RRR Challenge #96 Winners!

Challenge #96 was lots of fun with our Masculine theme. 

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

Our top three picks for Challenge #96 in no particular order are:

Kate

Louise

Cec

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 Masculine themed Challenge.  I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #97 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Fun Father's Day Card for Dad

For our June Blog Hop, please click HERE.

Hello there everyone.  This is Bonnie with a fun fishing themed card for Dad using some fun and 'manly' trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I found this great fishing design paper at Hobby Lobby (from the Paper Studio) and I grabbed it since my hubby is an avid fisherman.  I fussy cut it a little so I could keep that great green lure centered near the bottom of the card.

I didn't have a Father's Day sentiment and I didn't want to buy one since I knew it wouldn't get a lot of use, so I made one using my PSE program.  I used two fonts;  Showcard Gothic and MV Boli.  I think it came out pretty good seeing as I have no idea what I'm doing.....

I cut the sentiment out with an oval die and layered it on some green and red cardstock.  I ran a piece of Champagne Netting around the upper portion of the card and placed the sentiment on top of it.  I thought it looked a little bit like fishing net, right?

Here is the inside of the card.  I created this also using the same fonts.

I wanted to add one more trim and I thought some fun knotting with Natural Jute String was the perfect accent.  I did a little research on knots and this is called a Fisherman's Knot.  Very appropriate, no?

Knotted roping is a great accent for a masculine card.  Do a little web search and you find instructions on a whole slew of different decorative knots.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope I gave you a little inspiration for incorporating some fun trims in your next masculine card.

~ Bonnie ~

Really Reasonable Ribbon June Blog Hop!!

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

For all of our challenge lovers, be sure to stop back on the 15th when we post our next challenge. New challenges are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. We would love to have you join in. 

Today you will see some great projects using our June 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.

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Ginny
Carolyn
Bonnie
Teresa
Cherry 
Jenn
Linsey

Cheryl

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 June Ribbon Club assortment shown below.

Our question of the month is:

When do you do your best crafting?  Are you an early bird or a night owl?
I'm neither - lol.  For sleeping purposes, I'm more of a night owl, but once I finally drag my tired butt out of bed in the morning, I'm way more productive early in the day.  How about you?

Our winner will be selected from the numbered comments on this post on Tuesday, 6/17. Be sure to check back on Tuesday 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~

Summer in Session.....

Tomorrow is my son's last day of his sophomore year.  This means a little flexibility in our schedules.   Which is very much welcomed at the moment.   Now if only my allergies would let up!
With Summer soon in session I created this ultra bright and sweet gift bag for someone special.  I used the Polka dot big bitty bags as my base.  I layered a paper border and homemade paper fringe at the bottom along with a doily, diecuts, and a rosette made with the Scor-buddy mini tablet.   My fun ribbons come from this month's Ribbon Club Assortment .    Hope you enjoy!   Cherry

Bows and Lace Vintage Ladies Card

Hello Peeps!!  Heather here again with another Guest Designer post.  I have a vintage card that I would like to share with you today.  Nothing makes a card more vintage-y than some beautiful lace, ribbons and flowers from Really Reasonable Ribbon!

I used an image and digital paper from Gecko Galz and the flowers are from Optic Illusions.  We all know where my beautiful ribbons and trims are from!!  

Above is a close up of the adorable little bows that I made with the pink polka dot organza and my Bow it all tool!  You can also see the Bay Leaf Seam binding peeking out under my focal image.  I used my Perfect layer rulers to create the mats for the piece. 

I used two of my favorite laces from Really Reasonable Ribbon...the Pink Crochet and 1/4 natural crochet laces!!  LOVE them!!  I also tied a bow out of 1/2 inch light pink wrinkle ribbon and topped it with a deep ivory mulberry rose!

In the upper right of my card I added a simple antique button tied with cotton candy baker's twine.  I love the Bay Leaf Seam binding  bow!!

One last look at the whole card :0)

Here is a card that I created earlier in the week using some goodies from RRR as well.  I used more of the Roses, Bay leaf seam binding and cotton candy baker's twine.  I also used my favorite Moss green leaves and some of the pink organza with satin center ribbon!

Here is the front of a mini album that I created a little while back...with more goodies from RRR.  I made this after I decided to take the summer off from designing...so I figure I will go ahead and share it with you here now.  It is a slow process...getting photos of my two teenage sons...lol.

We are happily celebrating my hubby's parents 50th anniversary in a couple weeks...so I have to get the rest of the photos in there (meaning clean up the boys and get more photos...lol).

I created all of the digital papers myself...and I just love the way my little row of roses turned out!!  I started with Edna lace, topped it with salmon seam binding, moss green leaves, deep ivory and pink roses...as well as the larger pink cottage Rose to the left.

The ribbons I chose for the binding are fabulous!!  Havana Brown and Bay Leaf Seam bindings.  Old Willow, pink diagonal, and Metal Gray dots ribbons.  This time I tied my buttons with aqua baker's twine!

 I Hope you have enjoyed my projects!

Thank you for visiting us at
Really Reasonable Ribbon today!!

Hugs!!

Heather

Ribbon Inspiration Day

Hello everyone, today is another inspiration day here at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  My project today demonstrates how a ribbon(s) can really finish a project.

I love this card I created but didn't feel it was "finished" I took one of my favorite, wide ribbons and added it to my project. I think it "ties" the card and embellishments together without having to add more paper.

Recipe:

Ribbon: Brown Wrinkled Ribbon 1.5" wide

Thanks for stopping by to see my creation! Don’t forget that RRR is active on Facebook and Pinterest. Stop on by for lots of inspiration.

Carolyn

Mr. Fix It

Hello RRR friends! Father's Day is right around the corner so today I have a card for that special handy man in your life! I love the fun apron shape and it's a perfect fit for all Dad's tools! This is a really fun type of card to decorate and with so many fantastic choices from Really Reasonable Ribbon, the possibilities for an apron card are endless! Just change the paper and the ribbon and you'll have a whole new theme! I chose Navy Center Stitched Burlap ribbon to go with my masculine theme. Don't be afraid to use up your ribbon scraps as well--I even cut mine and frayed it a bit for some cool texture.

Here's a few more ideas:

• Gardening apron- garden tools, gloves, flowers in the pocket
• Barbeque/Grilling apron- grilling utensils, napkin in the pocket
• Baking apron- rolling pin, mixing spoons and utensils in the pocket
• Artist apron- paint brushes, markers, crayons, scissors, etc. in the pocket
• Seamstress apron- spools of thread, pins, waist measure in the pocket

Use your imagination because the sky is the limit for apron cards! And it's so fun to fill the pocket with whatever you want!

Here's a great template to use from the web:

You could also score it from the side so the fold is like a traditional card.

Thanks so much for visiting today! I've enjoyed sharing my card and I hope it has brought a bit of inspiration. Hugs and happy crafting! ~Linsey