Garden Party: Seed Packet Favor

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A photo of a "growing" birthday girl is the perfect feature for the front of a Garden Party: Seed Packet Favor.

Tuck a fun surprise inside the Garden Party: Seed Packet Favor, such as real flower seeds like forget-me-nots.

Garden Party: Seed Packet Favor Pattern
Tracing paper
8-1/2-inch x 11-inch piece of decorative paper (Gooseberry Patch double-sided scrapbook paper shown)
Coordinating patterned paper—one 3-1/2-inch x 5-1/2- inch piece and one 3-inch x 4-1/2-inch piece
One 2-1/4-inch x 3-1/2-inch piece of white card stock
2-inch x 3-1/4-inch photo
10-inch length of 3/8-inch-wide coordinating ribbon
Set of 1/2-inch string clasp closure (Studio K String Clasps shown)
Garden-theme stickers (Susan Branch stickers shown)
Small items for inside packet
Craft glue

Use copy machine to enlarge Garden Party: Seed Packet Favor 200%, or mark tracing paper with a 1-in. grid and trace pattern as shown onto tracing paper.
Cut out Garden Party: Seed Packet Favor pattern.
Trace around pattern onto sheet of double-sided paper and cut out.
Fold sides along foldlines.
Open and apply a thin bead of glue to one straight edge only. Refold and press to seal. Let dry.
Fold bottom flap up along foldline and glue to back of packet.
Fold top flap down along foldline to back of packet. Do not glue.
Adhere one string clasp to edge of top flap and the other to the back of the packet as shown in photo.
Turn packet over. Layer and glue the piece of coordinating paper, the card stock piece and the photo centered on front of packet.
Tie ribbon in a small bow. Trim ends as desired. Glue bow to top of photo.
Add stickers as desired to front and back of packet.
Insert items inside packet.
Fold top flap down and wrap string around each clasp to close the packet.