Make Your Own Envelopes

Posted 2013-04-20 by Jane Street ⇒ follow

Why not make a envelope to match a homemade greeting card or special letter? You can pick a plain colour to match, add a lining, or even use old artwork to make a special envelope. We used a large sheet of paper we had painted with bouncy balloon splats .

Time: 15 minutes (this can be preparation or actual activity time)
Age: 5-10's, Over 10's
Level: Medium

Materials

A3 sized sheet paper for an A5 sized card

Glue

Pen and scissors

An old envelope which fits your card

We used a large sheet of old artwork to make our envelope

Method

The easiest way is to find an old envelope which is the right size and unstick the seams to get a template to draw around.

Draw round an old envelope as a template

If you don't have one you can draw your own template. Start by drawing a rectangle in the centre of your paper which is a few millimetres bigger than your card each way. Draw 4 flaps on each edge of the rectangle. You can use the measurement guide in the image below to help work out how long each of your flaps need to be