Layout for Small Seed Envelope with Ribbon Banner

4 envelopes per letter-sized page

Rudbeckia fulgida Finished envelope size

(approximate, when folded
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____________________ Height 3.13”
____________________ Width: 2.38”
____________________ This is a useful size for seed
____________________ collecting in the home
____________________ garden.

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Above is a full-sized envelope with a front picture, and [0 Red, 75 Green, 0 Blue] used as the color for the
objects (text boxes and Curved Up Ribbon autoshape). The layout was done in Microsoft Word, the picture in
Paint Shop Pro Photo XI. The font used for the species title in this example is Papyrus 14 point.

Four envelopes will fit on a letter-sized page in landscape orientation. The following specs apply to the objects
chosen for the example envelope here, but they are easily adjusted to taste in Word. The envelope template
itself could be increased in size to yield two larger envelopes per page, using a portrait orientation.

Select text boxes from the top menu bar in Word: Insert-Text Box. Also select the front autoshape used for the
species description from the menu bar: Insert-Picture-Autoshape.

Autoshape "Curved Up Ribbon" is used here, with the central area stretched as wide as possible using the
corresponding yellow diamond object handle. The amount of upward curve is adjusted to as low as possible,
while still showing a slight curve, also using its corresponding yellow diamond object handle.

Select the object (picture, autoshape, text box) layouts and line/color attributes from the right click menu for
each object.

If desired, a picture can be inserted below the Curved Up Ribbon text box, as in the example above, or
alternatively, the space in the underlying border text box could be filled with a color or another graphic effect
(Format-Text Box-Colors and Lines-Fill).

Print on a colored and/or textured paper for more interest, or to embrace you inner "green", use discarded
letter-sized office paper that has one blank side.

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Small envelopes with ribbon banner- page layout, 4 per page (select in File-Page Setup)
Landscape
0.20” margins
Horizontal- center
Vertical- center (go to File-Page Setup-Layout-Vertical alignment)

Envelope template (.jpg format) Finished (folded) size

Height: 4.03”; Width: 5.25” Height: 3.13"; Width: 2.38"

Front text box (used as border) Front text box (used as

(Insert-Text Box) border) layout
Set Height to 2.87" 0.63" to left of column
Set Width to 2.18" 0.69" below paragraph
(Format-Text Box-Size) (Format Text Box-Advanced-
4.5 point thick/thin line, and [0 Red, 75 Green, 0 Blue] used here Layout)
(Format-Text Box-Colors and Lines)

Front picture (W = H x ~1.104) Front picture layout

Create in a photo program (in .jpg format or similar) In front of text (Format
Example includes a picture frame edge effect (done in Paint Shop Pro XI) Picture-Layout)
Copy/paste to envelope template 0.71” to left of column
Set Height to 1.82” 1.67” below paragraph
Set Width to 2.01” (Format Picture-Layout-
(Format Picture-Size) Advanced)

Front autoshape (Curved Up Ribbon) with text box Front autoshape (Curved
(Insert-Picture-Autoshape) Up Ribbon) layout
Height 0.85” (Can be adjusted for more or less area; may need to adjust 0.56” to left of column
picture size as well) 0.83” below paragraph
Width 2.33” (Format Autoshape-Layout-
(Format Autoshape-Size) Advanced)
2 point line and [0 Red, 75 Green, 0 Blue] used here

Back text box Back text box layout

(Insert-Text Box) (Format Text Box-Layout-
Height 2.31” Advanced)
Width 2.20” 2.99” to left of column
3.5 point thick/thin border line used here 1.25” below paragraph
75 Green used here
18 point Monotype Corsiva underline, centered, is used here to create the
writing area, condensed by 1.5 points (right click, Font-Character Spacing)

To assemble envelopes after printing and cutting out, lightly score the fold lines using a straight edge and your
fingernail, taking care not to cut too far into the paper. Fold along the score lines and glue the side and bottom
flaps to the inside of the back envelope flap. The top flap may be taped or glued down after filling the
envelope with seeds; taping makes for easier opening later, especially if you'd like to reuse the envelope.

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 Blank Small Seed Envelope with Ribbon Banner
Copy four envelopes to a page formatted in landscape orientation as described above, on colored and/or
textured paper if desired. Objects embedded in the envelope template may be resized, removed, or added to
(i.e., adding a picture as in the example above) by right-clicking the envelope, selecting Picture Object-Open,
and applying the desired changes.

Print, cut out, and hand-write information (species, variety, date collected, seed count, growing information,
etc.) in the provided spaces, if you are not typing information directly into the text boxes.

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© Carolyn Blakeney, 2009