Sunday 19 February 2012

Birthday card with bookmark

This week's prompt over at Tuesday Morning Sketches is a double sketch, originally intended for a square card plus a scrapling. Instead of cutting the small part of the A5 cardstock (to create an A6 card) off myself, I used the perforating blade of my manual paper cutter to create a perforation line. If the birthday girl so wishes, she can tear off the right section and use it as a bookmark.


I started with the perforation line and then scored the top fold of the card until the perforation line. I did not score the bookmark part until I had marked the top end of the bookmark/tag to be cut out. I folded the card after I had cut out the top of my tag/bookmark. See picture below for a rear view.


EDITED: The idea for a tear-off bookmark was not new. I saw it a few months ago in this post over at the Top Tip Tuesday blog. I simply took things one step further by combining the TMS sketch and the bookmark idea.

Materials used:
Patterned paper - First Edition (Birdsong collection)
Image - Penny Black
Colouring - Spectrum Noir pens
Sentiments and small flower stamp - Marianne Design stamp set
Ribbon - from stash
Button - from big bag of buttons
Scalloped circle - Spellbinders Nestability

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch #133 (+ 2 ribbons, 1 embellishment,4 layers)
Bunny Zoe - Celebrations
Crafter's Companion - #21 Anything goes
Simply Create Too - # Add sunshine to your day
Cute Card Thursday - #204 Flower power
Paperplay - #7 Critters
Totally Papercrafts - #104 Ribbons and/or bows
Allsorts - #142 Anything goes (#2)
Paper Sundaes - #108 Birthdays

12 comments:

  1. What a lovely creative card. The perforated bookmark is such a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing this great card with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  2. This is such a brilliant take on the sketch. Love the idea of a perforated bookmark. Adorable card and image, too. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week.

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  3. What a fun card! I love the stripes and how you did the scrappling. Thanks for joining in this week's challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  4. Very clever! I love your card!! Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  5. Beautiful card!
    Many thanks for joining in the
    ♥Cute Card Thursday Challenge♥
    this week! Debxx

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  6. Marianne: Your card is so very clever--I would love to card-lift your idea if OK with you?. Thanks for entering in Challenge #7 - "Add Sunsine to Your Day" at Simply Create Too. Join our next challenge too?

    Diane
    Simply Create Too Design Team Member
    http://DianesDigitialDesigns.blogspot.com/

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  7. This is so adorable! I have this stamp, too. (I"m a sucker for dog stamps!) Thanks for playing along with us this week at Totally Papercrafts.

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  8. So very sweet and oh so clever way to use a tag!! Love it!!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

    Hugs...
    Melissa

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  9. Fabulous card, I love that little notch at the top from the tag...very creative! Thanks for playing in Paper Sundaes Birthday Challenge this week!

    Danielle

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  10. Very creative, love the idea.

    Thanks for joining us at BunnyZoe. I also have Candy on my blog if you want to hop over HERE.

    Hugs Tracy x


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  11. That image made me smile :-) Great bookmark too. Thank you for playing at Simply Create Too. xx

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  12. Wonderful creation, thanks so much for playing with us at Simply Create Too.

    I have some yummy blog candy here‘s the link if you are interested

    Xoxo Marjo

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