Silky Crush Ribbon Butterfly & Video Tutorial

Hello everyone.  Today I wanted to share a tutorial on how to make Ribbon Butterflies using Really Reasonable Ribbon's Silky Crush. These are super FUN to make and pretty easy too!!

These are the perfect size for cards, layouts, mini photo albums, and so on. For these butterflies I used Pink Silky Crush :) I also used some flowers on the one, and gems on the other. I used hot glue to put them together. My video below shows how easy :)

On my top butterfly I used a piece of feather for behind the pink gems.

Ok I have to LOL on the end of my video I couldnt remember what ribbon I had used.....hahahahaa Silly me!!!! :) Sorry!! of course i did end up remembering but omgosh i dont like when i have those kinda moments, the not remembering kind.....hehehehehe

 Silky Crush is what i used, and Bonnie Carries different colors in this, also you could use  the Wrinkled Ribbon

Hope you enjoy today's post, and have a lovely day to all!

Hugs,

Cheryl

Sew Simple Fabric Pouch

Hello Really Reasonable Ribbon fans!  Jan here today to share a simple little fabric pouch.  I've used a white flour sack towel and Aqua Baker's Twine.  Our local Dollar Store is always well stocked with towels and they work perfectly for small projects.  Using scrap pieces of the towel, I diecut flowers and added a vintage earring to the center.  To finish it up, I added a bit of fiber fill and some sweet treats.  Using a large needle, I made a loose gathering stitch at the top and then tied it shut with a bow.  I've used Aqua Baker's Twine.   Before filling the bag, I stamped a vintage sewing machine and sentiment.  

Guest Designer.......Laura from Paper & Pixels Magazine

This is the second post of the day.  Please scroll down to see the winner of our February Blog Hop giveaway.

 

Hi!  First I must say how excited, thrilled and honored I am to be asked by the wonderful and sweet Bonnie to be a guest designer at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  She has such a large variety of gorgeous ribbons - I'm like a kid in a candy store.  Great prices, great ribbon - and really a girl can never have enough ribbon!  I created a few cards for you today using some of the ribbons from the January and February Ribbon of the Month Club.  I love the ribbon club! Each month you receive an assortment of beautiful and coordinated ribbons. There are so many designs, such rich colors and patterns, it makes my head spin with ideas.  Thank you so much, Bonnie, for this opportunity and for your gorgeous ribbons.

Let me introduce myself, my name is Laura, editor-in-chief of Papers and Pixels on line Crafting Magazine. Our monthly magazine is full of wonderful paper crafting, hybrid crafting and digital designs.  We provide you with ideas and step by step directions.  Have a look at some of our back editions from September of 2010 through August of 2011 HERE. These editions are free but please remember to register at the site to download them!  Registration is free. We invite you to have a look, enjoy the crafts, the goodies and the freebies.  As of September 2011, Papers and Pixels became a subscription magazine for only $12.00 a year. I hope you'll take a look and join us.

This edgy digi stamp, Kittie Katastrophe, is created by KennyK and colored using prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Paper is by Basic Grey. To add to the look and finish the card, I used several ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I wanted the look of lace and pearls along with the edgy look of black, red and grey. The lace and beautiful Red satin ribbon from the January Ribbon of the Month Club worked perfectly.  Layered under the red satin and white lace is a wide piece of black grosgrain ribbon.  With a few pearls for accents, she's ready to go!

With St. Patrick's day right around the corner and the beautiful ribbons in February's Ribbon of the Month Club, I created this card. Usually when I create a card, I start with a particular element I want to use.  In this case, I wanted to use the fun and sassy polka dot ribbon.  I embossed the background and used a polka dot designer paper to add to the look of fun and circles.  The little snowman has a polka dot outfit that worked well with the paper and ribbon.  The snowman digital element is by Trina Clark.  Using colorful ribbons added to the whimsical look of this card and I just know it'll bring a smile to your face.

For an additional surprise, this card is created using a ribbon from this assortment of satin ribbons at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I wanted to create a very girly card for my friend for her birthday.  Using this beautiful satin ribbon with grosgrain edging, a unique folded card and this lovely image, I know she is going to just love it.  Full step by step pictorial directions to make this card are in the February edition of Papers and Pixels.  Subscribe now - you'll love all the wonderful ideas each month.

Bonnie, it has been such a pleasure. Thank you again - I am truly thrilled to be a part of your blog!

Laura

February Blog Hop WINNER!!

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.

I see that most of you have as many different crafting interests as me.  I thought that might be the case!  :)

Now, on to our winner who will receive the February Ribbon Club Assortment that is still available 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.

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Here is your random number:  26
Timestamp: 2012-02-17 14:13:03 UTC

Congratulations abusybee!

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said... 26
Love the greens on this! I used to craft with lots of things, sewing, clay, painting, but now I am strictly a paper crafter!
Carri~abusybee
www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

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.

~ A winner has also been posted on my Make Time 2 Craft Blog, so if you entered over there too, hop over to see if you won!

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 ~ 

Do You Like Party Favors?

Who doesn't like party favors?

I decided to make one for a quick tutorial today here at Really Reasonable Ribbon

Let me share how these simple items we all have that can be made in to something pretty.

These are the few items I used

 Yes, it really is a simple tissue paper roll and Pink and White Diagonal Stripe Grosgrain ribbon. I used Scor-Tape  so I would have permanent adhesive.

I loved the way this striped pink and white ribbon looked wrapped around the roll. After winding I added more Scor-Tape  to the ends.In the picture above you will see I also placed Scor-Tape  in the inside.

I decided to use some candy heart wrapped in a sheet of tissue paper. Can you see where I wrapped string of pearls around the ends?

 I pulled the strip in the inside and made sure the tissue paper was attached all the way around.
I ended up cutting down the sides after putting ties on the ends.

 Finished decorating with a flower and brad and Baker's Twine Sweetheart with a little tag

Here is a close up of my finished project... the potential is unlimited with the ribbons available.I know I will be making more of these for other occasions.

Challenge #42 Pink & Brown with Ribbon Theme

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 #42 is Pink & Brown 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 #42 to get you started. All of the sample projects feature ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Jan

Gloria

Dawn

Corri

Bonnie

Cheryl

Misty

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Now, let's see your Pink & Brown 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 March 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 RRR42) 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 27th 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.

It would be a great help to us if you would consider turning off your word verification if it's active on your blog. To do this is really easy and all you need to do is go to Customise > Settings > Comments > then scroll down to where it says comment moderation and select always (this won't stop anybody leaving you a comment but they won't show on your blog till you approve them). Then scroll down to show word verification for comments? and select No.

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 #41 Winners!!

Challenge #41 was lots of fun with our Red & Pink with 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 #41 in no particular order are:

Shirley AC

Samara

Marissa Isabel

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 #41 Red & Pink with Ribbon theme. You will receive a $10 gift certificate to use at the Really Reasonable Ribbon website.

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

Ellen Parker

Ellen, 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........

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Here is your random number:  22
Timestamp:  2012-02-13  16:20:53 UTC

Jenny (Wifey Cookie)

Congratulations Jenny (Wifey Cookie)! 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 Red & Pink with Ribbon themed Challenge.  I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #42 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~