Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pockets in altered books make lots more room for paper ephemera such as cards, tags, and photos. This tutorial shows how to add two paper pockets in a layout and how to add a secret frame that lets them hold even more stuff.

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To see more altered books they are here on my site:
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To see how you can prepare a book for altering, the video is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=wEFXg7RnxgM

If you want to see the vintage French paper ephemera bundles that are for sale in my online shop, the link is here:
bookandpaperarts.com/french-ephemera-book-arts-boxes

And this is where you can find free scans of some of vintage paper ephemera that you can use in your own pages:
bookandpaperarts.com/free-scans