Saturday, June 13, 2020

Oh Ribbon Tree

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

I have another Christmas card today.
We're almost halfway through the year and Christmas
will be here all too soon!


To make this card, I added some Sookwang tape vertically over a 
scrap of Neenah cardstock.  Then I pressed the ribbon horizontally.
When the whole piece was covered, I die cut it with a pennant die.

The ribbon has wonderful texture!

For the snowflake on top, I used a piece of canvas that is for crafts.
I'm sorry, but there are just some pieces in my bag of cork, fabric and wood
so I don't know where it came from.  I also cut the snowflake from a
snippet of crumb cake cardstock and glued them to each other a little
offside.  This time I did it intentionally! LOL

I used a larger die to emboss the card front and decorated the tree
with some red glitter glue.

Challenges:


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Scribbly Christmas (TH)
Ink:   Cherry Cobbler (SU)
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Naturals White (SU), Neenah
Other:  Ribbon (Michaels), Stacking Pennants Die (Honey Bee), Snowflake Die (IO)


34 comments:

Pat said...

A great idea Bonnie and a very pretty tree using this gorgeous ribbon, and I love the double layer snowflake star and the red glitter glue dots on the little snowflakes on the ribbon, and a great complementary sentiment too. x

LeAnne said...

LOVE this!

Viv said...

Inspired Bonnie! I have a set of Pennant dies unused - I now shall be making lots of Christmas cards with them after seeing how lovely this turned out! x

Robyn Oliver said...

Fabulous ribbon tree Bonnie... looks super with the textured ribbon across the whole 'pennant' tree - two wonderful ideas - I have made trees with stripes of different coloured ribbons but definitely will be looking again at my stash....love the embossed finishing touches and the red glitter...hugs Robyn

Liz said...

Brilliant card, Bonnie. What a great way to use ribbon and I love the subtle embossing. xx

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Fabulous texture with that ribbon tree, Bonnie - just love it!! Pretty background paper too with the bitty flecks!!

Christine Alexander said...

so clever creating the ribbon tree, I love the colours and the texture :)

Loll said...

This is so creative, Bonnie!! I LOVE your ribbon and looks amazing covering your tree. The red adds a fun pop of colour. xx

kiwimeskreations said...

What a fabulous textural Christmas tree Bonnie, and such unconventional colours - love it!
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

JosieD said...

What a clever idea using ribbon this way! Your creativity sure is amazing...using basic products like ribbon in new ways. And thanks for the reminder that Christmas is only half a year off so get going on that Christmas card stash(!)

I Card Everyone said...

Such a beautiful ribbon, Bonnie... love the texture, and kraft color! Another lovely Christmas card to share!
=]

Nstiz said...

This is SO clever! From the photo I can see the texture and immediately had to read how you did this. I’m impressed that the die cut through the ribbon! Amazing. The embossing around the tree is a perfect way to set it off. Now this is what I call creative! Great card Bonnie!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Ingenious and very beautiful.
Take care
Faith x

HilaryJane said...

What an excellent idea with the ribbon, it has worked a treat xx

Marian said...

What a great idea. So pretty.

Trina P. said...

So cool and creative. I’m surprised the die was able to cut through the ribbon so cleanly. Love the non-traditional colours and fabulous texture.

beverly said...

Bonnie, you have a very creative eye. I would have never thought to use that ribbon as a tree. Love this card.

Brenda in IN said...

What a great way to use ribbon and this ribbon is beautiful. I love the matching snowflake on top.

Mac Mable said...

Such a unique and creative 'Tree' Bonnie and a wonderful contemporary Christmas card x.

Papercraft Boutique said...

What an awesome idea to create a Christmas tree using ribbon, Bonnie! The card is so pretty and I love the organic feel to it. The red glitter dots add so much fun and festivity!
Hideko xx

Brenda said...

That is some beautiful ribbon Bonnie and it sure made a beautiful Christmas tree with your die! I love the texture the ribbon has and the design of it. This kraft and white color combo is just so pretty to me with the little pops of red in the snowflake centers. Just gorgeous! Hugs, Brenda

Susan said...

Wonderful ribbon and such a great creative way of using it. Love the red glitter glue on the snowflakes on the tree!

nancy littrell said...

You are so clever, Bonnie to think of designing a Christmas tree out of your ribbon. I love the texture and your kraft, red and white color combo is so Christmasy. Beautiful die cut snowflake topper with kraft layer offset. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs..Nancy

Ros Crawford said...

What a clever idea and what a stunner!

Leslie Miller said...

So cool!! I have all the stuff to do this with, so maybe I'll give it a try. Use up some of that Christmas ribbon. I can't imagine cutting through all that, but if you say so... It turned out so cute!

TK said...

Wonderful Christmas card, and I love the burlap-ish texture!

Jo said...

NICE!!! I had to read twice to realize that you assembled this beautiful tape onto Sookwang. Brilliant, I forget to use that stuff. NBUS LOL.
Crisp and elegant ....and beutiful!

Lady Joyful said...

Wow, Bonnie! This is absolutely gorgeous. You've made a really stunning Christmas tree with your ribbon. It has such great texture and interest. Thank you for joining us at Christmas Craft Creations - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT

SmilynStef said...

What a clever way to use that die cut ... the pennant became a fabulous holiday tree ... so very glad you shared your ribbon creation with us at jingle belles.

lauren bergold said...

oh wow! SOOOO cool and clever! what a beautiful card, i'm glad you staged it with the ribbon because you had applied it soooooo neatly i was thinking, "WHERE is the ribbon?!" lol. so awesome! thanks for joining our ribbon fun at JINGLE BELLES!

Chrissie said...

This is gorgeous Bonnie, the texture on that tree is fabulous!Just love it!
Thank you for sharing with us a Christmas Craft Creations this time!
Chrissie

Heather said...

This is brilliant. I love the look of that tree, it is so pretty.

BożenA said...

So amazing use of the ribbon, very clever :-) I love the final look of your Christmas tree.
xx

nancy littrell said...

Wow...I am touching and looking at this Gorgeous textured Christmas Tree card right now:-) Thank you so much Bonnie for this CAS beauty!!! Denny was impressed too! It is great to be able to read all the description on your blog. I will always treasure this creative card filled with love. Miss you too my dear friend. Stay safe and Happy during the holidays. Love and Hugs...Nancy