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I hope you’re sufficiently rested from all that pocketfold prep. This next part will be more gratifying because you’ll have a finished product to show for your work! Shall we get started?

Step 7: Host an invite-making party!

For extra motivation, set up an afternoon where willing friends come over to lend their helping hands. I asked fellow Hive members, fully knowing that I’ll be happy to reciprocate the favor. An incentive of homemade cupcakes and cookies sweetens the deal.

{ My invitation angels, BreezyBri19 and Miss Gopa }

Step 8: Affix ribbon to the folder.

I used clear photo mounting tabs on the top and bottom of the ribbon. Wrap the ribbon around the outside of the folder and stick the ends to the inside. One end will overlap the bottom edge where the pocket goes. The other end covers the top flap and comes down over the invitation panel crease.

Step 9: Mount pocket to the inside bottom panel of the folder.

Run double-sided adhesive down the three 0.5 inch tabs. Line up the corners and attach to the bottom edge of the folder. Press down to ensure a good seal, especially around the ribbon.

Step 10: Adhere the invitation to the inside center panel of the folder.

Run double-sided adhesive down the top and bottom of the invitation card’s back side. Carefully line up the card in the center panel of the folder and press to make it official.

Bonus Step: Round the corners.

This simple extra step transforms the original 12×12 paper into a finished pocketfold. Ta-da!

And that is how you make my semi-DIY pocketfold invitation! Still to come: RSVP and map cards and wraparound address labels for the envelopes.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you and congrats! My process is pretty involved and the results are totally worth it, I promise.