Sunday, January 30, 2011

Fun New Items at Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hi everyone and Happy Sunday!  Today I'm going to show you some of the fun new ribbon styles that have arrived at Really Reasonable Ribbon for Spring.

We have added lots of great new satin styles, seam binding in a variety of colors, beautiful crochet lace styles, 4 fun new colors of baker's twine, and lots of new printed grosgrain styles.  We've also added several fun new assortments if you want to try some of these styles out.  Below you will find a sampling of our new items.

Below is a sample of two of our new natural crochet lace items.  Stop by our website to see our entire line of crochet lace.
Our 5/8" diamond satin comes in a wide variety of colors and also this beautiful spring assortment pack.


 Our satin with grosgrain edge ribbon is a beautiful double-faced satin with a delicate stitched edge.  It is available in 5/8", 7/8", and 1" widths in a wide variety of colors.  We are also offering the 5/8" width in two different assortment packs.  One is the spring assortment below.


This fun new vertical stripe grosgrain is one of my favorites.  Isn't it great for Spring?  It's available in a 3/8" width in 6 colors and also in the great assortment below.


Our baker's twine is now available in 12 delicious colors.  We recently added four new colors; air mail (red, white and blue combo), brown sugar, plum and blueberry.  All of the colors are available individually in either a 10-yard piece or a 240-yard spool.  We also offer a 60 yard baker's twine assortment with 5 yards each of all 12 colors.  For a limited time we are also offering a baker's twine mini-assortment containing the 4 new colors.

This is just a small sampling of the great offering you will find at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Don't forget we have a full selection of great styles for Valentine's Day.  We've also added a Spring category to help you find all of our styles to use on your Spring projects.

We also have lots of fun events coming up on the RRR blog.  On February 11th we will be participating in a Blog Hop with Helmar, Nikki Sivils, Prima, PSA Essentials, Purple Onion Designs and Urban Swank.  You'll want to mark you calendars for this one!

For our February RRR blog hop on the 13th of February, we will be joining our friends from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  That means double the fun!!

We're also working on a special theme week in March and we're going to show you all of our best ribbon organizing ideas.  Stay tuned for more information on that.

~ Bonnie Garby ~





Saturday, January 29, 2011

Heart Gift Box



Hello!  I had so much fun making a heart box for the blog hop this month, I just had to make another one!  This time I used this adorable image from C. C. Designs Swiss Pixie Violet with Key, some dp from the K & Co. Sweet Talk Paper pad, some beautiful paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, and some of my FAVORITE Red Shimmer Satin Ribbon which is in this month's Ribbon Club Assortment and can also be found HERE!

I originally found the tutorial for the box HERE, but here are some quick directions:


Cut 2 squares.  One 4" square and one 4 1/8" square.



Score all sides of both squares at the 1" mark.



Cut like so


Get out your handy Scor-Tape which you can find at the RRR Store HERE!


Add tape to tabs and secure.



Simple as that! 


Now fill with some gorgeous ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon

I hope you have a wonderful, crafty Saturday:)  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kerri


Friday, January 28, 2011

Birthday Gift Set

 
Hello everyone and Happy Friday!!  Wooohooo, the weekend is here :) hehehehehe.  Anyway, today I have a birthday gift set made using the cricut and Really Reasonable Ribbon!!

For my gift set I made a gift box and matching card.  The gift box was cut with the cricut using tags, bags, and boxes cartridge.  I used Really Reasonable Ribbon's Pink Satin 1" found here and I also used the red ribbon from the Ribbon Club assortment found HEREI love making gift sets.  They are perfect for giving for birthdays and such!!

I added a handle to the box using 1" pink satin ribbon and I also added a bow to each side with a flower (wild orchid). My sentiment is Heartfelt Creations.

For my card I did the same using ribbon from the monthly ribbon club assortment and the 1" pink satin.

I really had a lot of fun making this gift set and will be giving this to my mother-in-law for her birthday at the end of February.
Supplies Used:
Really Reasonable Ribbon/Monthly club kit, and pink satin ribbon
Dp/Bo Bunny (sent to me by a dear friend Tami)
Flowers/Wild Orchid
Stamps/Heartfelt Creations
Pearls pizzazz aplenty
Martha Stewart punches

Thank you for looking and have a lovely weekend!!!
Hugs,
Cheryl

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Boys' Bookmarks

Today I don't have any doilies or ruffles or pink. Nope. Today, I have a project for my two boys, who love to read. As a former English teacher, I really want to encourage them to keep up that good habit. I buy them books. I read with them. We celebrate when they finish a book. So for our next celebration, I made them each a cute little bookmark.

Boys' Bookmarks

Each bookmark was created with a 12" strip of ribbon topped with chipboard and finished with a layered circle and their initials. For the soccer bookmark, I used 7/8 Inch Black Gingham, Red 3/8 Inch Red Rik Rak, and Cherry Baker's Twine. And on the helicopter bookmark, I used 3/8 Inch Dark Grey Grosgrain and Oyster Baker's Twine.

This was such a quick and simple project, buy my boys are going to love it. I think I'll make some more. Maybe I'll do some with hearts at the bottom to give them with their Valentine treats. Or maybe some with crosses for them to use in their Bibles. So many possibilities!

Thanks for stopping by today! Aphra

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

And our BLOGOVERSARY PRIZE WINNER IS................

This is our second post of the day.  Please scroll down so you don't miss the fabulous project that Connie has posted for us today.

Hi everyone!  Our blogoversary is finally here!!!  We've had a very enjoyable year blogging with you and we are looking forward to many more. 
I can't believe how many people dropped by to enter for a chance to win our prize.  We had over 700 entries!!  Welcome to all our new friends!  I hope you've had a chance to take a look around and that you will come back and visit us often.  Many thanks to everyone who left comments about what you would like to see on our blog.  You gave us lots of great ideas for the upcoming months.
Now on to selecting the winner of the fabulous prize below which contains a variety of items that can be found at Really Reasonable Ribbon.
And our winning number is...............................
Random Integer Generator
Here is your random number:   707
Timestamp: 2011-01-26 18:14:16 UTC

Congratulations Victorias from victoriasjunk.blogspot.com!
Please contact us using the contact link above within 48 hours to claim your prize.
Now if you didn't win, no worries.  We will be having another fun giveaway soon. 
Thanks so much everyone and have a terrific day!
~ Bonnie Garby ~

 

Really Reasonable Ribbon's One Year Blogoversary Giveaway!

This post will remain on top until the drawing on 1/26.  Please scroll down for the new daily posts.

It's hard for me to believe, but we are rapidly approaching our one year blog anniversary already!  We've come a long way in just one year, and we have all our readers to thank for that!

As a thank you we will be giving away the huge collection of merchandise below (valued at over $75) to one lucky winner.

All of the items in this prize assortment can be found on the Really Reasonable Ribbon website. Along with our huge selection of ribbon, you can also find lots of great adhesive items, the Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring tablet, and many great embellishments. Be sure to stop over at our website today and take a look around.

How do you sign up for a chance to win this great prize?

We'd love to have you do one or more of the following:

•Become a follower. We LOVE having you come by and our followers help us out in so many ways.
•Grab our 'I love RRR' badge and display it on your blog (it's located at the top of the right column).
•Tell your friends about us and our giveaway. Blog about it, twitter it, facebook it or just tell a friend.

In order to be entered in the drawing, please use the Inlinkz tool below and enter the appropriate information.  (The drawing will be made using the entries from the Inlinkz list only, not the comments.)

We also have an optional question and we'd love to hear from you in the comments section.  The question this time around is - 'What would you like to see from our design team member in the new year?'

We love our readers and we want to show you what you want to see.  We are busily working on finding the ribbon styles you requested from the last question we posed.  Now we want to know what you want to see on our blog.  We're all ears and we can't wait to hear what you have to say.

The Blogoversary Giveaway will be opened until 12:59 PM EST on Wednesday, 1/26.  The winner will be announced on this blog shortly after the drawing closes.  We will select the  winner randomly from the list of entries from the Inlinkz tool below. 

Be sure to check back on 1/26 to see if you are our lucky winner.  Good Luck to all!

~ Bonnie Garby ~













*** NOTEThe Inlinkz tool requires a URL (which I didn't realize).  You are welcome to enter even if you don't have a blogJust use the RRR blog URL - www.reasonableribbon.blogspot.com .  Sorry folks, this is the first time I've used the Inlinkz tool for this purpose and apparently I have a lot to learn!  It will only accept a URL once, so my initial idea won't work.  What you can do if you don't have a blog is just make up a URL.  (Example, www.zzr.com.- but use your own random letters between www and com.)  Sorry for any inconvenience.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blogoversary Giveaway Entries

1. Fran  357. Brook  
2. Oleander  358. Sarah  
3. theCook  359. Deb T.  
4. Sandra ltb  360. Stacie G  
5. Jackie R  361. Debi Nelson  
6. Ang Butler  362. heaney  
7. Corry  363. Vicki Wilson  
8. Crystal  364. AmyJRockstar  
9. Margreet  365. Sabina  
10. DesignAnnique  366. AsilisA MaM  
11. KV Creative Designs  367. Maja  
12. carma30  368. Liz Marsden  
13. May-chu  369. Mona Eidhammer  
14. julye  370. Jolita  
15. Sue W  371. Noami  
16. Deb Long  372. linda dekker  
17. angelique  373. Tanya Phillips  
18. Becca Fabozzi  374. Vivi Casale  
19. Karla  375. Carol West  
20. Pippin  376. Sonia  
21. Doreen  377. joy  
22. Lorraine  378. charlene  
23. hedgehog  379. Lillian C.  
24. Moni  380. Annelie  
25. Knerten  381. Christi Hicks  
26. Montse  382. Sue  
27. Melissa Allore  383. Naty Nieva  
28. Julia D.  384. debbi  
29. JLJ Designs  385. April W  
30. Dawn Bennett  386. Tanya P.  
31. Jennifer Scull  387. Karen Patterson  
32. Wilfreda  388. Franka  
33. Joni52  389. Chiaretta  
34. SueB of Blondin Blogs  390. Pam N.  
35. ARDILLA  391. Nataliya  
36. Gea  392. Denise from Chicago  
37. rinat  393. Jenny Johns  
38. Luanne   394. Henriëtte  
39. Kim C.  395. Marcie  
40. Lorraine B  396. Evelyn L.  
41. Rhonda Miller  397. june lanum  
42. Tracy  398. maya  
43. Stefeni  399. Outi  
44. Megan A  400. Jenni  
45. Netty  401. SGGirl  
46. Cecelia B  402. Jill H  
47. Mirela Perini  403. Sue MacLean  
48. Tere  404. Ashley Rogers  
49. Marjo  405. Ashley  
50. Stephanie Hester  406. Vickie Doswell  
51. karen cox  407. Sherry Letchford  
52. Randi WS  408. Larissa Heskett  
53. Regena  409. Calypso  
54. Sabrina Jackson  410. penny kitzmiller  
55. Divinity  411. Schell Fabian  
56. Tertia  412. Heidi  
57. Nancy L.  413. Evie  
58. Marge Disbrow  414. Rhonda Brannin   
59. Patricia St Martin  415. Jenny V  
60. Becky Johnson  416. Marcy H.-MI  
61. Carrie  417. Snoopy  
62. Jennifer O.  418. angela U.  
63. Jami  419. L@Vita  
64. Linda W....  420. Alice R  
65. selena  421. Steffi B  
66. Desiree  422. Rosie  
67. Pam Berrisford  423. Karyle Byrd  
68. alethea  424. Minnamanna  
69. Lenoria  425. Lenusenok  
70. Lisa C  426. Marsha D  
71. Kelly Massman  427. Barbara Colbert  
72. Gloria Westerman  428. Beverley  
73. Catherine Atkinson  429. vicky mc  
74. Cassie K  430. Sande  
75. Ujjwal  431. Linda W.  
76. Trina  432. Pat  
77. Elaine R  433. Iryna  
78. Stephanie W  434. Lee  
79. Abusybee/DoubleClick  435. Karen  
80. E.T  436. Lin  
81. Barbara  437. Лисена  
82. Nikki C  438. Itina  
83. Marcelle  439. Vestochka  
84. Cintia Tavares  440. emily (auntie em)  
85. Kym Weber  441. Mary S - Big Mamma  
86. Holly AKA KopyKat  442. Nicole  
87. Yolka  443. Jannie  
88. Alyna  444. Linda Simpson  
89. Deloris  445. Anja Nieuwlaat  
90. KarenB  446. Lynne in NI  
91. Darlene (akronstamperdpk)  447. Kitty  
92. Cindylu2u  448. AshaLatha R K Prasad  
93. Debbie Marcinkiewicz  449. Tash Daly  
94. Ann  450. evy  
95. Kym's Crafty Cards  451. Theresa P  
96. Judy Inhoff  452. Mummylade  
97. Jamie P  453. Pattie Goldman  
98. Tilly Trotter  454. Tracey Kuzniak  
99. Debra B  455. Gloria Stengel  
100. Tessa  456. Samantha H  
101. brenda  457. Helen F.  
102. Joy Hawkins  458. Yone Maruyama  
103. The Crafty Den  459. Marjeta B  
104. Andrea C  460. Tionya  
105. Christine Jones  461. Roslyn O'Neill  
106. Rebekka R.  462. Marilyn S  
107. Tatjana_Konstantinova  463. Amanda  
108. Charlotta  464. E. Marie  
109. rebecca keppel  465. ManuMamma  
110. Misu  466. Sam Simpson  
111. Tiara  467. Ленточка  
112. Amber S  468. serenkaja  
113. Roberta Fieth-Bond  469. Sylvia/LittleTreasures  
114. Elizabeth H  470. Priyanka  
115. Vivi Casale  471. Dorly Weitzen  
116. Helen P.  472. Lyna  
117. Evik  473. Cathy  
118. xXx Tamara Morton xXx  474. Valerie Brown  
119. Rose C.  475. Terry  
120. Jan Scholl  476. shari  
121. Teresa Kroeker  477. Sabrina  
122. Shelly Schmidt  478. kalacytrynka  
123. Diane Hayes  479. Gisela  
124. Mari K.  480. Georgiana  
125. michelle  481. krainzi  
126. Cindy Gay  482. Carole (FibreJunky)  
127. Anne T  483. Sally  
128. Crystal  484. Suz Hurst  
129. Rene  485. Stacey B.  
130. Heather  486. Leanne  
131. Maz  487. Rae Ann  
132. Jessica M  488. Smita  
133. Linda wescott  489. Michelle R  
134. Karen McAlpine  490. Lisa aka Myran  
135. Amy Beaver  491. Peggy Biggs  
136. Monique Nicole Fox  492. Alex  
137. Sheila-ginger  493. Nana Donna USA  
138. Вика-скрап  494. Laurie B  
139. Sally McD  495. Marlene  
140. Solveig (sol)  496. Eseniya  
141. Ivana  497. Lisbeth B  
142. Ursula Uphof  498. Heike  
143. Suzi  499. Kianel  
144. Dora  500. Linda J  
145. Corinne S  501. Lorri H  
146. AMANDA  502. Lorrinda  
147. Laetitia  503. Nancy  
148. Liliya Maltseva  504. Kris B  
149. xtglx  505. Cheri  
150. rosa-kreattiva (italy)  506. Nancy Allen  
151. Brenda Brown  507. Fiona  
152. Shauna K  508. Rachel  
153. Lisa Haines  509. Tina Estep  
154. terriavidreader  510. Teresa Matz  
155. dottie S  511. Brenna Anderson  
156. Annette  512. Carmen  
157. Sharon H  513. Eveline  
158. Teresa   514. Marija P  
159. CHRISSY  515. Nasz Kolorowy Swiat  
160. Leah Ann  516. Carol Coleman  
161. Nicole Treen  517. Leanne Garner  
162. Jen McLaughlin  518. K-E Kreations  
163. Karen Driscoll  519. KarenB  
164. Mindy Baxter  520. Lana  
165. Katherine Dizon  521. Ronnie  
166. Kristina  522. Lavendou  
167. Rosella  523. marcilia reis  
168. Barbara  524. Patricia Hurlburt  
169. beverley  525. Stephannie  
170. Kim T  526. Jenn (jaxbeanstalks)  
171. Nancy  527. beniam1  
172. darling Ho  528. Karuna  
173. Carol Drumwright  529. Andreja-kokos  
174. Gail Connor  530. Linda McIntosh  
175. Pam Spradlin  531. Kimmie  
176. Anna  532. valentina  
177. -Anne-  533. Giovana  
178. Chris  534. Michelle  
179. Lola  535. Carolina Girl  
180. PatQ  536. Staci  
181. Lici4ka  537. Alenka  
182. Dorte  538. Candy Mills  
183. Agnes.B  539. Khin  
184. Angela (Toucan Scraps)  540. Barb (Jamie)  
185. Carol  541. misyangel  
186. Emma B  542. Wende  
187. Kathy Bradley  543. Selina  
188. grazia  544. yoshira  
189. Christine W  545. Paper Panther  
190. Pat S  546. The Navy Wife  
191. Darlene saucier  547. Nancy Jensen ♥  
192. Allison H.  548. sammiej  
193. angelwithwingss  549. Tanyusha  
194. chris olsen  550. Lai-Yoke  
195. Susan Joyce  551. melkom po nebu  
196. sequin  552. Sandra Berlinski  
197. Willow  553. Renee Wagner  
198. Cindylu2u  554. Iryna  
199. LIZB42  555. Agus  
200. Bee  556. majsan  
201. Kelly S  557. svetlana V  
202. Melissa  558. Robin Cozart  
203. Irit  559. Tess D  
204. Christine Craig  560. Tee  
205. nurika  561. Berg4  
206. Karyle Byrd  562. AnitaRex  
207. Fiona Lawlor  563. Kietha  
208. Martina M.  564. Nata  
209. Aga  565. Chantelle Bolinder  
210. Hanneke van der Wateren  566. Lee Tucker  
211. Mieke Wierenga  567. Claudia  
212. Grace N  568. Anne  
213. Tammy  569. Kim  
214. Yukkie Jenny  570. Jodi  
215. Kimberley Jackson-Brown  571. Nicolle Kramer  
216. Katzz  572. Shanti  
217. Annelies  573. Karen Page  
218. Christine  574. kittirin  
219. Brenda B  575. Yasmin  
220. Kate Edwards  576. Pami  
221. Shazza  577. Becky  
222. Liz Schaefer  578. goldie  
223. Auntie Ang  579. mateja  
224. Manders Aka Amanda  580. Debbie B  
225. Karen aka soccerboyszmom  581. KroXa  
226. Dorothy  582. Carina  
227. stampersue  583. Lullina  
228. Charlotte  584. Donna Davis  
229. tanja  585. Inge  
230. ElisabethB  586. Neli  
231. ♥Jacilynn Dashwood♥  587. Denimo  
232. Susan Zbacnik  588. Angel  
233. Linda S. in NE  589. Tonia G  
234. Leah M  590. NataliaF.  
235. Mary D  591. Beth Moore  
236. Grace N  592. diana slianas  
237. Karyle Byrd  593. Barbara Mahlmann  
238. Stacie  594. Holly Mira  
239. barbara  595. Cheryl  
240. Jude  596. Britt-Inger  
241. Message Keeper  597. Knor  
242. Alina  598. Sonja A  
243. bettina  599. JULI C  
244. Tracey Clark   600. Brises  
245. Melissa Bove  601. Larisa  
246. Anne Marie B  602. Mary Ski  
247. Vikki  603. Amber Joy  
248. Pola Nunez  604. Ivanka  
249. Catherine Schroeder  605. Tiiti  
250. Matylda  606. Frea  
251. Lindy  607. Anny90  
252. Amy C  608. Bernie Thomas  
253. Desirée  609. GerdaLost  
254. Amy Kolling  610. Marie D  
255. Viviane  611. Debbie Carriere  
256. Maggie  612. Amy Wright  
257. Judy G.  613. lynn smith  
258. lisa R  614. Carmen  
259. Decofabtyka  615. Sandra  
260. ne11  616. Anita Wells  
261. Christy  617. andrea de winter  
262. Denise Esteves  618. Nataša  
263. Barb D  619. JULES  
264. Audrey E.  620. Noor Azlina A.Samad K.  
265. Becky D  621. Beth Greco  
266. Elena  622. GenCur  
267. TANYA WOLSKI  623. Katie at Eye Spy DIY  
268. SARA   624. Hani Syahida  
269. giani  625. Lori  
270. Deonna B  626. lena katrine  
271. Molly Ritterbeck  627. The Stampin' Soldier  
272. Anabel  628. Bethann  
273. Debbie Craine  629. Frances R  
274. Natalia-luna  630. Deeanna  
275. ESMoon  631. Shari M  
276. Scrap59  632. RainbowChick Resources  
277. lagiostra  633. Basia  
278. Ghanima  634. Rleen Williams  
279. Christine  635. Carole RB  
280. SuzanneK  636. Ayelet {Jenny}  
281. Tameko  637. Deonna B  
282. Priya Sondhi  638. Dido  
283. Hanna  639. Kristy  
284. Jessica Moore  640. Gale Varland  
285. Penni  641. Sharon Mobley  
286. Sylvia  642. Cynthia  
287. krasimira  643. Betty Benton  
288. baskalatka  644. Amanda Starr  
289. Shelley S.  645. penny r  
290. Linda R  646. Amanda  
291. sallysbitz  647. Helen_e  
292. Donna Ellis  648. Danelle D.  
293. Carol  649. Ana  
294. Naush~Doodlebuddies  650. iulia  
295. Linda Carson  651. Jess - KinderStampO  
296. Cricut in Kansas  652. Nancy  
297. ulubieniec  653. Ashley G  
298. irinadolgih  654. Lisa Haines  
299. Casie Beeze  655. Marvel Burr  
300. Michaela  656. sabine  
301. wanda  657. Rhonda-Bumblebee Creationss  
302. Dee  658. Zolyshka  
303. Jill  659. Kelly N.  
304. Janice H  660. Yvonne Winters  
305. Daisy Vilela  661. Holly  
306. Yvette  662. Jean Hempel  
307. Heather  663. Jennifer Rose  
308. shari (cricutrookie)  664. Beth B.  
309. Reita  665. Misty Willis  
310. Sharon Peele  666. My Card Life  
311. Pat Mc  667. Shelley  
312. Teri  668. Elsina  
313. Harma Sym  669. Brigitte  
314. Rebecca Minor  670. vemala  
315. Yael (Alma7)  671. Kuleczka  
316. Chechi  672. Yuenie  
317. Evelyn C  673. primka25  
318. Serena  674. Elizabeth P  
319. Mickie  675. Julie  
320. Lynne  676. FarahD  
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328. LISA V  684. Sylvia-Anne  
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Fishing Net or Jute Ribbon? :)




Hello! Boy did I have fun with today's card. I so love this Cream Jute Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! When I first saw it I immediately thought of a fishing net, then Our Daily Bread Designs stamps came out with these wonderful Christian Fish symbol stamps that will be released on February 1st, and I saw a perfect match! LOL!!


Here I stamped the image on crumb cake/kraft paper and then distressed it with some walnut stain distress ink. The background panel was stamped with the fish background stamp (also from ODBD to be released Feb. 1st), and also distressed. I then placed the wonderful cream jute ribbon over the background, and the fish image over the jute ribbon! Simple, yet powerful! :)


Thanks so much for visiting today! For more project with ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store, you can head over to my blog!


Connie

Card Details:
Image: Christian Fish Symbol - Jesus - ODBD
Paper: Kraft/crumb cake, soft suede, early espresso
Inks: Walnut stain distress ink
Accessories: Antique Brass Brads, Cream Jute Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store, distressing tool, sponge

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

A Valentine for a little boy

I often get orders for special cards, and if you've been visiting my blog for awhile you will have seen these ones.  Apparently the 8 year old brother of that little girl was very jealous when she got hers, so I was asked by their Grandma to make him a special one too to keep the sibling rivalry at bay!  He apparently loves robots, so I hope this one will make him happy on Valentine's Day.  In the up-close pic you will see that the matchbox drawer slides open and inside it are lots of cute puffy hearts from Really Reasonable Ribbon and a little folded piece of notepaper for the love note!  It's not too 'girly', so I hope he likes it.




Monday, January 24, 2011

Birthday card featuring a ribbon rosette, ribbon rose, and handmade stick pin

Hi everyone:

It's Jess from KinderStampO and I am the guest designer today. Since I am celebrating my birthday this month I decided to make a birthday card featuring a ribbon rosette and ribbon rose.

I also made four videos to show you how to make the ribbon rosette, ribbon rose, stick pin and birthday card.  The ribbon used today is from the shimmer satin assortment from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

If you love this ribbon just as much as I do ... please stop by my blog to enter to win a set generously sponsored by Really Reasonable Ribbon.








How to make a stick pin




How to make a ribbon rosette



How to make a ribbon rose



How to make the birthday card




Happy Crafting,

Jess

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Waiting for the Valentines!!!!



Happy Sunday everyone from Jacque and all of the Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblers! We hope you are having a great weekend wherever you may be!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I took this opportunity to complete a little project for that special someone. Of course all of the ribbons and trims I used are from the January RIBBON CLUB Assortment and you should check them out if you are not yet a member!! They are sooooooo Valentine-y!!!


All I actually did was to decide upon an image which happens to be Tilda waiting on the mail and adhered her to a little dollar red mailbox from Target or Michaels and then started trimming the mailbox with lovely ribbons from the RRR shop: Heart Outlines on Red Grosgrain, Shimmer Satin Red, and White Satin. I also used several layers of the Puffy Red Hearts in Line to make the shingles on the roof and to decorate the envelope on the back of the mailbox.
On the back of the mailbox I used the same ribbons to cover the flag stand.

I hope you like my little RRR creation and will drop by here every day to see the exciting cards and projects which await you. Big hugs coming your way!!!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Welcome Baby Boy



Hello!  I don't know about you, but I'm sure glad it's the weekend!  This week has been really busy and I'm ready to relax and get crafty:) 

A friend of mine asked if I could make a baby boy card for her, so I pulled out this darling image from The Greeting Farm set Oh Baby.  I used the last of my awesome Brown Wrinkled Ribbon on this card *sniff* so I definitely need to order more!!!  I also used some fabulous White Jute String to tie my button to my bow.  LOVE that stuff!  The dp is My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!  Thank you so much for stopping by and I'll see you next Saturday!

Kerri

Friday, January 21, 2011

Ribbon dyeing with copics and airbrushing

Hello everyone and Happy Friday to all!  Today I'm sharing a ribbon dyeing technique that I love using. Its easy to do, and super fast!!
Its also nice to have ribbon to match your copics :)  For my bow I used white Grosgrain ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon found here! I hope you enjoy my video below, and I will be sharing a couple more videos on dyeing ribbon and laces soon.

Supplies Used:
Ribbon/White Grosgrain(Really Reasonable Ribbon)
Dp is basicgrey
stamps and matching diecuts (heartfelt Creations)
sewing
stickles
Thank you for looking and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs, Cheryl

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Rik Rak Rosette

Hiya Ramblers. Hope everyone is nice and toasty and indoors today. We are having a little break from the cold weather and it is gorgeous. Almost didn't want to stay inside and craft yesterday, but that's just crazy talk, right? Ha, ha. Anyhoo, I have a fun little tutorial for ya today. We're making a Rik Rak Rosette.

Make A Wish Card

Here we go. First, gather your supplies: ribbon, coordinating rik rak, needle, thread, scissors, and adhesive. In my photo, you see my scrapbook adhesive, but I actually used a glue gun for parts of the flower.

Cut a strip of ribbon about 18" long. I used 1.5" Wired Woven Check in Pink. Stitch a running stitch along one side of the ribbon. I like to use really wide stitches so that the flower will have wide ruffles.

When you have stitched to the end, scrunch the ribbon up along string and stitch the two ends together.

Create a second ribbon loop with a smaller width ribbon. I used Snow Cone Stripe 7/8" Grosgrain. Such a nice color combination, don't ya think? On this second one, though, I didn't pull it as tight, so there would be a bit of an opening in the center.

Glue the smaller ribbon loope on top of the larger one. For this step, I used my Imaginisce I-Bond, their new cordless glue gun. LOVE it! If you don't have a glue gun, you could use fabric glue or even glue dots.

Ok, now here's my favorite part. You need a piece of 3/8" rik rak in a coordinating color to create your center. I used Light Blue Turquoise. Place a bit of glue on the end and then start rolling. Add dabs of glue every couple of rolls or so to keep it tight. When it gets to be the size you like, trim it and glue down the end.


Glue your little rik rak rosette to the center of your layered ribbon loops. Oh. My. Gosh. I LOVE that little center.

Well, I hope you are inspired to buy up all of Bonnie's rik rak and create yourself some little rosettes. I can see myself using these in lots more projects!

Have a great day! Aphra