Hey there Altered Pages fans! This month, we continue our partnership with Jannette Lane, who started Pocket Letters™, and even though the deadline for the swap has passed, Altered Pages is still the best place to get all of your supplies for sending Pocket Letters™ to friends and family. So, the inspiration continues from the team for the remainder of the month. This has got to be the simplest pocket page you could ever make. I used the Klein Postcards and the Chirpy Goodness collage sheets, both of which are sized very closely to the size of an ATC, or pocket page. I simply cut the images apart and adhered them to the pre-cut cream ATCs, and added a few embellishments along the way.
Here's a fun little trick I figured out with these really cool Serviette Papers to make little "envelopes" for the tiny bits and pieces you may want to include in your pocket pages. Using an pre-cut ATC for measuring where to make your folds. First, fold the serviette in half.
Place ATC in the center and at the top of the half circle, as shown below.
Fold up bottom, approximately 1/2".
Fold right side in towards center.
Fold left side in towards center. It's funny how these were just the right size when folded into thirds. Who knew?
Unfold the paper and cut serviette in half. Cut away each of the outer edges along the fold line and to the center folds.
Place red liner tape along bottom edges, as shown. One piece is on the flap and the other piece is on one of the sides.
Fold center flap up and adhere both outer sides to that piece, forming a pocket.
One side of pocket allows you a place to pull the tag out.
This side can cover up most of the tag and be either the front or back, whichever way you choose.
In this photo, I have removed my center tag from the center pocket, using words from the Spring Has Arrived Sayings collage sheet.
There's still some time left this month for more fun with these, so keep watching as the team shares even more ideas, and be sure to visit the Altered Pages shop for all your pocket page supplies. Thanks for stopping by, and have a very crafty week!!! Barbara
Hello Altered Pages fans! The AP design team has some fun in store for you this month. We are partnering with Jannette Lane, who started Pocket Letters™, and Altered Pages is sponsoring a Pocket Letters™ swap as well. You can find all the details about the swap, as well as a brief video tutorial about this fun new letter form, at the end of this post. Here is my version of a Pocket Letter™. I left this fairly flat, (no dimension) which is so unlike me, but if you want to mail it, it might be wise to do so. Folded up, this will fit into a #10 envelope.
These pockets will hold paper that measures 2-1/2" x 3-1/2", just like an ATC or sports trading card. I first used the cream Paper ATC Cardstock Pack as my base for each of my little pocket treasures. Next, I printed my digital images and cut them to ATC size. Some images were fussy cut and adhered to the base images. I distressed the edges of all papers with the Ranger Blending Tool and Brilliance Coffee Bean ink pad. I used the Forest Green Silks acrylic glaze to color the German Scrap orners, and hit the high spots with the Delicata Golden Glitz ink pad.
On the back, I used these illuminated letters from, I believe, a retired Mailbox Muse kit, called Alphapalooza. Funny thing, I was able to spell my name with the letters on this collage sheet. So I decided to use them as my signature. In the two remaining pockets, I added a few trinkets to give to my recipient, a couple of flattened bottle caps, some light bulb safety pins, and some wooden game pieces, all available from Altered Pages
Other supplies used:
ColourArte Silks: Forest Green
Here is a basic tutorial, in case you are wondering what Pocket Letters are.
POCKET LETTER SWAP How to join swap: How to join the AlteredPages.com Pocket Letter™ swap: 1. Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/AlteredPagesArtsociates/ On FACEBOOK 2. At top of the group page the “EVENT” will be pinned. You can access the SWAP via this link. 3. Or you can click the “events” under the banner to get to the event listings page, and click into the swap. 4. Once you are on the “events” page, you must click up in the upper right hand corner to join the swap. 5. Now you are registered and will be on the list for the swap….this is how you are allowed into the SWAP! At this point you can access the free collage selections for use in your pages. 6. The swap will be open on June 1 and sign ups accepted until June 20. 7. On June 21-- A listing of random partners will be created and posted on the event page June 22. 8. You have until June 30 to mail out your Pocket Letter™ to your partner. 9. PLEASE connect with your partner to get address information. You may want to decide what kind of Pocket letter theme/colors/ topic you wish to send to each other.
I hope you are having as much fun as the AP design team is having sharing their versions of these "quite addictive" Pocket Letters™. Best of all, you can get everything you need to make yours right here at Altered Pages!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderfully creative week!
