How to Etch an Acrylic Bookmark with your SIlhouette Curio ~ Make a Quick Graduation Gift

Christi Hardin is today's Craft Chameleon guest blogger. She has put together a great blog post for you. ENJOY!

The month of May brings many things to celebrate.  High school and college graduations are in full bloom during this time.  Let’s make something for the graduate that will remind them of their accomplishment as they enter the next phase of their life.   Let’s etch a senior bookmark.

Supplies

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* Double Sided Tape

* AmyChomas Precision Tip

* Acrylic Rectangle Bookmark

* 3 Blank Plastic Templates 

Ribbon

Let's start by making a template using Craft Chameleon Tutorial video "Make Your Own Curio Template": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETP92Wdok0k Be sure to save your cut file to use with your template.

Build your platen with your mats number 2, 2 and 1 (the sticky grid mat).
When completed, remove one side of the protective film on your acrylic. Then use double sided tape on the back of the bookmark and place it on your template on your Curio.  

Then create your design.  I used these two free (for personal use) variations from the DaFont Collegiate font, CollegiateFLF & CollegiateOutlineFLF to create the design. Center the design in the new template. 

Choose the Send Button. First be sure to turn off the cut lines on the outside of the bookmark from cutting the template.

Next, create a custom setting to etch Acrylic.

Action:  Etch

Tool:  Etching Tool

Etch

Speed: 5

Force:  17

Passes:  1
Mats: 5

You are ready to send your design to the Curio!

Add a ribbon and you are finished. What a wonderful and quick gift!

Thank you, Christi! I love this idea and great for those seniors heading off for continuing education! I can see it used as car charm too. 

Plus now that you have your template made the process will be so much faster next time! Easy to crank out teacher or classroom gifts.

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