Con~Quackulations! Note Card

 Hello Really Reasonable Ribbon Lovers...and Happy Friday to Y'all!

Misty (@Mommyofkidz) here today sharing a super quick little notecard with you.

Have you ever taken a cruise on a Carnival cruise ship? If you have, then you may be familiar with the "Carnival Cruisin' Ducks"game.  Everywhere you go on the ship, you may find a duck that has been hidden by another cruiser.  Basically, it is a real live Duck Hunt...but with toys.  My notecard today is inspired by my most recent cruise...which I just got home from a few hours ago!!!  

Usually I have found larger toys, maybe 2 inches in size.  They are easy to spot and easy to re-hide. 

This tiny little ducky, however, was NOT at all easy to spot! As a matter of fact, I completely missed him and my friend picked him up and gave him to me.  He was the cutest little thing, so I kept him rather than re-hide. 

Normally the ducks have little tags attached with information letting you know who had hidden it, but this one was so tiny and there was not a tag at all.  Of course, the crafty side of me began thinking on how to hide these tiny little duckies, but still have a tag. 

Most of the ducks have tags similar to this one...

                                        This one was too tiny...but then it hit me... A tiny notecard!! 

When I got home, I puled out my crafty supplies and I set to work! 

A simple 3x3 notecard was going to be perfect...but I wanted it to be cute, too. 

Some Gingham Ribbons would be perfect! For this, I decided to use 

3/16" Plaid Ribbon Assortment  (yellow)

5/8 Plaid Ribbon Aqua

but you could also order the two assortment packs and have lots of the gorgeous plaids to work with and make tons of these tiny notecards! 

5/8" Plaid Ribbon Assortment

Once everything was glued in place, I added the tiny resin heart mixed in with my resin beads that I used for the bubbles. 

11mm White Heart Shape Flatback Imitation Pearl Beads

Of course, for the purpose of hiding on the cruise ship, 

All of my information that I wanted to share is on the inside of the card.

Now, this tiny ducky his can be tucked pretty much anywhere on the ship, and the finder can let me know!!!

As you can see, I went WAY overboard (no pun intended!) on this.

Not many people would spend this kind of time making a tag for a duck to hide on a ship. 

However, this is also perfect for a baby shower note card, a baby's first birthday, or anything else..

I was thinking of doing one with the tag...

I Ducking LOVE you! (Ha Ha!)

I Quack Myelf up!!

Perfect for an off beat Valentine's Day Card! 

Just change out the sentiment on the tag and DONE! 

I honestly had a lot of fun making this little note card!

I hope that I have inspired you to get crafty this weekend...If you do, I would love to see what you create! 

Tag me on IG @Mommyofkidz! 

And if I am honest, I think I will make a few more of these for the young ladies that I know that have babies on the way while I am making some for my next cruise! 

Head on over to Really Reasonable Ribbon and grab the Perfect ribbons for your next project! 

Thank you for stopping by, have a WONDERFULLY CRAFTY Weekend! 

So Thankful For....

Hello and Happy Monday!

Can you believe that it is already November?  This year has just flown by!

I will say, this year has not been as treacherous as the past years have been for me. 

How about you? Has this year been kind to you? Or are you marking this one down in the memory book of one that you 'd like to forget?

 I have reflected back on a few things this year and had a couple of "AH HA!" Moments. 

One of those realizations is one that I am sharing with you today via my layout. 

My layout is simply titled, "THANKFUL". 

For this layout, I have used 3/16 gingham ribbon from the assortment pack that is offered on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Website. I have also used a few Mulberry Paper Flowers to add a bit more dimension to the page. As you can see, this is kind of a collage of old photos of my kids.  Yes, I am thankful for my kids, but this is deeper than than that.  

God blessed me with 5 kids, and these photos show the amazing bond that they shared.  The love, the friendship, and the respect that they had for one another was astounding back then. However, this year, as my 4 living children have all reached adulthood, I have realized something.

The bond that they have, the love, the respect, and the genuine care and concern that they hold for one another is priceless. 

After the death of my oldest son, my children were shattered, but they did not let that tear them apart. In fact, I believe that it drew them closer together. They are so close, and think of each other all the time. They have dinners together, go shopping together, go to the movies, etc. Even when they don't all live together any more, they still choose to hang out together.  They are BEST FRIENDS.

And THAT is what I am thankful for. The sibling Bond that they have is far greater than most. And I believe It is a direct result of loosing their oldest brother. 

This year has revealed to me that, despite loosing my son, there have been good things happen that were a direct result of his death.  I honestly don't think that my kids would have this strong of a connection if not for having to lean on one another for support after his death, and them realizing just how valuable that their siblings are.

What is it that you are THANKFUL for? 

Has this year revealed anything to you that makes you smile and be Thankful? 

Don't let those memories fade! Scrapbook them, and cherish them!

The Really Reasonable Ribbon Store has all the perfect ribbons and "ties that bind"...and November, the month of Thanks,  is the PERFECT time to start documenting them! 

 

Sweet Gingerbread

 

Hello crafty friends and Happy Wednesday to you all! Cheryl here today with a short post to share as I decorated this darling gingerbread for Really Reasonable Ribbon and the Robins Nest Creative.

So I bought these gingerbreads at Micheals craft store and thought they would be darling done up as a banner or tags for treat tins or boxes to gift. You could also add some paper to the back with journaling or whatever. 

Anyways on this one here I created some snowflakes and holly berry using dew drops, super fun! Also used the Gorgeous Gingham Red 3/8" Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and it can be found here , and I used some bakers twine for the hanger and that can be found here 

I want to thank you for stopping by and hope you have a lovely day!

hugs to all, Cheryl

Halloween Treats

 

Hello crafty friends and Happy Wednesday to you all! Today I have another fun treat box this time designed for Really Reasonable Ribbon and for the grandkids. On this box I also used the darling Halloween Pumpkin Salem from KaDoodle Bug Designs.

These treat pizza boxes I bought at Walmart and decorated using some of my Echo Park Halloween papers. I love this one, as it has the little Cat Salem on here and all the gorgeous RRR Ribbons. I also added some dew drops to my box.

To start I used RRR Scor-tape to add to the top of the box so I can place my design paper on there. I ended up cutting the corners off once on. Next I used a blade tool to cut the window out. I then added a band around the bottom using some chevron print design paper. I did add some Robins Nest Dew drops to the sides using hot glue. Now for the top of my box and decorating it I chose Salem Cat and added some foam tabs to pop him up, and then added my sentiment tag using a foam tab. for the ribbon bands across the top I used some Scor-tape and added the ribbons to it. The bows were hot glued on and then added a diamond dew drop to it .

For the Ribbons I used the bold black checked ribbon, orange gingham, and the green gingham. I used some foam tabs and score tape for my adhesives on this box.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies used:

• Scor-tape
• Foam tabs black
• Gingham Orange 3/8" 
• Plaid Ribbon Apple Green 3/8"
• Plaid Ribbon Black bold Check 3/8"

others used: hot glue, Halloween Pumpkin Salem from KaDoodle Bug Designs,  Dew drops from the Robins Nest Creative , echo park paper , and then pebbles thirty one stack for the orange chevron , stampinup punch, and then sticker for the boo crew echo park.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a lovely day! Hugs to all!

Cheryl

Lemon Twist Mini Album Cover

Hello, everyone! It is Gloria with you today. I started working on a 20-page mini album the other day and thought I would share the cover with you for my ribbon post this week! It will probably take me quite a while to finish the full album, but so far...I am loving the cover and the first few pages! 

The base album is a Simple Stories 4x6 Sn@p! Flipbook (Speckle Dots). The actual album is really 4 5/8" x 7 7/8". The inside of the album is supposed to contain photo sleeves, but I really don't like those, so I cut black cardstock for my inside pages. (I will explain more about that once the full album is finished.) For now, let's just talk about the front cover!

Does this make you think of summer days in the countryside, next to a lemonade stand?! It is so cute!

The paper collection is Simple Stories Simple Vintage: Lemon Twist. I purchased this project as a kit in September 2022, but as always, I don't usually follow the kit instructions very well. Since I received full packs of the paper, I am able to cut it myself and just do what I like, using the original instructions (by Sue Kendall) as a guide. 

The focal saying was originally a sticker, but the lettering was in a pale yellow and did not stand out very well. So I recreated the saying using my own fonts, in my own style, and printed it in black onto white cardstock. I cut the word art out with a stitched die and matted it with black cardstock. Much more striking!

I used lots of paper layers as well as the Squeeze the Day Page Pieces and Lemon Twist Decorative Brads. Funny thing, the "brads" are now flat-back with adhesive on them rather than actual brads! I love that change from Simple Stories! 

For the AMAZING gingham bow I used 5/8" Bold Black Check ribbon. I wrapped a length of the ribbon around the edge of the front cover, then tied a bow with three long loops. I glued the bow to the cover, making sure that the size was the full height of the cover. 

I tied a small loopy bow with Black Licorice Baker's Twine and glued that to the gingham bow. I used the die cut bee page piece from the paper collection to add a "topper" to the bows, which also hides a glue blob! (It happens!)

I also added a Miniature White Gardenia to the lemon cluster on the paper strip decoration. 

For the inside of the front cover I added a layered series of banners cut from various papers. You can see how I wrapped the 5/8" Bold Black Check ribbon around the cover. I love the plaid and polka dots together!

I added a few paper flowers. I confess that those paper flowers have been in my stash for about 15 years or longer! I placed another bow made from the Black Licorice Baker's Twine to the sticker element. 

Thanks for joining me today! Come and visit my personal blog in a month or so to see the finished mini! I am super excited to work on it this summer! 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

5/8" Bold Black Check ribbon

Black Licorice Baker's Twine

Miniature White Gardenia

1/2" and 1/4" Scor-tape

1/4" ATG tape

Bow-It-All Tool

Other Supplies Used: black cardstock, Simple Stories Lemon Twist collection, hot glue, stitched dies, hole punch, corner rounder

Christmas Sweets & Ribbon Treats

Hi, friends!  It's Karen here today.  Are you ready for Christmas?  I'm most definitely not.  Luckily, our family isn't actually visiting until the day after Christmas, so I do get a little extra time to prepare.  In the meantime, I'm having a lot of fun creating Christmas cards and projects and picking up gifts and stocking stuffers.  Today I'm sharing a cute Christmas mitten filled with lots of sweet treats.  Really Reasonable Ribbon made it easy.

Oh my!  Where do I start?  I used a die-cut from PTI to cut that treat bag.  The base (back) is cut from cardboard and the front is cut from kraft tissue paper.  I machine stitched the edges to create the pocket where I could slip in goodies.  I added some peppermint sticks, candies, etc.  I ran some pretty Crochet Lace and some Red & White Gingham Ribbon across the lower part of the treat bag.

Each trim from Really Reasonable Ribbon that I added just made it cuter and cuter.  At the top of the mitten, I added some Black & White Bold Check Ribbon, some more of the pretty Crochet Lace and a piece of White Pom Pom Ribbon.  I also tucked in a few Milk White Double Head Stamens underneath the holly berries and ivy that were cut from wool felt.  I hung the mini kraft tag (JOY) from a Rusty Pear- Shaped Clip from the Embellishments section.  These adorable Pins are currently sold out.  But, for anyone (US only) who places an order at RRR this week and lets me know, I'll send you one dozen of these cuties.

I added a Flatback White Pearl to the tiny snowflake.  I also made another cute Santa cinnamon stick and it's hung with a length of Red Satin Ribbon.  I realize there's a lot going on with this project.  If you have any questions, just let me know.  There's always lots of great inspiration here on the RRR Blog and lots of great shopping at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Thanks so much for visiting today, and please stop by again soon.

Blessings,

Karen

Thanks Gift box

Hello crafty friends and Happy Monday to you all! Today I'm sharing another fun box designed for Really Reasonable Ribbon, this one I used as a gift box at my luncheon.

On my box I used some fall design papers to cover it, then added some RRR Ric Rac in brown. Next I chose a few oval frames and layered them using the foam tabs. I stamped the Thanks! and then distressed the oval. This box was super easy to put together. I made 2 bows using Really Reasonable Ribbons Delicate Stitched ribbon, and then the gingham ribbon. Love how simple this was to make! Perfect for those little gifts we give.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies:

• Delicate Stitch Ribbon
• Gingham Ribbon
• Ric Rac
• foam squares
• scor tape 

Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Hugs to all, Cheryl

Easter Cuties Cookie Cutters

Hello everyone and Happy Wednesday to you all! Today I'm sharing these darling cookie cutters I decorated for Really Reasonable ribbon using the beautiful ribbons, flowers, stamens, and bead sprays. Love how fun & easy these were to decorate. 

I bought a set of 4 of these.  They came with two small ones, and then two larger matching ones.  These I have on a 2 tiered tray in my kitchen and thought how cute they would look decorated. So on the chick I used the Pink Gingham Ribbon, Miniature Gardenias, and the Blue Stamens. For the bunny I chose to use the Delicate Stitched Ribbon, and then the Bead Berry Spray. 

• Light Pink Gingham Ribbon
• Double Headed Mini Stamens Blue
• Miniature Gardenias Mixed Pink
• Delicate Stitched Ribbon Light Orchid
• Bead Berry Spray Mixed Pastels 

Thank you for looking and have a lovely day! Hugs to all, Cheryl

Old Glory Shabby Card by Cherry Nelson

  Hey ribbon peeps!  Cherry  here on the RRR blog today!   I have a 

pretty and soft take on a Patriotic card.  I layered lots of papers, diecuts, and paper flowers that I made.  I am addicted to making flowers.  It is so relaxing.  I have learned how to make Foamirian and paper flowers both.  It has kept me sane during this crisis.

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I added in some adorable blue gingham along with gold thread wound around all the flowers for added texture.  I also used stamens from RRR.  Bonnie has a lovely collection of them.

I embossed a chipboard frame in gold embossing powder and added white oil pastel around the edges for a soft distressed look.

Hope you enjoyed this creation!!!  Stay safe and craft on!

XOXO, Cherry

*NEW* July Ribbon Club Assortment from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hello there ribbon lovers!  It's July 1st (ALREADY!!) and we have the NEW Sizzlin' Summer July Ribbon Club Assortment available for you today from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Not a Ribbon Club Member yet?

JOIN TODAY!

The July Ribbon Club Assortment is a sizzling summer themed collection of ribbon.  It contains 9 styles and a total of 18 yards of ribbon.  Each monthly assortment is a color or holiday themed collection of ribbon.  What a fun way to build your ribbon stash and try new ribbon styles.

This color palette just SCREAMS Summer, doesn't it?

Once again I've used some pretty Open Rose Mulberry Flowers under my sentiment panel.  Really Reasonable Ribbon has a full line of Mulberry Flowers in lots of colors and styles.  Head on over and take a look today!

My card is topped off with a pretty bi-color double-loop bow created on my Bow-it-All Tool using two of the ribbons from the July Ribbon Club Assortment from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I also used two other ribbons from the assortment across the center of the card under my sentiment.

For a video tutorial on how to create this pretty bow, please click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  For more information on the other products used on my card, please visit my Make Time to Craft Blog.  Have a crafty weekend!

Childhood Memories Layout

Hello everyone, and Happy Thursday to all!

Today I'm sharing a super sweet layout I made for Really Reasonable Ribbon using the beautiful Ribbon, Embellishments, and Scor-Tape they carry in their shop. Love how this sweet layout of my 3 kids turned out. This one photo was taken back in 1997 when they were all little, and I love how it goes perfectly with the design paper too!

I really enjoyed creating this layout for my post today. It was fun trying the different design papers and getting everything laid out. I love the colors/prints I chose to use on this one. All the flowers and dies are from Cheery Lynn Designs, and all the centers of the flowers are embellishments from RRR. I will list them right below.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

Foam Tabs

Scor-Tape 1"

Gingham Ribbon black

Embellishments Flowers

Covered Buttons

Red Polka Dot Satin

Leaves

It's so much fun to add the photos to layouts that we create, sometimes I don't add photos, as I'm not sure what ones I want, or I haven't printed them yet, however this one was set aside for this collection of paper and it brought back so many wonderful memories of this time when they were young  I miss those days. Now they are all grown and have their own lives.

I ran the gingham ribbon down the center of my one banner layer in kinda the middle of the page, then added a bow. Next I chose to use the red polka dot satin and made another bow to scrunch in the center of my black gingham bow.

Flowers were cut using the coordinating design paper from the Mother Goose collection. I added the embellishments to all the flowers, and also distressed them using ink.  My one covered button was distressed in yellow, as I didn't have a yellow one to use.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a lovely day!

Hugs to all,

Cheryl

Victorian Trading Cards with Pretty Ribbons

Hello Friends!  I hope you are having a fabby day today! I'm super excited to share a trio of Victorian Trading Cards with you today.  I've used some of my favorite Really Reasonable Ribbons to make these cards extra special.

I've used a variety of my favorite ribbons to create these summer all-occasion cards. Let's take a closer look.

This thank you card has an embossed base and has been adorned with a double bow made with airy 7/8" white organza and summery light blue micro gingham.  This one makes me think of a blue sky filled with clouds!

This happy birthday card uses 2 1/2" wide natural cotton ribbon in a beautiful Garden print as one of the three panels on the front of the card.  I also tore the ribbon in half down the center and tied a bow that I topped with some light, airy Lavender Dots Organza ribbon.  This ribbon is tiny, but mighty, and ties so nicely with the help of the Zutter Bow it All.  I finished this one off by wrapping the top of the card with natural burlap string and a loopy bow and button.

This soft and shabby Thinking of You card is greatly enhanced by the addition of Cream Mesh Ribbon. I love the way it lightens up the card base, and still allows a little of the color and texture to show through.  I topped this beauty with a sumptous Aqua Shimmer Satin Bow and a sweet nosegay of Pink and White Chrysanthemums.

I used a wonderful All Occasion Card Kit from Polly's Paper Etsy to make all three cards.  It comes with the images, ephemera, and 4x6" card panels. I added goodies from my stash and Really Reasonable Ribbons and trims to put my own twist on the kit.  I love these soft floral images, and hope you do, too!

Thanks for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy

Haunted House Treat Bag and a Mulberry Flower Storage Idea Video

Hello everyone, and Happy Monday to all!

Today I have a Halloween Treat Bag I made for Really Reasonable Ribbon using the beautiful ribbons from last months Ribbon Club assortment. I also used the beautiful Sweetheart Blossoms, Leaf Trim, and some Lace to complete my bag.

I started with my treat bag, then cut some Spellbinders frames for the background using American Crafts design paper. Next I layered the black and orange ribbon and ran in from the left corner to the bottom right corner, alternating the colors. Then I used foam squares to pop the frames off the bag, and then added my CottageCutz Haunted House and Spooky Sign. Once that was done, I added the Leaf Trim in black and orange, and then used Really Reasonable Ribbons Sweetheart Blossoms in orange and white. I did dust them both, using orange on the orange flowers, and black on the white. Next I went over them with some American Crafts liquid glitter glue. I love the look of them in person. To put the lace and ribbon on the bag I used Scor-tape in 1/4" .

I wanted to share how I store some of my Really Reasonable Ribbon Sweetheart Blossom flowers for easy grabbing. So here is a short video showing how :)   Enjoy!!!

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed today's post!

Hugs to all,

Cheryl