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Bookmark Gift Wallet - 08/20/2025

PRODUCTS USED
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Whimsical Chapters 7 x 7 Pad

Whimsical Chapters 12 x 12 Pad

Whimsical Chapters 6 x 6 Vellum

A Beautiful Place To Be Reflection Collection

Distress Ink/Oxide Ink Pad: Vintage Photo

Blending brush

Banner punch

Tag Punch

Ribbon

Hole punch

Corner punch

Eureka 101 Watercolour Tablet

SBM A3 Magnetic glass mat

Paper Trimmer

Glue/red liner tape/tape runner  

 



How To Guide - Step 1

Choose your "stars" 12 x 12 paper from the pack. Using your scoreboard and tool, score at 6", rotate 90 degrees and score at 6". Fold and burnish along score lines with tool.  

How To Guide - Step 2

Turn the paper over and apply red liner tape down the 4 vertical sides of the bottom 2 scored panels, as seen here. 

How To Guide - Step 3

Remove the backing and fold over, burnishing the tape. You now have your wallet with 2 open pockets at the top. 

How To Guide - Step 4

Use the corner punch to punch out half circles, top centre of the 2 open pockets, as shown here. 

How To Guide - Step 5

Blend around all the edges of your gift wallet, including the inside and back, with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 

How To Guide - Step 6

Tear and adhere some random pieces of script vellum on the front of the wallet, thinking about where they will be visible when your create your front paper pocket. 

Tear a sheet of your chosen decorative paper into 2 triangular shaped panels. 

Applying tape down the sides and bottom ONLY, you need to adhere to the front of the wallet so the 2 panels overlap slightly at the bottom, thus creating a torn pocket as shown here (the tool has been placed inside the pocket to show you the finished result). 

How To Guide - Step 7

Use your papers and vellum to create pockets on the inner pages of your wallet. 

How To Guide - Step 8

Now have fun creating toppers, tags and bookmarks to go inside your pockets. Use your punches, twine, ribbon as required, blending all around the edges of the papers with the Vintage Photo. Stamp or adhere sentiments where you wish, to fit the occasion!

How To Guide - Step 9

One of the bookmarks can be placed inside the front pocket of your wallet. 

How To Guide - Step 10

The other toppers, tags and bookmarks can be placed inside the inner pockets and voila!! A beautiful giftable for a loved one or friend.