A love letter scroll printed on parchment paper with the text flipped to be read in a mirror which gives the appearance of it being written in another language. The wax seal has the instructions "Hold Up To A Mirror” so that your beloved unrolls it and holds it up to a mirror to read clearly.
Sitting down to write a love letter can be challenging since it’s not something done very often. If you need help gathering your thoughts, then see Write Love Letters for some examples of words and phrases that will spark some inspiration.
Optionally, if the whole idea of flipping the text sounds cheesy, you can also print normally and add a custom text wax seal. Both are included in the template with simple photo instructions below.
There is also the option to print the parchment paper on the back, in addition to the front, to make the scroll look more realistic.
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Get the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® PDF viewer to open and print this file properly on your computer. The free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® app for iOS or Android is required to fill PDF forms if using a mobile device. A computer is much simpler for printing if you have the option. See FAQ for more information.
The template should be printed on heavy cardstock US Letter or A4 Paper sizes. See paper size comparison for more info on A4 size paper. Check printer settings in the instructions below.
Instructions
1
Download the personalized template PDF above. Click file to unzip. Right click on PDF to Open With > Adobe Reader.
Click and highlight the wording in the PDF form fields to personalize with your own message. Copy and paste from any word processor program (wordpad or textedit)
Repeat for the custom text wax seal if not printing mirrored text.
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In Adobe Acrobat Reader, select File > Print (page 2 only) on cardstock. Based on your specific printer, check the mirror image box under paper type/quality or settings to print backwards. After page 2 is printed, Uncheck mirror image box before printing the wax seal.
Optional: Print the parchment design on the back.
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3
Use the scissors to cut out the parchment letter using a wavy cut pattern as shown in step 4.
4
Follow the dark brown around the edges and turn the scissor in then out while cutting to create an aged effect.
5
Use the pen to roll the paper from the bottom.
Roll the paper tightly around the pen all the way to the top.
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The result will look as shown.
7
Unfold and wrinkle the paper with your fingers throughout the area of the paper.
Keep doing this to create crease and wrinkles that make the paper more pliable.
8
Cut out the wax seal. If you've chosen not to print as a mirror image, use option B.
9
Place a piece of double sided tape in the gray box at the bottom.
10
Curl the paper and line up to the solid brown line as shown.
Press down to secure tape.
11
Roll up wrinkled love letter again. This time, it does not have to be as tight.
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Insert the rolled letter into the wax seal holder and release.
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Line up the wax seal half way across the edge of the paper and then squeeze the center with your thumb on the wax seal.
This will flatten out the letter to keep from rolling and the seal will always be on top.
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Done. Ready to give.
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