Cute Character Bookmarks

Hi there

I'm stopping by this afternoon to share something new I've been working on behind the scenes...Bookmarks!

I wanted to offer something different in my online shop, as well as cards, while still working with my stash of cardstock, stamps, stencils, etc.  Papercraft is what I love doing, so I thought this was a good direction to go in.

I've been making a few different styles/themes and in this first post I'm sharing a little batch featuring some cute characters.

Of all the designs I created, these were the most time-consuming as they all involved stamping, masking, ink blending, colouring and gloss accents.

They were all made in exactly the same way.  I began by stamping the four characters, which were then masked before stamping the books they are sitting on.  The books were also then masked before each background was ink blended with three shades of Distress Ink.  I removed the masked and coloured the images with Copic markers.  I then die cut each panel with a faux stitched tall tag die, as well as die cutting four different co-ordinating patterned papers which I then adhered back to back to create a cleaner finish.  I then held my breath while stamping the quotes on each one (didn't want to mess this bit up after so much work!)  Each bookmark was then finished with some grosgrain ribbon and tied with twine, and I added some gloss to the glasses and eyes.

Here's a closer view of each one, and the supplies I used for each...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Wise Owl, That's Genius
• Distress Ink: Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Tall Tag Duo
• Coloured with Copics
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Kraft in Color: Color
• Accents: Ribbon - American Crafts; Twine - Hemptique; Glossy Accents

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Wise Owl, That's Genius
• Distress Ink: Worn Lipstick, Shaded Lilac, Salty Ocean; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Tall Tag Duo
• Coloured with Copics
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Kraft in Color: Color
• Accents: Ribbon - American Crafts; Twine - Hemptique; Glossy Accents

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Wise Owl, That's Genius
• Distress Ink: Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Tall Tag Duo
• Coloured with Copics
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Kraft in Color: Color
• Accents: Ribbon - American Crafts; Twine - Hemptique; Glossy Accents

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Wise Owl
• Distress Ink: Antique Linen, Peeled Paint, Frayed Burlap; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Tall Tag Duo
• Coloured with Copics
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Kraft in Color: Color
• Accents: Ribbon - American Crafts; Twine - Hemptique; Glossy Accents

I'm linking these up at Darnell's NBUS Challenge #18 as this tall tag die is a newbie and I'm loving using it! 

I'll be sharing all of my bookmarks today, in different posts by theme.  I hope you like them.