For a while now I have been wishing to try another Natasha Foote technique she calls ribbon weaving. In actual fact there is no weaving involved as one is laying down satin ribbon over an adhesive backed piece of CS. I chose the ribbons you see here and an embossing folder called Brocade from Craft Concepts. When the ribbons were done I ran it through with the folder after I had trimmed down the panel to get clean edges. I added the thin white frame cut with Hero Arts Infinity dies to give it a more finished look and then glued it all to the card front. The word die is a new to me die from MFT and I used the same CS colour to tie things together nicely. A few small embellishments and it was complete. I will say that gluing the sentiment and embellishments over ribbon is more challenging and I had to try twice to get the words to stick properly. I quite like how it turned out and as I have quite a bit of satin type ribbon that I don’t use much I may use it now for a few more in a similar style.
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Very pretty. I like the technique and have quite a stash of ribbon that I could use. I’m wondering if a sentiment that had thicker letters might be easier to set down – perhaps using foam squares. The EF really makes a nice background.
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Thanks Judy and thanks too for the suggestion. It may work better with a different type of sentiment. I shall try different ways the next time I use the technique.
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What a great project! I’ve never tried embossing ribbons, and I think I’ll have to give that a go now, lol. Love the shiny look of these together – really lovely! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!
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Thanks Heather. It is a fun technique and really easy. I had more trouble with the frame than I did with the ribbon.
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I have never embossed ribbon. It is pretty! I think Judy is onto something about making your letter have more dimension. I tend to stack a few layers to achieve that look.
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I agree totally and next time will do that. Glad you like this effort.
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Such an interesting technique and your embossing and card turned out wonderfully.
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Thanks Gayle, you should give it a try as I’m sure you will come up with something beautiful.
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That’s really pretty – I’ve never thought about embossing ribbon!
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Me either until I saw the tutorial I mentioned. Glad you like it.
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Ribbon weaving…gonna have to give this technique a try!! Great take on our “Be Bold” sketch over at Sunday Stamps. That “thinking of you” die is perfect for keeping your sentiment central. I love that embossed background…great detailed folder!! Thanks for playing long with our sketch challenge!!
-Deb Horst, DT #SSC314
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The technique is a fun one and you would enjoy making your own version I’m sure. Thanks for the comment.
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This is so pretty. I never thought of embossing ribbon, thanks for the idea.
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It is easy and fun. Give it a go.
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Such a great idea which you executed brilliantly – a great use for the ribbons, and the embossing folder as well really adds detail. xx
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Thanks. I like Natasha Foote as she is quite innovative and tries to always use what she has. With the Canadian dollar being so weak against other currencies, I am being careful about buying lately. Using what I have makes a lot of sense right now.
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Oh my goodness how clever is this? No wonder it sparkles with that satin ribbon! Thanks so much for sharing and playing along at Sunday Stamps!
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Thanks a lot. I’m happy you like it.
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This is really pretty! What a fun idea to emboss a ribbon background.
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Thanks. It is a great way to use up some ribbons that you may not use in any other way.
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