Paper Source

A rather large location for a Paper Source compared to others I’ve seen. The store is laid out quite well and let’s you shop without feeling like you’re trampling someone like the Georgetown location.
Inside you can find the typical array of cards, gags, and men being escorted about by their wives/​girlfriends. I’m always a sucker for the gag gifts and settled on buying my cousin an emoji pillow — those who know my sense of humor will immediately guess which one… and probably run over to make a like-​minded purchase.
A good store, friendly staff, and well lit. Definitely wouldn’t mind trailing The Fiancée through here again.

This is my go to shop for all things girly and gift worthy! The inventory is amazing. Simply love love love the handmade papers. However the back of the store is the best part! For me it like a lovely garden – all of those colors and sizes all in their places. Ahhh!
Now a word about the staff – STELLAR! All of them are so nice and helpful. They don’t hover but they do check in from time to time. You can tell they all love working there.

Overpriced! You will pay at least an extra $ 1 per cards compared to other places. And the company is consistently GUILTY OF STEALING independent designers card designs. Lots of Made in China junk too.
After Xmas Sale is 30% off where most places are 50% off.
I just buy my letterpress and other cards online from independent designers.

I was in the store picking out Christmas presents for my 10 going on 20 year old and inadvertently knocked over an entire display shelf of glass and porcelain. After surveying the carnage the manager Peggy Decker deftly and politely declined my offer to pay. I own a business and was very impressed with her aplomb. As it turned out she was also able to find me the Holy Grail of last minute gifts: a «Grumpy Cat» on Christmas Eve. Needless to say this has become my gift shop of choice.

To me, this shop absolutely have that particular «must go in» exterior to it. The name itself, the sign and the window decoration.
So, of course I went in. I love these kinds of shops! Papers and decorations and cute items everywhere! Girly shop! Heaven. But, it doesn’t get all five stars, because I could have wished for more scrapbooking decorations.
Superfriendly staff! Super!
They accept AMEX.

The name of this story is Paper Source. So, I thought it was pretty reasonable to reach the conclusion that it would sell… paper. Silly, silly me.
I’ve been in here at least three times looking to buy paper good for correspondence or invitations. I have been frustrated each and every time. The majority of the sales floor and the sales force are focused upon the ‘front’ of the store, which seems to specialize in chotchkies you give to your sister-​in-​law for Christmas because you can’t think of anything else. You know — the little items that seem funny at the time and then just turn into clutter? Paper Source has the market cornered there.
Way in the back, out of sight, is the actual paper. Except, the selection and the stock is depleted and incomplete. It’s incredibly frustrating. When I came in here to pick up supplies to create formal invitations, I had to change my color scheme at least three times to be able to purchase enough matching items. I came in here again to get some ‘cover letter’ weight quality paper in a ecru/​cream color to print out 200 letters. They had nothing in stock at that weight between a brilliant white and a creamy yellow. I spent more than 5 minutes during each of these visits waiting for assistance and, when I received it, the attitude upon realizing they didn’t have the stock further confirmed my suspicions that selling paper is not how Paper Source turns a profit.
This location is very disappointing. I recommend the Old Town Alexandria location. Bigger floor, bigger selection, much more attentive and helpful sales staff.

This is one of my favorite store at Reston Town Center. Nice selection of cards, gifts, and little things to look at. I got all the things I needed here when I made our escort cards for our wedding last year. People that work here love what they do and are super helpful. Awesome shop for paper goods lovers!

Some people have porn addictions… some people (like myself) have stationary addictions. Paper Source is the sole reason I don’t have a retirement fund. Every time I walk in this store (which is often) I drop at least $ 50 on random goods such as fruit shaped paper clips, bicycle themed notebooks, thin felt tipped pens in assorted colors, and birthday cards with Bea Arthur on it.
I have been engaged for about six months now and the ONLY thing I have done concerning wedding planning is take Paper Source’s «Bridal Workshop» course. During the course I learned everything from creating a stylish color palette to how to personalize stationary at a low cost with their dry embossing tools. They also hold classes for book binding, stamping, and paper flower making which I am interested in taking as well!
This is a great place for crafters, paper fans, and lovers of all things cute to converge and be happy.

I really love this place!
It’s beautifully arranged and I could spend so much time just browsing!
I feel like a lot of their material is one-​of-​a-​kind and I really like that.
My siblings purchased a few stationary items, but I haven’t bought anything yet.
I am looking forward to returning!

Paper Source is wonderful and I can definitely spend some time (and money) perusing the cute gift items, the cards, crafting projects, and the wall of beautiful papers. They even have bookbinding materials, but their selection of do-​it-​yourself cards and invitation papers is perhaps the best part.
We actually made our wedding invitations, escort cards, gift card box, guest book, and all kinds of other wedding related items using materials and ideas from Paper Source.
The staff and the store as a whole present a great shopping experience and all kinds of ideas and beautiful materials for fun and pretty crafting projects.

Excellent selection of unique items, great service. They are always extremely helpful! And their prices are comparable to other craft stores (Michael’s, etc.)

This is one of my favorite stores! Every time I go in with one specific thing in mind to buy I end up leaving with my arms full. Very cute unique gifts and ADORABLE stationary! Plus the ladies who work there are always super friendly! It’s easy to ‘Do something creative every day’ with paper source!

Love this store! Very helpful employees, and selection. Wish it was a little cheaper, but it’s not exorbitant.

I could spend an entire paycheck in here without meaning (or needing!) to. They have a good selection of cards, gifts, calendars, paper and crafts to keep everyone happy. I am not the craftiest person, but they make it look easy.
Definitely not the cheapest place, but you get great quality. I’ve bought many party invitations here and I’ve always had positive feedback on them.

I really love this place. I would always walk by the store and drool but over the weekend I finally had a reason to walk in and purchase something. The store is pretty neat and inspires you to be creative. There’s a wall of greeting cards, note cards, invitations, stamps, tissue and wrapping paper, etc. What I was most interested in was the big wall in the back that stored paper and envelopes of different shapes, sizes, and colors. I felt like a kid in a candy shop.
While I didn’t particularly need help, I loved that the sales associates checked up on me to make sure I was going all right. I was determined to buy only what I needed (I could have spent a lot of money there) so I made it my mission to get in, get what I needed, pay, and get out. Well I spent probably an extra half our drooling over the cute and smart gifts they had available or all the lovely stationery that made me want to write snail mail more often.
I definitely recommend this store for people who need invitations or stationery made whether you are doing it yourself or you need a consultant to work with you. It’s also a great place to get some small gift items along with a birthday card or some whimsical note cards or silly and unnecessary office supplies.

Just stopped in the other day to look for some gifts. It was definitely smaller that I thought it would be, but I guess paper doesn’d take up that much space!
People were very helpful, the journals and calenders were nicely priced, and some what unique. I agree that there was not very much Chanuka decorations to be found.

A new location for a chain of lively paper and paper crafts shops has opened in the Town Center. It has gift cards, paper suitable for books, all sorts of invitations can be ordered, plus a good supply of general notepaper and thank you notes can be found. Supplies for paper crafts, scrapbooking, bookbinding and tools for custom projects are available for purchase.
The goods are pricey. I was pretty surprised they had no Chanukah gift tags and few of the salespeople were very knowledgeable, but I thought the expensive, hand decorated wrapping paper displayed along the wall was magnificent. It’s a new location, so I will give it some time to settle in before I head back.