Laundry Day

Hey there! Today I'm hosting the ReallyReasonableRibbon blog. I'm sharing this cute layout of Natalie having fun with laundry..lol. Hope you like it! P.S. I think my mojo is slowing returning! lol :)*****************************
Hello scrappy friends! Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here.Today I wanted to share a fun scrapbook page I made featuring the Cotton Candy Baker's Twine. These pictures were taken about a year ago, I was just about to start folding the laundry when my daughter was being very quite. I went to look for her and found her surrounded with clothes..she was emptying out her hamper and clothes were everywhere! lol..she thought it was so fun, it was so cute! :)
I was inspired by this sketch from PageMaps..the clothesline look is one of my favorite things to do on scrapbooking projects..so the baker's twine came in handy for that. I just stapled the ends down to the layout. I also did a little bit of machine stitching along the edges with my new sewing machine. :)

Hope this inspires you to get your New Years scrappin' mojo flowing. :)

Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge

Hi everyone!

Today is the Terrific Tuesday Challenge on the Scrappy Mom's blog. They just recently started selling these cute bitty bags..they are perfect for little treats or gift cards!

So the challenge is 'It's in the bag' and we were to use the bags and of course add a SMS sentiment. I used the new 'Dancing in Circles' stamps and paired them with some cuper cute EAD stickerz.

The stickerz are called Tiny Twinies in Christmas (an EAD and Softpencils co-branding).

I added a touch of Christmas Baker's Twine and made a rolled ribbon flower using some red Wrinkle Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you can come join in the challenge..the winner will win a SMS set of their choice! Good luck! and Happy Holidays! :)

DIY Baby Headband and a Christmas Video

Hey everyone! I hope you're almost ready for Christmas and hopefully enjoying this time with your loved ones! I know it's been quite around my neck of the woods but hopefully after the New Year I will have more time to be crafty (and get some mojo back!)..today I'm sharing a DIY project on the Really Reasonable Robbon Blog, but before I get to that I wanted to share this sweet Christmas video I stumbled across on YouTube. It's really cute and it shares what I believe to be the true meaning of Christmas (the birth of Christ)...take a look! :)

**********************************Hi everyone! Joanna here from Scrap-Making. Today I wanted to share  a fun DIY project I made for my future niece. My sister is expecting a sweet baby girl next spring and I've been slowing making lots of little hair accessories for her (since my daughter hates that kinda stuff!).I used some bright pink satin double ruffle ribbon for the rolled flower. And for the headband part I used the white elastic shimmery ruffle ribbon.

The rolled flower was easy to make..just used a hot glue gun and some felt and glue down ribbon as you roll in a circle. Once you have it the size you like hot glue it to the elastic ribbon.
I'm sure I will be making more of these soon!Thanks for stopping by! :)Have a great weekend.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop!

Please start HERE, or if you came from Judy's blog you're in the right spot!

Today we are featuring the December Ribbon Club Assortment which has lots of very pretty white ribbons perfect for all your wintery projects.

Here's a fun Christmas card I made using the glittery shear ribbon as my background, I  just layered it onto some kraft cardstock...

I also layered some of the shear polka dot ribbon under the die-cut tree and the sentiment is by Scrappy Mom's Stamps.

I hope you like it! :)

Make sure to leave a comment on every stop becasue one random winner will win the Ribbon Club Assortment! Good Luck.

Ok next stop is to...

Heidi

Christmas Cake Pops

Hi there! Yesterday I was hosting on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog..this week is all about recipe sharing for the holidays. If you have a favorite recipe and a cute way to package your goodies, come link up and you could win a $10 gift card to the RRR store! :) *****************************
Hi there! Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here today to share with you a fun way to dress up some cake pops!This is our Recipe Week here on Really Reasonable Ribbon, we thought it'd be fun to spice it up for the holiday season! :)So what are cake pops you may ask?...Well they are delicious little bites of heaven! lol..really they are cake mixed with frosting and then dipped in chocolate...yummmo! :)

I used my favorite Christmas Baker's twine along with some Red Seam Binding Ribbon to add lots of color to my packaging. I wanted to keep it simple so the focus is on the yummy cake pops. :)I love making these for holidays and parties and they are so good everyone loves them!
Here's some easy steps so you can make them yourself...*Supplies: Cake mix, lolipop sticks, chocolate melts.*Bake a cake (I used chocolate) according to directions on box.*Let it cool completely, then crumble entire cake.Add a tub of frosting to cake crumbles (I used chocolate fudge frosting).*Next roll into balls (you will be able to make about 4 dozen balls).Melt a handfull of chocolate melts (I used the white peppermint chocolate melts), then dip lolipop sticks into melted chocolate then insert them into the cake balls. *Put cake balls in the frezzer for about 10-15 minutes.*Melt 2 bags of chocolate melts and then dip each ball and completly cover..make sure to tap off excess chocolate and place on a cookie sheet (lined with wax paper).*Let the chocolate harden (it only takes a few minutes).*Next step is to take a bite and enjoy your yummy creation! 

Hope you enjoy and hopefully you can make some yourself..and p.s. you might be not be able to stop eating these..they are de-lish! :)

Christmas Wreath

Hi there! Today I'm the host over on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog, I'm sharing a fun wreath I FINALLY made..I've been hoarding this stryofoam wreath for the longest time! lol..hope you likey! :)

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Hello crafty friends! It's Joanna B. here. Today I'm sharing a fun DIY Christmas wreath..lately I've been on Pinterest a LOT..if you don't know what Pinterest is, it's basically a place to pin and catergorize anything you want and each pin takes you straight to that subject. So I've been pinning wreaths I can make for Christmas and have been getting so many awesome ideas I finally had to go get some supplies and make one for my home.

I wanted to have a banner going across it, I used my Cricut to cut the banner letters and hot glued them to some  white ric-rac ribbon and added some red grosgrain ribbon for bows.

I wrapped the entire wreath with grey yarn and made some fun yarn pom-poms.

The nice thing about making these is that they are totally customizable and fun to make! You can make them any color you want!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great Thanksgiving Day tomorrow! :)

Merriest Wishes

Hi there! Today is 'CAS' Christmas Challenge on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog. 

I think sometime I struggle with clean and simple because I love to add a ton of stuff on my cards, but believe it or not..this card fell together nicely. :)

I gave my cute gingie a personalized ribbon dress using the red ribbon from the Autumn Twill Assortment and my new fav..the Christmas Baker's Twine.

I also added some of the baker's twine through my handmade button.

Here's a close up of her ribbon dress. :)

She's a cutie! lol..I used the Faceless Gingerbread Doll by Peachy Keen Stamps.

I hope you like it!

Make sure to visit the RRR blog to see more inspiration..one winner will win a $10 gift card to the RRR shop! Good luck!

Supplies:

RRR-Autumn Twill Assort., Christmas Baker's Twine

Peachy Keen Stamps

EAD Designs (sentiment)

Creative Charms (gems)

Pattern Paper-Crate Paper

So Thankful

Hey there bloggy world! Today I'm the Host on the Creative Charms blog..here's what I made and posted:
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Hi everyone! It's Joanna Bandelin here, this is my 1st ever post here on the Creative Charms blog and I'm super excited to share my card with you today!

So far I have been LOVING everything about Creative Charms! The brads and bling and all the super cute embellishments! When I was making this card I pictured a blinged-out turkey..lol, that sounds kinda funny,  but that's what I eneded up making! Take a look...

I gave my turkey and fun hat with a leaf from the Fall Medley. And used some Amber Gem Stickers on the feathers.

I was really inspired by the 'thankful' sentiment (from the Autumn Words & bling set) and kind of worked around that. I also made a rolled ribbon flower and topped it with some gems and a pretty vintage marble brad.

I hope you enjoyed my card, thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

Creative Charms

Autmn Words & Bling

Vintage Marble Brad-Amber

Fall Medley

Amber Gem Stickers

Other supplies:

Peachy Keen Stamps-Critter Faces

Really Reasonable Ribbon-wrinkle ribbon

Pattern Paper-Recollection Night and Fall

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop! I'm super excited to be joining in this time, since it's my first time hopping with the new Design Team!

Ok so if you are joining in please start HERE, or if you are coming from Judy's blog then you're in the right spot!

Today we are all featuring the November Ribbon Club Assortment

and showcasing the wonderful silver and gold ribbons. I have to admit these colors are not my 'go-to' colors, but after playing with them I really have a new love for  silver and gold! :)

I decided to get ready for Christmas and made a set of 12 tags...

*Sentiments from Scrappy Mom's Stamps (A Holiday to Remember).

I LOVE the sparkly ribbons the best! :)

I hope you like them!

Guess what!? One lucky winner will win the entire Ribbon Club Assortment! So make sure to leave a comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win!

Ok, now keep hopping along for more inspiration!

Your next stop is to 

HEIDI

Have a great day!

Keep calm and make tea AND a tutorial!

Hi everyone! Ok, so today I am the host on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog. I thought I would combine another Scrappy Mom's sneak peek in with this post and I also squezzed in a mini tutorial..so enjoy! :)******************
Hi everyone! Joanna here, today I am sharing a sweet card using some fun fall colors.I did some ribbon pleating on this card. I've tried it before and really struggled with it, but this time around it was soo much easier! My secret??..I used my hot glue gun and it made pleating so easy!And I also made a pretty ribbon flower by rolling the ribbon in a circle and gluing down as you roll.I topped off my pleating with some pretty Oyster Baker's Twine ,the bloom is all Twill from the Autumn Twill Assortment and a fun sentiment by Scrappy Mom's Stamps!

Here's a little  mini tutorial on how I did the ribbon pleating:Start off with a layer of your ribbon (I used the Ginger Grosgrain).

Then start pleating by kind of over-lapping the ribbon onto itself. You'll want to glue about 1/2 inch at a time. What you will want to do is fold down about 1/2 inch, glue it then bring it back about 3/4 to 1 inch glue it down and then fold it again and overlap it onto the pleat before it, leaving about 1/4 space inbetween each pleat. ((I hope that makes sense! lol))

Once you get the hang of it, it's really easy! :)

Keep in mind this isn't the only way of ribbon pleating, this is just a way that I like to do it! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

RRR: Autumn Twill Assortment, Oyster Baker's Twine, Ginger Grosgrain

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-"Freshly Brewed"-sentiment

Creative Charms-Pearls

Crate Paper

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P.S. In case you missed yesterday was the new release of the 'Freshly Brewed' stamp set by Scrappy Mom's..check it out here.

Making Spirits Bright

Hi everyone! Today is the monthly EAD Designs color challenge.  This is the challenge where everyone is a winner! If you participate you automatically get 25% off from the EAD store and t he winner will get a $20 dollar gift card to the EAD shop! Woohoo!
Here's this month's colors:

and the new Funky Christmas Tag stickerz to go with the challenge:

and here's my card for some inspiration..

I made a fun window card! :)

Hope you like it!

So make sure to come check out all the details and link up HERE!

Supplies:EAD Designs-Funky Christmas Tags and Christmas SentimentsCreative Charms-Pure Blossom (red)Really Reasonable Ribbon-White Ric-Rac ribbonPattern Paper by DCWV, twine, circle punches

Pumpkin Patch Layout

Hi!

I was going to wait to share this layout over the weekend, but I loved it so much I couldn't wait! :)

This was of our latest trip to the Pumpkin patch a few weeks ago. It was a nice sunny day.

I used a fabbie sketch by Sketchy Thursdays and paired it with some of my wonderful Design Team products..I pulled out some Really Reasonable Ribbons, some Creative Charms and of course that super cute pumpkin is by my favorite--> Peachy Keen Stamps!

I've mentioned before that I am ADDICTED to making paper rosettes lately, so I had to add a few to my page..I cut them from the Something to Celebrate Cricut cart. Then I colored in that adorable pumpkin using the Halloween Sweet Folks by PKS. I made a little ribbon bloom using some Wrinkled Ribbon in Crush Rust by RRR and topped it with a pretty Vintage brad by Creative Charms.

I LOVE this pumpkin  trim by RRR! I thought it looked cute adding the little Pearl stickers by Creative Charms inbetween each pumpkin.

Then I added a bit of Twill by RRR for a quick border.

Hope you likey! :)

I was inspired by sketch 11.3 from Sketchy Thursdays:

Thanks for droppin' by! :)

Supplies:

Peachy Keen Stamps

Really Reasonablle Ribbon

Creative Charms

Pattern Paper-Recollectione (nightfall)

Something to Celebrate Cricut cart

Thickers by AC