It's Friday and time for another one of Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenges! And a challenge it was, since I didn't have any instructions when making this adorable file pocket card. Beate has written a tutorial for this library pocket card for you, so be sure to check that out! I love pocket cards and Beate was a genius to combine hers with a file folder card!
The stamp set I chose is "It's A Jungle Out There" that My Favorite Things will release this Monday, October 1 -- isn't it adorable? And a little bit different style . . . none of these animals are headless, I promise, LOL! Since I needed a new baby boy card, I thought this set was a perfect choice for this challenge.
Since I have no idea how Beate did her card, I'll share how I did this one . . . Basically, I started this chocolate card base as Stampin' Up's large card/envelope size (I'm not sure this is a standard size on the general market?): 6.25" x 4.50". Next, I cut 1/2" down on the left top back side, leaving a 2" tab on the right. Then I cut 1" off the left top front side, over to the 2" tab, and then an additional 1/2" off the right top front side, under the tab. All corners were rounded.
Tip: to round a cardstock corner with a corner punch in a tight spot that the corner guard won't allow the punch to cut, just take off the corner guard.
Next, I cut patterned paper to cover the back inside of the folder and the front outside of the folder, rounding those corners as well. Cute Elephant was stamped on a pre-made tag from this paper pack collection by Paper Salon -- he fit just perfect except for his big feet! So I masked those pretty swirls at the bottom of the tag before stamping, and let those serve as his feet! He was colored using dark brown Pebble Inc's Shimmer Chalk with the included pom-pom & holder:
The tag was matted with chocolate cardstock and mounted with dimensionals to the card front.
The pull-out giraffe card is chocolate cardstock 3.50" x 4.50" with a layer of printed paper (from the same pack) over it and then a 2.75" x 4" layer of shimmer Poison Ivory that the giraffe is stamped on, with Palette Burnt Umber. He was colored using a Copic marker. The sentiment "Congratulations" is from another My Favorite Things set, Sassy Sayings. Tiny chocolate flower punches from Stampin' Up's Three For You Punch Box accent the pull-out card and lower right corner of the card front, with blue A Muse Creative Candy Twinkle Stickers in their centers.
The flower accent on the tab was cut with the Cuttlebug Flower die from shimmer Poison Ivory cardstock. The brown & blue circle tag is from the same paper pack. "Baby" from My Favorite Things' Shower Time was stamped in the center. A tiny diaper pin was pierced thru the tag.
Finally, wide chocolate satin ribbon was tied around the file folder, to keep it closed. This pocket card will be perfect to slip a gift card in to!
Be sure to check out Beate, Charmaine, Jenn, Laurie & Lori's samples, too -- I can't wait to see what they did with this sketch! And check back in here this weekend, as I still have THREE more new release stamp sets from My Favorite Things to show you! Kim will be offering a "Take 5" Special, which will be all five new October 1 release stamp sets for $65! So be sure to check that out on the home page on October 1.
