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My favorite for the coordinating card stock and ink (and other coordinating stuff as well, like ribbons, buttons, etc) is Stampin' Up! Good quality stuff.
Lots of companies now have matching paper and ink. Stamping Up, Amuse studio, Simon says stamp, Gina k, papertrey ink, clear and simple stamps, plus many more.
I suggest you find one that has a pallette that appeals to you, and the type of ink you like. Keep in mind that SU periodically retires colors and adds new, which some people love and others hate. I'm personally beginning to dislike having beautiful colors discontinued, and I'm a SU demo. Lol.
__________________ aka Sue. Or Sue-odd.
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I was hoping someone had a preference to which they liked better. It gets expensive trying out all those companies. And I would love to know which paper cuts well in a silhouette or other machine.
I have a Silhouette and I have trouble cutting Stampin Up cardstock, especially if the cuts are a little smaller, like words. I do love their cardstock but I dont use it with the Silhouette.
Hmm...is the Silhouette blade adjustable for depth? I have a customer that just made 100 candy boxes using SU card stock and her Silhouette without any issues.
I personally love SU's color palette the best out of all the companies mentioned below. I cannot attest to the other companies' paper or ink quality because i do use only SU inks and card stock.
__________________ Shellie G
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I like SU. They have a wide range of colors and have matching embellishments too. The whole retirement of colors thing is frustrating though, so you will have to be ready to deal with colors you like going away, or be prepared to stock up. I also like Simon Says Stamp. They are building a good range range of colors and they also coordinate well with the Hero Arts inks. They have matching cardstock, but I don't think they have much in the way of matching embellies. I have cut both SSS and SU paper with no problems on my Cameo, but I also do not do very intricate detailed stuff like sheets of lace. One advantage of SSS over SU is SSS ink is waterproof once dry. SU ink bleeds when trying to layer anything wet over it like stickles. I actually have been gradually switching over to SSS as my primary ink and paper because of the whole SU retirement issue. I'm somebody who likes to keep my inks a long time and not constantly redo them. I don't mind the addition of colors, but hate when ones I have are regularly discontinued.
I have a ton of SU and A Muse Studio stuff ... As far as cardstock, I prefer the A Muse Studio to die cut and use in the Cricut. I sometimes have issues with the heavier SU card stock. Even tho I am an A Muse consultant, this is just my opinion from my experiences. The issues I have with the SU cardstock are more than likely completely my fault!!!
I am looking for Paper and matching ink
