Victorian Trading Cards with Pretty Ribbons

Hello Friends!  I hope you are having a fabby day today! I'm super excited to share a trio of Victorian Trading Cards with you today.  I've used some of my favorite Really Reasonable Ribbons to make these cards extra special.

I've used a variety of my favorite ribbons to create these summer all-occasion cards. Let's take a closer look.

This thank you card has an embossed base and has been adorned with a double bow made with airy 7/8" white organza and summery light blue micro gingham.  This one makes me think of a blue sky filled with clouds!

This happy birthday card uses 2 1/2" wide natural cotton ribbon in a beautiful Garden print as one of the three panels on the front of the card.  I also tore the ribbon in half down the center and tied a bow that I topped with some light, airy Lavender Dots Organza ribbon.  This ribbon is tiny, but mighty, and ties so nicely with the help of the Zutter Bow it All.  I finished this one off by wrapping the top of the card with natural burlap string and a loopy bow and button.

This soft and shabby Thinking of You card is greatly enhanced by the addition of Cream Mesh Ribbon. I love the way it lightens up the card base, and still allows a little of the color and texture to show through.  I topped this beauty with a sumptous Aqua Shimmer Satin Bow and a sweet nosegay of Pink and White Chrysanthemums.

I used a wonderful All Occasion Card Kit from Polly's Paper Etsy to make all three cards.  It comes with the images, ephemera, and 4x6" card panels. I added goodies from my stash and Really Reasonable Ribbons and trims to put my own twist on the kit.  I love these soft floral images, and hope you do, too!

Thanks for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy

Trio of Valentine's Day Tags

Hello Ribbon Friends!!
Heather here and today I would like to share with you a few Valentine's Day Tags that I created using some fabulous Ribbons and Trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon!
On this tag I used Red Seam Binding,  Red Leaves, Red Baker's Twine, Red and White dots Organza, Brenda Crochet lace, Deep Ivory Mulberry Roses, and Pink Baker's Twine.  I used my Bow it All tool to create a double bows for my tag.  I used the Old Willow Organza was used as my tie at the top of all three tags.

On this tag I used the  BindingPeacok Seam, Aqua Baker's Twine, Red Leaves, Brenda Crochet lace, Deep Ivory Mulberry Roses.

Burgundy Swirls Organza, Pink leaves, Peppermint Baker's Twine and  Deep Ivory Mulberry Roses,  Brenda Crochet lace.  Tombow Foam Tabs were used to elevate my Valentine's Day Tickets.

I also used my Valentine's Day Tags, Tiny Hearts Digital Paper Pack, Medium Conversation Hearts, Tiny Conversation Hearts and Valentine's Day Tickets.

I hope you have a wonderful day!
Thank you for visiting us at
Really Reasonable Ribbon!!
Hugs
Heather

Fairy Time Mixed Media Tags

Hello Friends!!

Heather here and today I have some cute tags to share with you.

Not my normal style...these are a bit messy...but sure were fun to create!

On my first tag I used images and Digital Papers from Gecko Galz and some 7/8 inch Pink Organza (tie at the top, hard to see), Turquoise Diamond Satin and Tiny sheer mini blue dots organza.

 On my second tag I used some of the Acid Green Diamond satin, 7/8 inch Pink Organza (tie at the top, hard to see) and Hot & Shocking Pink Diagonal Ribbon.

Here are a couple close ups.

I used my Bow it All tool to create the double bow our of the acid green satin and I simply tied a knot with the light pink organza.  I used the Diagonal Ribbon to create the tiny banner. 

I used the Mini dots across my wagon and again I used the Bow it all Tool to create another double bow.

Here is a close up of the tag with another Double bow made with the Bow it all tool.

I hope you enjoyed my post, and hope you have some time to pull out your ribbons and have some messy fun!

Before I forget, if you liked my double pocket tag card below that I did for our January Blog Hop,  I will have my tutorial of how to make the pocket card here on the 29th of January.

Thank you for visiting us here at Really Reasonable Ribbon!!

Hugs

Heather

Halloween Boot Vintage Ornament with Fabby Ribbons and Trims

Hello Friends!!

Heather here and I hope you are having a fabby day!  Yesterday I had a little time to play after I got home from both of my boy's tennis matches.  I created this Halloween Treat using some fabby ribbons and trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I started out with my Vintage Halloween Boot Digital Collage Sheet which you can find in my Etsy here.

First I cut out all of my pieces and inked the edges with Ranger's Frayed Burlap.

I glued the fronts to the backs, and then inked the edges :0)  I added some Tombow Foam Tabs to the upper portion of my Halloween Boot and the boot pocket piece.

I added glitter to all of my pieces.

I tied a bow with Old Willow Organza on my moon image.  I used a couple of Orange Pom-Poms on Pugsley's ghost costume.  I used 1/4 inch Natural Lace, Orange Leaves, Chocolate Brown Seam Binding, Halloween Baker's Twine, Orange and Deep Ivory Mulberry Roses on the tiny pocket of my Witch boot.

I tucked an owl and orange candy cane into my boot pocket.  I used some more Tombow Foam Tabs under my text boxes.  At the top of my boot I have added an additional flower image with Foam Tabs as well as the "Halloween Greetings" image.

I used some more of the Orange Leaves, some Orange Baker's Twine and another Deep Ivory Mulberry Rose.  One last look at the whole piece.

Here is a tag I created the other day using some of the same RRR Ribbons, trims and flowers.  I also used Black Gingham tied to a tiny paperclip and wrapped around my Halloween Card image. The Orange Seam Binding was used to top off my tag.

Here is a peek at the hidden little tag.

These were made using my Halloween Tickets, Halloween Cards and Halloween tag basics digital collage sheets.  Here are a few close ups of the lovely Really Reasonable Ribbon Leaves, gingham, seam binding and baker's twine.

Don't forget about our Halloween and Ribbon Challenge!!  I can't wait to see what you link up!  Thank you for visiting us at Really Reasonable Ribbon today!

Hugs

Heather

Ruched Rosette Tutorial

  Take a look at this precious rosette!

 

Well, I have a tutorial for you today sharing how ridiculously easy it is to make!  Can you tell I'm excited lol?  You can make a rosette using a variety of ribbons, but I found that organza was the easiest to manipulate and made the prettiest bloom.  For this rosette, I used Plum Organza from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Shop in the 7/8 in. width.

First, fold the corners of your ribbon inward to make an arrow shape.  Make sure this is neat and hides any stray fibers as it will be the top of your flower and visible.  Then fold this portion over so that the raw edges are completely hidden as shown below.

At the point of your folded ribbon, stitch through all layers with a matching thread.  I used a contrasting color just to illustrate clearly.  Then do a running stitch down the length of your ribbon at intervals that approximately match the width of your ribbon.

For this 7/8 in. width, I did a running stitch about 11 in. long, and then pulled the thread to gather as you see below.

...Please excuse my gross finger!  Ewww!  I had been doing a lot of mixed media and the ink just wouldn't come out...  Apologies lol!

Back to my tutorial - after you gather tightly, twist your bloom so the folds aren't directly on top of each other, and backstitch to secure on the underside.  One simple knot might come loose, so a backstitch is advised, both at the origin and here at the end.  This is how the bloom looks at this stage.

I've been heating my organza a ton lately and ending up with really pretty, natural looking curves in my floral creations.  At this stage, I carefully set my heat tool on the bloom - one must be careful not to burn the fiber.  And voilà, you have some natural looking curves on a pom pom rosette which shimmers spectacularly in the sun.

Here it is on a simple card project.

 Easy as pie!

Thanks so much for visiting here with me today for this super easy tutorial.  If you are interested in more of my work and tutorials galore, please visit me on my blog! 

-Vivian

Supplies:

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Olive Seam Binding, Plum Organza

Hampton Art/ Authentique - Sentiment Stamp

Bo Bunny - Bling

Papertrey Ink - Olive Cardstock

Core'dinations - Purple Color Core Cardstock

Echo Park - Patterned Paper

Welcome Baby!

It is always such a delight to make a baby card for a new little one!

I love how easy it is to pleat ribbon using Scor - Tape! I laid a thin line across the top panel, and then just gathered my White Sheer Organza ribbon as I went along. The Cotton Candy Baker's Twine keeps it all in place!

The sentiment really does say "Welcome Little One" -- I just took my photo at an angle that doesn't show the complete "W". The pearls are my favorite: Blush by Kaiser. There are so many beautiful colors in the RRR Store!

I added some tiny pearls to the center of the pacifier:

My image is watercolored with dye inks and a watercolor brush and stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black ink.

Thanks for stopping by today and remember, you have only a few days left to apply for the RRR Design Team!

Stamps: Little One Text (SKU:62-05) and Pacifier (SKU:88-04) by Rubbernecker Stamps

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Cranberry Crisp

Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Rose Romance, Rose Red Prints DP, watercolor

Accessories and Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Kaiser Blush Pearls, Prima paper rose, Really Reasonable Ribbon White Sheer Organza with Satin Center and Cotton Candy Baker's Twine

Butter Cut Out Cookies are My Favorite

A sweet Hello!
Hi, Dawn here today to share a couple fun ideas for packaging some goodies and making it a double gift. Really Reasonable Ribbon  is having a fun week of sharing Holiday ideas and Recipes. Today I am going to share my favorite recipe for Butter Cut out cookies - it has been used by my family for more years then I can count.

 These are my Butter Cut Out cookies decorated.

 Let me share  the links for all the ribbons I used from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Dots Organza White; May Arts

Green Glitter Ric Rac 

  Red Mid Ruffle Satin 

Red Satin Double Ruffle Ribbon 

 White Satin with Gold Edges

 

This fun sleigh is from Creative Cuts and More and available in many colors.

I chose to decorate with pattern paper from my stash and a few scraps of my favorite ribbons.

I used my Bow Easy Tool

and White Satin with Gold Edges to make that fun bow.

 The Red Satin Double Ruffle Ribbon was used to line the inside of the sleigh

Now You know I had to add some candy to my sleighs- these will be decorations that go on top of the platters of cookies I will be giving away.

 I wanted to share these cute little cube boxes for a few more ideas to package homemade candy or

even that fancy purchased pieces. These will look adorable as an extra gift on top of my platters.

The best thing is I got to use so many extra smaller pieces of ribbon to decorate.

So how about the best, melt in your mouth Butter cookies.

2-1/4 cups flour

1-1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 cup (4 sticks) Real Butter -salted (softened)

1 cup sugar

2 eggs beaten (room temp)

1 teaspoon real vanilla

mix together flour, baking powder and put aside.

Cream together softened butter,sugar,beaten eggs, and vanilla. Once nice and fluffy start adding the flour blend gradually. Once all blend make a large ball and wrap in wax paper and place in refrigerator/freezer for at least an hour or overnight to rest.

When ready to make, grab a hunk of dough and roll out on a floured counter with a floured rolling pin.

Use fun cookie cutter shapes to make cookies.

Bale  in a 350 oven for 8-10 minutes. They can be decorated with your favorite icing.

Contact me if you have any questions.  So glad I could share my fun cookies and decorations.

Elegant Organza

Hello, Connie again! I have another Christmas card for you today. I was going for an elegant card, and what better to use then organza ribbon! Here I have used some wonderful rust organza ribbon tied in a triple bow with a bow easy.

This Christmas rose image is from Our Daily Bread Designs. I colored the image with copics, and cut it out with the elegant ovals dies also from Our Daily Bread Designs. I finished off the card with some DP from My Minds Eye - Lost and Found Christmas.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Yummy Organza

  

Hi!

Jeanne here today with a shaped card made very special with a pretty sheer 7/8″ Orchid Organza bow. Organza is one of my all time favorite ribbons because it's got enough body to it that it

always makes a perfect bow. Really Reasonable Ribbon sells a jillion (OK... close) different styles and widths of Organza ribbons. There's something for every project!

Supplies:

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon (7/8″ Orchid Organza)

Stamps: Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps (Celestina)
Papers: www.discountcardstock.com (Neenah Classic Crest 80#, Bazzill
Dotted Swiss Plum Pudding 80#)
Ink: Memento
Markers: Shinhan Touch Twin
Die cuts: Sizzix Framelits (Rounded Tag)


Have a great day!
Jeanne