tip of the day.....

A couple of weeks ago I made cards with the FABULOUS July kit. They are smaller than a usual A2 cards size, what to do? I tried everything and NOTHING seemed to match up or be even. I then had a thought, what about using an A2 sized card (measures 4 3/8" x 5 3/4"), the height of my card fit, but the width didn't..... so this is what I did:

1. I CAREFULLY opened up my envelope (it's OK if it tears a bit, you will either be trimming that off or it will be covered up)

2. I placed my card in the center of my envelope and traced (to make a template). For my flaps I eyeballed it by looking at my envelope and free handing it. I then cut it out.

3. This is what your template should look like:

4. next I took my template and placed it in the center of another envelope traced it and cut it out. NOW you have a working envelope!

5. To seal your envelope and hide ragged edges....on the outer flap add your adhesive, ONLY to the edge of the lower flap.

6. Fold your lower flap up and adhere your side flaps it should look like this:

7. And here is my finished envelope from the front.

I stamped and embossed a little flower to add to my set of cards. So the next time you need an envelope, this might just be your answer! Enjoy!