Today I have a fun card to show you that houses a cute bookmark that does two jobs – it provides the card’s focal point AND it slides out so that it can be used to mark pages in books…
This card uses a tree stamp from Festival of Trees along with Designer Series Paper & Washi Tape from the Santa & Co collection…
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Here is my card…love how those colors give a frosty look…
And this is how it looks when the bookmark part is taken out…that snowy background is cute and easy to do with a piece of patterned paper!
Here is how to make it…for the card base…cut a piece of Whisper White to measure 3″ wide x 11″ long and folded at 5 1/2″. I then layered on a piece of Marina Mist cardstock sized 5 1/4″ x 2 3/4″.
The bookmark pocket…cut a piece of white cardstock to measure 6″ x 2 1/2″ – score at 1″ up from the bottom edge and fold – secure with staples each side – and voila! Easy as that! I used the new Handheld Stapler and Mini Silver Staples (pg 16 Holiday Catalog) on my pocket…
Cut a piece of Designer Series Paper to measure 2 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ and adhere to your panel – I used a festive snowy piece from Santa & Co (pg 29 Holiday Catalog) – you could also use a stamped or embossed background – and then add a sentiment – I used Merry Christmas from the set Making Spirits Bright (pg 48 Holiday Catalog).
The bookmark…is a piece of white cardstock cut to measure 5″ x 2″ – I shaped the top corners using my Paper Trimmer and punched a hole for some twine.
To decorate it, I used blue & green patterned tapes from Santa & Co Washi Tape (pg 29 Holiday Catalog) and stamped a tree using a stamp from Festival of Trees (pg 24 Holiday Catalog) and snowflakes using a stamp from Holiday Home (pg 16 Holiday Catalog).
I threaded through a piece of Natural & Old Olive Two Tone Trim (pg 29) and tied it in place using a piece of Silver Bakers Twine…
The finishing touch…a small snowflake from Frosted Sequins (pg 22 Holiday Catalog) with a small Rhinestone Jewel in the center…
Here are the images that you get in the set Festival of Trees – click on the blue words below to view in the online store…
- 135059 Festival of Trees Stamp Set – $15.95
- 137640 Festival of Trees Bundle – $27.95 – includes the Stamp Set AND the co-0rdinating Punch and saves you 15%!
Supplies used to make this card:
Stamps: Festival of Trees (135059), Holiday Home (135095), Making Spirits Bright (CM 135089/WM 135086)
Cardstock: Whisper White (100730), Marina Mist (119682)
DSP: Santa & Co (135821)
Ink: Memento Black (132708), Old Olive (126953), Marina Mist (126962)
Twine: Natural & Old Olive Two Tone Trim (135837), Silver Bakers (132976)
Washi Tape: Santa & Co (135843)
Misc: Handheld Stapler (135850), Mini Silver Staples (135847), Frosted Sequins (135835), Rhinestone Jewel (119246), Glue Dots (103683)
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Look who I saw wandering through the garden this morning…I never get tired of seeing these beautiful animals…there were 6 in total grazing and I could watch them for hours…they are amazingly well camouflaged this time of year! Click on the photo for a closer look…
Just stumbled across you on pinterest and your website. I have enjoyed looking at your tutorials and plan to make some. Each of your projects is terrific and you do an excellent job with explanations. So thankful to have found you.