Club Scrap July 2016 Artist Team Challenge

Artist Trading Cards and Pocket Letters are very popular right now. ATCs are 2.5 x 3.5 inch pieces of artwork...the size of a playing card or sports trading card. The idea of creating nine ATCs to fit into a Pocket Trading Card Protector and mailing it to a friend became the “Pocket Letter”. If you have no idea what this is and want to read more about this, go HERE.

I guess you have seen what fantastic cards
Pam has created for you on her blog
and came over here for more ideas.

This is my pocket letter:

I found these cards in my stash:

They are from the kit Gimme a Ring  Jan 2009.

It is a kit I love very much. The retro style and the 

colors too. So this became my theme for the pocket letter.

I googled some vintage phone pictures and together

with the little materials I had left from this kit I got to work.

So here are the ATC's for the pocket letter (left to right):

#1 I love also to have something on the outside, so with the 

book clip I added one of the cut aparts from the kit. 

  I used this card to sign the letter and added the date of making it.

#2 The photo corners are from one of the CS kits, another cut appart

and a vintage picture from internet.

#3 The telephones where on a piece of scrap I had in the box, so 

I cut them and used them for decoration on the card. Another

picture from internet. The words are Tim Hotz stickers. 

#4 Here i tried to combine the tree ATC's the background of this card

is decorated with the Cape Cod stencil and a vintage picture

from internet with a tiny paperclip from one of my findings boxes.

#5 background with the Cape Cod stencil and the sentiment from 

the rubber stamps from this Gimme a Ring kit. The "hello"

that is fastned on the outside of the pockets is another cut apart.

#6 Here I stamped and embossed the old fashioned telephone

with black embossing powder. Then stamped it on a post-it note

and cut it out to cover the embossed image. Now i took the "taktalktalk"

stamp and covered the complete ATC.

#7 A stamp from this month's Office Space kit worked perfect 

for the theme of the pocket letter.And  found this cute dial button

in my stash.

#8 More Cape Cod stencil use for the backgroun d and some 

cut aparts. The memorandum stamp from Office Space stapled

to the ATC. 

#9 I loved this cute little girl on the telephone and there was 

a perfect matching text. The hearts in the background are

from the Fizz kit.

The pocket sleeve is decorated with washi tape 

and ribbonson the left side.

On the information blog i learned, that when sending this pocket

letter, there are some more rules: adding some gifts and a real letter

with a little about yourself for the receiver.

So I added a bag of sequins, a ribbon and some

sticky pearl in the first 3 pockets.

So here on the left you find the "ketter"in the pocket letter,

a few lables and a bag of photo corners. 

A little more about the letter.

i created a real pocket  to add the letter.

I decorated the pocket with the Cape Cod stencil.

Hrtr is the template of the pocket
if you want to create one too.

And in these last pockets you find some washi tape (best to

tape it around a credit card) and a clear stamp. In the middle 

pocket you find an explatantion of the pocket letter (this is

a freebie here) and a bag of Dutch Blend tea to drink while crafting.

Now to send this pocket letter, you just fold it harmonica wize and 

find a matching envelope, or make your own envelop for sending

 it to your Pocket Letter Pen Pal!

I used my last piece of 12x12 inch paper from the Gimme a Ring

kit to make a large enough envelop for the Pocket Letter.

I closed it with washi tape and  it is ready for sending!

Now go on to 

Jennifer's Blog for more inspiration.

If you hapen to loose your way, there is always the

Club Scrap main blog. More inspiration

and the list of all the participants of the blog hop.

Thanks for looking 

and have a creative day!