Thursday, December 31, 2015

Christmas Pocket Letter Swap

I met a wonderful person through my involvement in the Coffee Lover Blog Hops. Lori Kobular and I would comment on each others' cards and then we started chatting.. Eventually a friendship was born. One day, I was telling her about Pocket Letters and we decided to swap them -- with a Christmas theme. I had done my first one through a great papercrafting company, Red Lead with a beachy theme.

If you don't know much ( or anything ) about Pocket Letters, you can check out this link to learn the basics. I am also in a group on Facebook - Pocket Letter Pals. Like Lori, I also had many ideas for my Pocket Letter but in the end, I just created 9 little pictures using an eclectic array of supplies.



Front of Pocket Letter
Multiple designer papers and rubber stamps
Vintage postcards by Cavallini
My Paper Studio stickers


Back of Pocket Letter
The back of the PL contains a letter to the recipient as well as goodies to create with.
I included rhinestones, Post-its, doilies, washi, die-cuts and twine..
I wrapped the washi around a piece of undeveloped x-ray film from my ICU days !!


Stamp by Graphic 45 for Hampton Arts


We R Memory Keepers Cork Stickers
Reindeer die-cut from Spellbinders


Deer from Unity Stamp Company


Snowman  from Unity Stamp Company


Folded and ready for the envelope
Wrapped with a doily & Baker's twine


I apologize for the glare on the pictures. In 2016, I hope to get better at photographing my projects. If you see a supply that is not linked, please ask and I will tell you where I obtained it if I can.. Pocket Letters are meant to be folded and mailed in a #10 envelope. I mailed mine in a larger Priority envelope because it was thicker and I wanted tracking.. 

To read about the Pocket Letter made for me by Lori ( and the long, strange trip it took to get to me ), check out her blog post HERE. Leave us both comments to tell us what you think. I will even pick someone to get a few goodies in the mail to make your own PL !! Here is a sneak peek of the one I received from Lori....



Thanks for visiting Meticulosity for my last 2015 post and for all of your support throughout this year. . I look forward to many more in 
2016..
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18 comments:

  1. Oh Debra! This is such a great post! I loved reading about and I am so glad that we met through Facebook and have become friends! It has been a pleasure getting to know you and I do hope that we will get to meet up and craft together in 2016!!

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    1. It was wonderful meeting you and trading these PLs.... I absolutely love the one you made for me.. Hope to meet in person someday too !!

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  2. So fabulous Deb! Don't you love sharing things with crafty friends? I mean, seriously, they are the best!

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    1. Agreed, Celeste !! Crafty friends like YOU are the best !!

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  3. Oh, I just love this! How fun! And I have this on my list to make one, well, two, for my twin nieces who also love to craft. I just need to do them before April. lol Thank you for the inspiration! Happy New Year!

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    1. Thank you !! They are alot of fun.. Try not to overthink them and just have fun with it !! Would love to see them when you make them !!

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  4. Debra! wonderful pocket letter. I look forward to trading pocket letter with you.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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    1. Working on ours is next on my list !! This one was such fun and ours will be so very different !!

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  5. Love your pl with yhe bright blue and red together.

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  6. Very fun idea! I have been itching to create a Pocket Letter too, and yours has some fun details!

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  7. Very creative. I have not heard of these, so I am checking them out. Thanks for sharing. -Kim Klinkovsky@My Kraft Kloset

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  8. This looks very fun to make and share with friends.

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  9. These look like so much fun. I can see so many different ideas with the supplies in here! This would be fun to get into. Happy New Year!

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  10. These are fabulous, Deb! Love the xray film, lol.

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  11. What a great idea! I love it and glad you shared this wish us! Great way to use up those scraps of paper I have!!! Happy New Year.

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  12. Oh So pretty. Love them All. Happy New Year :)

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