Loaded Envelope Tutorial

Today I’m sharing with you an easy, clean and simple Loaded Envelope Tutorial. The Loaded Envelope craze is the mastermind of my friend Anna Torres. Anna came up with this idea on how to convert a run of the mill yellow envelope into a work of art!

There are several different styles of loaded envelopes now since they were first introduced by Anna. The one I’m showing here is a clean and simple design that anyone can make, regardless of your crafting level.

What is a Loaded Envelope?

The loaded envelope is a fun way to send snail mail / happy mail to a crafty friend. You can stuff it with all kinds of goodies. Whether they’re handmade or store bought, the recipient will be able to enjoy unpacking the loaded envelope! As you can see, for this particular loaded envelope I’ve decided to make some handmade cards, rosettes, and other embellishments (not shown). How do you send out a loaded envelope? You may ask. Easy. You place it in a box and mail it out as a parcel! Mailing these out are not as expensive as you may think. The parcels go by weight and size, and it all depends on how much you put in there.

The Tutorial

Although my video is in Spanish, uploaded to my Spanish speaking crafting channel, Manualidades, you can easily see how I measure, cut and put together this tropical theme loaded envelope. In addition, I throw in a Rosette Tutorial.

The measurements for this clean and simple loaded envelope are as follows:

You will cut four pieces of scrapbook paper:

One piece at 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 then you score at the 9 inch mark
One piece at 6 3/4 x 9
Two pieces at 2×9 inches; then you’ll score both pieces (length-wise) at 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 inches.

In the video, you can see how I put my pieces together, cut the topper, and decorate the loaded envelope.

A list of some of the items that I use are:

Core’dinations Yellow Dot Paper http://amzn.to/2soPWae

Core’dinations Blue Dot Paper http://amzn.to/2sNM283

Core’dinations Green Dot Paper http://amzn.to/2rgskA0

Martha Stewart Glittering Glue http://amzn.to/2rLTstV

Adtech Double sided Crafter’s Tape http://amzn.to/2r5xm2G

Prima Butterflies http://amzn.to/2sojsN8

Spellbinders Small Flower Die http://shrsl.com/?ie6f

Heartfelt Creations Berry Blossoms Flower Die http://amzn.to/2t5Vwem

Spellbinders Dies (small rosettes) http://shrsl.com/?ie6i

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