Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Day 2 of GIU - Pockets and Wine

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Day 2 of my Growing in Unity week! I'm the Growing in Unity gal this week over on the Unity Stamp Co. blog, which means I'll be sharing a project created with my Unity stamps with you every day. I invite you to come back each day and leave a comment for a chance to be one of the (2) lucky people to win a bag of (25) Unity stamps! Woohoo! If you're new to my blog, I'd love it if you became a follower and join in the fun over on the Caffeinated Papercuts Facebook page or followed Caffeinated Papercuts on Instagram. :)

Have you noticed the Pocket Letter craze taking over right now? This is like pen pals for scrapbookers, folks - decorating little cards, slipping them into trading card pockets, and sending them all over the world. I've created several so far, and this one was all about my love of stamping and a little about me:


I love how these give me more uses for my stamps, and check out that self-portrait on the right - I used Miranda Girl as a "portrait" of me. :)


I used my Spectrum Noirs to color her in, then fussy-cut her out and used removable adhesive to stick her down to the front of the pockets; that way you can still get at the goodies in the back. 


I used a glitter pen for her nail polish, a metallic Wink of Stella for the bangle bracelets, and added Glossy Accents over the wine glass. Little add-ons make such a huge difference!

Thanks for stopping by today! Remember to leave a comment every day this week to better your chances of winning those stamps, and I'll see you tomorrow for Day 3.

Happy Crafting!

29 comments:

  1. of course you have a kitty & wine! lol I wish all the little detailing you added would show up but I know how hard it is to photograph glossy accents & wink of stella ;-) Great job, girlfriend! Can't wait for tomorrow

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  2. Wonderful pocket page letter! These look like so much fun! I've not tried one yet, but hope to soon,

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  3. Love this! I need to start making some of these. :)

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  4. this is a fun idea. I just embellished a printer's tray for a friends birthday. this project reminds me of that idea. The selections are great and the lady is colored so nice.
    thanks for sharing.

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  5. When I was younger, I had 80+ pen pals and you would pick from "friendship books" that you handmade and sent to your pen pal; they'd sign it & end it to theirs. It was great! This is only the 2nd time I've seen this and I just love this idea! And you did a marvelous job, too. :-)

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  6. Oh my gosh, this is too cute. I was just thinking that I need to make something similar. THANKS!

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  7. Great coloring of this image for your pocket letter.

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  8. Beautiful coloring on the Miranda girl image, and I love your pocket letter! Very fun details... love the cute kitty too!

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  9. Awesome pocket letter! LOVE all the little cards and FAB images!! Great coloring. LOVE this ♥

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  10. Marvelous these pocket letters;they look so cute,amazing and inspirational.I can't wait to start doing one of the pocket letters pages just like yours.

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  11. Pocket letters look
    like a lot of fun to
    make. Love your
    girl you colored.
    Carla from Utah

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  12. Very pretty pocket letter layout. Love the girl wih the wine glass. And tge cat. Hugz

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  13. Fun project! and I love your self-portrait! Great use of your Unity stamps! This is a fun idea, my ten year old might go for this...
    Ahhh, penpals! I was such a penpal geek in my tweens! I still LOVE snail mail and though I don't officially have penpals, I do write and send lots of postcards and hand-made cards to friends and family. I look for any old excuse to mail something, I figure that if Happy mail never fails to brighten my day, it must likewise brighten theirs.

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  14. beautiful!! love Miranda!! a pocket letter like this is sure to brighten someone's day!!

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  15. Super fun pocket cards, especially the Angie Girl who stands out from the rest.

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  16. The faceless girls aren't usually my favorite but you're doing a great job with them!

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  17. Oh, this is so cool. I am not familiar with the pocket craze, other than for pictures. This is such a fun project. Love the coloring on the dress, so chic. It is a great image and so trendy. Do you send just one little card or the whole page. Well, thanks for sharing.

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  18. This is awesome. Love all the little details.

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  19. This is awesome. Love all the little details.

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  20. Love that you are doing all Angie gals.... Now I have to get mine out !!! These pocket letters are fantastic !!

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  21. That is very cool! I had not heard of this trend. Love what you have done. That would be a great way to use lots of stamps. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  22. This one is my FAVE!!!!!!! I love the 'quilt' look. I think I made cards with inches for a month LOL I NEVER grow tired of them. I am going to steal your rectangle idea! That I don't think I have done!

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  23. Awesome card! This is the first I have heard about the Pocket Letter craze, I need to hear more!

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  24. I love how this entire project says so much about you and the person that I know you to be. It's absolutely marvelous!

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