Really Reasonable Ribbon Sizzling Summer Colors Challenge

Hello, Ribbon Lovers!

It’s time for another great challenge over at the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog.  It’s summer, and the heat is on for our Sizzling Summer Colors Challenge!  I created a little 7 Gypsies Altered tray using ribbon from the June Ribbon Club Assortment and Graphic 45 Typography papers.

This was a graduation gift for a young lady with a love for art, and I chose to work with the luxurious Tangerine Satin Ribbon with a Silver Metallic Edge to pick up on the colors in my altered tray.

I just love how the ribbon pops against the bold colors of the Typography papers!

After tying a nice loopy bow with my Zutter Bow-it-All, I topped it with a natural burlap string bow and a button.  I created a couple more of these bows, folded them in half and hot glued them behind my floral arrangements as an added embellishment.

I painted a metal frame with Distress Paints and then layered it over the image in the largest tray.  The little bit of tangerine ribbon tied to the top of the tags really makes everything pop!

I raided my paintbrush supply and hot glued three brushes together.  It’s such a great embellishment for an art lover.  More tangerine ribbon and burlap string here, and a nod to her grand accomplishment!

Here’s a final look.  This was super fun to make, and will hopefully be a keepsake that she will cherish for years to come.

Be sure to visit the RRR BLOG so you can be inspired by all the other designer’s projects.  Then link your project up to the  sizzling summer colors challenge!

Don’t you just love summer?

Cheerio,

kathy