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So far, I've only made notecard-sized cards. I've yet to try making a larger size. It seems as though the majority of samples in the SU! catty are notecard size, but to me it's hard to tell. (I'm not a good judge of that sort of thing.)
So, which size do you prefer? Or does it just depend on the stamps you're using?
I mostly make notecard size, but sometimes I have a design in mind that requires a different size.
Here's a recent example. It measures 4 1/4" x 7". I'll probably have to make my own envelope for it.
I do mostly the notecard size. But I have made quite a few 5 x 7 cards for special occasions (ie. weddings, birthdays). Sometimes a larger canvas is nice. Anita
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4 1/4 X 5 1/2
I usually make only the 4 1/4 X 5 1/2, although I have made 1 "large one". I don't remember the dimensions, but I thought it looked hideous! I stick to my tried and true methods now!
So far, I've only made notecard-sized cards. I've yet to try making a larger size. It seems as though the majority of samples in the SU! catty are notecard size, but to me it's hard to tell. (I'm not a good judge of that sort of thing.)
So, which size do you prefer? Or does it just depend on the stamps you're using?
It depends on the envelopes I have...right now I have the A2 envelopes that fit a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 size card.
I also usually make the "standard" size, but I love playing with the extra large size - SU xtra lg envies fit a card that is half sheet finished size (standard being quarter sheet finished size). I did one at a stamp camp with "I Like Your Style" and everyone loved the bigger size. I don't have a photo of that to post, but there is one extra large card in my gallery...
I have made a few large cards, some with extra pages, when they were meant for lots of people to sign... at work, when someone had a special occasion or lost a family member. I added the extra pages so that they would have lots of room to write their own sentiment. But mostly I just stick to quarter-size cards. More convenient.
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I usually do the same as most of you - 5.5 X 4.25. But sometimes there are designs I want to try and the stamps get crowded, or I can't get enough mat around them, so then I go a little bigger.
I have always used the regular 1/4 size full sheet of card stock. I had to laugh because I coordinated a card swap with some of my 'regular,' and one card received was a entire 8-1/2 X 11 sheet folded in half. It was so large that it almost scared me when I opened her envelope <laughing>. I guess we get so used to our 'standards,' that anything outside of those standards are shocking.
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Love the samples of the long or tall cards (depending how you use them)! Most of my cards are the standard size, but I use the long narrow ones for the "flapper girls" stamps from B Line Designs. Don't have one made right now. Sorry.
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What size cards do you make most often?
