Patriotic Card by Jamie Cripps

Good morning!  Jamie back with you today sharing a quick and easy patriotic card!

To start, I cut out the shapes I wanted to use for my card with my digital die cutting machine.

Next I adhered the large star to my cardbase.

I adhered the smaller banner on top of the wider banner and attached it to the card as shown using foam adhesive to give it elevation.

I layered the USA cut on top of the USA shadow cut then added the stars on top of the existing star.  I adhered it all on top of the banner with foam adhesive.

To finish the card, I created dashes around the star with a blue marker and added Red Double Ruffled Ribbon, Yellow Glittered Ribbon, and twine to embellish!

Supplies:

Ribbon: Red Double Ruffled Ribbon and Yellow Glittered Ribbon (Ribbons Unlimited) 
Cardstock: Brown Bag Kraft, Flavours Gourmet Gray, Blue, Basis White, Red Pepper, and Carmelized Mustard 

Twine: Midnight Blue (The Twinery)

Die Cuts: USA with Banner and Card (Jamie Lane Designs)

Misc: Blue Marker

I just have to show you the Yellow Glittered Ribbon close up because 
my photos just do not do the glitter justice...

Super quick and I love the patriotic colors!

You can find more of the Double-Ruffled Ribbons HERE 
and more of the Glittered Ribbons HERE!

Custom Satin Bridal Bouquets from Elegance On The Avenue

 Good Morning!  Today's inspiration comes from one of our customers, Teresa Wilcox Schwartz.  Teresa creates custom satin bridal bouquets that are just breathtaking!  Have a look... 

Bouquet by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz - Photo by: Pellegrino Fotography

Bouquet by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz - Photo by: www.comfortphotography.com

Bouquet by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz - Photo by: www.pellegrinofotography.com

Bouquet by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz - Photo by: http://janinecollettephotography.com/

  Bouquet and Photo by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz, www.eleganceontheavenue.com

Bouquet and Photo by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz, www.eleganceontheavenue.com

Bouquet and Photo by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz, www.eleganceontheavenue.com

Bouquet and Photo by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz, www.eleganceontheavenue.com

Bouquet and Photo by Teresa Wilcox Schwartz, www.eleganceontheavenue.com

A special thanks to Teresa for sharing her fabulous work with us!

You can see more images and learn more about Teresa's satin bridal bouquets by visiting her website, www.eleganceontheavenue.com!

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We'd love to see them!  Please send us an email at info@ribbonsunlimitedinc.com and tell us a little about what you do!

Father's Day Cards by Jamie Cripps

Good morning!  Jamie back with you again today sharing a couple quick Father's Day cards!  

For my first card I am using the Silver Lyon French Wired ribbon around my card mat.  This ribbon is perfect for bows of all sizes and the wire holds the bow in place just where you want it!  Our French Wired ribbon is one of our best sellers! Although it is named after Lyon, one of France's well known textile centers, it is actually made in Germany. Most of the colors have two shades of thread sewn together to give the ribbon an iridescent quality. It is bio-degradable (except for the wire) and comes in over 100 colors with available widths up to 2 3/8". Click HERE to see it all and shop!

For my next card, I created a slit along the edge of the cardbase and wrapped the Copper Double-Faced Satin ribbon around the front piece of the card a couple times then tied a bow.  I love that the ribbon is satin on both sides!  This ribbon comes in 196 colors and available in widths up to 2-1/4". You can even special order widths up to 4".  Click HERE to see it all and shop!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Jamie

INTRODUCING DESIGNER, Pinky!

Please welcome Cristal (Pinky) Hobbs! Pinky's style is always fresh and inspiring and we are thrilled she is joining our design team!  We think you are going to love what she does with the Ribbons Unlimited, Inc. products! 

Hey there I am Cristal but everyone calls me Pinky.

I am your average ordinary stay at home mom who loves to craft and happens to have pink hair. I live in the country below Nashville, TN we raise chickens, 3 boys, and alot of love! I am excited to be a part of Ribbons Unlimited and hope you find some inspiration from my crafts!

Here is just a sampling of what you'll see from Pinky over the coming months!

You can see more of Pinky's work at her BLOG!

Fathers' Day Tag by Jill Foster

Father's Day is just around the corner and Jill Foster is with us today to share this adorable Father's Day Tag!  Jill is using the Royal and White 1-1/2" Polka Dot Ribbon and the blue is perfect combined with the cute/masculine stamped image that she stamped and colored!

You can see more of Jill's work on her blog Inspired By.

and find more of our Polka Dot Ribbons here!

A Gift for Teacher by Jamie Cripps

Good Morning!  Jamie back today to share another bargain gift for the teachers!

and hiding inside is this cutie is this adorable personalized post-it note holder!...

I picked up the post-it note holder for just $7.00 from a local Office Max and spent about $0.35 for the vinyl!  We also picked up a three pack of the pop-up post-it notes which were on sale bringing this teacher gift in at under $10.00 in total!  WooHoo!  Anyone else excited!?  :)

How about a quick ribbon tutorial?  Maybe that will do the trick!

Today I am using a Celadon Lyon French Wired Ribbon from Ribbons Unlimited!  I love the feel of the Lyon French Wired ribbons and since they have wire, they stay where you want them! 

1.  Gather your box and clear a little space to work.

2.  Trim a large piece of ribbon and place the center of the ribbon across the top of the box.

3.  Pull the ribbon down under the bottom of the box and then cross the ribbon and begin pulling them back up to the top of the box.

4.  Both of your ribbons should be back at the top like this image.

5.  Push one of the strings under the ribbon already on the box.

6.  Then push the second one under in the opposite direction.

7.  Pull the two ribbons back up and then tie together, pulling the ribbon tight.

8.  Tie a bow as you normally would, fluffing out the bow area.

9.  Pull the end to the side behind one of the loops of the bow then tie another bow in the center of the existing bow.  Trim the ends to the desired length.  If you have a lot of excess ribbon, you could always tie a third bow!

You can find our selection of Lyon French Wired Ribbons here!

Pretty in Pink Gift Wrapped Package by Rae Barthel

Rae Barthel is back with us today to share a stunning ribbon wrapped package that she created using our Fuchsia Ombre Ribbon and our Shocking Pink Nylvalour Velvet Ribbon!   Rae weaved the ribbons giving this gift wrapped package a serious "wow" factor!  Gorgeous.

You can find the beautiful Ombre Ribbons here 

and our selection of Nylvalour Velvet ribbons here!

Introducing Designer, Christine Meyer

Please welcome Christine Meyer! Christine has joined our Design Team and we are excited to see what she does with Ribbons Unlimited, Inc. product. We love Christine's style and the energy she brings with every project!  We think you will too!

Christine is a busy mom to four kids ranging from 8 months to 9 years old and keeps busy staying home with them and teaching music part time.  She has been paper crafting for about 9 years focusing primarily on layouts and cards with an occasional altered project thrown in.  She also enjoys creating hair bows and headbands for her daughter.  She serves on the design teams for GCD Studios and The Scrapbooking Studio.  She founded the website Practical Scrappers nearly four years ago and has enjoyed managing the team there.  She teaches monthly card and layout classes at The Scrapbooking Studio.  Her favorite thing about this fabulous hobby is the creative release it provides at the end of a long day.  She also really enjoys the social media aspect of it and the friends she has made around the world because of it!  She is excited to be joining the Ribbons Unlimited team and is looking forward to sharing ribbon creations with you!

Here is just a sampling of what you'll see from Christine over the coming months!

Hairbow Holder

You can see more of Christine's work at her BLOG!

Mixed Media Card by Jill Foster

Good morning!  We are back today with Jill Foster and she has a treat for us!  Jill followed Dina Kowal's tutorial as inspiration to create this amazing mixed media card!  Jill ties the colors together by wrapping the 1/4" Red Organdy Ribbon along the bottom edge of her card.  

You can find more of our Organdy Ribbons here!

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