Paper Source

So recently, my fiancée and I have been trying to do some stuff «DIY» for the wedding to cut costs. One of those cost savings is the wedding invitation. We have been able to download some templates and make minor adjustments. So we came here to price out envelopes and the printing paper. They have a lot of colors, but their prices are a little on the higher end. If you take into location, it makes sense. It did have a lot of really cute options.

Olivia (manager) and crew were BEYOND helpful and patient. I had time to really process and weigh design options, and Olivia’s discerning eyes are spectacular. I’m super happy with my experience here and excited for my invitations!

Such a gorgeous store with amazing cards, stationary and great gifts! The staff were welcoming & helpful, also.

Last year, I attended a class here at Paper Source on how to make Valentine cards. If you are interested in learning, they do offer classes here from learning how to make cards, invitations, home décor and etc. After taking a class, I was hook into making cute cards.
It is so easily to splurge in here if you are into crafts especially if you like making cards, scrap booking, invitations, and many more. This is my go to place if I need to get something done. Everyone here is so helpful and will let you bounce your ideas off. For instance, I had a vision of how I wanted a baby shower invitation but didn’t know how to do it. I sat down with one of the ladies and they helped me with different ideas that I could do.
If I went to a different place like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby, I wouldn’t get the service there like I got here at Paper Source. Also, Paper Source has a huge calendars, cards, and gift selection. If you have a friend or a person who is difficult to shop for, you might be able to find a gift here at Paper Source. They have all kinds of things that your recipient might like.

Recently I bought a Martha Stuart tissue paper fringe tool from here to make paper fringe garland. This tool only worked on very thick paper which limited the design of my garland — I ended up using scissors for the project and didn’t even need the tool. When I tried returning it I explained the situation and they seemed annoyed and inconvenienced that I was trying to make a return. They refused to give me a cash refund because the product had been opened, but instead gave me a store credit (I had all of the packaging and the receipt). Their negative attitude combined with the inconvenience of not getting a cash refund after selling a product that does not work is what leads me to give 1 star. Hopefully other Paper Source locations have better customer service.

Paper Source is dangerous. The shelves are lined with cute, beautiful items, from calendars to cards to room décor. I just want to take everything home!
Everything is priced such that it’s expensive, but just cheap enough that you actually might buy it. If you’re looking to buy a small gift for someone, Paper Source is a great go-​to. :D And if you sign up for online e-​mails, you can get 10% off your next order! The temptation is too real.

Everyone is always helpful, and this is a great place if you have a friend, significant other, or family member with a great sense of humor for whom is is difficult to buy gifts. There are super neat things like fun sayings on coasters as well as art supplies for across the ages!
Sometimes just walking through the store makes me happy!

If you are looking for pretty wrapping paper, gift bags, bows, cards, stationary, etc. you’ve come to the right place! You may pay a little more than other craft stores… but the things you find here are more unique looking, and higher quality than you may find elsewhere.
The staff is very friendly and willing to help you piece together your personal crafty creation. Also a great place for stocking stuffers/​small gifts! I came in here many times as I was planning my wedding to get inspiration, paper, ribbon, and other products to create my own programs and gift bags for wedding party gifts.
Parking may be a challenge since it is in a high end shopping center… but it’s worth it!

Was trying to get invitations done for an engagement party and was treated soo rudely by one of the staff. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone — wedding planning is stressful enough don’t need rude people making it worse.

Amazing service. Amazing paper products. Great place! Oliva was beyond helpful with ordering wedding invitations! I simply can’t say enough great things!

This has to be one of the cutest little shops. This store is filled with so many different types of stationary supplies. The staff is friendly and always letting you know of upcoming workshops. They also have great little gifts!

I love this place! There are so many cute stationary supplies and things for arts & crafts. I had no idea that Kate Spade made notebooks, pens, pencils, etc. Everything is so pretty!
I recently bought a journal and a pen. Love them both! The staff here are pretty friendly too. If you’re ever feeling creative & artsy, this is the place to go.

This store is a very bad place for me, lol.
As a stationary addict, I should not be allowed in here.
I adore Paper Source, they had a great selection of gifts and paper goods. The sales staff is helpful and friendly. I purchased a Kate Spade Day planner and a few gifts. I also bought of my favorite pen, Le Pen.
I will be back for sure!

I had a good experience browsing/​shopping at Paper Source a few weeks ago.
After looking at hundreds of wedding invitations online, ordering samples, and never finding exactly what I was looking for, I googled paper stores in Houston and followed the google machine’s first suggestion to this store.
My mom and I were greeted immediately by an associate and taken to the table where all of the wedding-​related things can be found. And wow, I knew wedding stationary was overwhelming, but this place took it to a new level. Luckily, an associate sat us down, walked us through every book of samples and ran through every possible option in a logical way, quickly quelling the bridezilla freaking out inside of me. I was very impressed with her knowledge of the products.
After 45 minutes or so, she helped me design a beautiful invitation set: the paper, the fonts, the design, the embossing, the envelopes, the envelope liner, the return address printing. Everything I couldn’t customize online I could customize here. She even helped me cut down costs where she could, like assembling my own envelope liners, and even showed me how… like she was more concerned with my needs than getting me to spend money. I did at times feel like I was being pushed along a little too quickly through the process since I didn’t know exactly what I wanted, so I was a little upset at times when I felt like I suddenly «needed» things for my invitations that I really didn’t think were necessary, but I think that’s how the whole wedding industry works.
Although I had a great experience with this woman, the prices were way out of my price range, even with the short cuts she suggested. I ended up going back and buying invitations from an online retailer, but if I wasn’t a bride on a tight budget, I would have definitely dropped a pretty penny here. However, if invitations are important to you and you’re willing to put some money into them, Paper Source is an excellent place to go!

They were totally different that what I expected but I still dropped $ 40 on paper alone on my first visit. They have a lot of kitschy items, and materials to make almost anything out of paper you want. I ended up buying stickers, macaron stationery, a giant madlibs book, and a few cards that were interesting. I had expected a place with stationery pre-​made, so I was a little disappointed in that but other than that, they were really a fun store to shop in. TAKE MY MONEY, PLEASE!

STORE: 4.5 Stars
WORKSHOPS:
: Mail Stationery Class: 3 Stars (read individual review below)
: Book Binding Class: 5 stars (read individual review below)
MAIL STATIONERY CLASS — $ 28, 2 hours, 4 – 5 projects.
— Level: Beginner — Intermediate
— Difficulty: Easy
This class was taught by one of their newer-​comers, Kacie, who was extremely friendly, bright, and encouraging. You could have been an absolute newbie to arts and crafts and still kicked out quite a few pretty projects.
The class started a little late (5 – 10 minutes after the hour?). Two of the four people signed up were going to be arrive late. Here are the various projects we worked on:
1. Custom envelop and card created from old calendars using the Paper Source envelope template. The card would use a large stamp on the front. The envelope would take up most of the calendar to be created. Also, we used clear embossing pens to write addresses on the envelope and dusted it with the gold glitter.
2. Custom envelope and card using a stamp layering technique, white embossing powder to «raise» the stamps, and pastel gel pens to color in the blank parts of the stamp.
3. Customizing envelop liner using a calendar with the Paper Source envelop liner template.
4. Custom postcard using balsa wood and embossing techniques. Probably the one that fell the flattest since the embossing gun warped, split, or flat out broke the balsa wood.
I thought they were fun projects aimed at a beginner to a slight intermediate. These would not have been projects for experts looking for some new techniques or ideas. I love that classes give you an extra 10% off of purchases (not additional classes.) What I didn’t like about this class was that there was one envelope template, one envelope liner template, two taping devices, and two pairs of scissors to be shared among four people. It would have impressed me more if I didn’t have to wait on someone else to execute my idea.
BOOKBINDING CLASS — $ 35, 2 hours, 1 project (designing a custom cover for a small journal)
— Level: Beginner
— Difficulty: Moderate
The bookbinding class taught us how to create a custom hardcover using bookbinding cloth, book board, pre-​bound text blocks (pages), your custom paper choice*, bone/​teflon folder, and methylcellulose/​PVA mixture (read: fancy glue.) Notably, the class fee includes materials including options for paper choices. You can buy your own paper and bring it to class. (I bought a prettier paper that I found in the store.)
The class size was for 8 – 10 people, with 4 Paper Source employees also included in that head count. We had a young but craft-​savvy girl in our class who might have been a middleschooler.
This class was much more intensive than the bookbinding class, but none of us had any bookbinding experience. So, it’s good for a beginner but maybe not a really young child as it’s process-​intensive. The teacher, Jasmine, has been binding custom books for over 3 years. She infused the class with a lot of structure, which was necessary for how to bookbind. She also was generous with her lessons learned.
Other than a different paper cover choice, there wasn’t a lot of flexibility to branch out and get all customized with your project. However, I think that’s appropriate for this class.
Fortunately, we did NOT have to share any materials (had they read my card-​making review?) I really loved the techniques I learned in this class. My head is now in outer space and thinking of what other projects to do with what I learned last night. Envision Pooh Bear in deep concentration… «Think, think…» Tigger would have called it fun, fun, fun, fun, fun. I highly recommend this class if you’ve ever considered bookbinding. It is also for the more intense crafter.

Love Paper Source!
So many great finds and cute projects!
Service is great. I had to make a return without a receipt on an item that couldn’t be returned. I didn’t know that, but had kept everything in pristine condition, and the manager made an exception. That’s definitely great customer service there and she didn’t lose a fan or client! I bought more things that day and plan on going back for more!

This place was great when I decided to make my own wedding invitations. After hours of browsing the web and not liking the price or look that I wanted for my wedding invite I decided to make my own.
Had I not found Paper Source I would have caved and ordered something but they had exactly what I needed and then some. Not only did they have a wall of different colored envelopes but they had different sizes and styles. I especially loved the invites that had built in pockets to put the extra stuff such as directions and RSVP. But I ended going with style that lets you put a ribbon thru the invite.
They also have different ready made invites that have nice designs, also they have a binder full of invite ideas you can look thru and you can even get them to make them for you.

Honestly, I didn’t even notice this place was opened until only about a few weeks ago. Whether it be Paper Source or Papyrus, these types of places make me extremely happy! The staff here was super friendly when I stopped by. Everything about this place is just so cute! You’ll never be able to leave the store within less than 15 minutes! There’s just so much to gaze at.
I’m already in love with Highland Village and adding Paper Source makes it 10x better.

Love this place! Papyrus better watch their back, because Paper Source is the new place in town to spend your money on paper goods. I was headed to Sprinkles cupcakes and noticed that Paper Source was next door. I parked in back and went through Paper Source to get to Sprinkles, but the detour took 20 minutes. Paper Source is a large store filled with all types of fun items! They obviously have tons of stationary (pre-​made or special order), cards, scrap-​booking supplies, stamps, stickers, and a ton of other fun nick knack stuff. I looked at some of the tote bags and mugs. In the back there is a serious wall of every color of paper you would ever need (see photo) in all sizes.
I especially loved their single sheet designer wrapping paper. Another favorite of mine was the Japanese cherry blossom photo album. The ladies in there were super nice and helpful and ready to answer any questions you might have.
I would highly recommend you stop in Paper Source and Sprinkles at the same time. A treat for your eyes and your stomach.