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Ohhhh these are fun!

Not my original idea by any means, but it was one of those times when your mind explodes as your creativity opens up into a world of possibilities!

I got some Grunge Paper a little while ago. I was looking forward to getting it for soooo long, but then once I got it in my hands I had lost interest a little. But that was my own foolishness! Sometimes I can be a daft numpty!

The Grunge paper is so very cool in many ways – you can do so much stuff to it, ink it, stamp it, die cut it, mould it, mist it….. and probably much more that i havent even tried yet! So I am loving it, not to mention the fact that the smell reminds me of a pet store – in a good way, not in a ‘someone needs to clear out the pen’ kinda way!!

These grunge paper bookmarks are an ideal gift because they are ‘out of the box’ unusual, and they are really quite quick to make, not to mention the fact that you can create some fantastic textures which give these bookmarks a hugh PAZAZZ factor!

You really need to give these a go – but just two quick tips. Make sure you ink your grunge paper before cutting the fringe at the bottom as this will give a better inked result, and also please know that when embossing onto grunge paper, this may warp / curl slightly. If this bothers you, you may want to make the bookmark out of grunge board – but as this material is thicker than the grunge paper it may not dry emboss as well and will certainly not be able to be used with your die cuts.

Thanks for looking, and please make my day by leaving me a comment here.

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Here’s the products I used to make them:
Green Bookmark
Grunge Paper
Distress Ink
Cuttlebug & Cuttlebug embossing folder
Perfect Pearls
Corner Chomper
Quickutz butterfly die
Glossy Accents
Stickles

Blue Bookmark
Distress Ink
Heroarts stamps
Gold embossing powder
Versamark Clear Ink
Stargazers mica based (pearlescent) paint by ArtQuest

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Hello Everyone. Happy Boxing Day!

Did your house get a visit from Father Christmas? Ours did, and I guess we were all very good throughout the last year because we got a lot of wonderful presents. Books and DVDs, CDs and T-shirts, slippers & socks, chocolates and sweeties, photo frames & ornaments, face cream & bath bombs!! Craig got a new shaver, some speakers & a new XBOX game, and I got some crafty things too which I will share with you real soon.

We had a wonderful day, and are still enjoying winding down today. As I was sitting on the couch, in my pyjamas, eating leftovers, I was looking at all the gifts which were still sitting under the tree. And I started thinking. Thinking about how I am thankful for every present, big and small, and thankful that there are people who care about me, and want to give me gifts.

So in return, I want to give you all a gift.

Thank You Christmas Notelets, which I have quickly made today, ready to be printed at home. Download the pdf, and print to A4 paper (two notelets per page), and why not take a few mintues to show your thankfulness to those who have been kind enough to make your Christmas special.

Enjoy, and Happy Christmas everyone!

Download Free Christmas Thank You Notelet HERE. (right click to save as)

BTW, I made the notelet using Cystal Wilkerson’s digital elements, which you can get from her blog Creativity by Crystal. You should check out her blog for lots of inspiration.

Have a great weekend!