Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Caged Bird Bookmark



This is an old project but we thought it might be of interest to Tim Holtz fans. It was made for a bookmark swap on the Crafttelly forum. I wanted to make something a little different to the usual flat bookmark but something that could still be used for its intended function. 

The bookmark is made from Tim Holtz Grungeboard for durability and the 3D element at the top is made using Tim's Caged Bird Sizzix die. I cut two cages out of grungeboard and bowed them a little, grungeboard is great for this as it is very flexible and cuts nice and cleanly with the Sizzix steel rule dies. These were treated to various colours of embossing powder on both sides to create a gilded look. They were fixed to the flat part of the bookmark using simple brads covered up with some gems. The edges of the cage were then glued together giving the impression of a circular cage.

The bird was stamped with Creative Expressions Rubber Stamp Textures and slotted through the cage so it pokes out front and back. The main part of the bookmark was then distressed, stamped with Creative Expressions Rubber Stamp Textures and some embossed swirls added. Oh, and the letter L was added for the lady the bookmark was made for :-)



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10 comments:

  1. Sasha17 July 2012 at 23:07

    Super bookmark. Love those dies and fabulous distressing.

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  2. Crafty Loops17 July 2012 at 23:22

    Wow this is gorgeous. Lee x

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  3. Gabrielle18 July 2012 at 11:41

    Gosh this is just gorgeous! What a brilliant idea for a book mark!

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  4. mand18 July 2012 at 21:46

    Perfect! I love the idea and the texturing you've put on the flat bit of the bookmark is gorgeous. I think you should make another one with an 'A' on it ;-)

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    1. Country View Crafts19 July 2012 at 18:42

      Thanks Mand...that's your Christmas pressie sorted then ;-)

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  5. BLockHEad18 July 2012 at 22:14

    Great bookmark, I'm always looking for new ways to use Tim Holtz dies. I've recently used the caged die as gates for a Halloween mini I'm working on - Inky

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    1. Country View Crafts19 July 2012 at 18:44

      That sounds interseting. There are a lot of dies, especially Tim Holtz ones, where your imagination is the only limit :-)

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  6. Carol Q19 July 2012 at 20:00

    that's fab.

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  7. kayh510619 July 2012 at 23:35

    Great bookmark! I often use grungeboard or grungepaper for Tim's sizzix dies...

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  8. Inkypinkycraft30 August 2012 at 12:52

    Great idea for a bookmark! Trace x

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