Design by Night

Often when I need cards, I find myself making them from paper and scraps of supplies I have around my office instead of purchasing them but for some reason I usually purchase envelopes for these cards. I have plenty of paper that usually gets put in the recycled bin, why am I buying more paper in the form of an envelope? So I worked up a template to make easy envelopes from a standard size piece of paper, therefore envelopes can me made from most magazines that would usually be placed in the recycling bin. This template will make an A2 (4-3/8" x 5-3/4") envelope but keep in mind that you are hand making it and the dimensions might be slightly off. What you will need: 2-3 pieces of magazine or newspaper approx. 8.5” x 11” Scissors or and Exacto knife Paper glue Printer (to print templates) Pencil Bonefolder or butter knife Ruler Instructions Download Envelopetemplate.jpg and print it out full size (a scale has been placed on each jpg to help with printing at the correct propo...