Use these DIY Envelope Instructions to make envelopes to fit any card size.
Whether you made a card or printed one of our Free Printable Cards, you can used these guidelines to make the envelope.
Related: Links to more free printable greeting cards…Free Printable Birthday Cards, Valentine’s Day Cards, Mother’s Day Pop Up Coloring Card & Father’s Day Cards.
How to make a DIY Envelope:
This is not an exact science but I’ve made several envelopes by using this measurement guideline:
If you card is a rectangle: Make an envelope by cutting a square piece of paper that measures 3″ larger than your cards longest side.
If your card is square: Make an envelope by cutting a square piece of paper that measures 4″ larger.
For example, is if your card is 5″ x 7″, you would use an 10″ x 10″ square piece of paper for your envelope. If you card is 7″ x 7″ then you need a square sheet of paper that measures 11″ x 11″.
The card show below is one of our Free Printable Birthday Cards. The folded card size is 5″ x 5″ so I stared with an 9″ x 9″ square piece of paper. I used craft brown paper but you could use any paper you have on hand – patterned or colored paper.
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