Ribbon and Twine and Snow, Oh my!

Hi! It's Gini, and today is my last post as a DT Member for Really Reasonable Ribbon. It has been such a great experience, and I will really miss working with all of my fabulous team mates. But, I know you will be thrilled with the new line up. I know I will keep checking in on them! For today's card, I used a Snowman stamp from JustRite Stampers. He is wearing a scarf, but instead of coloring it, I replaced it with some of the striped Christmas Ribbon that was in this month's ribbon club. I also added some of my all time favorite sheer ruffled edge ribbon in aqua.
Finally, I wrapped some aqua Baker's Twine around the card and strung on a snowflake charm. This baker's twine is my favorite way to add charms.
Again, thanks for all of your sweet comments during my term!

All that Glitters

Hi! It's Gini and I have a very metallic and shiny card to share with you today. You know how some metallic ribbons are really stiff and scratchy? Well, let me tell you...this Metallic Band Edge Gold/Brown is anything but that. It is so soft and supple - very luxurious. It was perfect with the metallic designer paper I used for this card. The flower stamps are from Heartfelt Creations.
Thanks for looking!

Studded Ribbon

Hi, It's Gini - and I have an elegant fall card to share with you today. I love using rich fall colors with metallics - so my ribbon of choice today was perfect! I used the Brown Glitz and then glued gold dew drops to make a lovely studded ribbon . The stamps are some of my favorites from Heartfelt Creations.

Thanks for looking!

Two Turtle Doves

Hi! It's Gini. By now, you probably have noticed that I love layering my ribbons. It can give you so many different looks! On today's card, I layered Diamond Ombre Green over the sheer Ruffled Edge pink ribbon. These ruffled ribbons are perfect for layering, because they have a "ditch" right down the center, that just begs for another ribbon! My image today is Two Turtle Doves from Belles n Whistles.

Thanks for looking!

So Thankful

Hi, It's Gini! Today I would like to share with you a layout I recently made. I tend to be more of a cardmaker, but I love how this layout turned out! My sister and I took my four year old nephew out to take pictures at a historic little church near where we live. We got some of the sweetest pictures ever! In this photo, Cole is throwing leaves up in the air - with a child's pure joy!

I love, love, love the pleated satin ribbon that we are now carrying. This is the Sage. I think it is perfect for a vintage look. I used my Scor-tape to add it over the layers of my page. The stunning sunflower is made with a Heartfelt Creations stamp that coordinates with Spellbinders - yummy! I love how everything worked together on this layout.

Thanks for looking!

Halloween Card

Hi, It's Gini and I've got a card to share with you today with an image from the Stamping Bazaar. I think this is absolutely my favorite image that Marina has ever drawn! He is Marvin with Candy Apple. You can't really tell from the picture, but the "candy" on the apple is coated with Liquid Glass - which made it look good enough to bite into! I used some great Halloween ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon - Swiss Dots grosgrain orange with black and the Bats. I am loving this bat trim! I am sticking those little bats on everything! I added black Flower Soft to highlight some areas, which really added that extra little touch. Thanks for looking!

Fall Leaves

Hi, It's Gini and I have a very fall inspired card to share with you today. I love the leaf trim that Really Reasonable Ribbon carries (In wonderful fall colors!). I used this in burgandy to form my tree branch. I punched leaves using a Martha Stewart punch, and added Flower Soft to some of them for added dimension. The stamp is Smile, from Belles n Whistles. I also used some of my favorite Brown Crocheted lace as a border. Hope you are having a great start to your fall!

Think Pink

Hi, It's Gini and I have a very pink card to share with you today. I used the Angel image from Karen's Doodles. and highlighted the main image with 1.5" satin rose ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. I made the rose by putting a large Zot dot on a square of paper and attaching the ribbon length to this. I then started twisting the ribbon, while I wrapped it around the flower center. Then I used Fabri-tac Glue to hold the whole thing down and added it to my card. This rose takes about 30 seconds to make, but really looks very luxurious.

You have until September 14th to join our flower challenge - all you have to do is have some type of flower on your card and ribbon. How easy is that?

Don't Stress - Distress!

Hi, It's Gini, and I'm back to share another card with you, and also a really quick technique.
I really love the hand-dyed silk that Bonnie has added to the store. It is a bias cut silk, so it has a wonderful drape to it. For my project, I used the Mossy Rock color. If you pay any attention to my work, you will notice that I love to distress things. This ribbon is perfect for adding a worn and loved look to it. To achieve this, just hold the ribbon between your thumb and forefinger, and run your fingernail down the edge. This will start adding that distressed look. Keep doing this until you get the look that you like.

Those Flowers have been Framed!

Sometimes I get a ribbon that I think is so beautiful, I'm not sure how to use it! I loved this scalloped green trim the moment I saw it, but I wasn't sure what I should do with it. Then, I was working on a card and it just needed something to visually define my borders. This was the perfect place to highlight this gorgeous trim! To me, it almost makes a postage stamp type frame. I just loved the results - and the good news is - we have this trim in 6 colors - Woo Hoo! The stamps I used are from Heartfelt Creations.

hugs,
Gini

Using lace on a masculine card?

I am not a CAS kind of girl! I love my embellishments and lots of them. But sometimes that is challenging on a masculine card. My project for today uses Sparky the Knight from Digital Delights - not exactly the type of image that should be girly. But by keeping my textures kind of rough and tough, I was still able to use some typically feminine accessories, such as crocheted lace and a flower. For my ribbon treatment, I layered 2 crocheted ribbons, 5/8" Ivory Crocheted Ribbon and 1.5" Brown crocheted ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon to achieve the look I was going for. I made my flower from an old pair of Levi's.

Have you seen our new challenge? Black and White - there are some stunning projects! We hope that you will add yours for a chance to win!

I posted this card a couple of weeks ago on my blog, but thought that I would wait and share it with you today. Right now, I am enjoying a lovely vacation on the beach, so I thought this would be the perfect project to share with you!



My cute image is Surfin Pipin from Louby Lou's Digital Delights. I love the way the bright yellow and blue, really made this card warm and summery. I always have fun layering ribbon, and on this card I used the Jute Striped Turquoise/White, which is one of my favorites! Then I tied knots in my 7/8" Yellow Gingham ribbon to give it a more nautical feel.

I'll see you after I get back, but I am sure that my DT sisters will keep you inspired!

Bodacious Bows!

Don't you just love great big bows? This bodacious bow was made using some fantastic 1 1/2 inch wide Rose Satin from Really Reasonable Ribbon. I used the stamp, Clowning Around from Belles n Whistles - but I would have to say this bow is no laughing matter!

Be sure to check out the newest ribbons from Bonnie. She just keeps getting more and more gorgeous things in!

hugs,
Gini

Bow-Easy Made Easy Video Tutorial

Do you struggle making neat bows? Then you need to try the Bow Easy - With the help of my sweet sister, I've made a video tutorial for you showing just how easy this is!

Hop to THIS POST to enter and see our newest challenge



It's Thursday, so that must mean that it's my day to share a little inspiration for Really Reasonable Ribbons. School is now out here, and summer is getting into full swing. To me, nothing says summer more than getting ready for the 4th of July! My Mom's birthday is on the 4th , so we always have a big family celebration. One of my best memories of this celebration was a couple of years ago at our beach house, (it's on a very small island in South Carolina). Every year, they hold a golf cart parade - and everyone on the island goes ALL OUT to decorate. It just reminded me of a simpler day and time, which was great!
For my card, I used some of the Wired Woven Check Red and manipulated the wires to scrunch the ribbon. I added some bows of America Stripe Grosgrain. The image is one of the newest from Karen's Doodles.

I hope that you will join us for our 2nd ribbon challenge, which is to use ribbon as a border - easy peasy!