After accumulating a huge number of small scraps of ribbon, I decided to use a bunch on some easy cards. I believe this idea first came to me from the Hero Arts catalog...it's a technique the folks at Hero Arts use frequently. I adore their catalog as it's full of fun ideas like this.
I sorted the scraps by color, then used either a monochromatic scheme or mixed and matched. The sentiments on all five cards are from Hero Arts as well.
I made about a dozen cards total (duplicates of these) and slashed my small-scrap ribbon stash by about half. These went together very quickly, too.
I used a coordinating colored pen to doodle a border around each sentiment since they looked a bit plain without matting.
Hope you enjoy these!
Supplies
cardstock: PTI white and kraft
stamps: Hero Arts
ink: Palette noir and dark chocolate
accessories: various pens, dimensionals, ribbon scraps
What a super fun way to use up little pieces of ribbon. This is a great idea and adds a nice finishing touch to a simple layout.
ReplyDeleteI save all those little snips of ribbon and never know how to use them, love this idea.
ReplyDeleteAh... you clever, frugal stamper. I might borrow this idea as I also keep the ribbon scraps. The Christmas and the pink ones are my favourites, they pop right off the page.
ReplyDeleteWow you have been BUSY!! I love them all...Esp. the pink one!
ReplyDeleteSuper duper cards, Susan! I've never seen this done before with ribbon scraps. I can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE these! I can't wait to try some for myself--God knows I have enough ribbon! ;)
ReplyDeleteThey are all so pretty :o)
ReplyDeleteGreat way to use up those scraps (filing it away in my little brain)! I love the doodled borders too.
ReplyDeletethese are brilliant!! I too have a huge amount of ribbon scraps (can't throw any of it away). I am running to my craft room to recreate my own versions of these!! Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteWell, between you and Juanita, you guys are making me feel guilty about what I throw away!!! These are wonderful! So sweet and fun!
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