Bookmark Buddies

A while back, my boyfriend asked me to make him a bookmark like the tag I made for my brother.  He only asked it be a lot thinner.  So I made him one.

Although he first said he liked it, he later told me that it was too big.  So I started making a smaller tag and that was too big too, I guess…I said I would trim the edges off to make it narrow.  He also thought it would be a good idea just to make the character a bookmark.  So I ended up making two.  I think they turned out so cute! 

Here's the narrow bookmark.  It was a regular (roughly 2 1/2 x5 1/4 inch) tag, but I trimmed it just at the angled part so it measures 2 x 5 1/4 inches. I added some PTI star edge and MFT chevron border strip die cuts to the tag.  First, I covered the tag with the cool textured netting paper sent to me recently from a friend.

 Here's the bottom back (cuz books are fun!)

Here's the lone character.  I made him to stick on a tag/bookmark originally…otherwise I probably would have tried to keep the back clean.  I was wary of putting a hole through his head (a bit morbid?)…but it doesn't look strange.  I figured if I taped the string on the back it would eventually come off.  

Front:                                                                          Back: 

And here they are standing upright together (oh, I guess I could have taken a pic of them in books, huh?)  But they do look like buddies, don't they?  :)  

These would be a cute little gift/addition for your male friends, since they aren't very girly.  But feel free to make some pretty ones! 

Supplies:  Stamp (TGF, Stampology); Diecuts (MFT, PTI); Copic Markers; Paper Piercer (WRMK); Twine (Supply Owl, Other); Ink (Tsukineko); Paper; Tag; Glue.

Sugar & Spice Crafty Challenge #6

The theme is Sweet Treats!!  And how sweet it was making these two tags for the Sugar and Spice Crafty Challenge.  Click here to be taken to the challenge entry.

Using the Lawn Fawn Sweet Christmas stamp set, I made a super cute Holiday tag.

I decided to colour all of my gingerbread characters different shades of brown using E31, E33, and E37.  I added mini pearl accents from Recollections and Doodlebug.

I used the same markers to colour my gingerbread house.  I tried making a woodgrain look on my door and added a goosebump to the doorknob.  I traced the loops until the windowsill with my GellyRoll pen for the icing look.

Since I love adding gumdrops to the rooves of my houses, there was no choice but to add them to my tag.  A little bit of Distress Stickles gave them just the right amount of sugaring!

I lieu of a snowbank, the doily adds a nice handmade touch.  I had the lollipops coming down the hill with a  couple of candy canes criss-crossed.  I used some gold tinsel twine on the hole for a little bit of sparkle.

The second tag uses a Tiddly Inks stamp (not sure of the name).  I used my Faber-Castell watercolour pencils and a brush pen for the colouring.

I finished it off using diecut pieces from my diecut tin and a stamp from an MFT set (the 'have a sweet' is the same one  used on my first tag).  I added a single Seria accent for some sparkle.

Thanks for dropping by!  If you feel like a sweet tooth, head on over to the blog and join in on the scrappy fun!  :)

Sherri

Copics:  B00; C1; E31,33,37; R32; YG00,01,13.

You're a Peach

The current Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge is Perfectly Peach.  I didn't know what I was going to do.  I decided I would find ''peachy'' paper first.  But then I remembered that I had this stamp from My Favorite Things, Who's That Girl Harvest, which includes a basket with interchangeable fruit.  And when I checked, I was happy to see it did have peaches on it.  Not that I needed to used peaches…but I liked the idea of being able to.  :)  Then what when from being a card turned into being a pocket envelope and tag.  It will be really cute paired with a nice gift for a friend.  I liked using the Fillable Frames #7 die to create a peephole for my image.  You could even add a transparency there, if you wanted.  I added some velcro on the pocket flap so it would be practical.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge was to make a tag, so this works for that too!

Thanks for the challenges!

Supplies Used:  MFT WTG Harvest; Mini Doily Circles and Royal Leaves Die-namics; PTI Seed Packet and Fillable Frames #7 Die; Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers; Button; Twine.

A Special Guy

I thought I would make a tag for a change.  This one is inspired by The Greeting Farm Farm Fresh Friday Challenge.  I loved the mix of colors and the patchiness of the pieces with shapes placed close together.

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Mojo Monday's challenge this week incorporates Tall & Skinny, so I went as close to the sketch as I could.  I had to make my circle a bit smaller so it would fit on the tag.  

After doing some stamping directly on the tag with my distress pads, I decided this would be more masculine and would go with a boy image.  

I used these thicker pieces of paper leftover from a stencil I made yesterday.  Inked them up and bent them to my liking after stapling.

I cut my pinking circle from thin cork sheet.  I also wrapped three different baker's twine around the bottom.  I think this adds to the texture.  

These trims aren't too girlie, are they?

And the lucky guy?  It's for my brother.  Although I did show this to my boyfriend and he said he wanted me to make one like it for a bookmark.  :) One request, not to make as thick!

Another day, another project.

Tootlepip!

Sherri

Supplies:  Stamp - TGF My Guy Ian; Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black and Brilliance Graphite Black; Die - PTI Limitless Layers Circle; Other - Baker's Twine, Cork Sheet; Trim.