I prefer the Office Depot badge holders. They're a little more pricey than ones you'll find elsewhere, but they're really thick and durable.

I tend to get mine from either Walmart, Target, Office Depot or Office Max for badge holders and clips

like Jacq said, some are thicker and more durable than others though, depending on the brand/price I guess.

I like to buy the Bristol ACEO cards for convenience, I just searched around and found some on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Ar...../dp/B001CE1PBQ I usually buy some from a local art store, but might start buying from Amazon if I can't find any nearby where we live next.

The Bristol ACEO cards are a great idea! I've been hand cutting them all this time x__X

I used to do that too, but I really love the bristol ACEO cards for cutting out all that measuring and ruler-using + excess paper scraps XD. They're great and you can get the ACEO cards in Illustration board, canvas, and watercolor paper too (probably some more heavier paper types I'm just not thinking of right now too)

Oo, fancy! That'll be great if/when I start doing just ACEOs. I usually make my badges a bit bigger than that, though.

Also, I am in possession of a large paper cutter that came for <$30. I highly recommend just getting a cutter if you do any amount of trimming. I prefer the guillotine style, and the one I have (and several on the market) have both a guillotine and a rotary cutter built in, and the ruler is printed right on the surface, so measuring sort of takes care of itself. Still makes paper scraps, but shaves off *lots* of time and eyestrain, and makes very straight, smooth, 90° cuts.

Excellent! I'll keep this in mind as well.

Thanks! I'll stop by our local OD and see what they've got in stock.

No problem 8)

I'll be keeping an eye out for when you open badge commissions.

I head to Walmart or I laminate them in pouches myself and holepunch them, but I get those supplies from Walmart as well.

The Walmart nearby is devoid of useful products (and clean floors). :( Target's got some laminating supplies, but I can't afford to drop money on a laminating machine, and the quality of the adhesive pouches is just made of sadface.