May Colour Challenge ...

It's Sunday again which means it's another challenge here at The Ribbon Girl.  This week it is our Colour Challenge and we would like to see your Lilac/Purples projects. Once again we are so pleased to say that we are sponsored by Lisa and Laila at LOTV and also The Ribbon Girl who are offering one randomly chosen winner two prizes of:

This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 24th May. Our usual rules apply - create a new project (please no backlinking to old projects), blog about it mentioning this challenge then leave a link using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. The prize will be redrawn if the winner does not claim it after 1 week of the winner being identified on this blog

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Our amazing Design Team ladies have been working their magic again and have made some gorgeous creations for your inspiration, all of the products listed below their projects can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store and they have been joined by three talented guests -  Elaine Livsey, Tracy Payne and Denise Holmes

by Elaine

(Elaine says this is her 'favourite things' card, favourite lace, favourite colour and an image by her favourite designer.  She used: 40mm Gertrude Lace, 32mm Lilac Pure Silk Ribbon, Wooden Star Button and Ivory Button twine, Stickles Stardust, White Opal Liquid Pearls and adhesive pearls)

by Tracy

(Tracy used: lilac silk ribbon with a pearl and diamante embellishment, Isabelle white vintage style lae, lilac Kort & Gdt rolled roses and white chrysanths, lilac beaded berries, ivory and lilac 20mm WOC open roses, white hip rosebuds, Prima resin butterfly, lavender gypsophalia and a bronze Daisy May in the Garden charm)

by Denise

(Denise used: 9mm velvet, stretch lace, pearl string, cherry blossom and floribunda roses)

by Jenny

(Jenny used: Lilac Teeny Tiny Pom Pom Trim, Floribunda Roses Antique Lilac Mix,  Floribunda Roses Deep Purple Mix, Beaded Berries Ivory/cream, Cheesecloth Fabric, 10mm Vintage Style Ivory Cotton Lace,  Lilac/White Saddlestitch, Rolled Paper Flowers - Lilac Roses Kort & Godt)

by Gretha 

(Gretha used: 15 mm Lilac/Silver Metallic Edge Satin Berisford No 910, 6mm Flat Back Ivory Pearl Trim, Ivory 20 mm Open Rose, WOC, Lilac 10 mm Open Roses,  Sweetheart Blossom White Pk of 10, Rose bud semi open Lilac, Flat Back Pearls)

by Gail

(Gail used:  velvet lace, cotton stripe ribbon, beaded berries, button twine, teeny tiny pompom)

by Mandy


(Mandy used: 15mm Purple No 19 Berisford Satin Ribbon, Bird Cage Bronze Colour Charm, 3mm - 5mm Gems Mixed Sizes Lilac s/a Flatback)

by Gina

(Gina used: 3.5” Paper Doiley, 50mm Orchid Antique White Vintage Lace, 38mm Lilac Faux Silk Ribbon, Beaded Lavender Gypsophalia, Starburst Stamen Lilac, 30mm Lilac Wild Roses, Gardena Small Pale Lilac, Cheese Cloth,  Kordt & Godt Rolled Roses Purple/Violet, 14mm White Flat Back Pearl)

by Yuri

(Yuri used: 24mm 'Chantal' Ivory Tulle, 8mm Pearl Brads Pastel Mix, 3mm x 5mm Oval Ivory Pearl String, MF Vellum Envelopes & Tags Pink, Rolled Paper Flowers - Lilac Roses Kort & Godt, Cheesecloth, 40mm Daisy White Mulberry, Rose bud semi open Lilac, 8mm Hearts Ivory Self Adhesive, Doiley 3.5" white)

by Kath

(Kath used: 15mm Liberty Small Check Gingham, Cherry Blossom Lilac/White Two Tone, Mixed Dahlia White, Ivory Tulle)

by Anne

(Anne used: Topstitch thread, lilac velvet lace, tulle, stickles, liquid pearls, flatback pearls, mauve rose lavender seam binding, bright purple organza, button twine, watering can charm)

by Debbie D

(Debbie used: Lilac Velvet Lace, Cheesecloth, Resin Cameo Roses Frame, Teapot Bronze Charm, 16mm White Lace and Pearl trim, Lilac Seam Binding, WOC Roses in red and Lilac and 17mm Laila White Vintage Lace)

by JaneM

(Jane used: Mixed Pearls Self adhesive lilac, Lilac jute mesh ribbon, mini blooms vintage lilac, lilac 10mm open roses, wooden heart button, polka dot button, Purple violet mini blossoms, lilac/white cherry blossoms)

by Franz

 (Franz used: 20mm Ivory Lace and Pearl Trim, Rolled Paper Flowers - Lilac Roses Kort & Godt, Cherry Blossom Lilac/White Two Tone, Lilac 20mm Open Rose WOC, 3mm Liking Lilac s/a Flatbacks, 5metres Mauve Rose Lavender Seam Binding)

By Andrea

(Andrea used: guipure lace, pearl trim, 10mm roses, rolled roses, heart pins, vintage lace, memo pins, adhesive gemstones, crystal heart, button twine, Stickles)

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An InLinkz Link-up

Winner of May Lovely Lili Challenge

There were some super entries into the May Lovely Lili challenge 'add pearls' but there can be only one winner and number 46 was chosen by random.org 

that's you Fern!!

this is Fern's beautiful card

Please email us within 7 days to claim your prizes

 LOTV stamp of your choice

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

we'll see you all on Sunday morning at 9am for the May Colour Challenge!

Mary xx

'Lovely Lili Challenge' midweek reminder - add pearls ....

here's a little more inspiration to get you crafting - you have until Saturday evening 9pm UK time to enter your project for the May Lovely Lili Challenge - click here to go straight to the challenge

by Dawny P

'Cake Glorious Cake' - a perfectly pink card by DT Dawny P   (aka pink piggy wiggy) who coloured up this charming LOTV image then added pale pink silk ribbon, recycled cotton paper roses, one coloured pink, pink WOC tulips, white starburst stamens, pink tiny rosebuds, pink/pink beaded berries, white Kort & Godt chrysanths all from

The Ribbon Girl

We're looking forward to seeing your projects which include a Lili of the Valley image, papers or sentiment!

Mary x

May Lovely Lili Challenge ...

Here we are with another challenge and this week it's our Lovely Lili Challenge so pull out your Lili Of The Valley stamps and Art Pads and get creating as it's another easy-peasy challenge - just 'ADD PEARLS'.

You must include a LOTV stamped image or an image from an artpad or a LOTV sentiment or LOTV paper and we are of course sponsored once again by our fabulous friends Lili Of The Valley and The Ribbon Girl who are offering one randomly chosen winner two prizes of:

A LOTV stamp of your choice

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

This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 17th May. Our usual rules apply - create a new project (please no backlinking to old projects), blog about it mentioning this challenge then leave a link using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. The prize will be redrawn if the winner does not claim it after 1 week of the winner being identified on this blog

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This week our regular team have been joined by Cinzia who has created a gorgeous card to inspire you. Remember that all of the products listed below the Design Team's projects can be found in the Ribbon Girl Online Store 

by Cinzia

(Cinzia used: "Gemma" Dusky Pink Floral Flat Lace, Pink Hemp Twine, White Pearl Bead String, self adhesive white pearls (6 and 8 mm), 'Daphne' White Fine Cluny Lace, White hat pearls pin (customized with other pearls)

by Gretha 

(Gretha used: 50 mm Emily Embroidered Tulle Lace, 25 mm Faux Hessian Natural, 16mm Ivory Pleated Satin Ribbon, Darjeeling Grey/Blue Blossom Flowers, Rolled Paper Flowers - Ivory Roses Kort & Godt, 6mm Flat Back Ivory Pearl Trim, 12 mm Pearl Ivory Flower Shape Flatbacks, Flat Back Pearls)

by Teresa

(Teresa used: 38mm Pale Pink Striped Satin Ribbon, Ballerina pink tu-tu tulle Ribbon, Bronze colour small square Vintage style frame, Ivory silk adhesive pearls, Doiley 3.5 " White, Pale pink 10mm & 20mm Open Roses, Bronze colour Coat hanger Charm, Pink Button Twine, Stickles Stardust)

by Elise

(Elise used: Ivory Pearl Flower Trim, Seam Binding, Vintage Printed Pink Rose Hessian Ribbon, Pink Velvet Lace, Cheesecloth, Cream Zig Zag Cotton Lace)

by Anne

(Anne used: red seam binding, tulle, organza, flat back pearls, pearl string, stickles, cosmos daisies, tiny pink rosebuds, pink open rose, blossom flowers)

 by Fleur

(Fleur used: Marguerite Marshmallow, Ivory & Purple Rolled roses, Lilac Rose Buds,  Pink Beaded Stamen, Ivory Cosmos, Blue Velvet Lace,  Blue Pearls, Ivory 3mm Pearls)

by Franz

(Franz used: 32mm 'Anne' Antique White Lace, 20mm Ivory Lace and Pearl Trim, 6mm Pearl Ivory Flat Backs, 6mm Flat Back Ivory Pearl Trim, Cherry Blossom Lilac/White Two Tone, Lilac 20mm Open Rose WOC)

by Becky

( Becky used: Ivory pearl and rose organza, brown rolled roses, cream chrysanths, 6mm pearl trim, Grace lace, cream top stitch thread, 5mm self adhesive pearls, neutral button twine, garnish applique, star dust stickles, hip rose buds and roses).

Mary

Mary used 'Donna' ivory vintage style lace, 4mm ivory pearl flat back trim, pink ruffle edge sheer ribbon, 3mm ivory s/a pearls, medium cream/pink variagated lily, white and pink WOC lily, Melissa Frances pink vellum envelope with tag, Maya Road pearl trinket pin, ivory teardrop pin

by Andrea

(Andrea used: 5mm pearl string, Donna lace, 25mm faux hessian, ivory mesh, pearl button assortment, trinket pin, pin end protector, hemp twine, Melissa Frances vellum envelope)

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An InLinkz Link-up

Winner of May Card Challenge 'Flowers' ....

The winner of the May Card Challenge 'Flowers' as picked by random.org

is No. 130 and that's you

Debbie Johns

this is Debbie's very pretty card

Please email us within 7 days to claim your prizes

It's the perfect time to win a voucher to spend at LOTV - have you seen the new stamps, papers and art pads they released today? you'll be spoilt for choice! Andrea and I were lucky enough to be able to go down to the LOTV shop today when they celebrated their 10th birthday - and of course we had to do a little bit of shopping too - well, how could we resist those lovely new products!!

We'll be back tomorrow morning at 9am for the Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili Challenge

see you then!

Mary xx

May Card Challenge - Flowers ...

Hello, welcome to another challenge here at the Ribbon Girl and as it's the first Sunday of the month it's a 'Card Challenge'.  This week our theme for the card challenge is 'Flowers' - isn't this just everyones favourite??

As usual our card Challenge is sponsored by our lovely friends at Lili Of The Valley and The Ribbon Girl

It's the perfect time to win a voucher to spend at LOTV - have you seen what they are releasing next week??

This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 10th May. Our usual rules apply - create a new card that follows the theme - FLOWERS (please no backlinking to old projects), blog about it mentioning this challenge then leave a link using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. The prize will be redrawn if the winner does not claim it after 1 week of the winner being identified on this blog

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Today we are introducing another lovely Guest Designer who has joined the other Ribbon Girls to bring you some fabulous inspiration, the lovely and super talented Monique Lokhorst. Monique'a blog is packed full of the most beautiful projects, pop on over and have a look yourself. Remember that all of the products listed under each project can be found in theRibbon Girl online store

by Monique

(Monique used: 'Lavinia' white vintage style cotton lace, cheesecloth, cream seam binding, WOC pink tulips, pink lily flowers, 30mm and 20mm lilac roses, white carnations, self adhesive pearls, Kort & Godt chrysanths)

by Teresa

(Teresa used: 25mm 'Jacqueline' Lace, 25mm Ecru Satin Ribbon, 68mm Fine Natural Hessian Ribbon, Mixed Dahlia Eastern Spice Flowers, 3.5" White Paper Doilies)

by Katie

(Katie used: 8mm Rebecca cluny lace, 18mm Katherine cluny lace,ivory button twine, WOC 30mm dusky blue wild rose, white and pale pink lilies, 10mm dusky blue open rose)

by Louise

(Louise used: Pink white two tone 30 mm wild rose, Lilac 10 mm open rose, Mocha 10 mm open rose, Sweetheart blossom baby pink, Rosebud semi open Lilac, Pale pink cotton lace 20 mm, Cheese cloth fabric, Stickles Star dust)

by Jane J

(Jane used: Pink tutu trim, Maisie cotton lace, Kort & Godt pink rolled roses, Prima flower, pink seam binding, pink stamens, bronze rose charm) 

by Mary 

(Mary used: ivory pleated satin ribbon, 'Daphne' white vintage style lace, 'Leah' 12mm white lace, and 'Melanie' pale ivory lace  The flower centres are 20mm and 15mm pearl and diamante embellishments)

by Kylie

(Kylie Used: Bronze Vintage Rectangle Frame, Orchid Small Baby Pink/Pink, Gardenia Small Pink/Baby Pink,  40mm Daisy White Mulberry, Starburst Stamen White,  Melissa Francis Garnish Applique Corners, 25mm Cream Cotton Lace, Pink Divine Twine)

by Sara

(Sara used: Rosamund flat lace, 50mm vintage printed ribbon, pearl flower trim, ivory pearl and crystal branch, ivory tape measure, pearl button pack, ivory cosmos daisy, coffee florabunda roses, white daisy, 2 tone pink wild rose, ivory hip rosebud)

by Becky

(Becky used: white teeny tiny pom pom trim, ivory rose organza, Phoebe lace, 3mm white flat back pearl, winged heart charm, natural button twine, stardust stickles, white chrysanth, white sweetheart blossom, roses)

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An InLinkz Link-up

Winner of the Ribbon Girl April Magnolia Only Challenge ......

The winner of the April Magnolia Only Challenge 'buttons and bows' chosen by random.org 

is No 11 and that's you Sandra and this is her lovely card

Sandra wins 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 email us within 7 days or forfeit your prizes Sandra

I hope you will all join us back here on Sunday morning 9am for the Ribbon Girl May Colour Challenge

see you then

Mary x