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