How to make a paper envelope

Caylin Harris is a crafter, stylist, & writer with over 10 years experience creating easy DIY projects. She has created craft & DIY projects for The Pioneer Woman magazine & the "Naturally, Danny Seo" TV show on NBC." data-inline-tooltip="true">Caylin Harris

Glue the Seams

While you can use traditional craft clue or a glue stick, hot glue is better for this project. It dries clear, practically instantly, & holds everything securely in place. With traditional craft glue, you run the risk of your seams popping away from one another while they're drying.

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With your hot glue gun, run a line of glue down along the edges of the inside of the corners and press to close. If your glue gun has different heat levels, use the low setting as the high setting can discolor the paper, not khổng lồ mention really burn your fingers if they happen to lớn come in tương tác with it.

add the Insert

With the envelope formed, it's time to use the coordinating piece of decorative paper to địa chỉ a pretty liner.

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Trace the outside of your envelope onto the other piece of scrapbook paper và cut it out with your scissors. The piece should fit perfectly inside your envelope. If it seems a bit too tight, cut off some excess paper on the bottom of the insert. Once it fits well and you're satisfied with the way it looks, remove the insert, place glue on the back, và secure to the inside of the envelope.

Now your envelope is ready lớn pair with a card that you"ve made yourself or even a store-bought one that may have lost its envelope.