Pockets & Envelopes
Using Library Pockets
By Lissa Ballard
Jun 2, 2004, 23:59

One of the biggest crazes paper scrappers are experiencing is the use of pockets.  Pockets can include small paper baggies, envelopes of all sizes and made of all kinds of different materials, and actual "pockets".  We've seen hidden journaling for ages, including hiding your journaling behind photos and tags, but the advent of the "pockets" has taken this all to a new level. 

Pockets are made of photos, sometimes matted sometimes not,  cardstock folded in half, paper, fabric and vellum sewn onto the page, glassine, and the newest phenomenon, Library Pockets.   They can be used to showcase many things, including photos, hidden journaling, a pull out tag mini book, hold memorabilia, contain a special letter to or from the person about whom the page has been made. Library pockets are a little larger and can hold some of the larger objects like report cards (folded in half), a play program and ticket stub, award ceremony information, pieces of memorabilia like napkins, a ribbon, or even another envelope with something else inside in addition to tags, photos and journaling. 

With collage art being such a popular craft now, the use of the library card pockets fits right in.  They can be chalked, sprayed, inked, detailed, ripped, folded and aged.  They are strong enough to accept all types of embellishments such as metal, fibers, buttons.  Anything you can do to a tag,  a piece of paper or cardstock can be done to a library pocket. 

Try experimenting with library pockets today and see what fun and inventive ways you can display pictures and other fun items.