Ribbon Shaping and More by Joan Bronson

We have some July Creative kit inspiration and techniques for you today from My Creative Scrapbook design team member Joan Bronson.

Here's Joan:

Use Glossy Accents to Shape Ribbon

A great way to help your ribbon keep its shape is by adding Glossy Accents.  For my Sweet Times layout I generously applied the clear product to one side of my ribbon. 

Then I wrapped my ribbon around a pencil to dry.  I added a little washi tape to the ends of the ribbon to hold it on the pencil so I wouldn’t have to hold it.  It takes a bit to dry but don’t skimp on the product or your ribbon won’t hold its shape well.  You can use a heat gun to speed up the drying process. 

Here is the finished product.

Sunshine and Happiness Two Page Layout

I wanted to share a couple tips on how I created my two page layout.  First, I loved the plaid paper in the Creative kit and wanted to use it on my two page layout but I only had one sheet.  To make it stretch I cut the paper apart into four pieces.  The bottom two pieces measure 3 ½ inches vertically and the top two pieces measure 2 ½ inches vertically. 

To make the waves for my layout I reached for an old tool in my stash, my Creative Memories wavy cutter.  Other options to aid you in creating a wavy line if you don’t have a die cut machine: a wavy ruler, a piece of wavy paper, a wavy sticker, or just sketching and cutting your own design. 

Here is the finished product:

 Smile layout

I like to make the most of my kit so when I was left with about three quarters of the floral  edged paper I couldn’t resist finding something to do with it.  I cut about a half inch off the bottom of paper then measured the paper to 7 inches vertically.  I mounted my paper on a piece of yellow cardstock then added the paper I cut off the bottom of the page along the seam where the floral paper meets the yellow cardstock.  I was also able to cut out the butterfly from the top of the floral paper to use as an embellishment. 

Joan Bronson

My Creative Scrapbook Design Team Member

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Here's our July Creative kit
featuring Little Yellow Bicycle's "Poppy":

and here are more of Joan's beautiful layouts using the kit:

Be sure to see Joan's blog for even more inspiration.

We invite you to join us and experience the possibilities that our coordinated monthly kits offer.