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Most of you are card maker's. Do y'all buy the eight inch square paper or the 12 inch paper. All of the 12 inch paper seem printed for scrapbook pages. Where do you find paper that looks like it's for cards?
I mostly buy decorative paper in 12x12" simply because I can get more out of it. But for my actual card bases, I buy the 8.5x11" so I can easily cut it in half and score it.
I'm not sure what you mean by the 12x12" paper being printed for scrapbook pages. Is it that most of the sheets you've seen have had full-sheet images? I generally just stay away from those.
But if you're referring to the (annoying) printing on the back of some, like Making Memories, I just make sure to use that paper where the back won't show.
I mostly buy my paper by the sheet when Michaels has really great sales, or at discount stores like Big Lots where I can get 20-25 12x12" sheets for $2-3.
In terms of heavy cardstock for my card bases, I generally buy the 12x12 paper. I can get two A2 sized cards out of it (A2 = 4.25 x 5.5 inch card) and still have a strip large enough to use for something else, for example to mat my stamped image. I know a lot of people buy the standard 8.5x11 paper because all you have to do is cut it in half to make two A2-sized cards. But it seems more often than not you'll have at least one or more corners that got bent during shipping, and I do not tolerate bent corners on my cards. With 12x12, you can trim off the ends and still have plenty of cardstock to make 2 cards.
If you mean decorative paper, I buy all sizes. :p If I like the design or the colors, I buy it regardless of size! I do have to admit that I love the 6x6 paper pads that some of the companies now make (Basic Grey most notably) because the paper is perfectly sized for cards (even the designs are to a smaller scale than the 12x12 version) and you don't end up with lot of waste.
I buy the 8 1/2 x 11 paper. If I want white card stock for either coloring the images or the card base, it get mine at a paper supply store. I have used Neenah White 80 lb, cover, Domtar 110lb. cover and also Staples 80 lb. white.
I have also used Papertrey White 110lb.
For layers, I have a lot of the SU! 8 1/2 x 11 colors from when I took SU! classes.
I also like American Craft card stock and Bazzill Basics. They have beautiful colors and are a nice heavy weight.
Hope this helps. It's just my personal preferences.:-D
It just depends on what I am using the paper for. For my card bases I get some really NIIIIICEE quality cardstock from a local printing company. They can order exactly what I want and even cut it for me before putting it in plastic shrinkwrap so that all I have to do is score and fold it for the card. As far as for paper to use on the cards - I really just kind of get whatever strikes my fancy. Recently I have been trying to get the smaller size (8.5x11 or 8. just because in my limited scrapping/stamping/crafting space it is soooooo much easier to store the way I want to. I have a ton of 12x12 paper though. A lot of times I just shop the sales. Sometimes I am years behind the seasons (buy the Christmas paper during the after Christmas sale) and a lot of times I buy things I don't need at the time but know I will need later (wedding/baby themed paper - we have lots of showers here in the summer that I make cards for).
For card bases, I use 8 1/2 X 11. Like a previous poster said, I just cut it in half (at 5 1/2") then score those in half and get 2 card bases from one sheet. All of my decorative paper is 12X12.
If you mean decorative paper, I buy all sizes. :p If I like the design or the colors, I buy it regardless of size! I do have to admit that I love the 6x6 paper pads that some of the companies now make (Basic Grey most notably) because the paper is perfectly sized for cards (even the designs are to a smaller scale than the 12x12 version) and you don't end up with lot of waste.
Ditto the Basic Grey 6x6 pads. I've used some of the 12x12 for cards, but the images are scaled down in the smaller pads, so ideal for cards. They only started doing the smaller pads a couple of years back, so the earlier ranges aren't available :( .
Thanks for your replies. I should have gone more into detail. I, too, also buy 12X12 card stock. I love Bazzill...always have. On the printed papers a lot of the 12X12 pads have designs on them like big flourishes in each corner or a design smack in the middle of the page. I guess I'll go through and set all of that paper to the side for scrap booking pages. It's obvious that's what that's what they are there for. I like a lot of the Basic Grey 6X6 papers as well. They have so many gorgeous pads.
Most of you are card maker's. Do y'all buy the eight inch square paper or the 12 inch paper. All of the 12 inch paper seem printed for scrapbook pages. Where do you find paper that looks like it's for cards?
I buy the SU 12x12 paper, as well I get Basic Grey 6x6 paper, and their patterns on the 6x6 are in smaller scale than their regular 12x12, so it's perfect for cards. As well K&Co has come 6x6 pads.
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I Mostly use 8 1/2 x 11" for card bases and 12 x12 for the great designs.
I understand what you mean about paper with prints for scrapbooking. That is the designer paper where there is one great image in the corner or with a border. Unless the paper is to die for I don't buy it. However, if the paper is fab I go for it. For halloween I found some great paper with a design in one corner that I loved. I bought 10 shets of the paper to make my hallowen cards. I cut out the corner I wanted and saved the rest for a future project.
As far as I'm concerned, all paper is for cards! I just have to decide on how to use it. I've even used toilet paper, so in my book, if you like it you go for it!
This card - WT202 Let the Paper do the Talking by Cook22 at Splitcoaststampers was made with 12x12 paper which I bought simply because it was so pretty and lent itself to cutting and layering. It's a technique I like, and for that the 12x12 size definitely works better. So even with the BG, I'll keep an eye on the designs and order single sheets in some patterns. The Gypsy collection was great for that!
And when there are lots of scraps left, sometimes I will make a sheet of paper using the serendipity technique, which is a wonderful way of using up odds and ends, if a bit messy .
Card example here - SC211, Embrace Serendipity by Cook22 at Splitcoaststampers
And here with a link to the technique - Serendipity Scraps by Cook22 at Splitcoaststampers. That is a great way of using up bits of left-over 12x12 where the patterns are too big for card making. The page looks so random and messy as you build it up, but once you stamp on it a few times and trim it down - it never ceases to amaze me how good it can look.
If you have 12X12 cardstock, you can get 3 cards from one sheet. Cut one inch off of one side. Then cut the remaining cardstock into 3 pieces that are 4 X 11 each. Score at 5 1/2, and you'll have a 4 X 5 1/2 card base, very close to standard size with little waste.
It depends! I like 6x6 pads from Basic Grey & Memory Box because the scale is made for cardmakers. But I will also buy 12x12 paper if I like the designs. Sassafras Lass, My Mind's Eye, and other all make paper with repeated designs that work well for cards.
I have used metric A4 here for years and now we can get 12x12, so as there are so many 12x12 sheets with patterns on and almost none in smaller sizes, I have converted to 12x12 as this allows me to make a card and have layers, tags, nested shapes on the card that all match!
I take a sheet and think of it as one or two cards with room for the extras.
I buy whatever patterns I like without consideration for paper size. I mostly consider price. I opt for the smaller sized mat stacks of DCWV and 6x6 pads of other companies papers because they are cheaper (and I have less scraps to store). I am also a scrapbooker, but I hardly ever now use a patterned paper for my base so the smaller sized sheets also work for my style of scrapbooking. I choose the 12x12 size for double sided paper because that comes in handy for making bags, boxes, etc.
HI! I use scrapbook paper and just cut it to size. If you want that heavy feel to it you can adhere cardstock behind for a really nice matted look. Also, some of the papers are now printed on really heavy paper but I always layer cardstock behind my papers for the contrast of color and weight. Jo annes carries the books of specialty paper printed on heavy cardstock, Martha Stewart as well. ---Im a cardmaker in GA myself!!! (Duluth)! Lovin this snow!
I have so much 12x12 patterned paper for scrapbooking and try to use as much of that as I can. But if I'm buying paper specifically for card making, I buy the smaller paper pads - I try to buy most 6x6 since the designs are scaled down. What I'm really liking lately are the patterned paper mat stacks. They're the perfect size and very minimal waste.
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