A Gift Enclosure Card and Envelope!
Gift enclosure cards, with their matching envelopes, are a thoughtful adornment on any gift. A little note written on the gift card, along with your name, is a splendid way to let the recipient know who gave the gift to them.
Here are examples of some of my gift enclosure cards and envelopes. I placed an informal fold-over card on the bottom right, with a line through my name, so that you can visually see the size difference between the cards. The gift card on the right, with my blue monogram, is a petite fold-over gift enclosure card. Because the cards are diminutive in size, approximately 2 1/2" x 3 1/2", there is not much room to write more than a sentence or two! For example:
Dearest Caroline,
We have been looking forward to this evening and thank you for including us! xoxo Holly
I think it is lovely to have gift enclosure cards custom made. One box of 50 or 100 should last you a longggg time! By having your name, initials or a monogram on the card, it will suddenly become a unique representation of you, just like your custom writing paper.
On the left is an engraved gift enclosure card on white stock paper from Tiffany & Co. Like an informal note, if the recipient of the gift is a dear friend, I draw a line through my name and write a little message underneath.
The stylish card on the right is from precious friends who had their enclosure cards custom made in London. It is charming to see three tiny gold initials. The wife "T" and the husband "J,” with the last name initial "L" below. Remember ladies, your name/ initials go first, before the man's.
At the bottom, on ecru colored stock, are three strong double Roman block letters, fitting for this gentleman who has great classic style. His daughter, along with our daughter, were the co-captains of two Varsity sports teams at Miss Porter's School. His gift enclosure card accompanied the baby gift of a Miss Porter's shirt for our first granddaughter!
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A few more examples of enclosure cards... the red fold-over Christmas tree is from Crane & Company, the package of flower gift cards was a gift to me from a sweet friend, and the precious pink card and envelope, with the delicate white stripe border, accompanied a lovely Tiffany pen. A dear friend gave the pen to me when she heard that my first book had been published. I adore how she writes, especially using the word, "smasheroo!”
These two gift card envelopes feature a traditional tissue paper lining, which is very European. The colors that you choose for the card and envelope paper, along with the option of a contrast lining, are similar to designing a dress. Oh, so many colorful variations from which to choose!
