Metallic Christmas!

Hello! It is Connie again! Often when I think of Christmas cards I think of all the wonderful silver and gold metallic ribbons to adorn them! The Really Reasonable Ribbon Store has lots of them to choose from! Here, I have used some amazing silver shimmer satin metallic ribbon!

This wonderful images is from Our Daily Bread Designs ! I colored portions of the image with always artichoke and chocolate chip ink markers. I then accented the "snow" portion of the image with some crystal stickles.

Both the image and the sentiment were cut out with a labels 4 nestabities. The wonderful DP is from SEI Silver Valley package and the gems are from Zva Creative.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Elegant Organza

Hello, Connie again! I have another Christmas card for you today. I was going for an elegant card, and what better to use then organza ribbon! Here I have used some wonderful rust organza ribbon tied in a triple bow with a bow easy.

This Christmas rose image is from Our Daily Bread Designs. I colored the image with copics, and cut it out with the elegant ovals dies also from Our Daily Bread Designs. I finished off the card with some DP from My Minds Eye - Lost and Found Christmas.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Not Too Early to Think of Christmas!

Hello! I have been in full swing making Christmas cards, and let me tell you, the Really Reasonable Ribbon store has so many wonderful ribbons for ANY Christmas card! I have used two of the yummy ribbons in this month's ribbon club assortment. Some wonderful red ruffled satin ribbon layered with some white crochet lace!

This beautiful Christmas Door image is from Our Daily Bread Designs. It was colored with copic markers, and then cut out with a label 17 nestabilities.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Christmas Satin!

Connie, here! I have Christmas card for you today! I am so loving this wonderful Satin ribbon with metallic edge from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store! The perfect accent to ANY Christmas Card!

For my card today, i used the multi step tree image from Kitchen Sink Stamps! I stamped the tree as follows: Step 1: Certainly Celery, Step 2: Garden Green, Step 3: Garden Green and
Step 4: Handsome Hunter. I then added some red stickles for some decorations! I also used this week's sketch from the Kitchen Sink Stamp forum.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Vintage Silk

Hello! Connie Here. For my card today I
have used the Sympathy sentiment from the Multi Step Hearts and Rose set, and for the inside the sentiment is from the Words for Comfort and Joy set.

The DP is from Prima, and the wonderful silk
ribbon is from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store!

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget about our 10% discount on your entire KSS purchase!! Get 10% off your order: CLICK HERE!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Frilly Crochet Lace!

I have an all around frilly card for you today! What better ribbon to use on a frilly card, then some crochet ribbon. Here I have used some Abigail White Crochet Lace from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! There are all sorts of Crochet lace to chose from in the store, so head on over and give it a look!

The wonderful Scripture and flower frame image is newly released from Our Daily Bread Designs. I colored the image with copics, cut it out with a labels 18 nestabilities, and then sprayed it with some pink glimmermist! The DP is from Basic Grey, the flowers and gems are from Zva Creative, and to finish off the card, I added a pearl stick pin.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Sweet Pea Diaper Fold Basket!

Hello! Connie here! I have this adorable little basket for you today! I was asked to make some centerpieces for a baby shower, and thought this Diaper Fold basket would be just perfect! For the handle you can see that I used some of the wonderful White Crochet Lace and some pink ric rack both from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store!

The theme for the baby show is "Sweet Pea", and the mom to be just loved this little piece of clip art, so I incorporated it by layering it on a lacy circle nestabilities from spellbinders!

Thanks so much for visiitng today! Have a wonderful weekend!

Connie

Sewing Card with Seam Binding!

Hello! I have some new sewing theme stamps I have been itching to use, and what better ribbon to use then seam biding! Really Reasonable Ribbon has some AMAZING seam biding in their store...all sorts of colors in such great quality! Here I have used the Log Brown Seam Binding. Along with the seam biding, I have added a pearl stick pin. I then added a few buttons in the corner to finish off the sewing theme!

This image is a sneak peek from Our Daily Bread Designs !! Here I have used one of the new tag sets called Pincushion Tag Set, and added a sentiment from the new Wave in Faith sentiment set. The sketch is from this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I used the tag die from Our Daily Bread Designs to cut out the image. The DP in the background is from Bo Bunny!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Ruffled Hydrangea!

Hello! I just LOVE how all white cards are so every elegant looking! What could make it even more elegant then ruffled white satin ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store!!

The Hydrangea image is from Our Daily Bread Designs. I layered it on a lacey circle and lacey square nestabilities. I then embossed the base with an embossing folder. To finish off the card, I added some half backed gems and a crystal bauble from Tim Holtz wrapped around the stain ruffled bow tied with a bow easy!

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Ribbon Necklace!

Hello, it's Connie! I am so excited to share my project with you today! I was at a popular accessories store a couple of months ago, where I saw a necklace made out of ribbon, and I thought...I could do that! So here is what I came up with!

I started with three strands of the pink organza ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store. I added the broach on all three pieces of ribbon. I then put different beads, a black bead, a larger pink bead and an iridescent teardrop bead each to one of the three ribbons about an 1 1/2" apart. Once I added all the beads, I then loosely braided the ribbon strands together, and capped off the ends with special ribbon clasps!

This was my first time making a necklace with ribbon, and did not think to take pictures of it as I was going along. If you would like, next time I will try to put together a little tutorial for you all!

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Connie

Give Yourself Fully...

Hello, Connie here again! Happy weekend! :) I just can't seem to stop making these ribbon rose flowers!! If you missed my folded ribbon rose tutorial a few months ago, you can click here to see it again! I created the ribbon roses with some double banded stain/grosgrain coral ribbon and yellow diamond satin ribbon , and then added some moss satin leaf trim around the roses. All of these wonderful ribbons are of course from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store!

I have used a sentiment from the newly released Serve the Lord set from Our Daily Bread Designs, and layered it on a lacey oval nestabilities. The DP is from Basic Grey and the gems are from Zva Creative.

I made this card for two challenges: this week's Shine the Light Challenge over on ODBD is super simple this week! Anything Goes!! I have paired this challenge with this week's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. Such a fun sketch for sure!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great weekend!

Connie

Fun in the Summer - Fancy Flip Flops!

Hello! Well it is officially Summer and it is my turn to share with you a fun Summery/Picnic project! Fancy flip flops are all the rage right now...so I thought I would give decorating some a try! I bought these purple flip flops for $2, and the red and white stripped flip flops at the $1 spot at Target. While they are a fine the way they were, I just had to add some ribbon to dress them up a bit for my DD!! :)



For the Purple ones, I have added some light blue satin ribbon around the straps. for the center, I added some Grape Satin with Flowers in the center and then placed a little butterfly button over that! So super simple, but they went from plain purple to "Oh mom! I love them!!" :)




The 4th of July flip flops were created with ribbons from this month's Ribbon Club assortment - the Red and Blue Diamond Satin Ribbons! I added the flag button in the center with some stretchy cord, so they can be easily removed, so that after the 4th, I can add an adorable lady bug button instead! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Connie

Multi Page Bookmark!

Hello, it's Connie here and I have such a fun project to share with you today! I love ribbon bookmarks, and this one is no exception. Here I have created a multi page ribbon bookmark.

I have used the reversible brown and blue 1/4" ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store. I created the top of the bookmark with a spellbinders label die, and the verse, which is from the Serve the Lord stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs. I then added 5 pieces of the 1/4" ribbon tied with a bead
at the end, along with 1" by 3" strip of paper.

To assemble the bookmark you will want to make a sandwich. Start with the back side of your bookmark topper, next place the 1"x3" piece of paper on the back so that most of the srip is below the topper, next add the 5 pieces of ribbon, and then cover them all with the front design of the topper.

To use this type of bookmark, you will need a book with a binding/a hard covered book. Once the bookmark is put together, place the 1" x 3" strip of paper portion of the bookmark in the binding of the book, so that you can see the top of the bookmark, along with the ribbon strands. You can then take each of the ribbon
strands to mark 5 different pages within to book!

I hope you have enjoyed my project today! Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Ribbon Inspired!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! My card today was totally inspired by this amazing Painted Desert Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! When I looked at it I thought of pretty hydrangeas, so out came the 3 step Hydrangea set from Kitchen Sink Stamps!

The blue flowers were stamped with bashful Blue, Almost Amythyst, and Bordering Blue. Each step for the smaller pink flowers was stamped with Regal Rose. The DP is from Prima, and the gems are from Zva Creative!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Puffy Ribbon Technique

Hello, It's Connie again! I have a super quick and easy ribbon technique for you today! I was not sure what it is called so I decided on the puffy ribbon technique. If you have a better name, or know what it is called, please let me know! LOL!! Here I have used some 1.5" brown wrinkled satin ribbon, and some jute string. I took some small pieces of twine, and tied it around the wrinkled satin ribbon about an inch apart to give it the "puffy" portions of the ribbon treatment!

This wonderful Dahlia image will be released from Our Daily Bread Designs June 1st! I stamped it four times, colored each image with copics and cut out each layer to
give it some dimension! The base of the card was stamped with the Crocheted background stamp (which will also be released June 1st) in early espresso and sponged with crumb cake ink. The wonderful DP is from Prima, and this sketch is from this week's Mojo Monday sketch!

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Connie

Gathered Ribbon Tutorial!!

Hello, it's Connie!! I have a super simple ribbon tutorial for you today - a Gathered Ribbon Tutorial!

To make the gathered ribbon, you will need some double sided sticky tape. Here I am using 3/4" scor-tape, and some 1" Spring Green Satin Ribbon with a Grosgrain edge.



Tear off a piece of tape the length that you need, and start adhering the ribbon to the tape in a random gathered line.



Here you can see the back of the ribbon once you are finished.



Here is what your final outcome will look like!



See! Told you it was super easy!

Now onto the rest of the deets of my card! The image is from Kitchen Sink Stamps Multi Step Tulip Garden image. I stamped the image with the following steps: Step 1: So Saffron, Step 2: Apricot Appeal, Step 3: Pumpkin Pie, Step 4: Tangerine Tango. The green was stamped with Old olive.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Tulip Garden - KSS
Inks: See Above
Paper: Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Bo Bunny DP
Accessories: ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Scor-Tape, Gems

Hair Clips, Hair Clips, EVERYWHERE! :)

Hello, Connie here! I have a super fun and easy project for you today! I have such a little girly girly in my 7 year old daughter. She loves to put hair ties in her hair, so I thought it would be fun create a few hair bows for her!


I started with some 40mm snap clips from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store. I then took many samples of ribbon from the store, and tied them in various bows with the bow easy. Once the bows were tied, I hot glued each of them to a clip. You can see
in this picture how the bows are attached!

See! I told you it was super simple, and my Daughter...well she LOVES them all! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Connie

Ribbons used in this project:

- Diamond Satin Lavender Ribbon
- Satin Grosgrain Double Edged Ribbon
- Swiss Dots Lemon Ribbon
- Shimmer Red Satin Ribbon
- Orange Grosgrain Ribbon
- Champagne Satin with Grosgrain Ribbon
- Pink and Brown Big Random Dots Grosgrain

Folded Ribbon Rose Tutorial!

Hello! Connie here, and I have a fun video tutorial for you today for a Folded Ribbon Rose! You can see a picture of the final results in the picture above. These roses were created using some pink stain with grosgrain edge ribbon from May Arts. I then added them to some 30mm snap clips which are also from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store!

Okay, now before you watch the video...I just have to say, this is such an easy way to create a ribbon rose. My 7 year old daughter watched this video once, and the next thing I know she had gone in her room, grabbed a piece of ribbon and created a rose all by herself. So trust me when I say this is really a simple technique with an amazing outcome each time!

Here is the video for the Folded Rose:



As you saw in the video, I also created many other roses with different ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store:


- Diamond Satin Lavender Ribbon
- Sheer Organza with Satin Center Fuchsia Ribbon
- Satin Grosgrain Double Edged Ribbon
- Swiss Dots Lemon Ribbon
- Shimmer Red Satin Ribbon
- Orange Grosgrain Ribbon
- 1/5" Fuchsia Wrinkled Ribbon

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial today! Have a wonderful day!

**a quick edit, I got a few comments saying that when they pulled the tab at the end, it kept going and never stopped. I tried a few things and think it has to do with your first fold. When making the first 90 degree fold make sure you have it folded so that the top of the ribbon folds over the bottom and is now facing horizontally to the RIGHT. If it is facing horizontally to the left, it will not stop and you will pull you flower right out. No clue why...it just does! LOL!! :)**

Connie

Can Crochet Lace be Masculine? :)

Hello! As you can see by the title of today's post, I have a question...can crochet lace be masculine? Well, you can decide based on my card today! I have used some 1.5" Brown Crochet Lace from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! I have also added a bit of natural jute string to the Tim Holtz snaps on the bottom of the card.

This fabulous moose image is from the Father's Day set from Our Daily Bread Designs. The DP is from Prima, and the sketch I used on this card is from this month's I Heart Sketches.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie