Handsome Tie

CAS-ual Fridays CCF132  and Cards for Guyz

I have been using up bits and pieces of scraps and flowers and ribbons and etc.. on my desk all week in cards and it finally hit me what to do for a masculine card. My husband has all kinds of "mansome" shirts in great colors. (He's not afraid of color - even pink). This was the very last piece of some great navy ribbon from another project and the green jeweled brad is to represent maybe a tie clip or cufflink. This is the way his shirts look when they come back from the cleaners all folded in plastic and ready for travel.

Create a Guy card with the following catch...you can't use kraft as a color at all, 

AND you have to include some sort of ribbon.

Also entering

 Cards for Guyz  

Father's Day Card Challenge # 21

Happy Gingham Easter

WT420 
For the Ways to Use it Challenge at
Splitcoaststampers today our challenge hostess asked for a little gingham in our project.

Well, this designer paper from an Martha Stewart's 2008 "Playful Blue and Green Paper Pad" was perfect! I love all kinds of green so going green was easy. The lace border is Sizzlits, the vellum flowers heat embossed in white and fussy cut are from the Artful Stamper and the sentiment stamped in Vivid Olive  is from Great Impressions.

Independence Day

Happy 4th of July! Just a few days too early but I need to mail this to a friend for her birthday! I'll add a birthday greeting inside. 

Sheer Two-Tone Stripe Navy/Royal

1/2" wide, $.45/Yd. from May Arts.

$2.25 - $18.99

Card Ingredients: Spellbinders Lacey and classic circles, Tim Holtz Rosette sizzlits die, Coluzzle star template, Stampin' Up Modern and Word Label punches, Recollections gems, JustRite sentiment stamp, Creative Memories star dp, Really Reasonable Ribbons sheer two tone stripe navy/royal

Dad, You inspire me

June Ribbon Club Assortment

Happy Friday! It's a special weekend for all the dads and for the

 Really Reasonable Ribbon's, 

Red, White & Blue Challenge #50

I thought a card for my husband to be given to him by our daughter would be fun to make. He is the kindess and most loving person I've ever met and very supportive of all we do and always there to encourage our daughter. Now that she's turned 21 she is really seeing the strengths, the courage and the confidence in herself.

The beautiful ribbons, from the June Ribbon Club Assortment, are perfect for this project. I used the 5/8" Navy Satin with Silver Metallic Edge and the Diamond Satin Navy together and the combo reminds me of neckties and the Diamond Satin Ruby Red as accent. The silver brads are the cufflinks. 

This card is also for the WT379~ Man up (6/14/12)  Ways To Use It Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers to make a masculine card.

Card ingredients: Really Reasonable Ribbon June Club assortment
Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Two,  sentiment from Verve's "Dare to be You" set, Textured white card stock, alphabet letters from the dollar bin at Michael's Crafts. 

PILLOW BOX BIRTHDAY CARD

Good Sunday morning everyone! I'm pleased to be Guest Designer for June
Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings.

I wanted to share my Pillow Box Birthday card using
 Really Reasonable Ribbon's Rose Silk ribbon with you.
 It's so easy to work with and is just so soft and beautiful! I love it.

My daughter is turning 21 and I've been making a series of cards for her. 

She saw this one and liked it so this is one of three that she will receive from 

her father, her dog and me.

PILLOW BOX Quilting Technique

 I used Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles -largest and second largest dies
Italian floral paper (thin is better),
one layer of washi paper quilting foam and
one piece of cardboard (or chipboard).

Trace the smaller rectangle on the back side of the floral paper,
cut corners and notches
 glue foam to card board and
add glue on bottom of cardboard to adhere floral paper.

Press the tabs into the glue around the bottom of cardboard  

Secure the fan folded piece until able to tie with thin cord/string

Tie the floret to the band and adjust to hide the cord.

Blooming Wonderful Day!

TLC376  "Paper Piecing" at Splitcoaststampers
DPDC23 Doodle Pantry May Challenge

I like paper piecing and I chose the hardest image to paper piece. The Mini Roses digi image from Doodle Pantry was perfect, so I copied it four times onto gray, green, red and the light green bazzill card stock and used a craft knife to cut away the negative space in the green leaves and cut out the red roses to glue in place. The sentiment is from the digi set as well. What a lovely set with lots of choices for sentiments.