The Ribbon Reel Challenge # 11

Today is another bi-weekly challenge from The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog, and Keilly, the owner of The Ribbon Reel has chosen the inspiration for us this week. Check this gorgeous cake out!!



Make something with a Birthday Theme, and does not have to be the colours in the picture, any colours will do!

I've made a really girly card, using the beautiful seam bindings, ribbon and lace from The Ribbon Reel, and papers from Melissa Frances.

I have used the sketch this week from Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge, designed by the Wonderfully Talented Anya Schrier, and the colour palette from The Play Date Cafe:








The bottom of the card has been shaped with a Go - Kreate die using some beautiful Melissa Frances paper, then stitched in grey thread around the edges. It's a bit wonky, but that paper is too precious to throw out and start again lol!




I then cut and layered together some musical note decorated paper, again from Melissa Frances, and edged it with a Martha Stewart punch. Distressed the edges with Tattered Rose and Milled Lavender Distress Inks.

Layered these two pieces together, then covered the join with some White Ruffled Sheer ribbon, Lilac Lace, and Cameo Beige seam binding, all from The Ribbon Reel, and added a silver metal buckle from stash.



I tied a bow in both Lilac and Cameo Beige seam binding, then spritzed with water and scrunched to get the shabby vintage look - my first attempt at this, and I'd like to try with some inks another time. Topped the bow off with a paper rose from my stash slightly stained with Tattered Rose Distress ink.

I then layered this onto a Waltzingmouse Stamps Oval Classic Frame, backed with some doily cut offs distressed with Antique linen ink. The sentiment is also from WMS, using Say it With Style.


As a final backing, I embossed some pale lilac Core'dinations card with a Crafts Too Damask embossing folder, and sanded back to reveal the paler core. But then I fancied a bit of bling, and touched up the sanded areas with some glue and topped with some gold glamour dust. The light here was very bad when I took these pics, but it's very sparkly and girly IRL!

Do drop by my fellow team mates for some wonderful inspiration, and I hope you are inspired to join us this fortnight at The Ribbon Reel where there is the chance of a fab prize up for grabs!

TRR DESIGN TEAM

• Keilly Mulvihill - Keilly's Little Blog
• Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
• Clare Buswell - Clare's Creation
• Pauline Pollington - Craft Obsession - That's Me!
  
• Zuzana Obert - Jelly Welly
• Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

For more information about our challenge, and challenge rules, please see HERE.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

Ruby's Rainbow

Top Tip Tuesday

Stamptacular Sunday

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Ovals Classic Frames - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Say it With Style - Waltzingmouse stamps.


Inks: Distress Inks Tattered Rose, Antique Linen, Milled Lavender, Walnut Stain.


Papers: Melissa Frances 5th Avenue 6x6 Paper Stack; Core'dinations; Cream Marbled Card and white card base from stash.

Ribbons: White Ruffled Sheer; Lilac Lace; Orchid Seam Binding; Cameo Beige Seam Binding.

Other: Metal Buckle; Doily; Gold Glamour Dust; Silver Embossing Powder; Paper Rose; Embossing Folder by Crafts Too; Sewing Machine; Martha Stewart Edger Punch.

Thanks for Stopping by,

Pauline