Bookmarks with Recycled Paper and Miss Kate Cuttables

Miss Kate Cuttables has done it again!! Another great paper pack out with Spring in mind!! I love these packs.

If you are going by Miss Kate Cuttables website to check out all the new items don't forget to pick up a Freebie!!

I am an avid reader. I love PAPER BACK BOOKS. I do the digital thing once in a while but I love paper!! So, I am always in need of bookmarks. I hate to bend my paper pages into "dog ears" to make my pages so I turn to my bookmarks. I have many books going at once. I like to leave them in places to make it convenient to read. I have one next to my bed, upstairs, one in my craft room, one in my family room and yes, one in the bathroom!!

I was thinking of what to make my next batch of markers with and there it was!! The new Miss Kate Cuttables Spring pack with the front page SCREAMING BOOK MARKS!!  So I took up the challenge.

Just take the display page you usually discard and cut along all the lines. It is that easy!! I then matched up my favorite papers together and taped them back to back.

Then I ran them though my laminating machine. If you don't have a laminating machine you can use contact paper and sandwich them between the contact paper and trim out.

When I was finished trimming them I used a hole punch to punch holes at the top and then strung ribbon through them. (You can also use the fancy tousle things but I only had one.) I also used a corner rounder on the edges so they don't poke me. The plastic is sharp when you leave the corners at 90 degree angles.

This is a great way to save your fun Miss Kate Paper for other projects but still get a large assortment of bookmarks for your reading place holders!! Enjoy!!

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Spring Has Sprung Paper Collection with Miss Kate Cuttables

I was out of birthday cards. I hate to not have my stash of cards ready for when a holiday strikes!! So, off to my craft room to make some. I decided to make a quick "print then cut" version of birthday cards. These cards were done in a jiffy!!

Before we get into the project, go over to Miss Kate Cuttables to pick up your "Daily Freebie".

First, I brought in my file to my Silhouette Cameo 3 program and printed off 4 BIRTHDAY GIRL TITLES. I then placed the paper onto my cutting mat and cut around them using my trace feature. After cutting I made some A2 card bases in various colors of card stock and used adhesive foam squares to pop up my sentiment.

 

This is the cut file from my computer screen after I traced the "Happy Birthday" with the trace feature.

This is the paper I printed from my printer. This is the "Print" part of the "Print then Cut" method. 

I added my printed paper onto my cutting mat and used the cut file above to cut my sentiments out. This is the "Cut" part of the "Print then Cut" method.

I added some Wink of Stella to the balloons and the hearts as well as to the birthday candle and I was finished with these cards!!

I thought about how cute this would be for a gift set for someone so I also made a card box holder in case I need a quick little "thank you" gift for someone.

 I like to give little gifts when I go visiting or when someone visits me. They are also great for hostess gifts when you to go a party, birthday gifts for people you don't usually buy for or even for someone who is under the weather for a "pick me up"!! You can find the directions for the box HERE. I added a belly band by cutting a strip of 12 inch paper to 1.25 inches and taped it over my box to keep the flap shut. If you have some prepositional tape or glue you can use that on the flap as well.

As you can see, making these is fast and fun. They yield a great reward when you share them too!!
Give the "Print and Cut" method a try and use other files from Miss Kate Cuttables to make every holiday special by giving out boxed cards!!

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