DIY Ribbon Organizer

Hello everyone! I'll bet those of you who are into Crafting have rolls and rolls of ribbons. Organizing ribbons can be of a challenge. I tried store bought ribbon organizer, but I am not satisfied because some of them are not efficient.  Not to mention super expensive.

Here's  a DIY ribbon organizer I made using a corrugated box. This is super easy to make. I covered it with fabric paper and wala! I got myself a very in-expensive ribbon organizer.

I like to see my ribbons, so when I'm designing, it's easy to know whether I have coordinating ribbons or not. It's important to think about that when buying or DIY'ing a ribbon organizer. 

I will try to share the "How To" or "Template" of my DIY Corrugated Box Ribbon Organizer next time. 

Here are some DIY ribbon organizers I found on Pinterest. You can check my Pinterest Board for more DIY inspiration projects. 

Studio Ribbon Storage

Martha Stewart

 DIY Wrapping Paper & Ribbon Organizer

3D PAPER FLOWER EMBELLISHMENTS

Hello everyone. I would like to thank those of you who took the time to email me saying that they missed me.  And that I inspired you with my creations. As much as I love to share crafting tips, projects and tutorials on my blog, sometimes there just isn't enough time. I have orders for Custom Exploding Box Invitations I need to fill. So, I do hope you understand my long absence in the blogosphere. 

Today, I would like to share tips on how to make your gift boxes, place cards or escort cards more presentable. It's a little detail, that will let your recipients know that you really put an effort into the gifts or party decorations. 

The first flower is the Begonia flower. If you have a die cut or electronic cutting machine, this is very easy to make. Just download the file and assemble the flower. You can ink the edges or distress it, it is up to you. You can find my old 3D Paper Flower Tutorial here. 

These paper Begonia Flowers are a great addition to your DIY Wedding Favor Boxes, Quinceanera Gift Favor or Recordatorios, or simply use it to adorn your Place Cards or Escort Cards. 

The second Flower is a Rolled Paper Rosette. I LOVE love this paper rosettes! This 3D flower makes those ordinary escort cards extra ordinary. I think this is great for those Sweet 16th Escort cards or Quinceanera place cards/escort cards. 

You can check my previous Valentine project where I linked the tutorial on how to make paper rosettes here.

Thank you very much for stopping by today. I will continue to come up with new ideas on how to embellish your projects. Also, I am working on the 3rd Edition of my Christmas E-book, I would love to know what you would like me to include this time. Please feel free to leave me a comment and I promise to keep your input in mind for the Christmas E-book. 

Turquoise Blue & Chocolate Brown Color Combo - LIKE it?

Hello Everyone! Happy Tuesday! I just want to share some inspirational photos of the Turquoise Blue and Chocolate Brown Color Combo. This color combination has been very popular for the 2012 color palette for Weddings, Quinceañeras, Sweet 16s, 18th Birthdays and other party events. 

Brides and Mis Quince/ Sweet 16 girls loves the elegant color combination of earthy brown tones and cool rich turquoise blue. It really creates a rich look on your invitations or gift favors. 

My Client in Jamaica, purchased this Jinky's Crafts Custom Exploding Box Invitation Kit. They did the assembly to save money and I was impressed with the great work they did on my Exploding Box Wedding Invitation Kit. The finished project looks beautiful! They really did a super awesome job. 

If you have a color idea or theme idea that you want to be featured here - or if you had purchased my Exploding Box  w/ 3-Tier Cake PDF Tutorial or Kit and want to share your photos, please don't hesitate to email or contact me. 

So, What's your final verdict? Turquoise Blue & Chocolate Brown Color Combo - Do you LIKE it?

Side Step 3D Save The Date Card

Hello everyone! Did you guys miss me at all? I have been MIA for a month now. I had a mini-vacation in Vancouver Canada where I used to live.  And where my family lives. I had fun checking out the popular Tourist destinations like Whistler, Grouse Mountain Resort and Capilano Suspension Bridge. I have been away for 1.5 yrs so I had to check out the changes.  I consider British Columbia, Canada my 1st home...and it is still beautiful. 

Okey enough of my boring story... Today, I would love to share with you a Side Step, 3D Save The Date Card. I have been receiving requests from my followers to design some flat cards and not only Exploding Boxes Invitations. I am a 3D enthusiast so I don't want to compromise that with my latest Side Step Save The Date Card.

This Side Step Card can be used as Wedding Invitations, Quinceañera Invitations, Birthday Invitations or a Table Number Card. It is very unique and your guests will appreciate the effort that was put into a Handmade card like this one. 

Tutorial and Template for Side Step Card. 

1. Start with a 8” x 4” of cardstock. Using a craft knife, make a horizontal slit 1½” down from the top edge, starting at ¾” from the left and extending up to 6”.
2. Score vertically at ¾”, 1½”, 2¾”, 4” and 6” as shown on figure above.
3. Fold by mountain or valley fold line. See figure below.
4. Decorate. Done!

Also I just want to share some photos of my escapade in BC, Canada!

Capilano Suspension Bridge - BC, Canada

Capilano Suspension Bridge - BC, Canada

Whistler - BC, Canada

Whistler - BC, Canada

Thanks a lot for stopping by my blog today. I hope that I inspire you today. 

Vintage Birdcage + Vintage Pillow Gift Boxes

Hello everyone! Welcome to the last day of the Graphic 45 + MayArts Ribbon blog hop. 

I am so excited to share this project with you today. This will be my last project for MayArts as a member of their Design Team. I created a Vintage Birdcage + Vintage Pillow Box Gift Favor featuring Graphic45's Kraft Reflections collection and colorful ribbons from May Arts: Here's the how to: 

First, I wrapped my wreath with a burlap ribbon. Then I cut my birdcage + Big 3D flower using my Cricut machine and an SVGcuts file. 

I made some Ribbon flowers using the Gathering Technique + Spider Web Technique. All ribbons used are MayArts.

For the Vintage Birdcage and 3D Flower, I used cardstock from Graphic45's Kraft Reflections collection.

So, what do you think? Are you liking this Vintage projects so far? I like it a lot! It is super easy to make, and super fun.  And the end result is super BEAUTIFUL. Hope you agree with me on this one.  LOL! 

Ribbons Used in this Project:

Yellow  Flower : HA27
Green Flower   : KK16 
5/8" Sheer/Ombre - AE28
3" Satin Ribbon - KK16
Crochet/Velvet Center Ribbon
 Cord/Burlap

Look, I also created these Vintage Pillow Gift Boxes because I could not get enough of the Graphic45's Kraft Reflections collection. I decorated my Pillow Boxes with G45 cardstock, added MayArts Velvet Ribbons and attached a sentiment tag using the G45 Metal Brads. Voila..! I have created another beautiful Vintage Gift Favor!

Both the Vintage Birdcage + Vintage Pillow Box Gift Favors are great for Weddings, Birthdays, Dinner parties, or any occasion. 

I sincerely hope that you enjoyed my projects today and that I also inspired you. Please continue to check my blog; even though I will not be with MayArts Design Team this year. I will still continue to create projects using ribbons...That's why my blog headline is Cloth, Papercrafts and More. 

Graphic 45 + MayArts Ribbon blog hop list: 

Monday, June 18th:

Alberto Juárez : http://vintageodyssey.blogspot.com/
Gloria Stengel : http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Nicole Eccles: http://www.nicoleeccles.com/
Jingle: http://www.justjingle.blogspot.com/
Charlene: http://www.paperandinkplayground.com/

Tuesday, June 19th:
Arlene Cuevas: http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/
Jim, The Gentleman Crafter:http://thegentlemancrafter.typepad.com/
Betto Cesare: http://scrapguys.blogspot.com/
Vera: http://www.lingshappyplace.blogspot.com/
Latrice: http://www.latricemurphy.blogspot.com/
Karen: http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 20th:
Clare Charvill: http://mycreativespirit.blogspot.com/
Kristin Wilson: http://www.kristinwilsonhandmade.com/
Sharon Ngoo: http://glooshmoo.blogspot.com/
Jenifer: http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/
Tiffin: http://www.linwoodavenue.blogspot.com/

Thursday, June 21st:
Denise Hahn: http://www.inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
Laura Denison: http://www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com/
Susan Lui: http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Jen: http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/    <----You're here! 
Candy: http://candyscraps.typepad.com/scraps/
Kimberly: http://serendipityvintagestudio.blogspot.com/

Friday, June 22nd:
Jane Tregenza: http://janetregenza.blogspot.com/
Maiko Miwa: http://shiny-scrap.blogspot.com/
Tara Orr: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/
Jinky: http://jinkyscrafts.blogspot.com/
Leah: http://1alabasterowl.blogspot.com/


Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you've been inspired! :)