Ribbon
 

I have been asked several questions about my tip from Friday, so I have decided to write my first tutorial, complete with pictures! Hope this helps :)

How to make Ribbon "Flowers":

Supplies:

• A strip of coordinating cardstock (For this card I chose SU! Tempting Turquoise and cut it to 1"x4.25", I usually try to keep the strip between one and two inches in width...depending on the project).


• A piece of ribbon approximately 7" long.


• Two to four strips of coordinating ribbon measuring 2 to 3 inches each.


• tape


• glue dots


• scissors

1. The first step is to take the strip of cardstock (for this card I used a 1"x4.25" piece of SU! Tempting Turquoise) and wrap the 7" stirp of ribbon around it, securing in the back with tape.

 

2. The second step is to take a piece of coordinating ribbon and slip it between the cardstock and base ribbon.

 

3. Next you take a coordinating piece of ribbon and lay it on top of the base ribbon to form a "x".

 

4. You then tie the first piece of coordinating ribbon in a knot, around the base ribbon and the second piece of ribbon.

 

5. For the next step you take a third piece of coordinating ribbon and tie it in a knot around the base ribbon and previous knot.

 

Keep in mind, you can continue to add ribbon as desired. If the knot seems to be too big you can lay one piece of ribbon between the cardstock and ribbon and then lay several additional pieces on top of the base ribbon you then finish the "flower" by tying the first piece in a knot around all the additional pieces (see step 2).

 

Here's a look at the finished product! Now a little challenge :) Create a card using the ribbon "flower" technique and post a comment here, with a link to your card, for others to see! And, to make it even more exciting...I will draw from the entries for a cool ribbon prize, right now the ribbons are a mystery :) But, I may let you all in on the secret in the next couple of days! Let's make the deadline to submit Friday, July 27th by 11:59 pm! Good luck!!

 

I don't know if it's my computer or what but I don't get what was written..LOL..g

it is not you...it is me :) I bumped a key on my keyboard...and bam! it was posted...doh!! I will try to fix it :)

Ribbon "Flower" Technique - revised
 

Sorry for the my first confusing post...I am still new at this :)
How to make Ribbon "Flowers":

Supplies:

* A strip of coordinating cardstock
* A piece of ribbon approximately 7" long.
* Two to four strips of coordinating ribbon measuring 2 to 3 inches each.
* tape
* glue dots
* scissors


1. The first step is to take the strip of cardstock (for this card I used a 1"x4.25" piece of SU! Tempting Turquoise) and wrap the 7" stirp of ribbon around it, securing in the back with tape.



2. The second step is to take a piece of coordinating ribbon and slip it between the cardstock and base ribbon.



3. Next you take a coordinating piece of ribbon and lay it on top of the base ribbon to form a "x".



4. You then tie the first piece of coordinating ribbon in a knot, around the base ribbon and the second piece of ribbon.



5. For the next step you take a third piece of coordinating ribbon and tie it in a knot around the base ribbon and previous knot.



Keep in mind, you can continue to add ribbon as desired. If the knot seems to be too big you can lay one piece of ribbon between the cardstock and ribbon and then lay several additional pieces on top of the base ribbon you then finish the "flower" by tying the first piece in a knot around all the additional pieces (see step 2).

If you want pictures to go with the tutorial, check out my website!

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