Bookmark Card (New Design!)

Inconceivable!!!!  I'm actually posting instructions for a new card!  With all the activities this past several weeks, and then being gone on vacation for several days without much opportunity to get online, it feels like it's been forever since I've shared a new project!  (I'm sure you also feel that way . . . probably figured I had abandoned my blog altogether!)

In any event, this is a card I made for a recent article for my online demos group.  I hope you enjoy it!

This fun and easy bookmark card actually does double duty!  When the recipient opens the envelope, he or she will see this card.

Click on images for closer look.

When the bookmark is removed, a whole new card will be revealed.

How fun is that?!

Materials for Card

Stamp Sets

* Butterfly Wishes (butterflies)

* Country Home (sentiment)

* Crackle Paint (background)

Paper

* Mossy Meadow card stock (8-1/2” x 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4”)

* Night of Navy card stock (about 2” x 2” for scalloped square)

* Very Vanilla card stock (5-1/4” x 4” for mat; about 1-3/4” x 1-3/4” for sentiment square)

* Perennial Essence Vellum card stock (about 2” x 3” for butterflies)

* Pressed Petals Specialty DSP (5” x 3-3/4”)

Ink

* Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (sentiment)

* Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (butterflies and background

Other

* Butterfly Duet punch

* Layering Squares dies

* Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Tool

* SNAIL Adhesive; Liquid Glue (applied to bodies of butterflies)

Materials for Bookmark

Stamp Sets

* Crackle Paint (background)

* Crafting Forever (sentiment)

Paper

* Mossy Meadow card stock (8-1/2” x 2-5/8”, scored at 4-1/4”)

* Night of Navy card stock (4” x 2-3/8”)

* Very Vanilla card stock (3-3/4” x 2-1/8”)

* Perennial Essence Vellum card stock (about 2” x 3” for butterflies)

Ink

* Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (sentiment)

* Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (butterflies and background)

Other

* Butterfly Duet punch

* Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Tool

* Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive; Liquid Glue (applied to bodies of butterflies)

Notes for Assembly

1. Classic Ink takes a long time to dry on vellum card stock, so you will have plenty of time to sprinkle some embossing powder on the butterflies after stamping the images with Crumb Cake Classic Ink, and then embossing them with the heat tool.  Punch them out with the Butterfly Duet Punch, and attach to the card and bookmark with small dots of liquid glue placed just on the body between the wings.

2. To stamp the background for the sentiments on both the bookmark and the card, place the Crackle Paint stamp on the table rubber side up and lightly ink it with Crumb Cake Classic Ink.  Then lightly drop the card stock onto the stamp and lightly touch it here and there to get random portions of the image.

3. The bookmark is simply hung over the front of the card to cover the sentiment and one corner is tucked under the wing of one of the small butterflies to hold it in place until it’s removed.

4. Nothing fancy about assembling this card – no dimensionals are used because it’s already fairly thick with all the layers.  So just layer everything up as shown.

I hope you enjoy this card!

Cathy  ;D