carolyn noted -and enclosed- her practice design to show that it turned out better than the actual envelope. i know the feeling and it happens all the time to me. jack had it happen to him and sent the better practice page a while back. i don't know why that happens. i think sometimes we just tighten up when it is the-final-one. there was no pressure on the practice one, so the lines are more fluid. the antidote is to buy a box of 1000 envelopes and decide that you are not going to care about how many you waste. once in a while i buy cartons and it is dreamy. they are only a nickle apiece when you buy them in a carton.
tempting, isn't it.
another option is to find 3 friends and split a carton. then you only have 250, which is plenty to make you treat every envelope like it is just a practice. even if you mess up on the first one, you can save it and use it for experimental fixing. some of the ideas that i come up with to fix something are really useful. like outlining. i think i can fix almost anything with the right kind of outlining.
thanks for sending carolyn.
Where do you buy your envelopes?
ReplyDeletei have a friend who owns paper wholesale business, so i can get cartons from him. unfortunately, most paper wholesalers will not sell to individuals. so the alternative is to find a printer who will order them for you and not mark them up too much.
ReplyDeletei have ordered a full carton through local printers when i am doing business with them. if i only need 50 cards printed, i will order the full carton of envelopes and they don't care. you avoid shipping charges when you order through a printer and they can get the envelopes locally.
i can usually get a carton (of 1,000) for $50 - which is 5-cents apiece. some are even less. i think the cheapest was $35 for a smaller Classic Crest. your guild should look into buying cartons of envelopes. one time i made a huge paper order and divided it up among guild members and they were thrilled to have a huge stock of supplies at very low cost.
most of the places that sell envelopes have marked them up quite a bit. so finding a printer who you do a little business with, and then asking them to order a carton is probably the best way to get them for 5-cents.
of course, you have to pick them up. any delivery or shipping charge will add to the cost. shipping is always expensive with envelopes because they are heavy.
thank you!
ReplyDeleteI Picked up a box of 500 for $6 first time I ever found something that is cheaper than the US LOL. I get it from a stationery store called Officeworks. I'm happy with my 500 and I'm not sharing LOL, I need them to send my postcards and my hand made cards as well so I need all 500 and then some
ReplyDeleteI usually just get 10 packs from Paper Source and feel like I have to keep some to practice on, but my friend just gave me a 25 pack of good quality gray envelopes-very liberating, I'll have to sign up for 10 in the Oct. exchange! (and I'll have to ask her where she got them!)
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