Peeking Panda Bookmark (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

This is my 800th blog post!! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Peeking Panda Bookmark. :o)

I made this bookmark for my sweetheart. He loves it. :o)

For my bookmark I used a SUPER CUTE Kitty Bee Designs 'Peek A Boo Panda' digital image. Isn't he ADORABLE!!! :o) This is my second project using this image. You can find first one here. :o)

I also used free Paper, Bamboo, Drawing, Visual Arts, Plant PNG image with transparent background found and available to download for free on kisspng page.

How I made this bookmark...

I had printed panda on a watercolor paper for a while in my stash. Most time when I print digital images I print more then one image, just in case if I mess up or to simply have it by hand for another project.

I stamped tiny circles around panda's eyes and colored his eyes with black fine liners. I colored the panda in watercolor technique using Distress Ink Hickory Smoke, just to add a bit of a shade. After drying, I fussy cut the panda and traced edges with black marker. Then I drew highlights with white pigment ink and left the panda aside.

I made a bookmark layout on my computer in MS Word. I didn't bother to edit image to get only one bookmark, as you can see below.

I printed the layout on a white cardstock paper. I fussy cut plain bookmark, leaving thin white border around it. I placed the bookmark in a laminating pouch and fussy cut the pouch slightly wider than the plain bookmark. (Update, April 1st, 2019) At this point I didn't laminate the bookmark. I placed the plain bookmark in the laminating pouch to use it as a cutting guide.

Then I cut out patterned bookmark and left it aside for two hours to let color dry completely to prevent ink smearing in next steps. I ink blended the bookmark with Distress Ink Hickory Smoke, splattered the surface with water and dried the bookmark with a heat tool. I mixed DI Hickory Smoke with a bit of water, splattered the surface and dried it. I repeated the same with DI Black Soot.

When I was satisfied with colors and splatters, I traced edges of the bookmark with the black marker and drew white highlights on bamboos.

Here is a photo of all pieces I used to create this bookmark.

I glued all pieces together, placed the bookmark in a laminating pouch and laminated it. After couple seconds of cooling, the bookmark was finished. :o)

Measurements: 40 mm x 173 mm

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Peek A Boo Panda' digital image
• Create a Smile 'Eggstraordinary Egghunt' stamp set (tiny circle; the set is discontinued)
• Paper, Bamboo, Drawing, Visual Arts, Plant PNG image with transparent background
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• SIGMA A4 laminating pouch
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (marker), black 68/46
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.1
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.2
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.3
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• UHU liquid glue
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Leitz HL9 Home Laminator A4
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• paper towels
• water

I hope you'll like my KBD spotlight project for this month and get inspired. For more inspiration and cute images jump over to the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Store, Kitty Bee Designs Blog and Kitty Bee Designs FB. :o)

I'm linking my bookmark to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 13 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Rainbow Book Pile Bookmark (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hello everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Rainbow Book Pile Bookmark. :o)

I made this bookmark for myself. :o)

To make this bookmark I was inspired with a card I made last year: Rainbow Books Birthday Card.

I used a book pile stamp from an adorable Jane's Doodles 'Read All About It' stamp set.


How I made my bookmark...

With some masking, I stamped the book pile on a watercolor paper and colored books in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I used 19 different Distress Ink colors to color books' covers and DI Hickory Smoke for books' pages (see detailed supply list below).

After drying, I fussy cut the book pile and traced edges with black marker. I glued the book pile on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut the pile again, this time leaving white thin border around the pile.

Then I drew some white highlights on books with white pigment ink pen.

Lastly, I placed the book pile in a laminating pouch, fussy cut the pouch and laminated it. After couple seconds of cooling, my bookmark was finished. I LOVE it!!! :o)

Measurements: 34 mm x 124 mm

List of supplies :

• Jane's Doodles 'Read All About It' stamp set 
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• SIGMA A4 laminating pouch
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Barn Door
• Candied Apple
• Festive Berries
• Abandoned Coral
• Carved Pumpkin
• Spiced Marmalade
• Fossilized Amber
• Mustard Seed
• Twisted Citron
• Cracked Pistachio
• Lucky Clover
• Peacock Feathers
• Broken China
• Tumbled Glass
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Salty Ocean
• Blueprint Sketch
• Dusty Concord
• Wilted Violet
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Uniball Signo White
• UHU liquid glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Leitz HL9 Home Laminator A4
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• paper towels
• water
• post-it paper (for masking)

I'm linking my bookmark to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #331 - Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, March: Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 10 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Love To Craft Challenge Blog, Challenge LTCCB #32 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Love To Scrap Challenge Blog, Challenge LTSCB #119 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

6) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD week of March 5th, Anything Goes Challenge

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka