Are you planning to make Christmas cards and send them to your friends this year? Or are you traditionally writing a letter to someone for Christmas and would like to arrange it beautifully? Then you can make the greeting cards or letters even more original by decorating the envelope. In this article we have collected lots of great ideas and suggestions on how you can decorate an envelope for Christmas. Get inspired and send this year's Christmas cards and letters in creative envelopes!
Beautify envelopes for Christmas
Greeting cards simply look and are nicer in a matching envelopein this wayalso more personal. If the card is placed in an envelope, only the recipient reads its contents. And if the envelope is creatively designed, the recipient will certainly be happier. Our suggestions will show you how you can quickly and easily decorate an envelope for Christmas.
Paint with Christmas motifs
Christmas is associated with many different motifs, all of which are wonderfully suitable for designing Christmas cards and envelopes. Whether Christmas wreaths, Christmas trees, colorful lights or funny snowmen, the options are diverse. You can simply paint or draw all of these motifs on a simple envelope and the Christmas design is ready.
You don't necessarily have to be good at drawing to decorate a Christmas-themed envelope. There are also simple ideas that everyone can do. Really interesting and playful envelopes can also be created when the children help decorate them. For example, you can draw these little lights yourself, which the little ones will then paint colorfully.
If you are sending the Christmas card or letter by post, it is advisable to create a design that does not contradict the rules for addressing. Otherwise the post office cannot send your letter at all. To do this, only decorate the envelope in the permitted places, i.e. not at the top left and bottom right, where the sender and recipient should be.
If you plan to give the Christmas cards personally to the recipient, then you can decorate the envelope as you wish. A winter landscape, for example, fits the occasion well and is super easy to create on brown paper. All you need is white and black markers or paints and brushes, as well as a little imagination. Use the black marker to draw the landscape and use white to recreate snow.
Make an original Christmas envelope
If you would like to create original, modern Christmas cards with an envelope, then take a look at the following idea. The envelopes are provided with cutouts through which you can see different parts of the card inside. With this simple method, any white envelope can be decorated for Christmas without much effort. All you need for this craft project is:
- Envelopes
- Pencil
- Eraser
- stencil knife
- cutting mat
How to design these envelopes yourself:
First, you should draw the chosen design on the envelope. It's best to choose simple shapes with straight lines that are easy to draw and cut out. In the example you can see how beautiful abstract Christmas trees and simple stars look. The shapes should also not be too large and placed in a corner, otherwise the envelope may become a little less stable. You can also adapt the exact location of the cut outs to the design of the Christmas card.
Once the outline is complete, place the envelope on the cutting mat and cut out the shapes along the drawn lines. If there are any remaining pencil residues, remove them using the eraser.
Finally, put the card in the decorated envelope and you're done!
With washi tape
A material that is really versatile and perfect for embellishing and decoratingWashi Tape. You can also use the colored adhesive tapes with different patterns to decorate the envelopes for Christmas cards in an atmospheric way. You decide for yourself whether simple lines with colored ribbon or various motifs created from it.
If you would like to decorate the envelopes creatively so that the addressing areas remain empty, then decorate them like gifts. All you need is some washi tape. Glue the ribbon in the shape of a cross and use four smaller pieces to create the bow. You can stick a small star or another Christmas motif in the middle.
Instead of washi tape, you can of course also use a simple decorative ribbon and stick it to the envelope with glue. Ribbons with Christmas motifs are best suited for this.
Design with children
Using a simple envelope as a template, you can do moreMake envelopes in any color and pattern. Various papers can be used for this, such as construction paper, wrapping paper, wrapping paper, newspaper, etc. With brown craft paper, for example, you can make an envelope and decorate it with Rudolf the reindeer for Christmas. All you have to do is make the antlers out of light brown paper, glue on googly eyes and attach a red pom-pom in the middle as a nose.
If you design the envelopes with motifs such as reindeer, snowmen or Santa Claus, then of course the children can also join in. With a little imagination and creativity, any simple envelope can be decorated for Christmas and transformed into a funny character.
If you traditionally send Christmas cards from the whole family, you can make them even more personal by decorating the envelope with the family's fingerprints. For example, you can first print the names of the family members on the envelope and then stamp the appropriate fingerprint over each name. You can then create a funny figure from this, like the reindeer in the example above.
Decorate the inner lining
If you don't want to decorate the outside of the envelopes but want to leave them as they are, you can decorate the envelope lining instead. A fun decoration inside is sure to put a smile on the recipient's face and make the Christmas cards even more special. You can do thatWrapping paper with any patternApply and simply stick to the inside of the envelope.
It's best to choose a Christmas motif when decorating the lining of the envelopes for Christmas. Colorful lights, small Christmas trees, sweater patterns or lots of little stars – the possibilities are many. We hope you have fun decorating the envelopes for your Christmas greetings.
