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I've seen this question posted all over the internet lately so I thought I would throw in my 2 cents on this questions.
When you purchase heavy weight card stcok, you can't just fold it. The spine of the card will be all cracked and not very pretty. You will need to score it.
When you score your card stock, you push a dent into the card stock which stretches the fibers. The stretched fibers allows you to fold away from the that indented line so the little mountain that you created on the other side will now be on the inside of your card.
Hope that makes sense, just thought I would share. No one likes a cracked spine. ;)
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Gina K.
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You're right! I think scoring your card stock makes a huge difference to how a card looks. It looks clean and crisp. In fact, this is one of the first things I wanted to know when I started stamping.
I scored on my cutter for years, but now I use my scor-pal on almost every card I make.
Is it sad that I can't make a card without scoring my card stock with my Scor Pal?
No, it's not sad... Definitely not sad... At least I don't think so - 'cuz I'm the same way since I got my Scor-Pal. Love how easy it is to get a great (and straight!) score line to fold along... No more cracked spines for me!
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Is it sad that I can't make a card without scoring my card stock with my Scor Pal?
NO, it's not sad! The Scor-Pal is not an inexpensive tool so you should use it whenever you can. ;) What IS sad is that is pretty much all I use mine for. :( I have box phobia. :rolleyes:
I am so glad you brought this up. I just started making cards and do not understand what cardstock works best. I tried some DCVW and it cracks and the white core shows. It is terrible even when I scored it first. I tried a couple of other papers (just generic I had, don't know the brand), but they were not heavy weight enought. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. What papers do you use the most?
I am so glad you brought this up. I just started making cards and do not understand what cardstock works best. I tried some DCVW and it cracks and the white core shows. It is terrible even when I scored it first. I tried a couple of other papers (just generic I had, don't know the brand), but they were not heavy weight enought. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. What papers do you use the most?
Thanks so much!
Tammy
It's hard to get a clean edge with the white core card stock. You may want to use a plain card stock as your base and the white core to add a layer.
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tlpepper....You don't want to use the white core paper for a card base. The ugly white line of the core will show no matter how you score and fold the card.
I don't use white core paper at all for that reason.
I am so glad you brought this up. I just started making cards and do not understand what cardstock works best. I tried some DCVW and it cracks and the white core shows. It is terrible even when I scored it first. I tried a couple of other papers (just generic I had, don't know the brand), but they were not heavy weight enought. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. What papers do you use the most?
Thanks so much!
Tammy
I love Stampin' Up Card Stock. You can buy it in individual colors or color groups. The 8-1/2" x 11" makes two perfect card bases when cut in half.
I use a scor-it because of the crisp score lines. I know a lot of people really like the scor-pal, but when making tight fitting boxes, I need a crisper line.
Scoring heavy weight card stock
