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YAY!!!! It’s Friday! We have a fun weekend ahead spending time with family. It’s been a great couple days with my sweetie pies finally home from their Dad’s. I feel like a Mom again. I feel normal again. It feels wonderful again. My girls are back to their normal selves with the drama and teasing each other. Home Sweet Home. But I wouldn’t change a thing. LOL Thanks for all your sweet words of encouragement and advice over the last 6 weeks! You guys were of great comfort to me!

So….I have been getting several emails lately with questions on how I do different things regarding my scrapbooking. This got me thinking….I thought it would be fun every now and then to post some tricks of the trade I’ve picked up over the years. I always appreciate learning things that will help me to be a more efficient scrapper. I’ve posted some photos below (Bailee, my 9yr old took these…GO BAILEE!!) And a brief explanation of a trick my old buddy Angela, who I worked on the QuicKutz design team with, taught me. She showed me how to use brads to tie down ribbon on my cards and layouts. I use this trick ALL the time! It helps keep your ribbon in place A LOT better than any adhesives or glue dots plus you can turn the ribbon easily any direction you want once it’s pinned down by the brad. Check it out!

PHOTO #1 A push pad, a brad, some ribbon, a paper piercer or a tiny hole punch and the card or layout you are attaching the ribbon to. I used a flower stamped on some cardstock as a sample. PHOTO #2 Place the ribbon good side down over the spot where you want the ribbon to be fixed on your project then pierce a hole through the ribbon and the paper. PHOTO #3 Push the brad through the ribbon and paper. It will stay still if you are poking into a push pad. PHOTO #4 Flip the card over and fasten the brad down securely. PHOTO #5 Flip card back over and tie the ribbon how you like. PHOTO #6 Trim ribbon and adjust it in whatever postion you want. It turns around easily because of the brad but also stays very secure! I LOVVVVVVE this little trick. I don’t ever have to worry about my ribbons falling off my projects. Pretty cool trick huh?

So I got this card finished today for the last week of the contest over at Sketch This cards blog. Nothing like a little Christmas in July eh? I instantly fell in love with these SEI Christmas papers. I added some glitter for a wintry look but you can’t see it very well in the photo. Oh well. I can’t wait to see what the other ladies have done for this sketch. It was really fun to work with. But then so were each of the other sketches!

oooooooooooooooh…..and I added this fun piece of scrappy home decor to my Etsy shop today!!!! There are more photos of it there. If you would like one in specific papers or colors…….just let me know! I can do many different things with it! I can even do different words if ya like!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Crossing my fingers for more rain. My poor dead grass needs some life to it. It’s purty crunchy right at the moment! LOL

July 20th, 2007

14 Responses to “In[s]piration Friday”

July 20th, 2007 at 9:33 pm

Delfin Says:
That is such a great idea with the ribbon. Thanks for sharing it. Your christmas card is just adorable. Good luck on the contest!
July 20th, 2007 at 10:40 pm

Kim Says:
Shanna,

I am checking in with you and boy have I missed a bunch of stuff! You are like the super-poster lately! I love your Etsy store too…such CUTE stuff!!!!

Thanks so much for the trick, I will definitely be using that. And my gosh, that Christmas card is adorable. I love the presents and the glitter, but I really like how the presents ribbon looks like crosses too. Real reason for the CHRISTmas season!

~Kim
July 20th, 2007 at 11:30 pm

Fletch Says:
Those cards would sell like hot cakes on your Etsy shop. I’d buy them in a heartbeat! That trick is a great one!
July 21st, 2007 at 1:08 am

Amie Says:
What a great idea with the brad and ribbon…makes me wonder why I never thought of it myself!
July 21st, 2007 at 1:25 am

Ashley Says:
Thanks for the tip! Thanks for sharing the photos on the how to. Hope all is well with you! Take care! Ash
July 21st, 2007 at 3:24 am

Zarah Says:
Wow… Good trick - adorable cards - amazing artist!
July 21st, 2007 at 4:16 pm

Becky Says:
LOVE that trick!!! Thanks for sharing it!
July 22nd, 2007 at 11:29 am

Delfin Says:
I loved this trick. I used on some of my flowers already. Go check out my blog to see what I did.
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:12 pm

Deanna Says:
That is a cool trick. I will definitely use that trick especially with all my colored brads I never use.
Glad the girls are home and back to normal.

Wow! Those family letters are cool. Love the font. You cut those yourself right?
July 22nd, 2007 at 10:09 pm

Lesli Says:
Great ideas Shanna (as ALWAYS)
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:45 pm

Meghan Says:
great idea
can you tell us wear you get your heart pattern from i really love it and would like to get it or can you email it to me?
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:02 pm

Maddy Says:
I love your tip. How ingenious is that??? Thanks for sharing!!!
July 24th, 2007 at 9:30 am

Kathy A Says:
Thanks for the tip. Great idea. I will definitely try it. Can’t wait for some more of your tips. Keep them coming!!!!!! Love you work–love the details. You are very inspiring.
July 24th, 2007 at 11:58 pm

CindyF Says:
I love this tip. So much better than what I usually do- poke two holes thru and run the ribbon all the way round (which makes the piece too bulky too). Awesome tip that I can’t wait to use. Thanks so much!