Ribbon… A Way’s to Use it Challenge and a Stamping Idea

Ribbon…you just have to love it! Whether it is organdy or grosgrain, stitched or gingham, it adds a great touch to your design. My absolute favorite is velvet ribbon….I just adore the rich, warm texture. Elegant and cozy at the same time! This week the Ways to Use it Challenge is to use ribbon on your designs. You can just tie it on or you can think up some creative ideas on how to incorporate it! If you’d like to play along with WT120 challenge, everyone is most welcome!

Fern Wish

I just love this Text Boxed stamp set from Papertrey Ink! It has so many different looks to it. This card actually started out in my mind on the way home from the lake on Monday night! LOL I was thinking of ways to use this set and remembered how well a lot of the sentiment words worked together. Hmmmmm….what would happen if I combined them and then repeatedly stamped them to make a background? I was so excited to find my idea worked when I finally got around to trying it yesterday. I’ve always loved the By Definition background stamp by Stampin Up! This is larger type to be sure but with the clear stamps…it is so easy to line it up and get the same look!

I wanted to keep this card clean and soothing so I kept the design and embellishments simple. The Bashful Blue and Wild Wasabi is a color combo I’ll definitely be using again. It is actually funny how much blue I’ve been designing with the past few weeks. Blue (except for aqua/Caribbean) is not a color I really use that often. Perhaps the cool look is an escape from the heat or I just need some soothing colors right now.

I needed a card for today’s Ways to Use it Challenge and so I incorporated a ribbon idea into the design. I love stamping on ribbon…unfortunately, I often forget to do it! I took my Black Palette Noir ink and repeatedly stamped the word wish across the ribbon. It is always a good idea to test this out on a ribbon scrap as not every ribbon stamps well with every ink.

Wishing you all a happy and wonderful day!

Supply List:

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi – Stampin Up

Stamps: Text Boxed – Papertrey Ink

Ink: Wild Wasabi – Stampin Up, Black Palette Noir Hybrid ink – Stewart Superior

Other: ribbon, edge distresser – Heidi Swapp, black brad – Creative Impressions