Rocket Pockets

My oldest started preschool in the fall, and so I guess I am going to be making the Valentines for each of the kids.  I decided to use today's TLC for my jump start, but changed a few things and made a new template for ya.  With it, you can make four rocket pockets from one sheet of CS!!

Take a 8.5 X 11 piece of CS, and cut it in half twice.  You will be left with 4 pieces that measure 4.25 X 5.5.  This is what is showing on the left.

Now, you will need to score it in the center, which is 2.75 inches in, and cut the top 1.25 inches down on the score line.  This will be the flap.  You will fold it over, and adhere it with sticky strip along the side and the bottom.  This becomes your pocket and here is my finished product.

KA-UTE!!  I used real red CS as the base, and pretty in pink for the contrast CS.  I rounded the top corners, and the flap.  I stamped pink hearts on the pink CS using the newest stamps from CC Designs - Love Ya Lots, and Love Ya Much.

I stamped Lucky and Lulu on confetti white CS, and then punched them out, using my giga scalloped oval from All That Scraps.  If you do not own this punch, try this tutorial (or video).  I colored them in using my Stampin' Up! markers.  This CS is porous enough, that you do not get lines when you are coloring with the water based markers.  I drew the horizon line and the grass, and sponged the sky over an Stampin' Up! scalloped circle, to get some clouds in the sky.  I then added the sentiment to each in black and added them to the pocket with dimensional.  I reinforced the top of the pocket with some Doodlebug Sugar Coated brads that I got from Peggy at PaperWorksCo. (Love them - thanks!!)  Finally, I added the rockets, and can actually fit two in each with no problems.

I am all about using my paper to the max, so getting 4 from one piece of CS is DA BOMB (as Cambria would say).  I got these two done in just under a 1/2 hour, so I could probably pump out the rest in an evening (I need about 15 more).  Try them out, the are really easy to make.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

Comments

[Shawna]

These are really cute! Thanks for sharing the idea and the pattern!

[Melissa (SCS: stampin_melissa)]

Julie, thanks so much for the inspiration! Here is a what I did for my son.

http://stampinmelissa.blogspot.com/2008/02/upcoming-valentines-day.html

[Lisa Courter]

Thanks so much for sharing the idea! That is such a cute and easy project to do when you have a lot to get done! I will definitely be trying this one! You are so creative!

[Conniecrafter]

These are the most darling little things I have seen, such a darling little scene you have made on these, too darn cute!

[Sandra Smart]

Thank you so much for sharing this template. I love the idea of getting 4 out of one sheet! And yours turned out super cute!

[Rhonda K.]

These are just CUTE!!!! Those are fabulous little Valentine's...TFS

[StampMom]

Got to make me some of these -- thanks for the template. Super cute!

[AmyR]

These are super-cute Julie!! :)

[Kari]

These are soo cute! I will have to try them! Thanks so much!

[Dawn Easton]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh I LOVE Rocket candies...haha! Thanks for this little tutorial and template! I will definitely be using it!
I was wondering if any Americans would ask what those were...haha....They call them Smarties...which we find odd since Smarties to us are chocolate!

[Jessica]

This one looks so simple to make and yet looks like I spent so much time on it! So very cool!

[Laurie]

Pardon my ignorance, but why are they called rocket packets, and are the "rockets" smarties?

[Tracy]

Okay...these are just too cute!! Thanks for sharing the template. I might just have to play with this one! :0)

[Dannie Hussey (Graves)]

These are so cute! Thanks for sharing the pattern too.

[Christi]

This is awesome!! Thank you so much! :)