scrap booking help

I have done a project for Uni as a scrap book on 12 x 12 inch paper. However we are not allowed to use plastic pockets. I was wondering if you have any ideas about binding etc and having a cover page to protect it. A normal album without pockets will take up too much of the left hand side as I didn't plan for this. I am thinking about just getting it bound at warehouse stationary. Their machine doesn't do thick card so at the moment I am thinking laminate two bits of cardstock and then bind it inbetween those. Are their albums that have a type of clip insert for pages so that none of the page gets stuck in the hinge. Just thinking some fresh ideas may help.