I'm having a hard time being able to write straight on the envelopes for my save the date envelopes. I want something inexpensive and if I can hand address them, I'd love to. Problem being my inability to write straight. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to write straight? I tried sticking a lined paper inside the envelope but it's hard to see. Thanks!
No one will notice if you write crooked. I learned this by trying really hard to make the first few straight and then ceasing to care when that to be a pain in the butt. So they got a more and more sloppy as I went along and everyone still got them.
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One of the sites (maybe wedding paper divas? can't remember) has a template that you print out and insert into envelopes. Actually all you have to do is type a bunch of lines double or triple spaced and print them out. Bold them if your envelopes are thick. Stick 'em in the envelopes and use as guidelines.
If your envelope is made of thick stock that will not allow you to see the lines of an index card through it, simply use a ruler and a pencil to draw four straight lines in the front center of the envelope where the address will be written. Then use a pen to write the address, and erase the lines.
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Yes, this is one of the favorite thing to do and my very first commission job I did was to do an addressing. Oh, nothing like walking down the memory lane! It's been a fun ride to say the least. To be honest, I love working on addressing! It's pretty therapeutic; just me, envelopes, nib, ink, and good music/podcast/audiobook. I like that I know what my schedule will be for a day or a week, depending on the quantity. And to top it off, I usually get pretty good amount likes and followers in Instagram whenever I share them!
I been asked a lot on Instagram regarding my addressing. And understandably so since calligraphy addressing is the main reason people pick up calligraphy! So, I did this how to post a while back for a popular Indonesian Calligraphy blog. Unfortunately, the actual post is in Indonesian and I haven't got a chance to do the English version until now! Well, better late than never so let's get started! Obviously, you need to be somewhat proficient in calligraphy. If you're unsure where to start, you can check out my workshops page for the next available class!
I'll be going over 2 different techniques I usually use to do addressing, one with lightpad for with envelopes without liners and another with a template. The second one can be use in all type of envelopes and the first one reduce my set up work by a lot. These two method are very low-tech and don't really require much investment (i.e. the laser slider) which make them perfect for beginners! "But, light pad is pretty high tech!", you might argue. Well, you can "fake" them by putting a light source (desk lamp) under a glass table! And if you do want to invest on a lightpad, it's worth every penny because they make illustration, painting, and sketching a breeze! And if you're curious, I use Wafer LED Dimmable Lightpad.
I did mine from an extra white envelopes and I cut them slightly smaller than the envelopes. This should have evenly spaced lines for the name(s) and addresses (I trace mine from my Bienfang pad guidelines). I also add a center guidelines so it's easier to center everything. Sometimes I did additional guide for zipcode too.
Yup, nothing fancy but make sure the template is not moving around and perfectly straight. Another reason I like using same size envelope is to match the folded edge. It's an easy may to make sure it's straight.
There's a few step to make life a bit easier. For centered addressing, I like to make sure my addressing print out accordingly (centered and spelled out "street", "avenue", and states). I'll penciled in my very first addressing to get a benchmark and adjust the rest of the addresses accordingly.
This one is necessary for doing addressing on colored envelopes or light envelopes with liners. It's much easier to do than measuring each and every line individually. It's the most low-tech technique so it's perfect for all the beginner (lightpad and laser slider cost a pretty penny for occasional use). So there's two kind of pencil you can use, a regular lead pencil for light color envelope or a white lead pencil for those dark envelopes. I use Fons and Porter White Lead Mechanical Pencil for the white and they're really easy to erase!
I have 2 cut-out template I use all the time, ones with all calligraphy addressing and another for name calligraphy with block lettering address. Make sure you have enough paper in between each cut out so they don't bend when tracing.
I like to do a notes on where the top and bottom is (I'm a bit clumsy) and notes where name(s) and address start. Additionally, I did another little guide to lower the guideline when my client said they want to use vintage stamps (they need a lot of space).
I love using DIY envelope stencils for two things: hand-lettering, and making guidelines on dark envelopes. The stencil is intuitive when it comes to using it for hand-lettering. You simply put the stencil on top of the envelope, choose your writing utensil and style, then write the address!
In some cases, the client will already have envelopes that s/he wants you to use. In that case, you should have them send the envelopes to you, and ask them to include 25% more envelopes than you actually need. Those extras will account for any mess-ups!
If you write out too many envelopes in one sitting, you may experience hand cramps and back/shoulder issues. So: space it out! If you have 100 envelopes to address and a week to do them, shoot for 15 envelopes per day (or whatever is most comfortable for you). If the client has several envelopes, you might send them a progress photo halfway through. This will serve to build excitement and show the client, again, that you are working seriously and diligently on their order.
Once you know that the client has received the envelopes, check in with them to make sure that everything looks good. Thank them again for working with you, and reiterate that you are available to calligraph mess-up (or last-minute guest) envelopes.
Automated mail processing machines read addresses on mailpieces from the bottom up and will first look for a city, state, and ZIP Code. Then the machines lookfor a delivery address. If the machines can't find either line, then your mailpiece could be delayed or misrouted. Any information below the delivery addressline (a logo, a slogan, or an attention line) could confuse the machines and misdirect your mail.
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Hi, thank you so much for this!!! Just wondering what the letterpress style font is that you used for the addresses? Found a great calligraphy font for the names, but all the fonts I found for the addresses look really amateurish. Thanks for your help!
Hi! Have you ever thought about using the Mail Merge feature of Microsoft word? If you already have all your addresses i excel, it will automatically address the envelopes for you in the format you want. See the link below for an explanation of how i am currently doing it. Thanks for the template!
I have tried everything to print these out on my envelopes and all my printer does is spit the envelope out with nothing on it, but it will print in on a regular sheet of paper. Any ideas what is happening?
And a bonus tip when it comes to sending and receiving greeting cards is that like most paper, envelopes can be recycled. Lots of councils now have household collections for everyday paper waste so you can pop all those used envelopes straight into the appropriate bin. Paper can also be taken to your local recycling centre or dropped off at paper banks usually tucked away at the back of supermarket car parks.
The normal printing process seems to work just fine, only when printing #10 envelopes do I experience the problem with crooked printing no manner which way the envelope is inserted according to the setup (Microsoft Word).
I'd been under the assumption (wrongly) that OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus would print envelopes the same as my previous HP OfficeJet Pro L7680. That model allowed me to print envelopes by putting the envelopes on top of the paper I already had in the tray, putting the envelopes on the far right side face down. This had always worked before with no problems and the envelopes printed correctly, even though you could have used the tray and adjusted the sides to accept the correct envelope size (I never tried that). 2ff7e9595c
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