Laminated article

A flexible inkjet printed article, comprising:

• I. an ink receptive medium comprising a water-impermeable substrate and an aqueous-based ink-receptive layer disposed thereon, which aqueous-based ink-receptive layer has an outer surface, and comprises:
• (a) one or more water-soluble salts of a multivalent metal cation in an amount of at least 1 weight % and up to and including 24 weight %;
• (b) one or more of a polyvinyl alcohol and a polyvinyl amine, or a copolymer derived from a vinyl alcohol and a vinyl amine, in a total amount of at least 1 weight % and up to and including 20 weight %;
• (c) a crosslinking agent in an amount of at least 0.1 weight % and up to and including 2 weight %;
• and
• (d) silica particles in an amount of up to and including 10 weight %,
• all amounts of (a), (b), (c), and (d) being based on the total weight of the aqueous-based ink-receptive layer;
• and
• II. an inkjet printed image disposed on the outer surface of the aqueous-based ink-receptive layer, wherein the inkjet printed image comprises is formed from two or more aqueous pigment-based inks defined as follows:
• each of the two or more aqueous pigment-based inks having a at least 75 weight % and up to and including 95 weight % of water, and comprising:
• a) one or more anionically-stabilized pigment colorants defined as follows, wherein 50% of the volume of each of the a) anionically-stabilized pigment colorants is provided by pigment colorant particles having a diameter of less than 100 nm, and 95% of the volume of each of the a) anionically-stabilized pigment colorants is provided by pigment colorant particles having a diameter of less than 150 nm, the particle size diameters being measured using a dynamic light scattering particle sizing instrument;
• b) one or more water-miscible humectants defined as follows;
• and
• c) an acidic polymer that is an anionic polyurethane, an acidic acrylic polymer, an acidic styrene-acrylic polymer, or any combination of these materials, each acidic polymer having an acid number of at least 50 and up to and including 240, each acidic polymer being neutralized with sufficient base to render it dispersible or soluble in each aqueous pigment-based ink,
• wherein the two or more aqueous pigment-based inks are selected from the following:
• an aqueous cyan pigment-based ink that comprises one or more anionically-stabilized cyan pigment colorants, and the b) one or more water-miscible humectants consist essentially of 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 2,3-pentanediol, 1,3-pentanediol, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol, or a combination of two or more of these compounds, in a total amount of at least 4 weight % and up to and including 8 weight %;
• an aqueous magenta pigment-based ink that comprises one or more anionically-stabilized magenta pigment colorants, and the b) one or more water-miscible humectants consist essentially of 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 2,3-pentanediol, 1,3-pentanediol, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, or a combination of two or more of these compounds, in a total amount of at least 4 weight % and up to and including 8 weight %;
• an aqueous yellow pigment-based ink that comprises one or more anionically-stabilized yellow pigment colorants, and the b) one or more water-miscible humectants consist essentially of 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 2,3-pentanediol, 1,3-pentanediol, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol, or a combination of two or more of these compounds, in a total amount of at least 4 weight % and up to and including 8 weight %;
• and
• an aqueous black pigment-based ink that comprises one or more anionically-stabilized black pigment colorants, and the b) one or more water-miscible humectants consists essentially of 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 2,3-pentanediol, 1,3-pentanediol, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, or a combination of two or more of these compounds, in a total amount of at least 5 weight % and up to and including 10 weight %,
• all amounts being based on the total weight of the respective aqueous pigment-based ink;
• III. a functional layer comprising an adhesive composition disposed on the inkjet printed image;
• and
• IV. a flexible polymeric film adhered to the functional layer.