Color Ribbons

You can color ribbons to match your project

"Come and curl some ribbon
Maid of Honor"

Stampin' Up! has some great tips to color ribbons. At one of Stampin' Up's amazing Conventions held in Australia they revealed the secret. Incidentally, I felt very blessed to be able to attend that Convention :)

First, buy a roll of white ribbon in the width you want to use. Then you can make the white ribbon match your project using either stamp pad inks or your Stampin' Pastels (chalks).

If you choose to use the Stampin' Pastels, simply spritz down your ribbon with water to dampen it.

Then use a sponge dauber to apply some chalk. Keep sponging until you get the depth of colour that you want. You can let the wet chalk and ribbon dry (or carefully dry it with a heat gun to speed things up. Be careful not to scorch anything though) then go back and deepen the colour further if you like. Allow to dry again before using on your project.

Another way to try is to press the ribbon onto an inkpad and carefully pull it through under your finger, then let it dry. Try to keep the pressure on your ribbon even so the colour is laid down evenly unless you want a variation in the tone. You could also try lightening or achieving a stained effect by spraying some of the ink with water.

Try using several colours of ink on the one ribbon for another effect.

Another variation is to colour the edging of the white ribbon with your Stampin' Write markers to get a two-toned effect. Make sure you let the colour dry well before you put the ribbon on your card or you will run the risk of inking your card where you didn't want some ink to be.

Now you know how to color ribbons! Enjoy getting inky. Remember you can always get ink off your fingers with shampoo afterward!

If you have customised your own ribbon and used it to make a scrapbook page or a card or any other paper craft project, I would love to see it.

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