Hello!
Just a quick post for tonight. I know lots of you like to use up scraps when you get a chance. Here is something fun you can do with ribbon and trims. I have a little drawer where I keep even the tiniest pieces, and here are some of them…
Supplies:
Trims from 7Gypsies and Making Memories
Basic Grey chipboard letter
String
Let me know if you have anything fun you like to do with little scraps like this. Would love to hear them.
Have a good night. More soon!
43 Comments
must be for me, huh?
It has my initial on it! LOL 
That is sooo cute! I have a huge collection of scraps like this due to my hoarder DNA (I can’t throw anything away!) – you have just given me the motivation I need to get onto doing something with them. I do occasionally embellish cards by attaching a little folded up scrap of ribbon with a staple or brad, it adds a nice touch of colour & texture to a project.
Jennifer
I have never thought to use my scrap ribbon like this! This is a very clever idea. I love the way this card turned out. Now no more guilt saving my scraps.
I use my small scraps as loops with a brad or sewn as bullet points for journaling.
Thanks for sharing this cool idea!
Sandi N.
Hi, Jennifer! What a great idea for using ribbon bits!
Jennifer, love the idea! i usually keep all my scraps too. i’ve used them on my cards. i made (several months ago) scrap inchies. i covered a piece of cardstock iwth different pieces of paper , all colors and sizes .then i punched out some inchies. i have to do another card , look for it in the hero pool. Samantha (mjphtos2007)
Such a great idea! They all blend well! Will have to try!
Thanks for the idea Jenn!
Yaneri
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what a fun idea! right now all of my little ribbon scraps are just accumulating in a jar, so i’ll have to give this a try.
Love the idea Jennifer!! I have tons of little pieces of ribbon waiting to be used.
Thanks for the idea.
God bless
Giovana
WOW!
What a Great card With those Scraps…I’ll have to give it a try sometime!
thanks Jennifer….
Great idea!
wow this is really neat!!
Thanks for such a great idea! I have seen ribbons tied on to rings and spirals used to hold books together for a decorative effect. Also at the top of pages in books for added color. Tops of tags too!
Is there anything you CAN’T think of? Your brain is amazing! I love your ideas!
Jen such a cute card! what a great idea
I have a gabajillion ribbon scraps that I could sure put to good use
Okay, I am a card maker and am totally loving your blog!!
Gorgeous!
So gonna use this.. I have a whole drawer full that I just can’t bear to toss!!! Thanks..
Wow…what a great idea…I too have little tiny scraps of ribbon ’cause I thought the ribbon was so beautiful, I couldn’t even throw the teeny weeny pieces away.
Thank you Jennifer! What an adorable card!
PERFECT IDEA!
Jennifer, can I ask why you are not doing any videos? I just love watching them and learning from you….please keep the videos…
Mary
Honestly, I would have thought you insane for saving those itty-bitty little pieces. Obviously, I would have been wrong…I in awe of the beauty you created with those itty-bitty bits!
That is a gorgeous card! I’ve done cards with scrap strips of paper, but never thought about using leftover ribbons. Duh! Now I’ll never throw out another scrap of ribbon!
That is such a beautiful card!
Super cool idea. Your card rocks!!
That’s so clever.
I like to use the small ribbon scraps for photo corners. Fold them around so the ends are on the back and then I just tape it. Another way I use ribbon scraps is to fold them in half and use it like a little tab and add a flower, staple or even a stick pin. I like to group a few together for some interest and put them at the edge of a photo or something. Kind of hard to explain, the “almost” layout on my blog has this. now this is IF I can get my scraps. My daughter usually grabs them all for her art projects.
This cars is awesome. Love how you used the ribbon. Thanks for a fabulous tip.
Great idea Jennifer!
I just picked up the Feb issue of CK because of how great you said it was… LOVE your ideas for how to use the lace cardstock. I have a bunch and it’s just been sitting around for the most part b/c it’s intimidating to me. Thanks for all the great ideas!
Great card! Doesn’t seem like your usual style, but it’s gorgeous
I, too, love to save and use scraps…I always try to get the most out of everything…
Very cute card!! I seem to not be able to part with my scraps-JUST IN CASE–you know? One way to use them up! Thanks!
great way to use scraps very cute
Hugs
Norine
OH! That is the most adorable card for scrap ribbon!! Thanks for the idea!!
Great! Just what I needed- an excuse to save every scrap piece of ribbon. And just when I was finally not hyperventilating when I threw little pieces away! lol
You are too clever!
What a wonderful idea!
I save every little scrap so you can imagine how darling this card is to me!
I save my little scraps for fringes to the baby blankets I like to hand sew or embellishments to cards, scrapbook layouts, and altered projects. I just love how you used the scraps to create a background on the cardbase.
Such a cute idea!
Wow, that is super cute. This may be a dumb question, but how did you adhere them? I don’t see any stitching…are they sewn on or glued?
Judy
Great idea. I guess you could do the same with paper scraps too.
Jennifer,
Very clever. I too save my ribbon scraps, and usually attach them with a brad or staple. I also save card stock and patterned paper scraps. I use them to create a mosaic layer on a card, or a mosaic scrapbook page border. Do you ever use your ribbon scraps on a scrapbook page? If so, what do you do with them? That one is drawing a blank in my creative brain cells.
Lisa Atha
What a cool idea for all those bits – I won’t throw any away any more
Thanks!
That ribbon leftover card is pretty cool!!
Cute! I love your stuff.
You have some really pretty scrap pieces… I save my scrap too, but don’t use it very often… if I do, I like to staple it to the card. TFS!
Im trying to figure how the ribbon is attached to the cardstock?? Is it glued…sewn maybe??