More Bookmarks

With the help of my nifty new cold laminating
machine, I finally finished up a few craft projects
I've been working on for months. Not sure what
got me on the bookmark kick, but I seem to be
stuck on it at the moment.

Love this one...


And these turned out so cute. Although I've had to try
several types of magnets to get them to work...


It always amazes me how different a color can be from
computer screen to actual print. But I still like these...


Funny, I'm guessing there are a lot of folks out there who
have switched over to a Kindle or other personal reading
device. So bookmarks may soon go the way of let's see
CDs? Landlines? Well, you see where I'm going. I'm
just not there yet. I kinda like lugging my big bulky
book around. Especially when I've got a cute bookmark
to go with it.

A Productive Weekend

Finally managed to get to some of the craft projects
that have been on my to-do list over the weekend.

A few new cards...





And I finally got my "bus roll" bookmarks
printed out in black and laminated...


I was pretty pleased with how they turned out, but
definitely learned a few dos and don'ts for my
next batch. Trial and error, that's half the fun, right?

New Twist On An Old Favorite - The Bus Roll

Happy to report I finally got around to testing out a
craft idea I've had for awhile now. Like many others
out there in the blogging universe and beyond, I'm a
fan of those vintage bus roll signs. I've been playing
around with making my own in various sizes and such.
I came up with the idea of a bookmark, both for a small
way to test my designs and well, I needed a bookmark.

And here are my first attempts...




I had to reverse the color scheme for now from the usual black
background because my printer was almost out of ink, but I'm
going to try the black on white again. Also need to try some other
paper options (I used a glossy paper here) and possibly check out
laminating. And also work on my brad placement as London was
a little off center ;-). But overall, I really liked how they came out.

Wishing everyone a great Monday!

PS. Any Lost fans out there still recovering from last nights
finale? I laughed, I cried (a lot), and I had more than a few I'm
so confused moments. But alas, we all must "move on".