Up Cycled: Old B Day Cards To "Laminated" Bookmarks ∙ How To by Rosalie K. on Cut Out + Keep

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Time:0h02

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Pretty Easy

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Rosalie K.

emporia, ks, Midwest, United States

2010

13 projects · 14 followers

Faux laminate your old b-day and holiday cards to make pretty, inexpensive bookmarks.

I have a tendency to keep all of the cards people give me for birthdays, holidays, etc. I guess I'm just sentimental :) But all they do is take up space, so I decided it was time to make myself get rid of them, but some were just so pretty... So I cut them up and made them into bookmarks and "laminated" them so they don't get all grubby.

Instructions

Project Cost: Almost Nothing

1

First pick out your card. This one is made with paper that is pretty all the way through, instead of just the front cover.
2

Cut two strips off, making sure they are about 1/2 an inch less wide than your packing tape. One will be your front, one the back.
3

Cover One piece with shipping tape. Make sure there is tape hanging off of each edge.
4

Do the same for the other strip.
5

Very carefully line up the two strips (better than in this picture lol) with the sticky sides in.
6

Once you have them lined up, press them together. Press the tape together.
7

Lay them on a flat surface and use something like a credit card, or the nonsharp side of scissors to rub the tape together and remove any air bubbles.
8

Trim off the excess tape, and you're done :) Its alot cheaper than buying a laminating machine, or even some book marks, and you can keep a piece of your memories (lol sorry for the corny-ness)