Hi friends! I have a fun project to share with you today – another Pocket Letter! Do you remember when I did a Pocket Letter at Christmas time? (CLICK HERE TO SEE THAT ONE) Well, now I'm hooked on Pocket Letters! My dear, talented and lovely friend Kimberly asked if I would guest design on her awesome blog today with a Pocket Letter project! Yippeee! I would do just about anything for her, so making a Pocket Letter was a done deal. She is the creator of #MailItMonday which is a way to encourage all of us to MAIL our cards! To set aside Mondays as a specific day to remember to get those pretty cards out into the universe and make someone happy. Because, who doesn't love happy mail cheering us up at the end of the day? I have been participating on social media with her by trying to post things about mailing my correspondence. (Search on Instagram for #MailItMonday) CLICK HERE to read more about Mail It Monday on Kimberly's blog.
My Pocket Letter today was inspired by my creative friendship with Kimberly, and a beautiful new paper collection from Echo Park called "I'd Rather Be Crafting!" I bought ALL THE THINGS from this collection and it's been sitting on my desk for a little bit. I love the 12×12 collection pack because it has one page of sayings that are perfect to cut into the right size for pockets.
What is a Pocket Letter?? It's a cool way to send a fun letter. You use a trading card plastic sleeve and make each little pocket a different scene! Put in paper, stickers, sequins, hearts, whatever seems fun to you! Then you use your Fuse Tool to seal up the pockets. When you finish, it will fold into thirds and fit into a business envelope for mailing!! People make such creative things and then they store them in binders. F-U-N! CLICK HERE to see my Pinterest Board of Pocket Letter ideas!
Here is my finished Crafty Pocket Letter:
I cut up the large sheet of 'cards' included with the paper collection and put them into several of the pockets. A few of the pockets just have sequins and such inside. Then I used a variety of stickers and enamel dots and doo dads to jazz it up. The next pictures are close ups of the pockets. Do you have a Fuse Tool?? If not, you totally need one! It's a tool that heats up and then you can use it to seal plastic sleeves. People are soooo creative with using their Fuse Tool!
In this photo you can see that I used matching Washi Tape to seal off the left side edge of the pocket page! I think this washi is from Michael's but I'm not sure (I have a lot of washi)!
Another SUPER fun thing to to with your Fuse Tool is to create shapes! I wanted to attach a little heart charm to my letter. I free hand 'drew' a heart with the tool onto a plastic sleeve! It doesn't have to be perfect, because it's made with love.
What a fun project to make! I hope that you will have some fun with this concept and try a Pocket Letter! I guarantee that the person receiving it will feel very special!! Be sure to pop over to Kimberly's blog and say hello and check out her Mail It Monday posts! XOXO
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11 responses to “Crafty friend Pocket Letter for Mail it Monday!”
This sounds like a fun idea. I’ve heard about these. Yours looks awesome with all the crafty goodies. I do have a question. Do you add a letter or a note of some kind when you send this? Or is it mainly for creating little goodies in the pockets? Thanks for sharing! Hope you are feeling a little better.
You are the Best!
Terrific pocket letter
page! Love the heart.
Carla from Utah
Jeanne, there is
supposed to be a
letter tucked into
one of the pockets.
Carla from Utah
Such a gorgeous project, Wanda! Reminds me so much of when I first started crafting, and DP was irresistible to me. The clear pocket “shaker” sections “lighten” the project so beautifully, too. Now who wouldn’t want to receive something that pretty in the mail??? 🙂
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Wanda, this is so cute! Love the colors and variety! Fun to make I bet and double fun to receive! Julie L
I love these. The paper from Echo Park is so fab…. been on our cruise and I was so sadden by your lose of your handsome Buddy… I hope things are settling for you. I know you are missing him something terrible. I had a great warming in the Caribbean, but I think we are true land clubbers. Glad for the experience but we love our road trips. Thanks for sharing this beauty and I wish you peace.
Great Project—I don’t have a fuse sealer, but I wonder if there are other ways to create pockets. Speaking of happy mail Monday, I received some from you yesterday! 😘💌
Love, love, love!! Can’t wait to find some time to make one 🙂
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