Line art prints on anything
Because the design is outlines rather than filled shapes, it works on kraft card, on red or green card and on white, printed in black only. That is worth knowing if your printer is low on colour ink in the third week of December, which it will be.
On brown kraft card printed in black, this design looks considerably more expensive than it is, and the holly reads clearly even on a mid-brown stock.
Twelve to a page, or fewer and larger
Twelve tags at 70mm by 45mm is the standard size, right for a normal present. Six to a page gives larger tags for big parcels or for a tag that has to carry more than a name. Twenty-four to a page gives small tags that work on a hamper or a bundle of small gifts.
Cut lines run edge to edge so a guillotine can do a whole sheet in straight passes without measuring.
String and the punch hole
The punch mark is 8mm in from the short edge, which leaves enough card that the tag does not tear. Baker's twine, garden string and thin ribbon all work. Ribbon over about 5mm wide needs a larger punch than the standard 6mm.
If you have no punch, cut a small slit with scissors and thread through that. It holds as well on 160gsm card and nobody notices.
Questions
- Will these tags print on brown kraft card?
- Yes, and they look better for it. The design is line art rather than filled colour, so printing in black on kraft, red or green card works well and saves colour ink.
- How many tags fit on a page?
- Twelve at the standard 70mm by 45mm. Six per page gives larger tags for big parcels, and twenty-four gives small tags for hampers and bundles.
- How far in should the punch hole be?
- 8mm from the short edge, which is where the printed punch mark sits. Closer than that and 160gsm card tears when the string is pulled.
- What if I do not have a hole punch?
- Cut a short slit with scissors where the punch mark is and thread the string through that. On 160gsm card it holds just as well.