Bookmark for a Friend

I can’t believe it. I ordered the Elizabeth Bell stamps from Susan’s Custom Art and Card Designs (SCAD) when they were first released and have not had a chance to color one yet!!! Well, one of the requirements for the last two Try It Out Tuesdays at her blog has been to use one of the new stamps. For this Tuesday, she asked to make a gift for someone so I thought I would participate.

So I made a corner bookmark for one of my blog friends. She is such a sweet lady. I know that she loves vintage children's books so I chose this book to take my picture.

The image is Young Alexa and she is reading to her stuffed animals – a bunny with a mended heart on his shirt and her teddy bear. Isn’t she adorable. I noticed while I painted Alexa that she could also be an Alex – a cute little boy so I’m going to let my friend choose whether it’s a girl or boy.

I decorated the front, as well as the back, of the bookmark with the same little posies that I cut out with a Quickutz die.

I chose the Making Memories paper because it reminds me of one of her other hobbies – collecting vintage feed sacks and quilts made from feed sacks. She has collected so many feed sacks that she is now selling them in her Etsy shop.

My lovely friend visits my blog all the time and leaves me beautiful comments! She gives me so much inspiration from the things that she posts on her blog. Lovely vintage pictures, poems, postcards; they are all so beautiful Now since I have finally found some extra time around here, I’m planning on making some special things for my special friends.

So my friend has probably guessed who she is by now. It’s Coralie!!! Coralie, please send me your mailing address so that I can send your little bookmark to you!!!

Blessings,

Christine