Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Creative Ways To Use Ribbon

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for March. This month, our theme is creative ways to use ribbon! This is going to be a fun one!!!

I’m still having so much fun playing with the Waves of the Ocean Suite Collection that I decided to challenge myself to find fancy ways to add ribbon! I say it’s a challenge because this isn’t the first suite of products that would pop into my head when thinking of ribbon. But that’s what makes crafting fun!!!

Ribbon Wave:

For my first card, I decided to unravel some White 3/4″ Frayed Ribbon and use it to enhance my wave with a little more “sea spray.” It was probably a crazy idea, but fun to try. I cut the top off a strip of ribbon and then pulled out individual strands. Adhering the strands was the hardest part. I ended up pulling apart mini glue dots to form little tiny pieces that I could hide under the thicker parts.

In addition, I created a fancy bow by cutting some Denim Ribbon in half lengthwise and adding a Linen Thread bow on top.

For the card itself, I stamped and embossed the wave in white on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. (Tip: Use a Stamparatus to stamp multiple times on the porous watercolor paper to ensure good coverage.) Then, I watercolored the image with Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point, and Night of Navy ink. Afterwards, I cut out the image with the largest Layering Circle Die. I also cut out some decorative Sea Dies from watercolor paper and painted them with similar colors, as well as Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight ink.

In the background, I added a few strips of the gorgeous Waves of the Ocean Designer Series Paper. I embossed the sentiment on one of the sheets as well. (Tip: To give the label some structure, I backed it with a second label cut from cardstock.)

I love the artsy feel of this entire collection, so I thought the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder would coordinate well to give the card base a little texture.

Ribbon Strip of Frothy Sea Foam:

For my second card, I took the White Frayed Ribbon from the first card and pulled a few strings to gather the ribbon and create a strip of “frothy sea foam.” The frayed top edge that I had created when I pulled out all the strings for the first card made a really cool effect! To adhere the gathered ribbon, I used Stampin’ Seal+.

The rest of this card is similar to the first . I embossed the wave in white and watercolored it. This time however, I cut out the wave. On both of my cards, I also added die-cuts using the beautiful Blue Foils Paper. I used that same paper to cut the details of the clouds.

The final touch on both cards was to add some Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels.

Be sure to continue on through the rest of the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop to see more fun ideas to use ribbon. Next up is the super creative Jay Soriano!!!

Enjoy your Sunday!

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop Designers:

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