Explore Layout

Do you enjoy exploring and documenting your adventures?  I created this layout from a past road trip along our many trips.

 I used the beautiful crochet lace to add a touch of softness.  Then I layers the burlap natural string, the Mulberry Leaves and the Wild Orchard Flowers in earth tones.

 Next I added the silk crush champagne ribbon.  

This was a such a fun and easy layout to create.  I hope this inspires you to explore and document your next trip.

Sheila

Dressing Up a Candle

Hello ribbon lovers!  It's easy to dress up your plain candle, by using gorgeous ribbon, fabric, flowers and embellishments. 

I wrapped canvas fabric around the glass candle holder.  Next, I wrapped and tied a bow with Silky Crush Champagne Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I then added a few of the White Cottage Roses and tuck in vintage buttons and a wooden bird embellishment. 

These candle wraps are so easy to make. Why not make a few to decorate your home or give as a gift.

Autumn Art Journal Page

Art journals are a fun and easy way to create smaller pieces of artwork.  Journals are packed with  creativity, but small in space.  It is easy to add dimension and softness with ribbons and flowers from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 I added one of my favorite ribbons, the Champagne Silky Crush Ribbon to the top of the page.  

Next I added the White Magnolia  and tucked bows made with the Ivory Burlap String underneath.

Sticking with the cream tones, I added Ivory Ric Rac and the gorgeous Juliet Natural Crochet Lace to accent the top of the second page. 

(Journal pages created from old book, Gesso, Prima Marketing Watercolors and 7 Gypsies products)

I hope you enjoyed a little creative inspiration, dear friends.

Sheila

A Mini Junk Journal

{judy} Today I want to share several pages of my Junk Journal that I recently completed. This is a ring bound journal that is reinforced by double cardstock on each page, so it is quite sturdy.  Different from the pages you might find in a regular junk journal, which are usually copy paper weight before adding any embellishments and sewn in as "signatures." While I won't be showing all of the page spreads, I will be sharing some of my favorites - and some without ribbon or trim.

Most all of my pages are from a digital kit by Tsunami Rose Designs called Life Abloom. The cover is wrapped with Silky Crush Rose Ribbon, and two large Silky Crush Champagne bows are tied on the outer rings (this journal's "binding"). This is one of my favorite ribbons to work with. It's very slightly stiff, and holds up beautifully to "reworking" when you want to get it just right. There are so many beautiful colors in the RRR Store.

The Prima flower is very sparkly, as it is full of beautiful glitter.

You can see on the next two pages the inside cover, where I also wrapped the Silky Crush Rose Ribbon to match the cover. Keep in mind that these are two separate pages, both printed on copy paper, then attached to their own Kraft Cardstock, and then adhered to each other back to back. So double the weight of a card with embellishments. The rose color in the ribbon matched the color of the digital kit exactly. On the first page of the journal, I added some White Flat Back Pearls with glue dots.

I liked the designs on these pages so much that I didn't cover them up with a lot of "stuff," like I might in another junk journal. On the righthand side of this spread, I attached a length of Rosemary Natural Crochet Lace down the entire page. I thought it fit so well with the design of the doily.

I added the Rosemary Lace on my glassine bag that holds a postcard in this spread. All of the edges of my pages are sponged with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.

The little "woodgrain" envelope on the left of these pages isn't attached, and can move back and forth as an add-in to hold ticket stubs or a little note. The Rosemary Lace on the right is holding the two removable cards for notes or just for decoration.

On these two music themed pages, I changed up the trims, with Soapstone Seam Binding on the left and Chloe Crochet Lace on the right. The seam binding looks a little green in this photo, but Soapstone is kind of a magic color. Since it's close to the green leaves from the roses, it picks up some of those hues as well. My flower is made from an old hymnal I have for papercrafting purposes.

Here is a close up of the Chloe Lace down the side of this page.

These are two of my favorite pages. I had the wooden letters left over from a project from years ago, and finally was able to use them! The Soapstone Seam Binding and Chloe Lace were combined here to hold the mini Memories journaling cards. I added the Kraft die cut on the right side with a fine tip glue pen.

The "summer" letters are about the size of Scrabble tiles.

The add-in on the right is actually a legal sized envelope that just fit perfectly with the theme of the journal. I cut off one end and then punched out the half circle at the top for cards and keepsakes to go inside.

You can see the backside of the envelope peeking out in this picture on the left. I love pink, and this doily has a sparkle to it (not evident here) that added some spunk to the sweet rose journaling paper. 

The last two pages I want to show are more like a signature piece. The typewriter page is actually cardstock from a Prima paper pack. I collect old typewriters, and always have to get a typewriter in my journals somewhere! So while the color doesn't match exactly, I love having this page in there. It is embellished with the beautiful Rosemary Natural Crocheted Lace. You can see another glassine bag that holds the post card laying on top, and the inside back cover behind it. All of my pages and layers, lace and ribbons are adhered with Scor-Tape. I find it to be the best holding, and fastest to apply.

I hope you have enjoyed this walk through some of my journal pages in this Mini Junk Journal!

Friends Furrever

Hi everyone! Leslie here, and I'm stoked to share my Really Reasonable Ribbon DT inspiration project with you today! I'm a cat lover (we have eight sweet fur babies) and I created a fun CAS cat-themed friendship card using the absolutely gorgeous Silky Crush Champagne Ribbon. This is some of my absolute favorite ribbon - it's beautiful, it's wide and it's so easy to work with! Love it! :)

Here's a close-up of this gorgeous bow I created with my Bow-it-All v2.0. Be sure to check out Bonnie's awesome bow tutorials on YouTube! She is the queen of bows! ;)

For more details and additional photos, please see my blog post at Love To Scrap! 

I hope you've enjoyed today's project! Be sure to check out the vast array of ribbon and crafty goodies and tools at Really Reasonable Ribbon! I can't brag enough about the amazing selection of products, awesome prices, fast shipping and great customer service!

Thanks so much for stopping by today - we'll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Leslie

A Toast to Christmas!

An Elegant Vintage Christmas Card

Creating with Really Reasonable Ribbon Champagne Silky Crush Ribbon

Hello, Ribbon Lovers! Think fast: what do you love about the holidays? Like you, I cherish the time spent with family and friends. And I love holiday baking! But one thing really makes Christmas stand out to me, and that is the abundance of beauty that fills our world at this time of year. It seems like every where you look, there is something wondrous to catch your eye and capture your attention. It's just so....elegant! And with that in mind, I created this elegant vintage Christmas card to share with you here today.

 What could possibly be more elegant than Champagne Silky Crush Ribbon? I love the soft shimmer and subtle texture it adds to a project like this. When ribbon is this elegant, you really don't need much else, so I simply topped it with three itty bitty red jingle bells. This elegant vintage Christmas card is created with Polly's Paper Studio "Let it Snow" Creativity Kit. Here's wishing you a good old fashioned elegant Christmas! Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy