How to DIY Pocketfold Wedding Invitations
If you're interested in making your own pocketfold wedding invitations, this article will show you how to make a square pocketfold.
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Things You'll Need
- 11x17" Cardstock
- Super Tacky Tape
- Scissors
- Rotary Cutter
- Rotary Scoring Blade
- Exacto Knife
- Embellishments (Optional)
Instructions
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**Gather all of the Supplies Needed to Make Your Wedding Invitations**
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The first step in creating your pocketfolds is to take your 11x17" cardstock and cut the pocketfold out of it. It's easiest if you make a template, that way you can just trace the remaining pocketfolds using the template. The template I made had the following measurements: 14.5" long x 9 1/16" wide. To create the L-shape, you'll need to cut out a rectangle 3" x 8 5/8". To make it easier, you can find the shape of pocketfold that you like online, buy just one and use that as your template. You can use either a rotary cutter, paper cutter or exacto knife to make your cuts-whatever is easier for you.
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**Create the Outer Pointed Flap**
Find the center of the outer flap and place your ruler there and line it up with the right edge to form a diagonal line ending your line at 1/2" from the top and make your cut. Do the same to the left side and make a cut from the center to the left side 1/2" down.
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**Create the Inner Pocket Folder**
Here you will do the opposite. Find the center of the inner pocket and go down 1/5". Line up your ruler with the right edge and make a diagonal cut. Do the same for the left side.
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**Score Your Pocketfold**
Your first score will be 2.5" down from the outer pointed flap.
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**Continue to Score Your Pocketfold**
Make your second score using the vertical line of the inner pocket. If you look at the picture, you're cutting on the left side of the ruler.
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**Make Your Final Score**
Make the final score at the base of the inner pocket. Make the score going horizontally at (what will be) the base of the pocket.
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**Fold all of the lines you Scored**
Fold each of the scored lines. You can use a bone folder tool if you'd like, although that's optional.
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**SuperTape**
Place a piece of super tape on each side of the inner pocket. The Super Tape is double-sided so after you stick the tape down, you'll see red tape that you'll remove in the next step.
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**Final Fold**
Remove the red tape and then fold up the flap to make your inner pocket.
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