Features of cardboard bookmarks

There are many types of modern beautiful bookmarks: corner, ribbon, made of paper clips, laminated with dried flowers inside. But the classics in the form of cardboard products also do not "give up". In elementary school, such crafts are relevant: in order to quickly find the right place in the textbook, it makes sense for a child to carry a bookmark in the book. In the 1-2 grade, for sure, because the ability to quickly navigate through the book does not come immediately. And if it is a homemade bookmark, it will be even more pleasant for the child to look into the book once again.

Cardboard bookmarks are a matter of taste, although you can analyze their quality and usability from different angles.

Here are some of the benefits of cardboard bookmarks:

• affordable material, easy to process and handle;
• even small children can use it;
• ecologicaly clean;
• often found in a drawer at home;
• you can make several bookmarks in one creative session;
• taking into account the variety of colors, textures and types, you can make exclusive crafts;
• in the process of working with cardboard, the child learns many creative techniques.

And these are just those advantages that lie on the surface. But there are much more of them, for example, the fashion for paper and cardboard decor, which is partly instilled by the Scandinavian style, boho, eco-style. That is, such a craft will also turn out to be fashionable.

There are also disadvantages:

• can wrinkle;
• get wet;
• relatively fragile.

But these characteristics are not applicable to all cardboard tabs in a row. They relate to those crafts that were originally designed for careful use, or the technology for their manufacture is not fully thought out, imperfect.

What are cardboard bookmarks can be considered with examples.Beautiful, simple or complex, with different materials: there are so many of them that a creative appetite can be played out while watching.

Here are the most common types of cardboard crafts.

• Animalistic. Either at the end of the bookmark, or in another part of it (but this is less common) there is an image of an animal, fish, bird, etc. crab or fish. For example, a red crab is mathematics, a blue fish is Russian, etc.

• With a simple bottom and live top. The bottom, or rather, the second half of such a bookmark is always as simple as possible. They are monochromatic, without prints or embellishments. But the top is an image of your favorite hero or animal, in this case, such a cute unicorn. But instead of him there could be SpongeBob, and Pikachu, and Spider-Man.

• With humor. Many handicrafts can be attributed to this type of bookmarks, and these "rugged" kings are one of such examples. It turns out that with their exorbitantly long handles they are holding the page. And it cheers up, and in an original way, and it's easy to do.

• With delicate appliqué. The cardboard itself is as simple as possible, monochromatic, unpainted. You will need white paper for the applique, and a black pen or marker will add depth. That is, such beauty is created by the simplest materials.

• With braids. Threads or fabric can be intertwined, but in this case the braided pattern is formed by paper.

• Openwork. Bookmarks can be for children, only older guys or adult craftsmen will cope with them. This is not just a craft, but a small piece of art. Openwork cutting looks very elegant.

• A corner. Usually, such bookmarks are made of colored paper, but cardboard is fine too. The main thing is that it is not very thick, does not create unsightly folds, pleases with colors. And then you get something like this adorable owl.

• Unusual geometric shapes. From colored dense circles, you can create not only a caterpillar, but also a snowman, for example. Give him / her eyes, and you get a whole character living in a book. You will want to open it more often if such a handsome man lives there.

• Using wooden sticks. The cardboard head of a pig or cow is simply glued onto an ice cream stick. The wand may need to be dyed.

• Feathers. A feather is often made from thick watercolor paper, and it is easier to paint it. But if you get your hands on designer cardboard, you don't have to paint. It is enough to cut the feather according to the template, and the elegant bookmark is ready. She can decorate with herself not only a book, but also a diary, for example.

Nobody bothers to supplement this list with the author's type of bookmarks, because in the process of working on the model, an exclusive idea may appear.

Another type of bookmarks is a craft in which live plants play the main role. The idea is not new, but it always looks romantic, original, adjusts to the lyrical mood. It is also an easy topic for both primary school children and adults. There are several variations for making such bookmarks. The description of the principle of creating each is a small master class that anyone can repeat.

Let's take a look at how to bookmark plants.

• Laminated. Everything is simple here: during the season you need to collect flowers, dry them, and then stick them on a solid base. In this case, it is cardboard and another type of thick paper (you can use beautiful wallpaper). Then an adult will send this bookmark to be laminated, and it will acquire the necessary strength. A child 5-7 years old can also cope with such work.

• Lamination on cardboard with satin ribbon. Almost the same, but the composition of the work is somewhat complicated. The hole for the ribbon can be made with a hole punch. In some cases, tape is used instead of lamination, but it turns out not so neatly. You can take colored cardboard, or you can use a designer printed one.Then you definitely need to arrange an exhibition of flower stripes, which will become bookmarks (if this happens in a school or kindergarten).

• Bookmark on white cardboard without lamination. In this case, the work will look more natural. Sometimes, for greater strength, the finished applique on cardboard is varnished, while hairspray with glitters is also suitable. Initially, white cardboard can be artificially aged: “redeem” it in coffee, for example.

• Imitation under the skin. Here, the aging of the cardboard is also noticeable, only the top layer can be very thin paper, which forms such irregularities, bends. The result is a vintage bookmark. The flower is under a thin layer of this transparent paper.

• Cardboard with fabric and embroidered flowers. The herbarium is only imitated here, but how beautiful and graceful! A sample of linen or other similar fabric with a plant embroidered on it is glued onto a thick cardboard of a suitable color. If such work is carried out at school in a labor class or in a circle, then it will take more than one lesson.

• Bookmark with inscriptions. The principle is the same - gluing a living plant onto a cardboard base. But it will not be laminated or sealed with transparent paper or film. The first layer of cardboard is simple, natural shade, the second layer is designer cardboard, then comes the flower itself, perfect in its simplicity and naturalness. It will be fixed with a thick paper rectangle, on which the desired word will be written in calligraphic handwriting. Usually it is a mood word or a wish word.

All of these types of "live" bookmarks are in vogue today. If you give a book to a child or an adult, you can supplement it not with a postcard, but with such a cute bookmark made with your own hands.

You will learn how to make an original cardboard bookmark in the form of a cat by watching the following video.