Hey crafty friends! Today I am excited to share a simple yet fun technique to apply to your cards to add a little bit of detail. We will be focusing on our Horizontal Pocket Die, but instead of using it as a pocket - we will use it as a decorative piece. There are so many ways to use our Horizontal Pocket Die, let's get into this fun card! I also want to give credit to Nancy McClelland - this card is entirely her design & inspired by a card she originally created with our products - thank you, Nancy! 

Below you will find a full process video of how I created this super fun card:

First, let's begin with the basics and start with the sizing. The card base itself is unique because there's only one folding part. See the image below for how simple this sizing is:

The other folding element of this card with be the Horizontal Pocket portion. You will cut the side flaps off, but leave the bottom flap intact - we will use this portion to assemble the card! 

Below is another image sharing all the other elements needed. I also cut out a second Horizontal Pocket as well as a second smaller side flap to cover both the front & inside of the card so there were no white pieces. 

For this card, I used the Catherine Pooler Through The Woods patterned paper. I feel like this could be used for winter, but even fall depending on the patterns you choose! 

I paired this with Cranberry Fizz Ink color to contrast against all the lovely patterns in this pack. I feel you need one solid color on either the flap or the Horizontal Pocket portion in order to contrast a busy design. 

I also added a little bit of white paint splatter onto my red, well, because I love doing that, haha! It added a sort of snowy effect & fun detail I really appreciate. 

Because the flap pops up just a little bit, we want to add a band to wrap around the base of the card.

For the band, I have about a 1/2 inch strip from a 12x12 sheet of paper in brown. I don't necessarily measure this, I just like to wrap it around the card base, allowing for a little bit of room for it to slide it up & down easily without it being too loose. 

I then used one piece of our Decorative Sentiment Die & placed our small "for you" onto it - it fits almost perfectly! I also did the "for you" in that Cranberry Fizz color. 

Once that part is complete, it's really just about assembling your card! The fun with this card is mixing at matching patterns, colors & even occasions. I thought, how fun would this be for a birthday card! You could use our Confetti Layered Stencil also or any of our Stencils really for a pattern of your choosing! 

I really had a lot of fun creating this card. As simple as it was to create, it was really fun to make it my own. Thanks again for the inspiration, Nancy! 

Let me know in the comments, will you try this out with our Horizontal Pocket Die?

xoxo, Emily