Abandoned Bookmarks

You may recall in a recent post that I was happily abandoning ATCs in my local shopping centre and a couple of other places, however, upon finding one torn up and dropped in the carpark, I felt a bit disillusioned.  I then wondered if the people picking them up thought they were going to 'get something' but all they 'got' was a bit of card - after all, if you don't know what an ATC is, then it really isn't anything in particular,  
if you understand what I mean.

That got me thinking that perhaps I'd try abandoning bookmarks instead - people know what they are for, or if they don't, it's time they found out!

This cute bunny is called "Boots" and is one of my new additions from Stampotique.

I stamped and embossed the image and cut each bookmark 2 1/2" wide x 5 3/4" long.  

Each one is coloured using Gelly Roll pens and when diluted with a water brush, it creates a lovely pastel, shimmery look, a technique I came across recently when someone was asking about Wink of Stella pens.

I used Distress Inks to soften the edges and as there was quite a bit of white space, I added some background using SU "Confetti" and Distress Inks stamped off once.  I then looked in my ribbon basket and found some threads to match.

This set of bookmarks are a little bit narrower and were done this way to fit the decorative top, which is a SU punch.  The colouring is done the same way as described above.

I've used another new set of stamps called "Zinouk du jardin" from carabelle studio which were purchased from Time to Create.

Hopefully these will bring a little joy to whoever happens to pick them up, as well as being a practical addition to any books they may be reading.

Mr Mojo appears to have returned from his long absence so I'll see you here again soon!

Happy Crafting!!!