Handmade Envelopes Mixed Media

I'm new to making envelopes and would love to give this a try. I have only one template if that is okay (is a mailable size).

I'm new to it too...but have wanted to give it a try! Thanks for hosting!

The best and most easiest way to make envelope templates (I think) and even better - it's FREE! - - is to gently take apart any envelope you have on hand, trace around it, and you now have a template. If you like it, trace it onto heavier cardstock or cardboard for a stronger template.

I've made lots of templates this way. Start looking at all the envelpoes you have on hand or receive from others. Whenever I see an envelope, I think "template!"

Hope this helps!

@Rubyfreckles - great swap; I love to make & send handmade envelopes!

Another idea: It's a great way to recycle calendar pages.

One last note: If you do use a magazine page or other "flimsy-type matieral, it helps if you can make it a little stronger by gluing it to a piece of copy paper or something that will help make it stronger for mailing. Just my 2 cents.

someone PM'ed me asking if it has to be from 10 different media sources. No... just 10 different envies... so 10 different papers/patterns, etc. (so you could have 2 from childrens book, but not the same page, etc)

Yeah!! Now I will join. Thank you for clearing all this up. I was a bit confused too. :)

I was gonna ask if we could do 10 from wallpaper samples and 10 from scrapbook paper as long as it is different designs. Is that ok??

Hi I make my envies from a map and each section is different even though it is same state , is that okay ?

They just have to be 10 distinctively different envies. 10 made from a map would not be distinctively different to me. 10 made from very different types of patterned paper would be. 10 made from different sections of a larger piece of paper (a map, same pattern wall paper), etc, while not identical are not distinctively different. I hope that is clearer.