MAKE IT EASY: PPS BOOKMARK

Here's an example of PPS on a non-porous substrate...Grafix Dura-Lar. Clearsnap Ancient Page (Coal) and MicaMagic (Antique Gold) were the inks. The cording was a double-strand twisted cord from the home dec section of a sewing store.

Follow the instructions in the April 23 post (click Make It Easy: Pseudo Polished Stones (PPS) in Labels), with one exception (isn't there alway an exception?). Rather than using a wad of white tissue paper to dab away excess ink/alcohol from the substrate, place a piece of tissue over the ink/alcohol to blot away the excess. Use the foam brush to gently pat the tissue flat on the substrate, then lift the tissue from the substrate. Allow the ink to either air dry or dry with a heat gun. If using a gun, keep it moving to avoid buckling the Dura-Lar.

Turn the Dura-Lar over and apply ink/alcohol to this side. Cover with a clean piece of tissue to blot away excess ink/alcohol, then dry (either air or heat gun). And you already know you shouldn't chuck those pieces of tissue that blotted up the excess ink...just never know when you're gonna need a glitzy piece of tissue paper.

Punch the hole for the tassle at one end of the Dura-Lar. Cover one side of the Dura-Lar with Grafix Heavy Weight Laminating Film and punch the same hole in the Film. Cover the second side of the Dura-Lar with Film and punch the hole in the Film on this side. Trim the Film to the sides and ends of the Dura-Lar. Place a scrap piece of vellum over the bookmark; burnish to secure the Film to the bookmark. Turn the bookmark over, cover with the vellum and burnish.

If the cording is the type that ravels when cut, seal the cut ends by dipping them into glue (type that dries clear); allow to dry. Fold the cording in half and thread the folded loop though the hole. Bring the two ends of the cording up through the loop and pull on the ends to secure the cording in the hole.

BTW...get to the April 23 post with the original instructions in a snap: go to Labels (lower, right side of this page); scroll down to PPS: Pseudo polished stone; click. There you go!