Blossoming Rose Bookmark by Dot Leathbridge
Hi everyone, During restrictions I've really enjoyed reading more and I've decided to make another bookmark. It's a bit like accessories, one is never enough. I like them in the shape of a tag, but you could make it any shape you like really. Every time I've been out in my car this week I've seen house after house with beautiful blossoming roses in their front yards. This has been my inspiration for my bookmark. It uses the gorgeous Blooming Rose stamp with some background marks from Mixed Media Marks 2 . The base is a scrap piece of gelli print. It was in the colours from this month's mood board so it was perfect. The gorgeous rose was painted with water colours and carefully cut out. I stamped a couple of extra buds and left them white. Around the edges I cut up some patterned paper and created a border. A few splatters of paint adds to the mixed media feel of the bookmark. There is a lovely poem with the Blossoming Rose stamp too which I thought was appro...