Our example consists of bookmarks measuring
approx. 17 x 6 cm. And a white voucher card measuring
approx. 18 x 10 cm. Both are presented in a self-made kraft cardboard case after crafting.
Transparent bookmark
For the first bookmark, you can cut a rectangle of
pinwheel foil measuring 17 x 6 cm. Cut one end of this rectangle into a flat pennant. Write a message in your favourite font on a piece of paper or print it out from your PC as a template in your favourite font. Place this template
under the pinwheel foil and trace the lettering with a fine permanent marker, punching a hole in the centre of the straight short side,
approx. 0.5 cm from the edge.
Pull an
anchor chain through this hole, attach a
ring to the back end to fix the
chain to the bookmark and a
tassel with an eyelet to the other end.
White bookmark
The decorative bookmarks made from the
white paper are designed using the
napkin technique up to about halfway and decorated with a
decorative stamp on the remaining white background.
First cut the
napkins so that they fit on the bookmarks and separate the layers from the napkin so that you only have the top printed layer in front of you, then coat the bookmarks with
napkin varnish and place the motifs on each one. Then apply another layer of napkin varnish and leave to dry.
Now you can personalise your bookmarks even further by decorating them with
stamps. To do this, remove the
Clear Stamps you want from the backing film and position the one you want to use on the
acrylic block. Then colour the stamp with the
ink pads and stamp as you wish.
Now cut
kraft cardboard measuring
17 x 6 cm for the designed bookmark and the
photo cardboard designed with the napkins to a slightly smaller size of
approx. 16 x 5.5 cm. take the kraft cardboard and punch a hole in the centre of one short side, cut the other short side into a decorative pennant.
Attach an anchor chain with a tassel in the hole as you did with the transparent bookmark, position the
white paper on the kraft cardboard so that it is exactly in the centre and cut the pennant shape into the white paper to match the kraft cardboard. It can be easily attached to the kraft cardboard with the help of
double-sided adhesive tape.
