Potpourri Pouch Gift Tag: Tutorial

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You’ll be the hit this holiday season when you top off each gift with this great potpourri gift tag. 

Supplies:

Decorative Paper, Cardstock Scraps

Double-Sided Adhesive

Paper-Piercing Tool

Paper Crimper

Decorative Edge Punch

Paper Cutter with Scoring Blade

Crop-a-Dial

Scallop Circle Punch

1-3/8″ Circle Punch

1-1/4″ Circle Punch

20″ of ribbon

1 – 2 Tablespoons of Potpourri

To Make the Pouch:

1)  cut a piece of decorative cardstock 5-1/4″ x 7-1/2″

2)  score the decorative cardstock at 1/4″ and at 3-3/4″ along the 7-1/2″ side

3)  run the cardstock through the paper crimper

4)  punch a decorative border along one of the 7-1/2″ sides (this punched side will be the opening of the pouch)

5)  place double-sided adhesive along the 1/4″ fold and along one of the 3-3/4″ edges on the side that you didn’t punch

6)  fold and adhere the decorative cardstock to form a pouch

7)  randomly pierce holes through the pouch to allow the potpourri aroma to leak out of the pouch

8)  stamp and attach a cute tag to the front of the pouch

To Make the Top Piece:

1)  cut a piece of contrasting cardstock 1-3/4″ x 7-1/2″

2)  score at 1/4″ and 3-3/4″ along the 7-1/2″ side

3)  punch a decorative border along one of the 7-1/2″ sides

4)  place double-sided adhesive along the 1/4″ fold and along one of the 3-3/4″ edges on the side that you didn’t punch

5)  fold and adhere to make the pouch top piece

6)  place the top piece onto the pouch

To Add the Ribbon: 

1)  punch two holes with the crop-a-dial, making sure to punch through both the top piece and the pouch

2)  thread the ribbon into one hole and out of the other

3)  make a loop with the ribbon on the back

4)  tie a bow with the ribbon in the front