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Make photo bookmarks you print at home.
Turn photos into bookmarks: a picture, a favourite line and a punch circle for a ribbon, five bookmarks side by side on one sheet. Print one side on heavy card, cut on the marks and thread a ribbon through the top.
Your sheet, before the magic
At a glance +
- Pages
- 5 · 10 (free)
- Sheets
- 1 for 5 pages
- Printing
- One side only
- Time
- about 5 min · scissors or a paper trimmer, hole punch and ribbon (bookmarks, optional)
- A4 sheet
- 59 × 210 mm
- US Letter sheet
- 56 × 216 mm
- A3 sheet
- 84 × 297 mm · needs an A3 printer
- US Tabloid (11×17) sheet
- 86 × 279 mm · needs an 11×17 printer
Strips are a fifth of the sheet's long edge and its full height: about 59 × 210 mm from A4 and 84 × 297 mm from A3 if your printer takes it.
Why make a strips at home
Reading Corner alternates two designs: a photo in the upper half with a quote below, and a full-bleed photo with a title near the bottom. Tall, narrow photos suit a bookmark best: a doorway, a tree, a lighthouse, someone standing.
A photo bookmark is a small gift that gets used every day: for a reader, a teacher, a grandparent with a stack of library books, or as something to hand out at a memorial service with a favourite line on it.
Punch circle marked
Each bookmark has a circle at the top showing where to punch the hole for a ribbon or a loop of string.
Five per sheet
One A4 sheet makes five bookmarks of about 59 × 210 mm. Cut on the tick marks.
Photo plus words
Add a quote, a line from the book you are giving, or the thing they always say.
Sturdy on card
Print on 200 to 300 gsm card so it does not curl, and round the corners with scissors if you like.
A few folds from finished
3 steps, printed on one side. The full instruction sheet with checks and a common-mistakes box comes with your PDF.
1Print 1 sheet. Landscape, 100% scale, one side only.
2Cut along the marks. Line a ruler up with the tick marks at the top and bottom edges and cut each strip free.
3Finish them. Bookmarks: punch the circle at the top and thread a ribbon or a loop of string.
1Print 1 sheet
2Cut along the marks
3Finish them
Templates for this format
Before you print
- How to make a photo bookmark at home
Make a bookmark with your own photo: print five on one A4 sheet, cut them out, punch the hole, add a ribbon or tassel, and laminate for heavy use.
- Photo gift ideas you can print at home: cards, strips, calendars, zines and albums
Seven photo gifts you can make on a home printer tonight, from bookmarks to a desk calendar, with how many photos each needs and who each one suits.
- How to score and fold thick card without cracking
Card above 200 gsm cracks at the fold unless scored first. Tools that work (bone folder, empty pen, butter knife), which side to score, grain and toner.
Strips questions
Can I make bookmarks double-sided?
Not yet. Print on heavy card so the plain back looks intentional, or glue two bookmarks back to back.
What size is a photo bookmark?
About 59 × 210 mm from A4 paper and 56 × 216 mm from US Letter, a fifth of the sheet's width.
How do I add a ribbon?
Punch the marked circle with a single hole punch, fold a 25 cm ribbon in half, push the loop through and pull the ends through the loop.
Should I laminate them?
Laminating makes them last for years. Punch the hole after laminating so the seal stays intact around the edge.
Make your strips now
Free during the beta, up to 16 pages. No sign-up, nothing shipped: you print it at home.