DIY - Guestbook Pages and Pockets

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Tools:

• Scrapbook paper
• Scissors
• Corner punch
• Ribbon and other embellishments
• Rubber Cement
• Fiskars rotary cutter

The idea behind this guestbook was that I'd have pages in it with stuff relating to the wedding. Scrap pages of all that good shower, party, proposal stuff. However, I ran out of time. (Surprise.) So I just took a scrapbook page from my NORMAL scrapbook and made it my intro. On the front, it was just a titlepage, er, a welcome page. On the back was the little blurb about how I met Donny.




Then, it was onto making all of the other pages. These pages were going to be chocolate and lavender scrap-background pages with pockets on them. Guests can sign the insert cards and then stick it into the guestbook!

So I made typical scrapbook pages.

Then I needed the pockets. The little envelopes they sell online were ridiculously priced, so like everything else, I made pockets for the cards. Then, I made a MILLION (or less) little pockets that fit a business card. I actually made more that the number of guests in case some people were inspired to write more.

To make those pockets, I cut 5.5&uot; x 4.25" rectangles out of 8.5" x 11" or 12" x 12" scrapbook paper. Then I halved all those rectangles into 2.75" x 4.25" rectangles. (I first started making them out of normal size scrapbook paper, but it was more cost effective to make them out of the larger 12" x 12".)


Normal scrapbook paper layout


Larger scrapbook paper layout
Then, I took those rectangles and folded along the blue line as shown below (2" from one end. I cut along the dotted red lines after I made the fold.


After that, I punched the corners (optional) in orange. Then, I folded along the purple like and then folded the little flaps around the backside of the pocket.


I rubber cemented the flaps to the back and here we have a finished pocket.


I glued 12 or less pockets, depending if I wanted to put a picture on the page or not, onto the pages.








I made many more pages, but got lazy and didn't take pictures of all of them. There were enough pockets for each guest. Thinking ahead, if some people made more than one note, I added a "CYA" (cover your ass) page.


Guests could put them in that envelope if there was missing space.

How did I make the book?
How did I make the inserts that go into those pockets?

DIY in Action

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