Making Cards With Inner Pockets

Hello friends! I recently made some homemade cards to send to the seniors I write to, with some pockets inside to store little gifts!

A while back I did a Random Act Of Kindness where I made some magnets and abandoned them for people to find, #ArtAbandonment style, but after I had decorated them, I found that a few were too heavy for their magnets to hold them. So I found some more magnets to use and added them, and this time instead of leaving them to be found at bus stops, I put them in cards!

You could make pockets for all sorts of things, gift cards, bags of tea, stickers...

So the basic idea is I folded a 12"x12" piece of scrapbook paper into quarters, pasted a blank paper on one side inside to write on (I trimmed these with scissors with wavy patterns), put the pocket on the other side inside, and decorated with cut-outs and stickers. :) The pocket I stapled into shape, but pasted into the card.

I wrote them out and mailed them today. I hope the seniors like them. They were heavy and big, so I had to put them in a large envelope which cost $4.13 in postage, lol. Worth it though, if it brings them some cheer! Luckily I save some boxes and mailing envelopes to reuse, because they were too big to fit in my other envelopes.

I mailed them to a Meals On Wheels group rather than a nursing home, because that way they'll have a fridge or something to put the magnets on, whereas a nursing home resident may not.

I made a couple of other cards for friends, but I thought I would show the seniors' cards because I totally got the pocket idea from another LAI volunteer! :)

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day! Don't forget to check my posts for my Letter Writing Contest where you can possibly win a 500 HP delegation for a month for writing a letter to a senior in one of the requested languages (and I can print it out and mail it for you)!



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18 comments

I love this card created for older people, a super cute gesture and a spectacular design ❤️

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I’m very sure that your seniors will appreciate this kind act of yours and putting it in a large envelope will make it look more classy
The cards look good

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You are so generous with your time and talent! There are so many seniors who are alone and will appreciate getting these.

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My goodness, I'm really loving the creativity behind making cards with inner pockets. The thoughtfulness you put into each detail, especially considering the seniors' needs is really cool. Such a heartfelt gesture. Happy weekend dearest

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Aww
First of all, I have to say a big kudos to you because you are so creative. Secondly, your seniors must be so surprised and I’m sure they will be glad about what you’ve done

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Cards With Inner Pockets prepared with great skill. Thank you very much for introducing us.

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