Over the last year I made hundreds of bookmarks for the charitable organization I work with. All of them have been made of fabric and ribbon sewn together. I wanted to experiment with bookmarks made of paper and cardstock. I had a vision ...
I started with scrapbook paper from my stash and coordinating cardstock cut from facial tissue boxes.
I bought a couple packets of dies to cut into various bookmark shapes. This is what I used to cut the cardstock.
After cutting the scrapbook paper to size, I used embossing folders to add texture to the paper. (Those little hearts are adorable!)
Then I used a specialized paper punch to round the corners of the embossed paper.
I've wanted an excuse to purchase this tool for quite some years. Now I can add grommets to my projects.
I stacked the cardstock and embossed paper, punched a hole, then squeezed in the grommet.
The last step was to add a coordinating ribbon. I have lots of colors to choose from!
My vision came to life!
So far, I've made 16 bookmarks of various sizes. They are fairly time-intensive to make. So though I am extremely pleased with the finished product, I'm not sure this is the most efficient use of my bookmark-making time. I might return to the fabric bookmarks for that organization since they sew up fairly quickly.
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