How do you make your inserts?

[craftycat]

A5 (approx) size card but square not rectangle with the fold at the top instead of down the side. A standard insert tends to be for a side fold card
I know that as a tent fold, LOL



Not a mountain ??

No a mountain is the one that is folded up and down a couple of times

[Alice3_2009]

Oh I thought the mountain fold was as a tent fold and the valley t'other way.

Serves me right for never reading what it says in the books, and just looking at the pictures!

[Craftyweebee]

I've just tried this to get you some measurements:

Open MCS in landscape.

Choose a background design (or coloured rectangle) that you like (this is going to be your border) set the size to 14.8 cm (w) x 21.0 cm (h) Position Top 0 and Left 0.

Select a matching colour for a second rectangle and size it 11.55 cm x 18 cm and set this at Top 1.65 cm Left 1.5 cm over the first rectangle.

If you reduce their opacity you'll cut down on ink consumption.

Add the image of your choice

You can then either use the Add Text or Load Verse (some MCS CDs have verses you can access via this) for your greeting. You can also save any verses you have written on MCS by right clicking on it followed by Verse and save

[Millburn]

What do you mean for a board Millburn...scrapbooking?

Sorry I mean't border would have helped if I'd spelt it bord even wouldn't it

It's been a hard week



I got some lovely snowflake borders for my Xmas cards, and wee trees to put behind the verse for some others from clipart from Microsoft

[Mothership]

Me too! Just spent ages downloading some from http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/decorative-fonts.htm some nice ones which could be enlarged, printed off & coloured in - there are some in the Dafont Kid's dingbats folder http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=715 which can be used that way too.

I also use 1001 fonts http://www.1001freefonts.com/

Thank-you, I've just been browsing the urbanfonts site and have acquired some great type-faces. A great Rennie-Mackinoshie style one which is now nestling in my vaults.

[xxxtglxxx]

I don't usually bother with the CD inserts. I fold the paper I am using to the right size. As Budgie says it needs to be trimmed a bit so it fits inside the card. If I want something decorative on the insert I use punches, stamping or embossing. I think this gives more of a "handcrafted" result.

yep! I do my own inserts, sometimes I stamp and emboss a flourish or daisy or something that compliments. I once used an insert from JS cd, and had to cut it square after it printed wonkey. (printer and paper load settings are variable on all machines, but operator error in loading the paper was my fault! )

[Jeanne]

I use the cd "My Verse Editor Plus" Can't go wrong with this, it has a selection of borders, you can change colours, all card sizes pre-set or you can customize and paste into it other images.

Of course, it would be yet another expense to buy. I have used this for years, before JS
and MCS and others included this facility in their cd's and it is still my preference.

Jeanne