Colorbok Ivory 12x12in Smooth Cardstock: Superior Quality and Versatile Crafting Paper Review

I have crates full of these types of boxes because I use them for everything. It turns out a beautiful dense envelope.

Although this paper is described as ivory, it is actually yellow. Not as versatile as real ivory for card making and scrapbooking.

This is good value card stock and that's how it works. If you're only using it for one flat side in your scrapbooking project, it will likely work. However, don't try to bend it like you would an album cover. It will crack on the spine. I sealed my album completely, and then, as I gently stroked the folds of the spine, it broke. I was forced to start from scratch.

I ordered five packs of this paper in different color combinations for making cards and gift tags. Some colors didn't emboss well - the white core was showing through the embossed areas - so I leave those colors to matte. Personally, I don't see the point of investing huge amounts of money in paper for what I do, and that's fine for my purposes. I've also used stamps and archival ink to create patterned paper and had no problems.