scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Jan 6, 2015 15:27:39 GMT
Most of the cards I make are A2... Mistly because the base can be made from 1/2 of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. In looking at UK card magazines, nearly all cards are square.... Does any one tree know why?
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Post by woodysbetty on Jan 8, 2015 17:21:49 GMT
No but now I'm curious.........
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oldcrow
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Post by oldcrow on Jan 8, 2015 17:50:00 GMT
I like the look of square cards but rarely make them because they cost more to mail.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jan 8, 2015 18:16:55 GMT
I like the look of square cards but rarely make them because they cost more to mail. Same for me. I love making square cards, but only for hand delivery. Otherwise we have to go into the post office and who has time for that  |
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craftykitten
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Post by craftykitten on Jan 8, 2015 18:27:15 GMT
How intriguing...I'm in the UK but I hadn't noticed cards were mostly square. Our standard postage stamps cover up to a certain size and thickness, so we wouldn't have to pay extra for a square card. Our standard paper size is A4, which is slightly different from your 8.5x11, but it still wouldn't make a square whichever way you cut it.
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Jan 9, 2015 3:21:48 GMT
How intriguing...I'm in the UK but I hadn't noticed cards were mostly square. Our standard postage stamps cover up to a certain size and thickness, so we wouldn't have to pay extra for a square card. Our standard paper size is A4, which is slightly different from your 8.5x11, but it still wouldn't make a square whichever way you cut it. Maybe it is just the one submitted for publication. It may give people a little bit larger canvas to do more. Many of the cards and the magazines are very very ornate. But I love the fact that they always have a "freebie"in them. I've gotten some cool stamps stencils even embossing folders when I purchased magazines. |
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kaylo
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Post by kaylo on Jan 13, 2015 1:23:07 GMT
I really enjoy making square cards as I just like the overall look of the card shape.
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belladonna
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Post by belladonna on Jan 17, 2015 0:17:09 GMT
I like to make square cards; somehow they seem more symmetrical to me than rectangles.
That being said, I follow a few bloggers from the UK and Ireland. Their cards are bigger than those here in the US and I am liking it. I use a lot of dies in my card making and sometimes an A2 is just not enough "real estate" to put everything on it that I want to. Making a 5 by 7 or larger card allows me to use the dies I want to as well as some stamping and ribbons etc.
I don't send out that many cards so if it costs more to mail, that's ok by me. I just buy several .70 stamps when I go to the PO so I always have them on hand.
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cab919
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Post by cab919 on Jan 18, 2015 18:15:50 GMT
How intriguing...I'm in the UK but I hadn't noticed cards were mostly square. Our standard postage stamps cover up to a certain size and thickness, so we wouldn't have to pay extra for a square card. Our standard paper size is A4, which is slightly different from your 8.5x11, but it still wouldn't make a square whichever way you cut it. I'm confused by your comment that "it still wouldn't make a square whichever way you cut it." You can make it into a square card. You cut the width down to a size that when doubled for your length isn't longer than the length of your A4. An A4 sheet is 210 mm x 297 mm. Keep in mind that I don't use metric measures and don't know what envelopes are available to you but one way to get a square card would be to cut your width to 148.5 mm leaving your length at 297 mm then fold in half. An A4 in inches is equal to 8.3 inches x 11.7 inches. If I wanted a square card, I would cut it to 5.5 inches by 11 inches or for a slightly larger size 5.75 inches x 11.5 inches. |
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craftykitten
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Post by craftykitten on Jan 18, 2015 19:16:29 GMT
How intriguing...I'm in the UK but I hadn't noticed cards were mostly square. Our standard postage stamps cover up to a certain size and thickness, so we wouldn't have to pay extra for a square card. Our standard paper size is A4, which is slightly different from your 8.5x11, but it still wouldn't make a square whichever way you cut it. I'm confused by your comment that "it still wouldn't make a square whichever way you cut it." You can make it into a square card. You cut the width down to a size that when doubled for your length isn't longer than the length of your A4. An A4 sheet is 210 mm x 297 mm. Keep in mind that I don't use metric measures and don't know what envelopes are available to you but one way to get a square card would be to cut your width to 148.5 mm leaving your length at 297 mm then fold in half. An A4 in inches is equal to 8.3 inches x 11.7 inches. If I wanted a square card, I would cut it to 5.5 inches by 11 inches or for a slightly larger size 5.75 inches x 11.5 inches. Oh I see... I was thinking of a rectangle that could be folded to make a square card. If you cut A4 down, of course you can make a square. |
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Jan 19, 2015 0:44:17 GMT
I was thinking that I could use a 12 x 12 sheet of paper to make two 6 x 6 card basis.
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