1 Month Baby Layout - Jamie

Hi everyone!

Jamie here, and today I would like to share this layout of my youngest daughter Harmony.

The blue butterfly background was cut down to size and then I cut the title out with my silhouette. I placed my 2" wide Coral Nylvalour Velvet Ribbon under the title and put the background title paper on pop dots.

I cut the hearts out and added them in place as well as the little banner. I finished the layout off with a wood veneer heart next to the heart at the bottom and added my journaling in white gel pen. I hope you enjoyed looking at my layout today!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a wonderful day!

Back to the basics by Nicole

Hello everyone!  Nicole here on the blog today.  Scrapbooking.  So I've been at it for over 10 years now.  I've gone through all kinds of fads and tried to keep up with the latest and greatest.  Lately though I've started trying to get back to the most important things:  the pictures and words.  As much as I like my layers and all the embellishments I also like this simple layout where a piece of ribbon and some buttons are my only embellishing.

  

I started this layout in Photoshop where I pulled in my photos, typed my title and journaling, and then added some "ribbon".  

Once I was happy with the placement I removed my photos and "ribbon" and printed the text onto white textured card stock.  

I used the wired satin ribbon in Sable and folded it in half to notch the end with some fabric scissors.  I used a little bit of clear glue on both ends to keep the edges from fraying and leave a clean finish.  To attach to my layout I used double sided adhesive. The small finishing touches are some buttons and a little date tag.   

Here is another look at my finished layout.  I'm really happy with the results and love that the pictures and text take center stage while the ribbon and buttons add just a small textile touch.  

The best part of putting together this layout was knowing this moment was recorded and these sweet pictures of my youngest are printed and off the computer. 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Happy Crafting, Nicole

Ribbon used on this project:

Two Page Scrapbook Layout by Jamie

Hey everyone,

Jamie again. Today I have a 2 page scrapbook layout to share. One of my favorite ways to use ribbon on a layout is to use it as banners. I used the Dark Mint Lyon Wired Ribbon in 1-1/2 in to make the banner on the top right of the layout. I just cut banner shapes by and out of the ribbon and adhered with ATG tape. I made sure that the tops of the banners had the wired edge to help me bend them into shape to make a curve. 

I used the 1-1/2 in Dazzle Grosgrain ribbon in Tropic Blue to line the bottom of my pictures. Let me just say how much I LOVE this ribbon! It's so pretty and it adds lots of sparkle to your projects. I also added some over a couple different photos and one of the purple paper edges as photo corners. Over the bottom part of the dazzle ribbon I added a strip of Lavender 7/8 in Double Ruffle Ribbon. For both ribbons on the bottom I cut to have a banner/pennate shape on each end. To do this and have them the exact same you take the ribbon and fold over the ends (so that with the ruffle ribbon the ruffles from top and bottom touch), and then cut at a diagonal slant going up and in toward the middle of the fold.

I cut the title out using my Silhouette Cameo and added some different color sequins that matched the rest of the page around the edges of the title (in hopes they would resemble bubbles). I hope you all enjoyed my layout.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Baby Scrapbook Layout by Jamie L.

Hey everyone,

Jamie here! Today I have a scrapbook layout to share with you all. These are some pics of my youngest at the hospital being held by her Uncle Aaron (my husbands brother). For my layout I used a lot of scrap papers, my silhouette cameo to make the title, but most importantly some fantastic Nylvalour Velvet Ribbon in coral (2" wide) from Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

I'd like to show you all how I used the ribbon on this layout, I tried to go outside the box a little. I have a quick picture tutorial. I hope you enjoy it.

I cut a portion of ribbon about 3-4inches long. I then flipped the ribbon over and free handed a shape on the back in white gel pen (in this case an arrow).

I then cut the arrow out with scissors.

After the arrow was cut I used the scraps to make little banners and another arrow.

Simple but super cute and it gives the page some texture and softness. I really like it and I hope you do too!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

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

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

Ribbon Accents for Layouts by Grace

Hello Ribbon friends. Today I’m sharing a layout I created recently with some ribbon accents from Ribbons Unlimited Inc. My favorite part of adding ribbon to my scrapbook pages is finding ways to layer and create dimension with them. With the different widths that Ribbons Unlimited Inc. offers, it was super easy to achieve my goals. Read on to see how I created this scrapbook page….

Instructions:

1. Gather your supplies

2. Trim the grey pattern paper to about 11 ½” square and adhere to the yellow cardstock, centering it. Adhere the pictures. 

3. Add the journaling block on the bottom of the layout, next to the photo. Cut the ends of three different ribbons into a notch and adhere them on the left side of the layout, layering them over each other a little bit. 

4. Add the title using two different sizes of letter stickers. 

5. Add the yellow grosgrain striped ribbon on the bottom of the layout, ruffling it a little bit and attaching it with some machine stitching.  

6. Add other embellishments, layering them over each other. Add some glitter glue to the centers of the butterflies and set aside to dry.

Here’s a few close ups of the scrapbook page…

I hope this inspired you to layer your trims and ribbons on your next scrapbook page.

-Grace

Supplies Used:

#995 Grosgrainstripes, Yellow, 3/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Royal/white dots, Polka dot, 1 1/2", Ribbons Unlimited Inc. 

Grosgrain,Stripes, 5/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Countrycheck, Red, 1”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Cardstock- Worldwin Papers

Pattern papers- My girl, American Crafts

Butterfly chipboard- Studio Calico

Glitter glue- Turquoise, Stickles, Ranger Industries

Stickers- American Crafts, My Mind’s Eye

Circle punch- EK Success

Pen- Millenium, Zig

Great Sunshine & Outdoors by Grace Tolman

Hello ribbon friends. I love looking at trends and trying them out in my papercrafting. One of the big trends right now that I’m loving is using your diecut machine in creating one of a kind elements in your page. I’ve had a few die cut machines but my go to right now is the Cameo from Silhouette. Recently I played around with it and cut some Summer themed elements. I don’t like wastes so I kept the negative part of the cut. With the help of some ribbons from Ribbons Unlimited, I was able to make use of this negative cuts and bring an interesting texture to my title.

Instructions:

 1. Cut out two pieces of white cardstock measuring 11 x 11 ½” and adhere to the blue cardstock.

2. Cut out the negative title cuts and adhere ribbon behind the paper. I used my Xyron adhesive maker to make sure that the ribbon is well adhered on the back of the cardstock. Trim the ribbon.

3. Adhere the title block on the page. Adhere the rest of the elements. 

4. Cut out two long and two short strips from the same ribbon. Cut a notch on one side of each of them and adhere at two different places of the page. 

5. Handwrite your journaling and add the stickers and chipboard for embellishment. 

Here’s a look at the finished page and a few more detailed shots….

Thank you for joining me today and hope you’ll use your ribbons with the latest trends today.

Supplies Used:

#990 Dazzle Ribbon, Red, 7/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

#995 Grosgrain stripes ribbon, candy stripe, 5/8”, Ribbons Unlimited Inc.

Cardstock- WorldWin Papers Inc.

Journaling block- Echo Park

Stickers- Creative Memories

Chipboard shapes- Sources Unknown

Die cut- Cameo, Silhouette

Pen- (Black) Millennium, Zig

Mist- source unknown

All Dolled up Layout by Grace Tolman

Hello ribbon friends. Today I’d like to share with you a scrapbook page featuring a fun masking technique made with the wide sheer ribbon.

I love the trend of stencils. It’s so fun and an easy way to add great designs to any page. I decided that the wide sheer ribbon would be a great piece to try this technique on.

Instructions:

1. First I covered my work surface with scrap paper. I laid my ribbon over it and taped the ends with a bit of washi tape so that it doesn’t move during my inking.

2. I then picked the stencil that I wanted to use. I have a 12x12 stencil from Heidi Swapp and I thought that the length was perfect for a scrapbook page. I sprayed my ribbon (with stencil over it) with Bronze mist and set it aside to dry.

3. After it had dried, I then added the ribbon piece on my layout.  I layered some more papers and embellishments to complete my page.

Here’s another look at the finished project:

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you try the stencil technique for your next ribbon project.

Happy Creating,

Grace

Supplies Used:

Buttercup Organdy Ribbon, 2 3/4", Ribbon's Unlimited Inc. 

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

Cardstock- The Paper Company

Pattern papers- (Background) Yes Please, American Crafts; (others) Party day, Crate Paper

Chipboard stickers- Soleil, Basic Grey

Doilies- Doodlebug Design Inc.

Hand and bee stickers- SRM Stickers

Letter stickers- (white) Basic Grey; (turquoise) Webster’s Pages

Circle cutter- Creative Memories

Mist and Stencil- Heidi Swapp

Pen- Millenium, Zig

Journaling font- Century Gothic, MS Word

Button- Foofala

Twine and Tag- Source Unknown