I went to Michael's last night and I was unimpressed with the open stock of paper. Any ideas of good places to buy online or in store? What about little independent places? Do they have a better selection than the big stores? :)

Papertrey Ink solids are my guilty delight, it's cost more, but is such good quality and the colors are beautiful. I do use a ton of the Reflections brand from Michales/ the comparable one from Joanns for cuts and stuff. For patterns I most often use DCWV, there is such a variety and they have some really nice paper stacks.

I love Coredinations cardstock, especially the gemstones. I also like DCWV patterned paper. I like to buy my cardstock when it goes on sales at Joanns. Last week they were 5 for 95 cents!!

Joanne's is also my favorite place to buy both patterned and plain paper (open stock variety). I wait for it to go on sale, which it does very often, at 5/$1. One of the local stores has a huge selection but the other smaller store has very little. I guess it depends on your local store how lucky you will be. Other than Joanne's I buy more at A.C. Moore's than Michaels. I was just in my first Hobby Lobby and was in heaven. They also had a great selection but aren't located close enough to go often. I like the scrapbook store too, but their paper is much more expensive. I go there if I'm looking for something to fit a certain theme. Happy shopping.