Sunday, 17 November 2013

November Colour Challenge ...

We have a new colour challenge today here at the Ribbon Girl blog inspired by this image that we found on Pinterest - this months challenge is an all white challenge (and I am secretly hoping that I might just get some of the cold, fluffy white stuff where I live this month!!)
 

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We have two fabulous prizes for our lucky winner  a £10 voucher from our very generous friends at  Lili Of The Valley and  a £10 voucher towards a shopping spree at Ribbon Girl

 
 
As usual our rules are very simple - please create a new project following the colour theme of the challenge, no back linking to older projects, blog about it mentioning this challenge then use the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post to leave a link to your project. One lucky winner will be chosen at random when the challenge closes on Saturday 23rd November, 9PM (UK time)
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Our Design Team and talented Guest Designers Tracy and Enfys, have created some fabulous projects to inspire you and remember that all the products listed below the projects can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store
 
Guest DT Tracy Payne
 
 
(Tracy used: WOC white daisy flowers, Kort & Godt ruby red rolled roses, 12mm white cotton lace, white guipure lace (in the window), wooden picket fence (painted white) white flat back pearls, white starburst stamens and red berries)
 Guest DT Enfys Cashmore
 
(Enfys used: white silky crush, tiny red berries and white seam binding)
 by Jenny
 
(Jenny used: Cheescloth, Darjeeling White Blossom Flowers, 50mm Emily Embroidered Tulle Lace, 25mm White Mermaid Sparkle Ribbon,  pearls Peaches and Cream Self Adhesive)
 by Anne
(Anne used:  Tulle, antique white lace patch, heart pin wheel, stickles, darjeeling white flowers, darjeeling white mini blossom flowers, 2 row diamante trim, silver spider web, white seam binding, pearl flatbacks, round diamante spacer)

by Mandy
(Mandy used:  3mm Irridescent Sparkle Bead String, Ivory Button Twine, Snowman Charm, Christmas Tree Diamante Charm, Clear Twinkle Tinsel, 25mm White Sheer Ribbon, 9mm White Spot Organza Ribbon)

By Mary G
(Mary used: silver star flowers, white 40mm daisies, ivory gardenias, white organza diamante flowers, silver mesh ribbon, white seam binding, 14mm clear flat backs, stardust stickles and silver twine)
by Yuri
(Yuri used: Christmas Snowflake 2 Charm, 25mm 'Daphne' White Fine Cluny Lace, Starburst Stamen White, Tiny Red Berries, 15mm Hunter Green No 455 Large Check Gingham, 9mm White Snowflake Grosgrain, 5metres of 6mm Sticky Tape, Ivory Button Twine, Cheesecloth)
by Gail
(Gail used: Daisy Venise lace, white Silky crush, Liquid Pearls, Diamante snowflake stick pin)
(Gail used: White seam binding, Liquid Pearls, Zig Zag cotton lace, Sparkly buttons)
by Gina
(Gina used: 45mm Stretch Lace, 38mm White Silky Crush Ribbon, 40mm White Daisy, 20mm Ivory Rose, White Lilies, Off White Carnation, 12mm White Scallop Flat Lace, Snowflake Diamante Stick Pin, 14mm White Pearl Flatback, Diamante 20mm Round Spacer)
 
by Jane M
(Jane used: Ivory resin flatbacks, paper flowers and berries, Faux Hessian ribbon, White Zig Zag Cotton Lace, White Ruffle Edge Sheer Ribbon, stick on pearls)

by Kath
 
(Kath used: 15mm White Diamond Guipure, Organza/Satin Ivory Baby's Breath, Pearls Ivory 5mm)

 
(Alberto used: white Kort & Godt chrysanths, ivory rolled roses, 30mm, 20mm and 10mm ivory roses, 5mm ivory pearl flatbacks and 12mm white flat polyester lace)
 
by Franz
(Franz used: 5metres White Seam Binding, Clear Crystal Zva Single CRS-02CB-101 Flourish, 5mm Clear Crystals Self Adhesive)
by Andrea
(Andrea used: 38mm organza spot ribbon, sparkly button, silver cord, Liquid Pearls)
 
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Saturday, 16 November 2013

Winner of the Lovely Lili Challenge 'Add Sparkle' ....

The winner of the November 'Lovely Lili Challenge' to add sparkle was

number 7
that's you


please contact us within 7 days so we can arrange your prizes
and here is the card she made


We hope you will all return on Sunday morning 9am for the Ribbon Girl November Colour Challenge

see you then, Mary x


Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Lovely Lili Challenge - midweek reminder

scroll down or click here for challenge 
and please remember, you MUST use a Lili of the Valley stamp, sentiment or art pad image on your card if you want to be included in the prize draw

we want to see you pull out your  Lili Of The Valley products and make us a project that really sparkles. 
Our challenge this week is to add sparkle
As usual we are sponsored by our friends at Lili Of The Valley who will give our winner a stamp of their choice and from Ribbon Girl, a £10 voucher towards a spending








By Teresa


Teresa coloured 'A Christmas Carol' stamp from LOTV and added Ribbon, Pearls, Pearl brad, cheesecloth & Charm from The Ribbon Girl


and this one Teresa uses 'Christmas Goodies' by LOTV and she added 25mm Lilac Satin Ribbon, 'Teresa' Ivory Fine Vintage Style Cluny Lace, Liking lilac Pearls, Daisy-May Charm and Gypsophalia all from The Ribbon Girl

By Mary


Mary used silver lame ribbon, 32mm eyelash edge white guipure, 5mm clear gems, tiny red berries, cream Kort & Godt chrysanth, mocha beaded stamens, stardust stickles

By Fleur


Fleur used pink self adhesive pearls and pink twine on this gorgeous card

now we're looking forward to seeing your creations featuring a Lili of the Valley product!

Mary x

Sunday, 10 November 2013

November Lovely Lili Challenge ...

We're back with a new challenge today - a Lovely Lili Challenge, so we want to see you pull out your  Lili Of The Valley products and make us a project that really sparkles.

Our challenge this week is to add sparkle
As usual we are sponsored by our friends at Lili Of The Valley who will give our winner a stamp of their choice and from Ribbon Girl, a £10 voucher towards a spending










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Our rules are very simple - create a new project following the theme of this months Lovely Lili challenge - add sparkle! (your project must include a LOTV image or sentiment stamp or a pre-coloured Artpad image), blog about it mentioning this challenge then use the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post to enter your project into the challenge. The challenge will close at 9PM UK time on Saturday November 16th, 2013. Remember that all the products listed below each project can be found at The Ribbon Girl online store.


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by Teresa
(Teresa used: Flat White Lace, Metallic Twine, Red Roses, Tiny Red Berries, 38mm Wired Gold Striped/ Mesh Ribbon, Stickles Stardust & Christmas Mix Pearls)

by Mary



(Mary used: 'Fleur' vintage style brooch, white tiny pom pom, Zva straight line clear crystal gems, 7mm Scarlet Berry satin, red cosmos, red paper roses, white beaded stamens and WOC white sweetheart blossom, Stardust Stickles and White Opal Liquid Pearls)



by Jane B

(Jane used: Teardrop ivory pearlised pin and cap, 25mm Pale fuchsia Plain sheer ribbon, Sparkly flower 13mm acrylic button, Stickles, glossy accents)

by Elise



(Elise used: Emily Lace, Rose Bud Large Ivory, Pearl Small Flourishes, Stardust Stickles)















(Gretha used: Rusty Jingle Bells, Wired gold stripe/glitter mesh ribbon, Ivory flat polyester lace, beaded berries red, Stardust Stickles, Pearl brads)



by Franz








(Teresa used: 15mm Clear Crystal & Diamante, Pale Pink 20mm Open Rose WOC, Siam Pink Seam Binding, Lily Flowers Pale Pink, Cheesecloth Fabric, 8mm Pearl Ivory Flat Backs, Platinum Stickles Ranger Ink, Stickles Stardust Ranger Ink)




(Debbie used: Ivory 10mm Open Roses, Beaded Berries Ivory Cream, Cheesecloth, Rose Petal Pink Seam Binding, 60mm Water Lily ivory Flat Lace and Oval Ivory Pearl String)
by Fleur



by Anne



 (Anne used: Tulle, flatback pearls, 2 row diamante trim, rose organza ribbon, stickles, liquid pearls, glossy accents, 16mm white velvet, topstitch thread)

by Becky

(Becky used, stardust stickles, 5mm self adhesive pearls, pale ivory rose organza, oval ivory pearl string, 20mm white scallop venice lace, ivory hip rose buds, 10mm ivory rose buds, white chrysanth, opal beads stem)

by Andrea

(Andrea used: Isabelle vintage style lace, sparkle tinsel, twinkle ribbon and stardust stickles)

ladies - please remember that your project must include a LOTV image or sentiment stamp or a pre-coloured Artpad image - you will not be eligible for a prize unless you comply with the rules for this challenge

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Saturday, 9 November 2013

Winner of November Card Challenge ....

The winner of the Ribbon Girl November Card Challenge to include stripes, as chosen by random.org is

number 26

and that is Zetti and here is her card


please contact us within 7 days so we can arrange your prizes!

our lovely friends Lili Of The Valley will give our lucky winner a stamp of their choice from the LOTV catalogue and the Ribbon Girl will give oa £10 voucher towards a spending spree in their online store
 
 

We hope to see you all again tomorrow morning at 9am for the
Ribbon Girl November 'Lovely Lili' Challenge

Mary



Wednesday, 6 November 2013

November Card Challenge midweek reminder ..... 'include stripes'

Please scroll down or click here
this is a midweek reminder for The Ribbon Girl November card challenge to

which of course can be any kind of stripes - patterned paper, strips  of paper or ribbon, striped ribbon, buttons, stripes on images - so long as we can see stripes somewhere your card will be eligible for the fabulous prizes

As usual we are kindly sponsored by our lovely friends Lili Of The Valley who will give our lucky winner a stamp of their choice from the LOTV catalogue and the Ribbon Girl who will give our winner a £10 voucher towards a spending spree in their online store
 
 

and have a look at Jane Johnson's take on this challenge



Jane used: white Kort & Godt chrysanthemum, white cherry blossom, red paper roses, red berries, 16mm Berisford pencil stripe ribbon and a diamante Christmas tree charm


Sunday, 3 November 2013

November Card Challenge ...

Hello and welcome to our November Card Challenge - this month we want to see your cards that include stripes. As usual we are kindly sponsored by our lovely friends Lili Of The Valley who will give our lucky winner a stamp of their choice from the LOTV catalogue and the Ribbon Girl who will give our winner a £10 voucher towards a spending spree in their online store
 
 
 
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 We have a few simple rules to make our challenges fair to everyone who enter:
Please make a new project that follows the theme of our challenge (no backlinking to older projects)
Blog about your project mentioning our challenge then leave a link to it using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post
 
The challenge will close at 9PM (UK time) on Saturday 9th November
 
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Our fabulous Design Team have created some gorgeous cards again this month, you can visit their blogs to find out more and remember that all the products listed below each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store
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by Katie

(Katie used: 18mm Lucy white cluny lace, 38mm white Guipure lace, natural button twine, Gutermann white top stitching thread, WOC 40mm white daisy, 10mm pale pink open rose, 30mm lilac wild rose, 15mm sparkle ivory/lemon rose, pretty blossom pink flower)


(Teresa used: 25mm Blue Satin Ribbon, 32mm 'Sophie' White Fine Cluny Lace, Silver Satin Star flower, 10mm Silver Jingle  Bells, Blue Button Twine,  10mm & 20mm Blue Open Roses, Stickles Stardust, Pearls 'the blues' 'the browns' & Ivory)
 
by Becky
 
(Becky used: cheesecloth, stardust stickles, nickel memo pin, ivory button twine, star charm and 25 mm natural faux hessian)

by Mary G

(Mary used: fluted edge vintage pink ribbon, pearl button, silver twine, scallop guipure lace, WOC 30mm wild rose, pink lilies, pink sweetheart blossoms and cherry blossoms)
 
by Jane B
 
(Jane used: Red  button twine, red berries, 7mm Scarlet Berry ribbon, 15mm Tea Towel Stripe, crystal stickers, snowflake charm)
 
by Sara
 
(Sara used: darjeeling white blossoms ,darjeeling white mini blossoms, pink cherry blossom , pink cosmos daisy ,white lily ,20mm rose ,white pearl trim ,white rose organza ribbon ,white gypsophalia ,white beaded twirl , 25mm flat fan lace)

by Jane J
 
(Jane used: white Kort & Godt chrysanthemum, white cherry blossom, red rose, berries, 16mm Berisford pencil stripe ribbon, Christmas tree diamante charm)

by SILVIE
 
(Silvie used:  19mm White flower guipure lace, 38mm White guipure lace,  15mm Ivory white bridal satin ribbon, white beaded stames, Small blue beaded berries, white beaded twirls, flatback silky pearl hearts, White opal liquid pearls, ivory flatback pearls)
 
by Andrea
 
(Andrea used: Pencil stripe ribbon, striped buttons, brown hemp twine)
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Saturday, 2 November 2013

Magnolia Only Challenge Winner .....

The winner of the Ribbon Girl October Magnolia Only Challenge
'spots and dots; chosen by random.org is

number 18, that's you

and this is what Karin made


a gorgeous Christmas boot!!

Well done Karin, please contact us so we can arrange to sort out your prizes

a Magnolia stamp all the way from the home of Edwin and Tilda kindly donated by Magnolia of Sweden and a £10 voucher towards a spending spree at The Ribbon Girl



please visit us again at 9am tomorrow morning for the November Card Challenge!

see you then, Mary x