How to Make a Bookmark...Fancy

I'm exhausted. Really. This last weekend knocked me out. I am back to work and that is going full force. After I finish a long day like today, I relax by picking up a book. I read a lot, especially during the week, when I am away from my stamping studio. On the weekends, stamping is my stress reliever.

My photos for this project don't do it justice.

Here it is:

Stamps: Dreams du Jour

Paper: Whisper White, Patterns Night of Navy Designer Series Paper

Ink: Basic Brown

Accessories: Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Filigree Brads, Paper Snips, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Chocolate Chip Double Stitched Ribbon, Aquapainter

At convention, Brent Steele showed us a variety of bookmark ideas and we made one at our make-n-take using chipboard. I wanted to be different and use the stuff I owned, so I started with the beautiful ribbon.

Hodgepodge Hardware frames come with two rounds ends for brads. To cut one off, I used my craft and rubber scissors. With one quick snip, the offending part was off! I use mini glue dots to adhere the Patterns paper to the frame and a brad and a filigree do-hicky to secure the frame to the ribbon. I use an aquapainter to paint the butterfly.

Here is a picture from a convention board that shows the ones demonstrated on the main stage:

Happy Stamping!