: What size should a business card be to fit snugly into a 3.5x2.25" sleeve? A client requested a new design for business cards that also have a protective paper sleeve like these: http://www.envelopes.com/business/open-end/cr

@Phylliss782

If you are designing both card and sleeve, you should keep the card standard size of 3.5 x 2. This way it will fit in other standard places your client may want to use it, such as the slits on a pocket folder.

Designing the sleeve with an additional 1/8 inch on the short dimension should keep the sleeve fairly snug while allowing the card to slide, but this would also depend on the weight of the paper you are using. (The link you referred to shows dimensions 1/8 larger than a standard credit card.) I would suggest asking your printer to build you a dummy with the actual paper stocks so you can be sure.

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