Selfmade bookmark by Anita

Hello and welcome, Anita from the Design Team here today.

It is Sunday and it's raining outside and what is better on a rainy Sunday than reading a good book? I love books.  I am addicted to books, and as I read the book I always think that I should have had a bookmark. Why not make it my self? Self-done is well done 😄


So I made my self a bookmark and now I want to show you how I did this:
I took a manila tag in size #12 and cut it on both sides approx a centimeter




I used my corner punch and rounded the top corners on my tag



then I took my new and awesome Distress Oxides and started colouring my tag:

I started with Broken China, Cracked Pistasio and Fossilised Amber on my craft mat and spritzed with water and "smeared" the tag into the colours


I used the heat gun and dried between all layers


Then Fossilised Amber and Spiced Marmalade



Fired Brick and Faded Jeans



Cracked Pistachio and Spiced Marmalade


and Faded Jeans


Beautiful creamy colours


I used the vintage script stamp and stamped all over my tag with Distress Oxide Vintage Photo


I also used the colour Vintage Photo around the edges with a ink tool


and then Walnut Stain



I used the Round in Circles stamp and stamped on my tag with Distress Oxide in the colour Iced Spruce


I stamped this beautiful flowers from the Textured Flowers stamp set on a paper I previously sprayed with Lindy's sprays in blue and turquoise


I also embossed the flowers before I cut them out


These flowers are so beautiful!
I glued them down on my tag/bookmark.
I attached also a lace ribbon at the top of the bookmark




And voilà - I've got me a bookmark to use in the book I'm reading.







Stamps I've used on this Project is:


Thank you for visiting. I hope you are inspired to make your own bookmark.

Hugs, Anita
♥



Comments

Bibi Lindahl said…
Beautiful bookmark, Anita! I love how the Oxide background turned out. Those inks are fantastic! Bookmarks make fab gifts, too.
Thank you for sharing! ♥
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said…
Beautiful bookmark :) love the scripty flowers and background!
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Shilpa Nagaonkar said…
Love the way you have created background with Distress Oxide! Beautiful Bookmark, Anita
Sunday, March 19, 2017
ionabunny said…
A bookmark is always useful and this one is beautiful as well. Love those blue flowers on that gorgeous background. Hugz
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Helen Gullett said…
Oh that is fabulous idea of using the large shipping tag. Love those flowers and backgroung you created. Thank you for sharing it :)
Sunday, March 19, 2017
aussie aNNie said…
Absolutely love this...xx ♥[aNNie]
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Mac Mable said…
Thank you for the tutorial and the step by step using the new inks and those fabulous flower stamps. Loving your tag and those blue flowers x
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Fliss said…
Very pretty bookmark Anita and love the effect of the Oxide inks.
Fliss xx
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Julie S said…
Now you have another great excuse for reading - just to look at that lovely bookmark!
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said…
Really love that Background Anita, the Distress Oxides give such a dreamy effect. Beautiful addition of the flowers, a useful treasure. Hugs Tracey xx
Friday, March 24, 2017
Susanne Rose said…
This is such a beautiful bookmark! I can't wait to get some Oxides in my hands. xx Susanne.
Friday, March 24, 2017
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