Hidden Secrets

I love secrets! There’s something exciting about knowing something that others don’t! Combining my passion for scrapbooking and my enthusiasm for the unknown is something that appeals to me in more ways than one. Hiding something on a layout can be so much fun. It can be a way to disguise your journaling so that only the people you want to can read it or it can simply be a way to free up more space on your layout. I have found that the easiest way to hide elements in a layout is with pockets.

Pockets are everywhere right now. Some of the industries leading companies have manufactured pockets of every shape, size and color for you to use in the pages of your scrapbook. By thinking outside the box, you can come up with an endless amount of ways to use them in your layouts without spending an obscene amount of money! Here are a few ways for you to add a little mystery to your next page…

• Collect ticket stubs, receipts, maps or post cards from an event or trip and add them into a pocket on the page. This can serve as evidence from the journey.


• Write a letter to someone to be read in the future and stick it in an envelope. Attach the envelope to the layout and write the date that it’s to be opened. For even more mystery, seal it with a wax seal!


• Write your heartfelt journaling on a tag and put it into an old library pocket. Cut a slit in your page protector for easy access to the tag if you want everyone to be able to read it!


• Make a full-page pocket by tearing cardstock at an angle and layering them over one another. Put your newspaper clippings or ephemera in the pocket to preserve it.


• Use a mini craft bag as a pocket by decorating the front and putting a picture, journaling or keepsakes inside!

Pockets not only look great on the page, but they make your scrapbook pages interactive. Everyone will love seeing what you’ve hidden on your layouts…including you!

View layouts featuring pockets in the Scrapjazz Gallery.