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Make It Monday #68: Pocket Cards

May 28, 2012      Nichole Heady      19 Comments

Heather's on deck this Memorial Day with a tutorial about pocket cards. So take a break, get out of the heat, and spend a little creative time in your studio with us. It's the best way to spend a vacation day! 

A few photos of Heather's project:

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If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.

–A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.

–Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and has a pocket on the card front. 

–Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).

–-Add your project to our —>InLinkz List HERE<—

–You will have until 7am, Monday, June 4th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.

–We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye. 

–One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday,  June 4 th, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:

Andrea
Congratulations to Andrea Budjack!  You have won a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however you choose!  Please send a note to customer service providing the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to.  A big thank you to everyone who played along!  There were so many unique takes on this weeks challenge!

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Comments

  1. Linda says

    May 28, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    thanks for a great video. i’ve always been intimidated by making pocket cards. i think i’ll give it another try.

    Reply
  2. Joan B says

    May 28, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    wow, this card is gorgeous!!!!

    Reply
  3. janet wilson says

    May 28, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Beautiful, Heather! Love the colours on the kraft card and the mic of floral and graphic elements 🙂

    Reply
  4. Maureen Chandler says

    May 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    I love these cards – what a great idea!! I need to make a thinking of you/get well card today and this is what I am going to do! Thank you so very much for your inspiration and the wonderful video!

    Reply
  5. Edna Burgess says

    May 28, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    Thanks for the great card and video. Great instructions. Edna

    Reply
  6. Ruby says

    May 28, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    I love the pocket cards you made…thanks so very much for sharing!!!

    Reply
  7. Holly Saveur says

    May 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Gorgeous cards!Thanks so much for this great video Heather!

    Reply
  8. Lorraine M. says

    May 28, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Fabulous tutorial! I can’t wait to try this one. Thanks!

    Reply
  9. Diane W. says

    May 28, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Simple but beautiful, and enjoyed your how-to video!

    Reply
  10. Sarah Fisher says

    May 28, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    Thanks for the awesome tutorial today, Heather! Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  11. Pendra says

    May 28, 2012 at 3:38 PM

    Great tutorial and cute cards! Thanks for sharing how you do, what you do! It is always so great to see and hear your thoughts on how you make your gorgeous cards!
    Crafty Hugs,
    Pendra

    Reply
  12. Winnie Dolderer says

    May 28, 2012 at 8:02 PM

    I enjoyed your video and your great pocket cards. I will give them a try this week.

    Reply
  13. Elaine Wilson says

    May 29, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Nice video and a good reminder to make pocket cards.

    Reply
  14. Larissa Heskett =) says

    May 29, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    SIMPLY EAUTIFUL!! I Love the fun cards!! THANKS for sharing, your video was GREAT!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

    Reply
  15. Anna says

    May 29, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    Lovely cards. TFS

    Reply
  16. Mona Pendleton says

    May 29, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    Thanks for the beautiful sample and tutorial!

    Reply
  17. Joy says

    May 30, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    I couldn’t make it to my craft room from http://roomstogrowusa.web12.hubspot.com/hobbyrooom/ so I am here today and followed along on your video and ready to try!

    Reply
  18. Carol Saunders says

    May 31, 2012 at 2:45 AM

    Fabulous cards Heather! I love the random stamping.

    Reply
  19. Dee says

    June 4, 2012 at 10:19 AM

    Keep all the great ideas coming!

    Reply

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