Thursday, February 4, 2010

The Story of the Black Ribbon




As mentioned in a previous post, last weekend my dear uncle had his fiftieth birthday party. His sister, and my favorite aunt, wrapped his gift from my mother and her in newsprint and tied it with a lovely, wide satin black bow. He struggled to open the gift and GASP-he pulled out his pocket knife and cut this lovely ribbon! To all the crafty ladies' horror! My cousin and I quickly grabbed up the shreds from the paper pile and stashed it away. I knew that this coveted ribbon would be a perfect addition to a card for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge of Light and Dark Pink (with Black). The look I intended for this card was Classical Chic, with a flair of vintage. To counter balance the big, classy and bold ribbon, I took the background stamp, spritzed it with water, added watercolor crayons, spritzed again and stamped on Naturals White Paper. I finished with distressed edges and stitching-guess I just couldn't put the Sew Mini away.

Supplies Used: SU Naturals White, Black and Pretty in Pink Cardstock, SU Watercolor Crayons in Rose Red and Pretty in Pink, SU Medallion and Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, Stazon Black Ink, SU Black Brad, Ranger's Mini Mister, SU Edge Distresser, CM Black Pen, Thread, and the Lovely Wide Wire Laced Black Ribbon from the Birthday Party

11 comments:

  1. Very pretty Karen! I can hear the gasps now!! :)

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  2. Ha ha I love that story! So funny! I love this card. So pretty!

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  3. Beautiful card and great technique. The story of your bow is so precious.I can hear the echo of the gasps:)

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  4. So, so funny! He's lucky he wasn't hurt in the scramble to "save" the ribbon! Fantastic card!!!

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  5. Love how you rescued the ribbon - and it's the perfect touch to your vintage card! Thanks for playing @PPA!

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  6. Yes I too almost couldn't believe it when he cut the ribbon. I did tie in an easy bow for him to remove...it was NOT knotted at all. I think it was-is a man thing with the knife. Love the card. Love Ya! Thanks for the help with images..I did find 2 more that should work!

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  7. This is gorgeous, Karen!! I love the watercolor technique!! I tried this a long time ago. I think it's time to try it again. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Have a great weekend!!

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  8. Love that ribbon story! And thanks for the technique, too! Very nice results.

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  9. What a fantastic technique! Gorgeous card! Thanks for playing @ PPA!

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  10. This is so gorgeous. Really really pretty. I love that watercolor technique. Your blog is great.

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  11. What a gorgeous card with that watercolour effect! I really love it! Such a funny ribbon story :)

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