Hi everybody! It’s Maureen here and I have a little tutorial for you today. Although Your Next Stamp already carries a Pocket Die Set, it’s larger than what I wanted for my project today and it doesn’t exactly fit the library card from the Overdue stamp set so I made my own smaller library pocket using the 3×4 die from the Journaled Weekly Die Set.
First, you take a piece of double-sided patterned paper that’s 6” by anywhere 3” and over. My sample uses a piece that’s 6×3.25”. Score and fold at 4” and you’ll have this:
Next, take the 3×4 die and tape it into place on your paper:
Make sure that the fold of the paper doesn’t touch the cutting line of the bottom of the die – this makes sure you cut a pocket and not 2 separate pieces of paper. Here’s a pic showing the cutting edge in red and the fold not touching it:
Run through your die cut machine and you’ll get this:
Now tape the sides shut with washi tape:
And then cut off the excess washi tape from the corners:
An alternative method of making the pocket is to sew up the sides either by hand or with your machine. Make sure you stitch very close to the edges because there’s not a lot of excess room. Here’s a pic showing how nicely the library card fits into the sewn pocket:
BTW – did you know that the big die from the Clip It die set cuts the library card perfectly?! That’s what I used for this sample.
And here’s a pic of the pocket all decorated:
I added a sentiment, a piece cut from the patterned paper to the bottom and a washi tape tab at the top to easily pull out the card.
The whole pocket will fit into your Project Life or other pocket scrapbook pages or it can go directly on a card or scrapbook page. I hope you liked my tutorial and if you make anything using it, please comment so we can go admire it!! Thanks for visiting! ~Maureen
Great idea! TFS!
Thanks for sharing how versatile the die’s are …
Very creative and pretty pocket card…love how you can tuck in a private note!