Winners of December 'Use any Image' Challenge ....

Hi Ladies -  I hope you all had a very nice Christmas and thank youfor all the lovely entries to The Ribbon Girl December 'use any image' challenge, the winner of the first prize which is a £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley from the very generous ladies over at Lili of the Valley

 chosen by random.org is number 20 and that's you Larissa

and this is Larissas cute card

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The winner of the second prize

Second prize:  £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

is number 80 Nancy Hill

and Nancy made this fabulous open book Christmas card - gorgeous Nancy!

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The winner of the third prize

Third Prize from Marianne Designs

is Number 121 and that's Plony

Plony made this beautiful pink lollipop card - it's so pretty and what a gorgeous baby Plony!

Winners you must contact me within 7 days of this post or lose your prize. Email me, send a message via our facebook page or contact me via the contact page on our website.  For the Marianne prize I need your full mailing address as it will be sent directly from Marianne Designs in the Netherlands.

I hope everyone will join us from 9am on 1st January 2017 for The Ribbon Girl January Card Challenge over on the blog

see you soon, and I'd like to take this opportunity of wishing you all a very Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year!

Mary xx

December Any Image Challenge ...

We are back with our last challenge of 2016 and it's our Any Image challenge. The rules are very simple - just create a new project using an image, blog about it mentioning this challenge and use the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post to link up your project.  The challenge will run until December 31st, 9PM UK time.  We have our regular sponsors offering prizes again for this challenge:

First prize:  £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley

Second prize:  £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

Third Prize from Marianne Designs

Our Design Team have created some lovely projects to inspire you, remember that all the products listed below each project are available from the Ribbon Girl online store and there are more details about each project on their own personal blogs so go check them out too. We are delighted to welcome the talented Sue Hastead to our design team - welcome Sue, we're looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

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Sue

(Sue used: Craft and You My Wedding 6x6 Pad, Pale Pink 20mm Open Rose, Ivory Rose Kort and Godt, Pale Pink 10mm Open Rose, White Beaded Stamen, Chipboard Shape, 12mm Pearl Ivory, Flower Shaped Flatback, Ivory Button Twine, 20mm Snowflake Charm
12mm Donna Cream Fine Ivory Lace, Cheesecloth, Cream Tiny Pom Pom Bobble Trim)


Donna 

(Donna used; Maja Design 'A Vintage romance' 6 x 6 Paper Stack 

38mm Charlotte Elizabeth Vintage Style White Lace. 16mm Willem Blue Velvet Ribbon, FB 10mm White Square Pearl Trim, Ivory Gardenia Flatback Pk Of 3, Small Pine Cones PK Of 5, Dusky Blue 20mm Open Roses, Green Apple Bunch Of 5, Beaded Stamen White/White, Trinket Pins Vintage Style Ivory Pearl, 3mm White Pearl Bead String, 3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks & Silver Plated Christmas Robin Charm)

Linda

(Linda used: Peach Vintage Style Seam Binding , Apricot Sheer Ribbon, Cheesecloth, Clementine Ivory Lace, Orange Frosted Berries, 5 mm S/A Gems, 3 mm S/A Gems)

Kat

(Kat used:  Cheesecloth fabric, White sweetheart blossoms, Miniature white blossoms, Ivory button twine, Silver candy cane charm, Red round shiny berries)

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Winners of The Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge

Thank you all so much for the gorgeous entries to the December Card Challenge - here are the winners:

First prize:  Papers from Maja Design, Sweden - the prize will be sent directly to the winner and we will need your full address and your telephone number to pass onto Maja Design

The winner is number 58 - that's you Bunny's Cards

here is her cute card

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Second prize:  £10 voucher towards a shopping spree at The Ribbon Girl

The winner of the £10 voucher is 40,Netty

this is Netty's beautiful card

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Third Prize:  A stamp of the winner's choice from LOTV

The winner of the stamp of her choice is 143 - Kalysto

This is the fantastic card made by Kalysto

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Prizes must be claimed within 7 days of this blogpost by email, by messaging me on our facebook page or by contacting us via the contact page on The Ribbon Girl website

I hope you will all join us from 9am on Sunday 18th December for the December 'Use any Image' challenge

Mary x

Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge ....

Hi, we're back with another Card Challenge for December and as usual it's an Anything Goes challenge but we're sure you will all have been extra busy preparing for the festive season and we're looking forward to seeing your gorgeous Christmas cards!!   The challenge will run until Saturday 17th December, 9PM UK time. Our lovely friends from Maja Designs and Lili Of The Valley have joined The Ribbon Girl in offering us more fabulous prizes so we hope you'll join in and there are some lovely cards from the Design Team to inspire you - all of the products listed below their projects can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store and more details of their projects can be found on their personal blogs

First prize:  Papers from Maja Design, Sweden - the prize will be sent directly to the winner

Second prize:  £10 voucher towards a shopping spree at The Ribbon Girl

Third Prize:  A stamp of the winner's choice from LOTV

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Jane

Jane used: 25mm ivory frilled lace, small pine cones, red berries, white cherry blossoms, white pearl trim, christmas tree charm, 8mm rusty jingle bells, white seam binding and Stardust Stickles.


Mary

Mary used: Maja Spring Basics papers, white and olive green foamiran foam for her handmade flowers and leaves, pale pink satin edge organza ribbon, sparkly glass hearts hung on natural hemp twine, Ophelia vintage style pale ivory lace, 10mm ivory double row pearl trim

Gina

Gina used: 38mm Ivory Sugar Sprinkles Sheer Ribbon, 20mm Pearl and Diamante Flower Embellishment, 4mm ivory Pearl String, 12mm Pearl Ivory Flower, 10mm Ivory Pearl Trim, 38mm Guipure Ivory Lace, Venetian Red Seam Binding, Pine Cones, Red Beaded Cherries, Carnation, Cream Medium Pom Pom Trim, Ivory Beaded Berries, 25mm Red Cottage Rose, Red Shiny Red Round Berries.

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Winners of Ribbon Girl November 'Use any Image' Challenge ...

Thank you for all the gorgeous entries to The Ribbon Girl November 'use any image' challenge. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank our very generous sponsors Lili of the Valley and Marianne Designs for their wonderful prizes which are very much appreciated.

First prize:  £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley

the winner of the first prize chosen by random.org is number 103 that's you Lynne R

This is Lynne's cute Christmas card

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Second prize:  £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

The winner of the second prize is number 76 and that's you Paper Profusion

A very pretty project from Paper Profusion

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Third Prize from Marianne Designs

The winner of the prize from Marianne Designs is number 150 and that's you Norma

This is Norma's beautiful Christmas card

Winners please contact me by email, message on facebook page or on the contact us section of our website - prizes must be claimed within 7 days of this post

Please join us tomorrow for The Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge

see you soon, Mary x

November 'Use any Image' Challenge ....

Hello Crafters  - Christmas Day is exactly five weeks from today Sunday 20th November  -  so we are sure to see lots and lots of gorgeous Christmas projects for our 'use any image' challenge. It's a really simple challenge to enter as you can make any kind of project as long as it has an image on it. Could be a card, tag, sleigh, skate, box, envelope, wine bag, gift bag - anything at all so long as there is an image of some kind!  As usual we have some fabulous prizes from our kind friends at Lili Of The Valley (a £10 voucher), Marianne Designs (see photograph for details) and The Ribbon Girl (£10 voucher)  The ladies on our design team have made some nice projects to inspire you and there is a list of all the products they used which can be found in The Ribbon Girl store  We do our best to leave comments on all entries, but sometimes it is not possible - rest assured every entry is looked at :-) 

First prize:  £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley

Second prize:  £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

Third Prize from Marianne Designs

CHANTAL 

Chantal used Maja Design paper, Chipboard shape home - Scrapeniec chipboard, Cheesecloth, white magnolia flower, Pale Pink Wild Rose 30mm and 20mm open rose, Cherry Blossom in Dark Lilac/white two tone, Lilac blossom flowers and Ivory 10mm open rose

DONNA 

Donna used Maja Design 'I Wish' 6 x 6 paper pad, Pion The Night before Christmas images PD1619, Scrapiniec Chipboard Royal Window 02, 75mm 'Michele' White Guipure lace, 25mm Ivory Frilled Lace, 16mm 9549 Moss Green Velvet ribbon, FB 10mm Ivory Pearl Square Trim, Ivory Poinsettias, Holly Leaf Mulberry Paper, Red/Green Frosted Berries 10 Stems, Red Shiny Oval shape Berries, Small Pine Cones, 1mm Pearlised Stamens, Diamante Christmas Tree Charm and some Cheesecloth

KAT W 

Craft and You 'Beautiful Day' 6x6 paper pad, 25mm natural faux hessian, White cherry blossom

Miniature white blossoms, Ivory 10mm open roses, Pale pink 10mm open roses, Cream hip rosebuds, Pearl cluster flowers on silver stems

LINDA 

Linda used Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics, Cheesecloth, Rose Leaves, Small White Lily, Hip Rose Bud Cream, Wavecrest Vintage seam Binding, Clementine Lace, 10 mm Ivory Pearl Flower Trim, 11mm, 8,, and 6mm Ivory FB Pearls

Gretha 

Gretha used Lemoncraft House of Roses 6x6 pad, 20mm 'Barbara' Ivory Embroidered Tulle, 30mm shabby White Ruffled Ribbon, Pale Pink Small Polka Dot Spotty Buttons, a small Bark Heart and some 5mm Pearls Ivory Self Adhesive 

Mary

Mary used Galeria 'Retro As if in a Dream' paper, Terracotta/rust rosebuds, 55mm Emma Ivory Guipure Lace, Cream 15mm Satin Ribbon, Brown 30mm Roses, small pine cones, white cherry blossom, white lily flowers, miniature ivory blossoms, chipboards from Scrapiniec, pieces of cheesecloth and some Stardust Stickles for a bit of added sparkle!

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Winners of November Card Challenge at The Ribbon Girl ....

Thankyou for all the gorgeous cards entered into The Ribbon Girl November card challenge - sorry I wasn't able to leave comments on all entries :-(  The 3 winners chosen at random are as follows and must be claimed within 7 days of this blog post.  

First prize:  Papers from Maja Design, Sweden - the prize will be sent directly to the winner who is No. 157 and that is Carolines Creaties     Caroline we will need your telephone number as well as your complete mailing address so Maja can send your prize to you.

Caroline made this lovely pink and white card

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Second prize:  £10 voucher towards a shopping spree at The Ribbon Girl won by No 81  Katrina Bufton

This is Katrina's very elegant card - lovely!

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Third Prize:  A stamp of the winner's choice from LOTV is No 97 Claire C

Claire C's gorgeous card

November Card Challenge ...

Hi, we're back with another Card Challenge for November and as usual it's an Anything Goes challenge. The challenge will run until November 19th, 9PM UK time. Our lovely friends from Maja Designs and Lili Of The Valley have joined The Ribbon Girl in offering us more fabulous prizes so we hope you'll join in

First prize:  Papers from Maja Design, Sweden - the prize will be sent directly to the winner

Second prize:  £10 voucher towards a shopping spree at The Ribbon Girl

Third Prize:  A stamp of the winner's choice from LOTV

Our Design Team have created some lovely cards, please visit their personal blogs to find out more information and remember that all the products listed below each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store
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Donna

(Donna used; Maja Design 'I Wish' 6 x 6 Paper pad, Scrapiniec Chipboard royal round Frame, Scrapiniec Chipboard Merry Christmas, 45mm 'Blanche' Embroidered Tulle Lace, 16mm 9549 Moss Green velvet Ribbon, FB 10mm Ivory Square Pearl Trim, Ivory 20mm Open Roses, Small White Lily Flowers Pk Of 5, 1mm Pearlised Stamens Pk Of 144, Red/Green Frosted Berries 10 Stems, Small Pine Cones Pk Of 5, 3mm White Pearl Bead String, 50cm x 80cm Cheesecloth. Vintage Style Ivory Pearl Trinket Pins, 3mm White s/a pearl Flatbacks, 5 Metres Natural Hemp Twine & 5 Metres Venetian (Christmas Red) Seam Binding)

Jane Johnson

(Jane used: Michele white guipure lace, 8mm rusty jingle bells, natural button twine, white cherry blossom, 12mm red round berries, miniature pale blue blossoms and Stardust Stickles)

Gina Knott

(Gina used: 25mm Pale Fuchsia Plain Sheer Ribbon, White Medium Pom Pom Trim, 38mm Charlotte Elizabeth Vintage Style White Lace, 25mm White Frilled Lace, Diamante Star Charm, 25mm Lilac Cottage Rose, Ivory White Magnolia Flower, Exotic Lilac Blooms, Pink Beaded Cherries , 4mm White Pearl String)

Mary Gourley

(Mary used Maja Design 'Home for the Holidays' paper, Scrapiniec Jolly Holly Border pieces, 5mm brown/white gingham ribbon, 17mm Laila white vintage style cotton lace, white fabric leaves, a stem of tiny pearl cluster flowers, 30mm and 20mm ivory roses, white rose buds, white Cosmos daisy, green/red shiny berries, sparkly glass heart, white satin ribbon and Stardust stickles)

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