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Post by joblackford on Mar 4, 2019 1:32:45 GMT
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 4, 2019 4:21:57 GMT
I'm not familiar with that brand because I usually get the cheap 110 lb cardstock from Walmart. It would end up being $10.69 for 300 sheets there. Is it a better color? Like much brighter? I've been making cards more lately, so I'm curious.
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Post by joblackford on Mar 4, 2019 7:36:22 GMT
I'm not familiar with that brand because I usually get the cheap 110 lb cardstock from Walmart. It would end up being $10.69 for 300 sheets there. Is it a better color? Like much brighter? I've been making cards more lately, so I'm curious. I'm not familiar with the Walmart cardstock to compare but Neenah (or Classic Crest as it's sometimes also called) solar white cardstock is the stuff recommended by "experts" like Jennifer McGuire for cardmaking. It's very smooth, nice and bright white. Much more expensive than your usual stuff though, so if you're happy with what you've got you're probably better off sticking with it. I use the 80lb for card panels, printing, and lightweight notecards, 110lb (really nice heavyweight) for card bases. I don't know if the Walmart 110lb is index weight or cover weight - if it's index weight it's probably closer to the 80lb cover weight stuff I use. I can link you to a discussion of the different weights if you haven't read it (on the stamp/card board, I think). |
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 4, 2019 16:42:27 GMT
I'm not familiar with the Walmart cardstock to compare but Neenah (or Classic Crest as it's sometimes also called) solar white cardstock is the stuff recommended by "experts" like Jennifer McGuire for cardmaking. It's very smooth, nice and bright white. Much more expensive than your usual stuff though, so if you're happy with what you've got you're probably better off sticking with it. I use the 80lb for card panels, printing, and lightweight notecards, 110lb (really nice heavyweight) for card bases. I don't know if the Walmart 110lb is index weight or cover weight - if it's index weight it's probably closer to the 80lb cover weight stuff I use. I can link you to a discussion of the different weights if you haven't read it (on the stamp/card board, I think). Thank you for the explanation. I know you sell cards and would know more than me! I didn't even know there was index weight and cover weight. I wouldn't mind a link. The stuff I buy is a bit on the dull side. I wouldn't mind buying white and black in bulk.
I make very simple cards and get the sketches from this blog
I make them into cutting files and mass produce when the urge hits.  I have issues cutting straight lines and this streamlines the process. |
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Post by joblackford on Mar 4, 2019 18:15:57 GMT
refugeepea I love Kristie M too! She's the person who really got me hooked, although I can't be bothered using sketches most of the time now. I never thought of using them to make cutting files. I'm a bit hopeless at measuring, so I get it. I got better at straight lines when I traded in my crappy trimmer for one that actually cuts square and straight, but I still can't get the fine eights of inches right. I'm a metric girl by birth. I make simple, silly cards in volume for donations mostly using 80lb, and save the heavy cardstock and more planned out cards for my shop. Hopefully this link will take you to the thread where the link is for understanding paper weights. It's very confusing! I had no idea until I accidentally bought a ream of 80lb index online, which is really flimsy. It took me forever to use that horrible stuff up. 2peasrefugees.boards.net/post/2444278/thread
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I have issues cutting straight lines and this streamlines the process.