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They tie up pretty packages, they beautifully adorn a little girl’s hair, and sometimes they represent a cause you believe in. Ribbons have been used in so many ways for so many years. They come in every color under the sun, in just as many materials, and now in themes from apples to zoos.

So today’s Weekly Wednesday Challenge is to use some ribbon on a layout!

Use ribbon as an accent on a border strip.

Ribbon is not just for girl’s anymore. I found some great dog-themed ribbon and featured it in a layout with my husband and our dog Buddy. I used to the ribbon to accent a border strip. To make a knot in the ribbon simply tie the two loose ends together, snip about 3 inches from the knotted portion, and place on your page.

Accent your titles with ribbon.

Ribbon looks great tied around or stapled to large letters in your page titles. It’s the perfect touch to add a little dimension to your page. You can use it with chipboard, die cut letters, or even tied on to a clip and attached to your journaling box. On the above layout I’ve also used it to tie my two patterned papers together as a “border” of sorts. With two heavily patterned papers it works well to use a coordinating solid colored ribbon to give them a bit of separation.

Use ribbon scraps as a fun accent on your page.

If you love ribbon as much as I do (I have 5 glass jars filled with it) then you may end up having a lot of ribbon “scraps”. Short pieces of ribbon should not be thrown away as they make great page accents. In the layout above I’ve used multiple ribbons to accent my focal photo. Find pieces of ribbon that coordinate with the colors of your layout. Fold them in half and glue them down the edge of your focal photo. This adds a fun, whimsical and dimensional look to your layout.

Ribbon is an inexpensive page accent, and something many crafters already have laying around from other projects. Most scrapbook stores sell ribbon by the yard, generally well under $1. So next time you’re shopping around for scrapbooking supplies, don’t forget to hit the ribbon aisle.