Welcome back to the Hero Blog.

How is everyone’s winter going?  We’re a little packed in with snow here in Illinois, so it’s a perfect time to stamp!

I love having this blog as it gives me a chance to go in depth on some of my favorite techniques. About a year ago, I did an article on Pocket Cards. They were so much fun to create. I decided to revisit this idea and bring it to you with new stamps, more ideas plus a video or two.  Each day this week I’ll show you different ways to make fun spots to hide goodies and paper treasures.

Today I’m focusing on creating pockets on the front of cards.  By layering papers it’s so easy to create a place to slide in a personal note, a gift card or even a photo.  I like to use my sewing machine when making pocket cards, it make the process quick plus it’s very effective.  If you don’t have a machine, you can always use a thin line of paper glue, then poke hole with a pin for faux stitching. Here’s a few examples I’ve made with some of our fabulous new 2009 stamps.

Cut stamped paper in a curve and affix it to a card.  Machine stitch to secure.

Supplies:

• Kraft Notecards
• Scallop Borders
• Printed Flowers
• Heart Flourish
• Patterned Heart Design
• Walnut Stain Ink
• Weathered Wood Ink
• Light Blue Accent Pearls
• Art Flowers White and Cream
• Other: Basic Grey Papers, Mocha cardstock, String, Ribbon, Button and sewing supplies

Try adding another cut curve for extra journaling.

Supplies:

• Kraft Notecards
• Heart Flourish
• Fancy Hearts
• Memories White Ink
• Tea Dye Ink
• Art Flowers Neutral
• Art Flowers Vintage Collage
• Medium Accent pearls
• Other: Basic Grey and 7Gypsies papers, tag, ribbon, string and sewing supplies

Stamp a small shadow image and stitch in place for a little notecard.

Supplies:

• White Notecards
• Heart Flourish
• Special Edition Artistic Windows
• Soft Sand Ink
• Walnut Stain Ink
• Art Flowers Meadow
• Light Green Accent Pearls
• Other:Scrap Kraft cardstock, ribbon, circle punch, book text and sewing supplies

Try mounting a stamped shadow image with thin strips of foam tape (apply to the sides and bottom).

Supplies:

• Long Notecards Kraft
• DesignBlock Four Leaf Grid
• Special Edition Artistic Windows
• Printed Flowers
• Soft Sand Ink
• Faded Jeans Ink
• VersaMark Ink
• Medium Accent pearls
• Other: Basic Grey Paper and button, string, foam tape and tag

And for a little more inspiration, click here to take a peek of a beautiful card that our Jennifer did for the 2009 catalog. I love how she used the scallop border for the opening of the pocket. So Fantastic!

Okay, are you ready? This week’s challenge is to include Pockets on your projects. Please use at least one Hero Arts stamp and load your creations into the Hero Arts Flickr pool by Sunday, January 18th at 11:59pm PST. Tag your submissions with the word “Pockets” and have fun creating! Here are the prizes…

• Fresh Face Winner (someone who has not yet won a contest): $50 of new Hero Arts stamps + a 2009 catalog
• Scrapbook Page Winner: $50 of new Hero Arts stamps + a 2009 catalog
• 1st Place: $50 of new Hero Arts stamps + a 2009 catalog
• 2nd Place: $25 of new Hero Arts stamps + a 2009 catalog
• 3rd Place: $15 of new Hero Arts stamps + a 2009 catalog

I can’t wait to see what you all come up with. I’ll be back tomorrow with more ideas for you to enjoy.

Thanks!

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