Just "Coasting" along May Arts Style & a Blog Candy Winner

I've got a tutorial for you on the May Arts Blog today.   Holiday gift giving time will soon be upon us so now is the perfect time to get started on some easy and practical gifts.

Here's a sneak peek at the supplies I used fort my project:

Hop over to the May Arts blog to see what I made and thanks for joining us!

I promised to give away a yard EACH of this gorgeous ribbon

at the end of the MA New Release Blog Hop and here she is:

 cghundley said...

Wonderful new ribbons
and these are so cute
and would be fun to
use on some cards!
Carla from Utah

August 4, 2014 at 2:33 PM

  

Congratulations, Carla...you have one week to contact me with your mailing information.  

May Arts New Release Blog Hop

It's the most exciting time of the year!  May Arts has released their new line of ribbons and they're something to behold!  Each day this week, the Ribbonistas will be showcasing one of the new ribbons with various ways to use it.

I'm first up this week so here we go!  I got to play with May Arts new Nautical Satin Cut Outs.  They're especially exciting because they were designed by student, Helga Gardner in a design collaboration with the Moore College of Art & Design.

I decided to highlight the various ways these fun designs could be used by simply changing the adhesive used for application.

Here are the adhesives I used:  Xyron X cube, Tombow Mono-Multi, Tsukineko Glaz On, and Fabric Glue.

These pretty gold compasses were attached to some shot glasses I got on clearance.  I attached the ribbon with Tsukineko Glaz On.  Perfect for use on a variety of surfaces including glass.

  

I replaced the cord in this burlap bag with May Arts 3/8" Anchor and Star Grosgrain.  I cut apart the cute anchors and sailboats then attached them with fabric glue.

A gift card holder gets the nautical treatment with Tombow Mono Multi.

And finally, I ran a length of these anchors through my Xyron X Cube for easy attachment on this birthday card.

You know the Ribbon Lady loves to give away ribbon and this is no exception.  If you'd like to win some of the new releases for your very own, just be sure to comment on May Arts blog and on each Ribbonista blog this week.  

To make things even more fun, I'll be giving away 1 yard of each of the Nautical Satin Cut Outs to one lucky commenter on MY BLOG.  Just tell me how you'd like to use it.  I'll pick one winner on Saturday at the end of the hop.

Here is the hop list:

Monday

Charlene Driggs

Valerie Gee

DeeDee Catron

Tuesday

Emily Lanham

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Wednesday

Jenifer Cowles

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Thursday

Lalo IK

Latrice Murphy

Rhea Weigand

Friday

Courtney Lee

Shellye McDaniel

Virginia Fynes

How to Emboss on Velvet Ribbon

I've got a fast, easy tutorial for you on the May Arts blog today.   Grab your iron (well, you might as well use it for something, right?) some gorgeous May Arts Velvet and follow the tutorial to create this:

Have fun!!

Let's make Danny's wish come true

This is Danny.  Danny has an inoperable brain tumor.  He will be will be 5 yrs. old on July 25th.   Sweet Amy Tsuruta linked this article about Danny yesterday.  All he wants for his birthday are cards with his name on them.

 We can do this!!

Here's my card for Danny.  Felt so good to put ink to paper again!  I used May Arts BRAND NEW Nautical Satin Cutouts (ran them through my Xyron) Papertrey Ink Designer papers and Avery Elle's Knotty stamp set.

There's still time to make this precious little boy's birthday special.  Here's his address and it's also in the article above:

Danny Nickerson

P.O. Box 212
Foxboro, MA 02035

May Arts, Simple Stories, Xyron Blog Hop - Day 5!

It's Day 5 of the May Arts/Simple Stories/Xyron Blog Hop.  If you arrived here from Courtney Lee's blog, you're in the right place.

I chose to work with "the story of US".  I knew it would be perfect for a newly wed couple to journal to each other.   I used 8 May Arts ribbons on the front!  After I cut the designer paper to fit the front/back covers, I ran them through my Xyron 9" Creative Station.  No glue, no tape, no mess and instant adhesion.  Gotta love that!

More Simple Stories and May Arts Ribbon on the inside to keep things interesting. I can't show you all the pages but here are a few.

Perfect back cover!

May Arts Ribbon used:

361 - 5.8" Crochet

SY - Satin String

BY - Leaves

KK - 3" Single Face Satin

471 - 3" Tulle

FY - Wired Beads

444 - 5/8" Faux Canvas

FF - 1.5" Sheer Glitter Dotted

AX - 7/8" Satin Cut-outs

Here's today's line up:

Friday

DeeDee Catron

Courtney Lee

Charlene Driggs 

If you missed anyone during the week, here's the full May Arts line up.  

Monday

Virginia Fynes

Valerie Gee

Shellye McDaniel

Tuesday

Rhea Weigand

Latrice Murphy

Lalo IK

Wednesday

Karen Baker

Jennifer Davey

Jenifer Cowles

Thursday

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

Emily Lanham

Don't forget to check out the Simple Stories and Xyron blogs for more inspiration and chances to win.

You know there are always awesome prizes up for grabs so here goes:

Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine Kit

a spool of May Arts ribbon (winners choice)

Xyron 2.5" Create a Sticker

Just hop and comment to win!

Day 3 - May Arts, Simple Stories, Xyron Blog Hop

Day 3 is here!  Here's your May Arts line up for today:

Wednesday

Karen Baker

Jennifer Davey

      Jenifer Cowles

and Days 1 & 2 in case you missed them:

Monday

Virginia Fynes

Valerie Gee

Shellye McDaniel

Tuesday

Rhea Weigand

Latrice Murphy

Lalo IK

Don't forget to visit the Simple Stories and Xyron blogs too!

Prizes..of course! Just comment to win!

Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine Kit

a spool of May Arts ribbon (winners choice)

Xyron 2.5" Create a Sticker

May Arts, Simple Stories, Xyron Blog Hop - Day 2

Day 2!  Be sure to visit and comment to win! Here's today's line up: 

Tuesday

Rhea Weigand

Latrice Murphy

Lalo Ik

Here's yesterday's line up just in case you missed someone and don't forget to check out the Simple Stories and Xyron blogs for even more chances to win!

Monday

Virginia Fynes

Valerie Gee

Shellye McDaniel

Up for grabs:

Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine Kit

a spool of May Arts ribbon (winners choice)

Xyron 2.5" Create a Sticker

May Arts, Simple Stories, Xyron Blog Hop

It's here!  Day 1 of a fabulous week of inspiration from May Arts Ribbon, Simple Stories and Xyron.

Here's today's May Arts line up:

Monday

Virginia Fynes

Valerie Gee

Shellye McDaniel

Be sure to check out the Simple Stories and Xyron blogs for even more inspiration and chances to win

Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine Kit

a spool of May Arts ribbon (winners choice)

Xyron 2.5" Create a Sticker

Here's a sneak peek at my project coming later this week?  Any guesses?

Happy Independence Day!

It's not about hamburgers and hot dogs...although those are nice.

Read and cherish it...the only country in the world with a Constitution and form of government that has lasted more than 200 years.   We are the government.  It's up to us to keep it for future generations.

Triple Threat Blog Hop & Giveaway - Day 5

It's here!  The final day of the Triple Threat May Arts, Tombow, DCWV Blog Hop.  Be sure to catch today's inspiration and catch up on any you missed during the week.  Lists follow:

Friday

Rhea Weigand

Shellye McDaniel

Valerie Gee

Marie Browning

Rita Barakat

Karla Der

Monday

Charlene Driggs

DeeDee Catron

Gini Williams Cagle

Debbie Fisher

Angela Alexander

Sara Andrews

Tuesday

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Melissa Cash

Karen Hanson

Rachel Kleinman

Wednesday

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Tessa Buys

Thomisia Francois

Thursday

Lalo IK

Latrice Murphy

Jennie Garcia

Britt Bass

Amanda Phillips

Have fun and good luck!

Triple Threat Blog Hop - Day 4! Triple Giveaway, too!

Here's your line up for today's inspiration:

Thursday

Lalo IK

Latrice Murphy

Jennie Garcia

Britt Bass

Amanda Phillips

Here's the first 3 days in case you missed someone....just comment and like our Facebook pages to win!  Want to know what you can win?  Check out the May Arts blog for details.

Monday

Charlene Driggs

DeeDee Catron

Gini Williams Cagle

Debbie Fisher

Angela Alexander

Sara Andrews

Tuesday

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Melissa Cash

Karen Hanson

Rachel Kleinman

Wednesday

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Tessa Buys

Thomisia Francois

Good luck!

Triple Threat Blog Hop - May Arts, Tombow, DCWV - Day 3

Here's your line up for Day 3 of this big, big , big prize Blog Hop!

Wednesday

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Tessa Buys

Thomisia Francois

Be sure to check out days 1 & 2-  comment & like our Facebook pages  to win!

Monday

Charlene Driggs

DeeDee Catron

Gini Williams Cagle

Debbie Fisher

Angela Alexander

Sara Andrews

Tuesday

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Melissa Cash

Karen Hanson

Rachel Kleinman

Triple Threat Blog Hop - May Arts, DCWV & Tombow - Day 2

Here's your line up for Day 2:

Tuesday

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Melissa Cash

Karen Hanson

Rachel Kleinman

Be sure to hop through Day 1 so you can be eligible for the Triple Threat prizes!

Monday

Charlene Driggs

DeeDee Catron

Gini Williams Cagle

Debbie Fisher

Angela Alexander

Sara Andrews

Triple Threat Blog Hop - May Arts, DCWV & Tombow - Day 1

May Arts Ribbon, DCWV, and Tombow have joined together to bring you a triple the fun and inspiration blog hop.  

We had a very special birthday in our family so I needed a gift packaging that would disguise the birthday boy's gift.  Square packages are a dead giveaway.  :-)

I knew I wanted fun ribbons so I chose May Arts 5/8" Wired Chevron ribbons. The bright colors in this line make any project pop.

DCWV White Board Stack makes it easy to personalize any gift.  I just cut and glued it with Tombow Mono-Multi to a plain kraft paper gift bag.  

A simple plaid  pattern from DCWV alpha zoo Stack was attached with Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive (so easy to use!).   There are so many fun colors and patterns in this stack.  Perfect for boys.   My all time summer favorite DCWV Citrus Stack Glitter cardstock added happy shimmery color.

May Arts Burlap String is keeping those birthday balloons grounded until the big day and a few matching Pixie Sticks add to the fun.  I used Tombow Hook and Loop tape to keep the bag shut so there wouldn't be any peeking until the big day arrived.

A Blog Hop this big needs big prizes right?  

There will be 3 big prize packs.  Each will include: 

• a stack from DCWV
• a spool of ribbon from May Arts
• Xtreme Adhesive, Power Tabs, Removable Adhesive and Fastener Tabs from Tombow

To win just comment on each blog & like each of our Facebook pages.  

Here's the line up for today.  

Monday

Charlene Driggs (that's me!) Your next stop will be DeeDee Catron.

DeeDee Catron

Gini Williams Cagle

Debbie Fisher

Angela Alexander

Sara Andrews

Burlap!

Head to the May Arts Blog today to see how I turned this plain glass cylinder

into a beautiful centerpiece.  

Want to see the finished product...and find out how to make your own?  Head to the May Arts blog for all the details!

No More Father's Day Cards!

What you say?  Is she against fathers?  No way!!  Has she lost her mind?  Now that is debatable!

How many Dads do you know who read the card you've labored hours over (or stood in front of the card rack for hours for!) and then into the trash it goes or stuffed into a drawer never again to see the light of day.

Why not give Dad a gift he'll treasure forever?  Start a journal that the kids can begin with scribbles and continue every year for the rest of their lives?

Need some inspiration?  Head to the May Arts blog to see my project and get those creative juices flowing.
There's a complete supply list there too...