During this Christmas Card season, I got in a bind with a handmade card that didn't fit my envelope... I was in a rush to be some where and couldn't go searching for a bigger envelope. So I grabbed an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of computer paper and made some folds. Hoping I'd get something that resembled an envelope.
I actually liked it so much, that I made a few more. Here are the folds you need to make if you ever want to make your own envelope!
Step 1: Take a piece of paper
Step 2: Fold both the sides
Step 3: Place your card in the center so you can judge the size you need
Step 4: Fold up the bottom to cover the card
Step 5: Fold the corners on the top of the envelope
Step 6: Fold the top down and decorate with stickers.
I used horrible stickers and folds here, so that you could see what NOT TO DO! ha ha... Just kidding.. I actually did that on purpose so everything would show up in this picture. I didn't actually send it to someone like this. In real life, you'd make clean folds and decorate the envelope to match the card.
Here is the back side of the completed envelope!! Even just cheap printer paper, gives a clean look (and is easy to fold) but you could use any kind of fancy paper to do the same thing.
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