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

Very nice paper and envelopes! Its 140 lb. cold pressed paper, and perfect for watercolors. I dont get saturatedly wet, in my work, but do wash out an entire background, for which these cards held up well. Highly recommend!

Used for holiday cards and metallic watercolors. White gel pens don’t work super well on this particular paper.

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!

Love these watercolor cards. Texture is great.

These are good sized cards - I actually wish they were a notch smaller. The paper can’t handle the amount of water I’d like before the paper starts to ball up, so something to note if you go this route. After I’ve used these, I’ll likely cut my own cards from the paper I prefer and just buy the envelopes.

Nice heavy weight for watercolors. Very easy to work on.

Excellent quality, holds washes well, and generally takes pen and ink without problems although too much pressure can break the papers surface or scuff it or cause the ink to bleed. Works with acrylics but may buckle if too much water is used*. For watercolors, I tend to use Strathmores cards (105210) made for that medium. Great for adults and kids to create their own holiday cards, greeting cards, or invitations. Note: When I use an ink that may bleed if it gets wet, I will spray it with a fixative to help protect it. If I mail it, I wrap it in plastic and send it in another envelope just in case. The paper is 80-lb. and lightly textured (looks like an orange peel). Good all purpose paper and I like deckle edges. I would never use this in a color printer -- too much lint, ink doesnt seem to adhere well, and may cause printer problems if used too often. (Check with your printers manufacturer first. Some printers can take card stock; some cannot.) *When (not if) Ive done this, I usually can unbuckle the cards by letting the card dry so the colors dont smear, then put the card on a hard surface with a plain piece of paper on top of the painted side, then put a heavy book or two on top of that for a couple of days. Also, Ive placed a warped card face down on a sheet of plain paper on top of a board, placed a dish towel over the card, and ironed it with a slightly warm (not hot) iron in a circular pattern for several minutes. Both have worked, but its easier not to flood the paper to begin with. Easy to say, so hard to do at times. :-)

My career was in the printing industry. Strathmore has always been an exceptional supplier. Since I retired Ive been using these cards for 4 years printing reproductions of my original art on them with my Canon printer. The heavier card stock and high quality appearance of the reproduced art has been wonderful. And my customers love them. However, the make up of the paper stock has been changing. I started noticing this on purchases before my last art and craft show in June 2015. I have purchased a couple of times from different sellers since then and the problem continues across the board. I can no longer get a beautiful smooth appearance on a solid area of color on many of my paintings (and this is on a note card)! Even my husband agreed, . . . you cant sell those. Also the original deckled edge on the envelopes was changed to a straight edge and the price has continued to go up. Im very disappointed, as the original stock could not be touched by competition.

These cards have been my go-to for over 20 years, in making my own Christmas, birthday, and other holiday greetings. But this last order has brown water damage on the bottom of the package, resulting in one card being unusable and another iffy. Ill continue to buy them because they are the best but hope the next batch is as perfect as in the past.

Not hot-pressed, but sturdy and easy to paint on with good results. I’d buy these again.