Believe in Miracles

Hello crafty friends and Happy Monday to you all! Today's project was designed for Really Reasonable Ribbon using the beautiful ribbons, embellishments and flowers all found at the RRR Store.

I started with my base for my Memorydex card set, then cut the top with a decorative edge die, then layered this darling design paper on top. I did add a sticker border in between the two designs. Next I cut out the flower shaker using the My Makers Movement dies, and added some shaker sprinkles to the inside. I decided to add a big bow treatment, and started with some tulle, then diagonal brown striped ribbon, and then the satin pearl pink ribbon, I also added some bead berry spray in white, and then the darling mini sweetheart blossoms, 2-tone chelsea rose. lastly I added some dots, Heart Gem and a sentiment chipboard piece

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

Cheryl

Live Life in Full Bloom

Welcome back to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog, everyone.  Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at this sweet Spring card I created using some beautiful accents from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Whether you're already a fan of Really Reasonable Ribbon or if you've never yet visited this AMAZING store, you're sure to find many wonderful things to help you expand your creativity.  Not only do they carry every trim imaginable, but they also have SO much more.

This card started with basic black cardstock and a patterned paper from Whimsy Stamps' Fabulous Florals 6x6 Paper Pad.  I machine stitched my papers together including the piece of white watercolor paper that I painted with Lilac, Raspberry and Concord Oxide Inks.  I also stenciled a pink floral background using Spun Sugar Oxide Ink.  One my base was put together, I added a stamped sentiment from Echo Park  But....I simply couldn't stop there.  Oh, NO!  I had to add some pretty touches, and that's where Really Reasonable Ribbon come in to play.  How sweet!

I wrapped some Mint Green Baker's Twine around my card.  Next, I attached a floral cluster that includes some Solid Black Baker's Twine, Mulberry Leaves, a few Double Head Stamens and a few Miniature Pastel Sweetheart Blossoms.  Yes, there are lots of beautiful accents waiting for you at RRR.  We all hope that you'll join us next Friday, May 13, for the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop.  You could be the lucky winner of this month's GORGEOUS Ribbon Club Assortment.  Thanks again for visiting today, and please stop by again soon.

Blessings,

Karen

Fresh Squeezed Greeting Card

 Hey there friends as crafty peeps! Ginny here to add some fresh squeezed inspiration to your day. I just gotta ask.....do you have a favorite trim that you haven't used for a bit then rediscover it and you're like ohhh how I've missed you???? For me it's the Plaid Ribbon Black Bold Check. It's just so perfect for these more farmhouse inspired greeting cards.

This is a striking and bold color palate combined with the lemon image.

Solid black cardstock borders help to keep these layered patterns from looking too busy.

The best part? Flowers and trim of course!  

~Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Plaid Ribbon Black Bold Check, White Magnolia, Ivory Burlap String.

Wishing everyone  a happy and productive day : ) G

*NEW* May Ribbon Club Assortment at Really Reasonable Ribbon

It's May and we have an ALL NEW Patriotic themed Ribbon Club Assortment at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  

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The May assortment contains 9 styles and a total of 18 yards of ribbon that are perfect for all your crafting needs.  Each monthly assortment is a color or holiday themed mix.  What a fun way to build your ribbon stash and try new ribbon styles.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!!

Fun with Foil

Hello, Ribbon Friends! I had a fun time playing with foiling over the weekend, and I wanted to share one of the results with you! 

The type of foiling I used for my card is called "transfer foil" and is accomplished by first heat embossing the sentiment with Versamark ink and clear embossing powder. Once the sentiment was embossed, I placed a sheet of foil over the top of the cardstock and passed the "sandwich" through a hot laminating machine. Presto! Chango! A foiled sentiment! 

Because the foil is so shiny, it is very hard to get a good photograph! If you are familiar with heat embossing with gold powder, you will be able to see that the foil is quite a bit smoother and shinier than embossing powder. 

To make sure I was keeping the shine going, I used Glitz Ribbon and Metallic String to finish off the card. The card is a standard 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" made from black cardstock. I lined the inside with white cardstock to give a place to stamp or write a message. 

I wrapped a piece of the purple Glitz Ribbon around the bottom of the card and added a loopy bow made from the gold Metallic String to the left edge. I created a flower cluster with some purple, blue, and yellow flowers.

I placed a few glitter enamel dots around here and there. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

Glitz Ribbon - Purple

Metallic String - Gold

Mixed Purple/Lilac Magnolias

Mixed Aqua/Blue Cosmos Daisies

Mixed Purple Tone Rosebuds

2-Tone Yellow  Open Roses (10mm)

Scor-tape (1/2")

Other Supplies Used: Graphic45 Midnight Masquerade paper, black and white cardstock, Stampin' Up Hello Life stamp set, Doodlebug Design and Echo Park enamel dots, Elizabeth Craft Design stitched square die, Royal Sovereign laminator, parchment paper, iCraft Deco Fiol (champagne), Versamark ink, WOW clear gloss super fine embossing powder, hot glue, ATG, foam tape  

Beginner Bow Tying Tips

 Hello, Ribbon Lovers!  If I could only work with one kind of ribbon for the rest of my life, I think it would have to be Seam Binding Ribbon.  Not only does it come in a rainbow of colors, but it ties the softest, prettiest bows!  Just look at the Baby Pink cloud of seam binding ribbon peeking out from flower cluster on this sweet birthday card. 

Whenever I'm asked for advice on tying pretty bows, I recommend two things: seam binding ribbon  and the Bow-it-All Tool.  Seam binding ribbon is the perfect ribbon to use when you are learning how to tie pretty bows.  First of all, it is not slippery, which makes it easy to handle.  Secondly, it is not bulky, which makes it easy to tie a nice, snug knot.  The tighter the knot in a bow, the more "poufy" and full the bow will be.  

The Bow-it-All Tool is like having an extra pair of helping hands.  It takes about an hour to get comfortable with it, so don't give up if your first attempt is less than perfect.  Try watching the tutorials on the RRR YouTube Channel.  Bonnie does a great job of breaking down the steps and explaining how the tool works.  Then you just need to practice, practice, practice.  Before you know it, you'll be turning out fluffy, poufy beautiful bows like a pro.

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy

Scales & Cottontails Treat boxes

Hello Crafty friends and Happy Monday to all! Today I have some super cute Easter teat containers I had made for the grandkids for Easter, My last Easter post for the year, but how fun these were to make, and can be used as spring gift giving as well.

So these containers are recycled and I added some border punches, and design paper to each one. Next I cut out some shaped frames, and layered those with coordinating papers. The darling SVG files were cut using my cricut and distressed using inks, and then highlighted using white paint pens. Of course I had to add Really Reasonable Ribbons to each box, and love how the big bows look I used 3 different satins, one is the Delicate stitched in Delphinium , Next I used the Diamond Satin in Porcelain Blue, and then Hot pink Satin double faced. all links are provided below for easy finding. Next My tags were done using the StampinUp! stamp and coordinating punches. these were so much fun to make for my grandkids and they loved them! 

I still have several of these recycled boxes left to decorated for different holidays or birthdays would be cute too.

Really Reasonable Ribbon supplies used:

Delicate Stitched in Delphinium 

Diamond Satin in Porcelain blue

Pink Satin Hot pink

foam tabs

Scor-Tape

others: scales and cottontails SVG,  scrapping bug designs cotton tail express, design paper, hot glue, white paint pen, sewing, stampinup! stamps and punches

Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!

hugs to all,

cheryl