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Craft Cardstock, Craft Paper & Designer Paper

Colorful craft cardstock and versatile craft papers in many formats and qualities. Ideal for cards, decorations, scrapbooking, and creative DIY projects.
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Craft cardboard and paper for crafts, card making, and creative DIY projects

In this category, you’ll find a wide selection of craft cardstock and craft paper for creative projects, decorations, card-making, and DIY. Our assortment includes colored craft cardstock, patterned paper, craft paper, handmade paper, crepe paper, and many other types of paper in various weights and sizes.

Buying Craft Cardstock – Definition and Properties

What is craft cardstock?
Craft cardstock is a sturdy cardstock weighing approximately 220 g/m² or more, dyed solid throughout and durable. It’s ideal for craft projects, cards, tags, packaging, and decorations.

Properties of craft cardstock:

  • High strength and stability

  • Solid-colored or with metallic, textured, or special-effect finishes

  • Well-suited for cutting, die-cutting, embossing, and folding

An A5-sized kraft paper sketchpad next to drawings of African masks, pencils, and colored chalk sticks on a wooden table.

Buying craft paper - definition and applications

What is craft paper?
Craft paper is thinner paper in many colors and designs, e.g. transparent paper, crepe paper or tissue paper. It is flexible, easy to fold and versatile.

Typical applications for craft paper:

  • Window pictures and lanterns

  • Collages and scrapbooking

  • Gift wrapping and decorations

  • Card and tag design

Buying design paper - creative possibilities

What is design paper?
Design paper is printed paper with patterns, motifs or metallic effects. It is suitable for scrapbooking, cards, gift wrapping and seasonal decorations.

Properties of design paper:

  • Printed on one or both sides

  • Different designs and styles

  • Suitable for cutting, punching, folding, embossing and gluing

Craft Cardstock and Paper – The Benefits

Wide selection
Craft cardboard, craft paper, and designer paper in a wide variety of colors and styles.
Many Formats
Choose between DIN sizes and larger sheet sizes for different projects.
Versatile to work with
Suitable for cutting, die-cutting, embossing, folding, painting, and applying adhesive.
Attractive graduated prices
You benefit from attractive graduated prices for larger order quantities

Typical formats of craft cardboard and craft paper

Our range includes the following formats:

  • DIN A6 (postcard, approx. 10.5 x 14.8 cm)

  • DIN A5 (14.8 x 21 cm)

  • DIN A4 (21 x 29.7 cm)

  • DIN A3 (29.7 x 42 cm)

  • Sheet formats up to 50 x 70 cm

These formats are ideal for card making, scrapbooking, packaging, decorations and large-scale craft projects.

Craft cardboard and craft paper - creative applications

Typical applications:

  • Greeting cards and invitation cards

  • Tags and labels

  • Scrapbooking and collages

  • Gift wrapping and DIY decorations

  • Lanterns, window pictures and seasonal decorations

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Design options with craft cardboard and craft paper

Craft cardboard and craft paper can be used in many different ways:

  • Cutting, punching and embossing

  • Folding, tearing and gluing

  • Painting, printing and stamping

  • Combine with natural materials, fabrics or ribbons

Design papers are used to create creative projects for Christmas, Easter, birthdays, weddings or seasonal occasions.

Target groups for craft cardboard and craft paper

  • DIY enthusiasts and craft fans

  • Schools, kindergartens and educational institutions

  • Artists and craftspeople

  • Retail, floristry and decoration supplies

  • Agencies, event and decoration service providers

Buy craft cardboard and craft paper online at low prices

We offer craft cardboard, craft paper and design paper in many colors, designs and formats at attractive bulk prices. This is ideal for bulk consumers, schools, workshops, educational institutions and commercial customers. We ship orders within 24 hours on working days.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

What are the differences between craft cardstock, craft paper, and designer paper?

Craft cardstock is stronger and more dimensionally stable than regular paper. Craft paper is thinner, easier to fold, and available in many different varieties. Designer paper has printed, textured, or finished surfaces and is particularly well-suited for decorative projects.

Depending on the item, craft cardstock and craft paper are available in sizes including DIN A6, DIN A5, DIN A4, and DIN A3. We also carry larger sheet sizes. You can find the exact dimensions in the respective product description.

These materials are suitable for use in, for example, cards, tags, collages, scrapbooking, gift wrapping, window decorations, lanterns, and seasonal decorations.

Thinner paper is particularly easy to fold, cut, and glue. Thicker craft cardstock offers more stability and is well-suited for cards, tags, packaging, or crafts that need to hold their shape. The specific grammage is listed in the product description.

Yes. You can already order many items online in small packages. The package size is listed with each product.