May Arts Ribbon Organization Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the May Arts Ribbon Organization Hop. This week you are going to see how all of the May Arts design team organize their PURDY ribbons from May Arts. if you have been following along, you should have hopped here from the ever so sweet Emily Lanhams blog. if you are just starting out, hop on back to the May Arts blog to see all the great organizational tips.


Today I am so excited to share with you my storage solution. Ever since I had the great opportunity to be on the Simply Renee design team, I am smitten with their ribbon organizer. They come in a few different sizes and are perfect for both spools and lose ribbon.

Here are the photos of my storage.

I love how this storage solution works for my space and I know that I am going to need another soon with all this beautiful May Arts Ribbon.

Now make sure you leave a comment on this post as well as all the blog posts on the hop for your chance to win 3 amazing spools of May Arts ribbons of your choice.

thanks again for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the entire week of ribbon organization.

Toodles

May Arts Design Team Announcement

Hello everyone and welcome to another week. February is a great month and I'm excited to share with all of you some wonderful news.

Recently I was talking to Bethney from May Arts and I'm thrilled to announce that I am a part of their new design team. I'm beyond blessed and tickled pink about this wonderful opportunity and I hope to share with you some great projects.

Take a hop on over to the May Arts blog to see the entire announcement filled with great team members and a giveaway too.

I look forward to working with this amazing company again and I hope you will all join me on the May Arts journey.

Until next time
Toodles

It's a Small World

Hello everyone and HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!! Erika Taylor here today. It has been a while since I've been present in the crafting community and I'm so excited to be back. After taking a hiatus for 3 months, I am back in the saddle and here to share with you two projects I've created using the whimsical papers by Susan K Weckesser "Live In Color". These happy papers were exactly what I needed to get my creative mojo back up and running.



I created a quick card for you today and you can see the entire scrapbook layout over on the Susan Weckesser blog!!! A combination of greens and pinks on this one and a metal butterfly from Momenta. I thought the sentiment was perfect for my "return" into the industry. It's been a while, but remember when...

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today and leaving a comment.I would really love to hear from you all today, so say hello

Toodles

 

Susan Weckesser Design Team and How to Create a Dior bow Video Tutorial

I absolutely adore Susan Weckesser and today I am happy to announce that I have been selected to be on Susan's first design team. If you are not familiar with Susan Weckesser, check out her Twitter and Facebook feeds. She is a fellow Albertan who is full of magic and smiles.

Here is the announcement

On another note, I've got a "How to create a Dior bow" video tutorial over on the May Arts blog for this project. Come by and say hello!!!

Until next time

Toodles

Unity Guest Designer- September

Hello everyone and Happy Monday!!!! Fall is definitely in the air and I love the slightly cooler evenings. School is well underway now and the kids are absolutely loving it. I also now have 2 days where I'm alone, but can now see my girlfriend Jen more which I LOVE.

This month, I'm so very honored to be the Guest Designer over at Unity Stamps. Unity Stamps were some of my very first rubber stamps I had, and my fondness for them has grown 10 fold. Come by the Unity blog to see today's post (a spooky layout with Dylusions Spray, Molding Paste and Doilies)

Last week, I created a pretty butterfly card for my first Unity Guest designer post which you can read HERE. I'm going to share with you the card today and for a few great close up shots, go on over to the Unity Blog.

This butterfly stamp from Unity is my favorite butterfly stamp, and Lord know, I have a LOT!!! I've colored the images using Faber Castell Aquarelles. Hope you love it!!!

The ribbon is from May Arts and matched PERFECTLY to the card. Blues and browns together are so pretty. You can find the ribbon HERE. Thanks so much for stopping in today. I hop all of you have a FANTASTIC MONDAY

Until next time
Toodles

Miracle Star-Wow Embossing Indeed

Hello everyone and Happy Back to School Week. This year, our little girl is in Kindergarten 3 days a week, so I've got a little me time to do things. Yesterday was her first day, and she absolutely LOVED it. Gotta love when your children love school, and we are so blessed to have both of them in that mind set.

Today, I'm sharing with you a project I created for the Wow Embossing Powders blog and I truly think it is my favorite project to date. I created it using a lot of double embossing and I think it will become our new tree star for Christmas. If you want to see more of the project and see what supplies I used, hop on over to the Wow Embossing Powder blog to see.

Here is the finished products using Wow Embossing Powders, May Arts ribbons, Helmar adhesive and Basically Bare pieces.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I would love to hear what holiday decoration around your home, you love the most.

Also, there is a education team call going on right now on the Helmar blog and a great friend Susan Weckesser, has a design team call up now too.

Until next time
Toodles

May Arts Ribbonista HERE I COME!!!!

It has been over a week since I last posted. CHA Summer is all finished and I had such a wonderful time. I always gain such inspiration at CHA and come back home with new goals for myself every time. I'll be sharing those with all of you along the way, but today I've got some "I Think I Just Inked, I'm so Excited" News to share.

Everyone who knows me, knows I love ribbon. The texture it creates on a project or the simple beauty of a bow. This morning I went and checked out the May Arts Blog and what did I see??? Take a look!!!! This girl couldn't be more excited.

Now if you leave a comment here and on the May Arts post, One lucky winner is going to get a Haul of ribbon from me. I've gotta make room for the May Arts goodies. Who doesn't love ribbon right?


Thank you all for your continued support, love and comments. I'm truly blessed to share my passion with each of you.

May Arts Design Team Finalist Blog Post

I am absolutely floored and excited beyond belief to be one of the finalists for the May Arts Design Team.I could scream from the rooftops, but that might wake up the neighbors.

Today I am going to share with you my "finalist" video. I created a round canvas (Thank you Martha Richardson for sharing the love of circles) where the entire surface has been created using May Arts Ribbons and Helmar Adhesives. I'm so pleased with how this has turned out and I would love to hear your comments everyone. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, That is what I'm here for.

Now on with the show.

Here are a a few detail photos of the project showing some of the amazing texture that I was able to create with the ribbons and trim.

And the entire canvas in all its creative glory!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you all enjoyed your July 1st and 4th celebrations. Until next time

Toodles


 

May Arts Ribbon Design Team Application

It is no secret that I'm a huge ribbon fan. It started when I was on the first design team for Really Reasonable Ribbon and it has just grown. So today, I'm throwing my name in the hat in hopes that I'll be a Ribbonista.

May Arts is my favorite manufacturer of ribbon and I must say, I own a lot. But is there such a thing as too much ribbon? I think NOT. So today I'm sharing with you a few projects I've created using different types of ribbons. 2 which you have not seen and a favorite of mine that you may have. So here we go.


This first project, I created when I was on the Really Reasonable Ribbon team and to this day, my little girl loves wearing this. It is an easy thing to create and I will be making many more of them to come.I used 3 colors of grosgrain ribbon to create the headband.

Next up, a Canvas I created using lace, embossing powders and chipboard. This canvas is an 8 x 10 piece and the lace is used to add color and accent to the rest of the piece.

Last, I've got a fun video tutorial to share with you where I created a Faux Marble Frame. Bakers Twine is a huge trend right now and has been for a while. The quick and simple double bow is perfect for finishing off any project.

Here is a photo of the finished project for you. 

You can find a few other ribbon posts about ribbon that I've done like  This Easter Tree .  Then there is this Ribbons Border tutorial I did for Gingersnap Creations


Thanks so much for stopping by today. If you haven't seen some of the beautiful ribbons and trims May Arts carries, go take a gander at Ribbonista Heaven. Some beautiful products are there for certain.

Until next time
Toodles

Leather and Lace

Today I'm here to share with you a cuff I created using Helmar Fabric Stiffener and 450 Quick Dry adhesives. First off I wrapped a piece of grunge paper with a beautiful coral crinkle ribbon (using 450 Quick Dry to adhere it). Once it was dry, I applied a healthy layer of Helmar Fabric Stiffener to it. When it was almost dry, I used an embossing folder to give it a little more texture. Then I let the creative muse take over and this is what I came up with. Hope you like it.

I also used May Arts Black Lace and Suede String on the cuff to give it a little "rock and roll" edge. Here is a close up of the back of the cuff. I love how that suede lacing just adds a little attitude to it.

Now although you can see the embossing on the ribbon, I wanted to show you a close photo so you can really appreciate what Helmar Fabric Stiffener can do. This is quickly becoming another favorite in my Helmar arsenal!!!

Isn't that AMAZING!!!Strong stuff I tell ya, the type you wanna bring home to Mom for sure. Leather and Lace and a strong bond with Helmar. Does it get any better? Only if you listen to a little Stevie Nicks while creating it. Until next time

PS- Don't forget to enter my big blogiversary candy. You can find the post right here!!!