You can't have ribbon if you can't make a bow! I stamped the stripes from the NEW Faux Ribbon set (to be debuted Saturday night by Papertrey Ink ) to create my custom ribbon on white cardstock strips. Here are the steps I took to create an adorable bow!
Step 1:
Stamp 2-1/2 strips of cardstock ribbon.
Step 2:
Turn one of the full length strips over, backside up. Apply adhesive to the center of the stirp and than foam demensionals on either side of that.
Step 3:
Fold the ends over to meet on top of the adhesive. You now have the "bow".
Step 4:
Apply adhesive to the remaining full-length strip exactly where you would like the center of your bow attached.
Step 5:
Adhere the bow in place. Apply adhesive to each end of the half-strip of ribbon and foam dimensional in the center.
Step 6:
Adhere dimension to front center of bow.
Step 7:
Wrap ends around to back. And there is your custom bow! Think of all the possibilities this easy technique has!
Here is the card I created with my cardstock bow. I topped off the card with a sentiment from the same Faux ribbon set and utilized it with the large oval punch from SU! A perfect fit!
Be sure to stop by tomorrow and see the complete tutorial I have photographed for getting these stripe stamps lined up perfectly on your block!