Red Envelope Lunar New Year Invitations

Lunar New Year invitations drawn as red envelopes: Envelope Flap with an envelope border, a small red flap and a coin seal under WISHING YOU GOOD FORTUNE, and Envelope Pocket with a red pocket and strands of coins under GOOD FORTUNE INSIDE. They suit a family party where the children collect red envelopes from the aunts and uncles. Type the family, the house and the RSVP, and print or text.

2 designs

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Envelope Flap

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Alfa Slab One

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Envelope Pocket

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Ultra

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Hosting tip

If you're handing out red envelopes, get new, crisp bills from the bank a week ahead and fill each one with an even amount that avoids the number four. Give and receive with both hands, and let the children open them later rather than in front of the giver.

How it works

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Open any design above in the maker. Type the family or friends as hosts, the date and the address; the back carries the details and one line such as "Wear red for good luck" or "Bring tangerines to share". Lunar New Year 2027 falls on Saturday, February 6, and the Lantern Festival on Saturday, February 20.

Pick one of the three palettes drawn for the design, then download a 5 x 7 PDF (front and back), a two-per-sheet letter PDF for home printing, print-shop PNGs with bleed, 4 x 6 PNGs for a photo counter, a phone-sized PNG or a Word file. For more lines to put on the card, see the New Year’s invitation wording ideas.

More Lunar New Year themes

Other lunar new year invitation themes

Golden Fortune — Golden Fortune New Year's invitation

Golden Fortune

3 designs · Golden Fortune, Knot & Clouds, Fortune Coin

Plum Blossom

2 designs · Plum Branch, Moon Gate

Year of the Goat

2 designs · Friendly Goat, Goat Medallion

Dumpling Party

2 designs · Steamer Basket, Hot Pot Night

Lantern Festival

2 designs · Floating Lanterns, Moonlit Lanterns

All Chinese new year invitations

Frequently asked questions

Who gives red envelopes at Lunar New Year?

Traditionally married adults and elders give them to children and to younger, unmarried relatives. The Envelope Pocket sample says it on the back for a family party: "Red envelopes for every kid".

Is the envelope part of the printed card?

Yes, it's drawn into the design: a flap and seal on Envelope Flap, a pocket on Envelope Pocket. The card reads as a red envelope even when it goes out by text as a PNG.

Updated through May 2026