The paper is made with a blend of 15 different wildflower seeds especially chosen to embed themselves in the paper and able withstand the production process. Many of the seeds are so tiny they cannot be seen. Here is a list of the seeds in the paper.


  1. • Red Corn Poppy

  2. • Corn Poppy

  3. • Spurred Snapdragon

  4. • Catchfly

  5. • English Daisy

  6. • Showy Evening Primrose

  7. • Gold Yarrow

  8. • Roman Chamomile

  9. • Tussock Bellflower

  10. • Foxglove

  11. • Fringed Sagewort

  12. • White Yarrow

  13. • Red Yarrow

  14. • Monkeyflower

  15. • Creeping Thyme

How do I go about planting my card?


•Place paper in a pot, the dirt, or in your garden

•       Soil should be firmed down after sowing & the seeds should  not be more than 1/8” deep

•Keep moist 4-6 weeks

•Lots of sunshine

•Have fun watching it sprout!

What materials are used when making your cards?

Are any trees cut down in making your product?

No.  Actually, Backward Print use tree-free paper!  Yeah crazy right?!  Here is the story on how its made:

The raw material LOKTA is the skin of Daphne Bush – a sapling stick of about 5 to 7 feet in height.  The best quality Daphne Bush usually grows and exists at an altitude of 6000 to 10000 feet over the highlands of Nepal.  Dashain (October) signals the beginning of Lokta collection.  It is harvested like the sugar-cane stick by cutting it on the stem, about 5cm (2 inches) above ground level.  The plant then naturally starts the regeneration process and begins to grow a new plant.  The Lokta stick if not extracted from the forest in its ideal maturity fades, dries up and decays within a couple of months due to heavy rains and high heat.  Thus, by harvesting the Lokta stick, neither the forest is destroyed nor is there harm to the environment.


The Lokta skin layer is set apart from the main Lokta stick and the remaining naked stick is dried in the hot sun for a few days and used for fueling the production plant.  No part is left to waste.  After the collection of it, the Lokta tapes are tied up into small bundles and soaked in water for at least 4 to 5 hours to soften the skin.  It is then processed by hand to create a Lokta pulp.  Lokta pulp is then poured onto a frame and placed in the sun for drying.  The drying time of the paper depends upon its thickness and surface temperature.  It takes about 1 to 2 hours in an average Autumn/Winter sun to dry.  Paper sheets are then removed from the frames and placed in the factory for storage or further manufacturing in to items such as boxes, cards, envelopes and stationery.

Some cards have dried flowers naturally embedded onto the paper, giving a natural bleed of color.  I use water-soluble block printing ink and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), paper for your inserts.

Do you use eco-friendly packaging?

Yes!  I use clear bags that protect your cards from getting damaged.  They look like plastic, but don’t be fooled, it’s actually PLA, (polylactic acid), a starch made from corn and sugar cane!

1 week under an indoor growing light

Uni-ball fine series, Uni-ball micro, Micron archival pens, sharpie Fine Pen, X500 ball point pen pencil, colored pencils, markers etc. 


*For large cards:   You can even take a piece of 8.5” x 11” computer paper, cut it in half.  After, fold it in half, and use this as an insert for your card.  


*for small cards:   Cut out a small piece of computer paper and fit to your card.  You can use an index card, or even lined paper. 



*always test your pen on the corner of the paper..*

What kind of pens should I use?

 
 
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