Cards with Embossed Ribbon
Yes, you read right, embossed ribbon. First let me take you through the steps to this very easy way to "decorate" your ribbons.
1. Get an embossing folder.
2. Put your ribbon in the folder (remember the Tim Holtz trick of cutting the top middle out? You can do this and feed the ribbon through embossing lengths of it if you need more tha the length of the folder itself.)
3. You will need probably 2 pieces of cardstock as shims.
4. When you are turning your crank and sending your sandwich through your machine, turn the crank slowly and make sure to go through twice (I go up and back).
5. You will end up with some really pretty embossed ribbon.
I tried this with a thicker ribbon, organza, and a cheap (reallly cheap) thin (and cheap) ribbon I got (you guessed it) CHEAP.
Here are the amazing results.
I used a clock embossing folder here. Its easy to see the difference between the unembossed left side and the middle ribbon. The right side - organza ribbon is also embossed with the same pattern. It was hard to get a good picture so that you could see the embossing. It is there, I promise you. I really didnt think that the organza would work because its so thin. Im glad that I tried it!
This is another pic of the organza far right not embossed and the organza 2nd from the right embossed.
Here is another pic of the embossed organza. You can pick out details of the embossed clocks.
This was a plastic ribbon. The right one is embossed with swirls.
This is the SO CHEAP ribbon (Its in the Guiness Book!). The middle ribbon is the unembossed piece. The ribbon turned out beautifully.
Drop by again tomorrow as I share the first of two cards with embossed ribbons.
Lis
Yes, you read right, embossed ribbon. First let me take you through the steps to this very easy way to "decorate" your ribbons.
1. Get an embossing folder.
2. Put your ribbon in the folder (remember the Tim Holtz trick of cutting the top middle out? You can do this and feed the ribbon through embossing lengths of it if you need more tha the length of the folder itself.)
3. You will need probably 2 pieces of cardstock as shims.
4. When you are turning your crank and sending your sandwich through your machine, turn the crank slowly and make sure to go through twice (I go up and back).
5. You will end up with some really pretty embossed ribbon.
I tried this with a thicker ribbon, organza, and a cheap (reallly cheap) thin (and cheap) ribbon I got (you guessed it) CHEAP.
Here are the amazing results.
I used a clock embossing folder here. Its easy to see the difference between the unembossed left side and the middle ribbon. The right side - organza ribbon is also embossed with the same pattern. It was hard to get a good picture so that you could see the embossing. It is there, I promise you. I really didnt think that the organza would work because its so thin. Im glad that I tried it!
Here is another pic of the embossed organza. You can pick out details of the embossed clocks.
Drop by again tomorrow as I share the first of two cards with embossed ribbons.
Lis
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