Presentation Is Everything!

I've got such a fun wrapping idea that I wanted to share with everyone today.  I've seen several takes on this and by just changing up the ribbon, this is a superb presentation that that will be a hit at any occasion!  For my gift, the ribbon I chose was pink which was perfect for the baby shower.  Red and white would work for Valentines Day, pastels for Easter and of course a multitude of ribbons for Christmas.  There is no adhesive that touches the boxes so they can be reused over and over again.

Three different size boxes, each one larger than the next.  Any shape container will work.  These boxes were purchased at Michaels

Wrap the ribbon around the box and overlap the ends approximately 1 inch and cut.

I used small two "Zots" (glue dots) on one end

Wrap the ribbon tightly and secure.

Do the same for all containers. 

They are now ready to be secured together.

On the middle sized container, add several glue dots to the ribbon on the bottom, center the box on the largest container and lining up the ribbon, secure.  Do the same to the smallest container.  Add glue dots to the ribbon on the bottom, center and line up the ribbon and secure to the top of the middle sized container. 

Now that your containers are secured together it's time for the bow.  Cut a piece of ribbon long enough that when folded in half covers the top of the container then add an inch and cut.  Cut a second piece of ribbon 2 inches shorter.  The third piece of ribbon should be cut to a size that creates a loop fitting your bow depending on the size of the first two pieces cut.  This third piece creates the center of your bow as shown on the boxes above.

Begin with the largest piece of ribbon, place glue dots on one end.

Bring the ends together and secure the end with the glue dots on top of the other end of ribbon overlapping 1/2 inch.

You now have a circle. 

On the inside of the circle where the ribbon is overlapped, add glue dots. 

To best describe this, where you see the darker pink above, add the glue dots to this area on either end

Press down slowly being sure to line up the edges of the ribbon

Repeat the above for the second piece of ribbon cut.

For the third and final piece of ribbon,

once again add glue dots to one and and fold over creating a loop

It should look like this

Here are the three pieces that will make the bow

Add glue dots to the bottom of all three pieces.  Begin by securing the smallest loop to the middle loop lining up the edges of the ribbon.  Add those two loops to the largest loop.  Your bow is now ready to add to the top of the containers. 

 Center the bow on top and line up the ribbon. Press to secure.

I love the way this looks!

It's your turn!

Where ever you are in your day, I hope you're enjoying it!
Wishing you many wonderful creations!

Slider Card...

...for a Baby Shower!

It's my niece's baby shower tomorrow and she knows she is having a little girl.  Through the flurry of flying papers an ribbon, out came the pink and white card stock and pink and white ribbon.   My niece loves everything simple!  Nice mind you....but simple.  Nothing wrong with that!  So keeping this in mind, I thought I would make something a bit different from the usual card and found Jennifer McGuire's tutorial fit the bill.  Jennifer has made a great little slider card and uses the most gorgeous ribbon.  I've opted for the "It's a Girl" ribbon because not only do I think the ribbon is darling, I already had it on hand. The decision was a no-brainer for me however I still love the ribbon that Jennifer used.  It just flowed through the hole on the card so nicely and looked so expensive, it would have been gorgeous on my card.

The stroller is quite lovely.  It's a brushed nickel look, made of a real thin metal

On the slider part, the embellishments are made of the same material

and it reads "It's A Girl" with a little flower for the apostrophe - too cute!

I've left just enough space on the bottom right to sign the card.

I'm off to wrap the gifts and will share those as well.  I have something in mind as to how I'm going to wrap the gifts, I just hope it works.  Stay tuned!!

Where ever you are in your day, I hope you're enjoying it!

Wishing you many wonderful creations.

What To Do?

Button or Ribbon?  To complicate things.....how about plurals thereof?  That's the recipe over at Less Is More this week. Decisions, decisions, decisions!  Well,  I'll have to decide what kind of card I want to make.  Ummmm, let me think.  All right, I think I'll make a Baby Girl card, am I done?  Are we there yet?  No?!!
OK then!  Next, I guess I'll just have to pick from a whole list of options, oh dear!  Here I go......


Button                        Yes/No
Ribbon                       Yes/No
Plurals thereof            Yes/No


 
Type
Silk
Velvet
Picot
Sheer
Brocade
Grosgrain
Satin
Taffeta
Linen
Hemp Twine
Organza
Wired

Width
1/8"
1/4"
1/2"
5/8"
3/4"
1"

 Finishing Ends
Diagonal cut - on bow
Straight cut - for card
V-cut
Pinked cut
Frayed
Knotted

Style
Gather
Pleat
Straight
Twist
Embellish
Print or Stamp on it
Flower
Tassel

That wasn't too bad ((wiping sweat from forehead)) and that was just the ribbon.  Buttons as you recall were also part of the challenge if you wished, crazy stuff! There are round buttons, square buttons, small buttons .....you get the idea.  There's actually a ton of options if you really think about it.  You must have a look at these amazing cards using ribbons and/or buttons, click here at Less Is More to see them.  The last time I checked I saw 163 beautiful creations!  Now that's a lot!!!

Here is my entry for the challenge

Hope you like it!

Paper - DCWV
Ink - Stampin Up Pretty In Pink
Stamp - Recollections Baby Girl
Accessories - Pink grosgrain ribbon and Martha Stewart border punch and craft knife
Technique - Cut slits using craft knife in the designer paper or cardstock equal distances apart to create the openings where ribbon will fit through.  Begin at one end and continue to weave the ribbon in and out of slits to create the pattern as shown on the card.  The more slits cut the more the ribbon will be visible. 
Note - make sure the slit is cut wide enough to fit ribbon through.

Wherever you are in your day, I hope you're enjoying it!

Wishing you many wonderful creations.