Ribbon Frame

Here's a clever technique I learned this week on The Next Level challenge blog. The challenge was to make any kind of card we wished, but there had to be a ribbon frame on the front. The blog gave a tutorial on how to make one. This is my entry into the challenge.

The first thing I did was to select the ribbon. It had to be something that would knot nicely - not too thick and something that would lay flat. I noticed some of the challenge entries had their ribbon in a perfectly straight line. I was very impressed with that, but didn't try for it here. I actually liked the way it bows out around the nestie frame.

I am also entering this card into the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge for this week. Their challenge is to use designer paper or DSP on your card. This card uses a beautiful paper from the Life's Journey pad from K&Co. It matched up perfectly with the Martha ribbon.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU Flourish background stamp and Gentler Times, Inkadinkado, Rubbernecker sentiment
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Soft Sky, Life's Journey DSP by K&Co., Vellum

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Versamark

Accessories: Martha Stewart Ribbon, Vintage die, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Labels die, KaiserKraft chocolate pearls, sewing machine, Martha Stewart border punch, clear EP