Strathmore Cards & Envelopes 3.5X4.875 10/Pkg-Watercolor -105023

I wanted these to make cards for friends birthdays and for family members who are ill. I do watercolor and these are perfect! These are unique, simple gifts that let family and friends know that you are thinking about them even if they are a great distance away! They also help me keep up a discipline of doing watercolor sketches on a regular basis. I plan to make an additional purchase soon.

Nice paper, well made, and fun for a child to make her own postcards to send to grandma.

Not bad quality for the price. Doesnt hold water to well, buckles quite a bit. It holds pigment decently on the rough side. Not too bad for a quick sketch, watercolor impressions, and sending it off. Good for a hobby, not professional quality.

Quality cards

I needed to print some of my photos onto stationery cards. The older stationery that I printed on in past years has yellowed over time, and I was cautious about ordering cheap blank cards / envelopes out of fear they wouldnt be durable, would yellow gradually, or wouldnt take the ink properly. After much searching I discovered the Strathmore cards on Amazon and ordered them because they were acid-free and the reviews were outstanding. When the blank cards arrived I was a bit concerned about being able to print on them because of the rough, ripped edge on the front cover, and also by the rough-ish fabric-like texture of the card stock, but my fears were unfounded - I was very pleased with the results, notably by the brilliance of the colors that came out on the cards from my inexpensive ink jet printer. I like the brightness / purity of the white of the cards and envelopes, and I think the quality of the product relative to the price makes this an easy choice. If/when I need to print out more stationery cards Ill definitely be buying this product again.

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

Holiday cards

. 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

Theyre perfect.

Ive used these watercolor cards for years, but the quality of the current paper is not the same. One side of the card has a cold press waffle texture which is really not desirable in watercolor paper.