Painted Pumpkin with Crystal!

Hello Ribbons Unlimited fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I want to share a fun project using 
Ribbons Unlimited Organdy Ribbon!

I made ta cute pumpkin to put outside my front door to greet my guests .

I painted a pumpkin and added Ribbon and raffia to the top to create

a whimsical pumpkin that you could keep by the door thru Thanksgiving .

To make my pumpkin I used acrylic craft paint and free hand painted the face and leaves onto my pumpkin, no special prep other than wipe the surface clean , you can spray with clear spray paint when you are done but it is not needed (if you are going to paint and sell them spray a clear coat).

After I have her painted up aI added my raffia bow and the made a huge 9 loop bow to the stem, I used 2 3/4" Organdy Ribbon in Blue Mist for her, it added the sparkle I wanted.

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Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for Ribbons Unlimited

Scrapbook Layout with Crystal

Hello Ribbons Unlimited Inc. fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I have made a scrapbook page layout and I used the oh so sheer  shimmery beautiful Organdy ribbon in Toffee 2 3/4" wide  from Ribbons Unlimited Inc. 's online store , I did something different for me today I took my layout outside in the sun to take my picture so you can really see the sheen this ribbon has , it will blow you away when you get it home and really see how beautiful it really it , pics sometimes do translate this but I tried my best for you to see it .

I started with black cardstock base and added a sheet of Heartfelt Creations  12 x 12 designer card stock and distressed the edges and tore some places and then ink the edges with Tim Holtz walnut stain ink , my picture I will add later is 4 *6 so I cut my black layer 4 1/4" * 6 1/4 " , my  purple flowers  ( two different shade of purple ) were cuts from the Silhouette store its called Silhouette Online Store 3D Chicago Peace Tea Rose  , I cut them ink the edges in a pearl and the spritz with water and mold them from the back side of the flower on a molding mat I used a 12 mm ball stylus to form them then I set aside and let them dry then after they are dry I layer them up with glue dots  ( I make my own , if you want to know how leave me a commit and I'll show on my Wed post )  , my white flowers are made with fringe scissors cut 1 " strips and fringe cut and roll up smash top down and you have a cool flower , my green leaves are a My Favorite Things die cut called large leafy flourish ,  the silver fern like leaves are from Spellbinders foliage set , I assemble all in place and then spritz with shimmer spray in a purple /blue I make myself  on the flowers and the page to add shimmer  splats. The bow is a four loop  and made with Organdy ribbon in Toffee 2 3/4" wide

 

look at all the shimmer on this ribbon

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Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for Ribbons Unlimited

Party Girl by Crystal

Hello Ribbons Unlimited Inc. fans!

It's Crystal here with a Birthday card I made for my granddaughter. Today I am using ribbon from Ribbons Unlimited Inc. and a Julie Nutting Prima stamp set called "Party Girl".  I totally love the big 7" doll stamps but theses smaller ones are perfect for cards.

For this card I am using  Lime Organdy 5/8" delight ribbon 

I stamped and colored a second balloon and popped it up and added glossy accents over it

inside my card I used  Lime Organdy 5/8" delight ribbon

Here is a look at my matching envelope:

Delight Sheer ribbon 5/8" - lime green " Party Girl " Julie Nutting prima stamp Jumbo Fishtail banner stax - MFT Big Shot Sewing machine - Brother Gina K Pure Luxary CS HW white Take Note 6x6 doodlebug design Inc Memento ink - Black Tuxedo Copic markers Diamond - stickles Glossy accents

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I hope this project was inspiring and it  gets you to create something special with ribbon from Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

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Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for Ribbons Unlimited

Organdy Ribbon Roses by Crystal

Hello Ribbons Unlimited Friends!!

It's Crystal here with a tutorial on how to make roses out of Organdy  2 3/4" size ribbon! Ribbons Unlimited Inc. has a ton of colors so I am sure you will find the right color for your project.  If you follow my blog any at all you know I love making flowers and I will make them from anything that will hold still..lol. Today I am making these roses for hair clips, but again use your imagination as these can be added to anything to doll up your projects.

Lets get started

Take your ribbon and fold back and forth until you have 8 layers square 2-3/4 
(this doesn't have to be exact)

Your ribbon should look like this now...

Find the center and make starter hole with a piercing tool:

Then add a brad to center of the ribbons

Cut each layer apart so they are now single layers

Next make cuts from each corner to the center, do all four sides

Then twist the layers so they are all off-center and use your heat gun and carefully heat the ribbon and it will melt and curl (I use a heat gun and not lighter because the lighter will leave brown or black on light ribbon and with the heat gun you also have more control).  Do this until you have the desired look!

Your completed rose should look similar to this:

Here is the back side of the rose:

I also made a smaller one use half the width (folding it over) and only do 4 layers:

Cut in half and now you have 8 layers, add brad and make your cuts and heat

Here are my 3 flowers! 
Don't you just love how pretty these are? 
This Organdy ribbon has a beautiful shimmer to it...

To finish my flowers, I make loops for the leaves with the lime organdy delight 5/8" ribbon

Then I add felt circles to the back for a more finished look...

TIP ALERT: If you are making these for little baby's with fine hair add some of the No slip sheet  (found by the liners for the kitchen cabinets) to the inside of the clip now the flower will not slip on fine hair!

Now a look at my finished hair clips!

Organdy 2 3/4' light pink Delight Sheer ribbon 5/8" - lime green crystal brads heat gun hot glue gun pink felt white marabou feathers hair clips

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Thanks for stopping by the blog , I hope you learned something new to try with the amazing ribbon found at Ribbons Unlimited! Be sure to stop by the store and order some for those upcoming projects. 
Get scrappy and make something that makes you SMILE : )