I just love the effect of crinkled seam binding....so here is my card for today! MY DIL Jenna Barber is the queen of crinkled ribbon!! The rest of us rough it up a little, but Jenna taught me a few more steps to make sure it STAYS crinkled!! ;) She taught me to perfect this crinkled, wrinkled, very vintage look. I just LOVE it! Happy Thursday everyone!!
OKAY, the ribbon.......you take it and just ball it all around in the palm of your hands....until it's all smashed.....then I take it and (Jenna's tip)kind of fold it into an accordian.....and sometimes before I start the whole process I mist it with water. That's it - it's a pain, but it sure looks good! ;)
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011 GMT Views: 5942
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Thu, Jul 28, 2011 @ 9:47 AM
Wow Karen.....amazing how distressed, roughed up and crinkled can look so beautiful. Thank you, thank you for sharing Jenna's technique. I have tried and never gotten mine as good as yours or Jenna's. Now I know the secret :-)
BTW, your main image, colors, layout, textured bg, distressing, bit of border and ribbon are GORGEOUS! TFS
WOW!! Karen, this is just outstanding! I love the sahara/vanilla/blushing bride combination! The distressing, torn corner, coloring and wrinkled seam binding are fabulous!
Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Thu, Jul 28, 2011 @ 4:32 PM
I know it's a pain, but isn't it kind of fun to smuuuush something up on purpose!?? Its a perverse kind of reaction against years of ironing! Love the look though, Karen, and your beautiful, vibrant flowers paired with the soft vintage colors, sponging, and textures - gorgeous AS ALWAYS!!
Registered: September 15, 2007 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 11470
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 @ 11:52 AM
Stunning, gorgeous, breathtaking ... running out of adjectives ... Love it from the color choice to the image panel to the crinkled ribbon - I MUST try this ... Thanks for sharing such a beautiful creation!
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