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This is the basis of your creation and needs to be good quality. If it's too thin it won't stand up by itself. Too thick and it will be difficult to fold.





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This guide will give you some idea of what you get...

Tissue paper 10-35gsm.

Light is about 35-70gsm.

Heavy is about 150-200gsm.

Super heavy is 200+gsm

And a good weight for your creations is between 160-350gsm.

The picture is a very small display of the thousands that are available.

It is available in many different finishes, such as hammered, linen effect, embossed, coated, pearlised and many more, and each will give a different result to your cardmaking.

And don't forget the Specialised varieties that can be made into toppers, used for

Matting and Layering, and simply to be used as the base of your creation.

You can buy it ready folded as blanks. These are usually sold in packs and come complete with the envelopes.

You can get these blanks already shaped, (handbags, castles, shoes, cats, butterflies etc.) then all you need to do is add the embellishments of your choice.

But you may choose to buy the sheets and cut and fold it your self.

This is probably the best option if you have a lot to make, and often works out a lot cheaper.

A useful piece of equipment to enable you to get a really professional crease is the Scoring Board.

Then have a try at doing some of the different folds.

Take a look at the Basic Folds Tutorial to help you get started.

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