Hi friends I am sharing a sweet but functional project which you can gift to a sweet child in your life .I got the idea of these Turtle Bookmarks from a You tube Channel called
Red Ted Art and put a crafty spin on them
You can make these as simplistic as you want or go to town with all kinds of fun media in your stash
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Start with a 6 inch square green paper...not too thick but not very thin either.
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Fold it diagonally into a triangle
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Fold up both the corners of the triangle as shown
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Unfold these folds
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Now fold down a triangle in the upper layer as shown
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Tuck in one corner of your triangle as shown
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Tuck in the other corner and your basic bookmark is ready!
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Optionally round off the single layer corner as shown below
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
Your turtle's body will be a triangle which you attach atop this bookmark
I used a mosaic stencil and Distress Inks to create a mottled design for the body and legs
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Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial
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Draw freehand and cut legs for your turtle. You don"t have to be super accurate! Use One leg as a template to cut out the other leg so that the legs are fairly symmetrical
Place your bookmark on the page of a book and see what position you want your legs to be before you stick them inside the turtle's body
Roughly extend a circle to make your turtle head.
Draw a cute face...I used an old Peachy Keen face stamp I had.
Add some blush on your turtle's cheeks and your turtle corner bookmark is ready!
If you are in a crafty mood you can have some more fun when you make your turtle.
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| Stencil Tutorial |
Apply Crackle paint through the stencil as I did here:
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| Stencil Tutorial |
It dries to give a beautiful design which is perfect for your turtle's shell!
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| Stencil Tutorial |
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
That subtle crackle is so delightful to look at!
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
You can also use different shades of brown to make the shell
But it does make the turtle look more serious!! Hehe
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| Turtle Bookmark |
I achieved another lovely look by using clear
Ultra thick embossing powder
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
It gives a glossy wet look which is fabulous !
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
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| Turtle Bookmarks Tutorial |
You can also use all kinds of mixed media pastes to create fun shell textures.
