May Colour Challenge ...

Here we go with another colour challenge here at the Ribbon Girl and this month we want to see your projects using the colours of lilac and lavender

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We have two fabulous prizes for our lucky winner from Lili Of The Valley and Ribbon Girl

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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 25th May, 9PM (UK time)

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Our Design Team have created some fabulous projects to inspire you but before we share them we would like to welcome Gina of Gina's Cards to our team, Gina makes beautiful cards and we are so happy that she is joining our team, visit her blog to see even more of her gorgeous creations. We also have another fabulous guest designer - Tracy Payne who is joining us again, please also check out her blog to see all of her wonderful projects. Remember that all of the products listed beneath each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store
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By Gina

(Gina used: 50mm Emily Embroidered Tulle Lace, Cheese Cloth, 38mm Lilac Glitter Organza Ribbon, 3mm Lilac Pearl Bead String, Beaded Lavender Gypsophilia, Carnation Medium Purple, Small Gardenia Pale Lilac, Rolled Paper Rose Purple/Violet Kort & Godt, Starburst Stamen Lilac, Heat Diamante Amethyst embellishment)

By Tracy

(Tracy used: guipure lace, seam binding, watering can charm, flowers and gypsophalia stems, rolled roses, crystal embellishments)

By Gail

(Gail used: silk ribbon, pretty blossom flowers, crystal embellishments, guipure daisy lace, pompom trim, lilab buttons)

By Kath

(Kath used: Cosmos Daisy Flower Pale Lilac, Nickle Colour Memo Pins, Pearls Liking Lilac)

by Mandy

(Mandy used: Forest Fruit Felt, Small Lavender Dotty Buttons, Hair Clips, Plum Purple Bakers Divine Twine, 5mm Lilace Self-Adhesive Crystal, 10mm Vintage Lilac Cotton Lace)

by Franz

(Franz used: Brass Colour Memo Pins, Sky Mauve Lilac Seam Binding, Beaded Twirl Lavender, Beaded Berries Purple, 'Jessica'White Guipure Lace, Lilac Trellis Rose, Chrysanth Cream Kort & Godt, Rose Bud Large Ivory, 20mm Ivory Open Rose WOC, 20mm Ivory Lace and Pearl)

by JaneM

(Jane used: Paper flowers, Bias Binding, Rolled roses, Stick on gems, Satin Ribbon, Spotty buttons, Mixed Buttons, Lilac crystal heart stems, Button twine)

by Astrid

(Astrid used: 50mm 'Emily' Embroidered Tulle Lace, Sky mauve lilac seambinding, 23mm Lilac Organza Ribbon, Starbust Stamen Lilac, Cherry Blossom Lilac/White two tone, Beaded Berries Lilac/Purple/White, Beaded Ivory Gypsophalia, Chrysanth Cream Kort & Godt, cheesecloth)

by Anne

(Anne used: rolled roses, beaded sprigs, heart pins, seam binding, tulle, button twine, heart charm, flatback pearls, jute mesh ribbon, lace)

by Mary

(Mary used: 22mm Flower Guipure Lace, 7mm Orchid Satin, a strip cut from a piece of 6-row faux diamante mesh, Lilac/Purple Sweetheart Blossoms, Lilac Kort & Godt Rolled Rose, RG White beaded stamens, lilac beaded berries, white organza flower with pearl centre, WOC 35mm purple trellis rose, lavender liquid pearls, a silver butterfly from a pack of 5 and stardust stickles)

The winner of the Rainy Day Giveaway is Catherine


please contact us by email or via the contact page on our store website within 7 days
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Winner of the Flowers & Hemp Twine Giveaway .....

The winner of this gorgeous prize consisting of a packet of Vintage Pink Anenomes, a whole roll of dusky pink 1.00mm 100% hemp twine and a card of mixed vintage twine all from

 is

Karien

Please contact us via our store website contact page or email us within 7 days  to claim your prize otherwise we will pick another winner.  

See you all on Sunday for our May Colour Challenge and also the name of the lucky person who has won the Rainy Day Giveaway!

See you tomorrow

Mary x

RAINY DAY GIVEAWAY ....... ends 10pm tonight!

Here in the North East of England it's pouring down - torrential non-stop rain since very early this morning - and it's dark and gloomy (a perfect day for crafting :o)

 We've got some lovely new products at The Ribbon Girl  so I thought I could try and brighten your day by having a one day giveaway - leave a comment, link on your blog to The Ribbon Girl  - get your comments in before 10pm UK time this evening and I'll pick one winner at random and announce the winner on Sunday morning when our May Colour Challenge begins - we'll post anywhere in the world  

The prize today is 1 metre of each of our new colours of 15mm double faced Berisford satin ribbons (grape, ecru, dusky pink and sable)  

one metre of dusky pink flat lace

one metre of truly 32mm natural faux hessian ribbon

one metre of white 'Cheltenham' guipure lace

ps if you haven't already entered  our flowers and twine giveaway which closes this evening, please scroll down or click here for the flowers and twine giveaway

see you soon, Mary x
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Hemp Twine Giveaway still open and we have new lace and fabulous inspiration .....

please scroll down or click here for the flowers and twine giveaway

  

  

We have some lovely new products - golden brown hessian ribbon (see Andrea's card below); vintage style dark hocolate brown embroidered and embellished lace, dusky pink flat lace, fabulous ivory embroidered tulle - just imagine that embellished with a few pearls or sparkly gems or sequins!  Our 'Jacqueline' ivory fine cluny lace proved to be so popular we have now added the same design in white and it's called 'Juliet'

now here are some fabulous projects by our talented design team to inspire you get get crafting!

By Andrea

Andrea used Watering can and It's Your Day sentiment stamp by Molly Blooms

Papers from 3DJean, Ribbon, hessian, polka dot button and memo pin from Ribbon Girl

By Franz

Hip Rose Buds Ivory, Beaded Twirl Lavender, Cheesecloth

Sky Mauve Lilac Seam Binding, Medium Lilac Trellis Rose 35mm

Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, 12mm White Lace & Pearl Trim

By Jane M

Jane used 25mm cream cotton lace, aqua tiny ric rac, stick on pearls, sweetheart blossoms, open roses, plain buttons, an ivory dahlia resin flatback, 20mm diamante spacer with clear gem centre

See you soon for more projects from the Ribbon Girls ans don't forget you can enter our hemp twine and flower giveaway on this blog or on our facebook page!

Mary

Is it a printers tray or a work of art ......

please scroll down or click here for the flowers and twine giveaway

Our very talented customer Kathleen transformed a Tim Holtz printer tray into this fabulous creation - she worked on it for quite a while in between other projects and was delighted with the results - and so you should be Kathleen, we think it is beautiful!!  Kathleen used lots of  Ribbon Girl lace, mulberry flowers and embellishments including that golden butterfly in the centre, from The Ribbon Girl

thanks for sharing this Kath!

We'll be back tomorrow for some inspirational projects from the Ribbon Girl DT

see you then, Mary x

Twine and flowers giveaway

We'd like to introduce you to our new range of 100%  hemp twine which is available in 62.5metre spools in two thicknesses, 10lbs (0.5mm) and 20lbs (1.0mm),  and on cards containing 4 x 12.8 metres of 10lb weight (0.5mm) hemp cord in beautiful colours.  Hemp is a pure, natural eco-friendly alternative to synthetic products.  

http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/hemp-twine-c-288.html

We will send the winner one spool of 1.0mm 20lb hemp cord in dusky pink, one card of 10lb weight cord in assorted vintage colours and a packet of Vintage Pink Anenome flowers which are made from earth-friendly handmade paper produced from recycled cotton.

All you have to do is leave us a comment, mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back to

The lucky winner will be picked at random on Saturday 18th May and we will send the prize anywhere in the world

Mary x

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Winner of May Card Challenge to 'add a button'

Good evening everyone - the winner of the Ribbon Girl May Card Challenge to 'add a button' picked by random.org is

and that's you  Lynne

please email us to arrange your prizes from the very generous Lisa and Laila at Lili Of The Valley 

and a £10 voucher from The Ribbon Girl

See you on Sunday morning - we're having a fabulous giveaway which you won't want to miss!

Mary x

Dahlias back in stock and May card challenge reminder ....

 The May Card Challenge is 'add a button' please click here to or scroll down

Back in stock!  Dahlias, Anenomes and Floribunda Rose Packs are back in stock at Ribbon Girl

and now for more inspiration from our talented design team showcasing products from 

By Becky

Becky used  'Bethany' lace, Coffee and Cream Floribunda Roses, Stickles, 5mm self adhesive pearls, cream top stitch thread, cream chrysanth, coffee rolled rose

By Anne

Anne used bakers twine, flatback pearls, liquid pearls, cosmos daisies, sweetheart blossoms, tulle, seam binding, Jute Mesh Ribbon

By Jane J

Jane used  sky blue rustic gingham lace, 32mm white floral edge lace, white button twine, blue blossom, white Kort & Godt chrysanthemum

Jane used sea moss green seam binding and brass button charm

You have until Saturday to enter your card in the May Card challenge and we'll be back on Sunday with a gorgeous giveaway!!

Mary x

May Card Challenge ...

Today we have a new Card Challenge and the challenge is a really easy one - add a button.  As usual we have fabulous prizes for our randomly chosen winner from our generous friends Lisa and Leila at Lili Of The Valley and The Ribbon Girl

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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 11th May

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Our Design Team enjoyed this challenge and this month have been joined by our guest Lou Mac, they've made some really beautiful cards to inspire you, and remembe,r all the products listed beneath each card can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store

By Lou Mac

(Lou used: pink rustic gingham, daisy charm, wooden heart button, pink/pale pink berries, flower pins, ivory beaded berries, pink button twine, green Divine twine)

by Teresa

(Teresa used: 12mm white cotton lace,  38mm white spot organza, Pearl & Crystal branch, Stickles, 

Key Charm, Pearls ~ The blues, Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums, beaded berries, Natural button twine, Light blue small plain button)

By Becky

Becky used 'Jessica' white guipure lace, white church window guipure, white pearl rose organza, top stitch thread, white chrysanths, dusty blue rolled roses, white beaded pearl branch, white aster, natural button twine, cheesecloth, stardust stickles and wooden heart button

By Dawny P

Dawny used anemone vintage pink flower, 38mm pale pink silky crush ribbon, floribunda roses antique lilac mix, 25mm pink velvet lace, 18mm sparkly button, ivory button twine and sugar and spice self adhesive pearls

By Lucy



Lucy used turquoise 19mm twill stripe, red denim saddlestitch, 16mm lemon pie saddlestitch, rose pink gingham and meadow green microdot ribbons plus a couple of buttons and some ivory button twine

By Tiets



Tiets used  white seambinding, cheesecloth, a wooden heart button, Kort & God white chrysanths,  Stardust Stickles, WOC white lily, open rose 10 mm, white hip rose buds,30mm white zigzag cotton lace, Kort & Godt coffee rolled roses, ivory beaded gypsophalia, natural button twine and 13mm rusty jingle bells

By Katie

Katie used 20mm Angelica ivory tulle lace, ivory and natural button twines,

RGirl white mulberry daisy, pale pink lily flowe

by Jane B

(Jane used: polka dot buttons, button twine)

By Sara

Sara used Emily embroidered tulle lace , Hermione ivory vintage fine cluny lace,pink velvet lace ,pink starburst stamen , memo pin ,pink hip rosebuds , 10mm pale pink rose , 20mm pink rose ,ivory beaded berries ,ivory lily , natural button twine ,15mm sparkly button ,winged heart charm ,ivory pearl and crystal branch

by Debbie D

(Used Button on eye of the Swan)

(Debbie used: Hip rose BudsPink, Open Roses Pink, Ivory Tulle, 3mm Irridescent Ivory Bead String, 12mm White lace and Pearl Trim, 25mm Fuchsia Sheer Ribbon, Beaded Sprig White and 3 Stems irridescent hearts)

 by Mary

(Mary used: 45mm Guipure 'Bethany' ivory lace, 7mm old rose satin, wooden heart button, pink bakers twine, RG ivory beaded gypsophalia, Kort & Godt pink rolled rose, WOC mocha 35mm trellis rose, 20mm open rose, pale pink and dusky pink open roses)

By Silvie

Silvie used Ivory beaded gypsophalia, Purple Trellis rose, 20mm Open Lilac roses, Kort and Godt Ivory Beaded roses, Creamy Lemon hip rose buds, 22mm white guipure butterfly pattern lace, Cream Seam Binding, Mauve Mist seam binding, Bronze button charm, Pearl buttons (from 10g mixture pack), 5mm self adhesive Ivory pearls, Stardust stickles, White opal liquid pearls

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