A money gift for the celebration of your choice, presented in an envelope folded at home, with a note and a name. Scissors, a ruler and a pencil: nothing else.
Envelopes folded in a few steps, with no glue
- No glue: a tab slides into a slit. Each style comes with its own illustrated 5-step folding guide.
- Four shapes: Flap envelope (13.5 × 8 cm), Tall money envelope (9 × 18 cm, a bill slips in flat), Diamond envelope (9 × 9 cm) and Slide-on sleeve (17 × 9 cm, closed on three sides and open on one short side: the gift and a slip-in card lie flat inside). Two easy ones, two that take a little longer.
- Decorated or plain: each template comes as a plain cutout, for coloured paper or a drawing, and in two neutral designs, stripes and dots: no writing, no symbols, no pictures of people. The design ends up on the outside: you fold the sheet turned printed side down.
- The card and the name: 12 slip-in cards, with one greeting per occasion (6 cards “Happy Holidays”, 3 cards “Happy Birthday”, 3 cards “With love”), and 12 “For: ____” labels to fill in by hand.
- The right size the first time: the Check the scale page (a 10 cm bar) is measured before you print the cutouts. The cutouts fit on A4 and US Letter without shrinking.
- A tracker if you want one: who receives an envelope, which style, which card, given when. There is no amount column.
Exactly what you get
- 3 files: the A4 PDF, the US Letter PDF and the tablet PDF (portrait 3:4, clickable contents, back-to-contents link on every page).
- 26 pages: cover, how it works and contents; Choose your envelope and Check the scale; the illustrated steps for the 4 styles, on 2 pages; 4 plain cutouts; 8 decorated cutouts (4 templates × 2 designs, stripes and dots); 2 pages of 6 slip-in cards; 1 page of 12 name labels; 4 optional tracker pages (before you start, who receives an envelope, after the celebration, notes).
- True scale: print at 100%, without fit to page. The lines stay clear in black and white: solid line, cut; dotted line, fold; Slit, cut along it.
- The tablet version is for choosing and showing the styles; to cut, print on paper.
- No year and no holiday date printed: the envelopes can be used again every year.
For which celebrations
This edition is made for a money gift on the occasion of your choice: A holiday, A birthday, A family celebration. Each occasion has its own greeting on the cards: “Happy Holidays”, “Happy Birthday”, “With love”. Below the greeting, simple words such as “All my love” or “Thank you for being here”. Other editions exist for eidiya (Arabic), bayram harçlığı (Turkish) and 红包 (Chinese).
Who it is for
For anyone giving a money gift at a celebration who wants to present it in a homemade envelope, with a note and a name. All you need is to print, cut with scissors and fold. It also works as a crafting activity with children, alongside an adult.
Who it is not for
Not for anyone looking for advice on what amount to give, or an explanation of a holiday and its customs: the product gives none. Not for anyone who wants envelopes printed and delivered: this is a file you print yourself. Not for anyone who wants to type the text on screen: cards and labels are filled in by hand.
Frequently asked questions
There are free templates. Why this one? If a free template is enough for you, keep it. This one brings together 4 no-glue templates, 8 decorated cutouts, 12 cards, 12 labels and a scale check, in A4 and US Letter.
What amount goes in the envelope? The file suggests none. Customs vary from one family and one country to another, and the choice is yours.
What paper do I print on? Plain paper, neither too thin nor too thick, that your printer accepts. Print at 100%, without fit to page.
My printer cuts off the edges. The cutouts stay inside a safe area of the page. If the bar on the Check the scale page does not measure 10 cm, change the print setting.
Can children make them? Yes, with an adult handling the scissors. Flap envelope and Tall money envelope are the simplest.
Why no writing and no pictures of people? An envelope is often kept after the celebration: the decorations are only stripes and dots.
Can I use them for another occasion? Yes: the styles and the cards work whenever you give a money gift or a short note.
Is it available in other languages? Yes: French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese, each with the edition of its own celebration. Each purchase includes one language.
Can I print for my family? The licence is personal: print as many as you need for your household and close family, but do not resell the file or the printed envelopes, and do not share the file.
Important
These templates are stationery to print, cut and fold. They give no advice on the amounts to give or on how to celebrate: everyone decides for themselves. Handle scissors with care; children cut with an adult. Check the size of the envelope before slipping a gift inside.