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beskilledorbekilled:

In case you’ve just been dying to learn how to line your envelopes (I know you’ve been keeping up at night just thiiiiinking about how it’s done) here is a simple tutorial on the process.

Assemble all your ingredients.

a) envelope (you’ll actually need two, one for the template and one for the finished product)

b) thick card stock (for template making)

c) pretty paper of your choice

d) scissors

e) pencil

f) glue stick

g) bone folder (sort of optional, but they are very helpful)

Tear the envelope gently apart along the seams.

See how gently I’m tearing.

Yay! All apart.

Take your pencil and trace along the top flap and the main rectangle of the envelope.

Cut along your line.

So you have your cute little envelope cut-out. Trace it again onto the thicker card stock so you can trace and trace onto fancy paper ad infinitum.

Trace the envelope shape thing onto your fancy paper.

Slide the fancy paper into the envelope.

Put some glue on the back of the fancy paper.

Press the fancy paper onto the envelope.

Use your handy dandy bone folder to crease the envelope shut, therefore folding the liner as well.

Voila! How purty is that?

(these beautiful photos taken by Joel)