Countryside Inn Bookmark Card

Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 10 – Balmy Blue

Today I share my bookmark card. I haven’t made one of these for a few years, and now that Stampin’ Up! have added a new line of accessories for the Take Your Pick Tool, which includes the Rotary Perforating Tip, it was time to revisit this design.

My Balmy Blue card base is 10¾” x 5¾”, score at 4¼”. Rotate 180^o and score again at 2¼” then perforate this line with the Take Your Pick Tool with Rotary Perforating Tip and a ruler.

Using Paper Snips, I angled the corners then decorated with Misty Moonlight card and a strip of Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper, Very Best Trio Punch and Misty Moonlight Inner Braid ribbon.

On the front, is a matt layer of Misty Moonlight card with DSP on top. The Basic White frame was created using 2 of the Countryside Corners dies. I thought it was a little too bright, so I sponged the edges with Balmy Blue ink and a Sponge Dauber. This is glued to the card. Using the Paper Florist dies, I created some flowers. The leaves are cut from Vellum. Some Silver Trim is added amongst the flowers which are glued to the card.

The sentiment [Sending Smiles stamp set] is stamped onto Balmy Blue card in the same colour ink and die cut using the Countryside Corners die. I felt it was too high, so I sat it in the die again and cut it smaller. Some Misty Moonlight fringing was added below. This sits on some Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Wink of Stella is added to the floral centres and some Silver Metallic Enamel Effects to each of the stamen.

On the inside, a piece of Basic White card and another strip of DSP to match the bookmark!

Product List
Stamps: Sending Smiles
Dies: Countryside Corners, Paper Florist
Card/Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Vellum
Ink: Balmy Blue
Designer Series Paper: Countryside Inn
Other: Metallic Enamel Effects Basics, Sponge Daubers, Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack, Misty Moonlight Inner Braid Ribbon, Very Best Trio Punch, Take Your Pick Tool, Take Your Pick Crafters Tips, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Basic Gray.

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