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Make an Envelope 12

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Make an Envelope 12
Swap Coordinator:ladydy5 (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Paper Crafts  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:24
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:April 6, 2013
Date items must be sent by:April 20, 2013
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

USA only

No 1 ratings in 2012 or this year. 3's okay but will check out Newbies okay but must have profile filled out

Most of you know you make an envelope out of a calendar, wallpaper, card stock, magazines, storybook pages. Use your imagination. No white envies with stickers, use those for templates. Size - no smaller then 4 x 6, 3 x 5.

2 swappers

3 envelopes to each = 6 total

Questions just ask. Please do not fold them when you send

Discussion

Gingerlei 03/23/2013 #

The best size envie for quarter fold cards is A2 which is 4-3/8 x 5-3/4. Just verifying that size is OK.

bluecrayons 03/24/2013 #

what do you mean dont fold when you send.

ladydy5 03/28/2013 #

I noticed that my postoffice now measures envelopes for amount of postage. I had a square one and they charged me .20 extra. Just keep that in mind.

ladydy5 03/28/2013 #

I mean some people get the envelope that was already made by them then they fold it in half to fit it into the addressed envelope. Don't do that. Also to @gingerlei your envie size is okay. Don't understand what you mean by quarter fold cards.

user2637 03/29/2013 #

@ladydy5 - the US post office has a requirement that disqualifies envelopes from being machinable if "the length divided by height is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 inches". So that's why you get charged more for square, they can't go through the machine. :)

mommyistatted2 03/30/2013 #

how would we send them? in a larger envelope?

Gingerlei 03/30/2013 #

@ladydy5 If you make your own cards (or even if you buy them), a quarter fold card is an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of paper folded into 1/4ths. It is a pretty common size card so if someone were to use our handmade envies for their cards, they could use an A2 envie. A half-fold card is an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of paper folded in half, and those cards use a 5-3/4 x 8-3/4 envie.

Corysmileyface 04/ 2/2013 #

so we just trade hand made envelopes?

ladydy5 04/ 5/2013 #

@Gingeriei that is confusing, just make an envelope out of pretty paper, magazines, calendars, paper stock,whatever. You send what you want and go for it. @mommyistatted2 Yes, yes, yes. What is so difficult here, this is the 12th month doing this. Of course you would put the envies you make into larger envelope to address and mail to your swapper

pkmccann 04/ 6/2013 #

LOL!!! Hang in there, Diane.... this should be a no-brainer! So, those of us with no brains (like me) will enjoy this one! ROFL!!

Bizzitybam 04/ 6/2013 #

@manbay I agree. I'm primarily a postcard sender, so I have no idea how to make an envelope. Comments and questions help those of us who have no idea.

And to be fair to @mommyistatted2 instructions do not say how to send. so if one of our handmade envelopes were to be used as the "mailing envelope" that may be okay to. I wouldn't expect to be rated less than a five, nor would I give less than a 5

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