Easy Cupcake Presentation With Blue Hawaii Cupcake Recipe

Hi Everyone!True :D here.Welcome to day 5 of our "Recipe Swap and Food Packaging Week"!
For thoes of you who don't know, I create digital stamps and lately have been doing some fun cupcake wrappers. Bonnie suggested that I feature my wrappers during this special week, so I thought I would show you a very simple way to decorate and present a cupcake.This would be a great little gift for a teacher, mailman, paper boy, or just about anyone!
This is what the gift looks like all prettied up with Double Band Teal Satin/Grosgrain ribbon.

I simply put the cupcake in one of my digital "Snowflake Cupcake Wrappers", dropped it in a clear Dixie cup then down in a clear treat bag. Add a tag from the digi set and the pretty ribbon and you have a cupcake worthy of gift giving!

Here is my digi set.

It is available for instant download for just $2.50!

 I was very excited to see that Wilton makes blue snowflake sprinkles.

I have seen them in almost all stores I have been in lately!

This is what my cupcake looked like after a little taste testing. Mmmmm nummm yummy!

I wanted a blue cupcake to match my wrappers so I went looking for a recipe and found one called Blue Hawaii. While that recipe looks great, I wanted something a little faster so I came up with my own recipe made with a cake mix and added a few extra ingredients.

Here is my version of the Blue Hawaii cupcake.

True's Blue Hawaii Cupcakes

1 White cake mix prepared as directed using the egg white version.

Add the following:

 1 small can of crushed pineapple that has been drained VERY well.

1 cup shredded coconut

1 tsp. coconut extract

2 or 3 drops of blue food coloring

Fold to incorporate added ingredients then bake as directed on package.

Cool, then frost with pre-made Whipped White Frosting then sprinkle with coconut and optional snowflake sprinkles .

Yes, I cheated and took the easy route, but they sure turned out yummy!

Now if you'll excuse me...I have a cupcake to finish!  LOL!

Have a sweet day!

Hugs,

True :D

Decorate your Wedding With Pretty Ribbons!

Hi Everyone!True :D here!

Well...my son and new daughter-in-law's wedding is over. It was beautiful! In part because of all of the pretty Really Reasonable Ribbon I used!Bonnie has so many pretty colors and styles to choose from that it would be impossible to not be able to find what you need for any decor colors!
The ribbons I used in the following projects are:White SatinTeal Satin - currently out of stock...I think I used it all!  ;)Cream SwirlsPlease note that the satin ribbon roses on the flower girl's basket, ring bearer's pillow and the other items are made with white satin ribbon that I colored with Copic markers for the exact color I needed.
I made Kristin a practice/keepsake bouquet since she had a live bouquet for the wedding. I also made Kurt a practice boutonniere. ;)

I wrapped some pretty satin ribbon "french braid" style around a cylindrical vase so she would have a display stand for the bouquet.

It also served as a center piece for the head table at the wedding. I love double duty projects! :)

This is Kurt's practice boutonniere.

Most of the flower girl baskets and ring bearer pillows  I saw in the stores were cheesy and expensive so I made my own!

Here is the before....

Here is the flower girl basket after I worked my magic! ;)

This is my ring bearer pillow. It was super easy to make!

Here is a picture of the unity candle I made. 

I thought it was a nice touch to make a personalized sentiment tag for the front! :)

Here are the guest book and pen. Again decorated with cream swirls and home-made satin ribbon roses.

The reception tables were decorated with my home-made favor boxes featuring Cream Swirls Ribbon.

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Maryanne left a comment below that she would like to see a close up of a candy favor. Thanks for asking Maryanne! here you go....

These are the cards I made for the family tables.

This kissing ball was hung in the center of the head table.

I have shared the invitations before but thought I would again since I am posting everything else.

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Here is the video tutorial I promised this morning. Sorry it took me so long...YouTube was causing me issues! ;)

Remember that you can click on the 4 arrows in the bottom right hand corner of the video to view it in full screen. Then hit your "Esc" button to return to normal mode. ;)

I know this was a rather lengthy post so thanks for bearing with me.I would like to send a special shout out to RRR's Bonny Garby...Thanks for all you do my friend!
Big hugs,True ;D

Sneakin' In Some Ribbon!

Hi Everyone!True :D here filling in for our sweet Crystal while she is a little under the weather. (Get well soon Girlfriend!)
Before I show you my project, I would like to remind you of a couple of things. For one, we have a fun challenge going on now and we would love to have you play along with us. The theme is "Pink and Brown"...with ribbon of course!  ;)Also, don't forget to sign up for the awesome "Summer Blog Candy" that Bonnie has up for grabs! :)
OK...on to my layout...You know...I bet 99% of my projects have ribbon somewhere on them (I just LOVE the stuff) but...I don't always want a bow, so I will just sneak a dab in somewhere else.Look at my layout below and see if you can spot the ribbon right off the bat! :)Remember, you can click on any picture to enlarge. 

I used a piece of pretty Rose Diamond Satin as one of my "designer paper" strips. It adds a touch of extra texture and shimmer to the layout.

If you want all of the layout details or to see the photo of my fur baby Zoey before I Photo Shopped the chain out of the picture, please pop on over to MY BLOG.

Hugs,
True :D

Today Is A Special Day! :)

Hi Everyone!

True :D here.

Today is a very special day here @ Really Reasonable Ribbon!

It's our sweet Bonnie's birthday!

(Bet ya thought I was gonna say "Mother's Day")

I stole that picture off of Facebook. I think she'll be surprised to see it here! Tehehehe!

All of the girls from her design team, past and present, would like to wish her a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY because we just love her to pieces!

Bonnie is the nicest, most generous person that any designer could ever hope to work for and we all think she is pretty darn special!

Happy Birthday

Dear Friend!

And...Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

Please feel free to add your birthday greetings to Bonnie by way of commenting! ;)

Hugs,

True ;D

Double The Fun With a 2 Tone Bow!

Hi Everyone!True :D here.
I wanted to show you a card I did using 2 colors of contrasting ribbons.I used Really Reasonable Ribbon's ~ Satin with Grosgrain Edge ribbons in Fuchsia and Moss.

This ribbon comes in many beautiful colors. View them all HERE.

One of the best ways to add them to your collection is to order the pre-mixed assortments.

Right now, Bonnie has them in both Pastel...

...and Dark for just $3.99 for each 10 yard set! :)

They are super beautiful in real life!!!

I would just like to take a second here and remind you about our "Violets, Lilacs, and Plums...Oh My!" challenge that is going on right now. There is still plenty of time to enter! Click HERE for all of the details.
And on a special note:This will be my last post before the new design team starts and I would like to tell the girls that will be exiting at the end of this month, that it has been a true pleasure working with you. Your work has both awed and inspired me! Lot of love to you all!
Thanks for dropping by!
Hugs,True :D

Wedding Ensemble With Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hello!True :D here.

Today is the last day of a week full of inspirational wedding projects here @ Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings. You should really scroll down and check out all of the beautiful creations if you haven't been following along!

I have been ready for this event for quite some time. I made my son Kurt and future daughter-in-love Kristin's invitations and all 100 are just setting on the pool table waiting to be mailed 8 weeks prior to the wedding.

They chose Canary and Mermaid for their colors so of course the invitations had to match!  ;)

That is just one of the awesome things about Really Reasonable Ribbon...they have almost any color imaginable in stock to coordinate with whatever you are working on! :)

For this set, I used several Really Reasonable Ribbon ribbons.

The pretty ribbon on the invitation is Satin Grosgrain Double Band Teal. The ribbons on the favor are 1 1/4" White Silk and Satin With Grosgrain Edge Light Yellow. The RSVP's also have a piece of the yellow satin.

The wording for the invitations and reply cards was done on my computer, then my dear sweet hubby and I added the floral stamping and heat embossing. (if you add 'em up....that was 600 individual stampings! Ugh!) 

Jelly Belly's are Kristin's favorite candy so it is great that they have colors to match! :)

We also added about 600 pieces of bling!

Here is a peek @ The pool table.

I have been a busy busy girl!  ;)

(please excuse the bad lighting though)

Speaking of invitations....I would like to invite you all to come back on Wednesday the 13th of April  for our monthly blog hop. It will be the final hop for the current design team and we would love for you all to help them go out with a bang! :)

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Hugs,

True :D

Newsprint and Silk. ;)

Hi Everyone!

True :D  here.

First I would like to remind everyone that we have a design team call going on right now and would love to have any of you that would like to get lots of beautiful ribbon in the mail every month apply! We are looking for scrap-bookers, card-makers, altered artists, jewelry crafters, quilters, fabric artists... pretty much anyone who does any crafts with ribbon. ;) For all of the DT call info, click HERE.

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We also have a fun "One For The Boys" challenge going on now! :)

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Now...on to my card.

This is not the card I planned on posting today but plans change sometimes. ;)

 

The challenge over @ SplitCoast Stampers today is "Newsworthy". We were asked to use newspaper on our project. Not my normal medium but I gave it a shot and I am so glad I did!

Quite the contrast with that old newspaper and the beautiful Mossy Rock Hand-dyed Silk from Really Reasonable Ribbon, but I think it added just the class it needed! :)

The crossword puzzle was just the right size for a card. I know the words don't fit "up and down" but I was happy that they fit across anyhow! ;)

I made the roses by twisting strips of newspaper and making "rose" circles on round pieces of cardstock that I covered with Scor-Tape. I then sprayed them with a couple colors of Glimmer Mist as well as the outer edges of the puzzle. I lucked out and there was an article in the paper that was in a green background so I used it for the leaves and just hit them with a little green ColorBox ink to make it match my ribbon better. I added some pearls and a fancy vintage brad to add a little more class. ;)

I would so love to hear what you think about the "outside of the box" style that I used today!

Big hugs,

True :D

Poor Girl's Ribbon Organization ;)

Hi Everyone!True :D here.
It is my turn to share how I organize my ribbon for our organization week fun!
I used to use a cafe rod to slide my spools of ribbon on and it worked great until I started on the RRR design team and my ribbon "hoarding" got worse/better, depending on if it's hubby's view or mine. LOL!Those little cardboard rolls take up a lot more room then you think!I now have 2 cafe rods full of ribbon. I am only showing the one with the RRR ribbons though since they are the prettier ones! ;)

I have the rods between my fabric cabinet and a door jam and it is held up with tension...no nails or screws. :)

Since the door is almost always open, the ribbons are behind it and protected from light.

I string yard long lengths (I loop longer pieces as needed) on to large safety pins, by color and hue then run it through a key ring and slide them on the rod. It is very easy to see everything I have at one glance! :)

I have other methods that I use to store special types of ribbon and I hope you will come visit my blog to check those out. You could also get a chance to win one of them! :)

Thanks so much for joining us in our organization week!

If this is the first visit since we started, I hope you will scroll down and see Jacque's organization post from yesterday.

You will also want to check back daily until we are through on 3/16. Some of the girls will be showing how to organize with Clip It Up, The Ribbon Spooler, and The Ribbon Ring who are all sponsoring us this week. Others will show home-made methods as I did. 

 There will be some awesome prizes donated by our wonderful sponsors at the end! :)

The design team will also be sharing on their personal blogs, and showing how they organize with some of the items from our sponsors. One of our sponsors even donated items for us to give away on our blogs too but you will have to come visit us to enter. :)

Thanks for dropping by!

We would love to hear how you keep your ribbon organized! :)

Hugs,

True :D

Corsage and Diamond Satin Cards

Hi Everyone!

True :D here filling in for Erika again, while she continues to get her new home settled in. She is a busy busy girl!

First, I would like to remind you of a couple of things. We are in the midst of a design team call!

CLICK HERE for the details.

We will also be stating our "Organization Week" soon! It will run 3/6 thru 3/16 and will have lots of tips and prizes for helping you get your ribbon organized. All of the DT will be sharing how they stay organized and we have 3 wonderful sponsors that donated some organization systems for our special event.

You won't want to miss it! :)

OK....today, I am also showing off a couple of newer ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

These beautiful ribbons are the new "Corsage" ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.
They are very, very economical at just .30 cents a yard, and add a sheer touch of iridescent elegance to your projects.

The next pair of cards were done with the "Roses to Die For" set that I illustrated. 

The beautiful ribbon that I used here is Really Reasonable Ribbon's ~ Champagne Diamond Satin.

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs,

True :D