My world of things to color just opened up when Faber-Castle paired with May Arts! I love the look and soft, shiny that the creamy Gelatos gave to the stock white wrinkle ribbon. I customized the white ribbon to be a frosty mix of purple and blues to create a Binder Band for a standard notebook. No need for gift wrapping this gift-the presentation says it all!
It was so fun to have the ability to control the color on this ribbon by using the Gelatos. I simply colored strips of the purple, blue and green right onto the ribbon and then soaked the length of ribbon in water and let it dry. The end result was this dreamy, shiny ombre effect!
I found this pretty notebook that I got at a value store, but wanted to jazz it up a little bit to make the perfect gift. Sometimes it is nice to go without wrapping paper too-either I don't have it on hand or I want my gift to stand out from the others, so this Binder Band has a dual purpose. I wrapped the length of the colored wrinkle ribbon over the front of the cover and tied tight. Before tying a bow, I added lengths of the regular white (un-dyed) wrinkle ribbon and a bit of the leftover died ribbon, along with some amazing May Arts metallic string in silver. So then to make the big, puffy bow, I tied a bow in different levels of each of the ribbon, and each level was tied on top of each other. To finish the bow, I tucked in some May Arts Silver Cutout Snowflakes.
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Gorgeous color! Love how you colored the ribbon.
ReplyDeleteOh my! That ribbon is beautiful! I need gelatos now more than ever, even if it's just for colouring ribbon. lol
ReplyDeleteIt looks so pretty on the journal and I know a few of my nieces love to keep journals.
Thanks for sharing this fun project! :)
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great card love how you coloured the ribbon and TFS
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I wouldn't have thought to use gelatos on ribbon.
ReplyDeleteYou have definitely made this more than just a "little notebook"....very cute idea! Must get some Gelatos!!
ReplyDeleteLove the way the ribbon turned out. Beautiful !
ReplyDeleteLove the way you created the ribbon :) beautiful
ReplyDeleteLove the ombre effect, beautiful coloring.
ReplyDeleteso pretty! The ribbon looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. The book is so pretty. Love not having to wrap a present - it's already done after you decorate the book. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty Karen. Beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteYou turned a value store purchase into a treasure Karen!! Pretty ribbon!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous colour and great idea for the use of plain white ribbon! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. Love how it looks. Thanks for sharing, Johanne L.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty.
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Aren't you clever?! That ribbon turned out gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOhhhh! Ahhhh! Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove the variegated effect!!!
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I love how versatile the Gelatos are, coloring the crinkle ribbon to make it stand out was genius! Like you say, it is all in the presentation - and who wouldn't want to receive this beautiful gift!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I love it
ReplyDeleteThe ribbon is absolutely gorgeous and I love that you didn't try to cover it all evenly, letting the Gelatos create this stunning shaded ribbon! Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the gold snowflakes!
ReplyDeleteLovely way to
ReplyDeletere-decorate the
book. Very pretty.
Carla from Utah
oh that ribbon....gorgeous. love the design. xox
ReplyDeleteSimple and sweet!
ReplyDeletegorgeous creation and in such unusual colors!!
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Beautiful use of the ribbon!!! Also like the book embellishments!
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