Hi everyone! This is Chrissy here and I am so excited to bring you my very first post and project as a Prima Ribbonista. I decided the best approach for me in taking on this new role is just jump on in and go for it. So without further delay, here is my project I made.
I was able to work with some lovely stamps from Our Craft Lounge. I was a little bit intimidated at first because stamping is not my forte and is definitely a step outside my comfort zone. With that in mind, I kept my project pretty simple. I made a cute little “thank you” card.
I am one who loves to mix and match color. You’ll see a lot of that in my projects. I knew that I wanted to use that lovely blue and ivory striped grosgrain. I love how a wide ribbon makes such wonderfully cute little bows.
To make the bow, I just made two loops and tied them around each other instead of tying a bow in the traditional method.
For accenting, I used some green velvet trim and some glass beads I had in my stash. The blue, earthy green, and colors of the beads work so beautifully together. The pattern on the beads also help to balance out the busyness of the bow on the top. To keep my color palette unified, I added some splatter using Tattered Angels glimmer mist in “Sunflower”. Finally, to keep my sentiment from getting lost in all the color and patterns, a simple little highlight on the bird helps it to stand out as well as keep it balanced.
I hope you find my card as cute as I do and I can’t wait to share more projects with you!
Cheers!
Chrissy
- Supply List:
- Blue/Ivory Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (RG03)
- Green Velvet Trim (PV16)
- Sentiment Stamp – Our Craft Lounge “Autumn Garden”
- Kraft Cardstock - Bazzill Basics
- White Cardstock – American Crafts
- Millefiore Glass Beads – Oriental Trading Company
- Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels “Sunflower”
- Ink – Memento “Tuxedo Black”
- Ink - ZIG Pen
Blog post by: Christina Colón
Winner and a Giveaway!
We have a winner for Day 1! Congratulations to:
Connie L. Riley
Monica, what a clever idea! And the box is so great looking it would be so easy to have right at hand to put all the little things for the next project or two. Thanks for sharing your wonderful idea.
Connie, email me at Bethney@mayarts.com with your shipping address to claim your prize!
**all winners have 2 weeks to claim their prize**
**when emailing, please note which giveaway/prize you are claiming**
And for today's giveaway…
Todays prize pack is:
Our Craft Lounge's Molla Cutie Stamp Set
and
1 spool of ribbon – Your Choice!
All you have to do is comment on any post today! Tomorrow I will annouce a winner and a new prize pack to give away!
And be sure to stop on by the Our Craft Lounge blog to win some more goodies!
Happy hopping & good luck to all!
xoxo!
The Ribbon Lady
Very cute card! Love the big blue bow!
Beautiful card, I love the details
LOVE the card!
Great card! I love your bow, so pretty!
Love th ribbons on this card and it's so cute.
I'm not a stamper either, but this is so cute I think I could do it too! Love the way you used the ribbons. Great idea. Thanks
Fun card and I love that stamp. So cute.
Super cute card love the little girl and the hearts are super. great Details.
Cute card, Christina!
Such a cute card!!
Wonderful card, love the color.
Love OCL and May Arts! This card is fantastic and I especially love those Murano glass beads.
What a beautiful card…love the ribbon and the glass beads.
Oh how I NEED this stamp set!!! My son loves science. And the card you made—the little bird is adorable, and of course the ribbon is wonderful!
This stamp set is so super cuuute!!! I would love to have one.
Love all the ideas you are bringing us!
Great job on this card. See, stamping isn't anything to be afraid of! I love the little splash of yellow you added. Lovely! TFS!
Super DARLING card, and even though stamping isnt your forte, you did a BEAUTIFUL job and no one would ever know the difference
Love all the details on your sweet card!!
Hugs,
Cheryl
A kaleidescope of color! Beautiful bow immediately draws the eye and then down to the sentiment which is calls attention to the lovely glass beads. Not a stamper? Oh, I think you are!
Great card! Love that bold bow at the top…and the yellow spatter is fun!
Lovely card–I like the striped bow and the beads.
That is one bold beautiful ribbon and those beads look wild :0)
What a great card and I love how you tied your bow.
Welcome, and congratulations on your first project as a DT member! This is a lovely card, I enjoyed your use of color, especially the spray splatter and the glass stones. I also liked that you explained about how you used each element to balance out your total card. Great job!
I love this project. Congratulations your way on your first project. The bow looks so pretty and I love the little splashes on the card. Very pretty. Everything just fits. Thanks for sharing!
Congrats on your new position as a Prima Ribbonista ( love the title) ! Your project is adorable! excited to see more! tfs!
Beautiful card, the bow is fantastic!!
I am totally smitten with that big blue bow … thank you for brightening my day with it.
Cute card! I like fat bows too.
Great job on the card. You should stamp more!
A very beautiful card!
you did a great job for not being a card maker!
Just love that big old bow!
What a cute card! I'm still smiling and the bow is a wow-er.
Great card…LOVE that big bow!!!
Your splatters and glass beads are a perfect compliment to that gorgeous ribbon.
This is a very cute stamp! I love the cute sentiment!