Really Reasonable Ribbon April Blog Hop

Hello!  Welcome by the Really Reasonable Ribbon April Blog Hop.  You should have arrived here by way of Cheryl's Blog; but if not, you can get caught up quickly by visiting the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog for all the details.  As we do each month, my teammates and I are sharing projects made with this month's GORGEOUS Ribbon Club Assortment.  Take a look at these amazing trims.

So, for today's Blog Hop I decided to make a Mini Bridal Album.  It's a great little gift to give a bride-to-be, or brand new bride.....or even, a "older" bride like me.  Just a super cute place to display a few small wedding photos. 

As I often like to do, I used glassine bags to create this little album.  I love that by using bags and envelopes, you get natural "pockets" for tucking in photos, etc.  I added a photo mat/journaling card that you will see sticking out of the back pocket of my little album.

The album was created using a Crate Paper line called Portrait; and it matched this month's Ribbon Club Assortment so nicely (as the RRR assortments always seem to do with all the lines I use).  On the cover of my album, I used an ephemera piece from this Portrait line by Crate Paper as my "title" per say.  Next, you will see that big beautiful bow made with lengths of 5/8" Charcoal Shimmer Satin,  5/8" Daffodil Shimmer Satin, Ivory Burlap String, and it's topped with some lovely 10mm Yellow Open End Roses, 15mm Parma Gray Open End Roses, and a 20mm Black Open End Rose.

Above you will see the first inside page (left) where I simply added a few strips of patterned papers and a few trims, including the 5/8" Daffodil Shimmer Satin and 3/8" Metal Gray Satin Swiss Mini Dots, to create the banners/flags as a border at the bottom left of this page.  I also added a small piece of washi tape just above the papers/ribbons to secure them for the long run.  RRR has lots of great Adhesives such as Score-Tape and 3-D Foam Tabs, to help you really hold together your treasured projects.  I use Really Reasonable Ribbon's Adhesives all the time on my projects.  They're awesome!

This next page, which is the inside right (Page 2) is covered with the same patterned papers using pieces of Score-Tape and I also added a small pieces of the 5/8" Charcoal Shimmer Satin, and 5/8" Daffodil Shimmer Satin, just as a small touch of color and texture.  You can also see my photo mat sticking out of the pocket (to the right).  I didn't pull this all the way out to photograph it (because I'm lazy) but I'll list all the trims I used.

This final photo is the back cover of my Mini Wedding Glassine Bag Album.  I added a small piece of the 3/8" Metal Gray Satin Swiss Mini Dots, and you can also see the back side of my "tucked inside the pocket" photo mat peeking out to reveal a length of the 3/8" Yellow/Gray Chevron Stripes Grosgrain Ribbon and a tiny rusty paperclip.  That's about it.  Your next stop on this hop will be at Kathy's Blog.  Don't forget to leave comments along the way, and then answer the final question on the RRR Blog so that you'll be entered to win this month's Ribbon Club Assortment.  Pretty....pretty......PRETTY!!!

Blessings to you,

Karen

Fun Cards With Really Reasonable Ribbon

Welcome by today, everyone!  It's always nice to have you visit me, and I hope you like what you see today as I share some Really Reasonable Ribbon projects with you.  As its name might suggest, this wonderful shop is filled with a very LARGE variety of ribbons, laces, and trims of all sorts....but that's not where it ends.  Really Reasonable Ribbon carries SO much more, including Mulberry Flowers, Embellishments, and SO much more.

So, for today's post, I'm sharing two sweet cards, and each one showcases just a few of my favorite products from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  This first card was created with an ivory cardstock base and a piece of Carta Bella patterned paper.  I used a second piece of patterned paper to punch a border, and just above it, I added a piece of the beautiful Juliet Natural Crochet Lace.  I added a journalling card and stamped my sentiment on that.  There's a flower sticker at the bottom right of my sentiment card; and at the top left, a beautiful floral treatment that includes a piece of bundled Ivory Burlap String, a 30mm Wild Orchid Crafts Mulberry Leaf, one Coral Open End Rose, and two Ivory Open End Roses.

I also added some Double Head Stamens including a few green, a few Baby Blue Double Head Stamens, and a few Red Double Head Stamens.  These sweet little accents, Wild Orchid Crafts Double Head Stamens are SO amazing; and at just $1.99 for a bundle of 160 pieces, they're a great bargain item that will add quite a lot of impact to your floral accents (as you can see).

My second card is another fairly simple card.  I used several patterned papers that I attached together with strips of Scor-Tape.  I also added some stickers and did some machine stitching in black.  While the card was nice.....it was missing something.  Ribbons!  I made a bow using a piece of Pink Center Stitch Burlap Ribbon and a piece of Brown Center Stitch Burlap Ribbon.  I also added some Baby Pink Double Head Stamens and Black Double Head Stamens, and topped the bow with a Pink Trellis Rose.

What I especially love about the Burlap Center Stitch Ribbons are their AMAZING texture.  They, like ALL of the trims at Really Reasonable Ribbon, add so much warmth and depth to your cards and projects.  Everything you need to make your "Simple Cards" look "Simply Lovely" can be found at Really Reasonable Ribbon!  Thanks again for stopping by today.

Have a great week,

Karen

I'm playing along at:

Scrapy Land Challenge - #90 Anything Goes - I used a Frantic Stamper Edger Border die set on the bottom of my first card to create the border just below the lace.

Thank You with Really Reasonable Ribbon

Welcome by today, everyone, and thanks for stopping by as I share a card I created for Really Reasonable Ribbon showcasing just a few of their MANY lovely trims and embellishments.  This card was put together with several different pieces of patterned paper that I attached using a fabulous Adhesive called Scor-Tape.  It secures your cards together so that they will stand the test of time when their recipients receive them.  I know my Mom likes to display hers, and another friend of mine cuts off the fronts and uses them as bookmarks; so I like using an Adhesive that I absolutely KNOW won't start falling apart like cards tend to do when you don't use a quality Adhesive.  Just sayin'....Really Reasonable Ribbon carries several fabulous Adhesives (for various projects) that will hold your cards and mini albums together so that they'll last.

Once I had my card base together, I did a bit of machine stitching on it....just for fun.  I added a small journalling card with a rub-on sentiment (thank you), and I also added a flower that I die-cut from several sheets of inked vintage dress pattern, and I placed a vintage button in the center of the flower.  I tucked several sweet Double Head Stamens under my flower including some Baby Blue Double Head Stamens, White Double Head Stamens, and Silver Double Head Stamens.  Aren't they pretty?  They come in several beautiful colors, and cost just $1.99 for a bundle of 160 pieces!!

Then, at the bottom of my card, I ran a length of Solid Natural Baker's Twine that I knotted and tied into a bow.  I topped that with a 35mm White & Green Mulberry Leave, one 15mm Ivory Open End Rose, and two 15mm Royal Blue Open End Roses (which, in my personal opinion are far more navy than they are royal, but.....that's just my opinion.  They do match my navy papers nicely, so they work for me!)  One thing is FOR SURE....Really Reasonable Ribbon has all the perfect ribbons, trims, Mulberry Flowers, Adhesives and Embellishments (plus SO much more) for ALL your projects.  I hope you will check out the Really Reasonable Ribbon Shop and treat yourself today!

Thanks for visiting me today.  Have a great week,

Karen

I'm playing along here:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Anything Goes" this week, so I couldn't resist!  Head on over, and play along.

It Must Be Love With Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hello blog friends, and thanks for stopping by today as I post for Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The card I'm sharing today was inspired by a similar card created by my talented teammate, Ginny, who shared back in February on her sweet blog, Polly's Paper Studio.  Her card also used this chicken wire background (hers was wooden and mine is a die-cut), and some sweet little prills (along with lots of great products from Really Reasonable Ribbon, of course).  The card she created that inspired mine was all done up in deep purples, but I chose to do mine in pink because, so far, I only have pink prills.  This is another thing on my ever-growing list of crafty items to buy.   LOL  If you click on Ginny's Blog link, you can see her sweet purple card that inspired me.   Really Reasonable Ribbon helped my make mine uniquely beautiful.

I started this card with a piece of soft muted pink polka dot patterned paper from Crate Paper.  Next, I cut the chicken wire background from pink Bazzill using a die-cut, and placed that on top of the patterned paper.    Carefully using clear craft glue and a tooth pick, I delicately attached my pink prills here and there on the chicken wire until I achieved my desired look.  I found this cute vintage looking journalling card among my Crate Paper scraps, and chose to use it.  I attached it with two strips of Scor-Tape.  My next step was to use some ivory acrylic paint to cover the wooden clock and clock hands, and then I attached that by again using some clear craft glue. Once all that was in place.....the fun part began.....adding the Really Reasonable Ribbon touches.  

I started with a bow that I tied using a length of Textured Tow-Tone Pink Ribbon, and then I added some Baby Pink Double Head Stamens, a White Double Head Stamen, some Black Double Head Stamens, Cotton Candy Baker's Twine, and a piece of 3/8" Black & White Gingham Ribbon.  I tucked in a sweet Small Green & White Paper Mulberry Leaf, and I topped it all with two 10mm Black Open End Roses and one Two-Tone Pink & Ivory Open End Rose.  I also tucked in a pink leaf stick pin, a sticker sentiment (love love love) and hung a rusty pear-shaped safety pin that holds a small die-cut heart tag stamped with "Love".  Everything is inked with Hickory Smoke and Spun Sugar Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

You know.....I realize that I say this all the time, but it's true!   You can literally take any piece of paper (or papers) and add a few sweet ribbons, trims, flowers, etc. from Really Reasonable Ribbon....and the next thing you know....you have something wonderful.  You really will LOVE their wonderful products.  I just adore the way Really Reasonable Ribbon's products made this card look.  And I know you will love your new products, too.  So why not treat yourself today?   Some Double Head Stamens, Baker's Twine, Flowers and Ribbons are just what you need.   Check out everything now at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  And have fun doing it!

Karen

I'm playing along here:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Anything Goes"

Scrapy Land Challenge Blog - Challenge #86 - Anything Goes - I used a cute Chicken Wire Die-Cut by Cheery Lynn Dies on my card.