Remember this bow?
It was the final result of a day-long experimentation with re-inkers, craft re-inkers, contraband re-inkers, smooch spritz and shimmer paint. After nearly permanently red fingers, bleeding too much ink (bleeding used both as a verb and expletive deleted here…), and a whole BOTTLE of Champagne Shimmer, the easiest (and SU-product) method turned out to be sponging on the shimmer, dry with heat gun then follow with real red marker and a final dry with the heat gun.
Faux Bow, you say? Why yes, glad you noticed! Cut 13 inches of the (inked) ribbon and lay flat on the table. Fold the two ends in over each other, so the layers are evenly in thirds. Pinch in the middle and fold the brad ends AROUND the ribbon, crossing over in back, and press as flat as possible. Gently pull the end on the right down from the loop and clip each end into a “V”. VOILA’! Perfect bow!
*Note* I tried a big glue dot to adhere the ribbon to the card, and it just did not hold up at all – by the end of the next day, the bow had fallen OFF! Horrors! I solved this dilemma with a couple pieces of sticky tape instead.
Until next time…Keep Calm and Find Yourself a Rubber Stamp!
