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Use these floral bookmarks to hold your place in your favorite books! Use your Silhouette Cameo or other cutting machine to cut out the free floral paper bookmarks svg cut file to make your own. It’s a cheap and easy beginner craft project to try!

Are you looking for a new, easy craft to try with your Silhouette Cameo machine?

I believe that paper is an easy material to start out with when you are first learning your machine because it is cheap and you can cut any shape and design you want on it.

It’s also a good way to test out cut settings and if your machine is calibrated!

These floral paper bookmarks are the easiest beginner craft to try, and the best part is that you can download the free svg cut file to make them for yourself!

I got my inspiration for these floral paper bookmarks svg cut file from the book series, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. I’ve reread the series a few times already and I really love the characters and the world building.

And because the first book is about a world that is in perpetual Spring, floral bookmarks just seemed like the perfect craft to make!

These floral paper bookmarks are:

easy,
cheap, and
take less than 20 minutes to make from start to finish!

Materials

What you will need to make these floral paper bookmarks:

Heavy cardstock (multiple colors)
Silhouette Cameo
Cameo 4 Autoblade (new, if possible)
LightGrip Cutting Mat
Spray Adhesive

Tips to make these Floral Paper Bookmarks

Autoblade isn’t cutting through the cardstock, why?

You should have one autoblade for vinyl and another specifically for paper. This is so your blade stays sharp and doesn’t dull because you’re using it on multiple materials.

If you do not have a new or dedicated blade to use on paper, the recommended cut settings may not work on your project. Up the FORCE or the BLADE setting (sometimes both) until you get the perfect cut with your machine!

Why am I not getting a clean cut on the bookmarks?

If you look closely you can see my bookmarks don’t have a perfectly clean cut. This is because your blade is dull or needs to be replaced! The newer and sharper the blade is the better cut you’ll get!

Need help with cutting paper? We have a how to cut paper post that’ll walk you through it!

What type of glue works best for these floral paper bookmarks?

I used 3 different types of glue to see which one I liked best.

For the roses bookmark I used a glue stick. You can see the residue of the glue on the black background so it’s not a good one to use.

I used clear glue on the herringbone bookmark which works great! It just takes a bit to get the glue on the design.

I used spray adhesive on the tulip bookmark and it was by far the easiest to use and you can’t see any residue from it on the black background.

FAQ’S

Cardstock:

The best type of cardstock to use for these bookmarks is heavy 80lb. (or more) cardstock. It’ll give you a more sturdy bookmark and won’t bend as easily.

Laminate:

If you want the bookmarks to last for a long time, laminate them! I use my Heidi Swapp MINC machine to laminate things but this laminator from Amazon works better and is so much cheaper!

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