Springhill White 8.5” x 11” Cardstock Paper, 90lb, 163gsm, 2,000 Sheets (8 Reams) – Premium Lightweight Cardstock, Printer Paper with Smooth Finish for Greeting Cards, Flyers, Scrapbooking – 015101C

I am an avid colorist. I use colored pencils to color. As a hobbyist, I didn't want to color in some of the books I had purchased because I was still learning so much and wanted to practice. I started to copy my books and after several different types and weights of paper, I ended up preferring this paper to any of the others I had tried. It was superior to the paper in the coloring books 99 percent of the time. I wanted a paper which you could erase where necessary without destroying all the tooth of the paper. While I now try to use only the Faber Castell box that lifts the pigment off the page, I also have a Tombow eraser and an electric one which allows me to erase a fine detail. I also wanted a paper that you could apply many layers of pencil to as a beginner I was always having to add color to get the desired result.Recently I had a book which I did color in as I knew I wasn't crazy about the images and would never want to repeat them. That book had a slicker paper and I did like it both in terms of application of the pencil and the end result. So I purchased two other papers to compare to this one to see what difference the paper actually makes.I purchased a really bright white paper of the same weight as this, the Hammermill Premium Color Copy 80 pound paper as well as the Exact Neehan Bristol Vellum in a 67 pound weight. This review compares the three papers for colored pencil purposes.Keeping in mind that I am a hobbyist, not an artist, I colored the same page from Wild Soul book by Grazio Salvo. I used primarily the Lyra Rembrant polycolor oil pencil, with a few Tombow Irojitens and Prismacolor Verithins which are both wax based. I used the same pencil colors and tried to make everything the same in coloring the three different papers. I was truly surprised at the outcome.In all but two areas this paper was hands down the best paper for colored pencils. The Hammermill was the brightest white. This paper jammed in my printer and the other two did not. Otherwise in all comparisons I would recommend this paper. In the photo showing all three, this paper is first, followed by the 67 pound Neeham Bristol Vellum, with the Hammermill paper shown last. I did identify the papers in the margin as well as drawing lines to show where I used different ways to blend.Although the background had the same number of layers applied in a cross hatch with a single blue pencil, it appeared deeper and darker blue in this paper than in the other two. The Hammermill slick finished paper just didn't accept as many layers of color. (I actually added two more layers with that paper for a total of 8 layers!) There wasn't a huge difference between the 67 pound Bristol vellum and this bristol vellum so if money is a factor the 67 pound is obviously less expensive. As I look at the outcome on this paper I see numerous places where I should go back to adjust the color. With this heavier weight, I can easily do so.In the background I also tried three different blending techniques, Gamisol, Caran d'Ache full blender pencil and a white colored Lyra pencil. The Gamisol (oderless mineral spirits) had the largest area in front of the women's head to the top of page. Because this paper is thicker I didn't have to worry as much about the liquid blender. It blended very well with this method on this paper. With the Hammermill, I ended up with a bunch of pigment on the end of my qtip, so instead of blending I was removing! The bottom corner under the tiger's nose was not blended at all. The area in front of the tiger's nose was blended with a white Lyra pencil. It did lighten the color slightly when blending. The best result was behind the women's head where I used a Caran 'd Ache full color blending pencil. This pencil actually feels like you are putting down wax while blending. The result was to eliminate the pencil lines and get a deep blended blue color, that fully saturated the paper.While there were significant differences between the Bristol Vellum papers and the Hammermill papers, the difference between the two Bristol Vellum papers was fairly minimal. As this paper was my first and the other Bristol Vellum my third coloring of the same image I would expect improvement even in such a short rushed period of time. That was in fact the case, but the improvement had nothing to do with the paper only the person using the paper!Even with the occasional jamming issue I really love this paper. I have copied over 450 pages to copy at this point. (I am on my second ream and about half of it is gone.) As I am making these copies to practice, I do copy on both sides of the paper. All three papers performed well in copying on both sides.I would recommend you try a variety of papers if possible as much of this may be merely personal preference. From my point of view using this paper has only made me more critical of the paper used in most adult coloring books. For 250 sheets the price is very fair. This paper was less expensive than other identical paper made by other manufacturers. Without question this paper will be my first choice when coping images to color with colored pencil. (I would also think this paper would be preferable for wetter mediums, watercolor or marker, as it is thicker and will not bleed through as easily. Because it has more tooth or texture, I would think it would be better in that regard the slicker paper of equal weight.)

This paper is perfect for my whole families needs. I use it for mixed media art (even wet media), my son uses it to print his papers and reports and his teachers really enjoy it. It is also stiff enough for my husband to print business cards, flyers, etc for his business. We just have a stander copy, scan, printer and it goes through every time without jamming.

This isn't the paper that I normally buy. The paper I wanted was unavailable and this was suggested as a similar product. I now have a new favorite paper! The Springhill is slightly thicker and toothier than the brand I normally buy. Price wise they are very similar but the quality of this paper is far superior. It runs through my printer easily. I will continue to purchase this paper.

I've been trying to find good paper for printing out artwork for the purposes of coloring (primarily with colored pencils). This has been challenging because a lot of heavier, cardstock papers don't have the correct texture (and tooth) to handle significant layering of colors very well (after layering a few colors, the colored pencil pigment and wax would just start to ball up and glob together, which looks really bad).With the Digital Vellum, though, I think I've found a winner!The texture and tooth of the paper is really nice but with a much better weight. I think the tooth of the Vellum is actually better, though, as it seems to handle layering of several colors much better. The only real downside that I can come up with is that, at 80#, it's not quite as stiff as the cardstock I originally tried... but it's still certainly strong enough to stand up to coloring on.I reprinted a bunch of pictures onto the Digital Vellum and my printer (HP OfficeJet 8710) handled it pretty well. There were a few times where it had trouble feeding the paper but I just had to flip the top sheet in the tray over and then it worked. (It might have fed better if I chose the "Plain, Thick Paper" type, instead.)I tried to attach a picture that I printed onto the Digital Vellum with my InkJet printer and have started coloring but I don't think they liked that... so you'll just have to take my word for it that I've been able to get the best looking skin tone on this paper than I have with any others. With other papers, skin tones were particularly difficult because you need to layer several different colors in order to achieve a nice, rich color (and then layer in even more for shadowing and accenting)... and most of the other papers I tried started to show the globbing and balling of the colored pencil wax after three or so layers. This effect is especially noticeable with lighter colors (like the peaches, beiges, and pinks that go into skin tones). If I had tried the same combination of colors for the skin tones on the other papers I've tried, you would see globbing and nonuniformity of the colored pencils—especially in the darker, shaded areas of the skin tones—but that didn't occur with the Digital Vellum! Even after a half-dozen layers of colors, there was still enough tooth in the paper left that it didn't just smear or glob when I went over with the colorless blending pencil.So, all in all, I'd call the Digital Vellum a win!

I was looking for thicker paper to use to cut out earring cards and decided to try this paper. It worked great! The paper is sturdy enough to hold earring sets. Other than the fact the paper ream came with both ends open the paper was not dirty or damaged. I’d give this less stars because of that, but I don’t know whether it opened before it was shipped or during shipping. I gave it 5 stars because the quality and thickness was exactly what I was looking for.

The media could not be loaded.  This is just as advertised — a basic 80# card stock. That means it's not thick enough for a nice business card. But not so light that you would use it on a résumé. Because it's card stock. Check the video for a demo on how thick and sturdy it is at 8.5x11, and cut down to wallet size.

How would I describe the thickness and weight of this paper/card-stock, it is slightly thicker than Michaels 65lb card, probably closer to an 80lb card-stock. It definetely is not as thick as Michaels 110lb card-stock. I believe it will work fine for cards but not for larger boxes, unless you are going to add a layer of thick paper. It cuts well on my Scan N Cut- the cuts are clean and precise, with no fraying. I usually score cardstock before bending and have not experienced a problem when I score, however I did try bending without scoring and I had those pesky fray marks. I do believe that it is good value for the money and would recommend anyone trying it, to see if it fits into their specific needs. Like many commentators, the out-side paper cover was torn but the cardstock was fine.

My mistake . It said 110lb but I didn’t realize there is a big difference between types of card stock !! I didn’t realize “index” type is quite a bit thinner than card stock . So do your research :). My bad so I won’t return it , but I won’t make the same mistake again .The paper would be ok for other things but it is not a solid paper . It has a kind of mottled look , but not a desire able mottled look for card making as what I am looking for .

Very good quality. Used for Menus in the restaurant industry. This is my second order and will continue to order but I just don't understand with the orders I receive, the packaging is always ripped open. Not sure where the product originates from but thought it should be brought to someones attention.

The media could not be loaded.  I love it!I just printed a small gift bag and it came out perfect!!Good price, great product.Thank you.

arrived fast. great quality and thickness. definately ordering more in the future. I use cardstock for art and caricatures. artwork seen in photos are done in acrylic paint on the cardstock paper.