Hugs and Kisses!

Hello! I have a fun little project for you today! I wanted to make something for the Grandmothers for Mother's Day. So I decided to make this little bi fold picture frame!

This picture Frame is made with 3 1/2" square Chip board. I covered it with Night of Navy card stock and then used some wonderful Couture DP from SEI. To add a bit of texture to the DP I used the new Vintage embossing plate that will be released May 1st! The fun sentiment and label image is also from a new set to be released May 1st called Mini Tags 1. I then added a bit of navy organdy ribbon across the bottom of both layouts. Before I added any of the other embellishments, I punched one side of each layouts with the bind it all and bound them together with 3/8" metal rings.

To embellished the rest of the frame, I added the photo of my kids from last Easter cut out with an elegant oval die nestabilties, a large bow tied with a bow easy and some half backed navy pearls from Zva Creative!

I hope you have enjoyed my little project for you today! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Project Details:
Images: Mini Tags 1 - ODBD
Inks: Night of Navy
Paper: Night of Navy, SEI Couture DP
Accessories: Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Zva Creative Pearls, Vintage embossing plate

Folded Ribbon Rose Tutorial!

Hello! Connie here, and I have a fun video tutorial for you today for a Folded Ribbon Rose! You can see a picture of the final results in the picture above. These roses were created using some pink stain with grosgrain edge ribbon from May Arts. I then added them to some 30mm snap clips which are also from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store!

Here is the video for the Folded Rose:



As you saw in the video, I also created many other roses with different ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store:


Diamond Satin Lavender Ribbon
Sheer Organza with Satin Center Fuchsia RibbonSatin Grosgrain Double Edged Ribbon
Swiss Dots Lemon Ribbon
Shimmer Red Satin Ribbon
Orange Grosgrain Ribbon
1/5" Fuchsia Wrinkled Ribbon

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial today! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Red Hibiscus!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I just LOVE this beautiful Hibiscus set from Kitchen Sink Stamps! I knew they would be perfect for this week's sketch over on the Kitchen Sink Forum - FSSC16.

The flowers were stamped with Step 1: Regal Rose, Step 2: Rose Red, Step 3: Real
Red, Step 4 Riding Hood Red, and Step 5: Basic Black. I then layered the image on a lacey circle nestability. To finish off the card, I added some Prima DP and some pearl flourishes from Zva Creative!

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget about our 10% discount on your entire KSS purchase!! Get 10% off your order: CLICK HERE!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: 3 step Hibiscus - KSS
Inks: See Above
Paper: Early Espresso, Prima DP
Accessories: Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Zva Creative Pearl Flourish

Can Crochet Lace be Masculine? :)

Hello! As you can see by the title of today's post, I have a question...can crochet lace be masculine? Well, you can decide based on my card today! I have used some 1.5" Brown Crochet Lace from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! I have also added a bit of natural jute string to the Tim Holtz snaps on the bottom of the card.

This fabulous moose image is from the Father's Day set from Our Daily Bread Designs. The DP is from Prima, and the sketch I used on this card is from this month's I Heart Sketches. I also made this card for this weeks ODBDSLC57 - No Coloring!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Father's Day - ODBD
Inks: Early Espresso, Fire Brick Distress Ink
Paper: Early Espresso, Prima DP, Vanilla
Acessories: Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon, Tim Holtz Snaps

Pretty Pansies!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! My card today uses this week's sketch over on the Kitchen Sink Stamp forum - Sketch FSCC15.

I decided to use the 3 step Pansy set! I have so been on a purple kick lately, and knew that these
pansies would look so pretty in purple! The large pansy was stamped with Step1: Barely Banana, Step 2: So Saffron, Step 3: Daffadil Delight, Step 4: Elegant Eggplant and Step 5: Basic Black. The smaller ones were stamped with: Step 1: Pale Plum, Step 2 Pale Plum, Step 3: Perfect Plum, Step 4: Elegant Eggplant. The leaves were stamped with Old olive.

The wonderful DP is from SEI Couture package, the ribbon is fromt the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, and the Zva Creative pearls were colored with copics to make them purple!

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget about our 10% discount on your entire KSS purchase!! Get 10% off your order: CLICK HERE!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: 3 step Pansy - KSSS
Inks: See Above
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron, White, SEI DP
Accessories: Cuttlebug folder, Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Half backed pearls from Zva Creative

Purples and Violets Oh My!!

Hello! My card today was created for this week's Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge - to create a card with a shade or two of purples (and of course to use ribbon!) This week's sponsor is the wonderful Our Daily Bread Designs...be sure to check out all the fabulous images and verses they have!!

I have never really been a purple person, but for the past few weeks have found myself reaching for purple more! Not sure why other then it is a wonderful spring color, and Really Reasonable Ribbon has soooo many beautiful purple ribbons to choose from!

For this card, I used the wonderful Alpine Flower Hand Dyed Silk ribbon! I know...isn't is just so yummy! I tied it into a bow with a bow easy and topped it off with a vintage brad from SU! The Our Daily Bread Designs image I used is from the Mother's Day set. I just love this poppy...and so fun to color! The DP is from SEI Couture collection, and to finish off the card I added three pearls in the corner colored with copics, and the sentiment punched with oval punches from SU!

Thanks so much for visiting today!! Have a great weekend!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Mother's Day - ODBD
Inks: Copics, Memento Black
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, SEI Couture DP
Accessories: Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Half Backed Pearl from Zva Creative, Oval punches from SU, vintage brad from SU, Bow Easy.

RRR April Blog hop!

Hello!! Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon April Blog hop!! If you have arrived from Kerri's fabulous blog, you are in the correct place. If not, you may want to head over to the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog to start at the beginning!!

This month's ribbon club assortment sure puts you in the spring time mood! I decided to use a bit of the yellow polka dotted satin ribbon. I tied the ribbon with a bow easy and added a green half backed pearl to the center!

The images on this card is from the Bird Border and Corners set from Our Daily Bread Designs. The verse is from the Mother's Day set. I just LOVE this new Fleur De Lis Rectangle nestabilties from Spellbinders. To dress it up a but more I added some tiny half backed pearls colored with copics to each of the fluer de lis point!

Now, to continue on your way on the hop, you will want to head on over to Cheryl's AMAZING blog!