BOOKMARKS (folder template & link list)

Do you have a hard time resizing those templates that say resize to 133% etc? It makes me squirrelly trying to resize templates, so I thought I'd resize this one for you and scan it. (It's from Stampin' Up!) It could also make a card with 4 triangular pockets too, or a gift tag card or folder.

• You can find the template to make this bookmark folder here.

I was hoping this was manly enough, 'cause I made it as a gift for my fella to celebrate his 3 job offers (after lots of hardwork looking.) He's a brainiac (He'd be so embarassed that I wrote that, but a girl's gotta brag a little, no? Gotta love a clever man.) Anywho, I thought this flower looked like a scallop, so I used it for a monogram look.

To make the little 'manly scallops' (flowers) ;0) I did this schtuff:

• Stamped 8 scallop flowers from the Petal Pushers stamp set (in black craft ink embossed with clear e.p., on Naturals white c.s. which was Printed with text from my computer)

• Watercoloured it with reinkers (Buckaroo Blue & Close to Cocoa & Black Craft ink)
  

• I wanted the bookmarks to have a monogram on each side, so because the scallop is cut freehand (and they just don't line up immaculately) I coloured on the front edges & back of the scallops with a black marker (that way no white would show):

Stuff used to make the bookmark bottoms & folder:

Bookmark Bottoms: Basic Grey paper (Scarlet's letter Night SCR805) Folder: Basic Grey paper (Aged & Confused Vagabond VAG149); lined with River Rock cardstock, black embroidery thread

I paper pierced the folder, but it came apart a little; next time I'd reinforce the paper with masking tap on the back of the flap so it'd be strong enough to take the stitches.

Some great bookmark projects:

• Stamping Mathilda's bookmark Tutorial
• Photo bookmarks by Kawaii Crafter
• Plain template (from PII printables)
  
• Plain template 2 (from PII printables)
• Folded bookmark tut & template by Applehead--no name, I looked--I'm not that rude ;0)
• Heart-shaped bookmark from the Stampers Mall
• Bookmark Books by Spacedog Studio (write up by Paper Shop Ink blog) on etsy here
• Anime bookmark template & tut by Endless Rain
• Flower bookmarks (great for kids, but stampin' potential is HUGE)
• my weird bookspine bookmarks :0)
• Magnetic tag bookmark by Roxy
  

From Martha et al:

• Shirt n tie bookmarks
• Ribbon Bookmarks
• More ribbon bookmarks
  
• Honey Bunny Bookmark (cute!)
• Personalized bookmark
• Photo Bookmarks
• Designer paper self-holding bookmark
• Granny Square bookmark
• Paperclip charms
• Save the date bookmarks
• Bookmark "card"
  
• Bookmark favours
• Heart Bookmark

Kids (big or little!):

• Curious George
• Butterfly bookmark

Book Plates:

• http://www.myhomelibrary.org/bookplates.html
  

Found with much thanks to this great site The Bookmark Collector:

• Soldered pendant glass bookmark by Ellen
  
• A gorgeous pendant example by Cindy
• & Cindy's inchie bookmark
• Magnetic bookmark video tut by Patti
• Round bookmark in a card by Bethany
• Bookmark card by nitestamper
  

...No point goin' on with this list 'cause Alan The Bookmark Collector has done such a gorgeous job collecting many "make your own bookmark" links! (There's several posts with links that have a make-your-own bookmark category) :0)

Thanks for stopping by! :0)