Naughty or Nice Tags in Pockets

Hey there Peeps! I'm sharing some fun Naughty or Nice Tags in Pockets  that I created with wonderful Red Burlap Sting and Canvas Corp Brand patterned papers.

I added some tinsel trim, painted jungle bells, buttons, ticking and lots of spacers between the layers to make them very dimensional.  These would make great gift tags or added to the front of a card or scrapbook page or maybe to label a yummy baked treat.  Naughty or Nice Tags and Pockets.
Okay that's all for me...wishing you all a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

Holly Wreaths and LOTV

Hi and welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog today!  It's been a fun month sharing our Christmas ribbon collection with all of you and today I have another idea using some of the pre-printed cards that you can get from one of my favorite companies in the UK called Lily of the Valley.  You can get a huge stack of these so they are perfect to get lots of ribbon and card stock and make up some fun things to give away for Christmas.

For this set I used red satin ribbon on the box to make it look like it was wrapped and just a bit of tiny checked ribbon for the tree.  Adding glitter and ribbons gives you more depth and texture to otherwise flat projects so it's a really fun and easy thing to do with your projects.

Here is a closeup of my box.  The papers are from Bo Bunny and for the top I cut/embossed the printed card with a Spellbinders die and then added a matted base in red to make it pop more.

It's always nice to send a matching card to wow them so I did this as a folded shaped card and then added some glitter on the top.

For this card I used a new Holly Die set from Spellbinders for the base and then cut the printed cards with another rectangle die to emboss the outside edges.  It's super easy to do and gives it such a nice finished look.  And then to finish it I glued a ribbon bow over the top and added some glitter.

Here is a closer look at the top of the card for you to see.  I think I will have to make a few more of these to send out this year.  

And that's all for my share but be sure and check back again for more fun ideas this month from all of us and don't forget the Christmas Challenge to get a chance to win this month's ribbon set!!  Have a wonderful and crafty day.....

Saturday Evening Post Halloween Card with Ribbon Medallion

Hello, Ribbon Lovers!

Do you remember the magazine, The Saturday Evening Post?  They were famous for their amazing cover art, much of it done by Norman Rockwell.  I've always loved this Graphic 45 "A Place in Time" Halloween image which uses one of his famous covers, and decided to make just one more Halloween card because, let's face it, Halloween cards are fun to make!

This image just makes me grin from ear to ear! Especially when paired up with my newest ribbon crush, Black and White Houndstooth Ribbon.  This ribbon is soooo luxurious and ties the most beautiful bows.  They are spook-tacular!

I topped this with a loopy string bow made with orange and black burlap and a gorgeous trellis rose that I inked up with some chalk inks and spritzed with gold glitter spray.

I also made a cute ribbon medallion using one of the cardstock stickers and orange canvas color band ribbon.  This is easy as pie to do.  Just punch out a couple of heavy cardstock circles (my circle punch is 1 3/8" in diameter, and that seemed just about right).  Glue the circles together.  Run 1/8" wide Scor-Tape around the perimeter of the circle and stick the inside edge of your ribbon to it, gathering it as you go.  Use Scor-tape or a glue dot to secure the cut end of the ribbon to the center of the chipboard circles.  Then, adhere your chipboard sticker with some foam adhesive and press down to secure.  I punched holes in the button and tied a burlap string bow through the center.   I love the way this balances out the card.

Here's another look at that fabby bow tied with my Zutter-Bow-it-All Tool.  If you don't have this tool, maybe the Great Pumpkin will bring it to you for Halloween!  If you have it, but you haven't figured out how to use it, be sure to watch Bonnie's easy to follow videos on the Really Reasonable Ribbon YouTube Channel.  You'll be tying bows like a pro in no time!

Here's a peeky at the inside of this cute card.  The patterned papers are all from the October Place in Time sheets from Graphic 45.

Hope you have a super weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

RRR October Blog Hop Winner!

This is the second post of the day. Be sure to scroll down to see the our new challenge theme that was posted today.

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.

Soooo, my question of the month was "Do you make your own handmade holiday cards and if so, how many and when do you start?"
Well.....  I must say I'm shocked at the answers!  There are so many energetic people hopping along with us.  Who knew?!!  I can't believe how many people say they make 50+ cards each year AND they've already started.  Good for you!  I've gotta get my butt in gear!

Now, on to our winner who will receive the October Ribbon Club Assortment from 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.

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:16

Congratulations Ashley!

16.  Ashley10/13/15, 10:48 PM

GORGEOUS projects in the hop! I always hand make my Christmas cards, and I usually send out between forty and fifty every year. I almost always participate in a Christmas in July challenge, so I get most of my cards made then. After that, I try to get a few done each month until I need to mail them out.

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.

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 ~ 

RRR Challenge #128 - Get a Head Start on Christmas or Hannukah Theme with Ribbon or Trim

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 #128 is Get a Head Start on Christmas or Hannukah.

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

Kathy

Bonnie

Karen

Cherry

Teresa

Ginny

Jenn

Amber

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Now, let's see your Get a Head Start on Christmas or Hannukah creations! 

We will be selecting our top three favorite projects to feature, so stop back on November 6th 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 RRR128) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until November 4th at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects. Thanks so much for playing and good luck.

 

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RRR Challenge #127 Winners

Challenge #127 was lots of fun with our Halloween theme. 

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

Our top three picks for Challenge #127 in no particular order are:

Vixykins

Nancy Hill

Silje Kristen

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 Halloween themed Challenge.  I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #128 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Thankful for You

Hello to you all!!!  Thursday already?  October is just breezing by.  I have a card to share here at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Simple, but loving the colors.  I used an old but sweet rub-on from Melissa Frances for my sentiment.  My gorgeous paper, which I drew my colors from is from Raspberry Road Designs.  I paired it with moss green seam binding, sharon white crochet lace, and burlap natural string.   Other than that I added a few details ..mini hearts, doily snippets, and a bit of copic coloring to my hearts.   Hope you enjoy!  hugs, cherry