Paper for printing

I'm a new one in scrapbooking. I can't understand the following item. What special paper should I use to print my scrap paper from my laptop? I have lots of beautiful designs but ordinary office paper can't be used for scrapbooking. Help!!!

Actually, a lot of regular printer paper is now acid-free and safe to use in your books.

I always go to Office Depot and they have one brand and it is the only one I will use in my scrapbooks. It is acid free, like most are but lignen free is also important to me. It is a bright white and is heavier like a light-weight cardstock. They do not have it at Staples or Office Max.

At Staples they told me they were all acid free but when I asked if they were lignen free she had no idea and I wanted acid-free & lignen free on the label somewhere.

It is made by Wassau and has pool balls on the package cover and is with cardstock weight papers.

It is the only one I use and I have been using it for 5-6 years. If I need white mats I also use that too.

If I want a colored cardstock, - (I print on a lot of the light colors and pastels), I cut regular smooth cardstock to 8 1/2 x 11 and put it in my printer and get great results.

Thanks a lot! I'll try to find the paper you've mentioned in our country (Ukraine). But it will be difficult because scrapbooking is not widespread here.

These days office paper or card is mostly acid-free and lignin-free. Offices want their paperwork to last, the same as scrap-bookers do. So standard, heavy-weight office paper or card should be OK to print on.

You can test if paper is acid-free by buying a pH tester pen. You can test if it is lignin-free by leaving it in the sunshine on your window-sill for a few months. Leave something on the paper, like a coaster, so that you can monitor the contrast. If it yellows around the coaster, it has lignin in it and is not suitable for scrap-booking.

Thank you for answering!

I use scrapbook paper thru my printer. A non patterned one looks really good with print on it. I sometimes have to cut a 12x12 sheet down to 8 and a half by 11.

Make sure you use smooth scrapbook cardstock for the best results. I got it to work with the textured Bazzil cardstock but in just a few years the ink has flaked off. The printing I did on smooth scrapbook paper or cardstock has held up fantastic.