Satin Ribbon Embossed Background

 

Hello again, and welcome!  Have you ever tried using ribbon for your card background?  I've used some satin ribbon today for this card and it gives the card a soft, satiny finish in real life.  The photograph doesn't really do it justice.  

Paper Rose supplies used: Spring Floral Frame Metal Cutting Die 21054, Christmas Fir Tree Large Metal Cutting Die 20589, Stitched Rectangles Metal Cutting Die 16575, Crisp Christmas A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 19772.  Other supplies, Distress Oxide ink in Worn Lipstick, acetate strip, pearl beads, satin ribbon, double sided adhesive (I used Die Cut'N Bond). 

To create the background, I placed the double sided adhesive over an A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2 ") sized card front, covering it completely.  After removing the backing paper,  I placed a strip of ribbon down the center of this card front, and then placed strips down the sides of the center ribbon until the entire card front was covered.  I used a bone folder to gently press the ribbon down so it adhered well to the card front.  I applied a little of the Worn Lipstick with a brush to just around the edges to darken them slightly and then rubbed the excess off with a soft cloth.  Next, I positioned this card front inside the Spring Floral Frame die and ran it through my die cutting machine with the rubber mat and embossing plate to emboss it.  You don't want to die cut this!

Using the largest and third largest dies in the Stitched Rectangles die set, I created a frame by taping the two dies evenly inside each other.  I cut this frame from white cardstock twice. 

I cut a card base from white cardstock that was the size of the frame.  I glued the satin ribbon card front to the card base, trimming it to fit.  I glued one of the white frames over this.  Next, I die cut from white cardstock, three of the Christmas Fir Trees and glued them together.  I chose to leave them white, but you could add a glitter paste or cut them from glitter cardstock.  I glued the tree to the center of the satin card front and added some pearls to it.  

Then I used double sided tape to adhere a 3/8" wide x 3 3/4" piece of acetate to the back of the remaining frame, placing it near the bottom, where the base of the tree would be.  This strip allowed me to place the sentiment off the tree and to add a few more pearls. Once the strip was in place,  I added two layers of narrow foam tape to the back of the frame, and then positioned it over the frame that was already in place.  Once the second frame was in position, I added the sentiment to the acetate strip and a few more pearls.  The ribbon really does give this card a very different look.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you're having a great day!