Ribbon Carousel Shining Star

It's Sunday......on a long Holiday weekend!  Hopefully you can avoid the Sunday blues if you've still got Monday to do as you please!  

Let kick off the new week by announcing this week's 

Ribbon Carousel Shining Star!

Before I do, let me just remind everyone to be sure and use the keyword "ribboncarousel" when you upload your projects to online galleries like Splitcoast Stampers.

Help me find you so that I can feature you here on our blog!

Now, on to the announcement. 

This week's Ribbon Carousel Shining Star is.......

Stephanie Kraft 

It was THIS card of Stephanie's that caught my eye:

That bold and fabulous 5/8" orange cotton twill ribbon was the perfect embellishment for that bright and sunny card! I love Stepanie's coloring, the stitching and use of die cuts! 

And then she did AGAIN with some ivory cotton twill ribbon on THIS beautiful card! 

We've got this cotton twill ribbon these two colors and 9 others in the store!

You can check out more of Stephanie's work HERE on her blog.

PLease stop by and tell her the Ribbon Carousel sent you!  

And the winners are.....

Happy long weekend to you!  

I can make this long weekend even better for a couple of people who participated in the 

Ribbon Carousel's and The Greeting Farm blog hop.

I have the honor of announcing the winners of the The Greeting Farm's prizes.

The winner of 2 (4x6) stamp sets from the Greeting Farm (winner's choice)
in either the clear or rubber line commented on Tracy Valure's blog.

And the winner is......

Mousekemom!

And the Facebook winner of the the Greeting Farm's 4x6 stamp 

(winner's choice from with the clear or rubber line) is.......

Jan Farnworth

Congrats!!! Please contact Jess at yeahshestamps@myopera.com to collect your prize!

Now, to find out who won a ribbon carousel and $10 gift certificate to the Ribbon Carousel store,  head on over to The Greeting Farm's blog!  The girls over there have the honor of announcing our prizes!  

RCC53 Top Spools

Thanks for playing along with us last week!  We loved seeing all of your creations!  The Ribbon Carousel Crewmates have casted their votes and now it is time to announce this week's Top Spools!  

The RCC53 Top Spools are...............

LeAnne

Sue

Vicki Dutcher

And the winner of the $5.00 Ribbon Carousel gift certificate is

SUE!

Email Corinna at info@ribboncarousel.com to claim your prize!

Fresh Off the Spool

It's everyone's favorite post here on the Ribbon Carousel blog!  

It's when we fill you on on all what is 

FRESH OFF THE SPOOL

and new in the store this week! 

Lets get started!

First a side note: NO COUPON CODES REQUIRED THIS WEEKEND!! EVERYTHING Fresh Off the Spool is marked down!!

We have the new October Afternoon 9 to 5 line of products in!  
We have the 8x8 paper pad, buttons, doo dads die cuts, and miscellany die cuts.


 
  

We've got some new Bo Bunny 6x6 paper pads in the store!

We've got Camp-A-Lot, Hello Sunshine, and Little Miss.

   

We've got some new Echo Park 6x6 paper pads!

We've got Paradise Beach and Sweet Day.

   

We've also got Authentique's  Glory 6x6 paper pad (perfect for 4th of July or patriotic celebrations and picnics!)

 

and Fancy Pants Designs Summer Fresh and Fabulous back in stock.

   

And for all of you My Mind's Eye fans, we now have the On the Sunny Side products back in stock!
We have the 6x6 paper pad and brads.

And last but not least, the MME Washi Tapes flew off the shelves last week when we introduced them.....now they are all back in stock!

 

And don't forget that you can now get the brand new Bazzill Card Shoppe 100 lb smooth heavyweight card stock in all 28 colors right here at the Ribbon Carousel Store!  

You can buy the Card Shoppe sampler pack and get 3 sheets each of all 28 colors (84 sheets)

Or you can buy individual colors in 25 sheet packs!  
This cardstock has been a HUGE hit with our designers!

Add for all of you copic lovers, we are now carrying the blending card by X-Press It which is the paper choice for many of our copic loving designers.    And if you love to do the masking technique, you will want to have the Mask It medium tack sheets!

There are many sale items in the store right now.  In fact, EVERYTHING I just told you about it marked down in the store right now! No coupons necessary!  


Don't forget!
We we reach 500 blog followers we will give away 10 wooden spool loaded up with the winner's choice of baker's twine and jute to one of our 500 followers!  If you're not already following the blog, do it now!  Tell your friends!  The sooner we get to 500 followers, the sooner we can award a prize to one of our followers!


Enjoy the long Holiday weekend!  

Spotlight Tutorial with Els Brigé: Using ribbon and twine on a layout.

Hi there! I'm so thrilled to be here today to share my very first spotlight tutorial with you.

Those of you that have been following me a while now, know I am a passionate scrapbooker. So I wanted to show you today some of the possible ways to use ribbon and twine on a layout. This happens to be my very first video as well. I hope you enjoy it.

Using ribbon and twine on a layout tutorial.
By: Els Brigé
Supplies: Black/Ivory Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Gabardine & Antique Gold Vintage Seam Binding, Antique Ruler Twill Ribbon, Buttercream Light Yellow baker's twine - The Twinery.

These are just a few of the many possible ways to include soft materials to your pages. I love to take a break from patterned papers sometimes and challenge myself to use ribbon and twine instead. I hope you got inspired to turn to ribbon for a layout as well. I'll see you next month with a new spotlight tutorial.

Els.

Ribbon Carousel and The Greeting Farm Blog Hop

The Ribbon Carousel Crew is happy to be teaming up the the designers from the Greeting Farm today for blog hop that is sure to impress!

"Sprouting sunshine and smiles through stamping since 2008, The Greeting Farm is proud to bring you a cute and charming cast of characters that suits your every whim!  Whether it's a sweet and lovable Anya or Ian  (Anya has been our "company mascot" since the beginning!),  Cheeky chic, or something a little more edgy mixed with a fun beat or two of punk, TGF is your one-stop shop for all your rubber stamping wishes!   Our line has expanded from the Anya and Ian character line to some cute and cuddly animal friends, and numerous other icons such as Wild Sprouts, Cheeky Cherry girls, our bit more edgy/artsy Creeper Crew, and the lovable Oliver and Amelia who bring childhood nostalgia to everyone they meet!  Our newest release,  the "Beans", offer a magical, whimsical twist on a fun new character line in clear stamps and have been widely well-received so far.   Thanks for visiting The Greeting Farm, where we grow smiles and bright, crafty days!"

Now, lets talk about the prizes! 

One lucky blog hopper will win a ribbon carousel and one will win a choice of two 4x6 stamp set in either the clear or rubber line from The Greeting Farm!

There are TWO MORE prizes up for grabs!  We will be giving away a $10 gift certificate on our Facebook page and The Greeting Farm will be giving away a 4x6stamp set on their Facebook page (winner's choice!)

Here's what you need to do to qualify for the Facebook prizes:

1. Head on over to our Facebook page, look for the post about this blog hop and say hello there!  Be sure to "like" us if you haven't already!

2.Head on over to The Greeting Farm's Facebook page and say hello there, too!  Be sure to "like" them, too!

3. Come back to our Facebook page and tell us you've done it!

4. Share the post on our Facebook page about this blog hop with a friend for an extra 

    chance to win!

Lets get hoppin'!

RCC54 - Fancy Flowers with Andrea Ewen

Ready for another Challenge with the Ribbon Carousel Crew?!

This  week our fabulous Crewmate Andrea Ewen 

is challenging us to make some flowers out of ribbon, fabric, felt, or burlap! (Or you can just add pretty flowers to your project!)

We would love for you to play along with us!   Up for grabs is a $5 gift certificate to the Ribbon Carousel Store!

Check out what some of our Ribbon Carousel Crewmates

have created for a little inspiration:

Andrea Ewen

Savannah O'Gwynn

Jodi Collins

Danielle Lounds

Jenny Peterson

Your creation can be anything from cards, quilts, sewn items,paper crafts, paintings! *** Be sure to have ribbon, bakers twine, jute twine,lace, thread (basically anything that comes on a spool). ***

We'd love for you to join us this week! Here are the details:

• Make your NEW creation following the ribbon carousel challenge of the week. Any submissions made prior to the challenge date will be deleted. Be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.

• Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, (use the keyword RCC54) with a direct link back to THIS post. Including the challenge graphic isn't a requirement, but sure is appreciated! (A participant of our very first challenge didn't link back or mention our challenge and couldn't be named Top Spool, so don't let that happen to you!)

• Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. Your image may take a little while to pop up, but don't worry, it will appear shortly.

• Come back the Friday after the challenge ends to see if YOU are a Top Spool!

Quick & Easy Cards using Ribbon Scraps

Hello there!!  Debbie Carriere here with a fun way to use up all those ribbon scraps you inevitably have lying around :)  I throw all my ribbon scraps into a small plastic container that is kept next to my Ribbon Carousels.  Every once in a while I will use some pieces on a card for ribbon tabs or flags or some other small accent, but too often I end up tossing them.  Today I am going to show you a simple way to use them up and create some quick and easy cards.

Here's what you need - coordinating ribbon scraps and a piece of chipboard cut to any width and a length equal to the width (or length of your card).  The width of your chipboard will probably be determined by how large the pieces of ribbon you want to use are.  I cut my piece of chipboard to 1-1/2" x 4".

I used some Twill ribbon, satin/grosgrain double band, satin edge grosgrain, and even threw in a piece of cluny lace.  Apply adhesive on one side of the chipboard piece.  I used red line tape, but your usual dry adhesive for cards would work just as well.

Working from one edge start laying your ribbon scraps on the adhesive (so that there is an equal length overhanging each side of the chipboard).  You may need to overlap pieces here and there depending on the widths of your ribbon in relation to the length of your chipboard piece.  Here is my arrangement.

Turn the piece over.  You are now going to wrap those ribbon ends around to the back side and adhere them so the front is nice and neat :)  I used Fabri-Tac, which drys quickly and has a very strong bond.

I wrapped one side at a time and applied a bit of pressure for a minute to insure a nice bond.  The back side isn't pretty, but the front side is a colorful feast for the eyes full of texture.

I have used this piece as the focal point for a simple card.  (You may notice I ended up adding another piece of the teal twill ribbon over the original panel.)  A sentiment on a label die cut with just one simple embellishment - a button tied with Black Licorice Divine Twine finishes off the card in record time :)

While I was rummaging around in my ribbon scraps bin, I made another scrappy panel.  This time I used a longer piece of chipboard to fit the length of my card.  Ribbons used here are Brown twill, Ivory satin/horizontal stripe, and Woven ivory/lavendar checked ribbon.  

Once again, I used a simple layout and just one embellishment to finish this card.  I hope I have inspired you to save and use those ribbon scraps!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!