How to make a bookmark (ESP/ENG)

Hi friends, I finally get the opportunity to share content with you, and I am very excited because I recently had a very important event, the baptism of my first book 😃. I didn't want to arrive empty handed, so I thought about the ideal gift for the guests who would attend the event until I came to the conclusion that the best thing would be some bookmarks, but these would be special because they would be personalized with phrases and details of my book, so the first thing I did and I recommend to you is to go to canva to externalize and polish your idea, this way I designed what I had in mind and this was the result.

Hola amigos, finalmente consigo la oportunidad de compartir contenido con ustedes, y es que estoy muy emocionada porque recientemente tuve un evento muy importante, el bautizo de mi primer libro 😃. Yo no quería llegar con las manos vacías, así que pensé en el regalo ideal para los invitados que asistirían al evento hasta que llegué a la conclusión de que lo mejor sería unos marcalibros, pero estos serían especiales porque estarían personalizados con frases y detalles de mi libro, de modo que lo primero que hice y que les recomiendo a ustedes es ir a canva para exteriorizar y pulir su idea, de esta manera yo diseñé lo que tenía en mente y este fue el resultado.

After having the design of the whole bookmark, I printed the images and phrases that I needed, I asked them to be printed on opaline cardboard because its density is perfect for this, which will guarantee a better finish, firmness and durability.

This is the list of materials I used, all of them are very easy to obtain.

Based on the design I made in canva I made the molds, I wanted them to be small bookmarks, so mine are 15 cm long and 7 cm wide, in the same way I drew and cut out smaller pieces that I will then join into one piece, anyway you can do it to your liking and with the dimensions you want.

This bookmark consists of a large piece of 15 cm on which go the smaller ones, so the first thing I did was to draw the figure (using the large mold) on the Bristol cardboard, this has a lower density than the opaline, but this is compensated with the other pieces that go on top, the Bristol is also a softer and more delicate material. Then I cut out the figures.

I also cut out all the phrases and images that I had previously printed.

I also did the same with the figure that has the same base silhouette, but I cut it over a cloud design that I previously printed, and once I had all the elements I needed I proceeded to assemble the bookmark, I think this is the most fun and creative part of the process.

I put glue on the back of the smaller piece and glued it onto the larger base. My intention was to have a cloudy sky in the background.

Then I glued on the base, just at the bottom, the smallest piece, a square of approximately 6 cm, for this I used thread cardboard but you could also use opaline.

I decided to cut out a smaller piece of ivory card stock to highlight the space between the cloudy sky and the square I glued below.

Now we come to a part that can be optional, but I like to do this step, I mean to cut a little piece of mounting tape (which has glue on both sides) and glue it on the back of the images that I printed and then glue them to the bookmark, I like to use this tape because the images are embossed. In the same way I could mount tape to the clock image that goes right in the middle.

At this point I just gave the final touch, I cut a very thin fabric ribbon (it can be as long or short as you like) folded it in half and passed it through a hole I made in the bookmark at the top, then passed the two ends through the loop and pulled the ribbon, as shown in the pictures.

And this was the result of my personalized bookmarks, I used phrases from my book and dark colors to go with the melancholic and even gloomy aura that many scenes have, but it's all a matter of imagination and creativity, you can use the designs, images and colors you want, or just use handwritten phrases, the important thing is that you give it your personal touch.

I hope you liked it, friends, the sky is the limit for creativity, take paper, cardboard, scissors, glue and let your imagination run wild. See you another time 😉

All images in this post are my own, taken with a ZTE Blade A51.