Ribbons and lace are a super addition to cards! I recently nabbed a bag of ribbon scraps for a $2 at a yard sale with long and short pieces and I pulled out a few with colors that matched my manila folders and Graphic 45 card making session.
You can tie ribbons around the fold of your card (and if you tie them a little loose you can move them where you want)Â or add a bow somewhere on the outside that makes sense to you.
Lace makes a nice embellishment too!
Need an extra finger to tie that bow and now on around?
The nice thing about ribbons and lace is that if you make a card and decide it still needs something, or maybe you have too much space, etc, add a bow and viola! Perfect.
Here’s a tip about cutting frames:
The G45 papers used frames around some of the images. I wanted to mix and match (paper packs make mixing and matching easy because they are color coordinated) so I fussy cut the women in the had and put her in a different frame. I kept the words that were inside the frame for another card and in order to do that without getting out my craft knife and mat, I Â simply cut a straight line. Fast. Simple and not really noticeable when I glued the card together.
Inside the card just in case you were curious:
Remember, when you are card making or scrapbooking: THERE ARE NO SCRAPBOOK POLICE! Have fun! Experiment! Simply do it your way!
