TUESDAY TIP: WEIGHING IN ON PAPER

All paper is not created equal. Stampin’ Up! paper and cardstock is high quality and has different weights for different uses. I recently purchased a Cricut cutter and needed to know the weight of each type of material, to adjust the pressure of my cutting blade. It prompted me to do a bit of research on our Stampin’ Up! paper.

Watch the video to find out more and keep reading below to get all the information you need on a variety of cardstocks.

Stampin’Up! Paper Weight

Stampin’Up! has different manufacture to make their paper. This means that the weight could vary slightly.

• Color Cardstock 80 lb - we have 50 colours in two sizes, 8-1/2x 11 and 12 x 12

• Basic White and Very Vanilla 80 lb (cover weight) two sizes, 8-1/2x 11 and 12 x 12

• Thick 100 lb - best for card bases. two sizes, 8-1/2x 11 and 12 x 12

• Vellum 43 lb

• Watercolour paper 110 lb in 5 x 7 sheets (natural white with subtle texture)

• Designer Series Paper 145-160 gsm (text weight 100 lb) - 2 sizes : 6 x 6 or 12 x 12 (different patterns)

• Foil Sheet 100 lb

• Glitter Paper 105 lb

• Window Sheet 100- 110 lb

• Envelopes 90 lb

Uses:

• Lightweight DSP for envelopes, lightweight layers and embellishments

• Designer Series Paper: paper layers and embellishments.

• Cardstock: card bases, paper layers, embellishments, boxes and other packaging

• Thick cardstock: card bases, boxes and other packaging.

Extra info about the weight of Cardstock-Paper 

It is many ways that the weight of paper is reported. Here what I found. 

• In the United States and North America, paper weight is measured in pounds (lb), in other countries, it is standard to measure in grams (gsm)