Hello everyone!
Bonnie here from Really Reasonable Ribbon.
I’m still having lots of fun with my Bow-it-All Tool from Zutter and today I’m going to share some fun embellished bows that I made with unique ribbons and trims that might not be your ‘go to’ styles when creating a bow.
BUT, they are really fun to work with!!
This card has been entered in the following challenges:
The Pink Elephant – TPE 223 – Distressing/Paper Tearing
Party Time Tuesdays #144 – Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesday Challenge 2TC62 – Anything Goes
Created with Love Challenges CWLC64 – Anything Goes
Christmas Card Challenges 48 – Bows
My card is made with a great digital image from a collage sheet from Ephemera’s Vintage Garden.
The pretty bow is made with Pink and Natural Jute String and I threaded a 20mm Pink Open Rose through the center. I really like how the rose softens up the shabby jute bow. I used my Zutter Distrezz-it-All to distress the edges of my papers and the background is embossed with a swirly embossing folder from Cuttlebug. I lightly inked the swirl impressions with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
Here’s a close-up of my pretty bow.
I created another video so you can see exactly how I made my embellished bows.
If you already have a Bow-it-All Tool, you can work right along with me.
If you have one of these fabulous tools, I know you are loving it!
The possibilities are endless!!
I have so many ideas for new bows that I can’t wait to sit and experiment some more!
Be sure to head over to the Really Reasonable Ribbon’s Ramblings Blog to enter for a chance to win a Bow-it-All Tool!
The giveaway is open to US residents and you can enter until 11-10-13.
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This pretty tag below is also made with a digital tag image from Ephemera’s Vintage Garden. I printed 2 copies of the tag and used one for the tag and the second one I used to make my 3-Butterfly with the Spellbinders Grand Shapeabilities Donna Salazar Wonderful Wings set.
The bow is made from our Cream Mesh Ribbon and the tassel is a mix of fibers from the mesh ribbon and 20lb Variegated Hemp Cording Earthy.
I wanted the tassel to match the bow, so I took a short piece of the Cream Mesh Ribbon and started unraveling the thin monofilament that holds the fibers together. This leaves just the wispy cream colored threads. (You can see that same effect on the hairbow below). I then took a couple of short pieces of the hemp cording and separated the 3-ply down to three individual strands to thin it out. Then I mixed all the fibers together to make the tassel.
Below is a hairbow I made from a layered bow made with Light Blue Netting. This bow would be nice for an older girl (or adult) for a more formal occasion. It’s attached to a French Clip.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
~ Bonnie ~
FANTASTIC Bows!! Lovely card!! Thanks for joining us this week at Created With Love Challenges for our ANYTHING GOES Challenge!
DawnD
Lovely project. Love love love the bows. Thanks for joining our Anything Goes Challenge at Created With Love Challenges
~~Chris
What a lovely card, and the bow is outstanding. Love the hair bow too. Thanks for the video.
Lovely card with non-traditional colours, and a wonderful bow! Since bows are the challenge this week at Christmas Card Challenges, TYFS and playing along.
all those bows are off the charts awesome! Great job! I'm going to have to try that bow technique for sure! Thanks for joining us over at Twisted Tuesday Challenges!
Beautiful work! Fantastic bows!!! Thanks for joining us at Created With Love Challenges this week.
Gorgeous bows!!! Thanks for joining us at Twisted Tuesday Challenges!