% Papyrus paper style frame border
% Author: Fabian Ostermann (github.com/OysterSandwich)
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{lipsum} % for dummy text
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
% Define background layer
\pgfdeclarelayer{background}
\pgfsetlayers{background,main}
\tikzset{
% Add more line modifications here:
papyrus line/.style={ line width=1pt }
}
%Usage: \drawRole{}{}{}
\def\drawRole#1#2#3{%
\begin{scope}[yscale=#2,scale=0.6*#3]
% Draw role on the left
\draw[papyrus line] (A.#1 west) .. controls +(0,1) and +(0,1) .. +(-1,0) .. controls +(0,-1) and +(0,-1) .. +(-.2,0) .. controls +(0,.7) and +(0,.7) .. +(-.8,0) .. controls +(0,-.5) and +(0,-.5) .. +(-.5,0) -- +(-.2,0);
\draw[papyrus line] (A.#1 west) +(-.6,-.75) -- +(0,-.75);
\draw[papyrus line] (A.#1 west) +(-.65,-.375) -- +(-.25,-.375);
% Draw right corner and vertical line
\draw[papyrus line] (A.#1 east) .. controls +(0,.7) and +(.4,0) .. +(-.5,0.751) -- ($(A.#1 west)+(-.5,.751)$);
\end{scope}
}
%Usage: \papyrus[]{}
\newcommand\papyrus[2][1]{%
\tikz{
\node[inner xsep=1em, inner ysep=0.5em] (A) {#2}; % Draw the text of the node
\begin{pgfonlayer}{background} % Draw the shape behind
\drawRole{north}{1}{#1}
\drawRole{south}{-1}{#1}
%\draw ([papyrus line] A.north west) -- (A.north east);
\draw[papyrus line] (A.north east) -- (A.south east);
%\draw[papyrus line] (A.south east) -- (A.south west);
\draw[papyrus line] (A.south west) -- (A.north west);
%\fill[white] (A.north west) -- (A.north east) -- (A.south east) -- (A.south west) -- (A.north west);
\end{pgfonlayer}}
}
\begin{document}
\papyrus{
\parbox{.9\textwidth}{\lipsum[8]}
}
\papyrus{
\parbox{.6\textwidth}{\lipsum[5]}
}
\papyrus[.6]{
Short text
}
\end{document}