Wednesday, January 23, 2013

May Arts & Cardmaker Magazine Blog Hop


Hi everyone and welcome to May Arts & Card Maker magazine blog hop. We are teaming up and bringing you plenty of fab eye candy. If you arrive here from Susan Lui's blog then you are on the right track.

Let's get on with the program, shall we?


Here’s what I used to create this card:
Patterned paper: (Bright Side petite paper pad) Lawn Fawn, (Indie Chic Saffron  6x6 paper pad) My Mind’s Eye
Ribbon: May Arts satin reversible (RP22)  & double faced faux suede (XV17)
Wood dies: Bird from Studio Calico
Spray mist: Tattered Angels in Caribbean Blue
Pearl stickers: Recollection

In case you are wondering, on the card you see 3 colors of ribbon, but I only list 2 on the supply list, it’s because one of the ribbon is double sided. Isn't it a gorgeous color combo? One of my favorite ribbon!

Now, the how-to:
1. Cut a panel the same size as the card.
2. Cut 3 strips of ribbon, about 5” long, snip one end into fish tail and adhere them to panel (see below).  Once that done adhere the panel to card.



3.  Then cut 6 more strips of ribbon. Three 6” long and three 5” long. Fold each end to the middle and you’ll end up with 6 folded ribbons. Sorry, the picture only shown 4, by the time I remember the other ribbon, I already adhered the ribbons to my card.




4. Layered the folded ribbon on top of the ribbons on the panel.
5. Stamp sentiment, fussy cut it, and layered it with patterned paper and adheres on top of the ribbon with pop-dots.
6. Spray the bird wood die with spray mist. Let it dry and adhere to the top corner of the sentiment.
7. Add some pearl stickers.

And, of course as always, May Arts is generous with their hop prizes. Simply leave a comment and we will randomly pick a winner who get to choose 4 spools of ribbon of their choice. You don't have to leave comments on each blog, but the more blog you leave comment on the higher your chance. :) 

Hm... some enabling... May Arts have several fabulous new ribbon coming out. My favorite is the denim one! If you have any question about any of the ribbon just let me know and I hopefully I can direct you to the right direction.

From here please hop on over to my team mate Virginia Fynes. If you miss any link, please go to May Arts blog for complete list of participants. Thank you for stopping by here.

46 comments:

~amy~ said...

Love your ribbon action:) awesome card!

Annette Allen said...

gorgeous Vera.. :)

Angi Barrs said...

I love the vibrant colors!

Melanie said...

So pretty, Vera, that double sided ribbon is luscious!

Glenda J said...

Really pretty Vera! Love the looped ribbons.

Create It Simply said...

Gorgeous!! Love the colors :) TFS

Verna Angerhofer said...

What a great way to make use of ribbon. Great design.

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty layering of the ribbons! Love the dimension!
DeniseB

Maeghan M. said...

love how you layered the ribbons! tfs!

Jennifer Vanderbeek said...

The layered ribbon looks like a flag unfurling in the wind--fabulous effect!

conil said...

Oh my gosh, I love what you've done on your card. The design, the colors, everything about it makes me smile.

itzamitzi said...

Another interesting way to use ribbon. Nice card.

Mclay said...

What an awesome idea for the gorgeous ribbon!

Becky Dunham said...

This card is stunning Vera! Thanks for the mini tutorial - I definitely want to try this! Love that ribbon - double sided is even better :)

Sue D said...

wonderful card and great way to use these ribbons.

Sherry Butcher said...

Great card with the wonderful ribbon embellishment. TFS.

Camille Short said...

How fun!

Its In Our Hands said...

Wonderful use of the ribbons.

Chris said...

Great use of the ribbons.

Ivanka said...

Gorgeous!! Love this idea for ribbons!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, great way to use ribbon on a card. Mary L Schreiber

C said...

Beautiful...looks like the colors of the Italian flag. Great way to use the ribbon.

by belle said...

So cute!! Love the bird!!

None None said...

Ooh, that doublesided ribbon is the coolest thing ever. I love the CAS look of your card too.

Emily Keaton said...

That ribbon looks so lush! I do love that pretty wooden bird, too :-)

Jackie said...

Very creative! I like the bright ribbons!

Ashley Newell said...

Eeeeeek!!! This is gorgeous!!!! I love the layered ribbon!

AJ said...

gorgeous as usual Vera! LOVE it!!

Unknown said...

love your layered card. it's stunning. thanks for sharing. i am your newest follower

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Cool technique... love the way it looks.

Emily H said...

So pretty! I just love how you folded the ribbon!

Trudi said...

Great card, love how you did the ribbon, thanks for the tutorial!

Susan F. said...

Nice one Vera!

~Tammy~ said...

Delightful Ribbon Treatment!

Anonymous said...

Love the ruffled ribbons. Beautiful card.

Miriam Prantner said...

Beautiful! I love the ribbon treatment!

Katherine said...

Thanks for the step by step instructions! I love the look of your loopy ribbons! Lovely.

jen said...

So gorgeous!!! Love those loops, Vera!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! Thanks for the how-to!

Cynthia Rose said...

Yummy ribbons!

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

beautiful ribbon treatment
thanks for sharing

Barb Housner

Anonymous said...

Wonderful card!

Loly Borda said...

Beautiful Vera!TFS

Teresa said...

very pretty!

Shelly said...

Oh my! This is a very cool card! Love how you did the ribbon and the colors are wonderful! :)

seamom said...

WOW! VERY creative! Great idea!

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