standard envelope sizes for greeting cards

STANDARD ENVELOPE SIZES FOR GREETING CARDS DOWNLOAD

I hope you find this article very useful.Ĭheck out some other featured articles on cardmaking basics: Here is another example which is a favourite design of mine. Whilst I have outlined standard layering above, as you gain more confidence you can change up your layers. Proportions are not as visibly pleasing.Only cutting once to create two card bases and.An alternative size for A4 cardstock is 8-1/4″ x 5-3/4″ or 21 cm x 14.85 cm.Some Australian cardmakers use the alternative size listed below. A small strip of cardstock left over so handy for sentiments and decorative layers and.Closer to American standard card bases, making it easier to use measurements from projects designed overseas (especially in the U.S.) – less changes required.I have also included a graphic of a handy ruler with both centimetres and inches (which are hard to find in Australia).

I also have a handy converter in my right sidebar on every webpage page (scroll down to bottom of the sidebar). Here is a handy inch to centimetres/centimetre to inches converter. You get two card bases from each A4 sheet of cardstock with a small strip of cardstock left over that I use for stamping a sentiment layer or I use as a decorative contrasting layer.Īmerican cardstock is 8-1/2″ x 11″ (21.6 cm x 27.94 cm), different to Australian A4 which is 8-1/4″ x 11-5/8″ (21cm x 29.7 cm). There are a number of different versions of ‘standard’ but I use these measurements as I like the proportions they create. If you keep to a standard size, you don’t have to think too hard. You also know that your card will fit into a standard C6 envelope. It is important to be able to quickly create standard card bases and layers, as you reduce wastage, mistakes and crafting stress.

STANDARD ENVELOPE SIZES FOR GREETING CARDS DOWNLOAD

For an easy-to-print guide, download here. I recommend that you print out this handy guide. So to make it easier I have put together this quick guide – Standard Card Sizes and Measurement Guide.

One of the hardest techniques for beginner card makers to master is card bases and layers. Standard Card Sizes and Measurement Guide – A4 cardstock

Standard envelope sizes for greeting cards