cardstock
- noun
- /ˈkɑrdˌstɑk/
- The students created their own shadow puppets from a pattern printed on cardstock.
- cardstock paper
You're using really thick cardstock for a book and the books a little bit.
- You're using really thick cardstock for a book and the books a little bit.
Examples
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1. Cut out a piece of patterned cardstock for the base of the card.
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The rectangles were each matted on brown cardstock, which helps unify the various patterns and shades of green.
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Pick a solid color cardstock to use to mount your letters.
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You can also make all of the numbers on your own with cardstock.
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I start with an 8.5" x 11" piece of colored cardstock as a base.
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I make a field trip there about once a year to stock up on cardstock and envelopes.
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I stamped the bat on white cardstock, colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out.
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Change the color of the font to the desired colors, and then paste the printouts to cardstock.
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To mix things up a bit, the final panel is a regular cardstock panel embossed with a wavy chevron-like pattern.
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For her birthday invitation, she chose a vibrant cardstock that made the design pop.
Synonyms
Thick paper with a rough, uneven edge like handmade paper
Thick good quality paper for drawing or printing
Compounds
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cardstock is simply the two words card + stock, where card means a 'card' like a greeting card or playing card and stock means 'material' or 'supply'. So, cardstock is the thick, stiff paper made as the material for cards and craft projects.