Place cards
Fold once, and the name reads from both sides of the table.
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Example
Example: 14 Thanksgiving place cards on Letter card stock, four to a sheet
A family Thanksgiving dinner for 14: ten at the main table, four at the kids’ table. One guest to a line with a comma before the table — “Grandma June, Main table” — and Separated by: A comma. Cards per sheet 4, paper Letter, decoration Thanksgiving, both sides and the cutting frame on.
- 14 cards at 4 to a sheet make 4 pages: three full sheets and a fourth with only Lucy and Ben, the rest of it left blank.
- Each card has the name in large bold type and the table in grey under it. The upper half carries the same two lines upside down, so the guest and the person opposite both read “Grandma June”.
- Autumn leaves and acorns frame each face, turned with it so they stand the right way up on both sides.
| Cards per sheet (Letter) | Each card, cut out | Folded |
|---|---|---|
| 2 (large) | 194 × 128 mm (7.6 × 5 in) | 194 × 64 mm (7.6 × 2.5 in) |
| 4 | 96 × 128 mm (3.8 × 5 in) | 96 × 64 mm (3.8 × 2.5 in) |
| 6 (small) | 96 × 84 mm (3.8 × 3.3 in) | 96 × 42 mm (3.8 × 1.7 in) |
Four sheets to print on card of about 200 gsm (80 lb cover is close), cut along the grey frames and fold on the dashed line: each card stands about 2.5 in high. Nothing of ours is printed on them.
How it works
- Type the names, one to a line. After a tab, add a table number or a role to print under the name.
- Choose how many cards go on a sheet. Four is the usual size for a dinner table.
- Leave “both sides” on so the card can be read by the guest and from across the table.
- Print on card, cut along the frames, and fold each card along the dashed line.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is half of it printed upside down?
- Because a tent card is folded back on itself. The upper half ends up on the far side, so it is printed the other way up — which is the part that is fiddly to set up by hand and wrong on half the cards people make in a word processor.
- What paper should I use?
- Card of about 200 gsm or more, so it stands up. Ordinary paper works if you fold it twice into a triangle instead.
- Can I print only one side?
- Yes — turn off “print the name on both sides”, and the upper half is left blank for a pattern or a fold-over.
- How big are the cards?
- On Letter, four to a sheet, each card is cut at about 96 × 128 mm (3.8 × 5 in) and folds to 96 × 64 mm (3.8 × 2.5 in); on A4 it folds to about 93 × 68 mm. Two to a sheet gives long cards for a head table, six to a sheet small ones about 42 mm (1.7 in) high.
- Can I add a table number or a meal choice under the name?
- Yes. After the name, put a tab (what a spreadsheet pastes), a comma or a dash, as set in “Separated by” — “Grandma June, Main table” or “Daniel Price – Vegetarian”. It prints smaller, in grey, under the name, on both faces.
- Is it free, and is there a watermark?
- Free, and there is no line of ours anywhere on it: these stand in front of a guest.