Are you loving this month's free ribbons and brads? I know I am! If you haven't got yours yet, they come free with any order of £45 or more - and that's the best excuse I know of to treat yourself to some new goodies! The ribbon is beautiful, really delicate with a lovely shimmer, and I've come up with a way of using it to make a quick background for a punched flower. Come and have a look: The delicious Calypso Coral ribbon is wrapped randomly around a piece of textured Very Vanilla card stock. TIP: To do this quickly, put lots of Snail adhesive on the back of the card stock and also on the front where the flower's going to go. I really love this ribbon with its darker edges and the different shades you get where it overlaps. I stamped the flower in Poppy Parade onto Calypso Coral card stock to get this monochrome effect. One of the free brad designs matches exactly which makes me very happy! To keep things super fast the flower is cut out using the coordinating punch. You get heaps of ribbon on each spool and there are two spools in the free pack as well as the brads! I've just thought that I could also use this design for a fast Christmas card using the Lucky Limeade ribbon with the Ornament punch. Here's what you'll need to make today's card: Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Tea Shoppe (sentiment) Ink: Poppy Parade Card stock: Very Vanilla smooth and textured Other: Free ribbon and brad set, stamp-a-majig I'd be delighted to order any of these items for you and can have them delivered to your address in the UK. I'm committed to providing excellent customer service and am always happy to offer help and advice. To place your order, just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593. Your free brad and ribbon set will be added automatically to any order of £45 or more. STOP PRESS: If you love the 12" x 12" linen post scrapbook albums, it's just been announced that they're being discontinued after September. They cost £23.95 and there are limited stocks but Stampin' Up is also offering the album in gorgeous Real Red. If you prefer a 12" x 12" ring album, this is now available in Natural, Real Red and Navy. Now, the house is crying out for a bit of a wash and brush up, so I'd better get on with that... although I can see my tin of Watercolour Wonder crayons looking at me. Hmmm. You know I'll do the right thing don't you?! See you tomorrow,