Non-traditional Winter Birthday Card by Cherry Nelson

 Hello my fellow ribbon lovers.  Cherry here today! I hope that your holidays were healthy, merry, and spent with those you love.  Today I am sharing a card created with that special someone you might know that has the dreaded winter birthday.  It takes one to know one...mine falls right before Christmas.  I always got some of my birthday presents wrapped in Christmas paper; so  I think it is always a little extra special to remember someone that has a birthday around this time of year.  Make them a winter themed birthday card, I promise they will appreciate it. 

I used a combination of ribbons and twines from Bonnie's store (make sure to scroll down for full supply list) The image is an old vintage one from a 1960's Christmas card.  I loved the non traditional colors, especially the yellow.  To me it helped to keep this card still in season, but not screaming Christmas.

I created a shaker with my circle dies and filled it with some fun sequins.  From there, a couple of vintage buttons were added with the thread still in them.   I then embossed a birthday sentiment, added some pretty florals and leaves and called it a day!  

I love how it turned out ...and I LOVE that I got to use this pretty non traditional plaid.  I could use ginghams and plaids all day long...and some polka dots too and never tire of them.

 Hope that you have enjoyed this and please stay healthy and creative (of course!!!)

XOXO,

Cherry 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies-

Natural Jute string

Delicate Stitched Satin Old Gold

Blue bonnet and cherry bakers twine

Altered Table Decoration for Thanksgiving

Happy Monday to all of you!

I have a fun Thanksgiving project to share with you today. It's part 2 of the gift set I began showing you last week on this post.

I mentioned that I am notorious for saving ribbon scraps. What I didn't say was that I save all kinds of things for my crafting.  My project for today shows you how fun it is to re-purpose everyday items found around your home! :)

The base to this decoration is actually an almond can.  The top 2 pieces are old ribbon spools that were spray painted white. Miscellaneous ribbons, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, vintage buttons, scrapbook paper, burlap and silk leaves, and foam fruit decorate the tower.  Touches of various Stickles add sparkle and shine.

I'll fill this with a yummy nut snack mix and then hubby will give it to some friends of ours this week.

I hope you are inspired to create something fun of your own with things you have around your house! Really Reasonable Ribbon has so many gorgeous trims and ribbons to add the perfect touch! :)

Ribbons and trims used:
tower - autumn diagonal striped grosgrain, delicate stitched satin old gold, wired woven check brown/white, seam binding dusty olive, burlap string orange
card - silky crush olive, shimmer satin tangerine with gold, autumn diagonal striped grosgrain

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers:
10 mm open roses, 15 mm open roses, cosmos, cherry blossoms

You can find more information on my blog, "Just Coffee Please..."

A little birdie told me

Hi everyone! Leslie here, sharing a Really Reasonable Ribbon DT inspiration project with you today, a joy fold birthday card. I love my fancy folds! I've used the beautiful Delicate Stitched Satin Old Gold ribbon from the November Ribbon Club Assortment - Silver & Gold Mix. I love all the ribbon in this assortment but this is one of my favorites - it's so elegant! :)

I created this awesome multi-loop bow with my Bow-it-All. Be sure to pop over to YouTube to see Bonnie's awesome bow tutorials!

For more details and additional photos, please see my blog post at Love To Scrap! 

Why not consider joining the Ribbon Club to build up your ribbon stash or give as a gift! Bonnie is offering a special deal right now where you get both the October and November Ribbon Club Assortments for one low price! Check it out! :)

I hope you've enjoyed today's project! Be sure to check out the wonderful selection of ribbon and crafty goodies and tools at Really Reasonable Ribbon! The selection of products, awesome prices, fast shipping and great customer service are absolutely amazing!

Thanks so much for stopping by today - we'll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Leslie