{"title":"How to Make a Scrapbook Pocket Page From One Sheet of Paper","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/scrapbooking/how-to-make-a-scrapbook-pocket-page","category":{"slug":"scrapbooking","name":"Scrapbooking"},"creator":{"name":"Scrap With Ash","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgAGiS75FeZ-AUzawel0sGg","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9sBg2B9Ya0"},"tldr":"Make a scrapbook pocket page from one 12x12 sheet: score at 6, 2 and 1 inch, fold a reinforced cuff and tape it down. Holds letters and tickets.","quickAnswer":"Make a scrapbook pocket page from one 12x12 sheet: score at 6, 2 and 1 inch, fold a reinforced cuff and tape it down. An easy project: about 15 minutes. Materials cost about $1 to $3. You need 6 things, including 12x12 double sided patterned paper, 12x12 background cardstock or paper and permanent tape runner. The 10 steps start with score the Scrapbook Paper at the 6 Inch Line and score the Scrapbook Paper Again at 2 and 1 Inch.","totalDurationSeconds":717,"videoDurationSeconds":717,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":15,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":15,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":1,"max":3},"yield":"1 pocket page"},"tools":["12 inch paper trimmer with scoring blade (or ruler and bone folder)","bone folder"],"materials":["12x12 double sided patterned paper","12x12 background cardstock or paper","permanent tape runner","sticker border or washi tape (optional)"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Score the Scrapbook Paper at the 6 Inch Line","text":"Swap the cutting blade on your paper trimmer for the scoring blade. You will not cut anything for this project. Pick a 12x12 sheet of double sided patterned paper and line it up at the 6 inch mark. Run the scoring blade down the track with firm, steady pressure. Go over it once or twice, but do not rush. Fast and hard can rip the paper edge."},{"number":2,"title":"Score the Scrapbook Paper Again at 2 and 1 Inch","text":"Slide the paper down the trimmer and score a second line at the 2 inch mark. Then move it once more and score a third line at 1 inch. You now have three score lines at 6, 2 and 1 inch. Set the trimmer aside. These three lines are all you need to build the whole pocket, and they keep every fold straight and even."},{"number":3,"title":"Crease the Scrapbook Paper Along Each Score Line","text":"Pick up the paper and bend it along each score line to make a crisp fold. It does not matter which direction you fold yet. The point is to train the paper so it folds cleanly in the next step. Run your fingernail or a bone folder along each crease to set it flat."},{"number":4,"title":"Fold the 6 Inch Section Up to Form the Pocket Front","text":"Decide which side of your paper you want to show on the front of the pocket. Ashley wanted the Christmas icon print to stand out, so she folded the 6 inch section up to put the plaid inside. Flip that big section up along the first fold. The patterned side facing you is now the front of your scrapbook pocket."},{"number":5,"title":"Fold the Reinforced Cuff Along the Top of the Pocket","text":"Find the next fold and flip that section down, then flip the last 1 inch section back up. This double fold builds a thick cuff along the top edge of the pocket. The extra layers stop the paper from tearing when you slide papers in and pull them out. Press the cuff flat with your hand along its whole length."},{"number":6,"title":"Tape the Side Edges of the Scrapbook Pocket","text":"Run a permanent tape runner along both side edges so the front and back of the pocket stick together. The bottom edge is already closed by the fold. Keep the top edge open, since that is where your keepsakes go in. Use regular permanent adhesive, not repositionable. It is what holds the pocket together over years of use."},{"number":7,"title":"Secure the Reinforced Cuff on the Scrapbook Pocket","text":"Add a line of tape runner under the 1 inch flap and press it down onto the pocket front. Smooth it from one end to the other so there are no bubbles. If you want a strip of contrast color peeking out, slip a narrow piece of coordinating paper under the flap before you press it down."},{"number":8,"title":"Add a Sticker Border Along the Scrapbook Pocket Seam","text":"Lay a sticker border along the seam where the cuff meets the pocket front. It hides the edge and adds definition. Ashley used two scalloped borders from the same collection as her paper so it all matched, and doubled them up to make the edge feel solid. Press each border down firmly from end to end."},{"number":9,"title":"Tape the Pocket to the Scrapbook Background Page","text":"Choose a 12x12 background page and decide where the pocket sits. Ashley left about an inch of margin at the bottom. Run tape runner down both sides and along the bottom of the pocket back, then press it onto the page. You can tape the top as well. Leave it open and you get a second pocket behind the first."},{"number":10,"title":"Fill the Scrapbook Pocket Page With Keepsakes","text":"Slide your memorabilia into the pocket. Ashley's second sample uses a holly print pocket on a navy page with two gold cards tucked in. Her first page will hold her children's letters to Santa and the replies. Anything you want to pull out and read again belongs here: brochures, certificates, cards and notes."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-11-03T13:51:31.721Z","published":"2026-11-03T13:51:31.475Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. 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