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Paint Chip Bookmarks

Every time I go to the hardware store I am drawn to all the paint samples and their rainbow of colors. For years I've thought that there is some craft opportunities in those paint chips but haven't done anything about it until now. My last trip to the hardware store I picked up a fistful of swatches in a plethora of colors in the hopes of coming up with something crafty. Here is my first (and very simple) use of the paint swatches. Since Valentine's day is approaching I decided to make a Valentine's day bookmarks using rubber stamps. These bookmarks could easily become a cute accessory to the normal Valentine's day cards (or with a little extra work even become the card itself!) On a side note look at them names of swatches...some of them are really cute and could lend themselves to certain occasions. Some of the swatch names that I chose are Love St. Valentine's Day , True Royal Love and Young April Love, all perfect for V-day. To make these bookmarks you will