Welcome back to a new My Monthly Hero Kit Countdown for March of 2021! Super happy to reveal just a few of the fabulous designs that are a part of this amazing set. March brings us “all the positivities of reading”, something all of us can relate to and need. With that theme in mind, I thought it would be fun to make a card that had a coordinating bookmark and could work both for an adult and/or a child.
To make this card, I used a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ side folded, Dove White card base. I stamped and die-cut the tree, girl, and cat from Dove White cardstock using Intense Black Ink and embellished them with Copic Markers and set them aside. (Sounds like I’m baking something, lol.) I then cut a piece of white cardstock, 2″ x 5 1/2″. This created the bookmark itself. I stamped only the left part of the tree onto the right side of bookmark and colored it in. I went back over to the original card (no tree there yet) and colored the sky and grass using blending tools and Pool Party, Taffy, Lemon Drop and Key Lime Reactive Inks.
Now to make the pocket. I cut a piece of vellum 8 1/2″long x 5 1/2″ high. I scored the center of the card at 4 1/4″. Next I scored the front of the card at 2 1/8″ and folded it in towards the inside of the card. (Here the card is folded out and flat so you can see the bookmark pocket.)
For easy access to the bookmark, a half circle was punched at the top of the pocket (one layer only). I sealed the pocket by running a very thin line of glue on the edge of the pocket that folds into the main fold. It should look like this…
Attach cat to bookmark. After glue has dried, insert bookmark into sleeve. Now you are ready to attach the whole tree to the front of the card. Adhere tree to front of embellished card base making sure to line up tree with tree on bookmark in the pocket.
I fussy-cut and colored a pillow for the girl’s head and attached it to the card base. The girl was attached to the vellum part of the card only so that the pocket could still open if desired.
Last step is to stamp and emboss sentiment onto card front using Versamark ink and white embossing powder onto Pitch Black cardstock. Trim and attach to card.
Wah la! Done! Pretty easy card and fun to give away!
Well that’s just a small part of the kit and there’s so much more! You can check out the other blogs by going here. Hope you will come back to my space on Monday, March 8th where the My Monthly Hero Kit with add-ons is actually launched and available with a blog hop and giveaway! Oh, and we have a GIVEAWAY today. Simply leave a comment on each blog post to be entered to win a kit before it’s available to everyone else! We will randomly select one winner on from all the comments left on the posts. Good luck!
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Love your pocket and bookmark, so creative. Sweet card
So clever !and I love the sentiments!
What a delightful card. I love how you made the bookmark and pocket, so that the book mark reveals half the tree. Your coloring is always wonderful. How I wish I could just stretch out under that tree and get lost in a book. (But I would need a crane to get me up LOL)
Love these stamps and shows you can read anywhere. My recent faux pas was when I was reading in the bathtub and fell asleep. I love this stamp set and looks like another great kit from Hero Arts.
Cool idea Debi!
What a great card!
What a great idea to include a bookmark! Love your card!
Your cards are always awesome, there is always a unique feature!
What a fun card. Thanks for sharing!
Great job! Love the clever way you made a pocket for a bookmark. Thanks for the inspiration and the instructions!
Great idea, love the bookmark !
The librarian in me is thrilled to see a book lovers’ kit! Bravo!
Great idea for those that love reading, nice card.
What a wonderful idea – thanks for the inspiration.
I love this idea, card and bookmark! What a great way to send a card with a little something extra. Thanks for the instructions to add a pocket for a bookmark. Your card is awesome.
Wow this is such a beautiful card and I love the bookmark idea
Beautiful! Love the velum.
Love the card and the sentiment! I feel myself really wanting this kit and have only seen three posts so far!
How fun! Your idea is just the thing for gift giving with a book.
You are so creative, Debi.
Clever idea for the bookmark pocket. Love the colors!!
Great card with a clever add-on for the recipient. Love how it’s colored and put together.
Such a cool card. I am making bookmarks for our Book Club members and this would be perfect!
Awesome! So creative to make a bookmark that matches the rest of your card’s design. Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea! Very creative.
This is such a wonderful idea. I am anxious to make some of these.
Love this idea! So creative!
This card design is brilliant! How clever! I can envision all sorts of scenes to use this style of card with! I have a question: I don’t know how you attached the vellum pocket piece to the Dove card base though. Do you glue it onto the back of the cardstock card base? Thank you for sharing this really cool card with us!!!!
Agreat idea, Debi! O love both the card & the bookmark!!
Not only is your card beautiful and creative but it’s a gift too! It’s wonderful! Thank you for sharing it!
I love your card and the creativity! The bookmark idea is perfect!
Wow!! I just love this wonderful creation, Debi!! This is such a clever and creative way to add the book mark to the card front while adding an extra layer of interest!! I’m certainly going to try this one!! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Stay safe!
That is so cool!
What an amazing idea. I would love to make several of these.
What a great idea to have a pocket for the bookmark. Love your layout and beautiful colors you chose
This kit looks like a must have in my collection of stamps
Love the whole idea of bookmark in a card. The color blending of the background, the vallum pocket and matching the tree on the bookmark and card. very clever. Can’t wait for this kit.
So ingenious! You should get a bonus from HA because you just sold me on the kit! Love it!
Debi, I LOVE your pocket! How creative — and perfect for this stamp set!! Love your card!
I adore this card and your creativity! Thanks for sharing.
Super idea to create the bookmark as a part of the card! Love the tree and other stamps in this set and love
your pretty card! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so very much for the detailed instructions on making this card. I can think of several people that this is going to be perfect for bringing a smile to their face! So excited for the reveal!!