What's In Your Pocket? Card #1

Hello!  I am in the middle of prepping my class kits for my class tomorrow, but I have a post that went live this morning on The Crafty Scrapper's blog, so I wanted to make sure you have the one from me as well.  If you follow the link, and compare mine below with theirs, it is a little different, but close.  I also have a an  extra photo to share with you at the end.  Oh, and one more thing, I will not be including the recipe supply list for these posts.  They want to drive the customers into their store.  If you have questions, you can always contact me.  Now, let me give you a little background about the card you will be seeing today and the two following in the next two days.  It  really helps me when there is some kind of theme or something that all the cards share. All three cards include some kind of pocket on the front of the card.  And you will be so proud of me, I used some of those thicker embellishments that I showed you, but as you will see, I made them work for me.  I think all three of the cards could be sent in the mail, but you would probably have too add a little postage.   Here is my blog post I did before any editing was done ... enjoy!

Hello, it's Tina here today to share a card with you using wonderful products from The Crafty Scrapper!

I made three cards, all created with cool pockets on the front!  So, I have one for you today.  Come back  tomorrow to see the second.  And on Thursday, I will show you the third. 

My first pocket card features awesome paper from Authentique. It is actually a baby line, but not today!  What that means, is that when you are at the store, don't limit yourself to only looking at papers in one area!  Since, I rarely make a card without stamps,  I thought this wonderful butterfly stamped image, by Inky Antics, was a perfect pairing with the Maya Road wood birdcage embellishment.  I colored the birdcage with a  Copic marker and I love the effect!

 Above view shows the tag being pulled from the pocket.  I want to make a note about the green ribbon.  The front side was a bright green that really didn't match the paper, so I flipped it over.  The nice edges at the top of the tag, were created with the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.  The width of the tag is 2 1/4", so you line it up on that measurement and punch.  Flip over the tag and do the same on the other side.  Then, you can use the rounded punch for the other two corners.

Every card I make, I always make sure to have a place to write my card message.  Above shows my standard inside, measuring 3 3/4" x 5. The card can be sent for many occasions, so I have left it blank so that I might add my sentiment later.  But, it is so important to finish the inside when you are making your card.  This will save you time later looking for the right papers to match when you go to send it.

My card can be seen in person at The Crafty Scrapper.  Get a list of supplies used on this card when you stop in. 

Thanks for stopping by today!
Come back tomorrow to see my second pocket card creation!
Happy Stamping!
Tina

And the extra photo from me ...the tag out of it's pocket!

I will be back tomorrow with the next pocket card!

Happy Stamping!

Tina