Strathmore Mixed Media Vellum, 5 x 6-7/8 Inches, White, 10 Cards & Envelopes

I have used these cards for a number of classes over the years and find they are excellent for students to create holiday cards with either acrylics or watercolors. Was disappointed not to be able to find them in white, which is better for watercolor, so took a chance on these. They are listed as ivory, which can mean almost anything. They are indeed a cream color, or ecru. The paper itself is a nice quality, but feels a little lighter than 90 lbs, perhaps 78 or 80. The envelopes are about half that weight. Yes, they are quite a bit thinner, but at least they are exactly the same color and same finish as the cards. The cards are scored so fold easily and the price is excellent. All in all, a good choice.

. I have painted on more than 200 Strathmore watercolor cards. The cards now are of inferior quality. They do not hold water and they buckle. Paint looks completely flat. I have reached out to Strathmore with no reply. Unfortunately, I don’t have a better card to recommend. I have to cut my own now from better paper. Read some reviews. If the artist used Strathmore cards in the past, they likely note that the quality is different and worseY

This is my go-to size for my art! I use to cut larger pieces of watercolor paper to this exact size before finding this product. (Which use to result in a waste of watercolor paper - and that price adds up!) Honestly, I use these for both watercolor abstract and testing purpose with colors and products. While I do not physically send these anywhere due to being afraid they would be ruined. I do use the backside to label and date my art! I found that these will buckle under a lot of water, but they do retain shape back and remain flat. I dont enjoy taping my watercolor paper and this size seems to automatically go back to flat even after soaking in many layers of water and color. I have only used watercolor, light washes of acrylic and ink. (Basically thinning my acrylic to almost water.) Using a dense ink WILL soak through this paper slightly. I havent found one that wont yet. I have no complaints as I do love the convenience of having a pad of watercolor paper that is easily removable and tolerates my abuse! The price is perfect and I feel that you definitely get your moneys worth for this product. I absolutely love this product and just cant get enough of these. I go through them pretty fast as I enjoy abstract watercolor art with finding and image within it.

Good for greeting cards with water color ! Could make a small version or a really large version

Its not as sturdy as I would like for my purposes -- I tend to use a lot of water -- but these are 140 lb paper which is good enough for most watercolor artist and it is worth the money.

Im printing on these using a Canon Pro9000 Mark II. I used to glue glossy prints of my nature photos onto these cards, but now I prefer to print directly on them. Due to the rough texture, the images come out with a slightly soft look (a bit like a pencil drawing), which I find to be a lovely, artistic look. UPDATE (Dec. 20, 2022): Ive been getting lots of glowing compliments on my card photos this year. Of course thats partly a reflection of the photo I used, but this card stock definitely adds a classy, professional element.

I ordered blank card stock for making greeting card - water color painting. It was just as advertised, and what I needed.

Bought these blank cards for my mom, who is 91 years old and loves to paint. She hand paints cards for notes and letters to family. Everyone loves and treasures her cards! Will be buying more for her soon!

I use these cards over medium weight tear away stabilizer to embroider occasion-specific designs on personalized greeting cards. They work beautifully on digitized designs in my Solaris embroidery sewing machine. A titanium-coated needle works best as writing through paper can dull needles.

I love using these cards to paint scenes or flowers with watercolors!