Can you believe it is back to school season already? I know I can’t! My boys still have about one more month of vacation but I already started thinking of back to school craft ideas. The first back to school project I did was this color your own bookmark that I made with my Cricut. I love how it turned out!
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For this post I teamed up with some amazing bloggers to bring you cute floral inspiration. I made my color your own bookmark with flower images but you can choose another type of image.
Color your own bookmark supplies:
If you like the design I created you can click here and use the one I made. If you would like to make your own here is the step by step.
First, I inserted a square shape. I unlocked the sizing so that I could make it into a rectangle shape (sizing I used was 2 inches by 6 inches). Next I added a 0.25 inch circle and placed it towards the top of the bookmark. Then I selected the 2 shapes and used the slice feature at the bottom right corner.
Once you slice the images you can move over the rectangle and it will reveal your bookmark base. You can remove the leftover little circles at this point.
Next, open up your images and choose the flowers you would like to use on your floral bookmark. Once you have chosen your images insert them.
Then you will need to resize the images to make sure they fit on your bookmark. Place them on the bookmark to know how big or how small you want the flowers to be.
Now you can add text. I chose to center the text and add that to the center of the bookmark. Next, I selected all the flowers and text then at the top changed the cut option to draw.
This is what the final bookmark should look like once you change the cut setting. After, select all the layers and attach them.
When your bookmark design is complete, you can move on to the drawing and cutting step. Just click the make it button and follow the on screen steps. Make sure to place your Cricut pen in the appropriate place (as shown here).
Once your machine is done drawing and cutting you can add some ribbon through the hole to add a cute little detail.
That’s it! Your color your own bookmark is complete and ready to save your spot in your favorite book or for your child to use in their school textbooks.
I hope you loved making your color your own bookmark. Don’t forget to share your creations, tag me on social media so I can see your crafty masterpieces!
I’d love to make some greeting cards first.
Yes, greeting cards are so fun to make. I plan on making some teacher greeting cards for back to school.
I would make some stuff for my grand kids.
Great idea Sandra!
I don’t know yet … I will be so excited that I will have to think of something really special. I have wanted a Cricut for so long but just couldn’t work it into my budget.
There are so many crafting possibilities. I love my Cricut EasyPress 2 and use it often.
I’d make my daughters Birthday invitations!
Great idea Katie!
I would make planner seperaters for my kids agendas for school first. Next, I would use it towards cards.
Yes, planner separators are on my craft to do list as well. If I get around to making them soon I’ll be sure to share them on here.
Just stumbled across your page. There are so many great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you so much Trina I truly appreciate it. Happy to have you here!
I would love to make personalized stationery.
Love this idea Linda!!!
I would make a tote bag with my Cricut infusible ink, for starters. Then I’d do shirts. I love the coasters, so they’re in my to-do list.
All great ideas!!! Customizing a tote bag is always such a fun craft!
I would love to make home made cards.
Home made cards are the best!!!