Just Celebrate!

Hello, again everyone! It is Gloria comin' at you! I have been trying some different (for me) techniques lately. I am really rusty at stamping and such after taking so much time off, but I have so many supplies that are sitting around unused! I decided to try at least one new technique (or to revive an old technique) each month! Here is one for this month!

To create the lattice background, I first used a blender brush and several shades of Ranger Distress Oxide Ink to cover white cardstock. I blended the ink until the surface was well saturated. Then I sat the panel aside to dry. 

Once the oxide ink was dry, I placed the cardstock into an embossing folder and ran the folder through my die cut machine. I added a thin shim in order to get a nice, deep impression. I used a blender brush and Ranger Distress Picket Fence ink to rub some of the white ink over the raised parts of the embossing! So pretty!

I trimmed the embossed panel to 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" and matted it with white cardstock cut to 5 7/8" x 5 7/8".  I then cut a large banner from dark blue cardstock and a smaller banner from a scrap of checked paper (Graphic 45 Cafe Parisian Petits Fours). I attached the banners to the left side of the embossed panel. 

Then I wrapped the panel with 5/8" Pink and Blue Vintage Floral Print on White Satin ribbon. I attached the panel to a 6" x 6" dark blue card base.

I created a bow with the rest of the 5/8" Pink and Blue Vintage Floral Print on White Satin ribbon and glued it to the card as shown. I tucked a chipboard embellishment under the edge of the bow. 

The little sentiment is a pre-printed sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. 

Super simple, but so pretty! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

5/8" Pink and Blue Vintage Floral Print on White Satin

1/4" Scor-tape

1/4" ATG tape

Bow-it-All Tool 

Other Supplies Used: White Cardstock, printed paper, pre-printed sentiment, ink, die cuts, embossing folder, decorative chipboard

Summer Mason Jar Pink Lemonade

Hello, Ribbon Lovers!  We are in the dog days of summer now, and it sure has been hot here in North Carolina! Is anything more refreshing on a hot summer day than a mason jar filled with ice and pink lemonade?  Especially if you get to sip it from the comfort of an old porch swing!  

I dressed up this frilly card with a bodacious Rose Pink Delicate Stitched Satin Bow.  It was one of the pretty new ribbons found in the July Ribbon Club Assortment.  Delicate Stitched Satin Ribbon is one of my very favorite options from the RRR Shop.  It ties such soft, elegant bows.  And it comes in all kinds of pretty colors.  

Here's a peek at the inside of this flirty, feminine card.  I just love all the mason jar images.

Hanging by the pool is another great way to beat the summer heat.  But since that's not an option for me, I'll hang out in my air conditioned studio and keep making pretty things.  How are you passing the time during these sultry summer days?

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

 

Happy Birthday Card & Video

Hello Crafty friends, and Happy Monday to you all! Today's card was designed for Really Reasonable Ribbon and was gifted to one of my friends for her birthday. I used lots of fun flowers from the RRR shop and beautiful ribbons as well.

For my card for today I chose to decorated using lots of flowers and ribbons to match last weeks Picnic Basket, as these were both gifts that I gave to a dear friend. I also have a video below for viewing, hope you like! 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

• Twill Chevron Celery Ribbon
• Delicate Stitched ribbon Pearl Pink
• Daisy pearls embellishment
• scor-tape
• foam tabs
• cherry blossoms
• Mini Gardenias fushia 
• rose buds (pink , green, and blue)
• white sweetheart blossoms

Thank you for looking and have a lovely day! Also hope you enjoy my video, please let me know what you think, I always love hearing from you all!

VIDEO 

Hugs, Cheryl

 

THANKS

Hi, it's Karen.  Whether I'm making a quick thank you card, a birthday, sympathy, or any other card; I always know that I can count on Really Reasonable Ribbon to always have the PERFECT color, width, style, etc. trim(s) for my projects.  This card started with some basic cardstocks that I inked and stencilled to create the fun background.

I used a small thanks die-cut from Poppy Stamps to keep the sentiment small.  I didn't want to cover up the background, and I really wanted the pretty leaves, flowers and ribbons to be the star of this sweet card.  I ran a width of Danish Blue Seam Binding across my card and tied a pretty bow with it.  I also bundled up some Ivory Burlap String that I tucked underneath things.  Lots of Scor-Tape Adhesive holds everything securely in place.

I added some (blue, pink, purple) Miniature Pastel Sweetheart Blossoms, Double Head Stamens, some pretty Mulberry Leaves, and one die-cut (bluish) stem.  I also added a couple of stick pins because a) they're so pretty and b) they're covering a small hot glue mess.  I have a few extra Double Head Stamens doing the same trick in another spot.  My theory is that most of the time, small bloopers can be fixed or hidden.  Just get creative and don't give up easily.  Really Reasonable Ribbon has lots of great Embellishments to accent your projects in this special way.

Isn't that Seam Binding just so pretty?  I swear that RRR really does have the PERFECT color for EVERY project.  I had already created this card base long before I even looked at what trims I'd use.  As always, Really Reasonable Ribbon had the perfect match to my project by way of the Seam Binding.  There are over 40 gorgeous colors of Seam Binding and one is sure to match YOUR next project perfectly.  Be sure to stop by Really Reasonable Ribbon to check out all their great products.  Thanks again for visiting today, friends.

Blessings,

Karen

Christmas Decor Frame

 Hey there friends and crafty peeps! Ginny here to share a fun and festive holiday home decor frame.

The base for this project starts with a tray from the Dollar Tree. I painted it in a flat white acrylic then layered  patterned papers from the Carta Bella Christmas Delivery collection. I finished off the frame with beautiful flowers and trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Won't you join me for a tutorial?

~Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Trellis Rose, Rose Buds, Chevron Striped Twill Red, Ivory Burlap String

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

RRR July Blog Hop Winner!!

Thank you so much for hopping along with us this month on the Really Reasonable Ribbon 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.

Now, on to our winner who will receive the July 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.

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: 

Result:

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Congratulations Sue D!

4. Sue D7/13/22, 9:51 PM

Great blog hop with this pretty ribbon assortment. I have a vegetable garden and was very thankful for the rain today. I also have flowers in pots around the house.

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.

 

Sweet Friend

Hello, again everyone! It is Gloria once more! I have been trying to use more of each ribbon club, plus make more than one card from a paper collection. My new craft room is really small compared to my old one, so when I drag out ALL THE THINGS I have been trying to make more than one item at a time! {smile}

For today, I have made a 5" x 7" card from off-white cardstock and layered it with paper from the Authentique Calendar collection. I will miss this paper once I use it all up! 

Note: The blue ribbon here is NOT this bright in real life. It is more of a muted color, but for some reason it kept coming up super bright on camera!

The ribbon is from the July 2022 Ribbon Club, Smoke Blue Taffeta and Smoke Blue Satin Swiss Dots. 

I wrapped the panel with the Smoke Blue Taffeta and the Smoke Blue Swiss Dots ribbons, I then glued on a double bow made from the Smoke Blue Swiss Dots. 

The little sentiment is a pre-printed sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

Smoke Blue Taffeta

Smoke Blue Satin Swiss Dots

1/4" Scor-tape

1/4" ATG tape

Bow-it-All Tool 

Other Supplies Used: Off-white Cardstock, printed paper, pre-printed sentiment