Hi there! :-) The holiday season is here with Christmas approaching really soon! Okay not really now's still November but don't burst my bubble. In Singapore, it doesn't snow here so we don't have much of the 'Christmas feel' but I love exchanging gifts and having a huge Christmas feast together with friends and family!
This Christmas, like the previous, I've decided to mail out well wishes but this time I would be sending out hand painted and laminated bookmarks! Here is how you can make your own Christmas bookmark! It is a great and thoughtful gift, not to mention rather simple but lovely too!
Things you would need:
- Stationeries - paper, pen, ruler, scissors, hole puncher.
- Ribbons (colours of your own choice)
- Self laminating sheets (preferably A4 size- bought mine at popular)
- Paint (any kind is fine, poster, water, acrylic- I used acrylic for mine)
Procedure:
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| 1. This is an optional step, for those who don't trust their sense of proportion, I suggest you sketch out the shape of a christmas tree before starting to paint, make it approximately 6cm tall. |
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| 2. Using dark green colour, brush the corners of the tree, brushing creates a better effect, some darker and some uneven. |
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3. After filling the sketch dark green, add some brushes of light green. Do not press hard when adding the light green, dab lightly with your brush at random spots, see second image. |
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| 4. Just like how light green was added, now ass little dabs of yellow, preferably near where you've painted the light green. |
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| 5. Next, to add the effect of snow (since its a Christmas tree) , add dabs of white at the sides of the tree and random areas. |
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| 6. Using the other side of your paintbrush where it is round, dip it into paint and spot the tree with different colours, these are the baubles on the tree. |
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7. Finally, using brown colour, paint a rectangular trunk of the christmas tree! And you have completed the painting of the christmas tree!
NOTE: If you'd like to leave a message for your recipient, after cutting out the shape, write your message at the back before laminating (see last attached) |
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| 8. You would need to cut out the shapes of the Christmas Tree before laminating them. Laminating them is pretty easy, instructions are on the sheet itself! Dont worry too much about the air bubbles, it wont be a problem for this. After laminating, cut the laminated christmas trees out. A few points to note: 2. leave some space at the tip of the christmas tree, we would need this space later. 3. Leave enough space for the lamination sheet to seal, if too near the painting, it may not seal well. 4. Make the edges round, you wouldnt want the person receiving the gift to cut themselves! |
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| 9. Now we holepunch the area above the painting, you could trim the edges after your holepunch to make it more even and smooth. |
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| 10. Attach the ribbon through the hole. |
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| There you have your completed laminated Christmas Tree bookmark! This simple gift looks lovely as well as thoughtful, an easy gift for the Holiday season! I hope you liked this tutorial! Wishing all of you a very merry christmas and a happy new year!! |
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