Hello Friends,
Yesterday I invited you to share in my new adventure into art journaling. The old library book I am using had a pocket in the front to store 'due back' cards. I removed and dissected the pocket so I could create my own. Here is the tutorial for making your own library pockets.
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| The two versions of the library pocket. The one on the left is most like the original that came with my book. These would look nice using double-sided paper. |
The first one I made was the same dimensions as the original. I wanted a taller back so I added a half-inch to the length. I will give you instructions for both.
1. Start with a 4 1/2 inch x 9 1/2 inch piece of paper. (4 1/2 x 9 for shorter version)
2. With the short edge at the top of your score board, score
1/2 inch on each long side.
3. Turn the paper so the long edge is at the top of your score board. Score at
1/2 inch and 4
1/4 inch.
4. Along the 4
1/4 inch fold line, cut just to the
1/2 inch fold line on each side.
5. Starting at the short end opposite to your
1/2 inch fold, cut the long
1/2 inch fold line up to the 4
1/4 inch fold line. Do this on both sides. Discard those pieces.
6. Round all corners. You will have to fold your paper at the 4
1/4 inch line to get your corner rounder in place.
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| I realize that I should have taken more pictures. This is what your finished piece will look like. The long edge is 5 1/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches. (If you used the shorter version it will be 4 3/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches) The shorter part is 4 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches, including the 1/2 inch fold. |
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| Fold and glue down 1/2 inch flap |
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| Fold at 4 1/4 inch fold line |
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| Fold 1/2 inch side flaps to back and glue down. The back flaps will not be seen since you will glue the back of this pocket to your page or project. |
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| This is my shorter pocket. I distressed it by crunching and inking it. It is the same dimensions as the original library pocket that was in my old book. |
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you found this tutorial clear and useful.
Blessing hugs,
Teresa
4 comments:
Wonderful tutorial, Teresa. I can see uses for these on cards, too, with smaller dimensions, of course. They'd be perfect for holding tags! :-D
Great tutorial and great for adding to those pages! TFS
A wonderful transformation Teresa and I love the design paper.
Hugs
DesÃre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}
Very clever, and thank you for sharing! :^)
Hugs, Penny
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