"Buttons & Bows" Baby Lamb Card

Hello everyone, and Happy Wednesday to you all ! 

Today I have a sweet Baby Girl Card to share using the Darling CottageCutz Baby Lamb die & Really Reasonable Ribbon's Flowers,Hemp,Ribbon & Buttons.

When I saw this sweet little lamb, I thought how DARLING she is, and paired with Really Reasonable Ribbon, and buttons, makes for a sweet Baby card.

The Ribbons I used are Really Reasonable Ribbons Pink Gingham, and Pink Satin. I LOVE the look of them both together. As for my buttons, normally I'm lazy and don't add the hemp, however on this card I just had to take the extra time and add it. I do love how it makes them look sewn on. The buttons are also from Really Reasonable Ribbon, as well as the Hemp I used. The little flowers can be found here at RRR, they are the open roses, 10mm.

So for the Baby Lamb, I used antique Linen to dust her in. Then I used Copics in pink to color her bow,ears, noes,and hooves. Her eyes are done with the Viva Pearl Pen, and I had to add a sweet pink flower to her hair :)

Baby Girl is cut out with the CottageCutz Expressions, using "Baby" & "Girl" dies.

 I used the Baby Design paper again, but this time its the girl colors. I also added some RRR Buttons, and hemp to make them look sewn on. Lastly I added some sewing, and a big Pink & Gingham Bow!

Thank you for stopping by and have a super awesome day!

Hugs to all,

Cheryl

Bee and Button Card

Well hello there Peeps it's Ginny here and  I'm buzzing in to share a sweet little card I created with lovely bee images, button card, beautiful flowers and super fabulous Black Chevron Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 

I added lots of extra trimmy bits like the tiny clip and clothespin and button.  I used the images and paper from my Bees and Buttons Creativity Kit.  Wishing you all a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative. G

Happy Autumn...... Huh, what????

Hi everyone.  I know it's not Autumn yet........ but it's never to early to start planning and this month Really Reasonable Ribbon has a fantastic Autumn themed Monthly Ribbon Club Assortment.

I just love the beautiful colors of Autumn, so I can't help but dive right in early!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~ Bonnie ~

Supplies

Ribbon:  RRR Monthly Ribbon Club Assortment

Digi Stamp:  Create with TLC

Dies:  Spellbinder A2 Modern Stationary

Other:  Bow-it-All V2.0, 15mm Open Roses, Scor-Tape

ONLY cute spooks allowed...

HEllo there all.....my craft room is in bloom....with orange and black.  But it is only August 3rd you say?   It is what it is.   A bit of a sickness really....holidays are my favorite to create for.  I can't help myself, and I am alright with that.     Today at RRR I am sharing a paper mache house box.  I only had one left and decided to create a spooky cottage.  Only for cute spooks though!   I painted it metallic black and made cute little handmade embellishments for it.  I lost several hours creating this and enjoyed every minute of it.  I used burnt rust seam binding , which I wrapped around the whole box and tied in a big shabby bow to one side.  I used big Cavallini postcards that I diecut to fit to size.  I love those old vintage images.  The roof is decked out with glitter spiderwebs, a big diecut bat, and little stars and moons that I added foam adhesive  too for dimension.    I LOVE how this turned out and hope you enjoy!   Cherry

Custom Dyed Seam Binding with Really Reasonable Ribbon

Custom Dyed Seam Binding Tutorial for RRR

Hello, Friends! I have a simple tutorial to share with you today. While working with the Come Away with Me collection from G45, I had a hard time finding ribbon in my stash that really matched the papers. When this happens, I never panic. I just get out my favorite Cream Seam Binding from Really Reasonable Ribbon and make my own custom dyed seam binding. It's quick, easy and very fun. 

  

I cut a 3 foot length of my cream seam binding, then I spritzed it with Tattered Angels Patina Glimmer Mist. Just a few spritzes is all it takes. Then, I scrunched my ribbon all up, working that beautiful blue all through it. Next, I used my heat gun to dry it....and kept on scrunching that ribbon...just like you do when you are drying your hair with a blow dryer and mousse! LOL When the ribbon was dry. I put one little spritz of Cranberry Tattered Angels mist onto my craft sheet and tapped the ribbon in this randomly. I didn't want a lot of cranberry...just a dot here and there. I dried it again and then added it to my project. Wanna see? 

 

Using the glimmer mist adds a nice shine to the seam binding. This little journal is one I picked up at the thrift store and altered with the Come Away with Me papers. It will make a great Christmas gift for someone! I painted the edges of the journal with Tattered Rose Distress Paint and then tapped it with Tsukineko Walnut Stain. I even tapped the wire binding with Distress Paint. Everything is matted with chocolate brown card stock to keep all those patterns from competing with one another. I ran a tiny bit of my favorite Natural Jute String through the ends of the chipboard tag, too. 

 

I built pockets on the inside to hold photos or other memorabilia.

 

The title page is also decorated with room for a little note and some more jute string. 

 

Another pocket inside the back cover. 

 

And the back cover, too. I meant to take a before/after photo, but you'll have to take my word for it....this journal got a major facelift! Now I love it, and I hope you do, too! 

 

I love working with seam binding so much that I always keep it at hand. It ties beautiful bows, and now you know how to create custom dyed seam binding, too! Thanks for stopping by! Until next time...

Cheerio,

kathy

RRR Challenge #100 - Back to School & Ribbon Theme

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 #100 is Back to School & Ribbon.

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

Ginny

Kathy

Carolyn

Bonnie

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Now, let's see your Back to School creations! 

We will be selecting our top three favorite projects to feature, so stop back on August 15th 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 RRR100) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until August 12th at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects. Thanks so much for playing and good luck.

 

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Challenge #99 Winners!!

Challenge #99 was lots of fun with our Things with Wings theme. 

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

Our top three picks for Challenge #99 in no particular order are:

Dana Joy

Karen B

Scrappy Scatty Jan

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 Things with Wings themed Challenge.  I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #100 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~