Bookmark For My Daughter

Seeing as I'm is mass production mode for this Friday's school Craft Fair, I thought I'd show you one of the bookmarks I'm giving my daughter for Christmas.  She is an avid reader and loved some of the ones I have made for others, so I thought I had better make her one.  In fact, I should probably make a few for her as she always has a book or two on the go -- needless to say, I' m very thankful for our local library!!


Must admit I took a break from cards and projects today to redesign my blog a little.  One can only take so many hours in a row of repetitive crafting (note I said repetitive crafting LOL!).  Mass production of many cards for twelve to fourteen hours a day for many days in a row gets a bit dull after a while!  I needed a creativity break and when I saw my favorite colour (green) with polka dots and a scalloped border I squealed with delight!!  It gives me warm fuzzies every time I see it -- what can I say, simple things in life give me great joy :) 

Gotta run, have tons left to do for the Craft Fair!!  Have a fabulous day :)






What's In It?
Stamp: Elzybelles
Paper:  Bordering Blue, So Saffron
Accessories:  Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Martha Stewart Daisy Border Punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Grosgrain Ribbon, Half Pearls, Twinkling H2Os

Two More Bookmarks

Since I'm in production mode for our school's craft sale at the end of this month and haven't had too much time to stamp.  Therefore, I thought I'd show you two more bookmarks I made a few weeks back when I was on my bookmark frenzy LOL!   

The sky is the limit on these fun creations and I can't wait to make some more as stocking stuffers for Christmas.  Don't worry, I'll spare you the grief of having to look at them all  ;o)

Have a fabulous day!






What's In It?
Butterfly Bookmark
Stamps:  Fluttering By
Paper:  Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst
Accessories:  Scalloped Circle and Circle Nesties, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Purple Grosgrain Ribbon, Half Pearls, SU Butterfly Punch, MS Border Punch, Paper Piercing Kit


Hearts Bookmark
Stamps:  Fresh Fillers
Paper:  Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Glossy Silver
Ink:  VersaMark
Accessories:  Marvy Heart Punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Scalloped Circle and Circle Nesties, Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch, Crimper, Half Pearls, 1/4" Pink Satin Ribbon

A Few More...

I am having a ball making this bookmarks - just in case you couldn't tell :o)   On the other hand, photographing them today was a challenge no matter where I took the picture, until I got smart and stood the book up instead of having it lie flat.  What can I say, the brain cells were not firing too well this morning LOL! 

I continue to be amazed by the differences in lighting between the four of pictures I took.  They were in the exact same location, and the first three sets of pictures I took looked like I took them at sunset.  Amazing what changing the angle of the object can do.  One of these days I will go back to trying to use my light box.  I tried one earlier this year and didn't like the outcome of my photos (I need to change my lights or get more of what I have) so I went back to using the window ledge.  Natural light is soooo wonderful.  However, with winter coming, I may need the convenience of taking pictures any time of day or night.


Sorry, I regressed....back to the bookmarks.  The top one is one of my favorites to date.  Flowers and butterflies, what more can I ask for :)   May just have to make myself one!  The shoe bookmark was made for a friend who has an extreme shoe addiction.  I almost ran some bling up the heel and put some one the "poof" (may still add it) but regardless, I'm sure she will love it :)   In the mean time, though it's hard to see, I covered the poof of the shoe with Stickles and it is really sparkly.

I've actually got a few more (told you I was addicted to making them !), but will space them out in my postings, I promise LOL!






What's In It? 
Flowers and Butterflies
Stamps:
Paper:  Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst
Ink:  Sage Shadow
Accessories:  Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch and Daisy Border Punch, Michael's $1.50 Flower Punch, Ribbon, Half Pearls


Stiletto Shoe
Stamps:  Mike's $1.50 Stamp
Paper:  Black, Pretty in Pink
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch, Ribbon, Stickles

Flower Bookmarks

The addiction continues, and this time round I made a few flower bookmarks.  The best part is they are made from scraps in my "to be used later" box.  This is a box I use to put things that don't make it on to a card for whatever reason:  changed my mind, colours were wrong, too big, too small etc., etc.  Figured it was about time I start using some things in the box rather than just adding to it LOL!

It's great fun mixing up the border punches along the bottom.  Next time I won't use the twine because it catches when you are putting the bookmark on and that would drive me nuts (that is the practical side of me speaking).  However, for aesthetics, it works just fine LOL!

Thanks for bearing with me and all these bookmarks!! If you haven't tried on yet, do!  They are very easy to make and the sky is the limit :)

Have a fabulous day!





What's In It? 
Verve Flower
Stamps: (Verve) Great Friend, (Stampin' Up) French Script
Paper:  So Saffron, Real Red
Ink:  So Saffron
Accessories:  Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Stampin' Up! Border Punch, Script Embossing Folder, Ribbon, Half Pearl

Punched Flower
Paper:  Brocade Blue, Pretty in Pink
Accessories:  Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, SU Flower Punches, 3/8" Circle Punch,  Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Border Punch, Silver Twine, Blue  Half Pearls

Garden Silhouette Bookmark

I only had a bit of time to stamp today so I decided to make another bookmark.  I really wanted to used some sheer, silver ribbon with a big bow or added a bow to the grosgrain ribbon, but being the practical person that I am, I just couldn't do it LOL!  I would be totally miffed having a huge lump in my book where the bookmark was not to mention my book not closing properly.  So, I keep things pretty simple in the embellishment department when I make these so they remain functional - at least from my perspective LOL!  I have a few more in store for you but I'll spread them over the next three weeks so you don't get sick of seeing them :)

Thanks for all your kind words about our kitty's teeth cleaning and possible tooth removal yesterday.  I'm glad to report his teeth (and gums) look fabulous.  They are all pearly white now and he didn't need to have any pulled :)  Only thing left to deal with is giving him some medicine over the next week.  His blood work was good and the vet says he is in great shape for his age - biiiiiig happy "sigh" :D  

We did have a fun discovery yesterday at his expense.  When we removed the bandage on his front leg where they had to shave a bit of fur to insert the IV, we noticed he has spotted skin like his fur pattern!  He's a spotted tabby and has spotted skin to match LOL!   Who knew?!  Needless to say, we are all glad this is behind us and it is great to have Scruffy back to his normal self today :)

Have a fabulous day and I'll be back tomorrow with my Color Dare card for this week.

What's In It?

Stamps:  Garden Silhouettes

Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Mint green

Ink:  Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  Scalloped and Square Nesties, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Threading Water Border Punch, Bling, Half Pearls, 1/4" Sage Grosgrain Ribbon

One More Bookmark....

I think I have to add making these bookmarks to my addiction list, as they are just too fun to make!! I have a few more that need to get done, so be forewarned LOL!

I love this night of navy and celery colour combo. Don't think I've used it much in the past, but will be in the future!  I embossed the butterfly with my Birds and Swirls embossing folder, scored the white panel and added this fun ribbon I found in the Michael's ribbon bin along the bottom.

Off to make another bookmark :)  Thanks for popping in!





What's In It?
Paper: Night of Navy, Certainly Celery
Accessories:  SU Border Punch, Scor-Pal, Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, SU Sizzex Butterfly Die, Birds and Swirls and Swiss Dots Embossing Folders, Bling, Ribbon

My Newest Addiction....

Welcome to my newest addiction LOL!  Just love making these corner bookmarks.  They are a small canvas that is a lot of fun to work with - kind of like making a 3 x 3 card.  Love this colour combination and how it turned out.  Since I have a lot of friends and family members that read, this will most likely turn into the perfect stocking sutffer :)  I'm sure I'll be making more so stay tuned LOL!

Sorry about the horrible picture....I'll replace it shortly!  Totally forgot to put a coloured piece of card stock under the book as a background -- it was a crazy busy morning and the picture shows it!!





What's In It?
Paper:  Black, Real red, White, Going Grey
Accessories:  Martha Stewart Border Punch and Leaf Punch, Marvy Flower Punch, Circle Punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Ribbon

Corner Bookmarks

I have seen these corner bookmarks on quite a few blogs, Denise Marzec's The Paper Landscaper, in particular. She has posted about seven or eight beauties on her blog, and I finally gave in and decided to try one.  You can find a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers here.

I kept mine pretty simple, with minimal embellishments, as I wasn't sure how bulky it would be in the book.  After trying it in one of my books, it is just fine, so I may go ahead and add a few more gold half pearls to the tree to glitz it up a bit :)  

They are really simple and a lot of fun to make.  When I showed this one to my daughter (who is an avid reader), she told me she wanted a few for herself.  I now have a perfect stocking stuffer for her :)   

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with lots of family time and a great feast cooked by my hubby, the gourmet chef in the family.  Turkey soup is made and we have a fridge full of leftovers to keep us going through the week LOL!

Back tomorrow with my Color Dare card.  Have a great day :)




What's In It?
Stamps:  (SU) Contempo Christmas
Paper:  Mellow Moss, Real Red
Ink:  Real Red
Accessories:  Oval and Scalloped Oval Nesties, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Gold Twine, Gold Half Pearls, Dimensinoals