Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Valentine Pocket Cards

On the Hero Arts Blog this week, Shari has done some Valentine-themed cards, and Tuesday she shared some heart-shaped templates with us. Here is what I've been playing with ever since.
Pocket cards are just what they say, a card that, instead of opening the normal way, has a pocket on it, and you can add a note or something else inside that pocket. I made all of these by sewing a zig-zag stitch all along the edges of the pocket to attach it to the backing.

This one's my favorite, but it's too bulky for mailing. Inside the pocket is a paper doily cone, stuffed with inexpensive fabric flowers from the craft store:




This one would fit into an envelope a bit better. Again there's a doily cone, but I used flat paper flowers to adorn it:


And this is the simplest of the three; its pocket has a smaller heart with the sentiment. Here it is pulled out, but it would be tucked in for the receiver to find:


For details, see my Flickr photostream.

14 comments:

Kathy (krolski) said...

These are just beautiful Lin! Wow, you amaze me with your creativity! I really love that middle card!

Alice said...

beautiful beautiful beautiful pocket cards, Lin!!!!! i love the pinks and the details that you added! amazing!!

Tiffany Ervin said...

Love them all Lin, so delicate and beautifully presented, wow!! If you sent any of these, the recipient would be jumping up and down for joy, love it!

Suzanne C said...

These are all so beautiful. I love the quilting on the second one it is such a lovely background. The third one has such a delicate feel with teh flowers and the cut out front. Teh first one is beautiful with the bunch of flowers.

Pajalu said...

Gorgeous cards Lin, I love the "quilted" look you have given them. So beautifully done :)

Moccavanila by Vera Rhuhay said...

Oh Lin...I love those all..Soooo beautiful!
you really amazed me! Love ..love those so much!

Lisa said...

WoW Lin these hearts are beautiful!

Dawn T said...

Lin - these are just amazing... love the soft delicate colours. #2 is my fav. Love the flowers on it.

CinnamonSally said...

I love your heart cards Lin, so beautiful in their pastels!

Vanessa said...

These are so beautiful!!! Love them all!

Hugs,
Vanessa

Jacqueline said...

So much Lin prettiness here! Just LOVE pink and all your patterns, looks like you enjoyed yourself!

Agata said...

Wow! You played good! All are fabulous! Love all the details on them, flowers, pearls, doilies... Thanks for sharing those beauties!

Sue McRae said...

Love what you've done with these heart shapes Lin. My fave is the first one as well, the doily pocket is a fantastic idea!

donna mikasa said...

Just had to pay a visit to your (newly designed!) blog to get a better view of these AWESOME heart pocket cards! Love, love, love them!