Stock up on cardstock now!!

 The Stampin' Up 2025 - 2026 catalog will be going *LIVE* in May! 

Our Water Painter manufacturer is no longer making the water painters. Once we sell out, they will be gone until we find a replacement manufacturer.

You may want to get a few packs of cardstock before the new annual catalog goes live ... As usual, there will be some price increases. Our cardstock will be going up a bit, and Basic White and Very Vanilla will no longer be thicker packs of paper - all single-color cardstock packs will have 24 sheets per pack, and assortments will contain 20 sheets. 

Our 8 1/2  x 11" cardstock packs will be $14 per pack. 

Our 12 x 12 dyed cardstock will be $22, while Basic White Thick Cardstock will be $26.

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Why the increase? Well, there are fewer paper mills producing high-quality crafting and card-making paper. Many mills have either shut down, consolidated, or shifted production to more profitable paper products due to changing market demands. Several factors have contributed to this:

1. Mill Closures & Consolidation – Some paper mills have closed or merged due to rising costs, environmental regulations, and declining profitability in specialty paper production.
2. Shift to Packaging & Industrial Paper – Many mills have prioritized the production of corrugated cardboard, packaging materials, and tissue paper, as e-commerce and food packaging demand have surged.
3. Declining Demand for Traditional Paper – With the rise of digital communication, fewer mills are producing high-end paper products for printing, scrapbooking, and crafting.
4. Cost of Specialty Production – Making high-quality, thick cardstock requires specialized processes, which some mills find less profitable than high-volume, lower-cost paper products.

Most Produced Paper Products at a Paper Mill:

The most produced products at paper mills today tend to be:

• Corrugated Cardboard & Packaging Materials (due to online shopping and shipping demands)
• Tissue & Toilet Paper (household essentials with steady demand)
• Printing & Office Paper (though declining, it’s still a major category)
• Newsprint & Magazine Paper (declining but still produced in some regions)

Crafting and specialty cardstock is a niche market, and with fewer mills prioritizing it, prices have gone up. 

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