I was asked a few weeks ago by a colleague if I could make a card for a bridal shower for her and she wondered about an envelope or something that she could use to put the monetary gift she was giving in that would keep it safe. I looked for some templates online and found an idea of what I wanted to do and so I thought that I would share it!
The template/measurements I used calls for a 7″ x 7″ piece of Designer Series Paper. I used some Botanical Butterfly DSP that I had leftover from Sale-a-bration for these, but you can use whatever Designer Series Paper you would like depending on the occasion and colour(s) you want.
To start make sure to score the DSP so when you fold/crease the DSP the design you want to see is on the outside. For this envelope I wanted the butterflies on the outside of the envelope and so I scored and folded the DSP with the black and white checkers facing up.
You’ll want to score the DSP at 3/4″ along the bottom, 1 1/4″ along the top, then at 2″ and 5″ for your side flaps.
Once you’ve scored your DSP, cut off the corners along the score lines as shown in the picture below on the left. If you like you can leave the edges square or you can use scissors, a corner rounder or even a circle punch like I did to create rounded edges.
When using the circle punch to round your edges don’t use the guide as you usually would when wanting to punch a circle, simply insert the corner of the paper directly into the punch so only the corner you want rounded is in the punch.
Now you’re ready to start using your adhesive! One option would be to have the bottom fold on the inside of the envelope like I did for this one which would mean you would put your adhesive on the bottom flap in order to adhere the first side flap and then add some more adhesive to the inside edge of the side flap to adhere the other side flap. The other option is to have it on the outside in which case you would simply use adhesive on the side flaps first and then adhere the bottom. Then fold the flap over to close the envelope.
Here’s the one I made recently for my colleague. I used some Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins propped up on some Mini Glue Dots so that the Whisper White Solid Bakers Twine was able to wrap around to close the envelope without too much fuss. Just make sure one end of the twine is under one of the glue dots to ensure that it stays in place.
