Ribbon Week!

One of the products that first put American Crafts on the map, ribbon comes in all varieties, types, and textures. From scalloped velvet to dainty lace, pom pom trim, grosgrain, baker's twine and much much more - American Crafts has it all! This week we'll showcase ribbon in fun and unique ways, starting with a layout and card by Leslie Ashe:

HELLO THERE by Leslie Ashe

Supplies: Surf Cardstock (AM710-5058) – AC Cardstock, 6x6 Paper Pad (35696) – Amy Tangerine Sketchbook, Sketchbook Ribbon (58817) – Premium Ribbon, Palette (42240) – Remarks, Pigment (42241) – Remarks, Sage (72026) – Delights, Square Foam Dots (61710) – This To That Adhesive

PICTURE PERFECT by Leslie Ashe

Ever have one of those? You know, the type that makes “that” face when posing for photo’s? I have. I drew my ribbon choices for this funny layout by what my kids have on in the photo, including one color that was contrasting, which draws your eyes right to the photo.

Supplies: Stargaze Cardstock (AM710-569) – AC Cardstock, Strawberry Spread Paper (35667) – Fresh Squeezed, Addi’s Addiction Paper (35690) – Amy Tangerine Sketchbook, Sketchbook Ribbon (58817) – Premium Ribbon, Palette (42240) – Remarks, Grass Journal (53339) – Thickers, Cascade Scene (53341) – Thickers, Bits (77290) – Amy Tangerine Sketchbook Die Cut Shapes, Sketchbook Fabric Brads (85578) – Elements, .05 Black (562321) – Precision Pen

Up for giveaway to one lucky winner is a variety of American Crafts ribbon:

Leave a comment on this post by Friday August 10th 2012 letting us know what your favorite kind of ribbon is and we'll randomly select the winner and announce them with Friday's post.

Comments

[arjanne]

I like all kinds of ribbon! On scrapbooking projects I like flat ribbons, to avoid bulky pages, but for garlands or other home decor projects I like pompomtrims or rose ribbon.

[jackie radu]

i love pom pom trimmed ribbon! its so cute and really gives a vintage feel to anything its attached to :) great giveaway btw!

[Cassi]

I have some velvet rik rac that has to be my all time favorite ribbon. But this assortment looks amazing!

[Mollie]

I love grosgrain ribbon...any thickness...any style! I am dying to get my hands on the Amy Tangerine chebron ribbon. It is too cute!

[Jamie Greene]

I love satin ribbon:)

[Robin Buchholz]

I like grosgrain and satin type ribbon in a variety of colors and patterns.

[Kailash]

I love the traditional flat ribbon which I use for all my projects, thanks for the chance to win these amazing ribbons!!!

[heaney]

I love to add satin ribbon to my card and love to create flower with it too. So versatile and pretty.

[Meghan]

What's not to love about ribbon? I love it all!

[Melanie C]

I love dots! But that new chevron ribbon I see is a very close 2nd :)

[Avital]

I love subtly patterned ribbon, which is soft in texture.

[Deb in AZ]

I usually use grosgrain ribbon - would love to try out all these great colors and styles. Thanks for the chance.

[Rachael]

I love pastel ribbon...these colors seem to automatically mold to my go-to color palatte...but you can't really go wrong with any kind of ribbon, its a perfect embellishment!

[Brenna]

I love glitter ribbon!

[Annette Allen]

oh my what is my favorite ribbon...I am going to say stripes...i love me some stripes...but really i love it ALL..

[Maja]

Love the projects and I love your ribbon, so versatile and these colors and patterns are gorgeous!

[Claire W]

I love plain coloured ribbon, but with a pattern on it (like stitching or wood grain.) American Crafts are the absolute and ultimate best at these!

[Chunyuan]

gorgeous projects. I love the ones with simple pattern or plain. The set with chevron pattern is my favorite.

[ami imaizumi gorelikow]

love the rolls with chevron on it! :)

[Karrie L]

I love all ribbon!

[Jeanne pellerin]

I love the chevron ribbon!

[Lindsey]

patterned ribbon is a definite favourite!

[Michele D]

My fav ribbon right now is this cute chevron ribbon I've got in several colors. So fun to dress up a card!

[Margie Visnick]

Beautiful! I love grosgrain and sheer ribbons the most!

[Letizia]

I love all ribbon!

[Brenda]

I love all kinds of ribbon! My favorites are lace and almost any bold print ribbon. Thanks for the chance to win some - I love the quality of American Crafts ribbons.

[Kim]

I love all kinds of ribbon but I think my favorite is ribbon with polka dots. I just think it makes projrcts look so cute!!!!

[Yasmina TINSANG]

I love gros grain ribbon!! But i do love twine also!!
Thank you for this giveaway!!
yasmina

[Sandi Pressley]

I love grosgrain ribbon, pom-pom ribbon and anything with a chevron! Thanks for the chance to win.

[Mary-Anne V.]

I love all kinds of ribbons for different reasons. I like ribbons with subtle patterns for my cards that have a busy pattern or large image. Thanks for the chance to win.

[SabrinaG]

I´m in love with some kinds of ribbon ;P

[Felicia Young]

I am an all around kind of ribbon lover! I really like all of the Amy Tangerine ribbons now, all of those beautiful colors. Just can't get enough ribbon!

[Brooke]

I love all of the Dear Lizzy ribbons!!!

[Nancy Clark]

Love ribbon :) I am a big fan of stripes.

[Kris Lisk]

My favorites are sheer ribbon and grosgrain.
Perfect bows every time!

[Gina]

I like all the ribbons with the chevron patterns!

[Carol B]

I love good old fashioned grosgrain ribbon!

Carol B
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[Marcia Scantlin]

I love polka dots or gingham ribbons - timeless and classic.

[marianne-g]

I use polka dot ribbon the most but I love it all!!

[Kimberly Clark]

my favorite ribbon.... ummmm... ALL of them!!! lol - i love ribbon

[Charo]

I love all!!!. But...in the second line, the first...I love Amy Tangerine chevron!

Thanks for the chance!

Charo

[Heather V]

I really love all ribbon, but my favorite and most-used is probably grosgrain.

[Kroppone]

I love the Amy Tangerine chevron ribbons, great alone or combined. Great giveaway...

[marie-eve]

I love glitter ribbon and I use it here and there.
Thanks for the chance to win

[Kirsten J]

I love black and white ribbon!

[Janet]

I love satin ribbon! Thanks for the chance to win some awesome ribbon!!!

[chel]

Grosgrain and printed ribbon- just the photo of all that ribbon makes me SWOON!

[Muang]

I love all kinds of ribbon, but lately I've been obsessed with glitter ribbon!!

[Louise]

i tend to reach for a dottie patterned ribbon everytime!

[Karen Decker]

Lots of ribbon is my favorite!! Usually if it comes in apple green I'm going to love it. :)

[Lneves]

Satin ribbon is the best! I love to use them on cards. They bring life into my deigns.

[Kerys]

I love to use ribbon in my projects - be it scrapbook layouts, cards or altered projects. I love to use ricrac although I do like anything bright and colorful, spotty, chevron - you name it - I'm a sucker for them all! :-)

[Tiffany M]

I love all ribbon! Love twill and the versatility of it! Thanks for the chance to win such an amazing assortment of ribbon! Can never have too much!

[Dawn Cheshire]

Love any ribbon but the Amy Tan Chevron one looks fabulous!

[Brenda B]

I love ribbon. I like just about any type but prefer patterned ribbon...dots are pretty spectacular.

[Renee Zwirek]

I love all the ribbons. My faves being the rose, chevron, dots, glitter, and arrows.

[Megan Smith]

I love double-sided ribbon! Like all the AC ribbon I have in my stash! I just like that when you tie a bow or knot, you can see both sides. Plus it makes good ribbon flowers!

[bettie]

Love that chevron ribbon, also polka dots and gross grain...fun!

[Jen Rzasa]

I love grograin or satin!

[stephanie hines]

I love gingham and chevron ribbon!!

[Romy]

Such amazing projects! Really love how you did the bows on your layout.
My favourite ribbon is the rose ribbon. It is so beautiful and elegant.

[Krysta]

My favourites are the grosgrain and baker's twine. So much you can do with them!

[Ashly]

I usually stick to the grosgrain but I have been reaching for the decorative trims lately too!! (does that count as ribbon??!) Thanks for sharing

[julie e]

twill, grosgrain and rick rack are my favorites.

[Saskia]

I love ribbon that has a little sparkle to it!

[Lu]

Hands down, my favorite ribbon is good ol' grosgrain!

[Wendy Orme]

I love polka dot grosgrain in every color!

[mary s. - aka Big Mamma]

I love grosgrain.. any kind..sparkly ,, poka dots... all colors.

[Kelly Massman]

grossgrain came to mind first! TFS!

[Jess Leggett]

I can't help it- I love the glitter ribbon.

[Sav O'G]

OHHHH! I'm addicted to ribbon! I LOVE these--and I LOVE seam binding! THANKS for the chance to win;) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com

[Cheryl S.]

One of my favorites is velvet ribbon...but I really love it all! Thanks for the chance to win some.

[LauraP]

I LOVE ribbon that has texture to it - it's such an easy way to add a little something to a page or project!

[Bethany Becker]

I like grosgrain and satin type ribbon.

[Anita Scroggins]

Well, I have serious ribbon issues, so I love all ribbon!! Right now,, seam binding and grosgrain are my faves. But I can't stop buying laces, and my collection of vintage ric-racs seems to be growing by leaps and bounds!

[Tran Polizzi]

hhmmm...I like ribbons with a unique design. It makes it stands out from other ribbons plus fun to use cards and layouts.

[Meghann]

My favorite type of ribbon is grosgrain! It is so versatile and easy to find in any color!

[Andrea R.]

I love grosgrain ribbon, the solids and the patterns!

[Melissa]

My favorite is definitely grosgrain. I'm completely in love with that Amy Tangerine ribbon!

[Kathleen]

Difficult question, but I think lace ribbon is one of my all time favourites, together with chevron!

[Nikki R]

I love all ribbon! I use ribbon on 90% of my cards! Love it! Thanks for the chance to win :)

[Sophia Allison]

I live sheer organza type ribbons, as they can be used on Scrapbooking projects as well as OTP too...multi uses!!!

Thanks for the chance...!

[Laudicia]

I particularly love Amy Tangerine ribbons ^_^

[sakehanska]

I love Xmas ribbons and polka dot ones. marta

[ruth tacoma]

I love flat printed ribbons! :)

[Jules The Bling Princess]

I'm really not that fussy - any ribbon can win my heart. :-) But if I must choose one, I'd probably go with anything that has polka dots on it.

[mel]

Velvet ribbon!

[JillT]

Don't know that I have a favorite, but definitely happy to see the chevron patters on your ribbons

[Natalie (QSOgirl)]

I like ribbons with polka dots and/or stitching down the edges!

[Nina]

my favorite are polka dots ribbons

[Nicolle]

I love all kinds of ribbons but I especially love patterned ribbon. I like using ribbon to wrap presents!

[Amy Jones#8546]

I love all kinds of ribbon. I really dont have a favorite because I love to use so many varieties on different projects. Silk is a little harder to work with while making bows but it still is pretty. I am loving the variety you have here.

[OlesyaK]

I like the colorful contrasting colors of the ribbon! thanks for a chance to win!

[Kellystar]

grosgrain and polka dots go together like peanut butter and jelly---my favorite!

[Leslie Loutit]

I love the grosgrain ribbon, solid color and poka dots.

[Laura M]

i love ricrac!!

[Maeghan M.]

I just love grosgrain... it's been my favorite ribbon for years!

[Breanna]

I love all ribbon! It's my favorite :)

[jen k]

love me some polka dots or stripes..and chevron is up there too!

[Elena]

Love polka dots and chevron...