Here is my first stab at those cute little cornflowers:
I love the red, white and blue- so cute with the Fourth of July less than two months away!
Here's a new twist on one of my standard designs, the True Blue Butterfly Delphinium:
With this design, I have put the flowers into little white windows framed with yellow, rather than have them on a plain white background. I really like this look, though it does push the limits of what the laminator can handle in terms of thickness! I did one of these before and sent it to my best friend, Kendra, and she said she likes this better than the standard design, so I thought I'd make a few more like it.
And finally, here are those fantastic azaleas I posted about last time!
These are so much fun to work with- such a vibrant, gorgeous color! I used the window design here too, and I really like it.
Here's where I need some feedback though, so I thought I'd make it fun and make a contest out of it (and maybe get some new followers in the process, hint hint...) I can't decide on the ribbon color for this bookmark. I didn't have time to go out and shop for new ribbon, so I worked with what I have already, and came up with three options. Here they are:
Red Ribbon
Pale Pink Ribbon
White Ribbon
So...the contest! Since I am still working on getting my Facebook fan page going, we'll use the blog comments for this. Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment with your favorite ribbon color for this design, and I'll enter your name into a drawing for a bookmark in that design, free, before I even list the new design in my shop! The deadline to enter is Friday, May 28 at 8:00pm Pacific (11pm Eastern). I'll post the winner over the Memorial Day weekend and contact them for mailing information via email. Good luck everyone!
I love the book mark and all the layers you used. About the color of the ribbon, I would go with the red one. Best, Silke
ReplyDeleteI love your bookmarks! I became a follower...come visit me, too!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the red ribbon!
ReplyDeleteLovely bookmarkers!!
ReplyDeleteI like the red, but if I could select any color, I would choose mauve :)
Oh wow, they are gorgeous! I have a flower press and tons of flowers that are aching to be used :) Of all three colors, I think the red ribbon is the best. I think it pops better than the other two.
ReplyDeleteI use bookmarks all the time so I would love to be entered into your contest!
Your bookmarks are beautiful! I love the red ribbon the best
ReplyDeleteHands down the red ribbon plays off the best with that book mark!
ReplyDeleteI could see an added simple word at the bottom of the marker...where a signature would go...something like "Calm"
"Relax" "Breath"
Thank you everyone! I'm excited to have new followers, as well as entrants to my contest!
ReplyDeleteChristina, I haven't had a lot of luck yet pressing my own flowers, but am hoping to get a better technique someday. My microwave press really doesn't work that well, and I'm too impatient to do it the old-fashioned way!
Sommers Breeze Antiques, I have thought about adding something like that, and if I was any good at calligraphy, or even just good cursive, I'd try it! Sadly, my handwriting is pretty mediocre though!
BGarden -- Yea mine is two sheets of plywood and I drilled a hole in each corner. I then use screws with the wing bolts to press it down, and I separate the flowers with wax paper. It works pretty well!
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