For this tutorial, we'll use the same graphic you've already used to create the stationery paper. Just like with the Valentine's stationery paper, there are two ways to create the envelopes. Read on and I will show you both methods.
In the Valentine's Stationery Tutorial, the first paper we created was the faint stationery. These steps show how to create the envelopes to match that stationery.
Open your Microsoft Word program and create a new document. Go to the top of the program and click Tools -> Letters and Mailing -> Envelopes and Labels. This is how to create the template for envelopes.
In the properties box that just opened, you will see the from address and the to address. Go ahead and fill those two fields in. Then you will need to select your envelope options and your printing options. To get to these options, click the Options button on the right side of the box.
The box that just opened is your envelope and printing options. You will see the two tabs at the top of the box. Click the Envelope tab and adjust your options for the envelope. Then click the Printing Options tab and adjust the printing options. Click OK to close the box.
Now click the Add to Document button. You will now see your envelope template. The next step is to add the stationery part. Click your mouse on the template. Then click Format -> Background -> Printed Watermark. When the box opens, tick the Picture field. Then click Select Picture and locate the graphic you used for your stationery. Tick the Washout box and select the size you want the graphic to be scaled, too. You can click apply to see the size of the graphic. If you need or want to change the size of the graphic, change the scale size. Once you have it the way you want it, click the Close button.
This is the other way to create the matching envelopes for the Valentine's Stationery Paper in Microsoft Word. Follow the same steps to create an envelope as we showed in the above section. Do everything up to the point where you add the watermark. Don’t add the watermark. Instead, click your mouse on the envelope and click Insert -> Picture -> from File. Locate the other graphic you used and open it. You can move your graphic around the envelope by using the alignment tool.
Once you have your envelopes the way you want them. Print one out to see if it’s OK. If the envelope prints correctly, go ahead and print the others. You can also adjust the font on the envelope. You can highlight it and change the font style, color, and size.