Winner of Ribbon Girl June Colour Challenge ....

The winner of the Ribbon Girl June Colour Challenge as chosen by random.org

is

number 17

that's you

LESLEY

this is Lesley's lovely card

please email us within 7 days to claim your prize of

A £10 voucher generously given by the lovely ladies at LOTV  to spend in their shop as well as a £10 voucher to spend at The Ribbon Girl

there is no challenge today but there will be a couple of little giveaways on our facebook page in the next few days

see you then, Mary x

Midweek reminder .....June Colour Challenge .....

scroll down to next post or click here for the June Colour Challenge 'Ivory' - great projects from the DT and fabulous prizes to win .....

Sweet new baby card by DT Elise Dinolfo of USA - Elise used a LOTV image called 'Baby Moon' then added Kort & Godt Ivory Rose, WOC Large White Rosebud, Carnation anf white Rosebuds, some white Cheesecloth, 15mm ivory Butterfly Lace, and 25mm ivory Deborah Lace all from The Ribbon Girl

see you soon - you have until 9pm on Saturday evening to enter your project!

Mary 

Winner of June Lovely Lili (LOTV) Challenge ....

The winner of the June Lovely Lili Challenge 'girly project' as chosen by Random.org is

No 3

that's you Flutterby Fairy (Kerry)

this is the winning card

please email us within 7 days to claim your prizes

A LOTV stamp of your choice

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

hope you will all pop back at 9am on Sunday morning for the June Colour Challenge - great inspiration from the design team and fabulous prizes!

see you then, Mary x

Midweek reminder - June Lovely Lili (LOTV) challenge ....

scroll down for the challenge

This is a midweek reminder that the June Lovely Lili (LOTV) Challenge remains open until Saturday 14th June at 9pm so you have lots of time to get your 'girly' entry in

We've got two fabulous cards to inspire you using products from LOTV and The Ribbon Girl

The prizes for this challenge are:

A LOTV stamp of your choice

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

By Franz

Franz added 5mts Mauve Mist Seam Binding, 8mm Hearts Ivory Self Adhesive

, 6mm Pearl Ivory Flat Backs, Lilac 20mm Open Rose WOC, Rolled Paper Flowers - Lilac Roses Kort & Godt, Beaded Twirl Lavender, Doiley 3.5" White , Lilac Sheer Rose Ribbon, Cheesecloth Fabric

By Becky

We want to wish Becky a speedy recovery from her second lot of carpal tunnel surgery - get well soon Becky!

For this pretty card Becky added ivory cream rose organza, stardust stickles, natural button twine, 5mm self adhesive pearls, white tiny pom pom bobble trim and Emily lace

We're looking forward to seeing your projects 

Mary xx

Winner of Ribbon Girl June Card Challenge ......

The winner of the Ribbon Girl June Card Challenge 'Numbers' as chosen by random.org is

Number 24 and that's you

KandA

this is her card with a number 4

Please email us within 7 days to claim your prize of ten bundles of Divine Bakers Twine (let us know which colours you would like) and a £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley

hope you will all pop back at 9am Sunday 8th June for the Ribbon irl June Lovely Lili Challenge 

June Card Challenge ...

Wow June already!! The beginning of another month which means it's time for another Card Challenge here at The Ribbon Girl. For this months card challenge we would like to see you use numbers on your card.

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

A £10 voucher to spend at Lili Of The Valley

The Ribbon Girl now offers 16 colours of Divine Bakers Twine and the winner of this challenge can choose any ten colours and we'll send them 10 metres of each one

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This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 7th June. Our usual rules apply - create a new card that follows the theme - NUMBERS (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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Christine Dark is our special guest designer this week and she has joined our regular design team to bring you some fabulous inspiration for this challenge

by Christine Dark

(Christine used: wired faux hessian ribbon, blue rolled roses, green 10mm vintage style cotton lace, Melissa Frances Garnish Applique Corners, 3mm Aqua Sparkle Bead String, Autumn Gold and Burgundy Open Roses)

by Jane

(Jane used: 35mm ivory stretch lace, 15mm soldier Grenadier guard ribbon, pale blue seam binding, white button twine, soldier with bearskin hat charm, diamante star charm, pale blue cherry blossom, blue beaded stamens)

by Teresa

(Teresa used:25mm Navy Satin Ribbon, Gutterman Top Stitch Thread, Clock Charm, Melissa Frances Lockbox Applique Set, Flatback Pearls 'Blues' collection, Dusky Blue Roses)

by Louise

(Louise used: lilac 30 mm wild rose, pale pink 20 mm open rose, rolled paper rose lilac, stickles star dust, cheese cloth, white seam binding, princess castle charm, 40 mm Gertrude lace)

by Katie

(Katie used: Petaloo Darjeeling pink blossom and mini blossoms, WOC pink lily flower, Melissa Francis petite frame assortments, 17mm Laila white cluny lace, white teeny tiny pom pom trim, ivory button twine, umbrella charm)

by Sara

(Sara used: Gertrude tulle lace, ivory flat lace, ivory pearl and crystal branch, ivory 20cm rose, lilac stamen, lilac beaded twirl, pale pink cosmos daisy, cream daisy, mini blooms vintage cream)

by Kylie

Kylie used: Rolled Paper Flowers Dusky Blue Roses Kort & Godt, Mixed Dahlia Stormy Skies, 5mm Ivory (Pale) Pearl Bead String,13mm Rusty Jingly Bells, Rose/Pearl Organza Ivory, 38mm Ivory Faux Silk)

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Winner of the May Magnolia Only Challenge ...

The winner of the Magnolia Only Challenge, chosen by random.org is number 5 and that's you

kbrandy4  -  

here is her lovely pink birthday invitation

please email us within 7 days so we can 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

Thank you for the lovely entries ladies and please join us at 9am tomorrow morning, Sunday 1st June for The Ribbon Girl June Card Challenge!

Mary x

Magnolia Only midweek reminder .....

you still have until Saturday 31st May at 9pm UK time to enter your project for the

May Magnolia Only challenge!  Great prizes - the theme is a birthday card or project

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

click here to go straight to the challenge

here is more inspiration by our exceptionally talented design team

Yuri Kitamura of Japan

50mm Vintage Printed Pink Rose Hessian Ribbon, White Seam Binding(which I coloured with Distress Ink re-inkers), Natural Button Twine, Melissa Frances Petite Frames Assortment, 25mm 'Jacqueline' Ivory Fine Vintage Style Lace, Daisy Flower Charm, 3mm Sugar & Spice s/a Pearl Flatbacks, Liquid Pearls Petal Pink, Sticky Tape, Cheesecloth.

Sara Winter

Sara used Josephine flat lace,coffee and cream floribunda roses , dusky blue 30mm wild rose , dusky blue 10mm rose,ivory pearl strand ,mini blooms vintage cream

Jane Johnson

Jane added Ivory Hermione Vintage lace, white cherry blossom, ivory rose buds, small cameo

we're looking forward to seeing what you create

Happy crafting!

Mary x

May Magnolia Only Challenge ........

Our 'Magnolia Only' challenge this month is very easy - we'd like to see a Birthday Card or Project featuring Tilda or Edwin or a Doohickey die, and of course we have two fabulous prizes from our regular sponsors - 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

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Our usual rules apply - make a new project please that fits the current challenge, no backlinking to older projects, then blog about it mentioning this challenge and use the InLinkz button at the end of the post to leave your link. The challenge closes at 9PM on Saturday 31st May (the prize will be redrawn if it isn't claimed after one week)

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Our fabulous 'Magnolia Only' Design Team have created some lovely projects to inspire you! Remember that all of the products mentioned under each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl Store.  This month we are delighted to give a very warm welcome to two very talented Guest Designers Anne  Gundersen and Monique Lokhorst - welcome ladies, it's lovely to have you here to share your inspiration!

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Guest DT Monique Lokhorst

Monique added Melissa Frances pink pouf ribbon, 3mm white pearl bead string, pale pink 40mm daisys, lilly flowers, 5mm pearls, Lavinia vintage style ivory lace, 10mm WOC open roses, white cheesecloth

Guest DT Anne Gundersen

Anne used  White Floribunda Roses, White Opal Liquid Pearls, 15mm White Church Window Guipure, 100mm Camilla Ivory Flat Lace, 4mm Opal Irridescent Bead String, Wooden Heart Buttons and Ivory Button Twine

Jane

Jane used white rose trim, white pearl trim, pale blue cherry blossoms, 45mm Jessica white Guipure lace, pale pink 20mm open roses

Teresa

Teresa used ~ Lace Patch Antique White, 17mm 'Lavinia' Ivory Fine Lace, Natural Hessian, Wooden Dress Button, 3mm Flatback Pearls, Bronze Key Charm, 20mm & 10mm Ivory Open Roses, Mini Rose Buds and Stickles Stardust Glitter. 

Sara

Sara added Darjeeling Pink Blossom flowers, ivory daisy, pink cosmos daisy, cosmos daisy, ivory pearl and crystal branch, pearl flower trim, ivory faux silk ribbon, Emily embroidered tulle lace, ivory tape measure ribbon

Katie

Katie used WOC white sweetheart blossoms, Darjeeling pink mini blossom, Maya Road ivory pearl trinket pin, 13mm Olivia white cluny lace, 15mm Elizabeth white cluny lace, 32mm Valerie white cluny lace, 25mm organza pink/silver sparkle stripe ribbon.

Becky

Becky used: white rose pearl organza, neutral button twine, 5mm self adhesive pearls, white tulips, white lillies, ivory pearl and crystal branch, Daisy venise lace, Phoebe white lace, Darjeeling white mini blossom flowers, orchid small white and stardust stickles.

Debbie D

Debbie Used Rusty Bells, Cheesecloth, Natural Button Twine, Natural Jute Mesh Ribbon, Laila White Vintage style Lace and 10mm Ivory Open Roses

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Winner of May Colour Challenge ...

sorry for the delay ladies, we had a power cut from Saturday afternoon until earlier this morning - now have electricity back :-)

The winner of the May Colour Challenge 'lilac/purple' chosen by random.org is

No. 75

that's 'Little Angel'  and here is her card

Your prizes are from  the very generous Lisa and Laila at LOTV and also The Ribbon Girl who are offering one randomly chosen winner two prizes of:

please contact us via email to claim your prize - prizes not claimed within 7 days will be forfeit.

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please pop back later for our May Magnolia Only Challenge - fabulous projects by the design team and our guests

Mary xx