Today I’m going to share a free printable: a
simple template for red packet/envelope. For those of you who don’t know what
a red packet is, it is a gift (usually money) in an envelope presented at
social and family gatherings such as weddings, holidays and festivals. It
originates from the Chinese culture but have been adopted well in other culture
throughout the Asia. And for that reason I've named this template as a Gift Packet.
The gift packet design itself is fairly simple,
it’s an envelope with a size of a dollar bill. You can download the template
here:
Now that you got the template here's what you need:
- Art knife (or a normal cutter/pen knife)
- Glue
- Wrapping paper (or any pattern paper)
And here is my suggestion on how you use the
template. Print it out on a thicker paper or a card stock, cut it out and use it
as template. Then trace this template on your wrapping paper. A roll of
wrapping paper can do up to 5 or 6 number of this packet.
In my case I use a clear cover sheet as the
template.
My recommendation is that when you trace the
template do it on the blank side of the wrapping paper. It will save you from
having to rub the pencil mark than if you did it on the patterned side of the
paper.
Cut out the wrapping paper, fold according to the line and glue it,
and you’re done! It’s that simple.
If you think that the wrapping paper design is
too dull you can add some doodle on it. Here’s a flower doodle that I made on the packet
using a silver pen.
And here are the other gift packets that I did.
Hope you enjoy the craft.
ardee
August 2016
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