How to Make Envelopes for My 3 X 3 Cards
Don't hinder the heartwarming affect of your handmade 3- by 3-inch greeting cards by sending them in a plain and ill-fitting envelope. Envelopes that hold cards in uncommon sizes are costly and hard to find. Then, once you do find them they come in a limited number of colors. Make your own envelopes from paper that coordinates perfectly with the card the envelope will house.
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Things You'll Need
- Printer paper
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Paper, such as high-quality printer paper, decorative scrapbook paper or wallpaper scraps
- Rounded corner paper punch
- Paper slicer with scoring blade
- Double-sided tape
Instructions
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Measure and mark a 3 1/2-inch square in the center of your printer paper.
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Measure and mark out a 3 1/2- by 1-inch rectangle on the left and right edges of the square so the rectangles and square are connected.
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Measure and mark out a 3 1/2-by-1 1/2-inch rectangle along the top of the square so the two are connected along one long edge of the rectangle.
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Measure and mark out a 3 1/2- by 3-inch rectangle along the bottom of the square so the two are connected along a long edge of the rectangle.
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Cut out the cross-like shape you have sketched, with the square and all the connected rectangles. This is your envelope template.
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Trace the envelope template on the piece of paper you are using to make your envelope.
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Cut the shape from the envelope paper.
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Round all the corners of the shape with a rounded corner paper punch.
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Score the shape along all the edges of the center square.
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Fold the left and right rectangles in toward the center along the score lines.
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Place lines of double-sided tape on the sides of the left and right rectangles that show when they are folded in toward the center.
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Fold the bottom rectangle up and adhere it to the double-sided tape strips on the left and right rectangles to create the pouch of your envelope.
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Fold the top rectangle down. Use double-sided tape to hold this flap closed once your card is in the envelope.
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