Friday, February 5, 2016

Bookmarks!

I've seen some great looking tangled bookmarks online and wanted to try my hand at it as well. I had two scraps of really nice watercolor paper. It took me a couple of weeks to finish these. I ended up scanning them and reprinting them before laminating.
Quipple in pinks and greys

Skwim with Zenith and Fescu

Ing
Land Girlz





















And here is the finished "project" including cards which hold the bookmarks for mailing.

Have a great week!

3 comments:

  1. Betsy, I love your bookmarks! I've been following your work for a few months now. As a newbie to Zentangle, your art is such inspiration to me. If I understand correctly, your bookmarks are reprints of the one original? What kind of scanner/printer do you use? The quality/colour is amazing! Also how did you laminate them? Do you have a machine? My family and I read A LOT, so I am always making bookmarks. However the paper ones don't last long when you read in the bath! LOL!! Thanks and happy day! :))

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    1. Thanks Deanne! You're correct that I made reprints from my originals (there were 2 original bookmarks, front and back) by scanning and reprinting them on our home printer. We have an HP Photosmart C5550 All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier. Its several years old but has held up well. It was the best deal at Costco at the time. I printed them onto white cardstock. I also laminated them on my Purple Cows laminator. Its about as old as the copier (and I got it at Costco too!) I'm guessing tho that you could do both the reprinting and laminating at a copy store as an alternative. Happy reading!

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous bookmarks! With the pretty card holder they look very elegant! What a great idea! Very inspiring!
    Have a nice sunday!

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