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Birds Bookmarks

An excellent creator of stamped greeting cards, working as a designer for Sunday International and Faerie Song Art Stamps, is Sue Wisniewski. Here we are privileged to have this talented artist make three charming bookmarks using Posh designs. Sue brings out the boldness of Dee's designs very well by making each bird not the center of attention but the center of attraction! Each bookmark is different but they play so well together. Sue has used embossing powders that have always provided interesting effects, especially fascinating to the new stamper. Sue has done something inviting with these three examples that hopefully will inspire you to give them a try yourselves.

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Directions and Tips to Get Sue's Best Results

FLAMINGO bookmark:

  1. Cut white cardstock 2 3/4” x 5 1/4”, black cardstock 3 x 5 1/2” and purple cardstock 3 1/4” x 5 3/4”.
  2. Stamp Flamingo image with VersaMark ink onto the white cardstock.
  3. Sprinkle gold & yellow embossing powders on the beak & head. Move to neck to sprinkle on red embossing powder. Sprinkle Wild Plum embossing powder on the feathers of the Flamingo. Last sprinkle black embossing powder on her legs.
  4. Heat set all embossing powders with Heat It craft tool. When you see the powders change from a dry powder to a glossy effect you are done embossing. It only takes a minute or two for this to happen.
  5. Layer Flamingo onto black & purple cardstocks with ATG tool.
  6. Add buttons to the bottom of bookmark with glue dots.
  7. Punch a 1/4” hole with hand held punch in the top of bookmark.
  8. Tie ribbon to finish


COCKATOO bookmark:

  1. Cut black cardstock to 1 3/4” x 5 1/4” & white cardstock 2 1/4” x 5 3/4”.
  2. Stamp Cockatoo with VersaMark ink onto black cardstock.
  3. Sprinkle white embossing powder on image of Cockatoo.
  4. Heat set with Heat It craft tool. Image will become a glossy white when done. This will only take a couple of minutes.
  5. Tape Cockatoo to white cardstock with ATG tool.
  6. Punch a 1/4” hole with hand held punch in the top of bookmark. Tie ribbon through hole.
  7. Add a small ribbon bow with glue dots to bottom of bookmark.


PARROT bookmark:

  1. Cut white cardstock to 1 3/4” x 5 3/4”, green cardstock 2 1/8” x 6” and purple cardstock  2 1/2” x 6 1/4”.
  2. Stamp Parrot with VersaMark ink onto white cardstock.
  3. Sprinkle Adirondack Ginger embossing powder on the face, beak & feet of Parrot.
  4. Sprinkle green embossing powder on the top of Parrot's head and on his tail feathers.
  5. Sprinkle Adirondack Wild Plum embossing powder on the rest of his feathers.
  6. Heat set with Heat It craft tool. Image will become glossy when this is done. It will only take a couple of minutes.
  7. Tape Parrot to green & purple layers with ATG tool.
  8. Stick self adhesive crystals to the right side of the Parrot.
  9. Punch 1/4” hole with hand held punch. Tie ribbon & fiber through hole.
  
Directions for making them

Stamps:
- Pink Flamingo, Cockatoo & Parrot – Vertical Inspiration Birds of Paradise Set #81.

Ink:
- VersaMark watermark stamp pad

Supplies:
- Heat It craft tool
- Adirondack embossing powders Wild Plum & Ginger
- Misc. embossing powders (names unknown because transferred to other containers)
- Scotch ATG 752 (favorite adhesive tool)
- 1/4” hand held hole punch
- glue dots
- embellishments – buttons, ribbon, & self sticking crystals

Other supplies are available in your neighborhood stamp store.
     

All supplies needed for this project can be seen or purchased from I Brake For Stamps.