Mistletoe Kisses- Snailmail with Kylie.

Hello Sassy Scrappers! It's Kylie with you all today with a fun project to share with you all. For November, the design team are creating lots of fun Christmas projects, which we hope will inspire you all to want to make your own.We are also super excited to be collaborating with the talented Ashley Horton from The Cut Shoppe

This week I am using the 'Mistletoe Kisses' range by Simple Stories.You can check out the full range in the Sassy store here

I have created a fun snailmail flip book to send onto a penpal and I have used some of Ashley's exclusive cut files for my envelope.Now when I say exclusive I mean totally available for you guys FREE! Yup! You can find them here Aren't they adorable?

Here is a little look at my project for the week-

This is a really cute Christmas collection! Ashley's cut files really make a statement on my envelope!

As you open my flip book it has included a sweet pocket for sliding your mail into.

Once folded out, you will see by the faint glare in my image that the centre panel features two plastic pockets that I have inserted fun printed cards.I will add some goodies to these pockets prior to posting to my recipient.

A sweet little tag I have also included.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this weeks Sassy project.

Until next time,

Much love,

Kylie xo

Leanne | Simple Stories Pocket Page/Pocket Letter...

Hello Sassy Friends! Today I am sharing a very quick pocket page to celebrate my oldest son becoming a teenager! The Simple Stories Let's Party collection has so many awesome elements that this project came together in minutes!  Got to love that right?!
"13 Hip Hip Hooray!"

I've chosen a pocket page design with 4"x4" pockets in the center row.  This allowed me to create balance while focusing on an important part of my project. The number 13. *grin* I have placed the pocket pieces die cut numbers directly into the clear middle pocket. Two die cuts fit quite comfortably but I like the subtle overlapping design to help create a sense of movement.

The rest of the pockets are filled with 3x4 journaling cards and lots of cute ephemera. The chipboard frames highlight special moments as well as my journaling. Layers have been created with cardstock, patterned paper and more ephemera mounted on foam dots.

There isn't a lot of deep and meaningful thought going into this project, however, I wanted to keep it simple and bright in keeping with the theme of the day spent at the waterpark. In essence, this pocket page is more along the lines of a pocket letter rather than a project life insert.  But the basics are there and the memories have been recorded.  Thanks for visiting...x

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Pocket Letters

Hello Sassy friends!

I'm sure you've caught a glimpse of the craze that seems to be sweeping the scrappy and pen pal community at the moment, in the form of Pocket Letters. I've admired them for a while and thought I'd give one a go, using Simple Stories 'Say Cheese II' and 'I am'. 

The idea was developed by Janette Lane as a new way to send letters. The pockets can be filled with pretty much whatever takes your fancy, like stickers, tea bags, washi and so on. Once the letter is complete, you can fold it up and pop it in an envelope. What a fun way to receive correspondence!

 

The letters are created using a 9 Pocket Trading Card Protector. I reckon this could be the equivalent of an 8.5 x 11 protector sleeve. I didn't have one of these to hand, so I trimmed down a 12x12 sleeve and used my WRMK Fuse Tool to create the pockets. (If I was going to do this on a regular basis though, it would probably be worth investing in the proper sized pocket sleeves.)

I measured the pocket sizes by cutting cards from patterned paper down to 2.5 x 3.5 inches and then running the Fuse down the length and breadth of the sleeve at intervals. This created the 9 pocket page.

 

I then used the cutting attachment for the Fuse tool to create the slits in the pockets, so I could tuck my bits and pieces inside. The little video below shows how this attachment is used.

A few things I've learned whilst using the Fuse

• Be sure to give it adequate time to heat up. It needs to be hot enough to melt and fuse the plastic, otherwise it will just drag over the sleeve and or the pocket will open when pressure is applied to the fused line.

• You don't have to only use the ruler supplied in the pack, you can use an ordinary metal ruler. Likewise, you can use any protector sleeve brand, not just the WRMK ones.

• If you need to use the cutting attachment (or visa versa) I used a small pair of pliers to lightly grip and twist off the roller fuse attachment while it was hot. Again, allow time for the new attachment to heat up when changing the head. Similarly, I found while fusing all of these pockets, that the tool needed a little bit of downtime to reheat between repeated use, to give a good seal line.

I created a small envelope for my letters with my WRMK Envelope Board. If you would like to create one yourself, I used a 12,5cm square paper and first guide punch at 5.5cm.

 The next letter an encouragement letter rather than swap letter, for someone close to my heart.

The little envelopes serve as a cute place to stash my written letters.

I'm sure you'll agree that it could be a very fun way to keep in touch. For more information on pocket letters, you can head to Janette Lane's blog or search #pocketletter for loads of inspiration. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Chantalle

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