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Monday, April 18, 2011

*Using Some Ribbon*

Way back when I was working at the scrapbook store, I would often buy things as they were put into inventory at the store... like these mini rolls of ribbon by American Crafts.  I discovered that those rolls of ribbon fit perfectly into some storage containers I had bought for the boyz for school years ago so I put the rolls in there and popped them in the a drawer in my craft space...

Where they were forgotten about for large chunks of time.

Fast forward to a week or two ago when I saw a photo tutorial on how to make flowers out of ribbon (click HERE to see for yourself)

I decided to pull out some of that ribbon and play.  I made one flower out of this ribbon and then tried another with a sheer ribbon.

And then on the weekend I took a look at the Use It Tuesday blog and lo and behold, the challenge is to use that ribbon you've been holding on to forever!

So I chose two more colours of a similar style of ribbon by American Crafts and put those three ribbon flowers on a card....
Items Used:
*Cardstock: PTI White; Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Images: Stampabilities
*Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
*Embellishments: American Crafts ribbon; unknown ribbon; Pebbles Candy Dots
*Challenges:  Use It Tuesday #5



I like that each flower turns out differently... just as in nature, my flowers aren't perfect!

Go look at the tutorial that Deanna put together and give them a try!  I used a satin finish ribbon for mine (and a thin ribbon) and am looking forward to playing with some different types and widths of ribbon.
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5 comments:

  1. This is so pretty! I love the 3 flowers in complementary colours. Thanks for the link to the tutorial, I will have to give this a try.

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  2. Oh my gosh! I am going to have to check out that tutorial! That could turn me into a flower ribbon hoarder! YES!!!!!

    Your flowers are fabulous and I love how clean the card is, keeping them the focus!

    Thanks for playing with us at Use It Tuesday! :) And btw, I might have some of that AC ribbon here, too. Just maybe. ;)

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  3. very pretty. thanx for posting the tutorial; will have to try these.

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  4. Nancy, this is SO pretty! Thanks for sharing the tutorial, too. Love your clean design to keep the focus on those fabulous flowers! Very pretty! :)

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  5. AHHHH I LOVE THE RIBBON!!! Those ribbon flowers are soooo cute!
    Hugs,
    Samantha
    Use it Tuesday Co-Owner
    SP and Company

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