DL, probably at one time the abbreviation of DIN Lang (Deutsche Industrie Norm, Long), is now identified as "Dimension Lengthwise" by ISO 269. Common.Īlthough DL is not part of the ISO C series, it is a very widely used standard size. Common.įor A4 sheet folded in thirds, A5 in half. ![]() ![]() Common.įor flat A5 sheet, A4 folded in half. Inch measurements are approximate (calculated at 25.4 mm = 1 inch and rounded off).įor flat A4 sheet, A3 folded in half. Metric measurements are the finished envelope size. This envelope series was designed to accommodate ISO A size papers. The German standard DIN 678 defines a similar list of envelope formats. ![]() Once the Plus gets up and running, the small embossing folders are going to get cheaper (or maybe that's just my fantasy thinking :-)).International standard ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 269 defines several standard envelope sizes, which are designed for use with ISO 216 standard paper sizes (the A series). I've invested so much in folders, and figuring out ways to extend the folder sizes, that I would not migrate up. Otherwise, I have to run the cs through the Sizzex twice, trying to match up the pattern on the other side of the folder. I purchased some Spellbinders M-Boss recently and they are 7.5X5.5 which is wonderful. I just simply can not afford it and don't mind the smaller size now that I'm used to it. I know there are larger machines now, as well as dies and EB folders but I have sunk way too much $$$ into the smaller size to switch at this point. I felt the elegance of embossing got "lost" once layered several times to fill up an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 size card so I eventually caved and started making A2 cards. One of the major reasons I switched sizes was because embossing folders and die cuts were that size. Stamps have never struck me this way, so this type of preference hadn't occurred to me before. My issues with size tend to be more with patterned paper having too large-scale a pattern for a particular size of card. I can see what you mean, though, if you want to do a single-layer CAS card and have an image that's getting swallowed up in white space. An A2 card is the perfect match for an A2 envelope. I think it's because I've seen a lot of cards where a smaller image is matted or maybe repeated, or forms a smaller part of the whole layout. Choose an envelope that is 1/8 to 1/4 inch larger than your card or just match the A sizes. if the image doesn't have enough "breathing room" around it, or literally a character's head gets cut off, etc.). I myself don't tend to think of images as being "too small" for a card (too big, yes. I am very careful to get the size of the image now before I buy. For this reason, I tend to stick with Hero, Indigoblu,, Justrite, etc. It requires me to become so much better at matting, or using all the stamps on the set to create a multi-matted theme on a 5x7 card. I have some stamps by popular designers that look puny even on an A2 card also. There are so many stamp lines that design for tiny, KISS cards, single layer cards - the stamps are not big enough for a 5x7 card. Now, I have trouble "filling up" a 5 x 7 when I make them for a special occasion, like my grandkids' birthdays. My solution was to switch to A2 and get two cards from one piece of cardstock and have nothing left over! My brain adapted to the smaller size, and I have no trouble with quickly coming up with a layout for the A2. Then as I got more and more into cardmaking, I fell into the syndrome common to some papercrafters - "I can't bear to waste this leftover paper." When I first started making cards quite a few years ago, I was like you, and felt like the A2 size was too small, and was making 5 x 7's. ![]() I posted a little confession a while back that I really don't like A2 :) Not enough room to work! When I make a homemade card, it's usually 5 x 7, but lately I'm loving 4.5 x 6, too. I like getting the rationale for why this became a homemade card standard size - I always wondered. Greeting cards were always Hallmark size (5x7-ish) because everybody bought them at the store! Growing up, A2 was the size of thank you notes, party invitations and notecards.
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