When I was a child, I liked to play “hide & go seek”.  There was always something exciting about finding the other kids and about finding a place to hide! I take the same enjoyment to my scapbooking! Hiding something on a layout can also be fun. I have found that the easiest way to hide elements in a layout is with pockets.

Some companies have manufactured pockets of every shape, size and color or you can simply create your own. Pockets make your scrapbooking pages interactive and future generations will love seeing what you’ve hidden on your layouts! Here are a few ideas for you next time you decide to play “hide & go seek”:

• Make a full-page pocket by tearing cardstock at an angle and apply to the page.
• Collect ticket stubs, newspaper clippings, receipts, maps, post cards or greeting cards from an event or trip and add them into the pocket on the page.
• Write a letter to someone to be read in the future and stick it in an envelope. It can be a way to disguise your journaling so that only the people you want to can read it.
• Write your heartfelt journaling on a tag and cut a slit in your page protector for easy access to the tag if you want everyone to be able to read it and it is a neat way to free up more space on your layout.
• Use a mini craft bag or create a window of vellum as a pocket by decorating the front and putting a picture, journaling or keepsakes inside!