Storage Pockets

Hello G45ers!

Happy Friday! We would love to know how you store all your paper scraps after creating a big project. Do you have a bin? Do you recycle them? Try creating Storage Pockets with a leftover sheet of paper to store your stamps, embellishments, and bit and pieces. Graphic 45 Brand Ambassador, Phoebe Tonosaki shows us how in her brilliant video tutorial.

Storage pockets for bits and beats
By Phoebe Tonosaki

Hi dear friends, Phoebe Tonosaki is here to share with you my idea of storing those bits and beats when we started using a new collection.
So many times after we opened the package a few times, the pocket falls apart and we are left with pieces of ephemera everywhere. So this is what I usually do: I create pockets in different sizes to store them!

You can watch this video to see how I do it, it is pretty simple and very flexible when it comes to the size of the pocket.

-Video Tutorial-

Storage Pockets Tutorial by Phoebe Tonosaki

I will list a few of the sizes for your reference.

Pocket Body :

• Graphic 45 Design paper 11” x 6”, Score at 3”, 8”on the 11” side , ½” on the 6” side

• Graphic 45 Design paper 9” x 5.1/2”, Score at 2”,6”on the 9” side , ½” on the 5.1/2” side

• Graphic 45 Design paper 8” x 5”, Score at 2”, 5”on the 8” side , ½” on the 5” side

• Graphic 45 Design paper 6” x 5.1/4”, Score at 2”, 4.1/2”on the 6” side , ½” on the 5.1/4” side

Pocket Closure : 

• Graphic 45 Design paper 5” x 2”, Score at ½” on the 2” side

• Graphic 45 Design paper 4” x 2”, Score at ½” on the 2” side

• Graphic 45 Design paper 3” x 1.1/2”, Score at ½” on the 1.1/2” side

• Graphic 45 Design paper 2.1/2”” x 1.1/2”, Score at  ½” on the 1.1/2” side

Bigger size pocket : 

• a) Graphic 45 Design paper 8.1/2” x 8.1/2”, Score at ½”, 8”on the one side , ½” on the other side

• b) Graphic 45 Design paper 4” x 8” 2 pieces

• Glue b) to the scored ½” gap in a), glue bottom just like in the video.

• Add closure : Graphic 45 Design paper 8.½” x 2”, Score at ½” on the 2” side

Materials I used here are : 

• Cafe Parisian – Collector’s Edition 12×12 Collection Pack

• Flower Market 8×8 Collection Pack

• Charmed 8×8 Pack

• Let it Bee 12×12 Collection Pack

• Let it Bee 12×12 Patterns & Solid Pack

• Tag, Pocket & Butterfly Dies

• transparent sheet

• glue/scissors

• trimmer / scoreboard

I hope you enjoy this project as I did! until next time !! 

Happy Papercrafting!

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