Tri-Fold Pocket Card To Use Up Extra DSP

Today I'm sharing another idea for using up old Designer Series Paper ("DSP").  This tri-fold pocket card is the perfect presentation for gift cards, photos or other small items . . . and it uses up an entire sheet of 12” x 12” paper!

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Many thanks to Melissa Tennison for this great idea!  See Melissa’s original card, measurements, and a link to some very good instructional videos at https://mkre8tions.com/2020/04/11/april-iss-blog-hop-anything-goes/ (part 1, basic assembly) and https://mkre8tions.com/2020/04/12/april-2020-kre8tors-blog-hop-spring/ (part 2, embellishing).

Materials for sample shown above

Stamp Sets

* Harvest Hellos (large pumpkin, stem, leaves & vines)

* Gather Together (small pumpkins)

* Peaceful Moments (inside sentiment)

* Daisy Lane (outside sentiment)

Paper

* Come To Gather 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (“DSP”) (2019 Holiday Mini Catalog)

* Pretty Peacock card stock (5-3/4” x 2-3/4” – front and first inside panel; 2-3/4” x 2” – 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th inside panels)

* Whisper White card stock (5-1/2” x 2-1/2” (5 pieces – 1 for front + 1 for each inside panel); 5-1/2” x 2” (3 pieces – 1 for each tag); scraps for punches, pumpkins & leaves

Ink

* Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

* Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Write Marker

* Mint Macaron Stampin’ Write Marker

Punches

* 1” Circle (retired; 1-1/2” Circle Punch could be substituted)

* Label Me Lovely (front panel)

* Timeless Label (1^st inside panel)

* Everyday Label (2^nd inside panel)

* Story Label (3^rd inside panel)

* Scallop Tag Topper (3 tags)

* Detailed Trio Punch (corner rounder for bottom of tags)

* Apple Builder (large pumpkins, stems and small leaves)

Other

* 3/16” Braided Linen Trim (3 pieces about 5” for tags; about 24” to wrap around card and tie bow)

* Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue; Stampin’ Seal, Tear & Tape

Assembly

1. Score 12” x 12” DSP at 6” (top to bottom).  Turn 90 degrees and score at 3” (top to bottom); score at 6” and 9” from top to first score line (6”) (see Figure 1).

2. Cut off and set aside 3” x 9” area from bottom of DSP (see Figure 1).

Figure 1

3. Fold paper up at 6” score line (see Figure 2), but do not adhere yet.  Use edge of folded paper as a guide to adhere 3” x 9” piece to inside of DSP as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2

4. Fold along score lines accordion-style; use bone folder to smooth out and make creases nice and crisp.  Note:  If you watch the video, you will see that the accordion fold on Melissa’s card is the opposite of this sample.  Her card leaves a pocket exposed on the back when it’s closed, but I wanted all the pockets to be on the inside so the contents would be secure when the card was closed.

5. Unfold and adhere 5-1/5” x 2-1/2” Whisper White card stock to inside of panels 2, 3 and 4 over 3” x 9” DSP.  Use 1” Circle Punch to cut out notches at center of each pocket.  Apply adhesive to inside of 1^st panel; apply Tear & Tape vertically along score lines and also along right edge of paper below 3” x 9” DSP; fold paper back up at 6” score line and adhere to top to create pockets.

Your basic Tri-Fold Pocket Card is now finished!  Everything beyond this point is embellishment.

6. Adhere one piece of 2-3/4” x 2-1/2” Pretty Peacock card stock over each pocket.  Punch out labels and adhere over Pretty Peacock card stock.  Stamp vines as shown.  Use Pretty Peacock ink to stamp small pumpkins on scrap of Whisper White card stock.  Color with Mint Macaron marker, cut out and adhere to labels.

7. Adhere 5-3/4” x 2-3/4” Pretty Peacock card stock to first panel.  Adhere 5-1/2” x 2-1/2” Whisper White card stock over Pretty Peacock card stock.  Stamp sentiment and vines as shown.  Stamp large pumpkin, stem and leaves on scrap of Whisper White card stock.  Color with Mint Macaron marker.  Punch out stem and pumpkin with Apple Builder Punch. use Paper Snips to cut out leaves.  Adhere to panel as shown.

8. Make three tags as follows:  Use Tag Topper Punch to trim one end of 5-1/2” x 2” Whisper White card stock; trim bottom corners with Detailed Trio Punch.  Stamp row of leaves across top and bottom of tag and color with Mint Macaron marker.  Use Pretty Peacock marker to trace a thin line around edge of tag.  Thread Linen Trim through hole at top of tag and insert tag into pocket.

9. Cut about 24” of Linen Trim.  Lay trim horizontally across front of card and adhere center to card front.

10. Adhere 5-3/4” x 2-3/4” Pretty Peacock card stock to front of card over linen trim.  Adhere 5-1/2” x 2-1/2” Whisper White card stock over Pretty Peacock card stock.  Stamp “Friend” on scrap of Whisper White card stock.  Punch out with Label Me Lovely punch and trace around edge with Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Write Marker.  Adhere to card.  Stamp vines as shown below label.

11. Stamp pumpkins, stem and leaves on scrap of Whisper White card stock, and color with Mint Macaron marker.  Punch out leaves, stem and large pumpkin with Apple Builder Punch; use Paper Snips to cut out smaller pumpkins.  Adhere as shown to front of card.  Wrap Linen Trim around card from front to back and then back around to the front.  Fasten with a bow on front of card.

Be sure to watch Melissa Tennison’s video tutorial (link provided above) for a quick visual of how the basic card is made (it's a lot easier to make than it sounds from the instructions above).  Then pull out your old DSP and go crazy making these cute cards!

Cathy  ;D