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Challenge #41 'Red & Pink with Ribbon' Theme

2012-02-01T08:01:00.034-05:00

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge here at Really Reasonable Ribbon. Please scroll down to the next post for the winners of the last challenge.

The theme for Challenge #41 is Red & Pink with Ribbon.

Create a card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. Just be sure to follow the theme above and use ribbon/lace or trim somewhere on your project.

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Here is a little inspiration from our design team for challenge #41 to get you started. All of the sample projects feature ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Gloria

Misty

Emily

Bonnie

Bonnie - hairbow

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Now, let's see your Red & Pink with Ribbon creations! The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon . We will also be drawing a random winner from all the entries to win a second $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon. How cool is that!!! We will be announcing the winners on February 15th.

Here's what you need to do:

* Create a new project using the posted theme. A layout, card, ATC, home decor item, hair bow, or anything your can think of.

* You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide newly designed projects. No back-linking please.

* All projects must also include some sort of ribbon/lace/trim.

* Post your project on your blog or an online gallery (using code RRR41) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until February 12th at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects.

Thanks so much for playing and good luck.

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RRR Challenge #40 Winners!!

2012-02-01T08:00:00.071-05:00

Challenge #40 sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Loo was lots of fun with our Valentine's theme. I hope everyone had a chance to visit Digital Delights by Louby Loo to take a look at all they have to offer.

We saw a wide variety of wonderful projects this time around. Many thanks to all who participated.

Our top three runners-up for Challenge #40 in no particular order are:

Becky Spinks

Mynnette

Tammy Lousie

Congratulations to our top 3 for a job well done. Grab your "I made the RRR Top 3" badge (located in the left column of the blog) and display it with pride. You ladies did a fantastic job!

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Now, on to the winner of our challenge #40 Valentine's theme. You will receive a $10 gift certificate to use at the Really Reasonable Ribbon website.

Our challenge winner is.......................

Dreamtime

Dreamtime, please contact us using the contact button at the top of the page and we'll get your $10 Really Reasonable Ribbon gift certificate out to you. Also, please grab the winner badge from the left column of the blog and proudly display it on your blog.

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Now, we have one more prize today, and it's a random drawing from all our entries. The winner will receive a $5 gift certificate from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

And the winning number is........

Random Integer Generator

Here is your random number: 36

Timestamp: 2012-01-31 14:55:19 UTC

Karina

Congratulations Karina! Send us an email with your complete shipping information using the contact button above and we'll get your prize right out to you.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us on our Valentine's themed Challenge sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #41 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Travel Folder

2012-01-31T05:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! I have a simple project to show you today that I made to keep all my travel info together for my recent trip to CHA in California.

To make my little folder I cut a piece of cardstock to 12"h x 9"w

Using my score board, I scored at 4-1/2" (along the 9" side) and then turned my paper and scored a 8-3/4".

I folded up the botton flap to create little pockets and adhered them down with red tacky tap on the outside edge.

I adhered a piece of Poppy Double Faced satin ribbon and then a piece of pattern paper (8-1/4 x 4") on the front and back cover. I folded up my flight itenerary, hotel confirmation and a list of contact info and put them in the pockets.

I tied a little bow and added a sticker from Echo Park - For the Record. This kept everything together in my purse and looked really pretty, too!

Best of Gnomies!

2012-01-30T08:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Monday everyone! It's Emily here from Create Serendipity sharing a new little project with you today. Well, it's new for me! I usually do mini albums, but I have started to venture off into home decor projects.

A few weeks ago my husband went down to the river and got a truck load full of driftwood. Now I usually look around the house to find things to alter but rarely go out into nature and find things. This wood is so cool! There are so many different shapes and sizes and textures! Of coarse I cleaned it up really nice before putting my pretty paper & ribbons on it, but I decided to make a little wall hanging out of this little one. I've had this cute little gnome stamp set for a while and thought they would go perfect on this project!

The pretty ribbons that I used on this one are Satin/Grosgrain Double Band Yellow, Satin/Grosgrain Double Band Teal, Satin/Grosgrain Double Band Fuchsia, Torrid Orange Grosgrain

Thanks for stopping by today! Hopefully I have inspired you to go out into nature and find something cool to add pretty ribbons to! Well, of coarse, if you aren't covered in snow ;-)

♥ Emily

♥Sweetheart layout♥

2012-01-29T00:30:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone, Cheryl here with my post today for Really Reasonable Ribbon, using all beautiful ribbons from the RRR Store on my Scrapbook page.

I was going to share a photo album I had started prior to my surgery on Thursday, which by the way went well from what my hubby said. :) I'm still in pain, but I'm sure that will go away soon.

♥So instead I made flowers in bed and then did my layout. Hubby took the pictures for me, thank you Jerry!!!♥

I love the look of the leaves wrapped around the flowers. It's super easy to do, and gives my paper flowers some leaves:)

So I used 3 ribbons for the border across my page and then I used the green leaves for around my handmade paper flowers.

♥Supplies Used♥

Double Ruffled Edge White 1.5"

Double Ruffled Edge Pink 7/8"

Satin Pink Ribbon tied into knots

Moss Green Leaves

My SWEETHEART flowers are cut out with Cottage Cutz Sweetheart flower cottage cutz, I Love making my own paper flowers. In the centers of all my flowers is some Martha Stewart glitter that I bought about 4 years back.

Design paper is MyLittle Shoebox

Thank you for looking and hope you all have a lovely day!

Hugs,

Cheryl

Magnetic Memo Holder

2012-01-28T05:24:00.002-05:00

Hello Really Reasonable Ribbon fans! Jan here to share a Magnetic Memo Holder and a flower tutorial. I used Red Satin Ribbon, Black Crocheted Lace and Random Hearts Red Cossgrain

Here are the flowers.

The white fabric came from a Dollar Store and was a pillow cover. I used Tattered florals die to cut the white flowers.

Red and White flower.

Cut 2 large and one medium flower, I used my Accucut Die Cut machine.

Cut a 12" piece of red satin ribbon and use the gathering stitch on one side.

Set aside.

I used the red ribbon in the Club Assortment (the one with small hearts on one side.) Using the back of the ribbon, cut three 2" pieces.

Apply Quick Dry Glue to the center of the large flower.

cross ribbon and adhere the second large flower.

Using Quick Dry Adhesive, add a pearl to the center of the gathered satin ribbon.

Add a piece of magnet to the back of the flower.

Do You Remember Weaving As A Child?

2012-01-27T05:00:00.000-05:00

Well of course you remember doing this simple basket weave with paper when you were little?

I just decided to do a project with ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon of course.I finished a mini album and wanted a special cover to make it pretty.

Isn't this so soft and delicate looking?

I used the following ribbons

1" Satin with Grosgrain Edge Pink

3/8" White Satin

After weaving and fitting to the cover I adorned with a yummy double bow I made with my favorite

Loved accenting with those pearls and one small and sparkly flower.

Here is an angled view of the accordion album.

If you would like to see all the inside-there is more pictures available on my blog.

Thanks for stopping

Blogoversary PRIZE WINNER!!

2012-01-26T09:15:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! Our blogoversary is finally here!!! We've had another 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 almost 500 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.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers: 431
Timestamp: 2012-01-26 14:10:51 UTC

Congratulations Angie B!

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.

If you are looking for some great bargains, be sure to swing by our SALE section at Really Reasonable Ribbon today! There are just a few days left to save big on some fun Halloween and Christmas styles that are up to 50% off. We also have a wide selection of single-faced satin colors at 50% off. Shop early for the best selection!

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Really Reasonable Ribbon 2-year Blogoversay GIVEAWAY!!

2012-01-26T00:01:00.002-05:00

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 TWO-year blog anniversary! We've come a long way in the last couple of years, 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.
'Like' us on Facebook.
Grab our 'I love RRR' badge and display it on your blog (it's located near 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. You always give us such great ideas. We're all ears and we can't wait to hear what you have to say.

The Blogoversary Giveaway will be opened until 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, 1/25. The winner will be announced on this blog on Thursday, 1/26. 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!

Scrapping with Ribbon

2012-01-25T03:00:00.000-05:00

You have probably all figured out by now that I am not much of a card maker.

I will make them...just not often.

It is just not one of my favorite things to do.

I do, however, LOVE to make hair accessories, altered items and most especially...scrapbook layouts.

For this layout, I used a sketch from My Creative Sketches.

Here is the sketch that I used:

Now...I LOVE to scrap with circles, but I was a little bit wary of the large strip behind the circle that is on a slant. I was clueless as to what to do!

UNTIL....

I saw my beautiful moss green leaf vine ribbon!

I immediately thought of a rose trellis, and then I was scrappin'!

I used the Estelle White crochet lace to run around the edge of the circle.

Here is a close up of both trims that I used on this layout:

Next time you are stuck on a layout, take a peek into your ribbon stash!

It just might help your imagination wander!

Ribbon is a PERFECT final touch to ANY project!

Thank you for visiting today!

Have a Fantastic Week!!!

Kiss Me

2012-01-24T01:06:00.004-05:00

HI there! Joanna Bandelin here today..here's a cute Valentine's day card to share. That love day is inching closer and closer so here's some inspiration to get your mojo going.

I used some aqua and cherry baker's twine. And the cute froggie is from Paper Smooches. Hope you like it! :)

Quick Shabby Flower

2012-01-23T06:00:00.004-05:00

Today I want to share a quick way to make a shabby fabric flower. I LOVE all sorts of flowers on cards and this was a fun one to use one of my favorite ribbons: 1 1/2" Black Gingham.

Start with about a foot of your chosen ribbon.

Fold in half and glue the edge with a hot glue gun.

Cut halfway into the fold about every 1/4" or so.

Start rolling your flower, hot gluing as you go.

Voila!

I added a brad for a flower center and also used Black Licorice Baker's Twine.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Paris Inspired

2012-01-22T05:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great weekend! I have a pretty card for you today.

I created my card using my Cricut French Manor and Elegant Edges cartridges along with the Echo Park - Be Mine Collection.

I used this pink velvet ribbon and my sewing machine to create this pretty ribbon ruffle.

I love the pink, grey and black together! This is such a beautiful color combo.

You can read more details on my blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Corri

Little Miracle

2012-01-21T08:00:00.013-05:00

Hey everyone! It's Emily here from Create Serendipity with a fun little weekend project to share with you!

I made this darling little frame out of a wooden frame that I found at the craft store for $1! I just love to keep those frames in my stash because I never know when I will need to make a quick gift for a birthday or even a baby shower!

I used the 1.5 inch Pink Crochet Lace on this frame, I thought it gave a little delicate touch to this baby frame.

Thanks for stopping by today!

♥ Emily

♥♥Kitty Bee Sweet♥♥

2012-01-20T00:02:00.005-05:00

♥Hello everyone and Happy Friday to all! It's Cheryl here with a card for today's RRR post. I've used 4 different Really Reasonable Ribbons on my card for today♥

♥♥Really Reasonable Ribbon I used:♥♥

3/8" Satin Double Ruffled Edge Ribbon in Red

1.5 "White Silky Crush Ribbon

1"White Satin Gathered Ruffled

1/4 "Mini Satin Swiss Dots Lemon

Scor-tape 1/2 " , and 1/4" scor-tape

Black pearls

♥♥So for the ribbon border I used the white satin gathered ruffled ribbon, and the red double ruffled edge ribbon and used both sizes of scor-tape to hold them together and on my card. For my tag I used the red double ruffled to tie and the mini satin swiss in lemon.

I made my bow with the Silky Crush in white, LOVE this stuff too!!! It makes such easy bows.

♥My Kitty Bee Sweet is a Cottage Cutz die and was meant to be a Bee, but I wanted her to be a LadyBug instead......hehehehehehee

All the hearts and tag are also Cottage Cutz die's.

♥For my flower center I used a ladybug button. For my Kitty I used RRR Black Pearls for the eyes and for the wings of my ladybug.

♥ The design paper I used is from My Little Shoebox and I'm soo in ♥♥♥ with this design paper!!!

♥I really had a lot of fun with this card today, and hope you enjoyed my post :) ♥

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for looking!!

Hugs to all,

Cheryl

Altered Bottles

2012-01-19T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello Really Reasonable Ribbon fans! Jan here to share some altered bottles made using Jute String Cocoa. I love the different Jute String Bonnie offers at Really Reasonable Ribbon. Here's a couple more Jute products that I recently ordered.Jute String White How about this one? I want to make some flowers using this! Jute Ribbon Black. Love it! Now to the altered bottles.

Valentine's Cutie

2012-01-18T08:00:00.075-05:00

Hi everyone - Bonnie here. What?? you say....
Yup, I actually made a card to share today. I find I don't get to spend nearly enough time crafting, so I'm going to be scheduling myself for blog posts so I have a reason to get creative.

Now you'll have to bear with me for a while as I find that I've become a bit rusty in my crafting skills. Yes - it's been that long!! I am taking an online course on copics too, so my coloring skills are certainly not on par with that of my amazing DT. They are just so talented that it's a bit intimidating to even come on and show my work, but I'm going to bit the bullet and do it anyway.

He's a close-up of my copic coloring. Not too shabby for a newbie I guess. I also 'stickled' her wings which looks really pretty and shimmery in person. I guess my photography skills need some work too! :)

I have the hardest time with the light source thingy. I just don't see it. I guess that's the hardest part for those of us who are not really that artistic. I'm sure it will get easier with practice.

Today I went with the good old scrunched ribbon technique for my card using 5/8" white satin w/grosgrain edge ribbon and 1/2" Scor-Tape. Scor-Tape works perfectly for this technique because it is so good and sticky. Just run a strip of tape across your card and then stick a little ribbon, scrunch it up a bit and repeat. Trudy made a great video tutorial for us on this techniqe a while ago and you can find it HERE.

The image I used on my card is Shy Cupid from Whimsie Doodles. She was colored, cut out and mounted on foam tape on several layers of Spellbinder die cuts. I just love my new Heart Circles die!! The design papers are from the Paper Studio. My card was made following the sketch on week #190 at Sketch Saturday.

Thanks for stopping by today. How many of you are just starting out with copics or other alcohol based markers? Do you find the light source and shading difficult to 'see' too??

~ Bonnie ~

January Blog Hop Winner!!

2012-01-17T10:47:00.000-05:00

This is the second post of the day. Be sure to scroll down to see the beautiful project that Dawn has made for us today.

Thank you so much for hopping along with us this month on the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings Blog Hop. We had so much fun and we hope you did too!! We'll be hopping on the 13th of each month, so be sure to mark your calendars and join us again next month.

You gave me lots of good ideas this month for future ribbon club color themes. Thanks so much for all your help!

Now, on to our winner who will receive the January Ribbon Club Assortment which is still available for purchase at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The winner will have 48 hours to contact me by clicking on the contact button at the top of the blog and sending me your full name and shipping address.

Random Integer Generator

Here is your random number: 43
Timestamp: 2012-01-17 15:36:11 UTC

Congratulations Denise Bryant!

Denise Bryant said... 43

I love red and white! Perfect for Valentine's Day but fun for Christmas as well!
DeniseB

Now if you didn't win, don't worry!! We will be 'hopping' each month so you'll have another chance to win soon! We hope you stop by and visit our blog often.

Be sure to check out our current challenge here. We'd love to have you play along with us.

Have a super day!

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Let Me Share My Organizing (Lots of PICS)

2012-01-17T06:00:00.000-05:00

How many of you are looking for a new way to store your supplies and still have them look nice?

OK, you can put your hands down now-

I see I am not the only one always looking for NEW ideas.

I know I get tired of doing the same way and need NEW ideas.

Let me share a way to hold your Bakers Twine spools that looks pretty while being functional.

I have just started ~~collecting~~ er ordering some Really Reasonable Ribbon Baker Twine spools -

To start my project I decided to use one of those carriers that hold my honeys favorite beverages...wink wink, you know the kind I am talking about.I chose one sheet of my favorite sparkly paper and made two cuts to fit my carrier.

A piece of heavy chip board to re-enforce the bottom using Scor-Tape so I know it will stay together.

Did you know Really Reasonable Ribbon has Scor Tape for sale?

Next I used some Gesso to cover some of the top parts I know I wouldn't cover with paper...it took a couple coats and pretty much covered what I needed covered.

Pretend you don't see this writing- you know you can use any type card board carrier-There are many types available.
Now I knew when I used 12 x 12 paper it wouldn't cover all the sides, so this extra panel was cut from the middle of the sheet of paper I showed above. Love that I wouldn't waste any of this ONE sheet of paper.

I love the pattern of this paper and each side shows a part from the sheet. Now I had to cover the side panels so I pulled out one of my favorite laces to use -Noelle White Crochet Lace .Don't you like the way it looks all around the bottom also?

Now what project would be complete without some EXTRA glitter? You guessed it, I added some scor Tape and glitter in the handle area. Make sure you keep it in an area that won't interfere with you holding or putting in supplies.
All that was left was to decorate with some of my favorite ribbon and flowers.

I decided to add some more lace on the handle area, this is more of the Noelle White Crochet Lace . I put eyelets in each section to use to pull Bakers Twine through.

Can you see how nicely the spools sit in each section? On the left section is the newest Sweetheart Baker's Twine check it out it is red,pink and white!!!

One last ribbon I used was this beautiful Satin Swiss Dot Pearl Pink w/Hot Pink...it came in my January Ribbon Club...

Have you signed up for the Ribbon Club? It is such an economical price for the products you receive.So this was my organizational idea for this month, hope you enjoyed and come back to see what I share next time.

Thoughts of You

2012-01-16T03:03:00.000-05:00

Hi crafty friends! Joanna Bandelin here from Scrap-making today.Here's a sweet card that's perfect for a frined or someone special that's on your mind. I did some embossing with my butterfly and made my own handmade button. I used some Aqua Seam Binding ribbon and some of my favorite Cherry Baker's Twine hope you like it! Don't forget to join in our Valentine's challenge here. :)

RRR Challenge #40 - Valentine's Day Theme

2012-01-15T08:01:00.111-05:00

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge here at Really Reasonable Ribbon. Please scroll down to the next post for the winners of the last challenge.

The theme for Challenge #40 is Valentine's Day.

Create a card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. Just be sure to follow the theme above and use ribbon/lace or trim somewhere on your project.

We are thrilled to have Digital Delights by Louby Loo as our sponsor for this challenge.

Welcome to Digital Delights by Louby Loo, a magical place filled with digital creations from all walks of life. We are your one stop shop for all your digital stamps and digital products which are instantly downloadable. We also have a wide range of digital papers and svg cut files for all your crafting projects. Our low prices reflect our belief that crafting should not only be fun but affordable too!!

Other services include custom blog design and custom watermarks. Why wait for snail mail? Start creating with our instant downloads today!

Digital Delights by Louby Loo is offering a $5 Gift Certificate to one randomly selected challenge participant. How awesome is that!!

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Here is a little inspiration for challenge #40 to get you started. All of the sample projects include ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Jan from Digital Delights using Dazzling Sue and
Rockabilly Richie images from DD

Katie from Digital Delights with Angel Donita
image from DD

Tina from Digital Delights with Heart Peeking Larry
image from DD

Cheryl using Harry the Horse image from DD

Gloria using Angel Donita image from DD

Jeanne using Shelby the Seal image from DD

Misty using the Valentine Bonnie image from DD

Jan

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Now, let's see your Valentine's Day creations! The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon . We will also be drawing a random winner from all the entries to win a $5 gift certificate to Digital Delights by Louby Loo. How cool is that!!! We will be announcing the winners on February 1st.

Here's what you need to do:

* Create a new project using the posted theme. A layout, card, ATC, home decor item, hair bow, or anything your can think of.

* You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide newly designed projects. No back-linking please.

* All projects must also include some sort of ribbon/lace/trim.

* Post your project on your blog or an online gallery (using code RRR40) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until January 29th at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects.

Thanks so much for playing and good luck.

PLEASE consider turning off your word verification.

We love to visit your blogs and leave comments on all the terrific entries, but the word verification really slows us down. :o)

RRR Challenge #39 Winners!!!

2012-01-15T08:00:00.050-05:00

Challenge #39 was lots of fun with our Sparkle & Ribbon theme. We saw a wide variety of wonderful projects this time around. Many thanks to all who participated.

Our top three runners-up for Challenge #39 in no particular order are:

Tammy Louise

Dreamtime

Bonnie O'Clair

Congratulations to our top 3 for a job well done. Grab your "I made the RRR Top 3" badge (located in the left column of the blog) and display it with pride. You ladies did a fantastic job!

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Now, on to the winner of our challenge #39 Sparkle & Ribbon theme. You will receive a $10 gift certificate to use at the Really Reasonable Ribbon website.

Our challenge winner is.......................

Anne H.

Anne H., please contact us using the contact button at the top of the page and we'll get your $10 Really Reasonable Ribbon gift certificate out to you. Also, please grab the winner badge from the left column of the blog and proudly display it on your blog.

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Now, we have one more prize today, and it's a random drawing from all our entries. The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon.

And the winning number is........

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers: 40
Timestamp: 2012-01-14 17:52:09 UTC

Debbie M.

Congratulations Debbie! Send us an email with your complete shipping information using the contact button above and we'll get your prize right out to you.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us on our Sparkle & Ribbon themed Challenge. I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #40 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Valentine's Hair Pretties

2012-01-14T06:00:00.026-05:00

Hi everyone! Hope you are having a great Saturday!!!!Today I wanted to share with you how I made the bowand feather clippies from yesterday's Blog Hop Post.
First, for the Bow, I used the January Ribbon Club Assortment.I used the 3/8 width ribbons...the pink w/hearts, pink w/lips, red w/hearts and the white double ruffle.I made a korker style bow for my munchkin for Valentine's Day. >>>HERE<<< is the detailed tutorial for that style bow.
My Skye modeling her new bow:

Front view of Bow:

Back view of bow with the french clip attached:

For the Feathers...

I used:

2 inch heart snap clips

1/8 inch grosgrain ribbons to wrap the clip

* I did try a variety of the different clips and loved them all, but the heart clip was my favorite to work with...AND PERFECT FOR VALENTINES DAY!!

I have created a simple step by step tutorial for you to print off and use if you

would like to try to make some of these clips.

For the clips with Dangling feathers, you will do pretty

much the same with only a few adjustments.

I actually have already made SEVERAL of these clips!

My 11 year old wanted one for ALL of her friends! LOL

I hope this easy picture tutorial helps you to make your own feather clips.

If you have any question I will be glad to help you out!

Oh...and before I go, I want to say Happy BIRTHDAY

to my oldest child. He is 15 today!!

Thanks for visiting us today!!

Have a Fantabulous Day!!!

Really Reasonable Ribbon January Blog Hop

2012-01-13T07:30:00.053-05:00

Hello everyone and welcome to another amazing Blog Hop here at the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings Blog!

For all of our challenge lovers, be sure to stop back on the 15th when we post our next challenge. New challenges are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. We would love to have you join in.

Today you will see some great projects using our January Ribbon Club Assortment from our very talented design team. They always come up with some super ideas.

Isn't this assortment great?? It contains 8 styles and a total of 15 yards. If you aren't already a ribbon club member, why not join us today! You will get a fun new ribbon assortment shipped automatically each month.

We also have a fun new Baker's Twine in stock called 'Sweetheart'. This red, pink and white color combination is perfect for your Valentine's projects.

Isn't it great??

Now let's get hopping and see what our fabulous design team has created this month!

Here is our blog hop list. If you get lost along the way, hop on back here and we'll get you back on track.

Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings

Now, be sure to leave some love at all the stops along the way. Your comments are most appreciated!

At the end of the hop, comment on this post answering the question below for a chance to win our January Ribbon Club assortment shown below.

Our question of the month is:

What is your favorite color or

color combination??

Our winner will be selected from the numbered comments on this post on Tuesday, 1/17 using random.org. Be sure to check back on Tuesday evening to see if you are our lucky winner.

Thanks so much for hopping with us today. We hope you'll stop by and so some shopping at Really Reasonable Ribbon soon.

**Before you leave, be sure to enter for a chance to win our blog candy HERE.

~Bonnie Garby~

RRR Website is Back Up and Running

2012-01-12T10:03:00.000-05:00

This is the second post of the day. Be sure to scroll down to see the beautiful card Judy shared with us today.

Hi everyone. I just wanted to pop in and let you know that the Really Reasonable Ribbon website is now back up and running.

I aplogize for any inconvenience and I want to thank everyone for their patience and kind words.

Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for our RRR January Blog Hop. We begin at 7:30 AM EST.

Satin Sympathy

2012-01-12T06:30:00.039-05:00

I love the sheen and versatility of the diamond satin ribbons. Bonnie carries every color you could ever need, and assortments too! I was going for muted colors in this sympathy card, and the White Diamond Satin just seemed to work with everything else I have going on.

Did you see the little bit of White Mini Ric Rac at the bottom of the floral image? I wanted to "ground" the flowers, and decided to add a touch of the ric rac. Check out all seventeen Mini Ric Rac colors, and a lot more kinds of ric rac HERE.

My images are by Stamp School. I colored the flowers in with Copic Markers. Designer papers are from the Authentique Gathering pad. Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to enter the Blogoversary Giveaway HERE.

Forever Friend - Diamond Satin

2012-01-11T09:11:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I have a quick card to show you that I made with elements and paper from the October Afternoon - Sidewalks collections.

I used my nestabilities to create a mat for the adorable puppy sticker. I finished off my card with the this beautiful diamond satin ribbon. Thanks so much for stopping by! Corri

RRR Website Difficulties

2012-01-10T18:44:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone. I'm afraid we are having some technical difficulties today and the RRR website is currently down. We are working on the problem and I hope to have the website back up and running soon.

Thanks so much for your patience and I'm sorry for any inconvenience.

Guest Designer...Angie Hunt

2012-01-10T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hi Everybody! I'm Angie Hunt, aka ScrapGirl, and I'm so thrilled to be a Guest Designer today for Really Reasonable Ribbon!!! I was so excited when Bonnie wrote to me to ask me to join in. I've been a customer of Really Reasonable Ribbon for a couple of years now and just love their products. After being a customer for a while, I've got a pretty big ribbon collection now, but I always seem to find more beautiful ribbons at Really Reasonable Ribbon. They make it really easy for a 'collector' like me! LOL!!!

I've got a couple of projects to show you today. It's super cold here in Michigan so...I'm looking forward to Spring with the first project and in the 'here and now' with the second project. I hope you enjoy them...

Just A Little Note

I love altering these journals from the $1 bin! Aside from being useful, they're the perfect place to showcase beautiful ribbons! All of these ribbons are from the December 2011 Ribbon Club. Have you seen the Ribbon Club yet? It's really great because you get a beautiful assortment of ribbons at a very reasonable price. And they're always coordinated to a season or holiday! It's the perfect way to stock up :-)

Here's project #2...

Snowy Friends

I almost always adorn my cards with a ribbon and bow. It adds a beautiful softness to the card. This time I used a Light Blue Organza ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. It's available in several sizes, but I used the 1/4 inch. I love the contrast to the darker blues in the dp's. It also has a bit of shimmer to it and looks gorgeous with the silver embellishments.

I really enjoyed sharing my projects with you today. If you would like more details about them, including the Little Darlings rubber stamps that I used, please visit My Blog today!

Have a fantastic day!!!

Angie

Family Mini Album

2012-01-09T08:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Monday everyone! It's Emily here from Create Serendipity with another mini album to share with you today!

This is an itty bitty mini album. It's only 3x3 in size! It's hard to tell that from photos, but it's tiny! I am really addicted to making these because they are so quick & easy to make! All you need are the cute little paper bags that you can find in the party section of your local craft store.

The pretty ribbons that I used on this album are the Aqua Satin Double Ruffle Ribbon and Sunflower Swiss Dots Gorsgrain.

Thanks for stopping by today!

♥ Emily

Dress Form Name Banner & Video

2012-01-08T02:00:00.001-05:00

♥♥♥Hello everyone and Happy Sunday to all! Today im sharing a Dress Form Name Banner I made using all Beautiful Really Reasonable Ribbon/Lace & Trims.♥♥♥♥New Picture updated this is true to color♥

♥♥I had a hard time taking pictures. I ended up using a soft flash last night and the room I'm using has horrible lighting.

I ♥all Really Reasonable Ribbon! and will list all of the styles I used below for you. I also did a short video to show details and try to get the colors more clear for you.

♥♥♥ On this picture I photographed the first 3 letters of the banner ♥♥♥

I used Satin Ribbon w/Grosgrain edge in pink for the banner to hold all dress forms.

♥My video will show each one separately and will show what ribbon, lace and trims I used.♥

This banner was designed for Evelyn. We were in a dress form banner swap. I hope she loves it. I know I do and now I want one!!!!!! hehehehehehehehe I will be starting mine today :)

♥♥♥Really Reasonable Ribbon Used ♥♥♥

♥Pink Satin w/Grosgrain Edge♥

♥Satin Double Ruffled Ribbon♥

♥Mauve Velvet Ribbon♥

♥White Pleated Satin♥

♥Silky Crush White Ribbon♥

♥Noelle White Crocheted Lace♥

♥Victoria White Crocheted Lace♥

♥Moss Green Leaves♥

♥Satin Ribbons♥

♥♥♥♥♥Dress Form Name Banner Video♥♥♥♥♥

Thank you for looking and have a lovely day!

Hugs to all,

Cheryl

A Sweet Treat Tin

2012-01-07T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello Really Reasonable Ribbon fans! Jan here to share a "Sweet Treats Tin". I've used the January Club Assortment and the Bow Easy.

Here's the inside.

Here's how to make your own.Start with a window tin. Protect the window of the tin by placing cardboard over it. The heat embossing tool may melt the window otherwise.

Using Versa Color Ink pad, rub the tin with some ink, and heat emboss using Cable Car Red Embossing Powder.

Rub random areas with Versa Color and heat emboss areas with Earthtone Pepper Embossing Powder.

Heat emboss a metal trim piece using Cable Car Red.

Cut a Vintage Image to fit the top portion of the tin. Add a piece of white lace to the top edge of the metal trim piece. Adhere the image to the trim.

Adhere this piece to the window.

Using the Bow Easy Tool, make a small bow.

Adhere a pearl heart to the center of the bow.

Adhere the bow at the top of the metal trim piece. Embellish with pearls and a heart gem. Add sweet treats and a vintage image to the inside of the tin.

My Four Drawer Easel Card

2012-01-06T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hi, It is me Dawn here today to share a really fun project I made with my Really Reasonable Lace trim and White ribbon. Have I got a treat for you today.

I made a four drawer Easel Card box with some fun papers and ribbons I have been saving.

I made this project from a pattern I got off Technique Junkie's 3D fun Folds CD.The trim was used along the bottom of the easel card and also around each drawer.

This is a view of the box and card closed. Isn't that fun Once Upon a time paper?
I used Amelia trim and White from the Christmas Diamond Satin Assortment.
I like how the white ribbon looks so crisp, Now you know I used my Bow Easy to make the bows.

I just love this tool to make perfect bows each time, have you watched the videos on using one?

Here is a side view of the Easel card on top and the drawers below.I used a paper doily and sentiment from my stash.

I had so much fun making this project...hope I shared a little inspiration with you to try something new.

Ribbon with Scrapbooking

2012-01-05T02:00:00.005-05:00

Way back in October when we did our monthly Blog Hop, Bonnie asked you all what you would like to see more of featured on the blog. A few of you answered "scrapbook layouts"...as did some of you from the question a few days ago. You want to see ideas on how to use ribbon on your scrapbooking layouts.

Well, I have done a couple of layouts since then, and today I want to take the opportunity to show them to you and tell you how I used the ribbon on each.

Here is "Pouty Face":

It features 2 ribbons from the RRR store...

7/8 pink gingham

1/2 Penelope natural crochet lace

and a twine

I used the pink gingham as a bottom border for my photo and made a bow accent to go with my embellishment cluster.

The lace serves as the base of my layered borders.

I also did a Christmas layout that was featured with one of the December Challenges.

I wanted to show it again and tell you about the ribbon that I used.

Here is "I Do Believe":

I used 4 different ribbons on this one to make my ribbon banner.

I started with 1 1/2 inch white double ruffle

Then 5/8 shimmer satin gold

then 1 inch burgandy satin

topped with aqua seam binding.

To make the banner, I cut each "flag" piece and sealed the ends with a lighter.

I layered them just how I wanted them and then ran a straight stitch across the tops to bind them together.

Then, I tied loose knots in the seam binding and attached it to the top of the banner using fabric glue.

I LOVE scrapbooking and ribbon is one of my passions.

When I combine the 2, the results always make me happy!!!

I hope I have helped you a little bit today and given you ideas for using ribbon on your layouts. Thanks for visiting me today and have a Magnificent Day!

Misty Willis

Laundry Day

2012-01-04T03:16:00.001-05:00

Hello scrappy friends! Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here.Today I wanted to share a fun scrapbook page I made featuring the Cotton Candy Baker's Twine. These pictures were taken about a year ago, I was just about to start folding the laundry when my daughter was being very quiet. I went to look for her and found her surrounded with clothes..she was emptying out her hamper and clothes were everywhere! lol..she thought it was so fun, it was so cute! :)
I was inspired by this sketch from PageMaps..the clothesline look is one of my favorite things to do on scrapbooking projects..so the baker's twine came in handy for that. I just stapled the ends down to the layout. I also did a little bit of machine stitching along the edges with my new sewing machine. :)

If you'd like to see more pics, visit my blog. Hope this inspires you to get your New Years scrappin' mojo flowing. :)

Happy New Year!!

2012-01-03T06:00:00.033-05:00

I can't believe it's 2012! That sounds so space-age! :)
I am glad to be starting out this year showing one of my favorite types of ribbon that Bonnie carries in the RRR Store: RUFFLES!

On this project, I used Mauve Mid Ruffle Satin. Be sure to check out ALL of the beautiful ruffled ribbons! My images are by Hambo Stamps. For more deets about this card, visit my blog!

RRR Challenge #39 'Sparkle & Ribbon' Theme

2012-01-01T08:01:00.032-05:00

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge here at Really Reasonable Ribbon. Please scroll down to the next post for the winners of the last challenge.

The theme for Challenge #39 is Sparkle & Ribbon.

Create a card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. Just be sure to follow the theme above and use ribbon/lace or trim somewhere on your project.

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Here is a little inspiration from our design team for challenge #39 to get you started. All of the sample projects feature ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

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Now, let's see your Sparkle & Ribbon creations! The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon . We will also be drawing a random winner from all the entries to win a second $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon. How cool is that!!! We will be announcing the winners on January 15th.

Here's what you need to do:

* Create a new project using the posted theme. A layout, card, ATC, home decor item, hair bow, or anything your can think of.

* You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide newly designed projects. No back-linking please.

* All projects must also include some sort of ribbon/lace/trim.

* Post your project on your blog or an online gallery (using code RRR39) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until January 12th at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects.

Thanks so much for playing and good luck.

PLEASE consider turning off your word verification.

We love to visit your blogs and leave comments on all the terrific entries, but the word verification really slows us down. :o)

RRR Challenge #38 Winners!!!

2012-01-01T08:00:00.056-05:00

Challenge #38 was lots of fun with our 'Anything Goes' theme. We saw a wide variety of wonderful projects this time around. Many thanks to all who participated.

Our top three runners-up for Challenge #38 in no particular order are:

Mandy

Lea L.

Margie C.

Congratulations to our top 3 for a job well done. Grab your "I made the RRR Top 3" badge (located in the left column of the blog) and display it with pride. You ladies did a fantastic job!

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Now, on to the winner of our challenge #38 'Anything Goes' theme. You will receive a $10 gift certificate to use at the Really Reasonable Ribbon website.

Our challenge winner is.......................

Amelia

Amelia, please contact us using the contact button at the top of the page and we'll get your $10 Really Reasonable Ribbon gift certificate out to you. Also, please grab the winner badge from the left column of the blog and proudly display it on your blog.

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Now, we have one more prize today, and it's a random drawing from all our entries. The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon.

And the winning number is........

Random Integer Generator

Here is your random number: 3
Timestamp: 2011-12-31 15:42:07 UTC

Fiona

Congratulations Fiona! Send us an email with your complete shipping information using the contact button above and we'll get your prize right out to you.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us on our Anything Goes themed Challenge. I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #39 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Heart Garland

2011-12-31T05:00:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all have enjoyed the holiday season. I can't believe how fast this year went by. For my project today, I skipped right to Valentine's Day. This is my favorite holiday for crafting. I made a heart garland to show you guys today. It's so easy to make. You will need....

1. Some die cut hearts. I cut mine with my Cricut from the Sweethearts cartridge at 3.5"h.

2. A solid pink paper and a pattern paper. I used Echo Park "Be Mine"

3. Some ink for the edges of your pattern paper. I used Tim Holtz "Soot"

4. Your favorite adhesive to adhere the two hearts together.

5. A hole puncher

After you layer your hearts, punch a hole in the upper corners to thread your ribbon.

I used this beatuiful black double faced satin ribbon. I love how it contrasts with the pink and ties in with grays on the pattern paper. This is a quick and easy project....it would make a great classroom or mantle decoration.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Corri

Eternally Blissful Mini Album

2011-12-30T09:10:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday everyone!!! It's Emily here from Create Serendipity. I cannot believe this is my LAST RRR post of 2011! Are you all ready for the New Year? I know I am! My husband still won't let me take down my Christmas tree, he says it's bad luck to do it before New Years, so instead of doing that this week, I made this cute little mini album :-)

Ribbons Used:
Azalea Satin Double Ruffle Ribbon
Satin/Grosgrain Double Band Yellow

If you want to learn how to make this album, check out my blog for details! I hope you all have a happy & safe New Years!

♥ Emily

I LUV U

2011-12-29T11:43:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone and Happy Thursday to all! Hope everyone had the most Wonderful Christmas ever! Mine was AWESOME!!! So today I'm sharing my card made using the Beautiful Really Reasonable Ribbon!!! :)

One of my FAVORITES is SATIN!!! I love working with the Satins since they make such beautiful bows and handmade flowers and such. For my card today I just made 2 bows, one in pink, and then one in a yellowish cream. I also used the wide double ruffled edge ribbon.

Supplies Used:

Really Reasonable Ribbon/Pink Satin

Really Reasonable Ribbon/Satin

Really Reasonable Ribbon/White Satin Double Ruffled Edge1.5

Really Reasonable Ribbon/Pearl

Really Reasonable Ribbon/Scor Tape

The Scrapping Cottage/Plumeria Cottage Cutz

My little shoebox design paper and stickers

sewing and fabric covered brad

I added a Cottage Cutz Plumeria flower and a Pearl in the center next to the wide double ruffled edge ribbon. LOVE using this ribbon on cards,layouts and mostly in mini photo albums.

Hope you enjoyed todays post, and I hope you have a Happy New Year!!!

Hugs to all,

Cheryl

A Paper Bag Album and Tutorial

2011-12-28T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello friends! Jan here with a mini that's just in time for quick and easy holiday gift giving. It's always fun to have a little brag book in your purse and share it with others. These sweet little Middy Bitty bags are from Really Reasonable Ribbon, one is the polka dot kraft and the other is the stripes kraft. Perfect size for a mini since they're 5"x7.5". I've also used the natural jute string for my bows. The papers are by Simple Stories.

Here's how to make your own:

1.) Start with 2 Middy Bitty Polka Dot bags and 1 Stripes Kraft Bag.

2.) Fold the bags in half.

3.) Sew on the fold.

4.) Cut a shape that will partially cover the front and the back.

5.) Glue the shape into place.

6.) Glue a button on the right side of the shape.

Repeat on the back.

7.) Decorate inside as desired.

8.) Using Natural Jute String, make a bow to place on top of the button on the front.

9.) Take a piece of jute and tie from the inside to the outside and bake a bow.