Origami invitation envelope (tutorial)

Learn how you can use the art of folding paper to create origami invitation envelope with this step by step tutorial to make your own with decorative paper of your choice.

Don’t we all use envelopes? Won’t it be fun giving gift cards in envelopes or inviting people
with personalized theme based invitation cards? You can always add embellishments to
make them look even more prettier.

How to origami invitation envelope?

How to Fold A Simple Envelope?

• Take a square paper according to the size of the card or invitation you want to keep inside.
• Fold into a triangle, then fold again at the center to form the second half triangle. Rotate the side and fold the left flap over (doesn’t matter where you fold; your instinct will guide you).

fold simple paper invitation envelope

Now fold the right flap over the left, make sure the mark matches with the left flap. To make the lock, fold the edge of the right flap towards right and then open it, as shown in the picture.

fold simple paper invitation envelope

Fold the top and lock it in place. Your envelope is ready in a minute.

How to Origami Invitation Envelope?

Fold the square in half. Then again fold over to semi-half and again fold to another half. I know I wrote it way to confusing but see the picture you will understand it best that way.

How to origami invitation envelope?

Open the last fold and fold it in half meeting at the crease formed by the last fold. Then fold the top side down touching the last folds end.

Open the last fold. You will get the crease shown by arrow. Now fold the bottom right corner and fold it inside. Do the same with the left side.

 Open the left and right flaps. Now fold the right side as shown in the picture and crease it till it meets the horizontal crease formed earlier. Do the same with left side. You will get the crease bracketed in picture (4)

Open the bottom fold and fold the sides. Open the left fold and crease to form a triangle as shown in the (3) and (4) picture.

 Repeat the above steps with the right side and fold down (the fold we unfolded in last step)

Now close the right flap over. Fold and tuck in to lock the envelope in place.

 Repeat the same with the left side. Now fold the top sides meeting at the creased line and tuck inside the opening at the bottom. You can also glue the top side flaps to keep them in place.

Your done! I hope you enjoyed and liked the tutorial.

Simple Paper Envelope Folding