Christmas bookmark

Happy New Year!  This week's challenge in the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge was to feature a snowflake on the card.   I hope by doing several of these challenges this year that I can keep the feeling of Christmas alive all year long...

I love making bookmark cards.  I would love to get a card that I can keep using by removing the bookmark, reattaching the ribbon, and marking my place in a good book.

Thank you to the team at Merry Monday who have nominated me to win an Honorable Mention for this week's card.  I am very grateful!

Bookmark Card

I love giving hand stitched bookmarks.  I have been trying to incorporate these into cards so that the joy of receiving a card keeps going when the bookmark can be used every day.  The ribbon can be taken off the card, the bookmark removed, and the ribbon tied back onto the bookmark.

Message inside the card:

Happy Birthday

Bookmark card

I am trying a new design - a bookmark card.  I have stitched the floral design and mounted it on the blue "Spring Iris" card stock.  It is hard to see in the image, but I have scored a vertical line beside the stitched design. After the note is read, the recipient can cut along the scored line and be left with a pretty hand sewn bookmark.  I can't wait to send it to someone and see how they like it!  I'm looking forward to making some more with different sentiments.

I have linked up with Close to My Heart's Heart 2 Heart Challenge that is looking for some sewing on this week's creations.  Seeing as all my cards are hand stitched, I thought it would be fun to submit my bookmark card in this week's challenge.

"Just sittin' here...thinking of you."