Saturday, 26 January 2013

even more inspiration from The Ribbon Girls

We will be announcing the winner of the January colour challenge  late this evening - you've still got today to get your project in! but in the meanwhile we would like to show you more cards by the mega talented Ribbon Girl design teams:

By Becky (Ivory Rose Pearl Organza, Vintage Ivory Fluted Edge Sheer Ribbon, Pink 20mm Open Roses)





By Jane B (natural button twine, acrylic paint dabber)


By Andrea G (On the following 3 cards Andrea used 8-row faux diamante mesh, pink box pleated satin, cream tiny pom pom, red velvet lace and white 15mm flower fine cluny lace)




By Mandy (pink bias binding, pink button, pink Divine Twine


By Anne who used red grosgrain and cotton lace


By Jane M (on the following 3 cards Jane used Red Jute mesh, WOC flowers, self adhesive gems, twine, heart button  Flowers, Jute mesh, spotty button, top stitch thread, Ruffle edge sheer, pearls



By Mary G (WOC flowers, RG beaded berries and twirl, metallic edge satin, snowflake grosgrain, white guipure lace, Stardust Stickles


lots more to share with you ladies, and we'll be showcasing more projects on this blog and on our Facebook Page in the next days and weeks - we'll be back late tonight with the winner of the January colour challen ge, then back again tomorrow morning with our fabulous new Magnolia Only challenge - we're so looking forward to it !!

See you later, Mary G x


Sunday, 20 January 2013

January Challenge Bonanza ...

Happy New Year to all of our challenge readers! The Ribbon Girl Design Team is back with a fabulous full team colour challenge to kick off a new year of fun here on the Ribbon Girl blog and we have news of some new friends who will be joining us.  Please help us to welcome Jane Johnson to our Card Challenge Design Team, Jane is one of our favourite cardmakers, check out her blog for lots of gorgeous projects, we are both thrilled that she accepted our invitation.
We've made some changes to our challenges this year, they will now run for 1 week each to make room for a new Magnolia only challenge and we're welcoming Bev Rochester and Katie Kempton to our Magnolia Only Design Team, these two talented ladies will join some of our existing Ribbon Girls for a Magnolia extravaganza challenge! We are so pleased that Kim Piggott is able to rejoin the Ribbon Girls and Kim will be on the Magnolia Only team - welcome back Kim! Come back next week to join in the fun
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So, todays challenge is a colour challenge and judging by the beautiful projects that the Design Team have created it seems that everyone likes creating with Pink and Ivory! We've got a gorgeous inspiration photo to inspire you too
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Our prizes will be a £10 voucher from the lovely ladies at Lili of the Valley

plus a £10 voucher towards a spending spree at The Ribbon Girl

Our challenge will run for 1 week until Saturday January 26th (9PM UK time), the rules are simple as always - make a new project (no backlinking), blog about your project mentioning this challenge then add your link using the In Linkz tool at the bottom of this post.  To be included in the draw for the prize you must follow the colour scheme of the challenge
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All of the products listed below the photographs can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store

By Liz  GDT

(Liz used: organza pearl rose ribbon, silky crush, crystal heart stems, pearl bead string, embossed heart charm, rose buds, lillies and rolled rose flowers and stardust stickles)

By Franz GDT

(Franz used: cheesecloth, guippure lace trim, tiny pompom trim, trellis rose and cherry blossom flowers, button twine, seam binding and ruffle edge ribbon)

By Jane B

(Jane used: Carnation, pretty blossom and open rose flowers, top stitch thread)

By Sara

(Sara used: trellis rose, rolled rose ,pearl lace , pearl beads ,hip rose buds ,pink cherry blossom ,pink cosmoc daisy ,ivory pleated crushed organza ,ivory beaded berries)

By Andrea

(Andrea used: velvet lace, cluny lace, satin pleat, bead string, loopy trim, dummy trim, liquid pearls, stickles, blossom flowers)


(Jane used: beaded ivory roses, Kort and Godt chrysanthemum, rolled paper roses pink, bronze bird cage charm, 28mm vintage style cream cluny lace, 38mm vintage pink fluted edge sheer)

By Mary G

(Mary used: Rose Pink Silky Crush, Pink Velvet Lace, Pink 4mm Bead String, cream tiny pom pom, a piece of 6-row faux diamante mesh and a selection of pink and ivory flowers)

By Vicky



Vicky used pink/fuschia saddlestitch ribbon, self adhesive pearls and vintage style fine cluny lace


Gail used pink/white grosgrain ribbon, felt from vintage felt pack, top stitch thread and an acrylic flower shaped button - instructions for making this flower and others is on Gail's blog 

By Teresa

(Teresa used: Ivory pleated crushed organza, Wooden heart buttons, Pink button twine, Ivory pearl brad, Pink beaded berries, White Sweetheart blossom, Butterfly charm)

By Melly

(Mel used: Pink tulle, 38mm Ivory fluted edge sheer, 18mm fine cream vintage style cluny lace,
Natural button twine, Mary Jane shoe charm, pink rolled roses, Ivory beaded berries, Ivory Hip rose buds,Cream seam binding, 4mm pink pearl bead string,5mm Ivory pearls)

By Mandy

(Mandy used: Pink Satin Ribbon, Buttons, Sugar & Spice Self-adhesive Pearls, Heart Pin, Natural Soft Hessian Mesh, Ivory Tulle, Pink Dewdrops)

By Anne

(Anne used: Pale pink pure silk, ivory button twine, ivory loopy trim, diamante heart charm)


(Debbie used: Cheesecloth, Seam Binding, Lace, Daisy Flower (with a pearl Brad as center), Pink Velvet Lace, Button Twine, Irridescent Sparkle Bead Trim, Vintage Pink Fluted Edge Sheer Ribbon, Kort & Godt Chrysanth, Box Pleated Satin Ivory Cream and Irridescent Hearts)

By Becky

(Becky used: Cream top stitch thread, 5 mm self adhesive pearls, Ivory pearl and lace trim, ivory cream teeny tiny pom pom trim, old rose pink pleated crushed organza and 20 mm roses)

By Jo

(Jo used silk ribbon, velvet ribbon and candy pink Divine Twine)

By Astrid

(Astrid used: 4 mm Pink Pearl Bead String, 16 mm pink Ruffle Edge Sheer, 32 mm Pale Pink Pure Silk, 25 mm Cream Fine Cluny Lace, Carnation Pink)

By Kath

(Kath used: Tea Towel Stripe - Pink, Rolled Roses Pink, Sugar & Spice Pearls)

By Lucy

(Lucy used: Ivory Resin Flatback, Pale Pink Pure Silk Ribbon, Ivory Button Twine)

By Nicole

(Nicole used: Ivory jute mesh, cream seam binding, white sweetheart blossom, pink 20mm open rose)

By Tiets


(Tiets used: hessian mesh,Candy Pink Divine Bakers Twine, pink dewdrops, Chrysanth Cream Kort & Godt, Cream Zig Zag Cotton Lace, Cream Zig Zag Cotton Lace, Cream Vintage Style Cluny Cotton Lace 38mm Rose Pink Silky Crush, 25mm Hot Pink No 52 Berisford Satin, Ivory Silk Hearts Self Adhesive, Ivory Pleated Satin Ribbon, Pink Ruffle Edge Sheer, 20 mm pale pink open rose, open rose ivory)
(Jane used:  pom pom trim, pleated ribbon, pink zig zag lace, heart pearls, paper flowers
Kordt and Godt beaded twirl)
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By Dawny P

Seam Binding, pink button twine, white WOC carnations, pink Kort & Godt rolled roses, pink pearls


Sunday, 6 January 2013

Giveaway winner ....... and even more inspiration .

  



The winner of the pack of the Stella Crafts 25 greeting card boxes 6"x6" and the £10 towards a shopping  spree aat The Ribbon Girl online store was picked at random by my husband and is


Please contact us by email Donna so we can arrange to send the boxes and arrange your £10 voucher
what a great week  to win!!

and don't forget ladies, we'll be back with our Colour Challenge on Sunday 20th January then our fabulous new Magnolia Only Challenge on Sunday 27th January 


we can't wait, and in the meanwhile, here is some inspiration for you from our mega talented DT who show off our products beautifully - thank you ladies!  We'll be back soon with more projects for you.

By Becky who used silk ribbon, rolled roses, pom pom trim, WOC open roses, ivory pearl organza rose ribbon, cheesecloth 
By Mary G who used Burgundy Satin Ribbon, 25mm white fine cluny lace, 15mm white flower cluny lace and 13mn white fine cluny lace



By Jane M who used wooden heart buttons, natural button twine, Wild Orchid Crafts carnation, sweetheart blossoms and top stitch thread


By Sara who used Cerise scrunched taffeta, WOC white lily flower ,white teardrop pins,white tiny pom pom,white hip rosebuds,dress charm, beaded berries, fine cluny lace, deep pink cosmos daisy, 20mm open rose



By Mandy who used pink/white bias binding, pink Divine Twine and a button from a pack of Baby Girl Mixture


By Katie K who used 18mm Cream Vintage Style Cluny lace, 8mm Cream Vintage Style Fine Scallop lace, Ivory Pearl Rose Organza ribbon, and irridescent Sparkle Bead String


By Debbie  who used Irridescent Heart Crystal Stems, Ivory Button Twine, Cheesecloth, 4mm White Pearl Trim


See you all soon for more inspiration - and don't forget to check out our facebook page!
Mary G x

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

A Give away and an exciting new Magnolia Only Challenge ..

Happy New Year everyone!
We are making some small changes to our challenges here at The Ribbon Girl - first of all, the card challenge on the 1st Sunday in the month and the colour challenge on the 3rd Sunday in the month will remain open for only one week instead of two weeks.  Also, we are very excited to announce that we are starting a new Ribbon Girl Magnolia Only challenge which will take place on the last Sunday in the month - our very first Magnolia Only challenge begins on Sunday 27th January and we will have some super prizes including Magnolia stamps, Ribbon Girl Vouchers and other goodies from The Ribbon Girl online store.
 
 
Andrea and I plus many of the  Ribbon Girl DT ladies love using Tilda and Edwin stamps and we know there are lots of you out there who like to use them so what better way to showcase all of our creations than to enter our new challenge!


 
We've got some super talented and well known crafters on our new Magnolia Only Design Team including:
Bev
 
To celebrate the new changes here at the Ribbon Girl blog we have a great giveaway to see in the New Year.
 
We recently discovered these fabulous card boxes from Stella Crafts, as most of our Magnolia cards and projects feature flowers and other 3D embellishments we always need boxes to put them in and these are fabulous, you just fold them along the scorelines, no need for glue! Today we are giving away one pack of 25  6inch square greetings card boxes kindly donated by Rod from Stella CraftsStella offer a huge range of boxes and card blanks in various sizes plus numerous other card products all at reasonable prices, well worth a visit
 
 
... and a £10 voucher towards a shopping spree in the Ribbon Girl online store
 
 
 
To be in with a chance of winning this prize please leave us a comment and mention the give away on your blog! The giveaway will close on Sunday 6th January
 
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Our fabulous Design Team have been having a well earned break over Christmas but we're starting up all of our challenges again for 2013
 
January 20th - Colour Challenge
January 27th - Magnolia Only Challenge
February 3rd - Card Challenge
February 17th - Colour Challenge
February 24th - Magnolia Only Challenge
 
Mary G x