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Back to Back Tag Pockets

By Noreen 5 Comments




By Noreen Doll.

A back to back tag pocket has a pocket on each side and a bonus pocket between the tags.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

These are fun to add to a journal, scrapbook, or album.

This is a very easy pocket to make, as you essentially make a giant tag, then make a few cuts and folds, and it’s finished.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

Each of the tags is a pocket, and there is a third (bonus) pocket between them that is accessed from the top.

It’s a fun page to add to an album or journal.

Supplies.

12×12 inch Scrapbooking Paper

Double Sided Tape

Scoring Tool

Scissors

Punch

Pencil

Ruler

How to Make Back to Back Tag Pockets.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

1. Cut the 12×12 inch paper so you have a piece that is 7 inches high by 12 inches wide.

2. Use the diagram to score and cut the paper.

Score 1/2 inch in from each long edge, and 4 inches from 1 short edge.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

3. Cut off the top 1/2 inch from each side, so the paper looks like this.

Back to Back Tag Pockets by Crafty Journal

Fold the 4 inch pocket to the front of the page, and the two 1/2 inch side flaps to the back.

4. Using a lid or other round item, draw a half circle in the center of the edge that will be the top of the pocket.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

Cut it out.

5. Cut off one corner of the other end of the tag.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

Lay it on the opposite side of the same short edge and draw a triangle to match it.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

Cut it off.

6. Fold the flaps to the back of the pocket and adhere them with double sided tape.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

7. Score the flap 3 1/4 inch from the open edge. Fold over the pocket.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

8. Make the other pocket tag the same way, EXCEPT score the pocket flap 2 3/4 inch from the edge.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

9. Lay the tags back to back horizontally, with the pockets on the left and the flaps on the right.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

As shown by the red arrows, place the double sided tape between the tags. Tape down the left side and across the bottom.

Leave both flaps open and untaped.

10. Then run a piece of tape between the two pockets on the right side just at the edge of the shorter flap when it is closed.

The blue flap will be wider and will allow about 1/2 inch of the red tag to be seen on the right.

The pockets should open on the right side, and there should be another pocket between the 2 tags, opening at the top.

Variation

Use double sided scrapbooking paper to make a single pocket tag

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

following steps 1 through 5 (above).

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

Adhere the flaps between the pocket and back of tag.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

Add a pocket to the reverse side. The one I used is 4 1/2 x 5 inches.

Back to Back Tag Pockets (Bonus! Secret Pocket) by Crafty Journal

And of course, you can embellish all sides of the pages and pockets.

Noreen Doll

Crafty Journal

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  1. Laura Lane of Harvest Lane Cottage says

    January 7, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    Crafty! How do you use them?

  2. Noreen says

    January 7, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    You can use them in a journal or album. Put photos or memorabilia in the pockets. Or journal on cards and attach with photos to the pages.

  3. Jennie @ The Diary of a Real Housewife says

    January 9, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    This looks great! Thanks for sharing and linking up with me today!

  4. Ana Love Craft says

    January 11, 2015 at 10:47 pm

    Super cute! Thanks for sharing great tutorial.
    Best wishes for New Year!
    Hugs from Portugal,
    Ana Love Craft

  5. Cathy says

    January 13, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    I just got back to creating my scrapbooks and I love this cute idea for them. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy

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