OK, first I have to say THANKYOU!!!! I had such an AMAZING day yesterday at Spring Fling! Thank you Alicia for hosting and putting so much time, thought and effort into such a spectacular day! Thank you to Karen and Dawn for being so inspiring and giving with your thoughts and ideas. And thank you to each and everyone of you that attended...you made the day so great! I LOVED meeting you and putting faces to names (like Joanne!!!!) You helped make a tough week better, thank you.
I did a demonstration table at the event and I shared some "neat" things you can do with ribbon. Here are two of the ideas shared.
The first is using the White Grosgrain ribbon, I simply coloured the edge of the ribbon using my Close to Cocoa journaler....quick, easy and adds a little somethin' somethin' to the card....don't you think?
The second trick is the mane on the giraffe. I cut the long edge of the gingham ribbon off using my paper snips then I frayed the ribbon by pulling out the long woven strips of thread. This frays the ribbon and then I attached it with my two way glue pen....FUN!!!(Okay, that was one LONG run on sentence!!!)
Recipe:
Colours: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Stamps: Wild About You
Other: Blue Gingham, White Grosgrain, Hodgepodge, sponging, Close to Cocoa marker, Bashful Blue marker, Dimensionals
Hope you had a great weekend! I have a new class planner coming this week so I'll keep you posted....are you excited?
I love this funky rock-n-roll giraffe with his blue "hair" - such a great idea for ribbon! Thanks for sharing:)
Posted by: Desirée Spenst | April 29, 2008 at 12:08 PM
I like how you did the fraying. It was also nice to meet you at the Spring Fling. What a great day it was.
Posted by: colleen | April 28, 2008 at 02:17 PM
Very cute - love the "hair" on the giraffe!
*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | April 28, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Awesome job with the coloured ribbon....Every time I try it bleeds into the middle... matter how slow I go, or which end of the marker I use. Very cute card. Joan
Posted by: Joan Jeffery | April 27, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Love Them! That neck hair trick is awesome!!
Posted by: cassie | April 27, 2008 at 11:00 PM