Slimline Envelope Tutorial

 

Hello, G45ers!

  Take your card making to the next level by creating your own envelopes.  Today on the Graphic 45 blog, Brand Amassador, Aya El shows us three unique ways to create Slimline Envelopes.  Just follow the step by step directions below and be sure to watch her video tutorial.

 

Slimline Envelope Tutorial

By Aya El 

 

“Hello everyone and welcome to another G45 

 

I have been creating slimline cards and I ran off of slimline envelopes, so it's to get the tools out and let's make a bunch of them! If you haven’t tried making one before, you have to try it! Join me for today’s tutorial where I am going to show you three ways to make a slimline envelope.

 

Video Tutorial:

Slimline Envelope Tutorial by Aya El for Graphic 45

 

 

 

Before I show you how to make a slimline envelope let me give you the dimensions of some envelopes you can find in stores that might be suitable for this greeting card template. These are so-called standard envelopes (commercial, business, official).

Standard envelopes for Canada and the United States

• # 9 (Also known as A – long slimline ): 3 7/8 ″ x 8 7/8 ″ (9.8 cm x 22.5 cm) – These envelopes are increasingly popular for cardmaking. I myself chose these dimensions to make my envelopes.

• # 10: 4 1/8 ″ x 9 1/2 ″ (10.5 cm x 24.1 cm) – They are very popular and easily accessible. Personally, I find them a bit too big for my card size.

Standard envelopes for Europe

• DL (EA5 / 6): 4 3/8 ″ x 8 5/8 ″ These are the most popular standard envelopes in Europe.

• C5 / 6: 4 1/2 ″ x 9 ″  These are more popular in Belgium.

In summary the # 9 envelopes are the ideal envelopes for slimline cards measuring 3 1/2 ″ x 8 1/2 ″. For the manufacture of a slimline card you can refer to my article “ A slimline card , an original format “.

 

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A slimline envelope using 1-2-3 punch board

 

Please check the video to see how I made it.
 

1. Cut a sheet of paper or cardstock to the following dimensions: 9 3/4 ″ x 9 3/4 ″ 

2. Place the paper on the punch board with the left edge at the 3 1/8" mark and punch out

3. Score along the groove.

4. Turn  the sheet to the left  then align the score we did to the first groove then punch, Make sure the point of the score tool is in the groove before pressing down firmly, mark and repeat these steps for the other 2 sides.

5. Fold the 4 sides.

7. Using a pencil, mark where to cut the first largepoint.

8. Cut off the bottom point.

9. Glue on the 2 sides of the bottom then glue.

10.  You can cut the flap or fold it 

 

An envelope that opens from the side

Steps 

1- Cut a sheet of paper (or card stock) to the following dimensions: 8 1/2 ″ x 10 1/8 ″ On the scoring board, place the sheet vertically, then use a bone folder:

1. Score  at 3 ″ 

2. Score  at 6 7/8 ″ 

3. Turn the sheet horizontally:

4. Score  at 5/8 ″ 

5.Score  at 9 1/2 ″ 

6.Cut the corners.( the rectangles) 

7.Cut the angles.( thin triangles)

8.Round off the corners (optional)

9.Fold along the markes/scores  

10.Glue both sides . You can also use double-sided tape if you prefer

11. Punch the flap using decorative paper punch (optional) 

 

A slimline pocket-style envelope

 

Steps 

Cut a sheet of paper (or card stock) to the following dimensions: 8 1/2 ″ x 11 ″ 

On the scoring board, place the sheet vertically, then use bone folder 

1. Score  at 2 1/2 ″

2. Score  at 6 3/8 ″

Turn the sheet horizontally

  3. Score at 1 1/2 ″ 

4. Score  at 10 3/8 ″

5.Cut the corners.( the rectangles) 

6.Cut the angles.( thin triangles)

7. Round off the corners (optional)

8. Fold along the markes/scores  

9.Glue long side and the thin bottom flap  . You can also use double-sided tape if you prefer

10. Punch the flap using decorative paper punch  (optional) 

 

 

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Ephemera Queen 12×12 Patterns & Solids Pad

 

Thanks for joining.” ~Aya

 

Happy Papercrafting!  

 

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