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

These are real postcards, nice and sturdy. Good for sketching, decoupage, paints, pen/ink on watercolor, collage and other multi-media. I use these in creativity classes I teach, and I keep plenty on hand to send. Especially with stress and anxiety these days, this is a lifesaver.

I used these cards for a 5-color screen printed design on the outside and a greeting/message on the inside, so they went through the screen printing process 6 times. Lots of handling! The paper quality is excellent—smooth and absorbent, but tight enough to create crisp images. I also appreciate that these cards come in boxes of 100. I only wish they were available in a larger size!

Great to use with watercolor. If you use wet-on-wet technique, it might be advisable to tape the card. It holds well for various watercolor techniques. I have ordered additional packs to create my own cards.

Attractive, useful for many different occasions. Yes, the envelope paper is slightly lighter than the card stock (a few years ago, they were the same), but its not horrible. Good to have on hand.

These are wonderful! I use them for birthday cards mostly. Especially this year with staying at home I have been painting each card I send. Great quality.

Everything about the quality and convenience of these cards is great. I’ve recently started water coloring and have been practicing on these cards and mailing them out to friends. It’s been so much fun and I will definitely repurchase!

These are really high-quality cards and envelopes. My only problem was that I could not figure out how to run this size through a laser printer. Theyd be great to paint on if you can do that. I pasted another layer of card stock, with my own design, on top so the deckled edge still showed.

Watercolor greeting cards

I love these cards. I just bought a second set. I use them mainly for watercolor, but have used color pencils (prismacolor and raffine), neocolors, derwent inktense and mixed media on them. They are also great for zentangle. The set I have is white and the envelopes are a shade whiter. Rarely when you buy a store bought greeting card does the envelope and card match exactly. The envelopes in the set I bought have a straight edge. The cards themselves have a texture and arrive flat with a crease down the center, making it suitable for either a landscape or portrait card. My printer does not accept this heavy of paper. My husband took the box to Fed-Ex this past fall and they said their copy machines would not take it either. I am not sure if this is 100% accurate as someone said that if you do it yourself the copy machines will accept it.

the quality seems good, what id expect from strathmore. Painted my first card today and the colors were great, no bleedthrough.