Update ….

 Hi Everybody,

Just a quick line to tell you where I am up to with my vision.

At present it is too stressful to try and  keep the blog up to date as I cannot see the keyboards properly. Or the screen as everything is cloudy. It is like looking through dirty windows and everything is shrouded in a mist.

It is so frustrating and I make so many mistakes that it rakes me hours to type anything. So rather than put myself though this stress I am taking time off until my laser treatment which is scheduled for the 26th June.

Once that is done I am hoping to be back to normal again and can get back to filming and making cards.  Myyoungest daughter has been so helpful and has done things like reading my mail to aas I cannot see the words that are written on the paper.

Thank you for you concern and please be patient with me until I am back to normal again

Bye for now ….

Christina xx

Small Flower

 Hi Everybody,

Todays video is using the ribbon in another way to create small flowers for your cards, and that of course depends on the width of ribbon that you use.

I have used a wired ribbon for mine but you don't have to use that type. It is just some that I already have and it was really cheap in the bargain bucket at B&M

The roses re really easy to make and they will fit neicely onto a card front. But they will need boxes to send them as the flowers are quite deep.

Making Flowers - Small Ribbon Rose

The video is not long but it will give you another string to your bow when it comes to alternative materials to create flowers.

I have made this one to an A5 size and used the Complete Card & Box Die Set to make it, and the frames that I have added to the inside and front of the design. 

It has taken me hours to do this one video because of my vision so I will try and do another for next week.

But I now have my Laser Appointment for the 26th and so I am hoping that everything will be more or less back to clear vison again then.and get rid of the mist that is permanently clogging up my eyes.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Large Ribbon Rose

Hi Everybody,

This large flowers rose is created in exactly the same way as the smaller ones shared with you in the video last week.

It has been done using the ruler method and separating out each overlapped petal as I twist it togehter  to create this really large flower.

This is obviously too big to go on a card and so for this one I have added it to a box instead, and the box is big enough to add  a gift to if needed.

The only difference is the width of the ribbon used to create the rose and you can try any size ribbon that you may have to give your different effects for your designs. 

I have added mine to the box top with some silver leaves underneath to complete the look

This rose has ben created with a silver threaded, wired ribbon that is 2" wide.

In the video coming this week I will show you how to create a smaller flower for your cards using a different way to use the ribbon.

I hope you will join me for that video.

You will have to excuse the lack of videos and blog posts for the next few weeks  as everything just looks grey to me until  I can get my eye seen to.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

 

Yesterdays Roses

Hi Everybody

In yesterdays video I made two cards with different flowers on them and the photo to the right shows the second one with the two pink ribbon roses attached to it.

Now although it was a pretty card once it was done I really didn't like it when I looked back at it later.

There was too much of the ribbon flower visible around the base and it showed up really well when the card was titled to the side view.

So I got out some  Mulberry flowers and with the glue gun I filled all the gaps around the bottom, and I liked it much better once I had done that.

The photo below gives you some idea of what I did to the design and once the other flowers are in place I glittered the whole lot

It may be too much for some of my readers but I know there are those of you out there who like the embellishments that I add to a card.

And as I always say ..."I never know when to stop"

Maybe you will think differently when you see  the next photo which shows the same card  from the same angle but with the added extras and let me now what you really think of it.

The floral display has spread quite a lot over the card from two flowers tucked into the corner, to lots of them  cascading out on each side.

Nothing else has changed, the colours are the same. the layout, background, diamante flourish, the bow and leaves and the size of the card

I like it so much better now. ... more my style of make

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Flowers with Ribbons

 Hi Everybody,

Ribbon roses are something that I have covered in the past and I added a video to YouTube about 14 years ago so its a bit old fashioned now but still gets the idea across for you to follow

It does have a little tip in it about storing the flowers you make in an ole egg carton so I will add the link in case you wanted to view it.

Old video ... Ribbon Rose

Today I am adding in the new video and this will show you two ways in which to get the flowers. 

I would warn you though that they will need boxes and if your ribbons is wider than mine then your flowers will be a different size.

They are a lot of fun to make though and so here is the link to the 

new video  ...    Making Flowers with Ribbons

I hope you will enjoy the videos ... both of them if you watch them and I thank you for your support.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx