For a craft nerd like me, going to Paper Source is my idea of a good time. I love paper. Sue me. And everything is SOOOO pretty here it's not even fair! My wallet doesn't stand a chance. They carry unique and gorgeous cards, invitations, stationary, calendars, gift wrap, journals, rubber stamps, ribbon and other crafty goodies as well as cute little gifts. I can barely contain myself! It may not be cheap, but did I mention it's pretty? Customer service definitely needs some work, but overall my experiences at most locations have been pleasant. I have no shame in my paper game and I'm always down for a Paper Source visit! read more

Wouldn't wrap a gift for me at 6:05 because it closed at 6:00. Cool store with neat gifts. Poor customer experience. read more

Yes! One opened clsoe to where I am on Saturdays!

I didn't think a review on Paper Source was needed. But clearly I need to balance out the star ratio with my love for this place. Paper Source is for a certain type of customer, I'll concede to that. Guess I fit the bill... Though both are the exact amount of miles from my home I patronize the Studio City location over Beverly Hills for the very reason most people seem bot to like it: customer service! Each time I go there's just me and maybe one other patron and three sales associates. I get CONSTANT offerings to help from every person in there. Recently one of my brides' (in an event planner) stationery pulled a disappearing act and we needed her invitations Stat! Each person working, including the manager, helped design an invite, pulled together all elements, trained us on 1 DIY aspect and recommended a kick-ass printer in walking distance. Custim-quality fancy invitations done in 2 days(over the holiday weekend) due to the Paper Source team! I always get my personal system stationary here. And find the cutest distinctive, high end things you will NOT find at run of the mill megastores like Michaels. I'm trying one of their craft classes for Bastille Night this week. A French themed craft night?! Come on - can't beat that. read more

paper |pāpr| + source |sôrs| = Paper Source noun noun place Yes, a place, a destination for all things paper plus unique gift items like the champagne cocktail kits for two (bubbly not included but will do so) I purchased to wrap in distinctive paper available by the sheet to always brand my style because it's not just the gift, it's about the presentation, the whole package, right? Find stationery in a palette of color gradations, sizes from notecard to traditional 8.5 x 11" sheets with envelopes to match. Order it imprinted with your name/contact info or DIY with the aid of your trusty printer. Hubby insisted his letterhead was in proper ratio to envelope so nixed an upgrade to a slate blue, the color of his eyes. Alrighty. Turns out a week later he found he was completely out of envelopes. We "faked it" with my card stock. Did I say, "Told ya so."? Nevah! (I AM the good wife!) No worries. Next trip. Paper Source is also greeting card central. Now that I know about this location I'm hightailing it to Studio City a tad earlier prior to appointments to stock up on cards because sometimes an email or a text doesn't properly convey the care, the feeling an occasion requires. Ditto for the personal written word in addition to the inscribed greeting on said missive. (I always match postage stamps to the color of the card/envelope...that's just me :-)) Don't scrapbook, therefore haven't taken a class/workshop either here or my go-to Grove Paper Source store https://www.yelp.com/biz/paper-source-los-angeles but they're available. Metered parking on Ventura Boulevard Small behind store lot, enter from Vantage Avenue Stroll north to the boulevard for free, residential parking on either side of Vantage Avenue unless it's street sweeping day read more

I really do love coming here. They have crafts for days and have great gifts and even better boxes and wrapping paper to put them in. From the outside this place looks pretty and inviting... I just wish it was like that on the inside! In the many times I have come here and purchased things, I have been approached by an employee just once. I find that unwelcoming, considering the store has a feel that would make you think otherwise. The staff will stand at the register and talk amongst themselves before they will even talk to a customer (and there have been times that I have been the only one in the store). It's such a shame because they spend so much time and effort making this a great little store yet put nothing into getting a good staff. I will hold out hope that things will change... read more

i just have to say these people rocked my socks off! We got to there 30 minutes before closing to place an order on custom wedding invitations and Heather helped us out. She and another employee stayed after closing to help us out. It was really thoughtful of them since they knew my cousin came all the way from Temecula. Heather was so patient and genuine about helping us out. They have the greatest merch! They have great customer service! I will definitely be coming back again. Thanks Paper Source!!! read more

The store is fun and attractive but I ordered Wedding invites here and the amount of time they said it would take to deliver them was very misleading. They also told me the liners and other accessories would come in a separate package so I could get started on assembling them. Wrong! And they said the proof would arrive in 2-3 days and it took 5. They also did not inform me the would come Fed Ex and someone would need to actually sign for the package. Don't they realize some people work? Would have arranged for them to be shipped to a work address if I had known. Just make sure if you order printed invites to allow yourself at least 6 weeks to receive them. Wish I had known that. read more

I adore this Paper Source location. The staff is super friendly and always willing to answer questions and demo products. The free parking in the back of the store makes my lunchtime supply runs easy. In the last 6 months, this store successfully supplied all of the paper, ink, stamps, embossing powder, and envelopes for my wedding. read more

Love the people, love the store love the product. Really there isn't much else to say other then this place is play Candyland for people who like decoupage and crafts and fancy letterhead. There is nowhere else I would rather go to get a funny card, a poignant card or a card it all... than The Paper Source in Studio City. Least of all is that their classes are absolutely tons of fun, inexpensive and are transferable skills for being the preeminent resident Martha Stewart of whatever city you reside in. read more

As one of the biggest fans of Paper Source, I often come here. The second I walk into this magical place, it's hard to leave. I have been to many of their locations however, the Studio City location has an extra special touch. Her name is Sarah A. She is the Head Key Holder and a complete rockstar!She really adds that special touch customizing your experience while shopping here. It's very obvious that she loves her job, and puts her heart and soul into each person that comes through those doors. Her smile, positive energy and passion lights up the room. I cannot recommend this location enough since you will always have an incredible experience with anyone here, but Sarah is definitely the needle in the haystack when it comes to finding the BEST customer service and employee! Thank you so much Sarah, keep it up doll and I'll see you soon for more Embossing fun! read more

Paper Source - Cards & Stationery Near Me - Studio City, California

HELLO SNOB CITY! I walked in knowing I was going into a 'pretentiouspapercraftstoreforwomenwithcraftroomsintheirhouse',but gheez, no hello! I continue to search around for the perfect 'thank you' cards and other bits of stationary, like I always do. No one helped me, nope, not one. I did, however, snag a few things in the discount pile located in the very back of the store. Cashier lady said to me "yknow this paper has a hole in it?" uh yeah, you cut around it. Way to be resourceful there, ladies! I'll continue to go to my personal favorite, less-snobby paper store, Urbanic in Venice. read more

Lauren may want to stop gossiping about co workers and focus on her jpb nd customers. Horroble customer service. read more

Ok! I LOVE Paper Source but the service at this location is awful. I've gone a couple of times because I was in need of a unique, nice quality card/wrap but I leave each time terribly disappointed. There always seems to be plenty of associates working but they are either too involved in their own projects or conversations to be bothered to help. I continue to go back because I love the idea of this store and I'm in love with stationary but I think I will just wait until I'm in Pasadena to visit the location there, which is always a pleasant and helpful visit. One visit to the Studio City location, I thought the manager may be in the back but found her at checkout and not once did she even smile or welcome me to her store. So sad this amazing store may suffer due to lack of gracious service. read more

Literally followed around the Store and interrogated about my purchases. Let the customer shop. If I need your help, I'll ask. Saying hi once is enough. I don't need to tell you what I'm buying and who for and I don't need 1 million suggestions. So annoying. I felt so uncomfortable in there. read more

The people that work here are awesome! Incredibly nice, helpful and creative. Came here looking for some kraft paper and rubber stamps, but was a bit shocked and turned off by the price. The lady that was helping us could tell. A minute later, she came back and told us a cheaper option would be to get stencils and instead, reverse the process. Brillant, creative and cheap! Why hadn't I thought of that?! After paying, we weren't exactly sure how to use the stamp pad on the stencil. Not to fear, they have a little creative workstation set-up to show us. One of the other store employees gave us a really thorough demonstration using different ink pads and stencils. She even gave us some advice on how to prevent the stencil from moving and also showed us another option of using a blending brush instead of just the ink pad (we didn't end up getting this). I was really impressed though by how helpful everyone was! We tried it the next day at home and it was perfect! Made us amateurs look, oh so professional. The gals here are so great and helpful. I've been to other Paper Source locations (like the one in Costa Mesa) and they seem a little snooty, but this place rocks. Price is definitely on the higher side and quantities for certain items seemed a bit limited, but I had a really great experience. This store is big and I loved the workstation that allows you to try things before purchasing. read more

Let me just say I came in to the store completely stressed out to the nines when I found out that the invitations I wanted to print at a local shop where going to cost me $6.5 per piece plus shipping, postage, blah blah whatever. After everything was said and done I would have had to pay for the envelope printing and 1 piece of invitation card upwards of $400 for a mere 60pieces!! LYNDA greeted me right away when I walked into PaperSource. She felt my anxiety and immediately went to work to lay out all my options and feel/vibe of the wedding. After listening thoroughly to my vision she brought me back and around the store multiple times as we collected all the supplies. She coached me and my mom through the process and showed us a step by step instruction of how to create our invitations. After cheering us on and guiding us through...far past her lunch break she finally cashed us out. After well over an hour..but who's counting.. She is awesome! If you want someone to help you with the highest bit of patience, respect and excitement ask for LYNDA. read more

I can't get enough of Paper Source! But especially this location. I've been going here about once a week for almost a year (not joking) because I was planning my wedding. I made my bridal shower invitations, decor, wrapping paper, etc.. here. I literally get everything here. Stamps, birthday cards, gifts...I mean I can keep going. The employees are fabulous. They all know me by name, and are always excited to ask about what project I will be doing at the time. The genuinely care. They are so helpful and always answer any questions I have. I found my new home. read more

Beware!!! Do not use them for your save the date or wedding invitations. Here was my experience based on trying to order 30 save the date invites for my wedding: -I had to keep following up regarding status. I received excuses. -The local store told me to contact customer service. Isn't this a service they need to provide if they realize they are not delivering? -COVID hit, and they confirmed they would send everything to me. They sent it to the store and told me it was my issue to solve. This took multiple emails to customer service to resolve. -The proofs came back twice with errors. They made the same ones more than once. -I reached out to customer service at the end of this process multiple times and no one got back to me. -I constantly received excuses and it felt like it was my problem to deal with. Where is the ease and customer service in that? -I was told for my trouble I would received a custom mail stamp with our return address. Do you think o ever received that? -It took almost 2 months from the order I placed prior to COVID to arrive. -No apologies from Corporate. -My local contact initially tried to assist but after having g to follow-up with her on status, I felt very much on my own. For me to have to keep asking for status updates, for telling me I need to contact headquarters because she is getting nowhere and for the stream of excuses, it was and remains to be unprofessional. read more

I usually shop at Papyrus. However, I was in San Francisco recently, walked into the Paper Source there and thought: "I need to find a store closer to home!" This store is amazing with all its unique items and high quality paper goods. I normally do not purchase Christmas items in October, but the display was understated and not in my face and I found lovely tea towels I will use as gifts. The sales person Nicole was very helpful. One thing I wished was that a store like this existed when my daughter graduated from high school. I wanted to create invitations and I had to go to an office supply store and try and find purple paper. Here, there is a whole wall of stationary in all shapes sizes, colors and shades, including knowledgeable staff like Nicole to help with design ideas and implementation. I will be back to Paper Source as it gets closer to the holidays and I have more time to browse the inventory and options. read more

Paper Source has beautiful selection of papers. I don't think they are over priced because the papers are handmade and from other countries. For me it was the customer service. It lacks a lot in that store. I feel like I am bothering the workers when asking for help. read more

This review is for wedding invites only. My husband and I ended up using Paper Source as our invite vendor and absolutely loved the final product! Although there were some hiccups along the way regarding getting the invites processed/on time, Paper Source was always diligent about working through them with us to ensure that we were happy and satisfied customers. Thanks so much Paper Source -- our invites were the perfect first impression to what led to be a beautiful wedding! read more

I agree with the other reviews here. My fiancé & I were obviously there for wedding invitations (we were standing at the wedding counter) and waited a full 30 minutes without a single "hello, we'll be right with you." Now this is additionally annoying since there was an employee right there at said wedding counter working with another couple. Not even a gaze or a smile. read more

One of my favorite places to buy special and fun gifts for the ones I love. Greeting cards are clever and cute too. I've purchase balloons from paper source because it was my only option at the moment and Although the balloons were gorgeous and the ribbon was fabulous you're looking at $20 for three simple colored helium balloons they also have fabulous people who help with custom wrapping! read more

Wow! What a treasure this place turned out to be. I found myself roaming from one end of the store to the other, smiling the whole way, and came across gems in every corner. I was looking for a nice journal, and I found just the one I wanted. If you're a fan of stationary and crafts, the Paper Source should really be at the top of your list. The staff is very helpful, the store has a beautiful layout, and there's a wide selection of items. Not to mention, it's a fun place to go in the neighborhood, even if all you do is browse. I'm now a fan, and I'm going back! read more

I was very excited when I heard the news that a Paper Source was opening up in the valley. People can spend a lot of money on paper. I was willing to do so.:) Unfortunately, the service at this location falls below average customer service expectations. Actually, it's definitely below par. The sales associates are more interested in speaking to each other about their day and their personal lives rather than helping out their customers. How about a welcome greeting? You'll be asking for too much. The manager seems to always be in a "snobby/too good to talk to anybody about their paper needs" attitude. I think due to her hiring, the same type of personnel are hired as well creating an unpleasant shopping experience. Talk about bad energy---you'll feel it as soon as you walk through the door. Bottom line...it's paper people, not rocket science. Do yourselves a favor sales workforce at this location: 1. Smile 2. Do your job and help out customers 3. Remember-it's only paper For yelpers out there, let's not give our money to poor customer service Studio City Paper Source. A drive to Pasadena and/or Beverly Hills is way worth it. read more

Great place to find wonderful cards and a good assortment of "Trendy" little gifts!

I visited the Papersource in Studio City yesterday as I needed help gift wrapping a larger box. Not only was the manager an expert gift wrapper, she was also helpful and instructive. (I even signed up for the gift wrapping class). I am constantly impressed with the quality of product and staff. read more

Purchased one item at 6:46pm. 14 minutes before closing at 7:00pm. I asked if the cashier (Nicole) could wrap the newly purchased item. Mind you, it was the size of a small lunchbox, and there were two employees on duty. She pretended to look at the clock and then said no, sorry, that I'd have to purchase a gift bag. Now, had I not been the only customer in the store I would have understood her conundrum with perhaps there not being enough time to wrap a small item. But this employee was simply being lazy. To really help me sell writing this review, she had the personality of a Sunday morning fish market. Very still... and cold. read more

I actually just came in here to buy a couple envelopes, until the employee asked me what I was going to do with them. I told her I was making invitations, and she suddendly swept me into a whole new way of doing what I thought I was already doing pretty good at! I can honestly say I am VERY grateful for the tips and tricks she shared with me, and can now say I love paper crafting! Ok, so the prices may be a tad high, but where else will have the selection? read more

This place is well staffed with energetic and creative young people who helped me craft invitations to a party. I was surprised to see other recognizable and famous people (no names) shopping there. I will definitely shop there again. Thanks, Paper Source.!!! read more

I stopped by yesterday to find a thank you card and wrap a large gift for a client. Rachel really helped out and provided the perfect experience. She was helpful, friendly and gift wrapped like I had never seen before! She convinced both my boyfriend and I to take their gift wrapping class, which we are totally excited about! This is one of my favorite companies and I am happy to see that the employees match the quality of their merchandise. read more

NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER use this store for anything important like WEDDING INVITATIONS! The requirements to work at this store are must write nice, but be bad a math! The sales associate that handled the ordering of our WEDDING INVITATIONS miscalculated the price 2X!!!!!! We ended up canceling our order and using a much better and much smarter company! I don't know about the other stores, but this store is full of English majors obviously not math ones!!!! read more

Wow! Just wow! I had planned to spend my weekend writing thank you notes for wedding gifts but realized that I had forgotten to buy the cards. Don't ask me how I forgot, these things just happen when you have honeymoon brain. So I tried Papyrus down the street but either couldn't find enough cards in the styles I liked or couldn't find cards that "fit" the look of our wedding. (It was a rustic "Pinterest Wedding," if you know what I mean.) I was really, really beginning to panic. Thank you Paper Source for saving me! I looked at their boxes of thank you cards and was still wasn't finding something quite right when one of the nicest sales associates I've ever met asked me if I needed help. I started to tell her about my problem and her face lit up when she asked me what my weddings was like and the type of thank you cards I had in mind. Before I new it she was walking with me around the store and showing me different possibilities for cards, colors, stamps... there was so much! And the associate was so helpful, it was like I had my own personal shopper! After helping me select kraft paper cards and coral color envelopes, she invited me to their demonstration table and showed me how to work with the stamps and ink I had picked out. She even showed me heat embossing and let me try it myself. So cool! I didn't pick up an embosser while I was there but I've been thinking about it ever since. I might just go back to the store on Friday and pick one up. :) :) :) One final note about the store, because I've read a lot of negative reviews about the customer service below. I know a bunch of the other reviews are one or two years old and maybe the staff has changed? Because I can't say enough good things about my customer service experience with them! Everyone I met there was very attentive, incredibly helpful, and just all-around *nice*... and they all obviously love paper. (No wonder I liked them.) read more

I adore this store and would live here if I could! The only reason it didn't get that last star is their prices. They're high. For paper. And glitter. But I still love it!! I've had nothing but good experiences with the staff, they're very knowledgeable and helpful, and of course very creative. I bought a whole slew of stuff to fulfill all the paper needs for my wedding, and loved every second of it! Now I need a new excuse to go back in there... :P read more

My boyfriend and I went in today looking for thank you cards. A very sweet helpful girl helped us and showed us many options. We got stamps and ink and now I'm totally excited to start our DYI cards. I like it there and could see myself becoming a Martha Stewart crafty gal. read more

I was destined to love this store: It's filled to the brim with amazing stationary selections, crafts and craft supplies etc. It's not cheap but not prohibitively expensive if you can exert a little impulse control. I was excited to learn there are 2 NYC locations as well (Soho and Brooklyn, naturally). read more

BEAUTIFUL STORE! Great Service! Great product! Overall, I love this place! Personalized Stationary is now my new go-to gift for friends and family .. I get it done here, its always easy and effortless. This store is for any crafting person! The staff will help you with any project you have going on! read more

I've come to this place over five times since it opened and if I go back ever again then I'm officially a glutton for punishment. NOBODY helps you. The manager is usually in a sour mood and impolite but she's at the cash register a lot of times so you have to encounter her. Not fun. read more

I've been here a few times and I have to say that this store is amazing! It's always so nice and neat, and there is always interesting stuff that you don't usually find in other stores. The staff is friendly, welcoming and very easy on the eyes. I'll definitely be coming back. read more