Pink and Aqua Theme Pocket Letter

It's been awhile since I made pocket letters, but I had a swap going to in my Facebook Group called "SWAP IT!".  So, I whipped one up.  Theme was Aqua and Pink.  Most every pocket contains items made using Print then Cut on my Cricut Explore. 

Christmas Pocket Letters

I have been making Christmas Pocket Letters. 

 I have been making A LOT of Christmas Pocket Letters.....

 I may have gone overboard making Christmas Pocket Letters.....

 But once you have all those yummy Christmas papers and embellishments out and spread around your craftroom.....

 It's hard to stop.

 So, I didn't stop.  I kept making Christmas Pocket Letters....

 and then I said... that's it.  I'm finished making Christmas Pocket Letters.....

 and then this happened.....

 and this....

 and, this.....

and... I think... NOW, I'm done making Christmas Pocket Letters

 Here's a video in case you'd like to see a close up of some of these

Christmas Pocket Letter and Card featuring Thermoweb and PhotoPlay

It’s Lorrie here with a PhotoPlay meet Thermoweb feature for you.  We have teamed up with PhotoPlay for our recent projects and I couldn’t be more excited.  I just love this “Dear Santa” collection. 

I created a fun pocket letter for you, as well as a quick Christmas Card.
Let’s start with the Pocket Letter.  Are you following this trend?  Pocket letters are so much fun!  The idea behind pocket letters is a cross between a PenPal and a scrapbook.



One creates a pocket letter and sends it to their “pocket letter pal” who sends one back.  They are filled with goodies you can take out and use, or just leave as is.  I, personally, collect mine and store in a 3-ring binder.



Simply start with a 9 pocket trading card sleeve.  Fill each pocket with goodies.  You can see here, I’ve used the PhotoPlay Dear Santa collection.  Using Thermoweb Adhesive Foam Strips and Foam Squares it’s super easy to create a lot of dimension in each pocket.

 

  Thermoweb Zots are perfect for assembling this 3D bow and for adding elements to the outside of the pockets


For elements that you want to lay flat, I prefer the Thermoweb XL tape runner and or the Liquid FabricFuse.  Yes, the liquid Fabric Fuse is perfect on paper and super strong!  I used the Fabric Fuse to adhere the lattice piece to the card below.  It is just perfect to get into those hard to reach, delicate areas.



I want to thank PhotoPlay for allowing us to play with their collections.  I had so much fun with the Dear Santa Collection.  Don’t forget to grab my favorite Thermoweb adhesives mentioned above!

 

Products used shown below

September Pocket Letters

 

I have been busy creating pocket letters!  It's become a favorite past time of mine.  The letter above was just for fun, no theme.

This letter was for a theme called "Buttons and Bows"

 

 This was for the "create your own pocket" theme

"Favorite Things" theme

I made several Halloween Pocket Letters.  

 This was my favorite Halloween letter

"Hello Gorgeous" Theme

 "Make Pretty Stuff" theme

"Shabby Chic"

 My "Kraft" theme letter

Black and White Pocket Letter

I'm having so much fun with our Pocket Letter Facebook group.

We try and come up with fun themes to base our pocket letter swaps on.   This particular theme was black and white.

Originally I had pulled out a bunch of black and white pattern papers from my stash, but just before I started to put this together, I had a different idea.  Black and White photos.  This is what I love about themes.  They are totally up to your personal interpretation.   There is no right or wrong.

This pocket letter is "out of the box" for me, and I think one of my most favorite yet.

If you haven't already, join us in our facebook group, Pocket Letter Inspiration and Ideas to find more swaps like this!  It's so much fun!

August 2015 Pocket Letters

I have been busy this month with my pocket letter swaps.  Here are some photos of recent outgoing pocket letters.  I've also added a video if you'd like to see them close up