Pocket Cards and Tags with Elle’s Studio

Always & Forever Pocket Cards by Designer Audrey Pettit

Supplies:

Therm O Web Mini Tape Runner
Therm O Web 1/4″ SuperTape™
Therm O Web 3D Adhesive Squares
Elle’s Studio Love You More Collection:
Patterned Paper, Journaling Tags, Lil’ Snippets: Labels, Die Cuts
Trim: The Twinery
2″ Circle Punch: Marvy
Ink: Tsukineko

Pocket cards and tags are a fun alternative to the basic card design. They function just like a regular card, but have the added surprise of having removable, interactive tags. They are great for holding secret messages or journaling, and the pockets are even big enough to hold extra treats, too. Try adding photos to the pockets, or letters or mementos. You could even slip in a candy bar, or two.

Here’s a few quick and easy steps for creating your own.

For the card pockets, cut panels of patterned paper that are 7.5″ x 4.5″. Using a scoring board or bone folder, score the long 7.5″ side at 2″ and 5.5″.

Apply 1/4″ SuperTape™ along the inside bottom and along one outside edge, remove the protective liner, and adhere the pocket closed.

Using the Mini Tape Runner, adhere a journaling card to the front of the pocket. If you like a shabby chic finish, like I do, edge all paper pieces with brown ink first. Slip the circle punch over the top of the pocket, and punch a half circle notch.

Piece sections of the Lil’ Snippets: Labels and the Journaling Tags together to create the inner tags for the pockets. Since these tags will get some heavy use, adhere them with SuperTape™ for a super strong hold.

Adhere circle die cuts to the back side of the top right corner. These make great little handle pulls for the tags.

Cut long labels from the patterned paper and adhere to the center of the pocket. Add additional die cuts, using 3D Adhesive Squares to adhere the focal image.

Wrap twine around the bottom of the pockets, and add a bit of stitching to the tag tabs for extra re-enforcement. Slip tags into the pockets, and enjoy!

Be sure to join us all this week and next as we share products using our Therm O Web Adhesives, Glitter Dust™ Spray and more along with the Elle’s Studio products! And take a moment to enter to win a kit of their new Everyday Moments collection.

We’ll also include our Tape Runner, Glitter Dust™ Spray (you pick the color) Glitter Dust™ Photo Corners (one of all 4 colors), Foam Squares, Zips™ and Zots™ and who knows what else we’ll include!
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