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Double-gatefold card base

A five-panel card base with two folded-back outer wings and a blank central message panel.

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US Letter
Pages
2
Sheet
215.9 × 279.4 mm
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Pages in this PDF
  • Page 1 — five-panel card
  • Page 2 — Assembly instructions

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Double-gatefold card base / LETTER

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Letter and A4 preserve the component dimensions. Choose the sheet you will print, not a different object size.

Materials and construction

Ordinary paper for a first trial; scissors; ruler; a blunt scoring tool; a small amount of paper adhesive.

Before making a batch

Measure the 30 / 30 / 60 / 30 / 30 mm panel sequence.

Check the two inner folded edges meet without overlap pressure.

Test closing with any planned decoration.

Inside this edition

Instruction pages
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Orientation
Portrait

Flat base: 180 x 100 mm.

Panels across the width: 30 / 30 / 60 / 30 / 30 mm.

Nominal closed face: 60 x 100 mm.

From file to finished page

  1. Cut the rectangle and score the four vertical dashed lines.
  2. Fold the left 60 mm wing inward at the second crease. Fold its outer 30 mm panel back on itself.
  3. Repeat on the right: bring the 60 mm wing inward, then return its outer 30 mm panel outward.
  4. Close the two inner wings over the central panel. Their folded edges should meet at its centre without forcing.
  5. Add lightweight decoration only after dry-folding. Keep raised additions away from the fold and meeting edges.
Printing and use notes

No matching commercial envelope fit is promised.

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