Paper Zone

Paper Zone has always been a go to paper resource for me, so I was saddened when I went in here the other day to discover they are CLOSING.
If you get a chance, run in and snatch up the last of their inventory (they are even selling the racking). Now I will have to deal with spending the big bucks at places like Oblation, or settle for shopping online for cheaper discount papers.

This is a good place to buy paper and stationary, both in small amounts for personal use or for company or large events. Service is fine, as is selection of products.
My main issue is that very few items are discounted in the store and the there is almost no price differentiation with other local venders such as Art Media. Many online venders beat the price even when shipping is included.
Generally I want to shop in Portland and give support to local businesses. In return I expect to be rewarded with discounted in-​store merchandise.
Paper Zone’s best asset is the large variety of card stock and envelopes which allow for individual creation of greeting cards. If this is what you need then certainly go out of your way to shop here. If you want scrapbooking supplies of a general nature then Paper Zone is neither here nor there.

Great place! Very friendly people and a great selection of products. Some things are a bit overpriced but other than that I have no complaints.

Paper is rad.
Paper Zone is Rad.
You need paper?
This is the zone in which you will find satisfaction.

We got our wedding invitation stuff (paper, envelopes) here over three years ago and have come back a few times since when we have fancy paper needs. Some of the prices can get a little eye-​popping, but they have a great selection of envelopes with many different colors and sizes.
When my wife was doing bridal shower invitations last summer, she sent me out to get envelopes in a specialty envelopes (A2 size) in black, dark brown or red. Some of the colors were crazy expensive, but I ended up finding one package that fit the bill and the budget. They also have a nice selection of single pens that you can try out before you buy.
I’ve seen that they have a good selection of scrapbook stuff, but I try to avoid that area. I’m afraid someone will use the word scrapbook as a verb while I’m there, and I just can’t stand for that abuse of the English language (I’m j-​j-​jaded).

Excellent Source for nearly any and all papers and paper craft items that you could want. Prices are fair and staff is helpful and nice. They had a nice selection of stamps and inks! Parking available and easy to find. All excellent qualities to a great store!

This is a store that I could spend well over an hour just wandering the aisles and daydreaming about all the cool projects I could do. Their selection of craft supplies is superb. They have a wide assortment of papers, stickers, envelopes and everything a scrapbooker could ever need.
Their selection of high quality papers for other types of print jobs is also excellent. They offer paper in pretty substantial quantities too so if you’re doing a fairly sizable job, this is the most convenient place to order a bunch of cardstock from.

I visited this Paper Zone location several times to plan for our wedding this past summer. The employees here are very friendly, attentive, and definitely helpful. One of the girls graciously helped me duplicate my wedding envelopes by hand because we ran out and didn’t have enough time to order them online.
Other gals were openly wiling to help with advice and guide me through projects. They were very easy about exchanging an item when needed.
I am very thankful for the staff and can’t praise them enough for their awesome client services. Definitely visit this Paper Zone if you’re thinking of doing something crafty and creative. I will be a loyal customer to them without a doubt.

Although my fiancé just wrote a review about this, I feel like I need to add my two cents worth. Paola is the Goddess of All Things Paper. If you are looking for help on ANY type of invitations, make sure you visit the Portland location and ask for her. Paola knows her stuff, and clearly enjoys what she does. Her excitement is infectious, and she truly made my day.
Going into our paper store excursion, I was less than excited, but trying to keep a positive attitude. We are on a tight budget for the wedding, and were finding that the options out there for inexpensive yet classy wedding invitations was close to nonexistent. I figured we would check out our options at various paper stores around Portland. I started with what I knew – I had visited Paper Zone on two previous occasions when I made invitations in the past. My previous experiences with the store were fine (maybe uneventful and unmemorable are accurate descriptions). I was in and out and was forced to use the last of my own brain power on creativity wandering around aimlessly looking for something that would work.
Cut to our recent experience. We found some beautiful pre-​made blank invitations that would work with the wedding theme, but discovered there weren’t enough boxes available at the store for everyone on our guest list. As I went to find someone who might be able to help us with our dilemma, I stumbled upon Paola. She told us they didn’t have any more of the particular invitation in the store, but she could call the Beaverton location to see if they had any. Lo and behold, success! We then began talking to her about the inserts we needed to include in the invitations, theme, and color schemes. In a jiffy, she had several different choices of paper in several different colors available for us to begin picking from. She then helped us calculate how many reams of paper we needed, how much glue would be necessary, plus she led me over to the «Inspiration Station» to make a sample wedding invitation insert. All the while, Paola kept us laughing and made us feel like we had known each other for years, telling us about her family and her own wedding. She helped me write down all the measurements for the wedding invitation inserts AND wedding announcements. I can’t say it enough, she was AMAZING.
So, with a little effort and manual labor, we will have invitations that I am extremely happy and excited about (for much less than we would have spent at the printer). Thank you tenfold!

Wow. Thank you, Paola and thank you Paper Zone.
Ms. K. and I went into PDX looking for some invitations for our wedding next year. We’re still about ten months out, but we figured we’d take a look and see what was available, try to get an idea of prices, see if we’d want to craft our own or just shop it out.
At first we were kind of lost and wandering around just trying to get our bearings – there’s a hell of a lot of stuff in there.
Well, Ms. K. had a pretty good idea of what she’s looking for in terms of a theme as well as a color scheme, which was a good thing, because otherwise we probably would have been too discouraged and overwhelmed. We found some blank invitation paper with a print on it that fit what we were looking for, but we still had to consider an announcement, RSVP, directions and lodging accomodation information options. They didn’t really have anything premade that would work for us. So thankfully our angel for the day, Paola, came to our rescue.
Ms. K. explained what she had in mind and what we needed, and Paola went to work. She gave us all sorts of paper options both in terms of colors and textures and weights. She walked us through her suggestion of how we’d prepare the different documents. I think they look better than anything that someone could prepare for us, so we’re very, very excited.
We got exactly what we wanted, incredible support from the employees and all our invitations and everything else we needed (excluding postage) for less than $ 2.60 per invitation/​RSVP/​etc.
Couldn’t recommend this any more highly.

I was in love with the Paper Zone even before I moved here.
Back in 2004, I was getting married, and since Pullman, WA has zilch for paper selection, my future mom-​in-​law came to the rescue by sending me some pink cardstock from the Paper Zone.
Only what she sent me was a ream of regular stock pink paper…
So I went online and ordered from the Paper Zone, and it arrived just how I imagined it so I could complete my invitations.
And then when I finally moved to P-​Town, I got to discover the wonder of The Paper Zone.
I do love my local scrapbook store. I do. But this shop really appeals to the younger generation of crafters. I like the layout and the merchandising of the store, not to mention the products they carry are a little more contemporary.
And the staff is more friendly, more knowledgeable, and more creative than most of the staffers from other local craft shops.

This place is great and has a great selection of nice paper, stationary, gifts, photo albums, packaging, etc etc etc. I was missing NYC’s awesome art+paper stores… but not anymore. And nice helpful people behind the counter took it over the top!

I had been going to Paper Zone for a few years and always had enjoyable experiences. And then we opened our photography business and needless to say, my need for paper skyrocketed. And they were there for me all the way. The then-​district manager came up with such brilliant marketing ideas and packaging that my clients thought I’d hired a designer. The staff is always super friendly and helpful; they even sing! And they’ve never treated me like I’m silly for not knowing something. They just lead me over and explain it from start to finish. If I didn’t have a job I’d probably just live there.

Ah paper zone.
A crafter paradise.
There are a billion different types of paper in a billion colors. All sorts of paper too.
And of course there are the really cool extras that always turn up at cool art stores. Like cute note pads, stickers, die cutters and all sorts of other doodads.

The Paper Zone’s selection is mouth-​wateringly expansive. Yes, «mouth-​wateringly» is now a word, and it is the appropriate term for a synesthete who gets faint, fleeting flavors in her mouth upon indulging in certain combinations of colour and texture. The Paper Zone is a smörgåsbord of paper wonders.
The employees are also very helpful and perky and kind, so you gotta love it. My only complaint is a bit of messiness; the samples of envelopes and card stock are a little scrambled and haphazard.
Choya and Tim and I were here shopping for wedding invitation stuff, and so the somewhat random assortment of stock and envelopes made it a little hard to visualize what we were looking for.
But otherwise, papery goodness — enjoy!

Nothing else is quite like paper. The feel, the smell, the overall experience of holding a piece of paper. If you know what I mean, well… you’ve probably already been to The Paper Zone.
A specialty boutique they are not, and while specialty stationers are nice and I love them too, nothing quite beats the feeling that The Paper Zone gives me: that feeling of wandering aimlessly among stacks of blank reams of creative possibilities and evidence that many others are as obsessed with the variations on matte, gloss, card and cover as I am.
They don’t have absolutely everything you’ll ever need, but the staff are always willing to rack their brains in helping you come up with solutions for whatever project you’re working on — even if it means sending you to a different store.

Well, their name certainly speaks to their identity as THE place to pick out paper of all kinds. Unlike Oblation, in the Pearl district, which specialized in specialty, handmade, and drop-​dead gorgeous papers, Paper Zone runs the gamut from lower end printer paper, to scrapbooking paper, to large specialty papers.
A good place to stock up on papers and envelopes, especially in bigger quanitites. They also stock pens, rubber stamps, and related scrapbooking supplies here.

They are not saving trees at the Paper Zone, but I will look the other way when it comes to this place. They have a fantastic selection of papers and accessories for all your scrap booking needs, custom invitations, unique stationery and more.
I checked out the Paper Zone when I was in need of creative ideas for a handmade invitation I was trying to make. They have several albums filled with unique invitations and handmade cards that were made by other customers that will inspire you to create your own masterpiece with the colorful selection of papers at Paper Zone.

I don’t necessarily support the ridiculous use of excessive paper and I aim to be alive when we are a completely paperless society, BUT (and there is always a big but with me) this place does have all that you need in the realm of things made from trees.
Props for recycled and unbleached papers.
Frowns for the pricing — expensive.

With a pretty good selection of card stock and other crafting supplies, I can almost forget that I am supporting a chain business. Sometimes you just have to go for the bargain (look out for sale weekends).
Good place to stop into if you are a paper-​holic like me.