Thinking of You

Hey there!  Thanks for stopping by!  I have a little tut for you today that is up on the Ribbon Carousel Blog, on how I made this ribbon-button flower for my card.  I thought I would share it here as well.  This is certainly not new or anything fancy, but I think it adds a little something and helps use up those ribbon scraps!

To start, I added a piece of strong tape to the back of my button.

I then trimmed my ribbon down to small pieces.  You can find the ribbon or this twill which is similar at the Ribbon Carousel Shop here.

Next, I looped my ribbon, stapled them together and adhered them to the back of my button, all the way around until I had it completely filled.

To create my water color flower stem, I simply scribbled some ink onto my clear block. picked up the ink with my water brush, and colored in my image.  I would recommend using watercolor paper, so it won't pill when you add your ink.

Here are a few close-up's of my card.  I hope you enjoyed!  Have a great day.

Supplies:
Paper- Kraft, Watercolor paper
Paper: Studio Calico, October Afternoon
Stamps: Hero Arts, Stampabilities
Ink: Memento Markers, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Rhinestones Michael's, Button, Ribbon Ribbon Carousel
Tool: Scallop Border Punch Fiskars