Pocket Fold Christmas card

Hello Blogger Friends. Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog this Saturday in November. 

Can't believe we have reached the mid-point in November already. It's only 2 weeks until Thanksgiving. It's one of my favorite holidays although this year our celebration will be a bit smaller than in previous years. My Mother-in-law who is 90 years old will not be coming. And, since she lives with my sister-in-law she won't be coming either. I completely understand that decision. We have to protect the elderly during this pandemic. 

Now let's move onto to my card for today. This one I created for my weekly DT post on the CottageCutz Blog. I made a pocket card and used the new Santa & Reindeer Truck die. So let's get started with some details on how I created this card. 

Designs Steps:

I started my card this week with the Splitcoaststampers sketch #827. I noticed the option of doing a pocket card and I thought this die would be cute on a tag to fit in the pocket. Here is a link to a YouTube video for step by step instructions. 

I cut my shaded spruce (green) cardstock to 4 1/4" x 11". I scored at 5 1/2" and then again on one side at 1 1/4". Then fold at the score lines with a bone folder for a nice burnished edge. I used a corner rounder and rounded the flap and the top portion of my card.

Next, I added Scor-tape or any strong adhesive to the outer edges of the top portion of the card. That forms the pocket. I decorated the front panel with a plaid designer paper and layered with a brushed gold cardstock. Attached with double sided tape.

Gold panel: 4 1/8" x 4 1/16"

Designer Paper Panel: 4" x 3 15/16"

I wanted to use ribbon but not make a bow like they did in the tutorial. I attached a 3/8" cherry ribbon and secured it underneath the flap. Then added more Scor-tape to the top of the flap to seal it.


For element 4 of the sketch, I used the Santa's Express Tag die from the Christmas Part 1 release. I cut it once in white cardstock and then again in cherry cardstock. I did a die inlay technique and added the cherry letters to make the white tag pop. The card pocket is finished.

Now I am ready to start the tag that will be placed on the inside of my card. I cut the images using the cardstocks cherry cobbler & shaded spruce to match the card front designer paper. I cut a tag using the mail tag set using some snowflake designer paper. This piece had the background colors I was looking for.

Looks like this die is out of stock but what you could do is cut a piece of cardstock 3 1/4" x 5" for the image. That's what the tutorial shows to do. I wanted mine to be a tree decoration, and the friend I am sending this too likes these tags for her Christmas tree. 

I resized this tag to make it 5 1/4". Here is some info on how I did that. I cut a piece of cardstock to 5 1/4". Taped it on the cutting plate of my Big Shot.

Ran it through leaving about 3/4" uncut.

Then I moved the die to the end of the cardstock and I made sure to line up the edges of the die with the already cut edges. I turned it around so the uncut edge would go through the Big Shot on this pass. Sorry I forgot to take a photo of this part of the process. But here is a photo of the finished tag with the die to show the difference in length.

This is what the card looks like when it is together. I originally had just cherry cobbler ribbon  on the tag and then changed it to the cherry ribbon with the gold cord tied in a bow. I like it better this way. 

Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time......God bless.

dies I used to create card:

I am also entering:

1.  52 Christmas Card Throwdown has a color challenge of red & green.

2.  CHNC Christmas challenge is anything goes.  

3.  The Fairy and the Unicorn has an anything fantasy goes challenge.  

4.  Craft Rocket has a Christmas/Winter challenge. 

5.  ABC Christmas Challenge - X for xtra special. My pocket card is an xtra special gift.  

6.  The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge is anything goes.