![]() ![]() ![]() Remember the book cover is slightly larger than the envelopes, so line up the inside edge of the first envelope and the inside front cover and then leave a 1/8″ border showing around the other three sides. Step 7: Glue the envelope pages into the book cover. Put adhesive along the triangle flap, then stack the next envelope on top of it, lining it up on all sides. Make sure they are all facing the same direction. Step 6: Place all of the envelopes into a stack flap side up. The spine should overlap 1 inch on the front cover and two inches on the back cover, with a 1/2 inch gap in between. Step 5: Use the scoring lines to line up the front and back chipboard pieces and glue in place. Here’s a chart to help you sort out all of the measurements: Make the first score line 1 inch in from the right side and the second score line 2 inches in from the left side. Step 4: Make two score lines in the spine piece of paper. If you are using different envelopes, keep the 3.5 inch width the same and cut them the same length as the chipboard. Step 3: Cut a 3.5 x 6 3/8 inch piece of cardstock for the spine. Step 2: Cut decorative paper to the same size as the chipboard and attach it to one side. If you are using different envelopes, measure them then cut the chipboard to be 1/4 inch larger (length and width) than the envelopes. Step 1: Cut two 4 5/8 x 6 3/8 inch pieces of chipboard. If any of the steps seem confusing, the video will help clear things up! Thank you to my sponsors at Stampin’ Up! for making this post possible.ĭon’t forget there’s a video tutorial at the bottom of this post. Today I’m going to walk you through the ins and outs of creating a book from envelopes and I even have a video tutorial to guide you. It’s not too hard to make an envelope book and they can be used for so many different purposes. The travel themed graphics are darling and the envelopes are the perfect size to hold postcards! I recently received the Looking Up Card Kit from Stampin’ Up and knew it would be the perfect base for making an envelope book. I thought it would be a special gift to make her a mini album to store her post card collection in. My daughter has been collecting postcards on every family trip we’ve taken over the last few years. This envelope book will be used to store a post card collection. Card shown above is 5″ x 5″.Learn how to make a mini book out of envelopes. I used craft brown paper but you could use any paper you have on hand – patterned or colored paper. The folded card size is 5″ x 5″ so I stared with an 9″ x 9″ square piece of paper. The card show below is one of our Free Printable Birthday Cards. Use a 10″ x 10″ sheet of paper to make an envelope for a 5″ x 7″ Card. If you card is 7″ x 7″ then you need a square sheet of paper that measures 11″ x 11″. If your card is square: Make an envelope by cutting a square piece of paper that measures 4″ larger.įor 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 a rectangle: Make an envelope by cutting a square piece of paper that measures 3″ larger than your cards longest side. This is not an exact science but I’ve made several envelopes by using this measurement guideline: 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. Whether you made a card or printed one of our Free Printable Cards, you can used these guidelines to make the envelope.
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