Kiss Me

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! :)

Thoughts of You

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. :)

Laundry Day

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. :)

Christmas Cake Pops

Hi there! Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here today to share with you a fun way to dress up some cake pops!This is our Recipe Week here on Really Reasonable Ribbon, we thought it'd be fun to spice it up for the holiday season! :)So what are cake pops you may ask?...Well they are delicious little bites of heaven! lol..really they are cake mixed with frosting and then dipped in chocolate...yummmo! :)

I used my favorite Christmas Baker's twine along with some Red Seam Binding Ribbon to add lots of color to my packaging. I wanted to keep it simple so the focus is on the yummy cake pops. :)I love making these for holidays and parties and they are so good everyone loves them!
Here's some easy steps so you can make them yourself...*Supplies: Cake mix, lolipop sticks, chocolate melts.*Bake a cake (I used chocolate) according to directions on box.*Let it cool completely, then crumble entire cake.Add a tub of frosting to cake crumbles (I used chocolate fudge frosting).*Next roll into balls (you will be able to make about 4 dozen balls).Melt a handfull of chocolate melts (I used the white peppermint chocolate melts), then dip lolipop sticks into melted chocolate then insert them into the cake balls. *Put cake balls in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes.*Melt 2 bags of chocolate melts and then dip each ball and completly cover..make sure to tap off excess chocolate and place on a cookie sheet (lined with wax paper).*Let the chocolate harden (it only takes a few minutes).*Next step is to take a bite and enjoy your yummy creation! 

Hope you enjoy and hopefully you can make some yourself..and p.s. you might be not be able to stop eating these..they are de-lish! :)

Christmas Wreath

Hello crafty friends! It's Joanna B. here. Today I'm sharing a fun DIY Christmas wreath..lately I've been on Pinterest a LOT..if you don't know what Pinterest is, it's basically a place to pin and catergorize anything you want and each pin takes you straight to that subject. So I've been pinning wreaths I can make for Christmas and have been getting so many awesome ideas I finally had to go get some supplies and make one for my home.I wanted to have a banner going across it, I used my Cricut to cut the banner letters and hot glued them to some  white ric-rac ribbon and added some red grosgrain ribbon for bows.

I wrapped the entire wreath with grey yarn and made some fun yarn pom-poms.

The nice thing about making these is that they are totally customizable and fun to make! You can make them any color you want!
Thanks for stopping by, have a great Thanksgiving Day tomorrow! :)

Keep calm and make tea AND a tutorial!

Hi everyone! Joanna here, today I am sharing a sweet card using some fun fall colors.I did some ribbon pleating on this card. I've tried it before and really struggled with it, but this time around it was soo much easier! My secret??..I used my hot glue gun and it made pleating so easy!And I also made a pretty ribbon flower by rolling the ribbon in a circle and gluing down as you roll.I topped off my pleating with some pretty Oyster Baker's Twine ,the bloom is all Twill from the Autumn Twill Assortment and a fun sentiment by Scrappy Mom's Stamps!

Here's a little  mini tutorial on how I did the ribbon pleating:Start off with a layer of your ribbon (I used the Ginger Grosgrain).

Then start pleating by kind of over-lapping the ribbon onto itself. You'll want to glue about 1/2 inch at a time. What you will want to do is fold down about 1/2 inch, glue it then bring it back about 3/4 to 1 inch glue it down and then fold it again and overlap it onto the pleat before it, leaving about 1/4 space inbetween each pleat. ((I hope that makes sense! lol))

Once you get the hang of it, it's really easy! :)

Keep in mind this isn't the only way of ribbon pleating, this is just a way that I like to do it! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

RRR: Autumn Twill Assortment, Oyster Baker's Twine, Ginger Grosgrain

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-"Freshly Brewed"-sentiment

Creative Charms-Pearls

Crate Paper

Merry Christmas Penguin

Hi everyone! Joanna Bandelin here, I'm so excited to be joining the new RRR Design Team! Today is my very first post and I hope you enjoy my holiday card. My style is always bright and colorful and of course having a love of ribbon and twine always helps! :)For my card I used some awesome Red/White/Green Diagonal Stripe Grosgrsin ribbon and paired it with a bit of  Christmas Baker's Twine ((I LOVE the 3 color combo of the baker's twine!)).

I gave my sweet penguin a mini twine pop. They are super easy peasy to make, just dab a bit of hot glue to some scrap paper,  add the twine and wrap in a circle. I used half of a toothpick as the stick..and done!

I hope this gets you in the mood for some holiday crafting! :)

Have a great day!

RRR Supplies:

Red/White/Green Diagonal Stripe Grosgrsin

Christmas Baker's Twine

Other Supplies:

Peachy Keen Stamps-PK-482 Winter Wonderland Face Assort.

EAD Designs-Christmas Sentiments (rub-ons)

Cricut cartridge-Cricut Aplhabet

Pattern Paper-Crate Paper, Peppermint. Kraft cardstock, cuttlebug