The Ribbon Slide

by Sue W.

Welcome!

Are you in the Allentown, PA area?? Did you know there's a stamp show this weekend (April 4th and 5th) at the Allentown Fairgrounds (302 N. 17th Street)? Please come and see us!

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This week has been a little more on the busy side for me - show weeks are always busy, so I didn't have as much time as I would have liked for my stamping. I did however unearth this card that I did when I had a few spare minutes at the stamping show I did in March in Indianapolis. My demo at the show featured our Ribbon Slides and one of my customers cards inspired me to do this card.

These are the stamps I used ~



And this is the card we created.


It was so simple too! I stamped the background (using black dye ink) like I usually do except this time instead of starting in the bottom corner I left the bottom 1 inch blank, but then stamped side by side in rows until the rest of my paper was filled. The ribbon slide was stamped in black pigment ink and embossed using clear powder and then colored using a bright blue marker and cut out along the edges. The inside needed to be removed, which I did by using my craft blade, which created something similiar to a belt buckle. Because the opening of this ribbon slide holds a 1/2" piece of ribbon and I didn't have any with me in black, I used 2 pieces of 3/8" ribbon, slid them up from the back and then down throught the front and after looping them around my card I taped the ribbons on the back. All that was left was to adhere it to my black card and stamp, layer and attach the saying.

Just the way I like 'em - quick and easy!

Week 2 - and they said it wouldn't last!!!

My tip: Want to make your layers pop? Add a little ink to the edges of your layer. I do this by using my stamp pad. If my stamp pad is made out of foam, I gently tap up and down on the 4 sides of my cardstock. If my stamp pad is felt, I rub it slightly side to side on all 4 sides. Please note: do not rub side by side on a foam stamp as the paper can give your stamp pad a paper cut.

Your trick by Mary D. : Did you know that you can use a baby wipe as an ink pad. You just put a dab of the ink refill onto the baby wipe alongwith some other colors that look great in combination with it and you can do a multi-colored image or sentiment.

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Have a great week everyone!

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