Vintage Butterflies!

Hello!! I decided to create a vintage looking card today...I sooo love the vintage look! Really Reasonable Ribbon makes it really easy to achieve this look from it's many vintage looking ribbons. I have used a few on my card today! The ribbon behind the image is a Abagail White Crochet Lace, and the ribbon on the side in front of the image is the Sheer Looped White Trim. Both are just the right touch for that vintage feel! :)


The image and sentiment is from the Faith set from Our Daily Bread Designs. I colored the image with copics and sponged the background slightly with baja breeze Stampin Up ink. The DP is from Basic Grey, and the half pearls are from Zva Creative.


Thanks so much for visiting today! For more projects with Really Reasonable Ribbons on them head on over to my blog!


Connie

Tuesday's ribbony goodies

I had what I thought was a great idea for a card for today, using the January Ribbon Club Assortment of pretty Valentines ribbons in pinks and reds, but sometimes what you see in your head at 3 a.m. while your husband is snoring next to you and you can't sleep, doesn't necessarily translate to what happens when you sit at your desk!  So, I have a confession to make.  This is not a new card, and it's nothing like what I had planned on making for today, but you will just have to live with it!  LOL  I'm sorry.  However, I like this card, and it can be made using all ribbon or a mix of ribbon and strips of patterned paper and card.  In principle it's the same as this one, which is sewn on, and I have also made brooches the same way in the past (no pics, sorry.)

Thanks for looking, and hopefully by next Tuesday what I see in my head will be able to translate into something worth uploading here!

Bow With Brad Tutorial

Hello everyone!
True :D here.

I got a very warm responce to my Inky Antics ~ "Consider Yourself Hugged" card that I posted last week on my blog and many of the comments were about the bow.

I even had a couple of people email me with questions on how I did it.
I thought the best way to explain it is with a quick video tutorial. You will see just how simple it is.
The ribbon I am using in the video is from Really Reasonable Ribbon's beautiful January Ribbon of the Month package.

The Vintage Pearl Brads are from Creative Charms which works out perfectly because the are our co-sponsor for our current Really Reasonable Ribbon's Rambling challenge. The challenge is "Use Hearts and Ribbon" and runs through January 30th. I think we are all adding hearts to our creations this time of year so why not come join us in our challenge, share your creations with others who would love to see it, and be entered for a chance to win one of the prizes?  :)

OK... enough of my rambling!
On with the show!

See...told ya...EASY!

Thanks for dropping by!
Hugs,
True :D

January Blog Hop PRIZE WINNER!

Thank you so much for hopping along with us this month. We had so much fun and we hope you did too!! We'll be hopping on the 13th of each month, so be sure to mark your calendars and join us again next month.

From the responses to our question of what you would like for Valentine's Day, it seems like you are mostly quite easy to please.  Guys, most women really just want some quality time with you!!  Make us dinner and snuggle in with us and watch a good movie.  How easy is that??  lol

Now, on to our winner who will receive the January Ribbon Club Assortment along with the other fun goodies shown here which are all available at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The winner will have 48 hours to contact me by clicking on the contact button at the top of the blog and sending me your full name and shipping address.

Random Integer Generator
Here is your random number:  40
Timestamp: 2011-01-16 17:47:07 UTC

Congratulations Rhonda Miller!

Rhonda Miller said... 40
What a great hop. I just love all the creations by the DT. These ribbons are gorgeous.  I just love to spend time with my hubby on Valentine's day. A nice dinner and a movie works great.
Thanks for a chance.

Now, if you didn't win, don't worry!! We will be 'hopping' each month. We hope you stop by and visit our blog often. 

Be sure to check out our latest challenge here. We'd love to have you play along with us.

Have a super day!

~Bonnie Garby~

Rambleations and more rambleations!!

A very happy Sunday to everyone!! Gosh I hope you are having a GREAT weekend and will have a splendid week. I thought after the holidays that things would slow down, but does it seem that there is just as much or more going on as there was during the holidays??

At our RRR Ramblings we have the HEART CHALLENGE which is running until January 30 and you should see the lovely prize that is available for some lucky winner!!! So come on over and show us your HEARTS!!!! And I'm sure you see at the top of the blog the RRR's One Year Blogoversary Giveaway with a huge collection of merchandise to some lucky winner!!! Closing for this exciting giveaway is January 26...so hurry on over!!!

At the Really Reasonable Ribbon Shop Bonnie is busy as can be bringing in some real showstoppers. There is a separate section for just VALENTINE'S DAY which has some real beauties!!! And while you are there check out the new colors of Baker's Twine, and the absolutely gorgeous additions to the Trims/Lace section!!! New things are coming in all the time so keep checking back to see what Bonnie has for us!!


Speaking of Valentine's Day, you just have to see this month's Ribbon Club Assortment....they are phenomenal!!! And of course membership in the Ribbon Club is the best deal around!!! Each month there are special ribbons/trims for members that are not available in the shop!!

That's it for this day...so enjoy your Sunday and I will see you back here next Sunday with perhaps a card or two!!! Hugs from Jacque!!

Challenge #16 - Heart 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.

Challenge #16 is a Heart theme. 

Create a card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. As long as it has hearts and ribbon, it qualifies.

We are thrilled to have Creative Charms as our sponsor for this challenge.

Embellish…Enliven…Enjoy…This motto is the driving force behind Creative Charms (www.creativecharms.com), a paper-crafting embellishments design company based in Pittsburgh, Pa. Creative Charms is best known for unique materials, whimsical designs, and smart packaging – allowing scrapbookers to be more creative in preserving life’s special moments.

Creative Charms is happy to offer one random challenge participant the terrific collection of embellishments pictured below. What an awesome prize!!

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Here is a little inspiration from our design team for challenge #16 to get you started. All of the sample projects include embellishments from Creative Charms and ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Aphra



Cheryl

Connie

Erika

Jacque

Trudy

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Now, let's see your 'Heart' creations! The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon . We will also be drawing a random winner to win the wonderful embellishment collection pictured above from Creative Charms. How cool is that!!! We will be announcing the winners on February 1st.

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 your can think of.

* You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide newly designed projects. No back-linking please.
* All projects must also include some sort of ribbon/lace/trim.
* Post your project on your blog or an online gallery (using code RRR16) and link it here with the Inlinkz tool below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.
* You have until January 30th at 11:59 PM Eastern time to enter your projects.

Thanks so much for playing and good luck!




Challenge #15 Winners

Challenge #15 sponsored by Whimsy Stamps was lots of fun with our 'Something New' theme. I hope everyone had a chance to visit Whimsy Stamps to take a look at all they have to offer.

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

Our top three runners-up for Challenge #15 in no particular order are:

Jami

Mindy

Amelia

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

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Now, on to the winner of our challenge #15 'Something New' theme. You will receive a $10 gift certificate to use at the Really Reasonable Ribbon website.

The challenge winner is.......................

Angie

Angie, please contact us using the contact button at the top of the page and we'll get your $10 Really Reasonable Ribbon gift certificate out to you. Also, please grab the winner badge from the left column of the blog and proudly display it on your blog.

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Now, we have one more prize today, and it's a random drawing from all our entries. The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate from Whimsy Stamps.

And the winner is......................

Random Integer Generator

Here is your random number:   38
Timestamp: 2011-01-14 22:26:56 UTC

Congratulations theCook! Send us an email using the contact button above and we will get your $15 gift certificate to Whimsy Stamps out to you.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us on our 'Something New' themed Challenge sponsored by Whimsy Stamps.

I hope to see you all back again for Challenge #16 which is now up and running.

~ Bonnie Garby ~