NeenahExact 30% Recycled Extra-Heavyweight Index Card Stock, 8 1/2in. x 11in., 110 Lb, White, pk Of 250 Sheets, 40411

This is my go-to, cover-weight paper. I use it for everything from printing postcards and flyers, to card making, to general paper crafting.Its bright white, matte finish accepts printer inks beautifully. My all-in-one printer doesn’t have a straight-through printing path. All paper has to curve up and around - this paper has never jammed my printer in all of the years I’ve used it (I reorder this paper regularly). The paper absorbs inkjet inks well enough that there’s no smearing, even if I allow multiple copies of photos to pile up in the printer tray. But at the same time, the inks dry nice and bright for a matte paper. (Inks are never quite as bright on matte as on glossy paper).I also use this paper regularly in papercrafting. The paper is heavy enough for postcards, but scores and creases smoothly for cardmaking. This is also my go-to paper with my Cricut (paper cutter) and my embossing machine. It cuts beautifully, even for quite intricate cuts like the snowflake designs I’ve included in my sample photos. I love the white-on-white embossed effects I can get with this paper, too. And it doesn’t tend to buckle when working with glues, so long as I don’t go overboard. I’ve also painted these papers with acrylics, dyes and water colors. The paper buckles while it’s wet, but tends to dry surprisingly flat.It’s also a fantastic value - at less than $10 for a 250 sheet ream after sales tax, it’s still under 5 cents/sheet. Which means I often use this when I’m prototyping designs, before cutting into my more expensive papers.I’ve included a number of photos from recent crafting to show some of how I use this paper. All of the white paper in my photos is this index paper.If you find my review useful, please click the ‘Helpful’ button below. Your feedback really encourages me to keep writing these reviews!

For the last 3 years I have been searching for a very heavy weight paper in ivory. I have yet to find one and had settled for a pale sunny yellow called ivory.This is NOT the color of a manila envelope as someone has stated. A manila envelope is a much darker, brownish yellow and is more similar in color to kraft paper (brown paper bag). This is more like the color of the ecru tab folders that are most commonly used in every office across the country.I have become convinced that it is nearly impossible to find a true ivory card stock as by making the paper thicker, it is less translucent and therefor WILL be darker. The heavier the paper, typically the darker the color. This color is ecru which is far better than most papers I have found and a much better quality. I use this for labels for product packaging as well as pamphlets and cards.This is truly a heavy card stock, unlike most that are labeled as so and is only really heavy paper. It really is index card thick. For those that left reviews and said that it was too light weight, they must be looking for super heavy card stock (more like poster board) and should really be searching for 130# weight or higher, not 110#.I am very pleased with this paper. It is the best quality, color, and value that I have found, as long as you keep in mind that ANY ivory card stock is not a true ivory. If the color is that important, than you may want to reconsider and use a lighter weight paper, perhaps 40# weight will provide you with better color results, but this is only slightly heavier than regular printer paper (which is usually around 20-30#).Oh, and to address, the shipping issue. I was a bit concerned about this but I think Amazon has paid attention to the complants. My paper was sent in an appropriately sized box with adequate padding. It was received still sealed and in mint condition. Hopefully yours will be received just as pristine, but if not, let Amazon know and they will replace it for you free of charge. I would just not wait 2-3 days before you need it, just in case.

Same price at box store but delivered to my house.This is the only printer paper I ever use.Why pinch on the petty things?Use the good stuff. This is it. This is the good stuff.

This is index which is the thickness of a decent index card rather than cover stock which is what is usually used for nicer card making. Paper weights can be confusing so I'll try to explain a bit. Paper categories from thinner to heavier are: bond (copy paper), text (for stationery), index (for index cards & manila folders) & cover (commonly referred to as card stock, for business cards). Compared to cover stock this index is thicker than 65 lb cover but thinner than 80 lb cover stock. So, it isn't a terribly thick paper for card making but it's just right for making index cards. Index is also a more utilitarian paper than Cover stock & thus less expensive.If you are looking for a nice, thicker paper for cardmaking Neenah's Classic Crest is 80 lb cover stock & quite nice. It is also a brighter white having a brightness rating of 97 whereas this index has a 94 brightness rating.Since understanding pounds across paper categories is confusing you can always use the universally standard measure of GSM (grams per square inch) to compare paper weights across the different paper categories. For instance, the GSM of this 110 lb index is 199 while the GSM of 80 lb cover stock is 218, hence 110 lb index is thinner than 80 lb cover, because 199 is less than 218.This index works really well for my recipe cards and the ink prints nicely on it. Neenah makes great papers & are some of my favorites. Years ago I worked in printing so it helps to have a heads up about paper categories, weights & brightness.

Great Cardstock. Good quality. I use it to make quarter sized cards.