Creativity Portal's Free Printable Bookmarks, Page Markers

By Chris Dunmire

Bookmarks (book page markers) make small, yet thoughtful gifts for book lovers and a fun way to express your artistic and design skills when creating and trading your own homemade bookmarkers with others — similar to Artist Trading Cards (ATC). Let's dub this artistic bookmark trading "ATB!"

On this page I've designed several blank printable bookmark templates you may download and use for your own art and craft projects, and other pre-designed bookmarks featuring creativity and artistic inspirational images and messages you, your friends, and loved ones will appreciate 'just because.'

Printing Tips and Finishing Ideas:
Print bookmarks on thick glossy or card stock paper on an inkjet or laser printer. When finished creating your design and allowing it to fully dry, laminate bookmark for protection and durability. Punch a hole in the top center and tie on a beaded string or tassel.

Free Printable Bookmark Download Selection

Blank Bookmarks

The following blank bookmark templates (white and color) are 2 x 8”, 3-up on a page of card stock for printing. Use template size as-is or trim for smaller bookmarks. These blank bookmarkers make a great start and base for a work of art collage cubie bookmark, mixed media, and other bookmark making fun. See the original bookmark templates article page for more creative bookmark decorating ideas.

Free Printable Blank Bookmark Templates
Green, Blue, Violet
(PDF 75.3 KB)
Use this template if you want your color printer to output a page of green, blue, and violet bookmarks. (Click link to download PDF.)

Free Printable Blank Bookmark Templates
Red, Orange, Yellow
(PDF 75.3 KB)
Use this template if you want your color printer to output a page of red, orange, and yellow bookmarks. (Click link to download PDF.)

Free Printable Blank Bookmark Templates
White/No Color
(PDF 73.7 KB)
Use this template when printing on your own colored card stock or printer paper. (Click link to download PDF.)

Pre-Designed Bookmarks

Free Printable Inspiration READ • WRITE • EXPLORE • EXPRESS Bookmarks
(PDF 123KB, 3 per page)
Three 2” x 8” blank rectangle bookmarks per page will inspire kids and adults. (Click link to download PDF.) Bookmark text:

READ
Illuminate your mind

WRITE
Express your thoughts

EXPLORE
Discover your world

EXPRESS
Create your life

Free Printable 'Current Living' Bookmarks
A variety of bookmarks and matching cards to inspire living 'in the now.' Selection includes several nature and flower greeting card and bookmark sets. (Click link to go to download page.)

Free Printable Friendship Bookmark
(PDF 119 KB, 2 per page)
Tell that special someone how much they mean to you with this high quality bookmark. The unique design features an image of the enduring carnation flower and a loving message your friend will appreciate. (Click link to download PDF.)

Healing Hope Bookmark
(PDF 173KB, 2 per page) Original mixed media artwork with quote by Henry Van Dyke: "Happiness is inward and not outward; and so it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are." (Click link to download PDF.)

© 2009 Chris Dunmire. All rights reserved.

About the Author | More by Chris Dunmire
Chris Dunmire finds meaning in life as an artist, writer, humorist, creativity coach, and driving force behind the popular Creativity-Portal.com Web site. Chris inspires people of all ages to be more creative through her articles, writing prompts, and project e-playbooks like her popular Dollar Bill Origami Money Plant, a "fun to make and gift away" craft project available for instant download at CreativeSlush.com.

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Updated 12/13/09