Two Hearts In One Mixed Media Tag

Hey there Peeps! Ginny here to share another mixed media tag I created for a certain someone to surprise him on his weekend trip away from home. 

 

I know you all are used to me adding big gimongus bows to my projects...but this tag really called for lots of ribbon in a variety of textures and widths and patterns. Also I wanted to reduce the bulkiness of it for packing so it's just run through the metal eyelet and tied off with twine.

 The mixed media plan for this card was to add a variety of mediums like inks and stamps and Gelatos....but keep all the colors relatively dark to minimize the contrast.

 This combination of embellishments started with an altered chipboard frame then layers of hearts and tags and metal gears. That fabulous texture in the background  comes from some packaging material that came in a box of lovely treats from my BOLB Kathy Clement. A little gold paint was all that it needed to dress it up and coordinate it with the gold on the chipboard heart.

Difficult to see...but I added a bit of acrylic film strip ribbon. If you have some in your own stash...you will know it's packaged in a fun tiny metal tin.  I attempted to take out a small length to add to this tag but it turns out to be a little like those old cans that would have a faux snake squished in that would pop out and surprise the person opening the can.....so there was acrylic ribbon just flying everywhere. I felt like the Three Stooges lol.
Okay on to that glorious ribbon combination~Black Plaid, Diagonal Stripe in Black, Black with Four Thin Stripes Sheer.
For a list of additional supplies please visit me at Polly's Paper Studio.
Okay that's all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative.

Sweet Baby Boy Card with Ribbons

Really Reasonable Ribbon's sweet ribbons, laces and trims are SO incredibly easy to work with that they make it easy to come up with something sweet every time I make a card.  For this simple little baby boy card, I just used some  patterned papers and stickers, and a tag, and added to that by including several of Really Reasonable Ribbon's amazing products.  It was fairly plain until I spiced it up with the ribbons.

It started with the patterned papers, and I inked them, machine stitched them, and set up the layout of the card.  It was definitely needing some RIBBONS!  I added a length of Canvas Colored Band With Stitched Edge in Red along with a length of Green Apeple Baker's Twine that I tied into a bow on the tag.

I also ran the Canvas Colored Band With Stitched Edge in Red along the botton of the card along with some ticket stickers from this collection, and I included the Green Apple Baker's Twine at the bottom as well.  The top of the card has a length of my new favorite lace, the sweet Debra Natural Crochet Lace.  While Really Reasonable Ribbon carries dozens of gorgeous crocheted laces, I like this particular lace because it is very narrow and thin, so it makes a nice border or bow where you need a softer touch.

This card also has some wool felt animals that I cut from a die-cut and stacked on top of one another.  It matches the brown background paper that has VERY faint animals printed on it.  You can see them much better in real life.  I just wanted to explain that so the animals didn't seem so completely random on this card.  LOL

Really Reasonable Ribbon really has the sweetest ribbons and trims to match ANY project.  I really encourage you to check out all the amazing varieties and styles of ribbons, trims, laces, twines, and SO much more carried at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  You will be BLOWN AWAY by all the wonderful choices, and they're all at fabulous prices.  Treat yourself!  

Oh, and don't forget about the FUN challenge we have taking place NOW on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog.  You won't want to miss out on your opportunity to play along and we always enjoy seeing your fabulous projects.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen Letchworth and the Really Reasonable Ribbon Crew

Angel with Ladybug

Welcome back and this is my day to share my card with you.  This very cute ribbon on my card is in the the Really Reasonable Ribbon March Ribbon Club.   Springtime is in the air and Really Reasonable Ribbon has the variety of gorgeous ribbon and supplies for those holiday and birthday cards or projects for this time of year.

Isn't this ladybug ribbon just adorable?  This is the 3/8" Multi Pastel Ladybug Grosgrain ribbon and you can buy this separately but it also comes in the March Ribbon Club Assortment called "Welcome Spring Collection".  What a very nice assortment of ribbon this month to go with those springtime projects or cards.   I used 1/4" Scor-Tape to attach the ribbon and bow on the card which is also available at Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

The gorgeous Wild Orchid Craft flowers also came from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  There is a wide variety of these flowers at reasonable prices.  These flowers are gorgeous on any project or card. 

Check out my Ladybugs Tutorial on how to make these ladybugs.  I made several at a time and store them for future use. 

Other supplies on this card:
Penny Black Stamp:  Fairy Sweet
Cheery Lynn Design:  Dutch Doily Rectangle
Sue Wilson Design:  Petite Vinery, Heart Embossing Folder, Scandinavian Border, Charming Heart Corner
StampUp sentiment
Bazzill card stock
Sparkle and Sprinkle:  Starfire Glitter
Copic Markers and colored pencils

Thank you for visiting us today and please leave a comment.   If you would like to see my cards posted each time, please become a follower on my blog  http://hillfarmcards.blogspot.com.  I would really appreciate hearing from you at any time if you have questions or leaving a note at my e-mail address:  lehill@mtida.net

The  design team always have gorgeous projects or cards to share with you on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog and we would love to see what you created on the Really Reasonable challenges. 

Get Well Card

Hi everyone! Leslie here, sharing a Really Reasonable Ribbon DT inspiration project with you today, a pretty get well card I created using the absolutely gorgeous White Sheer Organza with Satin Center and Wine Organza ribbon. Both of these ribbons are so pretty and the organza really makes nice fluffy bows! ;)

Yep, you guessed it... I created this gorgeous bow with my Bow-it-All v2.0! Creating bows couldn't be any easier with this awesome tool!

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 all the 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

RRR Challenge #137 - Welcome Spring 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 #137 is Welcome Spring.

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

Kathy

Nancy

Leslie

Ginny

Amber

Cherry

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Now, let's see your Welcome Spring creations! 

We will be selecting our top three favorite projects to feature, so stop back on April 1st 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 provided it fits the weekly theme.

* 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 RRR137) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until Wednesday 3/30 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 Customize > 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 until 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 #136 Winners!

Challenge #136 was lots of fun with our Show me the Green theme. 

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

Our top three picks for Challenge #136 in no particular order are:

Kevin

Sweet Designs by Cheryl

Sandie's Card Garden

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 Show me the Green themed Challenge.  I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #137 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

RRR March Blog Hop Winner!

This is the second post of the day. Be sure to scroll down to see the beautiful project that Jennifer has made for us 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.

Well, I always thought it was LOVE 'EM or HATE 'EM with Peeps and your comments confirmed that.  Seems like there are more lovers than haters.  For those of you outside the US, Peeps are baby chick shaped marshmallows covered with colored sugar which you only used to see at Easter time.  Just terrible for you which is likely why so many people love them.  Now they have them in all shapes and colors and all times of the year.  Go figure!

Now, on to our winner who will receive the March 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 US shipping address.

And our winner is.... #3

Congratulations Vicki Dutcher!

#3  Vicki Dutcher3/13/16, 9:16 AM

While peeps are cute to look at, eating, not.so.much. Great hop :)

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 ~