The card has already been selected, the letter has been written, but you still don’t know how to pack it beautifully? Plain envelopes of the same type are not very good, and sometimes they also do not fit. Finding something new turns into a real challenge. But what if we say that there is no need to go through it? After all, at any time you can make a beautiful envelope out of A4 paper with your own hands!
1. Classic envelope
Take a sheet of paper, mark the diagonals and bend the side corners to the center. After that, bend the bottom part so that its corner protrudes slightly beyond the middle - you can be guided by the size of the postcard. And then lower the top part so that its corner just ends at the bottom of the envelope. With such a scheme, it is most convenient to change the height - it is determined by the bending points of the upper and lower valves.
2. Envelope by template
If you want a neat envelope with thin glued seams without large angular flaps, use this template. Transfer it to A4 paper, cut and glue it - it couldn't be easier! Or you can take some interesting material - pages from glossy magazines, newspaper sheets, a map, even a coloring.
3. An envelope with a center
The neat rhombus in the middle is great for decorating with a drawing, sticker, or print. Such an envelope is easy to open and close without glue, so it is convenient to store all sorts of small things in it. And in fact, the scheme practically does not differ from the classical one, so you will not have any difficulties.
Fold a sheet of paper diagonally and fold back the upper triangle - it should rest against the base from below. Tuck the sides of the envelope and place them on top of each other so that they match. Fold the lower right triangle to the other side and spread it into the central rhombus.
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4. Envelope from a rectangular sheet
First you need to make a parallelogram out of a rectangle, as in the diagram. Expand it so that the wide diagonal of the rhombus is its horizontal. And then proceed according to the classical scheme - bend all the valves exactly to the center.
5. Folded envelope
This one differs from the classic envelope made of A4 paper by a straight line in the middle. To do this, mark a paper square, as in the diagram, and traditionally bend it to the center of the side. Fold the bottom triangle straight to the center, not going over the side flaps. Tuck its sides and form a trapezoid, and then secure the sides with the resulting "tongue".
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6. Square envelope
Cut out a square of colored paper and bend the first flap, going slightly into the middle, and then bend the corner from above along the central horizontal. Similarly, shape the second and third flaps so that they overlap in turn. The last fourth part will be the closing part - it remains to glue or seal the envelope in the center.
7. Collected envelope from circles
Cut out three colored circles from cardboard or thick paper - the main thing is that they are the same size. Fold each in half and overlap each other on the table. Glue them together in the center and bend the upper parts in the opposite direction - you see, nothing complicated!
8. Heart envelope
Cut a large heart out of thick wrapping paper and turn it over with the colored side down. Fold its edges like side flaps, flip it over and fold the bottom again, like in a classic envelope. The bottom corner of the heart will be the top flap of your brand new envelope.
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9. Envelope box
Take a large square of thick paper - preferably double-sided wrapping paper. Mark with folds diagonals, center vertical and horizontal. Fold the corners to the middle while folding them to make a small square - according to the pattern.
Flip the small square with the drop-down side up and fold one triangle.Bend the two corners of the bottom layer to form a heart. It remains to straighten and shape the envelope-box, and then carefully tie it with a ribbon.
