Step-by-Step: Corner Bookmark

Making a corner bookmark is fun and fast.  It also makes a great gift for a reader of any age!  Let's look at how I made my corner bookmark.

Supplies:

• BasicGrey magnetic disc
• patterned paper or cardstock
• flowers
• buttons
• rickrack
• stamps and ink
  

Instructions:

1. Cut a 3 1/4" square piece of patterned paper or cardstock.
2. Fold the upper left- and right-hand corners to the center. This will be the front of your bookmark.  Here is what it should look like:
   
   
   
   
3. Close the seam with a strip of paper or with photo tabs.  Hide the photo tabs or seam with a large flower or other embellishment.  You will see I used a large flower, in the finished photo.  Here you can see my seam closed with a strip of cardstock.  I also added a bit of rickrack and rounded the corners.
   
   
   
   
4. Adhere a BasicGrey magnetic disc to one of the lower corners.   I have made these without the magnet, and the bookmarks tend to be heavy and fall off your page.  The magnet keeps the bookmark from falling off.
5. Turn over and embellish the back to complete!
   

Here you can see the front and back of my bookmark.  Notice how the magnet is used on the page.

Papers:  Memory Box sugar plum cardstock, BasicGrey Lime Rickey

Stamps:  Layers of Color Architectural Blocks

Stamp Ink:  Memento rich cocoa

Embellishments: misc. rickrack & ribbon, Making Memories Sabrina tiny alpha, Prima flowers, BasicGrey brad & magnetic disc, Doodlebug flower, American Crafts button

These are super easy and fast to make. Think of how many quick gifts you could make for family, friends, teachers, etc.  Enjoy!