It's A Wonderful Day

Welcome by today, everyone.  It's your friend, Karen Letchworth posting today and I'm so glad you're here to visit us as I share a sweet card that's adorned with ribbons and tidbits from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  It's an otherwise quick and easy card to create, but the trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon just take it to the next level in my humble opinion.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on this card.

I used basic white cardstock for the base and the top layer.  The top white piece was cut using a cool die called the A2 Lattice Die from Whimsy Stamps.  Once I attached everything, it was time for the FUN stuff.  I ran a piece of pretty Danish Blue Seam Binding across my card and used that to tie a double bow.  I also tucked in some bundled Ivory Burlap String, Light Blue Burlap String, two sizes of (White) Mulberry Leaves, some Double Head Stamens, and it's all topped with some Light Blue Sweetheart Blossoms.  I also tucked in a couple of stick pins for accent.

The sentiment and small heart are from Carta Bella's Spring Market Stamp Set.  I used the Fishtail Banner Die from Stamp Simply to stamp it on.  It's raised up using 3-D White Foam Tabs.  EVERYBODY NEEDS 3-D Foam Tabs and Scor-Tape Adhesive.  Just saying!  The patterned paper underneath the white cardstock is from the Fabulous Florals Paper Pack by Whimsy Stamps.  The really cool thing is this....no matter what COLOR I had chosen to make this (or any other) card, I know that I can always find the perfect color trims and more at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Thanks again for visiting us here today.  Stay creative and be sure to stop here at the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog again soon and often to find lots of great inspiration.  You'll always find the most amazing Adhesives, Flowers, ribbons, trims and more at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  We're grateful for YOU and for your visits, comments, RRR Orders and your friendship.  We all wish you an incredibly creative and wonderful week.

Blessings,

Karen

Thinking of You

It's always special when you open your mailbox and find a sweet hand-made card just letting someone know that you're thinking of them.  This card will be sent to a friend of mine in Minnesota who's been going through a rough patch in life, and I really want her to know she's been on my mind.  At Really Reasonable Ribbon, you'll always find the perfect trims, twines, flowers and more that will allow you to make beautifully adorned cards.

This card started with white watercolor paper that I inked a bit.  You're welcome to visit My Personal Blog for all the other product details.  Everything you see is attached securely to my card using pieces of Scor-Tape.  This is an amazing Adhesive, and it comes in various widths to accommodate every different project you might have.  

The pretty bow I added was tied with lengths of the gorgeous Danish Blue Seam Binding.  This shade is what I describe as "dusy blue" and is a bit darker in real life than shown on the website.  (in my humble opinion).  But then again, Really Reasonable Ribbon carries SO many different colors of pretty much every trim so that you're always sure to find the perfect match for all your cards.  On top of that bow, I added another bow using Hot Pink Baker's Twine; and I topped it with a Miniature White Sweetheart Blossom.  Everything at RRR comes in the perfect color, width, etc.  You'll find it ALL.

Don't forget to join us on the 13th of this, and every, month for our Blog Hop where you can WIN a gift card to spend at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  There's also lots of FAB inspiration every day on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog.  Thanks so much for visiting me today and have a wonderfully creative week.

Blessings,

Karen

Happy Mothers Day Card with Ribbon and Flowers

Hello crafty friends and Happy Monday to you all! Today's Mother's Day card was designed for Really Reasonable Ribbon using the beautiful seam bindings and pearls that RRR carries in the shop. I absolutely LOVE the way this one turned out. 

The flowers were made using Cheery Lynn Designs flower dies, and then doing my glass flower technique.  I love this technique as it makes the flowers look like glass flowers. I layered them and hot glued each flower together and then added a pearl to the center. The seam bindings were ruched and made into smaller flowers to place in between mine. 

The design paper is old and is from HC.  I've been trying to use up some of my older paper stacks that I forgot about. Each layer was put together using RRR Scotch Advanced Tape refill and then sewn together. Next I added dots to each layer. I had a lot of fun making this card and hope you like it.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

• Scotch tape refill
• foam tabs
• pearls
• Seam Binding Lace Blue
• Seam Binding Danish Blue
• other supplies HC design paper, AC card stock, paint pen, stamps, dies

I hope you enjoyed my post for today! Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!

hugs to all, 

Cheryl

Splendid Seam Binding

Hey there to all our fellow ribbon-loving and coffee-loving friends!  It's Karen Letchworth posting today, and I'd like to share a couple of cards that incorporate two of my favorite things.....coffee and ribbons!   I just can't get enough of either, and while there's never a problem finding my coffee (at home or my local coffee shop) ...... Really Reasonable Ribbon is the best place to find ribbons!

Today I'm sharing two cards with you.  Both were made using a Crate Paper line called Restorations.  It's a very old line that I love, and I scored big time on EBay recently and picked up a bunch of it.  For this first card, I used three different patterned papers on my background that I attached together using an amazing Adhesive called Scor-Tape, which comes in several different widths.  Once I had my base together, I attached some chipboard pieces and stickers from this line, again by using Scor-Tape.  I also added three buttons that have Ivory Burlap String tied in their centers.

I also ran a piece of Natural Crochet Lace across the bottom of my card, and a piece of Danish Blue Seam Binding above that.  I also used the Danish Blue Seam Binding to make that lovely bow.  Really Reasonable Ribbon carries 24 vibrant colors of Seam Binding, it costs just 30 cents per yard, and it ties so easily into the most gorgeous bows!  The finishing touches on this card are the stick pin, and the lovely Blue Sweetheart Blossom I placed in the center of my bow.

My second card celebrates my love for coffee along with my love of ribbon, and it uses all the same patterned papers, chipboard and border stickers as the first card.  Again, I attached my patterned papers together using Scor-Tape.  Then, I did some machine stitching, and added a lovely bow using Noble Peacock Seam Binding topped with a Pink Sweetheart Blossom.

The "coffee" sentiment is a die-cut, and I used two doily die-cuts at the top of my card (the larger from Cheery Lynn Designs and the smaller from Papertrey Ink).  I added a Prima ticket from my stash.  That's about it.  I hope you'll stop by Really Reasonable Ribbon to check out all the amazing trims,  Seam Binding, the fabulous Mulberry Flowers, and SO much more!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have an amazing day!
Karen

P.S.  Please visit my blog My Cup Runneth Over for further info regarding my inspiration for these cards.