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

Nice paper for water color. Accepts water well. However cards do curl. Need to tape card to surface while working with them until dry or press them after. Texture of paper is problem for some pens.

The Strathmore cards are great for card making, watercolor and calligraphy. Most inks work very well without bleeding. I love the cards, but the box was damaged and some of the envelopes were bent. Because of that, It wasn’t worth returning and I am giving this purchase four stars.

Easy to use, nice mailing size, thick paper that holds up to getting very wet with paints. I have mailed many of these postcards out to friends around the world. They look good and the colors are well-represented.

The cards and envelopes are cute, but its not the best watercolor paper. The absorbance is okay, though not fantastic if you want very watered down colours. The paper warped quite significantly after watercolor painting, and so the cards cetainly dont look professional.

I liked the product very much and I also liked that it shipped quickly. I use this product to print pet sympathy cards, which I sell at the Art Fairs. It was jus what I needed. thank you!

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.

Ive used Strathmore cards for my greeting cards for decades. The paper quality is excellent.

Love this product! The 10 pack is a perfect count - not too much and not too few for my card making ventures. They are perfectly scored and sized so making watercolor cards is fun and easy. The envelopes provided are a bit flimsy so if you plan to watercolor them, it will work but dip pen calligraphy will spider if you use a sumi ink (I use Dr. Martin or walnut inks to prevent that). Or, I use a higher quality, heavier weight envelope. But the cards are great!!!

Works well with watercolor. The page can warp a bit if you layer on quite a bit, but taping down the edges prevents this. Despite my wishful thinking, this card is not suitable for alcohol markers, as they will bleed through & spoil the inside of the card. I wish I could find a Marker Paper or Blending Card set! Otherwise, great for making personalized greeting cards!!

We got these for wedding thank yous. We affixed a wedding photo to the front to personalize and it looked nice. Card weight is excellent and the texture looks nice (although is a bit harder to write on with a normal pen, and took a little bit of coaxing for the photo stickers to affix). Its a snug fit into the envelopes, but we sent some cards with six or so additional photos with no problems (although increased postage). A postman did comment that there was a bit of a gap between where it seals on the back of the envelope and the crease (ie you can kind of stick your finger in the gap) but so far nobody has received a damaged letter so its probably fine. All in all, some minor quibbles but this is a great price for thick cardstock so I cant really complain!