Summer reading

Hi all.

Gudrun here from “tropical Oslo”.  We are having a heatwave here up north, and we are really enjoying the hot weather.  So what better can we do than having some small paper-projects and reading a good book in the shade in the hammoc.

So, I’ll share my little summer-project with you. It is so simple, and so fun. – and best of all, you can use some of your favourite mSB-stamps and use up some scraps of your favourite paper you have around making some cute book marks for your favourite summer reading..

What you’ll need:

-a favourite mSB-stamp.

-glossy paper (you can use what paper you like the most)

-inkpad and acrylic block

-shimmering H2O paint, or whatever you want to use to color your images

-scraps of paper (patternd or colored – of your choice)

-sewing machine (you can also use hand stiching)

-ribbon, bling, and embellishments of your choice

-glue

-Stamp your images on the glossy paper

-Color your stamped images

-cut the stamped images out of the glossy paper.

-Dig into your pile of patternd paper-scraps, and cut some pieces that will fit on the corner of your book.  You can use  two triangles (one for the front and one for the back)  or two squares.

-Put the two equal pieces on top of each other and stitch the right corner of your bookmark either by hand or using your sewing-machine.

-Add the stamped image and embellish the bookmark.

-Voila! You have the cutest bookmark for your summer-reading.

-Make more bookmarks and give them as cute little gifts to your friends and family. 

Happy summer-scrapping!

~gudrun~