Ruffled Ribbon Flower

Hello! If you  saw my previous blog post, I shared how to color ribbon or seam binding then make a ruffle out of it. Today I thought I would show how to make some easy ribbon flowers using the ruffled ribbon.


I also wanted to share my entry in the Word Art Wednesday Challenge.
They are a great site that offers great printable quotes and scriptures. I am actually using last week's verse because I planned this but did not get to make my cards in time. (ha)
Be sure to go by their blog for more information :)

I share two different ribbon flowers in the video. On the card above, I just took the ruffled ribbon and wrapped it onto a card stock circle that I put adhesive on. Then I added a pearl.


For the base of the card, I stamped (yes, I stamped :) and inked plain white card stock with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. The middle layer was inked, embossed, then I rubbed the ink pad direct to paper. (Here is a link to a 4 minute video showing that technique) 


For the other flowers below, I gathered a short piece of seam binding and formed a circle. Then added a pearl. The leaves are the same technique but in a smaller version.


I used the same embossing & inking technique on this card.

You can check out the ruffled ribbon flower tutorial here.

Enjoy!


I am entering the first card in the Word Art Wednesday challenge.

Another Ribbon Flower Card

I posted a very similar card a few  months ago. I did not have the same supplies today, so I changed the design a little bit. I made a shutter card/step card using purple cardstock, purple pearlized paper and an oldie but goodie Anna Griffin patterned paper. I added a 3 inch corner flourish from Cricut Home Accent cartridge, then used ribbons and pearls to make the embellishments.

(I hope to do a video soon on how to make the ribbon flowers) I did not have any pre-made pearl accents so I made my own by sewing and gluing them to the card. (more on that later this week)

It is hard to tell from the pictures, but that is a glass bead in the center of the large flower.

The large flower was made with a variegated wire edged ribbon. The smaller ribbon started out blue. I misted it with purple Glimmer Mist to dye it the color I wanted it.

Here is a handy tip: Mist ribbons and embellishments in an old magazine. The glossy paper keeps you from wasting as much mist as you would on regular paper or a cardboard box. When you are done, you can just rip out the wet pages and throw them away. Easy Peasy.