Loaded Pocket Envelope {by Martha Ponsanesi} with Lynne Perrella and Squiggly Ink Stamps

Hi everyone, Martha ( @craftingmartha ) here with you today.

This year, we've changed the formula of our posts a bit.

The PaperArtsy product offering increases year by year, or rather, month by month, and we are truly spoiled for choice.

Well, I've been a big fan for years, ever since I first encountered PaperArtsy at Ally Pally ( aka Big Stamp and Scrapbooking Show in London ) in 2008. And that's when I fell in love with the Squiggly Ink line, so I decided to dedicate my first post of 2025 to some of these stamps, but the twist is they are being used in combination with Lynne Perrella stamps. 

I'm looking forward to sharing with you what I’ve created.

Lynne Perrella stamps have been around for quite some time, I have always been fascinated by them, but I was never too sure how to use them; the style was so different to mine. Well, in this post, I decided to challenge myself and try using them together in the same project.

To reach my goal, I decided to put together different elements, and that's how the idea of a loaded pocket envelope, with ATCs, Tags, and Bookmark, came to life. 

Here is my choice of stamps to blend together.... my colour palette? Rainbow of course , why set limits for yourself? :) 

First step, create the paper to build my pocket envelope.
You know that my favorite companion for creating backgrounds is the Gel Plate, along with  the paper I use to clean the roller.
Using the round mini Gel Plate gives me the right freedom to experiment with different colors.

To create my pocket envelope, I need both sides of the paper to be decorated. So, by using the Gel Plate as a 'stamp' and cleaning the roller on another sheet, alternating the two actions, I end up creating two sheets from which I can then choose.

For one side I chose Fresco Chalk Acrylic in Bermuda (FF224), Parakeet (FF225), Limelight (FF48) and Aqua Duck Egg (FF199).

For the other side I chose Fresco Chalk Acrylic in Nougat (FF39), Yellow Submarine (FF73), Firebird (FF210) and Persimmon (FF209).

Now I trim the paper to 25 x 18 cm. And I fold it easily to create this envelope, without precise measurements, just roughly by eye.

In the same "gel plate session", I also cleaned my brayer on some PaperArtsy Smoothy Card (SCA4). I will cut my ATCs, tags, and bookmark from these.

 

Here are my cut-out cardstock pieces! But before using the stamps, I just couldn't resist adding a few more touches of color with the Mattints in Jam (MT05), Dragonfly (MT07), The Pink (MT08) and a couple of the latest ones, Mojito (MT13) and High Viz (MT15) (available from a PaperArtsy Stockist).

Some touches added with the brayer.

And other swiping the cardstock directly on the craft sheet, to catch the last drops.

Brushing them on directly with a clean brush also gives a great result.

Finally, it's time to start having fun with the stamps!

For my ATC I used PaperArtsy stamp set LPC005 (by Lynne Perrella) and SIDD2 ( from the Squiggly Ink line).

To merge them more smoothly, I used the masking technique to layer them.

Also for my big tag I used the masking technique, stamping the PaperArtsy stamp SM02 on a scrap paper and neatly trim all around, To place it over the stamped image and easily stamp the other one on top.

For a contrasting effect, I stamped some elements from the PaperArtsy stamp set SICC9 for the bookmark, then cut them out and applied them directly.

And I repeated the process using the PaperArtsy stamp set LPC005 on another piece of cardstock coloured with the brayer and Mattint in Jam, and Dragonfly.

I'm really happy with how my bookmark turned out.

I may have gone a bit overboard here :) on such a small surface like an ATCoin, I ended up using three stamp sets!

One thing I've noticed about the Mattints is how truly matte they are. I embossed all the stamped images with clear gloss powder, on my ATCoin I added some Mattints for a pop of colour. I noticed that the embossed stamping, which was glossy at first, became matte as the Mattints are layered over the top - you can see in the photo, I never thought of that before.

This is my last little tag, easy peasy! Stamped and embossed on a piece of cardstock coloured with Mattints and a brush.

Now that I've made all the elements, the last thing left to do is decorate the pocket envelope.
To do that I chose the PaperArtsy stamp set SISC4 .

And now we can glue it down.

Now it's ready to become a loaded pocket envelope.

And here's a nice overview of everything I’ve made, enjoying mixing stamps and colors.

Love them all together :) .

Give it a try! You can fill your pocket envelope with motivational cards or little treats, such as a tea bag.

Have fun.

Martha xxx

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