Friday, September 21, 2012

Most Commonly Used Card Sizes

Need a guide for card sizes?  Me too.  Most of the cards I make are A2.  But, I have a stash of envelopes that are for various card sizes.  So, here's a chart that I created with the measurements for the most commonly used card sizes.


A1


3 ½ × 4 ⅞
3.5” × 4.875”
A2


4 ¼ × 5 ½
4.25” × 5.5”
A6


4 ½ × 6 ¼
4.5” × 6.25”
A7



5” × 7”
Biz


3 ½ × 2
3.5” × 2
Square


5 ½ × 5 ½
5.5” × 5.5”
 
 
 
 
ETA:  I figured it would be nice to have measurements for the corresponding layers.  Here you go:
 
Card Size
Card Measurements
Layers Measurements
A1


3 ½ × 4 ⅞
3.5” × 4.875”

3 ¼ × 4 ⅝
3.25” × 4.625”
A2


4 ¼ × 5 ½
4.25” × 5.5”

4 × 5 ¼
4” × 5.25”
A6


4 ½ × 6 ¼
4.5” × 6.25”

4 ¼ × 6
4.25” × 6”
A7



5” × 7”

4 ¾ × 6 ¾
4.75” × 6.75”

Biz


3 ½ × 2
3.5” × 2

3 ¼ × 1 ¾
3.25” × 1.75”
Square


5 ½ × 5 ½
5.5” × 5.5”

5 ¼ × 5 ¼
5.25” × 5.25”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

14 comments:

  1. Awesome! I totally need this guide. TFS!

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  2. Thank you Brenda Lee!!

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  3. Eileen L. said..

    Thank you this really helps this newbie to cardmaking.

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  4. Brenda, these measurements are great! Thank you for posting this!!! :)

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  5. what a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Thank you the simple is always the best, so much easier when you write it down Thanks.

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  7. Thank you Brenda. Saved me loads of time working it out.

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  8. I'm confused. Are these for plain envelopes or Dimensional? Where is the paper size? For instance the 5X7.

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  9. Thank you for this guide. It will card making easier.

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  10. Thank you so much! Always find it hard when trying to do matting and getting the right measurement. Sure will making cards much easier for this old gal. Thank you.

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  11. Thank you so much for sharing with us. This is a nice tool for making sure your measurements are correct.

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