Deepest Sympathy

Hello, Ribbon Lovers!

When I learned that my sweet neighbor's dad passed away last week, I wanted to make her a special sympathy card. A card seems like such a small gesture, but I know from personal experience just how much it means to receive one. Just to know that others are thinking of you and care about your loss is very comforting. So I created this elegant sympathy card to let her know that I am here for her if she needs me.

I stitched together lots and lots of layers of paper, then added a stamped focal sentiment. The elegant sherry satin ribbon with gold edges was exactly the finishing touch this card needed. I topped it with a delicate looped bow made from metallic gold string and a fancy button from my stash. This picks up on the gold embossing in the card focal.

The papers are from the Noted Paper Collection. I stamped the sentiment from Fiskars retired stamp set, and then decorated it using stamps from the Artful Collection. The wooden butterfly was embossed with gold embossing powder then tapped with Aged Mahogany Distress Paint.

The interior of the card uses the same papers along with sentiments from a stamp set called Heartfelt Greetings.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Little One...

Hello their fellow ribbon lovers!  My day here at  RRR.  Craving a bit of softness and these new papers fit the bill.   I used beautiful ribbons and trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon and papers from Carte Bella. My RRR ribbons used are Molly White Crochet Lace, and Baby Pink and Bay Leaf seam bindings.  I also had to add a few little Sweetheart Blossoms in pink.  They were the perfect finishing touch!
Hope you enjoy, Cherry

RRR Challenge #118 - Red, White and Blue with Ribbon or Trim 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 #118 is Red, White and Blue with ribbon or trim.

This theme coordinates perfectly with our RRR May Ribbon Club Assortment.

Not a member yet?  Join today and begin with this fun Patriotic Themed assortment.  Current members, pull out that ribbon and show us what you create! 

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 #118 to get you started.  All of the sample projects feature ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Karen

Kathy

Ginny

Jenn

Teresa

Cherry

Bonnie

Amber

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Now, let's see your Red, White and Blue creations! 

We will be selecting our top three favorite projects to feature, so stop back on June 5th to see our picks along with our next challenge theme. 

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 you can think of.

* You may enter up to 6 projects, but you're asked to provide newly designed projects. No back-linking please.

* All projects must also include some sort of ribbon, lace or trim.
* A maximum of 6 entries per person per challenge please.

* Post your project on your blog or an online gallery (using code RRR118) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until Tuesday, June 2nd at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects. Thanks so much for playing and good luck.

 

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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 #117 Winners!

Challenge #117 was lots of fun with our Photo Inspriation theme with this beautiful photo from Aiken House & Gardens Blog.

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

Our top three picks for Challenge #117 in no particular order are:

Srebrnolistka

Jay's Crafty Corner

arteKatie

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

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Thanks again to everyone who played along with us on our Photo Inspiration themed Challenge.  I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #118 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Fun with Foil

Hi there crafty peeps!  I am back today to share a card I made with some fun new products I have been absolutely itching to try.  If you follow the latest crafty trends, I am sure you are well aware there is a craze right now for anything foiled.  I decided to jump on the band wagon and I am hooked! 

I used Heidi Swapp Minc Foil in Rose Gold and Mint.  I also used her butterfly die cut laser images and her laser printed die cut tags.  I foiled all of the laser printed pieces with my laminator. The papers are from the Simon Says Stamp May Card Kit.  I wrapped Priscilla White Crochet Lace around the card to created a border between the two different patterned papers.  I also made a simple double loop bow for the top of my foiled tag with Aqua Delicate Stitched Satin Ribbon.  I added three different sized dark gray flat backed pearls to the center of the butterfly for some added interest. 

This technique is so easy and fun.  You can create so many wonderful cards and other décor with very little effort.  It is also relatively inexpensive.  I encourage you to give it a try.  Have a wonderful day!

Really Reasonable Ribbon May Blog Hop

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

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

Isn't this assortment great??  It contains 9 styles and a total of 17 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.

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.

NOTE: Due to blogger issues if you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, you may have trouble with certain blogs. If you run into a blog you cannot view, or a forward link that is mis-behaving, please head back here to move to the next stop on the blog hop or try viewing using Google Chrome. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Gloria

Ginny
Amber
Bonnie
Karen
Teresa
Jenn

Kathy
Cherry

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 May Ribbon Club assortment shown below.

Our question of the month is:

What is your favorite summer activity and are you able to manage to squeeze in some crafty time in the summer months?

Our winner will be selected from the numbered comments on this post on Monday, 5/18. Be sure to check back on Monday 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.

~Bonnie Garby~

Have a FABULOUS Birthday!!

Hi friends.  I'm on a purple binge again!  I just can't help myself - I LOVE purple and Really Reasonable Ribbon has so many fun purple ribbons I just can't stop.
Those of you who know me know I favor Delicate Stitched Satin and I've used it again today in grape.

My beautiful double-loop, double-layer bow was created on my Bow-it-All V2.0.  These bows are so quick and easy to make up and they really are an eye catcher!  To view all my Bow-it-All video tutorials, visit my YouTube channel.

A gorgeous bow is the PERFECT finishing touch on any card!

And here is a little peek at the inside.  I usually keep the insides pretty low key, but I still want them to look nice.  :)

Thanks for stopping by today.  For more information on products used on this card, please visit my Make Time To Craft Blog.

~ Bonnie ~