Boutique Style Hair Bow with Crystal

Hello Ribbons Unlimited Inc. Fans!!!

It's Crystal here with a fun bow made with grosgrain ribbon from the Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Today I will be using the Zebra and the Black 1 1\2" grosgrain ribbon to create my boutique style bow with feathers.  I start with a 30" strip of  black and Zebra grosgrain form a figure eight and clamp to hold together.

next bring each side to the middle and clamp

next I crease the center to form valleys and hills and the wrap it with a very thin wire

it should look like this , make both the zebra and black layer like this

next  cut 8" strips that I fork tailed the ends and heat sealed them , layer up and crease the center and wrap with wire

next I knot  the center of a 4" strip

this is the finished layers

start with the pin wheel layer and then I layered on some feathers from my stash

layer on the zebra bow , I hot glue each layer then add the black and wrap the zebra knot and

finish the  off the bow by glueing a clip of your choice to the bow

a look at the clip I glued on the back

my finished bow

Thanks so much for stopping by , leave me some feed back if you loved this project ,

I love hearing from my scrappy computer friends who love getting crafty : )

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for Ribbons Unlimited

Card set with Animal print ribbons by Grace Tolman

Hello Ribbon’s Unlimited Inc. friends. Today I’m sharing a card set that I had created inspired by some of the fantastic animal print trims Ribbon’s Unlimited Inc. offers.

I wanted the ribbons and its design to stand out so I opted for a plain (but texturized) background and added a few stickers just to complete the sentiment.

Instructions:

1. Gather your supplies. I started with three white card base, picked some cardstock that will coordinate well with my ribbons, a sticker sheet to match the theme, buttons, twine and an embossing folder.

2. First I cut the cardstock pieces 1/8” smaller than the card base (my card base are A2 sized which is 4 ¼ x 5 ½”) I ran all of them through my Cuttlebug with a striped background embossing folder from Darice. The striped background reminded me of the lines on a cage that we normally see in a zoo.

3. Next I adhered the cardstocks on the card bases and then matched them with the ribbons that I had. 

4. I then cut a slit on the bottom fold of the card so that the ribbons can slip through it to be adhered on the inside of the card. I also tied two buttons around the trims with twine.

5. I layered some stickers, another button with twine and a sentiment on the top of the page to finish off the cards.

I kept the design of the cards pretty similar to one another which made creating this set super easy and fast.

Here’s another look at the individual cards… 

So there you have it. Who says that you can’t have fun with animal prints? With these cards, you can help but get a little ‘wild’!

Happy Creating,

Grace

Supplies Used:

Neon Zebra, 7/8", Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

LilacLeopard Grosgrain 5/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Giraffe 7/8”,Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Cardstock- WorldWin Papers, Bazzill

Stickers- (sentiments) SRM Stickers; (others) SEI

Buttons- Foo fala

Twine- Doodlebug Design Inc.

Embossing Folder- Darice

Scallop die- Spellbinders

Frame punch- EK Success

Scrapbook page with ribbon flair by Grace

Hello Ribbons Unlimited Inc. friends, Grace here to share with you how 

I incorporate ribbons to my scrapbook pages.

When I received these animal print ribbons, I knew exactly what page to create with it. What I found to be challenging was to find unusual ways to add the ribbons to the page. Thankfully, the variety of sizes and prints of the ribbon ignited some great ideas. Read on to see more how I created this page….

1. Create the scrapbook page foundation. Cut a white pattern paper into an 11” square and adhere to the center of the dark green paper. Add the three 4x3 photos to the center of the page.

2. Cut out the ribbons to fit the inside of the white paper and lay it horizontally on the page. Cut the widest ribbon’s edges into notches and adhere to the layout.

3. Add the same three ribbons on the top left edge of the page. Cut the edges into notches before adhering them.

4. To add some texture and layers to your page and ribbon, poke two holes on the ends of the longest ribbon. Attach brads through the holes.

5. Wrap some twine around the brads and tie the ends into a bow.

6. Cut out a handmade heart out of the wide zebra print ribbon. Add some fray check on the edge of the shape so that the ribbon threads don’t unravel. Add some pen stitching around a die cut circle, adhere to the top right edge of the page and add the heart ribbon using foam adhesive. Add the title.

7. Add a pattern paper like circle shape using ribbon. Cut out a scrap of circle from paper. Add adhesive all over the top of the paper. Add the strip of ribbon, making sure to match the pattern. Trim the excess. Add fray check to the edges of the cut so that the ribbon ends don’t fray.

8. Add some more embellishments and handwritten journaling.

I hope that my post today inspired you to pull out your favorite ribbons and add them to scrapbook pages. Find ways to incorporate them in the most unusual way. Happy creating!

Supplies Used:

Applegreen/blue chevron 7/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

LilacLeopard Grosgrain 5/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Giraffe 7/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Zebra festribbon 1 ½” , Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Cardstock- WorldWin Papers

Pattern papers- (dark turquoise) BoBunny; (white) Creative Memories; (word/journaling strips) Elle’s Studio

Letter stickers- Thickers, American Crafts

Brads- My Mind’s Eye

Twine- The Twinery

Enamel dots- Doodlebug Design Inc.

Circle cutter- Creative Memories

Pen- Millennium, Zig

Others- Fray Check, Dritz

Doily- Doodlebug Design Inc. 

Ribbons Unlimited Inc. 2014 Design Team Member

Bringing in Some Zebra with Jill Foster

Have you had a chance to see our Animal Print Ribbons?  We have leopard spots, zebra stripes and more and these fun animal prints come in natural and wild colors!

Jill is with us today using our Zebra Fest Ribbon which adds an eclectic mix of patterns on this beautiful stamped card!  We love the bold statement it brings!

You can find more of our Animal Print Ribbons HERE!