Ribbon flower pictorial

P.S. Do not look at my nasty nails!!!! Yikes. I didn't realize just how bad they are till seeing them in the pics. Gross.

Sue asked for a tutorial on the ribbon flower I made for a mother's day card, so here you go, dedicated to Sue. :) When you see how easy they are, you'll be making them all over the place! LOL

Supplies you will need:

• 11-12 inches of ribbon (the wider the ribbon the longer the piece as the flower will be bigger)
• scissors
• needle
• thread to match the ribbon color you're using
• ribbon adhesive; glue dots work great I just forgot to put them in the photo as I used liquid glue on the first one I made.
• flower center - button, bead, pebbles or brad, etc.

optional: circle or flower die for the backing. This just makes it easier to attach the center to the flower and the flower to the project.


Start by doubling the thread and knotting the end. Then do a simple running stitch along one side of the ribbon all the way to the end.




Now pull the thread and gather the ribbon as you go.



When you get to the end, pull snuggly as your ribbon forms a circle. Pull tightly and connect the two ends with a stitch or two. Knot off and snip the thread.



Adhere the ribbon flower to the backing piece you cut, or onto your card or project. Add the center of your choice.



Done! See how simple!? :) Remember, the smaller the ribbon the smaller the flower, the larger the ribbon the larger the flower. Make lots and put them together for a beautiful bouquet on a card or layout. Have fun making ribbon flowers!

Can you say CUTE!??

This adorable little birdhouse idea was designed by Nichole Heady for http://www.papertreyink.com/ What a fun little project, and it's quick and easy too. These would make the cutest little gift boxes or tree ornaments. Here's my first one using Nichole's template. You can find a link to download the template here.

I used My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary paper line--this one is double sided Best of Friends from the Mary, Mary collection. For the shingles I used the QK dog tag die and the butterfly is from the QK exclusive Easter Bunny set. "Perch" is a hitch fastener by Tim Holtz, Ideaology.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day, Crafty Friends

Hope you're enjoying a fun scrappy weekend. I plan to play and play!!! And the best part is, Grace will be here with me scrapping and entering contests and challenges too. She loves scrapbook challenges! We'll be joining the buggies at Scrapbuggy for NSD fun. Hope to see some of you over there. There will be drawings, contest and prizes. You can't win if you don't play! Also check out Scrapendipity Studio fan page on Facebook for RAKs and giveaways throughout the weekend.

On a completely random note, guess who I saw at Walmart today.....none other than Santa Claus, himself! Yes, the fat white haired guy in a red shirt! He turned his head just as I snapped his pic. I guess he hoped I wouldn't recognize him or something. Too late! I saw you, Santa!

Mother's Day cards and another mini book

Mother's day cards. I really like these. Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of card making.

This one will go with the keepsake box I made for my mom. I used the DCWV La Creme stack. All the papers are black and cream, some with flocking like this floral piece. Letters are QK Chicago alphabet.

This is my first attempt at ribbon flowers and I think it came out pretty good. This is the sewing kind where you use a running stitch on one side of the ribbon and pull the thread to gather. Pretty.
And this one is for Randy's mom. The lighting is awful, sorry. These papers are also DCWV, from the Latte stack. Letters are QK new English Rose alphabet, and butterflies are Cottage Cutz.

Sewing planner for my daughter. These papers are so cute for this project. It's the Material Girl collection by Cosmo Cricket. Super cute vintage look sewing-related prints. I used QK Holiday and Chicago alphas for the letters and the cover is reinforced with QK plastic sheets. These are really nice for making sturdy covers and divider pages. It's not at all thin or flimsy film, it's quite strong. Thimble charm, ribbons and buttons embellish the binding. This is the largest sketchbook die in the newest QK release which fits the 3/8" Bind it All o-wires exactly.

Back cover, also reinforced with the plastic.

Inside pockets for notes or coupons

Two sections have index card pages so she can jot down notes and measurements on the ruled side and sketch ideas on the back.

and the last section is notebook paper with all perforated pages so she can tear out a list or take notes with her when she shops.

Mini books all over the place!

These are so much fun--I can't stop making them!! I've had a ball using older paper and scraps to make a bunch of them for the kids. They love to draw, write, make lists....these will be perfect for them.

Emmy's peek-a-boo book was really fun to make too. I might have to make a bigger one now. LOL! There are ten "guess what is its" ending with the good night page. I think she will love the interactive pages.