Tuesday Tutorial: Count Your Blessings Journal Pocket by Aphra

Hiya Doodlebug friends!  It’s Aphra here with you today to show you how to create a journal pocket for a Count Your Blessings layout, just perfect for your upcoming Thanksgiving memories.  (Scroll down to find out about today's giveway.)

Here’s the final layout.

Ok, so what you’ll need to create your pocket is a Brown Square Grid card from the Create-A-Card system, a paper trimmer, strong adhesive, four tags, die cuts, brads, and twine.  Ready?  Here’s the steps.

Step One:  Trim the card down by about one inch, so that it isn’t too deep to hold your journal tags.

Step Two:  Run a line of strong adhesive along the right and bottom sides of the open card and then close.

Step Three:  Embellish the outside of your pocket and adhere to your layout.  I used the Doodlebug Expressions Blessings rub-ons to my pocket, but you could just as easily use some alphabet stickers.

Step Four:  Create journal tags and slip them into the pocket.  I used Kraft tags embellished with Welcome Home Die Cuts and Boutique Brads and Doodle Twine.

And that’s it!  Easy, right?  And I just love how much journaling I was able to add to this layout.

GIVEAWAY
Would you like to win some yummy Doodlebug product you would be thankful for? Then go over and follow Aphra's blog and come back and let us know...even leave her some love for her project today on the blog. We'll announce a winner after the holiday weekend!