Envelopes

Do you ladies make your own envelopes for your homemade cards or use store bought ones?
Those that make them, How do you do it..

I use store bought envelopes. I can get mine at the stamp store I shop at very cheap. There r many different sizes 4 envelope templates. Me personally, I think it takes 2 much paper 2 make envelopes so I just decorate the store bought envies.

I buy all of mine because card making is pretty much all I do so I need a lot. It would take forever to make enough! I buy my envelopes online because they're cheaper and easier to buy in big packs. Here's the website I normally go to. Take a look. You can get different colors too and they're inexpensive.

http://www.actionenvelopes.com

Im sorry I wrote down that website wrong...

http://www.actionenvelope.com

Thanks!! I've been buying mine as well. I have another question, how do you ladies go about making the cards the right size to fit in the envelopes. It seems I just keep trimming untl it fits then decorate it, but is there an easier way??

I usually make all my envelopes. I have a template for a quarter-fold envelope & a 4x6 envelope (thats usually the card sizes I make). I also have a recipe for homemade envelope glue (here's the link for the recipe if anyone is interested: glue recipe. I usually use pp paper from a stack that I particularly don't like the pattern and put that to the inside so it looks like a lined envelope. Or I'll use just 24lb plain white bond paper (nobody usually saves the envelope so I'm not concerned about it being acid or lignin free). There are a lot of envelope templates you can download of the internet and print out. Just google "free envelope template" and I'm sure you'll find something you can use if you want to make your own.

• cat_woman Said:

love the idea to use pp that you don't like for the INSIDE! Never thought of that! Thanks!!!!

Here's what I do for making my cards the right size. I usually only make either 4x6 or 5x7 cards. I have a rotary cutting board from Fiskars (was only about $60 at Michael's also). I went to Michael's the first time and bought a pack of blank folding cards and envelopes (they come on plastic packs of 50, usually 4x5 1/2 or 5x6 1/2 but will still fit nicely in the envelopes). When I got the cards home, I layed one on the cutting board and marked the measurements. That way all I have to do is use whatever paper I want and cut it to those measurements then fold it and it'll be exactly the right size :-)I hope that helps.. and makes sense! Happy cardmaking!!

Anna Griffin makes a great template for a couple different sized card envelopes. Thats what I use.

i have dabbled in making my own envelopes, i just dont really have the amount of time, as i would like, to do it all the time.

but i found a great template at target in their scrapbooking aisle!!! its purple and i dont remember the name, but its the same brand as all the templates they have together, you just have to look through them to find the envelope. it worked the best so far, i think. they also have box patterns and other neat things.

I got this set at Hobby Lobby and like it a lot for making envelopes. There are several different sizes available.

I also use the papers in the stack packs and put the patterns inside. Like someone else said, I can use up the paper I'm not crazy about this way. I figure any pattern inside is more fun than a plain white envie!

http://greensneakers.com/envelopetemplates/

Someone asked this question a while ago so here is my former response updated:

Green Sneakers are great templates to use. They are made of a very sturdy plastic.

Anna Griffins has a very nice set that retails between $10-20, depends on where you get them.

Some paper craft magazines and books have templates also.

http://ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/templates.htm has templates, just print out onto cardstock and you can reuse them.

Envelopes can be made out of paper bags (brown or decorative), old calendars or magazines, comics, newspapers, wrapping paper, tissue paper, etc.

My blog article on envelopes

I usually buy my envelopes (invitation size) in bulk at the office supply store.

HTH
Jean

coluzzle puts out an envelope template with different sizes on it and the corresponding card sizes as well. I have a used envelope that I liked and kept to use to trace on to paper as well.

You can get templates online. Or...tear apart an envelope you have & use it for a pattern. I like to use paper that I don't think I'd use for a page or card, cut an envelope out of it, fold it with print inside. Then there's a print inside the envelope when opened!