Seed Pocket Favors

May 13, 2017

For much of the United States, Mother's Day weekend is the weekend that is deemed safe to start planting outside, as the risk of frost is usually gone. I am always very excited to get my plants in the ground, so Mother's Day is usually a day spent in the garden. This year, my family and I are hosting a tea party in our garden to celebrate some of the awesome Mama's in our family. I wanted a little something they could take with them that was more than just a standard card, and these seed pockets were just the thing!

They are super fast and easy to make, and they can be used for a number of occasions! Replace the Mother's Day sentiment with a Monogram and give them as favors at a spring wedding, write a note for your neighbor and leave one on their doorstep, stick a picture of your child on one and give it to a family member... the possibilities are endless! You can also replace the seed packets with tea bags, chocolate bars, gift cards, etc!

To start, you will need the following supplies:

4.25" x 9" Cardstock Warehouse Cardstock Papers (to make the pocket)
3" x 4" sentiment, photo or cardstock (for decoration)
thin double-sided tape (We recommend Scor-Tape)
scoring tool + mat
ruler
scissors

Place scor-tape on the back of the 3" x 4" sentiment or picture. Attach this with the design upright to the top of a 4.25" x 9" sheet of cardstock, about 1/8" from each side. I used Pop-Tone Bubblegum Pink, Pop-Tone Berrylicious Blue, and Construction Timber Green.

Next, score about 1/8" from the bottom of the sentiment, and fold the flap over to create the pocket.

**Scoring the paper before you fold is crucial to get a clean and crisp fold! For more details on scoring, check out our Paper 101 page on cutting and scoring!

Place scor-tape on the sides of the flap only, and fold and attach. Ta-da! It's just that easy! You can now stuff your paper pockets with whatever you like!