Monday, November 12, 2012

Ribbon Wreath

Hello ...

My lovely friend Jan is Guest Designing this month for one of my favourite challenge blogs
And the technique this week is Ribbon Weaving to make a Ribbon Wreath ... (very addictive) 


It is best to use thin ribbon and where possible ribbon with a pattern or another colour as it gives such a pretty effect ... I don't usually use thin ribbon so I raided my cupboard and eventually found some which had stitching on the sides ... perfect with some lovely digital paper from Astrid ...


... and a sparkly Christmas tree in the centre ...


I wanted my wreath to be the focal point and added a white bow, beads and stems to the wreath


... and some lace and a piece of the same ribbon used for the wreath below. 

I did have some patterned ribbon but only a short piece ... But I still got to use that too as a sort of decoration on some fun paper 


It looks a little like a pine cone to me ... but you can see how effective it is when you use patterned ribbon ...



On another note ... there is still no sign of sweet little Gipsy ... The little ginger stray has for the past few days decided to come into the house and goes straight to her bed upstairs ... It is quite strange as he is very timid ...  But he gets onto her bed and purrs ... Maybe he knows something we don't ... Or perhaps he's trying to tell us something ... Time will tell ...

Have a lovely Day / Evening and I will be back tomorrow ...

Thanks for stopping by

~ Ros ~







19 comments:

Stella said...

You sure know how to nail a challenge ( again:)...I'm impressed!) Love that wreath and yes it IS the focal point of a gorgeous card. And you ribbon pine cone is so cute!
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Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Oh what a gorgeous effect with that ribbon wreath! I must try it. Gorgeous, elegant card, Ros!
I really hope Gipsy finds her way home really soon..! x

Astrid Maclean said...

Wow Ross, that ribbon weave looks absolutely amazing, what gorgeous cards you made with that technique! Would LOVE to know how you did it. Is there a tutorial somewhere? Oh also love how you used one of my papers!

Chris said...

Oh my, Ros, your ribbon wreath is stunning. It makes a wonderful focal point for your beautiful card.

Sorry to hear Gipsy hasn't returned. I hope she turns up.

Barbara said...

What wonderful cards! Love that ribbon technique... very unusual (to me at least).

Tracy said...

Oh Ros! This is magnificent! The purple with the silver and white are just stunning. One of your most beautiful creations yet! Hugs!

Sandy Ang said...

Love the ribbon weaving effect. It's so creative and original.

Marisa said...

Love your lilac wreath!! You used the perfect ribbon for it (worth the hunt!) and just love that Christmas tree in the middle! Gorgeous Christmas card!

Well done on using up a scrap too!! Your woven embellishment down the side is great! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls this week :)

Lynnda said...

Oh wow... i'm gobsmacked!!!! Both cards are beautiful... How clever of you to create that wreath using ribbons.... its brilliantly STUNNING! I heart your pine cone too.... Amazing Ros.... hugs...xoxo

Heather Rogers said...

WOW! I love that ribbon wreath...so very clever girl! :)

hugs~

Davi said...

Ros so sorry your Gipsy still hasnt come home!! I love your cards..Ive never seen ribbon woven like that. REally is beautiful, love the wreath and the combo with the print is very pretty too :)

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Such a pretty ribbon work there, both are amazing....

Sylvia said...

Sorry I missed this yesterday, Ros, this is such a pretty card. Love that wreath! Hoping you had a fun day.

Sasha said...

Gorgeous ribbon weaving on both cards, Ros. Your wreath looks so pretty in lilac :) x

Desire Fourie said...

Oh wow Ros. This is stunning ribbon art.
Wishing you a fab Wednesday.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Heidi said...

They are both beautiful!
Lovely details:)
Sorry to hear that Gipsy is still gone. I really hope she will come back soon.
Hugs, Heidi:)

Anonymous said...

I agree with Lynnda, brilliantly STUNNING! WOW , I will have to give it a try!

Some neighbors down the street deserted their two cats, so I've been feeding both and I'm really attached to them. But I havent seen the girl for the past few days and have called the animal shelter but no luck. I had just found a home for both too. Im praying nothing happened to her. I would have kept them, but I'm so allergic.

Anonymous said...

I am blown away by this card and can completely understand why you won the JUGS challenge! Just beautiful!!!!

Chris said...

Congratulations on your Chic of the Week award, Ros. So well deserved. :)