Thanks So Much Card Pocket

Yesterday I shared my favorite card from the 2010 Convention Make & Take projects, the Thank You Watercolor Card. Today I will be sharing what's called a Card Pocket. It's a really cute idea that I intend to use again in the future, so keep your eye out! :) 

This project used the same Small Open-End envelope as the Watercolor Card yesterday. We just altered it a bit to be able to put 3x3 cards and Mini Square envelopes in either side of it.

Step 1: Seal the end of the envelope.

Step 2: Trim off a small strip off one of the long sides of the envelope.

Step 3: Open up the long side of the envelope that you just cut. Punch 2 half circles on the inside flap of the envelope. (1-1/4" Circle punch)

Step 4: Fold card in half.

And then you have your Card Pocket!

It should look like this when you are finished:

We used a 3x3 square of Real Red from the Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper to make a layer on the front of the envelope. We used Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Marina Mist and Real Red Stampin' Write markers to color on the stamp and stamped it onto a piece of 2" x 2" Whisper White card stock and popped that up off of the DSP using dimensionals. Ran a piece of Daffodil Delight 1/4" grosgrain ribbon under the Whisper White layer and tied a bow on the side.

The front of the Card Pocket now looks like this:

We then stamped 3 more of the So Many Thanks stamp onto 3 more 2"x2" pieces of Whisper White card stock and placed them onto a 3"x3" piece of colored card stock.

The Marina Mist card looks like this:

We put the other two onto a piece of Real Red card stock and a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock.

The set of them looks like this when finished:

And your finished product will look like this:

Then you open up the envelope and put 3 Mini Square Whisper White envelopes in one side and the 3"x3" cards in the other side and you have a cute little set of Thanks So Much cards.

Here's a real quick rundown of what products were used in this project:

Stamps: So Many Thanks single stamp

Card Stock & Paper: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Real Red and Whisper White card stock. Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper in Real Red.

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Real Red and Early Espresso Stampin' Write markers

Accessories & Tools: Mini Square Whisper White envelopes, Small Open-End Whisper White envelopes, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, 1-1/4" Circle punch and Stampin' Dimensionals

Thank you for looking again today, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comments below or send me an email at MelJBuss@gmail.com.

I'll be posting yet another favorite Make & Take card tomorrow, but until then, happy stamping!

Melissa Buss