Happy Easter!

Hello and happy Saturday!  With Easter being only a week away, I've been trying to finish up a few Easter cards:)  Every year I have to make one using this adorable Whipper Snapper Designs image Easter Egg Bunny~so CUTE!  The dp is some My Mind's Eye Gertie and I used some GORGEOUS Sheer Organza with Satin Center White Ribbon to tie a pretty bow.  The layout is the April Jen's Sketch For You To Try. 

I hope you enjoy my creation today!  Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy your Saturday!

Kerri

Recipe:

Stamps:  Whipper Snapper Designs Easter Egg Bunny

Paper:  PTI Kraft, My Mind's Eye Gertiedp

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, PTI Aqua Mist

Accessories:  Square and Lacey Square Nestabilities, RRR Sheer Organza with Satin Center White Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Button, Pearls, Dimensionals

Challenge #22 - Violets, Lilacs & Plums, Oh My!

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 #22 is Violets & Lilacs & Plums, Oh My!

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.

We are thrilled to have Our Daily Bread Designs as our sponsor for this challenge.

Our Daily Bread Designs specializes in Christian rubber stamps and they carry a wide variety of cardmaking supplies.  Stop over and browse their website today!

Our Daily Bread Designs is offering a $25 gift certificate to use towards a stamp set to one randomly selected challenge participant. How awesome is that!!

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Here is a little inspiration from our design teams for challenge #22 to get you started. All of the sample projects include images from Our Daily Bread Designs and ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Trudy from the RRR DT

Connie from the RRR and ODB DT

Cheryl from the RRR DT

Erika from the RRR DT

Angella from the ODB DT

Dawn from the ODB DT

Patter from the ODB DT

Grace from the ODB DT

Lorelie from the ODB DT

Sabrina from the ODB DT

Debi from the ODB DT

Sandee from the ODB DT

Chris from the ODB DT

Francie from the ODB DT

 

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Now, let's see your Violets & Lilacs & Plums, Oh My!! creations. The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon . We will also be drawing a random winner from all the entries to win a $25 gift certificate to use towards a stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs. How cool is that!!! We will be announcing the winners on 5/1.

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 your can think of.

* You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide newly designed projects. No back-linking please.

* All projects must also include some sort of ribbon/lace/trim.

* Post your project on your blog or an online gallery (using code RRR22) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until 4/29 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 Customise > 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 till 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)

Challenge #21 Winners!!

Challenge #21 sponsored by Whiff of Joy was lots of fun with our Use Dies or Punches and Ribbon theme. I hope everyone had a chance to visit Whiff of Joy to take a look at all they have to offer.

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

Our top three runners-up for Challenge #21 in no particular order are:

Ira with this fabulous shoe.  What a great idea!!

Debbie with this beautiful Spring card.

Suzi with this awesome wall hanging.  Another great idea!!

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

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Now, on to the winner of our challenge #21  Dies or Punches & Ribbon theme. You will receive a $10 gift certificate to use at the Really Reasonable Ribbon website.

Our challenge winner is.......................

The Crafty Den with this terrific egg box creation.  What a fun Easter treat box!!

Denise, please contact us using the contact button at the top of the page and we'll get your $10 Really Reasonable Ribbon gift certificate out to you. Also, please grab the winner badge from the left column of the blog and proudly display it on your blog.

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Now, we have one more prize today, and it's a random drawing from all our entries. The winner will receive the great image shown below from Whiff of Joy.

And the winning number is........

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:  197

Timestamp: 2011-04-14 14:01:13 UTC

basslady

Congratulations basslady! Send us an email with your complete shipping informaiton using the contact button above and we'll get your prize right out to you.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us on our Dies or Punches and Ribbon themed Challenge sponsored by Whiff of Joy.

I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #22 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Thanks Bag Tag

The first official day of Spring was March 20. And ever since, I've been enjoying the mild temperatures, glorious rays of sunshine, colorful blooms, longer days, popsicles, barbecues on the patio, and lots of time at the ballpark.

Not only does Spring bring some beautiful weather and fun activities my way, it also means a lot of gift giving: birthdays, Easter, teacher gifts, and Mother's Day. So, today I thought I would show you a quick and easy bag tag that I created for a teacher thank you gift.

Thanks Bag Tag

First, I cut out my 5" tag using my Cricut Expression, Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, and white cardstock. Then, I used Scor-Tape to adhere three different strips of ribbon to the bottom of the tag. I knotted them after adhering them down. A bit easier that way. Anyway, the ribbons are from top to bottom: Blue Daisy Grosgrain (in this month's Ribbon Club Assortment), Tiny Sheer Pink Minidots, and Lemon Satin Swiss Dots.

For my embellishments, I added some tiny alpha stickers, a die cut butterfly, and two layered circle stickers. And the finishing touch? Yep, an Aqua Baker's Twine bow. That's it.

Ok, gotta go. The sunshine is calling my name.

Aphra

Really Reasonable Ribbon April 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, you still have a little time left to participate in our 'Use Dies or Punches and Ribbon' themed 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 April Ribbon Club Assortment from our very talented design team. They always come up with some super ideas. 

Isn't this assortment great??  It contains 8 styles and a total of 15 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.

Jacque

Aphra

Kerri

Connie

Cheryl

Trudy

Tilly

Erika

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Now, be sure to leave some love at all the stops along the way. Your comments are most appreciated!  This is the last blog hop for this talented RRR design team, so be sure to sign up as a follower on their blogs so you don't lose touch with them!

At the end of the hop, comment on this post answering the question below for a chance to win our April Ribbon Club assortment and the extra goodies shown below.

Our question of the month is:

What is your favorite Spring/Summer flower???  I'm seeing some signs of Spring (finally!!) and can't wait for all my flowers to bloom.  I love seeing the daffodils in Spring because I know warm weather is on the way!

Our winner will be selected from the numbered comments on this post on Sunday, 4/17 using random.org. Be sure to check back on Sunday 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~

Baker's twine & button birthdays

Here are 3 quick birthday cards using the wonderful Baker's Twine from the shop, together with another favorite embellishment of mine that goes so well with the twine, BUTTONS!  Yay for buttons!  I love using them on my cards and am quite embarrassed by the size of my button stash.  Shhhh ... don't tell!

In this last card the sentiment is stamped onto delicious Shimmer Satin Silver ribbon using Stazon black ink.  

Go go buttons and Baker's Twine! 

(Birdcage stamps by Stampin' Up and little birds by Crafty Individuals.) 

Announcing the new RRR Design Team

Hi there everyone.  Our selections have been completed for our new RRR design team for the term of May through October 2011.  I want to thank all of the very talented applicants.  You all made this a very difficult decision!  We had so many terrific applications that it was nearly impossible to narrow things down, but I felt I needed to stick with a manageable number.

I'm pleased to introduce our new Really Reasonable Ribbon Design Team:

Trudy Sjolander

Connie McCotter

Cheryl Walker

Angi Barrs

Sarah Bigelow

Andrea Budjack

Crystal Irwin

 Jeanne Streiff

Misty Willis

Congratulations girls!! 

The new design team will begin in May and I know you will love the variety of styles they are going to bring us. 

Thanks again to all who applied.