12 Recipe Card Designs That Match in Every Size

All twelve designs in the pack, with what each one looks like and the other layouts that come with it. Each design keeps its colors, type and decoration across the 4x6 card, the 5x7 card, the binder page, the dividers and the index.

Heritage recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Heritage · Double-rule frame, serif type, warm brown ink.
Garden Herb recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Garden Herb · Hand-drawn style herb sprigs in the corner, sage green.
Gingham recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Gingham · Red check ribbon across the top, like a picnic cloth.
Typewriter recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Typewriter · Dashed frame and monospaced labels in black.
Minimal recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Minimal · Plain charcoal rules with one terracotta dot.
Citrus recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Citrus · Orange slices in the corner, sunny yellow lines.
Scallop recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Scallop · Teal scalloped edge, like a bakery awning.
Berry Polka recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Berry Polka · Berry dots on a pink band.
Navy Sidebar recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Navy Sidebar · Bold navy side stripe with a vertical label.
Graph Paper recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Graph Paper · Faint blue grid for neat handwriting and sketches.
Farmhouse recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Farmhouse · Rust title band with a thin cream accent.
Olive Corners recipe card design, 4x6 front side
Olive Corners · Fine corner brackets in olive, italic serif labels.

Design notes

DesignLook
HeritageDouble-rule frame, serif type, warm brown ink.
Garden HerbHand-drawn style herb sprigs in the corner, sage green.
GinghamRed check ribbon across the top, like a picnic cloth.
TypewriterDashed frame and monospaced labels in black.
MinimalPlain charcoal rules with one terracotta dot.
CitrusOrange slices in the corner, sunny yellow lines.
ScallopTeal scalloped edge, like a bakery awning.
Berry PolkaBerry dots on a pink band.
Navy SidebarBold navy side stripe with a vertical label.
Graph PaperFaint blue grid for neat handwriting and sketches.
FarmhouseRust title band with a thin cream accent.
Olive CornersFine corner brackets in olive, italic serif labels.

Need to save ink? Minimal, Typewriter and Olive Corners use the least color. Farmhouse, Navy Sidebar and Berry Polka have the strongest color blocks. They look great on cardstock, but they use more ink.

Every design also comes as…

Back side of a 4x6 recipe card with continued directions and notes
Card back · directions, continued, plus notes and variations
Letter-size fillable recipe binder page
Binder page · 8.5x11 with category, oven temperature and notes. A second page adds a shopping list.
Tabbed recipe box divider card
Tab divider · for 4x6 or 5x7 boxes, with tabs staggered left, center and right
Letter-size binder divider page
Binder divider · section title with an “in this section” list
Fillable recipe index page
Recipe index · recipe, category and page or card number

The ten preset divider categories are: Breakfast, Breads & Baking, Soups & Stews, Salads, Main Dishes, Sides, Sauces & Dressings, Desserts, Drinks, and Holidays & Gatherings. A blank fillable divider covers anything else (Grilling, Canning, Kids' Favorites…).

All 12 designs, every layout

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