I know just what you mean about getting confused with the instructions, I have dyslexia and got in a royal pickle with them all too. I even struggled with the pictures too. OK I have the Enveloboxer board, but my instructions came with information just for inches not cm or millimeters, so I’m afraid I can’t directly answer which line for which card.

The comcept is, each page in the instruction book shows you the different envelope sizes available. At the top of each page (holding the book in normal position) it will say the depth of envelope. So you choose the depth of enviope size first.

When you are on the page with the depth of envelope you want, rotate the book, so the lettering on the grid is in the right direction to read. Select the nearest size of envelope to your finished project.

For simplicity say your card the envelope size you want is 6 x 4. Read across to the 6″ line at the top of the page and pair this with the 4″ line on the left had side. Where the two lines intersect (ew horrid word, think of looking stuff up on a map, its like the grid lines on that) this is where the book will tell you what size to measure your envelope cardstock to. The letters on the square are telling you which lines to score at.

While learning make flat envelopes while you get your head around which lines in which corners, it will be easier. So bearing in mind I have only inches instructions, a 6 x 4″ card and a falt envelope, is listed on the ‘Sizing grids Flat’ page and needs envelope cardstock cut to 7.5″ Scoring using score lines D and H. The real trick to it is scoring the corners of the rectangle at line D for the left and right edges of the card, then turning the card 90 degrees and on the two edges scoring at line H. It took me forever to understand that part.

If u are linke me you have already lost the plot and want to throw stuff, (I did that a lot with envelopes, its part of the learning curve). You will get the hang of it but its easier to watch it done. At the end of the article I gave links to the Crafters COmpanion website and to an instructional DVD that is available for The Ultimate Pro board. The envelobox board I have is a stand alone product but there are instructions for it on the Advanced Construction DVD I linked to. Try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mo_mF96lfg the enveloper plus is just a larger version of the board for A3 sized card, so the basic principle is the same

Sara Davis the maker of the board and her company Crafters Companion are wonderful, I put a link to their site in the article too. I can’t find a link to the download at the moment but at one time there was a downloadable version of the instruction chart for the envelope maker in cms. Try giving them a ring or sending them an email after the holidays, I’m sure they’ll be able to find it for you.

Hope that helps, drives you nuts when you have a new toy you can’t work out doesn’t it.

Best wishes

Billie

The Ultimate Pro contains several scoring boards, the card maker, box maker and envelopemaker. There were two depths of envelopes you could create with it. Since that was brought out Sara has added the Envelobox maker which is available as a seperate board, which will sit on the lugs of an Ultimate Pro board. This board will not only make flat envelopes but enveloboxes up to one in ch in depth http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/accessories-20/crafters-companion-envelobox-creator-11108.htm

Have a look at the Crafters Companion site, they have DVDs you can buy which will walk you through the process and also a channel on You Tube which might help you too.

http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/

Best wishes

Billie

Hugs
Lynn xx