Adventures in Dyeing Ribbon

So I've never actually done it before.... and I never actually looked at a tutorial before. I was just thinking of a way that would make sense, and I went for it. I tried it one way at first that DIDN'T work: I mixed reinker with water, but all that happened was I got wet ribbon that didn't have nearly ANY color. So, don't do it that way. Then, I decided it made more sense to try mixing the reinkers with rubbing alcohol. That did it! Just soak for about a minute and then dab it dry with a paper towel. Super easy. Just don't expect to keep your fingers clean. lol


My motivation - I have a friend who's in the hospital right now so I decided to make a get-well card for her. And, my all time favorite get-well stamp set is Happy Healing, which I've got but never used before (can you believe it?!). Here's what resulted:

image (c) Stampin' Up! 1990-2008

Of course I am not a pro photographer by ANY means... so imagine that botle label with glitter all over it, becasue it DOES. There's also a piece of blush blossom ribbon in that bunch but it got hidden in the pic too. Oh well. Okay, so what did I use? Here goes:

Stamp Set: Happy Healing (SU!, retired)

Colors: Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom, Groovy Guava (Saffron and Wasabi coloring in image), Natural Creme cardstock

Other: Grosgrain in Chocolate Chip, white (dyed guava and also blush), 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamonds, dimensionals, Cuttlebug texture embossing in Mesh, glue dots, blender pen

Am I forgetting anything? Don't think so. Just that the card says "Happy Healing" inside, and that I hope this helps my friend recover sooner, or at least makes her smile!

Have a great day everyone!