Hello, Ribbon Lovers!
Have any of you had a chance to play with the Rare Oddities collection from Graphic 45 yet? I stole a few moments the other day, and found some bewitching
Really Reasonable Ribbon and trims to go with this spook-tacular collection. I waved my magic wand, and the next thing I knew there was a frightfully fabulous shaker card sitting on my desk. (If only it worked that way, Ribbon Lovers....if only!)
I love the beautiful prints in this collection and really wanted to pull out the purple and gold hues. Naturally, I called upon ribbon to do all the heavy lifting for me. This
Plum Diamond Satin Ribbon looks fantastic with these papers, doesn't it? I super love the way the diamond pattern in the ribbon complements the plaid background paper.
I created my layered bow with my
Zutter Bow-it-All Tool. The bottom layer has 3 loops and the top one has 2. I pulled all the loops out and "fluffed" them to make it look really poufy. This ribbon is easy to work with, has a nice finish and ties boo-tiful bows!
After cutting a 3" piece of Old Gold Shimmer Satin Ribbon, I cut fishtails on each end. It was folded in half, touched with a spot of hot glue to hold the fold and then glued on top of that luscious Plum ribbon. this was topped with a loopy gold metallic string bow. The finishing touch was adding that gorgeous
Earth Tone Trellis Rose. I have totally fallen in love with these beauties, and they come in a ton of colors!
While digging through my stash of embellies, I stumbled upon these cool paisley ribbon slides. I added more of that sparkly Old Gold Shimmer Satin Ribbon and glued them on either side of my chipboard sentiment.
The fun thing about a shaker card is that it's like getting a party in a card, and both the inside and the outside are fun to look at. I have to say....this bewitching ribbon and paper combo makes this Ribbon Lover happy, happy happy!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy
