The idea for this card came from cleaning out old swap cards. I had one similar to this but with no name. It seemed a fun card to try and was easy to figure out the pocket template. Thankfully the Take To The Sky DSP carried over and is the perfect paper to use.

stampin up, take to the sky, heartfelt hexagon punch, circle punch, trusty tools, basic beige, mossy meadow, jackie beers

The pocket card is great for a regular card. But I have thought of a few extra uses. It could be great for an invitation, or as is, but add a gift card attached to the pull out. Just a few ideas to get your mind going.

PAPERS

The paper is definitely the most important part of this card. As mentioned above it is the Take To The Sky Designer Series Paper. DSP is very easy to fold and work with for this pocket. I also used a scrap of the DSP with a circle punch to fold over the top of the card. This would be the pull out in place of adding a ribbon. That is not really masculine. LOL! I paired Basic Beige for the sentiment and the inside card. It is a bit thicker than Basic White and still accepts most ink colors brightly.

DIRECTIONS

This pocket took a 9 1/4 X 6 piece of DSP. So you could get two pockets from one sheet. It is scored at 2 3/4 and 7 on the long side. Then at 5/8 on the short side. Fold and burnish on the score lines. Then remove the two outside 5/8″ sections leaving only the center one. I recommend cutting away the score line to make more room to fold up the bottom section. Miter cut the center 5/8 section. Fold over the two large sections and adhere. Then fold up the 5/8 section and adhere it. Your pocket is complete except for cutting the access area. Easy and can be!

The inside card measures 4 X 5. I also added a scrap DSP strip to the bottom of the card measuring 4 X 3/4. Here is a view of the insdie.

STAMPS

The sentiments are from the Trust Tools stamp set. I love the front one. It is great for any occasion. Or even a Thank You. I made the inside for a Father’s Day, but obviously could be for anything as mentioned. It is very simple and has plenty of room for personal writing. This really is a quick and easy project.

EXTRAS

There are Extras but they really do not show in the photo. To the right of the front sentiment are a trio of Antique Pearls. I used three sizes. You can see a bit better on the second photo as it is closer. They do work well in person though.

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Jackie

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