Double Pocket Card and New Techniques

Hello Nomad friends.  I saw a lovely pocket card over at Liz' blog.  She used a 5x7 card base, but I decided to try with a DL card (20 x 10,5) and give it a twist.  Running before I can walk!!   This is a sure recipe for lots of time spent fixing things I never saw coming.  But, at the end, I must say I am really pleased with the resulting card, although I will do things differently if I do this again.  Probably when I do it again, cos it's an easy fold and a very pretty result.

Because I made two pockets in a DL size card they are actually not much use for anything.  I did have visions of sticking a teabag in each of them, but they are too small.  On a brighter note, they are very pretty in the real.

I used a cream base.  I cut the front panel in two and then scored each section from the top corners to bottom middle.  Snag #1: scored like this square panels won't fold over each other to make the pocket.  I solved the problem by measuring up 2,5cm from the bottom on each side of each panel and cutting to the middle score.  So each small panel is now a downward pointing pentagon shape.  Still with me??????

 

Using patterned paper cover the inside of the card with a rectangular piece and the pocket triangles with triangular pieces.  I left a little border to 'frame' the patterned paper.  I used Marianne Designs Eline's Woodland Christmas papers.  I wanted autumn colours and thought this pattern was suitably not-too-xmas.  Fold the pocket panels over and stick.  Snag #2: the two pockets are very waggly.  On a 5x7 card one pocket gives a nice solid front.  Two pockets on a slimline card, not so much.  What I suggest you do now is glue the two pockets to the back panel to turn it into a card front, and add another panel or card base to the back to make your card.  But, I didn't do that!!! 

I added another piece of the patterned paper between the two pockets and then backed it and the pockets panels with a piece of cream card.  Ta da.  Where's me chocolate.........

I cut Marianne Designs tea cup and saucer from silver mirror card and coloured with yellow and orange promarkers.  Takes a little time to dry but looks nice and metalllic still.  I used Marianne Designs Pinebough die and yellow card x3 to put under the cup.   I cut two Marianne Designs Scandanavian Stars from the same pattern paper and slid them into the pockets.

Inside I added a stitch diecut pale orange panel and used Marianne Designs stamp and matching die on Bazzill Bling orange card.

A couple of teabags and it's ready to go.  Choco tea of course.......

Thanks for sticking with me through this mega post.  Or not maybe.  Hugz

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