Denim Pocket Happy Birthday

Hi there,

Today I'd like to share with you, my first May Reveal card using the fun Pocket Full of Posies Set 896 along with my homemade denim cardstock!

As soon as I saw this stamp set, I had the idea of using the denim pocket in my card design. I had used the pocket idea many, many years ago when I had photocopied the back pocket of one of my toddler's jeans (the youngest of which is 18 today!!). I had taken several copies of it, and it was tucked at the bottom of my homemade background's drawer. I thought it would be fun to have denim on the background too, so I put a leg of a pair of jeans in my printer and took a copy. Here are the beginnings of the card:

I made my tag using the Memory Box Stitched Main Street Tags, but the tag that was wide enough was not sufficiently long, so I ran it through the Tangerine machine and put a doubled up piece of card at the bottom of the tag, which acted as a stop and then I pulled the tag die down, in order to elongate the die cut. I made two of these elongated tags, so that I would have a backing to the tag, as I wanted to stamp a sentiment on the back and make it sturdier.

On one of the tags, using the Stamp Platform, I stamped the sentiment from another of the May Reveal Sets - Cardinal and Holly Set 895 in Nuvo Clear Mark and then heat setting with Cerulean. A little ribbon of denim was added, when the tag was finished.

Now on to the front of the tag. Using the Stamp Platform again, I stamped the image with Nuvo Clear Mark and then heat embossed with Black Detail.

The background was colored in with Cornflower Blue Embossing Mousse applied with a waterbrush. Then the flowers were colored using an acrylic block and Aquaflow Markers: Spiced Ginger, Lemon Zest, Red Apple and Fresh Green, also being applied with the Nuvo Water Brush.

The stamp was positioned in the Stamp Platform to fit inside the lines of the pocket. This was then stamped in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Sienna. This was then fussy cut with the 5" Mini Scissors. 

This pocket was layered over the stamped pocket with 1/4" Tear-ific Tape. I used the Black Micron Pen to add the little leafy squiggle. Then Tangerine and Butterscotch Microfine Glitters were added to the flowers using the Sakura Quickie Glue Pen.

Winter Cranberry Glitter Accents was added to the red centers of the flowers.

I cut out the printed jean pocket with the mini scissors for the front of the card. The back and front of the tags were glued together with Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. 

The card base was cut and 1/4" Tear-ific Tape was added around the edges. The denim cardstock was then layered to the center of the card base and both Tangerine and Butterscotch Glitters were applied to the exposed adhesive. The little sentiment was stamped in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Cerulean and was then cut out using a small die from the Stitched Main Street Tags. It was attached to the pocket with a little gold brad.The copied pocket was attached to the front panel with Mounting Tape, which would allow the tag to be pulled in and out.

Ripened Pumpkin Crystal Drops were added to the card for finishing touches.

Here is a list of the Products used in my card today:

Pocket Full of Posies Set 896

Happy Birthday Set 578

Cardinal and Holly Set 895

Black Detail (EP171), Sienna (EP413),

Cerulean (EP421)

Nuvo Clear Mark

Stamp Platform

Tangerine

Tangerine (GM2043)

Butterscotch (GM2051)

Sakura Glue Pen

¼” Tear-ific Tape

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse: Cornflower Blue

Nuvo Water Brush

Nuvo Glitter Accents: Winter Cranberry

Nuvo Aquaflow Markers: Spiced Ginger,

Lemon Zest, Red Apple, Fresh Green

Nuvo Crystal Drops: Ripened Pumpkin

5” Mini Scissors

Memory Box Stitched Main Street Tags

Copic YR16 Marker

Gold Brad

Denim (home copied paper)

Micron 08 Pen

Mounting Tape

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I'd like to play along in the following challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenge #366: Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #165: Add a Flower
Scrapy Land Challenge #90: Anything Goes, using a die cut
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog: Use flowers
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #5: Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge #25: Anything Goes
Craft Stamper Take it Make it May Challenge: Anything Goes

I hope you've enjoyed my share today. Thanks again for stopping by!

Shona