RRR Challenge #140 - Monochromatic with Ribbon or Trim Theme

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge here at Really Reasonable Ribbon. Please scroll down to the next post for the winners of the last challenge.

The theme for Challenge #140 is Monochromatic with Ribbon or Trim (adding a colored image is fine as well.

Create a card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. Just be sure to follow the theme above and use ribbon, lace or trim somewhere on your project.

  

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Here is a little inspiration from our design team for challenge #140 to get you started.  All of the sample projects feature ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Ginny

Deborah

Kathy

Cheryl

Bonnie

Cheryl

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Now, let's see your Monochromatic creations! 

We will be selecting our top three favorite projects to feature, so stop back on May 20th to see our picks along with our next challenge theme. 

Here's what you need to do:

* Create a new project using the posted theme. A layout, card, ATC, home decor item, hair bow, or anything you can think of provided it fits the weekly theme.

* You may enter up to 6 projects, but you're asked to provide newly designed projects. No back-linking please.

* All projects must also include some sort of ribbon, lace or trim.
* A maximum of 6 entries per person per challenge please.

* Post your project on your blog or an online gallery (using code RRR140) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.

* You have until Wednesday, 5/18/16 at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects. Thanks so much for playing and good luck.

 

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RRR Challenge #139 Winners!

Challenge #139 was lots of fun with our Things with Wings theme. 

We saw a wide variety of wonderful projects this time around. Many thanks to all who participated.

Our top three picks for Challenge #139 in no particular order are:

Jules

SewPaperPaint

Kathryn at KTC

Congratulations to our top 3 for a job well done. Grab your "I made the RRR Top 3" badge (located on the right column of the blog, near the bottom) and display it with pride. You ladies did a fantastic job!

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Thanks again to everyone who played along with us on our Things with Wings themed Challenge.  I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #140 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~

Give Me the Simple Life

Hello, Ribbon Lovers!  It's Kathy here with a sweetly vintage card featuring the May Ribbon Club Collection.  Have you seen these fabby ribbons yet?  This  red, white and blue color palette is one of my favorites.  It's perfect for Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July and other patriotic projects.  I super love them!

So many pretty ribbons to choose from! This collection is also great for vintage cards and layouts..  Take a peeky at how I used them in this darling card made with Authentique's "Homestead" paper collection.

See what I mean?  They look amazing with these vintage papers! I created a belly band with paper from the collection, and then added beautiful Electric Blue Double Faced Satin Ribbon above and below it. This was topped with festive Random Patriotic Stars on White Grosgrain Ribbon.  To give it a little more of a vintage vibe, I lightly tapped the ribbon with Tea Dye Distress Ink before layering it on with 1/4" Scor-Tape.  I really love the way that Scor-Tape holds ribbon and keeps the ends from fraying!

The top of my  banner flag is festooned with gorgeous 3/8" American Flag Print Satin Ribbon.  I love the way this draws the eye to the stitching detail on this denim-backed banner flag.  The red burlap panel adds wonderful texture and plays along with the vintage Americana vibe of the card.

I painted a bottle cap with Picket Fence Crackle Paint, then added a circle punched rooster to the center.  A little straw and some speckled brown eggs were added just for fun.  This cute embellishment is layered on top of a die cut star, and with the smaller star in the upper right corner, it serves to "frame" the focal image.

Now let's talk bows!  This double layer beauty was created with 5/8" Red Plaid Ribbon and more of that glorious American Flag Print Satin. My vintage button is threaded with ivory burlap string.  I don't know how I ever managed to tie a bow without the help of my trusty Zutter Bow-it-All Tool! (Enabler alert: Bonnie has the 2.0 version on SALE in the shop...and is now taking Pre-orders for the all new 3.0 version.  And, it's almost Mother's Day.  Just sayin'!)

Lately, I've been on a kick where I'm going wild finishing the inside of my cards.  It's so much fun, and it turns a simple card into a real gift.  On this card, I added a pretty border of the American Flag Print Ribbon along with layered papers and images from the collection.  The right hand side has a slash pocket that I filled with a pretty tag that can be used for  home decor.

The tag is embellished with a sticker from the collection and then you know I had to get into my embellishment box and search for something fun to add.  The little wooden washboard was inked with Vintage Photo DI and then draped with a scrap of Red Plaid Ribbon. It's so cute that it made me clap my hands for joy!  Then I added a little apple button, a vintage clip and  more ribbon and burlap string to the top of the tag to finish it off.  I think this card could be used for a kitchen shower or a birthday present and it would make a fantastic housewarming gift! 

The versatility of these ribbons is so exciting: nautical themes, sports themes, kitschy kitchen, vintage and of course, patriotic projects as well.  What would YOU make?  I'd love to hear in the comment section below!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

The Greatest Strength is Gentleness

Hi friends.  I have a card today combining some of my favorite ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon, beautiful dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and a wonderful sentiment from Quietfire Design.

I've always love a red and black color combination.  It's such a bold 'look at me' color combination.  I'm also in love with the Houndstooth Plaid Ribbon that is available in both red and black and that ribbon was perfect for my bow for this project.

This has somewhat become my signature bow.  I use it a lot because it's my very favorite bow.  The bow was made from red and black 5/8" Houndstooth Plaid Ribbon using my Bow-it-All Tool.

For a video tutorial on how to make this beautiful bi-color double-loop bow, please click HERE.

Don't forget - there is a fabby NEW Bow-it-All V3.0 available now.  If you've been holding out, now is the time to purchase this tool.  So many bow making options - I use it all the time.  

If you missed the Bow-it-All V3.0 video into, you can view it 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.

~ Bonnie ~

Shadow Box 8" x 8" Layout

Hello everyone! Cheryl here & I am super excited (Doing the Happy Dance)to be part of the Really Reasonable Ribbon Design Team again! I LOVE working with Bonnie &  all the DT gals, as we all always have so much fun.  She carries the most BEAUTIFUL assortments of ribbon! I LOVE being able to design with all the different types of Ribbon/lace/trims/& flowers at the RRR Store! Thank you Bonnie for having me once again!!! Big Hugs to you!!! 

Okay, so for my post today, I have created a Shadow Box 8" x 8" Layout to share :) Hope you enjoy my post for today! :)

I decided for my first post I would create an 8 x 8 layout for this shadow box I picked up. I went with all purples and some cream, as this photo is a dear one I will treasure always. It 's a photo of my Grandma and I.  I miss her dearly!!!  I will always remember the day we had this photo taken one week prior to me going into labor with my 1st daughter. I remember my Grandma saying, "let grandma buy you  robe for the hospital" hehehe I was soooo TIRED, that I said "Grandma can we wait please" as I just wanted to go home and sleep....hehehee

 I  absolutely LOVE the assortment of Delicate Stitched Satin Purple Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! I chose to use two of  the colors from this assortment pack on my layout for today! The colors I chose are the 2nd & 3rd color.



I made a big bow with 2 colors (the lighter 2 next to the white)for the bow on bottom left hand corner. I then made a smaller bow for the 1990 tag, it's glued underneath the oval tag. These Delicate Stitched Satin Ribbons make such beautiful and easy bows! LOVE them!!! And LOVE that there are sooo many colors to choose from, you can see them all HERE!

Layout Measures 8" x 8"

Layers-I used Bling Card Stock for this. And then some crate paper design paper, and another one, the stripes, was from my stash. My 1st layer is an 8 x 8 cream. I then cut a purple bling card stock at 7 3/4" x 7 3/4", then the dp  piece is cut at 7 1/2" x 7 1/2". Then add sewing. Next layer is 6 3/4" x 6 1/2". that is cream card stock, then the purple is cut at 6 1/2" x 6 1/4", then the stripe is cut at 6 1/4" x 6", then add sewing to that panel. Next is the Photo layers 6 1/4 x 4 1/2"  that is the bottom layer,I then layered the next on cutting it 6" x 4 1/4", and the Photo is 5 3/4" x 4".

Ribbons- Really Reasonable Ribbon Stitched Satin is used for the banners, and for the bows. I just took the 2 lighter colors and started making my loops for my bow. LOVE how easy this works up!

Banners- I used thickers to make my banner that says "NANI & I" then used Really Reasonable Ribbons Arianna Lace. I cut it down the center and used both sides for around the banner pieces. Super easy, just use hot glue :)

Flowers- My flowers I made, and I do have a video showing how here , and then I added some of Really Reasonable Ribbons Beautiful Aster Daisy Stem Flowers in 2-tone baby pink, however I did airbrush them to color them to match the PURPLE, I used copic BV00. I added some glass white leaves, and then some punched out branches in purples.

Feathers- My Purple feathers are VINTAGE and I have tons in my stash, love using these with ribbons and such.

Embellishments- I used different buttons, pearls, French Generals Jolee's boutique pieces I gold. I also used the brad with a purple flower in the center(found left bottom corner of layout). Sewing completes my layout for today

 I would LOVE to create more of these shadow boxes for a hallway in my home. So I will be sharing some larger layouts, in the black ones I picked up, they are 12 x 12 size, so cant wait to share those!

I hope you enjoyed my post today, as I truly enjoyed creating this one to share!

Have a wonderful day to all!!

hugs,

Cheryl

God Bless America Card and a Video Introduction to the NEW Bow-it-All V3.0

Hi everyone.  I have a bright Patriotic themed card to share today.  Red, White and Blue is a favorite color combination of mine and Really Reasonable Ribbon has lots of fun Patriotic Ribbons and trims for all your crafting needs.

The new May Ribbon Club Assortment from Really Reasonable Ribbon is a wonderful Patriotic themed collection of ribbon.  Love love love this assortment.

Not a member yet?  JOIN TODAY and begin your subscription with this bright and fun assortment which contains 9 styles and a total of 18 yards of ribbon.  What a great way to build your ribbon stash and try out new ribbon styles.  Treat yourself today!

My card features some amazing dies from Cheery Lynn Designs for the background and the hand-made flowers along with a beautiful bow using ribbons from the May Ribbon Club Assortment.

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

As most of you know, I create all my bows on my Bow-it-All Tool.  It's my pleasure to introduce you to the ALL NEW Bow-it-All V3.0.  This new version has all the features of the V2.0 and MORE!

Bow-it-All V3.0 Video Introduction

To view this video on YouTube, please click HERE.

If you liked the video, I would love to have you head on over to YouTube by clicking the YouTube link in the bottom right corner of the video above, and then click thumbs up and leave me a comment.  I love to hear from you.  Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel as well.

I'm also sharing a YouTube video on how to create beautiful Black Eyed Susan Flowers using the die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  Head on over to my Make Time to Craft Blog to view that video.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Happy Crafting!

~ Bonnie ~

Stand By Me Greeting Card

Hey there Peeps! Well you know what good thing happens on the 1st of the month??? Yep you got it...I get to share a project I created with the all new May  Ribbon Club Assortment.

This selection is too awesome for all the patriotic and summer holiday projects I'm planning...but with it's homespun colors and patterns it works perfectly with this country inspired card I created.

 Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G