Today I have a slightly unusual post, but it’s suitable for diluting SEO and money-making information. Moreover, it’s also about money :-). It all started with the fact that I needed to make an envelope for money. Naturally, I didn’t want to mess around with glue and paper with scissors. I went to the search engine and typed in the corresponding query, but didn’t find anything really suitable. Either you need glue or scissors. There are a lot of tutorials on scrapbooking techniques, which didn’t suit me at all.

A few years ago I became a little interested in the Japanese art of origami. I remembered that there is a way to fold a paper envelope without glue. But the problem is that in the schemes proposed on the Internet you need to use square sheets, but the A4 format is rectangular, so it must either be cut with scissors or torn off. I decided to improve the standard technique so that I could do without scissors, and I succeeded. Want to know how?

DIY money envelope diagram without glue and scissors from A4 sheet:

Explanation for the diagram:

1. We bend the A4 sheet diagonally into a square.
2. We bend the remaining part of the rectangle into a triangle.
3. We do the same with the remaining piece.
4. We straighten the sheet and begin folding it from a small triangle along the folds made earlier.
5. We bend the excess part so that we get a square sheet.
6. We bend the square diagonally and get a triangle.
7. Next we proceed according to standard scheme. Bend the triangle from the top.
8. First we bend the right corner of the triangle.
9. And put the left one on top of it.
10. We find the center of the future lock, bend the edge to the left.
11. Smooth out the folds.
12. Then we turn the edge 90 degrees.
13. With a slight movement we make a lock to the envelope.
14. We straighten and level it.
15. Bend and close the top cover.

Congratulations! Your envelope is ready. Everything is done without glue and scissors in literally half a minute, and yesterday I just spent half a day developing the diagram and instructions for it :-). I even decided to put watermarks so that no one would steal the idea.

But a white envelope is somehow boring and too formal. You can pre-print something on the sheet, for example, a photo of the birthday person, a landscape or some text. A4 sheet size: 210x297 mm. I have a black and white printer, so I chose a floral design.

Front view of the envelope:

Back view of the envelope:

By the way, a banknote will only fit into an A4 envelope folded in half, so for money it is better, if possible, to take paper in A3 format. You can put not only money in the envelope, but also, for example, a postcard with poems or a gift certificate from a store.

The scheme for making an envelope for money proposed in the article has a number of advantages compared to existing options:

1. Does not require special skills, glue or scissors
2. Affordable material - A4 paper is found in almost every home or office
3. Printing a pattern increases the density of the paper and makes it more durable
4. The envelope is made “on the knee” in the field in half a minute

P.S. Dima shared his envelope template in PSD format, based on which you can make backgrounds for a variety of holidays.

For those who don’t want to bother with graphic editors, I’m posting several examples of thematic backgrounds for an envelope in JPG (they are in good quality are already in the archive at the link above).

1) For a birthday:

Today we will figure out how to make an envelope out of paper with our own hands. Envelopes can be simple, gift, vary in shape and size, may not have decorations or be intricately decorated.

In order to do paper envelope You and your child will need a little time, materials for work and imagination.

Depending on the age and skills of the child, choose the envelope option that he can handle.

Remember that learning from simple to complex leads to better results and strengthens the child’s sense of success and self-confidence.

Depending on how simple or complex your envelope is, you will need base material. It can be anything: A4 paper, cardboard, colored paper, pieces of wallpaper, plain wrapping paper, felt, etc.

Anything that seems appropriate and beautiful is suitable for decoration: beads, buttons, ribbons, lace, sequins, pieces of twine, straws, artificial flowers and much more.

You can get by with a simple applique or drawing, then you will need paints, felt-tip pens, pencils, and colored paper.

You will also definitely need scissors, a ruler, a pencil and glue.

Before you begin, prepare a place where you and your child will sit.

The workplace should be well lit and comfortable, work materials should be at hand.

How to make an envelope from A4 paper

Simple regular letter envelope

• Take a sheet of A4 paper and place it horizontally in front of you.
• Measure 7.2 cm from the upper right and lower left sides.
• Draw lines to the corners as shown in the diagram. Cut off the resulting triangles.
• Turn the resulting shape towards you so that it looks like a diamond.
• Fold the sides evenly in the middle.
• Fold the top and bottom sides towards the middle.
• Glue the finished envelope, leaving a tag so that the envelope opens freely.

Rectangular letter envelope

• Take a sheet of A4 paper. Fold it along the line as shown in diagram (A).
• Fold the sides (B).
• Unfold the sheet and cut the side parts along the folded lines as shown in figure (B).
• Fold in the remaining side pieces. Fold the envelope and glue the sides together. Close the envelope (D) with the remaining tab.

Square envelopes

Simple square envelope

• Fold the square sheet horizontally and then vertically.
• Fold two corners towards the center.
• Fold the bottom corner forward.
• The envelope is ready

Origami envelope

• Take a square piece of paper. Turn it so it looks like a diamond. Bend it to make a triangle.
• Fold the top side of the triangle towards the base of the triangle.
• Now bend its right corner, as in the diagram.
• Do the same with the left corner.
• Bend the remaining corner from the middle of the envelope
• Open this corner so that your finger fits into it.
• Fold the top of the envelope down and insert it into the pocket you just created.

Beautiful square envelope with rounded edges

• Take a sheet of paper with equal sides and leave a square in the middle.
• Using a compass and scissors, we form four rounded labels from the side parts.
• Bend all the labels towards the center.
• It will turn out very beautiful envelope.

Heart envelope

This is a very simple way. You don’t need to glue such an envelope, but simply carefully smooth its folds so that it does not open. But when the recipient opens the envelope, he will see a heart. You don’t even have to put anything inside such an envelope, but simply write nice words inside your heart.

• So, you will need to cut a heart out of paper. To make it even and symmetrical, you need to fold the sheet in half and cut along the contour of one half. When you open the sheet, you will get a neat heart. It is important.
• Turn the heart face towards the table.
• Bend its sides as shown in the photo.
• Fold the top and bottom remaining sides towards the middle.
• The envelope is ready.

Now you know the basic methods of making envelopes. You can experiment and come up with your own unusual options. Any of the above envelopes, even the simplest ones, can be turned into a beautiful gift if you design it in an original way.

Gift envelope design

In order for your envelope to become beautiful and individual, you will need different materials. It all depends on your imagination. These can be ribbons, beads, seed beads, paints, pencils, ready-made bows, flowers and much more.

Invite your child to decorate the envelope himself. For example, color it with pencils. Show that the sides of the envelope can be outlined with felt-tip pens, flowers can be drawn, or the entire envelope can simply be painted abstractly. Also, he can write beautiful words on the front side, which you will first help him find.
Many children really enjoy gluing beads. Let your child express himself. Give him beads, beads of different sizes and glue. He will be happy to create a masterpiece on his own. You can wind threads around the envelope, gluing them evenly with glue so that they do not fall apart. This option looks organic even without additional decoration. Although, no one here will install frames for you, so you can safely glue flowers, bows and beads.
While preparing the envelopes, you can try quilling with your child. Your child may enjoy twisting the paper strips, and you may end up with some wonderful items for decorating envelopes. Roll up various flowers with your child using the quilling technique, and then give him the opportunity to arrange them on the envelope the way he likes.
Surely you and your little craftsman have already tried making appliqués. These skills will definitely come in handy here too. Look at several design options together and come up with a picture that will become an applique for a gift envelope.

To create it you will need a square sheet of paper, scissors and a pencil. Draw a heart on paper with a thin line, cut it out along the contour, then follow the steps indicated in the picture.

A simple rectangular origami envelope.

To make such an envelope you will need: a sheet of paper, scissors and glue.

The first thing you need to do is trim the edges as shown in picture “A”. You should have a diamond shape, then follow the instructions in the picture. This simple envelope is suitable for many tasks. But if you want to give money in such an envelope, I advise you to decorate it.

Short review.

Original envelope with a square.

The advantage of this method is that you don't need glue. All you need is a square piece of paper, you can also use cardboard, or even better, designer paper. And if you do everything exactly, you will get a very wonderful envelope. This manufacturing method refers to origami paper envelopes.

How to make an envelope from paper.

A beautiful envelope with a nice gift.

It will take you a little longer to make than other envelopes. The main feature of this envelope is its unusualness. First, you need to draw the cut lines as shown in the picture; without them it will be inconvenient to cut. Fold the sheet in half and make even cuts as shown in the picture. Then take pre-prepared colored strips and insert them, pulling them through each slot. Then you trim off the excess ends and the whole heart is ready. All that remains is to make an envelope for it using the method indicated above.

Popular envelope made of two types of paper

To create it you will need: Scotch tape or glue, scissors, two different colored sheets, a pencil, a ruler, and of course a little time and effort.

1. Draw the outline of the card using a ruler or template. Carefully cut it along the line.

2. Take the second sheet of a different color and make a blank from it. It should be smaller than the size of the envelope so that it can fit inside freely.

3. Using tape or glue, secure the sides of the envelope as indicated in the figure; I also advise you to glue the inner sheet so that it sits firmly in the envelope and does not fall out. Congratulations, the envelope is ready, surprise your family and friends with your creation.

Envelope in the shape of a fish.

At first glance, folding such an envelope seems very difficult, but in fact, even a child can cope with this task. The main thing is to initially understand how to fold sheets correctly. In the picture we tried to explain to you as clearly as possible how exactly you need to fold a square piece of paper.

Envelope with a heart.

You can safely give this to your girlfriend on Valentine's Day or to your mother on March 8th. It’s not difficult to do, you just need a nice square sheet of paper, accuracy and patience. The photo briefly describes each step step by step.

DIY paper envelope.

Envelope with a dog.

The envelope is made absolutely without glue. You will need scissors, a sheet of paper, preferably two-color. Cut out a square and start making. This product is usually given to friends regardless of gender. We described all the stages in the picture.

Of course, since we are giving money, we can spend a little more on buying a bright printed envelope at any stationery store. Fast and convenient! But wouldn’t such a gift look too formal? Perhaps there are people for whom it is worth spending a little time and making an envelope for money with your own hands? It's so easy!

There are many different ways to pack money, and naturally, you will need paper to do this. What paper is better to take? Now many people recommend paper for scrapbooking. It is quite dense, often beautiful in itself - with different textures, patterns and glitters. Double-sided paper with a colorful design on one side looks very nice in an envelope for money. In addition, on the other, plain side inside the envelope, it is convenient to write congratulations.

However, to create an envelope for money with your own hands will do and a sheet of any thick paper (you can use colored paper for printing), which is easy to shape the required form. But don’t get carried away: cardboard can break at the joints.

To create a beautiful envelope, you will need colored double-sided paper for the envelope and lining, thin double-sided tape, a pencil and scissors. For the envelope it is better to choose plain paper, and for the lining - with an ornament and pattern. However, there are no limits to your creativity: use scrapbooking paper, magazine clippings or your photo!

When presenting certificates, postcards, money or recognition as a gift, you want to surprise with its design. There is nothing easier than going to the store and buying a regular white envelope or a banal card with flowers and the inscription “Congratulations!” However, it is much more pleasant to make an unusual envelope yourself. There is no limit to your imagination, and minimal skills are needed!

To begin with, you will need colored paper (a square sheet), you can take one with a pattern or ornament, and scissors.

1. We need to outline the main fold lines of the future envelope. To do this, we fold the sheet in half, iron it, unbend it, then bend, iron, and unbend diagonally.

2. Next, take the right half of the sheet and bend the edge towards the middle line, unbend it.

3. We bend the edge again, but to the previously formed line, and unbend it. After this, straighten the sheet and fold it horizontally in half, unbend it

4. We turn our sheet over to make a diamond with lines along the upper right edge. We repeat the same lines on the left side, bending and unbending the edge as we did before. All lines for our envelope are ready.

5. Fold the top corner as shown in the picture, and then fold the edges along the fold lines.

6. Fold the top corner in a zigzag, then bend the top so that its edges coincide with the lines of the side stripes.

7. We bend the side parts to the center along the lines in the figure and bend the bottom corner.

8. We bend the bottom corner back and fold the corners from the bottom to the center.

9. We fold the folded corners in half again and straighten their back part outward.

10. We bend the resulting workpiece so that the corners from the bottom fall under the top bent corner, forming a heart.

11. You can bend the side corners to make the heart visible. The envelope is ready!

In order to make a beautiful envelope for money, you will need your imagination, accuracy and some scrapbooking materials. You can buy such materials at any arts and crafts store.

Materials that will be needed:

• white cardboard;
• white office paper;
• two types of scrapbooking paper (differing in pattern);
• double sided tape;
• decorations for cards: flowers, beads, butterflies, pearls;
• hole punch for openwork edge;
• satin ribbon 35 cm;
• ruler, pencil.

The biggest secret to making a beautiful money envelope is not the materials, not the technique you use, or even the skill. Professionals do this very well. The main thing is that you put a piece of your soul into it!

Currently, there are several ways in which you can get a good or envelope:

1. Contact a specialized store, since at this time there is a huge selection of such goods.
2. Download on the Internet; today, a considerable number of artists create creative versions of envelopes.
3. Make it yourself, a gift with your own hands is what everyone dreams of, and you can depict anything.

High-quality New Year's envelopes and a template for printing, presented on thematic portals and forums, have many advantages, but there are also disadvantages. You will not be able to print in the format in which they are sold in the store, since you will need a specialized printer, a certain thick laminated paper.

You can download New Year's envelope templates.

Thus, the problem can only be solved by contacting the printing house. Simple printing will not take you much time. Specialists will instantly do everything you need. By and large, when choosing between options, it is best to choose the third.

DIY envelope

Making a congratulatory envelope with your own hands is one of the best options. You can draw whatever you want on it.

Initially you will need:

Paper
Stencil or parameters standard envelope
Pencils, markers, paints

At the initial stage, you make a blank from paper. In this case, you need to mark all the bends and cuts that will need to be made. One of the best options is to buy an all-white envelope at the post office. You can draw anything on it, since it is also made from plain paper.

After this, you will need to come up with what you want to draw. This can be a picture, a text greeting, in some cases it can be decorated with an applique. You can send the resulting envelope to your friends and relatives. As it turned out, everything is simple. At the post office you will not have any problems accepting this New Year's envelope. The most important thing is not to spoil the place where the address of the sender and recipient is written.

A handmade envelope will greatly please the recipient. You put your whole soul into this product and show your attitude towards the person. Therefore this is the most best option, for those who don’t mind wasting their time and giving it to their friends and loved ones.

What is better to buy in a store or print an envelope?

Currently, there are a considerable number of salons and online stores where you can buy a New Year's envelope at the best prices. Sometimes interesting collections appear in the mail. Therefore, there is plenty to choose from. But such products sometimes cost several times more than standard envelope options. Many people are beginning to think about whether it is worth making such purchases. Therefore, it is best to make envelopes and cards with your own hands.

The annual New Year's replenishment allows you to choose everything you need at the best prices. Companies are now providing excellent shopping experiences to customers. You can even purchase envelopes at a promotion or discount.

If you still don’t have time, but have a printer and an Internet connection at home, then you can download templates online. On sites dedicated to this topic there are several hundred different variations of templates. They can be downloaded completely free of charge and printed. Everything is fast, high quality and indistinguishable from store-bought envelopes.

In this case, it will be more difficult to print postcards; you will need a printer that works with photographs and special paper. Despite this, today multifunctional devices operate according to various technologies and guarantee you the completion of this task. This way you can make both postcards and envelopes completely free of charge. You don’t have to use your creativity, since the experts have already done the work for you.