6x6 Paper Pads For Scrapbooking by Design Team Member Amanda Sherman

Welcome Design Team Member, Amanda Sherman, as she shares why she loves to use 6x6 paper pads...

If you’ve been in any scrapbooking aisle in the last couple years you’ve noticed that 6x6 paper pads are taking the industry by storm.  It seems every manufacturer is releasing their papers in a 6x6 size as well as the full 12x12 size.

There are definite benefits to the 6x6 size, especially the obvious, for cardmakers.  The smaller size is perfect for the smaller canvas.  In addition to just being smaller in size, the scale is usually smaller as well.  Most commonly it’s 25% of the the original scale (however I have found some exceptions as I’ll show).

But the benefits go farther than just cards.  These paper pads are a great option for the scrapper on a budget.  It allows the consumer to have the entire, or majority, of a paper line at a more affordable cost.  One more benefit is the smaller scale for scrapbooking layouts too.

To demonstrate this, I pulled from my stash some papers that I had in both the 6x6 size and the 12x12 size.  Then I punched circles with my 1 1/4” punch in both the full scale and the 6x6 scale.  I have photographed those punch outs as well as the sheets of paper together.

The full size is on the left, the 6x6 is on the right in all the pictures.

 Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas

 My Minds Eye Stella & Rose (both sides of paper)

 Echo Park Happy Days (this one appears to not have as dramatic reduction in scale)

                                                                  
I hope these visuals allow you to see the benefits of using the 6x6 papers in your paper crafts.  Take a chance and try something new.  I did, and haven’t regretted it yet!

Check out our previous article about why Craft Warehouse loves 6x6 Paper Pads which includes our favorite 6x6 paper pads that are out right now!