Imagining Monday....Taking the Mystery out of the rectangular shapes

So, what about those Imagine rectangular shapes? 

You know the ones I mean....

They can save you time, ink and paper, but deciding sizes can be a bit iffy....

I created a table that helps me have a better idea of the finished dimensions of those shapes. And I'd like to share it with you!

Let's say, you want a rectangle that is 2" high by 2 1/2". 

At the Imagine, select the 8 to 10 rectangle. 

Set the real size to "2". Look at the mat. 

The dimensions should be 2" x 2 1/2". This should be what the shape will cut.

But, what if I want to mat an A-2 card?

I know that it's dimensions are 4.25 x 5.5

I glance down the column labeled, "Set real size to...." and

find the size 4.20.

I move across the row until I find the number in the column closest to 5.5---

which is 5 3/4. 

I can then choose the Imagine shape 5 to 7 and set the real size to 4.2.

Imagine shape	1 to 1	1 to 2	2 to 3	3 to 5	5 to 7	8 to 10	8.5 to 11
Set real size to
1	1	2	1 1/2	1 5/8	1 3/8	1 1/4	1  3/16
1.5	1 1/2	3	2 1/4	2 1/2	2 1/8	1 7/8	1 13/16
2	2	4	3	3 1/4	2 3/4	2 1/2	2  3/8
2.5	2 1/2	5	3 3/4	4 1/8	3 1/2	3 1/8	3
2.75	2 3/4	5 1/2	4 1/4	4 1/2	3 3/4	3 1/2	3  1/4
3	3	6	4 1/2	4 1/8	4 1/8	3 3/4	3  9/16
3.25	3 1/4	6 1/2	5	5 1/4	4 1/2	4 1/8	3 7/8
3.5	3 1/2	7	5 1/4	5 3/4	4 7/8	4 3/8	4  3/16
3.75	3 3/4	7 1/2	5 3/4	6 1/8	5 1/8	4 3/4	4  7/16
4	4	8	6	6 1/2	5 1/2	5	4 3/4
4.2	4 1/4	8 1/2	6 1/4	6 7/8	5 3/4	5 1/4	5
4.25	4 1/4	8 1/2	6 1/2	6 7/8	5 7/8	5 3/8	5  1/16
4.5	4 1/2	9	6 3/4	7 3/8	6 1/4	5 5/8	5  3/8
4.75	4 3/4	9 1/2	7 1/4	7 3/4	6 1/2	6	5 5/8
5	5	10	7 1/2	8 1/8	6 7/8	6 1/4	5 15/16

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 Thanks for stopping by! I've enjoyed sharing this scrap with you today!