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The Ultimate Guide to Card Stock Part 2: Paper Weights & Sheet Sizes

Paper weight can be confusing, especially when it comes to card stock. Between different paper sizes and multiple scales of measurement, it isn’t always easy to decide what paper weight is best for your project. There are several different factors that...

Paper weight can be confusing,...

March 3, 2017

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What is M Weight?

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What is M Weight?

We’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it till we’re blue in the face: paper is more complicated than you might think. But as long as you know the lingo, choosing which paper to purchase is a snap and...

We’ve said it before and we�...

January 12, 2015

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Paper Tools: Basis Weight & Grammage Weight

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Paper Tools: Basis Weight & Grammage Weight

When you shop for paper online at The Paper Mill Store, you’ll notice that we also list a weight in addition to the paper mill and paper size. The technical term for this weight is “basis weight”. There are many different...

When you shop for paper online...

November 27, 2014

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Picking the Perfect Paper

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Picking the Perfect Paper [Infographic]

Picking the perfect paper is about more than choosing a color, pattern, or texture – it’s also about choosing the perfect paper weight! Different weights are designed for different uses. Using the right (or wrong!) paper can make or break your...

Picking the perfect paper is a...

September 23, 2014

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2018 Wedding Trends

Your wedding stationery suite does more than simply communicate the details of your event to your family and friends – it also represents who you are as a couple, and sets the tone for your wedding. The color palette, texture, and weight of your invitations and other stationery signals to invitees what kind of event they can expect, whether it’s a formal, elegant affair or a casual wedding with rustic flair. Stationery styles change as quickly as what’s in fashion. We’ve taken a look at some of 2018’s hottest wedding trends as dictated by the fashion industry so you can incorporate them into your stationery suite and coordinate every aspect of your wedding, creating a cohesive event that encapsulates you......
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Design Principles: Contrast

In the next instalment of our ongoing blog series on the principles of graphic design, we’re taking a look at one of the most important design principles: contrast. Employing contrast adds visual interest to your designs, and it also helps communicate your message. Like alignment, you probably won’t notice contrast if it’s executed properly, but you’ll certainly notice if a design doesn’t incorporate contrast or incorporates it poorly. So without further ado, let’s jump in: What is Contrast? Contrast is officially defined by Wikipedia as “the difference in visual properties that make an object (or its representation in an image) distinguishable from other objects in the background”. Put simply, “contrast” refers to two elements which are different from each other.......
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Product Spotlight: Door Hangers, Presentation Folders, Labels, and Raffle Tickets

For paper crafters and smaller print runs, creating your own door hangers, labels, and raffle tickets can be a fun activity, and can also add a charming DIY touch to your creative project. But when you need to print 1,000 promotional door hangers for your business’s latest marketing campaign or distribute raffle tickets for your upcoming community barbecue, doing it all yourself isn’t always practical. Between creating crisp folds and clean cuts, there’s a lot that goes into preparing small-format paper projects than you might think. Specialty pre-finished projects, like pre-drilled and cut door hangers, labels, perforated raffle tickets, and professional presentation folders can save you time and money by simplifying the printing process and making it easy to cut......