper.  It is next to impossible to get the paper off the wood without ruining the image.  Believe me I tried. :)  Another tip I would like to share is to cut the cardstock larger than the wood so a bit of it hangs off the edges, as it gives you a starting place to work with.  Above all, be patient.  If the cardstock is hard to remove, it isn't wet enough.  Once the cardstock is wet enough, it comes off easily.  Be gentle when you remove the cardstock, your fingers can ruin the image.  (Yep, been there, done that too!)  One last tip, when you paint your cardstock with glue, don't coat the entire page, it tends to jam in the printer if the edges are painted because it has a tendency to curl and do not forget to mirror reverse your image.  (I have ruined more than one piece, simply by forgetting to mirror reverse!)  If you don't and you are using wording, everything will be backwards. Be sure to seal your wood with a good spray.  Do not brush it on as this can ruin your transferred image as well.  I have one picture to share.  There are a couple of blemishes but these were caused by my printer and are easily touched up with paint. Once this little piece is trimmed out it will be beautiful.  Craft on ladies!  :)