Join Us In Really Reasonable Ribbon's March Blog Hop!

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Hello everyone!

Welcome to another...

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened on to my blog because you like checking in on me every now and then, you'll want to head back there where it all starts.

The March Ribbon Club assortment is made up of one of my favorite color combinations....pinks, whites, and sage greens.

Isn't it beautiful? :)

For those of you who have yet to be blessed with a pretty assortment of ribbons and trims in your mail boxes each month, check out the monthly Ribbon Club details HERE to find out how.

My friends at Basic Grey sent me some of their new releases to play with, and this month's ribbon works perfectly with their sweet Knee Highs collection.

Here's my card.

It's a very simple layout that I created by cutting pieces from "Kissing Tag" and "Hide & Seek" designer papers, taped them together and cut to fit my card front.

The cardstock is Discount Card Stock's - Brilliant White and Intense Kiwi Prismatic.

I used White Checkerboard Satin and Green Diagonal Stripes Satin from this month's ribbon assortment, to both hide the seam, and to add a pretty detail to my card.

I tied the bow with my handy dandy Bow-Easy.

The stamps are #IB-11 "I'll Always Love You" from Unity.

True's Tip of the Day:

I water-colored the hearts, then topped them with Crystal Effects before I colored the rest of the cupcake. That allowed me to paint the green wrapper without having to be careful of it bleeding into the hearts.

I used Matte Mod-Podge to adhere the sugar sprinkles (Art Glitter's #D29 Confection Hexis Grande) to the frosting.

I hand cut both the cupcake and the sentiment and attached them with foam tape.

Like I said...."easy" but cute right? ;)

I also entered this card in the Chevron Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. :) You should go check it out and join in on the fun! :) 

Your next stop on the hop is sweet Judy's joyful blog. I know she has something awesome to share with you!
BUT, BEFORE YOU GO....

Make sure and leave a comment below about my card, so I'll know you dropped by. Then comment on all of the girl's projects as well. They need some L♥VE too! 

Don't forget to end up back where you started, and answer Bonnie's question for your chance at winning the wonderful prize package from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Friends of True's Inky Blog Hop. Win My Entire Swirly Spring Collection!

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Welcome to the... 

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited today!

I have made tons of wonderful crafty friends since I started making cards and illustrating stamps, so when I wanted to share my latest "Swirly Spring" Inky Antics release, they are the ones I turned to. :)

I sent stamp sets and coordinating papers to a couple dozen friends, and many of them decided to join me in a hop sharing projects created with them! They are all truly AMAZING artists and I can't wait to see what they have created! 
I hope you will hop along with us and check them all out. 

You could win an awesome prize donated by Inky Antics!

One lucky commentor will win all six sets of my Swirly Spring collection!

The winner will be picked (from comments made between now and midnight on Sunday the 10th) on a random blog. Make sure and comment on all of the projects along the hop to increase your chances of winning. Only one comment per blog please. 
The winner will be announced on Monday the 11th here on my blog, so remember to check back and see if you were the lucky one. :)

I chose to use my #1115MC - "Swirly Birds" clear set to create my card.

I also used my #IA-PAC003 "Everything's Coming Up Roses" designer cardstock. 
The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, then topped with Ranger Stickles.

The die cut shapes are from Spellbinders and the larger flower and leaves were also made with their Bitty Blooms die set. The small roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The pretty ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, the cardstocks from Discount Card Stock and the pearls from Want2Scrap. (see card recipe below, for links)

Here are a few other projects that I have recently created with my Swirly Spring collection.

Click on the images to be taken to the original posts for details.

   

 Your next stop on the hop is my sweet friend

Allie Gower's blog.

Bookmark my page, just in case you get lost along the way, because here is a complete list of links for you to use. :)

Trudy Sjolander (you are here)

Allie Gower

Sean Fetterman

Lydia Fiedler

Leah Lucescu

Linda Lucas

Bev Gerard

Dina Kowal

Colleen Schaan

Carisa Zglobicki

Lisa Lara

Bonnie Garby

Suzanne Dean

Joe Rotella

Judy Rozema

Lori Craig

Trudy Sjolander (Come back and let me know what you thought about my friends wonderful projects. :)

I would love it if you would "Follow"my blog.
"Friend" me on my Facebook page.
"Like" my Facebook fan page.
"Follow" me on Pinterest.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with us!

Card Recipe:
Inky Antics - #115MC - "Swirly Birds" clear stamp set and #IA-PAC003- "Everything's Coming Up Roses" designer paper by: Trudy Sjolander Designs
Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon
Spellbinders - #S4-112 Classic Ovals Sm and #S4-113 Scalloped Classic Ovals, #S2-128 Classic Squares Sm. and #S4-129 Scalloped Classic Squares Nestabilities, and S5-086 Bitty Blossoms Dies
Want2Scrap - 72 count White Self-adhesive Pearls
Discount Card Stock - Brilliant White, Bazzill Swiss Dots - Irish Eyes, and  Vista Metallic Blue
Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol
Ranger Stickles -Waterfall
Tskiniko- Staz-On Jet Black
Wild Orchid Crafts - small paper roses
Scotch - ATG tape runner
Beacon - Fabri-tac glue
sewing machine, thread, paper trimmer, scoring board

And the Winner of My Blogaversary Prize is....

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Hi Everyone!

Sorry that it took me so long to post the winner. It took longer than I thought to make all of those little slips to draw from, and I kept getting side-tracked!

OK...now for the business at hand.

Drum roll  pleeeeeeaaase....

The winner is......

Jennifer Scull!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

I would like to thank Jennifer and all of my friends/followers for sharing my celebration around the net.

You are all awesome!

I would also like to thank all of my sponsors.
I have some super generous friends in the industry!

You all ROCK!

I would love it if you clicked over to my original blogaversary post and visited some of my sponsors shops. I know you will love them as much as I do!

For those who didn't win this time, stay tuned. There is going to be a blog hop in a few weeks with my new releases ans some of my amazing crafty friends. You won't want to miss it! Inky Antics is sponsoring me again and this time, they will be giving my entire Spring stamp release away to one lucky winner!

More details to come, as we get closer to the event.

I can hardly wait! :)

Thanks again! :)

Really Reasonable Ribbon's January Blog Hop and My New Inky Antics Stamp and Paper Release!

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Hi everyone!

Welcome to another...

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened onto my blog, head back there to start from the beginning.  You don't want to miss a thing!

Besides the hop, I have something else fun going on. I have 6 brand new Inky Antics stamp sets and a new paper line debuting this weekend in Anaheim, CA at CHA! 

Here is a peek at Really Reasonable Ribbon's January ribbon club set.

Not a ribbon club member? CLICK HERE to see how to get a beautiful set of assorted ribbons delivered to your mailbox every month! :)

For my first card, I chose to use the solid pink satin ribbon from the set with images and sentiments from my #11155MC Swirly Bird Inky Antics Clear Stamp Set, and my #IA-PAC0003 "Everything's Coming Up Roses" designer paper.

I colored the images with Prismacolor Pencils and gamsol, then added the little white dots with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.

The cardstocks are all from Discount Card Stock ant the Sage Green Pearls are from Want2Scrap.

I popped up parts of the birds using a different technique than I usually use. Here are a few pictures to show how I did it.

                                        

For my second card, I used the iridescent white ribbon from the set.

I just love how it sparkles so I added lots of sparkle to my card to match.
The cardstock again is from Discount Card Stock and the Purple Rhinestones from Want2Scrap.
I created the swirly background paper by embossing some brilliant White cardstock, inking the raised areas with yellow ink, then adding some Art Glitter over that.

The stamp set I used for this one is my #11159MC Sunshine and Flowers clear set from Inky Antics.
These stamp sets will be available tomorrow at Inky Antics.
Here is a picture my friend Bunny sent of my Swirly Spring board on display in Anaheim, California at the Craft and Hobby Association convention this weekend. 

There are 2 blogaversaries going on now that you might be interested in. :)
One is my very own 4th blogaversary and I am giving away an awesome prize package sponsored by my favorite companies. CLICK HERE to see how you can enter.
The other is Really Reasonable Ribbon's 3 year blogaversary.
Bonnie is giving away $100.00 worth of gift certificates!
CLICK HERE to enter that one. :)
Your next stop on the hop is sweet Judy's joyful blog.

Thanks for dropping by! 

Sneak Peeks of My New "Swirly Spring" Stamp and Paper Collection for Inky Antics!

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Hi everyone!

I am super excited today because I get to share a few of the stamps from my new "Swirly Spring" line for Inky Antics, that will be available for purchase on January 14th!

These sets are: #11158MC Swirly Easter Clear Set, 11159MC Swirly Sunshine & Flowers Clear Set, and #11156MC Swirly Butterflies Clear Set. 

There will be wood mounted versions of may of these images available if you prefer that style of stamps. ;)

I also have also designed 6 coordinating papers to go with these sets. They will be available in both text weight and cardstock.

Woo hoo! Inky Antics first paper line! :)

I can share three of them with you today.

These are snippet samples (the print is much smaller on the actual papers).

 I would love it if you headed over to the Inky Antics blog and check out some of the cards that I created with these sets!

Please leave me some love if you like them! :)

We will be sharing my other sets and papers soon so check back often! :)

BTW..if you haven't entered my BLOGAVERSARY DRAWING, CLICK HERE to see how.

You could win these three sets as well as lots of products from some other awesome companies!

Thanks for dropping by!

We have a winner of an impromptu BLOGAVERSARY drawing!

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Hi everyone!
I mentioned in my big BLOGAVERSARY post that in addition to the big prize in the end, I would be giving away random prizes throughout the month. I've drawn my first winner! Karen Ladd! Congratulations Karen! You've just won $20.00 worth of Want2Scrap product from my personal stash!

Karen had lots of entries  She shared on her FB wall, "liked" many of the sponsors of my big prize on Facebook, and everything else you could do to earn an entry. It paid off too! :)

I will be doing more surprise drawings so make sure and get yourself entered in the contest.

Don't forget...you could still win the big prize too! :)
CLICK HERE to see the entry post. ;)

I am having so much fun celebrating my 4 years of blogging with my friends!

Thanks so much! 

Really Reasonable Ribbon's December Blog Hop

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Hello everyone, and welcome to our final

of 2012!

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened onto my blog, head on back there and start at the beginning. You won't want to miss a thing!

I simply LOVE the colors in this months monthly Ribbon Club set!

My 50th birthday was a few weeks ago and my sweet friend Lisa Lara sent me a birthday goodie package that had some Basic Grey paper pads called Fiction and Fact, as well as some matching buttons. I have been wanting to play with them and the teal colors in this months set matched perfectly!
I have always admired Lisa's flair for beautiful CAS cards so I went with a simple design that shows off the pretty papers and ribbons.

The Kraft cardstock is from Discount Card Stock, the Le Crème pearls from Want2Scrap, and ink from Ranger. Not sure about the stamp. Sorry. :(

Here is a peek at the goodie set that Bonnie will be giving away to one lucky commeter.

Make sure and leave some love on all of the girl's blogs to increase your chances of winning! :)

Not a Really Reasonable Ribbon  ribbon club member? Why not give yourself a Christmas gift that you will receive again and again? You can get all of the details HERE!

OK...your next stop on the hop is sweet Judy's blog. I'm sure she has something special to share with you! :)

Thanks so much for hopping by!



All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop (with prizes!)

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Hi everyone!

 

Welcome to the All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop!

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, surrounded by friends and family! After all of that hard work cooking and cleaning, you deserve to take a little break and hop along with us!

 

If you are here from Candice's wonderful blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened on to my blog, head on back to Pam's blog, Scrapbook Flair. That's where it all starts. You don't want to miss a single project or opportunity to win some fun prizes!

 

My project is very simple, but don't we all need simple this time of year? If you are like me, you are in the hyper-holiday mode and it just seems so hard to get my "to do" list whittled down.

 

I decided to alter a little 5 1/2" by 4 1/4" spiral notebook.

 

 

I used My Mind's Eye - Signature Christmas Holiday Glitter Book to cover the front and create the die cuts. The dies are Spellbinder's #S5-121 Frosty Forms set. I blinged it up with White and LeCreme Half Pearls from Want2Scrap, and assorted ribbons and lace from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 

I thought I would give a gift to one of my wonderful followers since it has been awhile and I love sending happy mail.

 

How about the notebook that I created for this hop and some bling from my favorite bling shop....Want2Scrap?  :)

 

 

Just follow my blog (if you don't already) and leave a comment below. My followers area is at the top of my blog, just under my photo.

 

I will draw the lucky winner on Sunday November 25th.

 

Your last stop on the hop is at sweet Pinky's blog. Bet she has something really cool to share with you!

 

Thanks so much for hopping by! :)



Really Reasonal Ribbon November Blog Hop

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Hi everyone, and welcome to our November...

 

 

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog, you are in the right place!
If you just happened onto my blog, make sure and go back there to start at the beginning. You won't want to miss a thing!
 

The girls have all created projects using Really Reasonable Ribbon's November Ribbon Club Set.

It is packed with beautiful textures, sizes, and shades of reds and blacks.

 

 

I decided to create a Christmas ornament with a couple of the red ribbons, some HoneyPop paper, and my #11123MC Christmas Ornaments HoneyPop Clear Set available at Inky Antics.

(While on the Inky site, type 11123MC into the "search" box at the top of the page and click "GO" to see the set)

 

Here is my ornament.

 (you can click on the photo for a closer look)

 

The florals are from Prima, the pearls are from Want2Scrap and I covered them with glitter from Art Glitter.

 

If you aren't a RRR ribbon club member, why not give yourself a Christmas present that lasts all year? Sign up and you will get a beautiful assortment of ribbons in your mail box every month. Many of them are exclusive to ribbon club members.

SEE DETAILS HERE.

 

I would like to mention too that Really Reasonable Ribbon is giving away an awesome set of "pre-holiday no calorie blog candy" valued at over $75.00!

 

 

 See how to enter HERE.

 

OK...now off to sweet Judy's joyful blog for your next stop on the hop.

BUT WAIT!!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment here, and on each of the blogs to increase your chances of winning the hop prize package! :)

 

Have a wonderful day! :)