Thank you cards for Ellen and Edith

Finally these cards have been given away to

two fine ladies who helped out a lot in my family:

First card (above) features a seam binding ribbon 

in cashmere colour. Second card (below) has a piece

of velvet ribbon, and there're so many to choose from

I just hope you click HERE and see for yourselves!

Papers: Bittersweet collection from Basic Grey. 

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La Vikinga

Frost ribbons

I have prepared some gifts for young neighbors 

and other small friends so I also made some 

cards to go with the goodies. The first one is

for Melanie, who lives opposite of us in the

building:  

The second one is for her little sister Bella:

Neo is a 11 year old boy who likes to play 

in the snow:

And Leah is his 8 year old sister:

Sorry the Frost ribbons are out of stock

but maybe you'll find your own favorites

at the cartoon section in the store HERE?

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La Vikinga

Vibrant colours and gingerbread men

Hi!

How do you feel about some glitter and

vibrant colours? I made a card with several

of the colourful ribbons from the White Christmas

range and I love the effect they make together!

I also found a great paper with gingerbread men

 to match the ribbons from this new range 

Gingerbread House:

DT La Vikinga wishes you all a great weekend!!

Vintage Butterflies Ribbon cards

Hello everyone, sadly this will be my last post with Crafty Ribbons, but I have really enjoyed my time here.  So I decided to go out with a bit of a bang lol.  I have created 16 cards using the one-sheet wonder technique, only I used two sheets of patterned paper instead lol.  I am posting eight of these cards here, and to see the other eight, you will have to visit my blog at Ode to Paper :)  I know, how mean lol.

Yes, this post is very picture heavy, lol, but I think you'll find that it's worth the trouble :)

I am listing all of the gorgeous ribbons from Crafty Ribbons that I used in creating all 16 cards.

Vintage Butterflies-English Creme, Vintage Butterflies-Bikes Creme, Vintage Butterflies-French Creme,

Vintage Butterflies-English Latte, Vintage Butterflies-Bikes Latte, Vintage Butterflies-Keys Latte,

Vintage Butterflies-French Latte, Vintage Butterflies-Bikes Cream, Vintage Butterflies-Birds Creme,

Volcan Viscose Lace Creme and Chantilly Cotton Lace in Creme...wow, that was a mouth full!

I really did have so much fun creating these cards, and the one-sheet wonder is the perfect thing to jump-start your mojo :)

You can find all of the ribbons linked above in the Crafty Ribbons online shop.

And don't forget to join in the bi-weekly challenges for your chance to win some gorgeous ribbons!

Butterflies and Bows

Hello everyone, for my inspiration this week, I have a set of five fun butterfly Birthday cards using some gorgeous Crafty Ribbons!

For this yellow and green butterfly card, I used Swiss Dots ribbon and Christmas Charm Lace in Sage

For this blue Happy Birthday card, I used Swiss Dots and Patchwork Rose-Happy Birthday

For this pink card, I used Patchwork Rose-Live Laugh Love and Volcan Viscose Lace in Grey

For this orange card, I used Swiss Dots and 6mm Grosgrain Ribbon in Tango

And lastly, for this purple card, I used Swiss Dots and Clermont Cotton Lace in Thistle 

You can find all of these beautiful ribbons that I've linked in the shop at Crafty Ribbons.  Stay tuned!

An envelope for my wishes cards

I sew this envelope to put in my wishes cards I received from all over the world...

with postcrossing. It is really great to communicate with people from very far!

I used a 3mm velvet ribbon and  an animal bright button, a koala.

I will post a DIY on my blog this week-end so you are welcome.

Christelle

Inspired by Ribbons with Leah

Hello everyone, I am here this week with some inspiration for you.  I have called this set of three cards 'inspired by ribbon' because this time, instead of picking the ribbon to match the card, I used the ribbon to inspire the cards!

For more details about these cards, and to find out exactly what ribbons I have used, please visit my blog here!  I know, I'm sneaky like that hahahaha.  I have so much fun playing with ribbons and creating, that I can never stop at just one of these cards, as you may have seen in the past, so I usually (always lol) make three of them!

Crafty Ribbons has so many beautiful ribbons...and just wait till you see their new releases coming up for Christmas this year!  DIVINE!

For more inspiration, check back often to see posts from all of our Design Team.  And don't forget to come and join our bi-weekly challenges on the challenge blog!  Aaaand one more thing........if you are looking for fabulous ribbon, lace and buttons, look no further!  You can find all of those things on the Crafty Ribbons Website!  See you soon!

Some Male-themed Cards with Leah Tees

I have been trying focus on some male-themed cards lately, they are so much fun.  So here is what I came up with.  A set of three, yes I know, lol, always three at a time hahaha.

For all three of these projects, I used ribbons from the Vintage Butterflies Collections as well as some Satin Ribbons.  And if you would like to see more of the details, please visit my blog.

This card uses the Vintage Butterflies Script Ribbon, as well as the English Latte Ribbon.

The second card uses the Keys Creme from the Vintage Butterflies Collection, along with some 35 mm Satin Ribbon in New Turq.

And the last card uses the Keys Latte Ribbon from the Vintage Butterflies Collection, along with some 35 mm Satin Ribbon in Cypress.  All three cards also have Handmade Ribbon to complete them.

Come and join in the bi weekly challenge for your chance to win some Crafty Ribbons!  And you can find all the beautiful ribbons, lace and buttons that Crafty Ribbons carries on their website at the Ribbon Emporium, even some exclusive ones!

Crafty Ribbons Inspiration with Leah

It's me again, with another set of three cards for inspiration for you :)

For this first blue card I used the following beautiful ribbons from Crafty Ribbons:  French Viscose Lace in White, and some Handmade Ribbon in White.

For the purple card I used the following ribbon from Crafty Ribbons:  Handcrafted Ribbon in White and some 35mm Satin Ribbon in Liberty (which I also made the flower with).

For this orange and red card I used the following ribbons from Crafty Ribbons:  35mm Satin Ribbon in Cardinal, French Viscose Lace in White, and French Handmade Ribbon in Antique White.

If you would like to see more details about these projects, please visit my blog here :)

Come on over to the Crafty Ribbons website and see the beautiful ribbons you can use to embellish your projects, you just may find a few falling into your shopping cart!

Beautiful Inspiration Card Set with Leah Tees

Hi everyone I am here with some inspiration today.  I have created a set of cards using some beautiful ribbons and lace.

For this first blue card I used the following from Crafty Ribbons:  French Viscose Lace in Antique White, 35mm Satin Ribbon, 9mm Handmade Grosgrain Ribbon in white, and some Sentiment Ribbon .

For the second card, I used the following Crafty Ribbons beauties:  Sentiment Ribbon, Handmade Ribbon in White, and some Morlaix Cotton Lace in Blush.

For this third card, I used the following from Crafty Ribbons: Handmade Ribbon in Cream, Vintage Butterflies Ribbon, Vintage Butterflies Sentiment Ribbon in English Latte, and some French Viscose Lace in Scarlet.

If you would like to see more details on my projects please visit my blog here.

Come back soon for more Crafty Ribbons inspiration!

A Trio from Leah

Hello everyone :)  I hope you are all ready for the summer weather!  I know I am, we had a rough winter up here.  I have created three cards all using the same technique with different colors, stamps and ribbons.
If you would like to see more information about how I made these cards, please visit my blog at odetopaper.blogspot.ca.

Card Number 1 uses Morlaix Cotton Lace from Crafty Ribbons:

Card Number 2 uses White Seam Binding from Crafty Ribbons:

And Card Number 3 uses Tango Grossgrain Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons!

I love the way there is always something from Crafty Ribbons to match what I am working on.  It's a really good thing, because sometimes I throw caution to the wind and just create, without regard to what I might have for embellishments in the right colors, hahahaha.  I know, what a rebel!  If you need to build up your ribbon stash, Crafty Ribbons is definitely the place to go.  You can buy all ribbons and laces by the yard, and they even have buttons and ribbon embroidery kits!

Animal Cuddles Headband by Leah

Hello everyone, on this beautiful spring day :P  For my inspiration post this week, I have chosen to make another Kanzashi flower headband, using the Animal Cuddles - Bunny 25 mm grosgrain ribbon.  This ribbon is so super cute :) And over at Crafty Ribbons, there are several other kinds of Animal Cuddles ribbon, including puppies and hedgehogs!

If you would like more details on how I made this headband, please visit my blog and leave me some love :)

I paired the Animal Cuddles Ribbon with some pink 25 mm satin ribbon and  some White Cotton Ribbon to make these Kanzashi style flowers.

I have so much fun with ribbon, and there are so many more things I want to make!  Any requests?  If you have a request...leave a comment below with your request and I will do my best :)

Don't forget to join in our bi-weekly challenges over on the challenge blog for a chance to win some awesome ribbon :)

Gingham Wedding with Leah Tees

It's inspiration time for me again, and yes, once again, I have a watercolor background for you ;)  I have used the background to match the gingham ribbon, to make a wedding card.

I also used some wide sheer striped ribbon to create a Kanzashi style flower in white.  If you would like see more information about this card, please visit my blog here.

This is my favorite card this month, I just love the classic aqua and white together.

Have you joined in with the challenges yet?  You really should!  You can find them here :)  And don't forget to stop by the ribbon emporium for all your ribbon, lace and button needs :)

Swiss Dots Happy Birthday with Leah Tees

Hello everyone, are you ready for spring yet?  I know I am, and when I sat down to make this card, I wanted to see bright and cheery colors.  And that's what I did, with watercolor :)  And ribbon of course!  I used the Swiss Dots Grosgrain Ribbon to make the flower and stripe on this Happy Birthday card :)

Believe it or not, I chose the ribbon before I made the card, by reaching into my Crafty Ribbons container and without looking, pulling one out, hahahaha.  It worked!

Don't forget to join in on the challenges which you can find here, and come and visit the ribbon emporium for all your ribbon and lace AND button needs!

Pretty Note cards with Leah Tees

Had a ton of fun making these cards....so much fun that I couldn't stop at just one!

I used the Cotton lace in these pieces to make the flowers....

And the sentiments ribbon for the sentiments...

And of course I added the handmade ribbon tags :)

You can find all kinds of lovely ribbon in the Crafty Ribbons online store, and also join their bi-weekly challenges !