fill in your birthday cards wedding invitations notes money and anything else that fits into an origami envelope thankfully you don t have to spend a ton of money on fancy paper stationery this quick origami envelope is a great model to learn and have fun in the process no need for any glue the folding itself will keep the envelope secure however you can use a bit of glue if you wish any time you don t have an envelope handy you can make one by following these easy steps you can use any kind of paper to make an envelope if you need an envelope for a birthday card it can be the same wrapping paper you use to wrap the gift also think about using any kind of colored patterned or scrapbooking paper even simple printer paper or a brown paper bag will do total time 15 minsskill level beginner materials you ll need 1 square piece of paper instructions begin to fold if your paper has only one colored or printed side decide if you want it on the inside or the outside of the envelope you may want to opt for the plain side to be outside if you re sending it in the mail using the patterned side to add a pop of color when the recipient opens up the envelope to have the colorful side facing out start with the white or plain side up start with the colorful side up if you want the outside to be plain take the right corner over to the left corner and make a small pinch in the very center next take the bottom corner up to the top and make another small pinch in the center this gives you an x mark now fold the left and right corners to meet the center of the x continue to fold bring the top corner to the center and make a light mark in the middle you will now notice a crease mark fold the bottom corner up to the crease mark keeping the left and right edges straight unfold your paper 1 fold the flaps fold the right edge of the bottom section inwards aligning with the crease you just made and unfold fold the left side in the same way and unfold fold the bottom corner up to the crease that is indicated re fold the lower right section take note of the x that is on the lower central flap underneath the top right point of the x aligns with the top left corner of the flap on top 2 make the mountain folds open out the lower section make a new mountain fold from the central flap fold the right section underneath the central flap the photos show how to make the mountain fold and the results do the same on the left side 3 complete the folds re fold the lower section back up insert the left and right flaps inside the central section that is now on the inside you could use a dab of glue on the flaps to keep them secure fold the top down all done show off with your new skills and create more for your friends colleagues family members and just about anyone