Sunday 29 September 2013

Magnolia Only Challenge ... One for the Boys!

Hello, it's time for another Ribbon Girl Magnolia Only challenge and this month we would like to see your boy cards

We have two fabulous prizes for our randomly chosen winner:
A Magnolia stamp all the way from the home of Tilda and Edwin kindly donated by Magnolia of Sweden



A £10 voucher towards a spending spree at The Ribbon Girl online store



As usual our rules are simple - create a new project that follows the theme of the challenge (it must include a Tilda or Edwin stamp or a Doo Hickey die because this is our Magnolia challenge), blog about it mentioning our challenge then use the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post to add a direct link to your project.

This challenge will close on Saturday 5th October, 9PM (UK time) 

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Our talented Design Team have created some absolutely gorgeous projects, why not pop over to their own blogs to see more of their projects and remember that all the products listed below the cards are available from the Ribbon Girl Online Store

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by Mary

(Mary used: Sky blue 25mm satin ribbon, eyelash guipure lace, blues pearls, dusky blue 20mm and 10mm roses, white starburst stamens, white beaded stamens, flat flower pearl trim, blue diamante embellishment. (No image but  Mary used Magnolia doohicky dies to make the flower and the swirls)

by Astrid

(Astrid used: 38mm White Guipure Lace, 5metres Tile Blue Seam Binding, Cheesecloth Fabric, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Rolled Paper Roses Blue Kort & Godt, Beaded Ivory Gypsophalia, Beaded Stamen White/White)

by Teresa

(Teresa used: 25mm Faux Hessian Natural, 20mm & 10mm Blue Roses, Chocolate Brown Mix Flatback Pearls, 10mm Cream Tiny Pom Pom Bobble Trim, Natural Hemp Twine, Rusty Jingly Bells and Stickles)

by Sara


(Sara used: Josephine fine cream scallop lace ,blue/cream rustic gingham ribbon ,feet charm ,natural twine, 20mm cream rose ,10mm cream rose ,ivory hip rosebuds ,pearl and crystal branch ,blue 30mm rose ,brown 30mm rose ,blue 10mm rose)

by Katie
(Katie used: 25mm Hermione ivory cluny lace, white Tiny Ric Rac ribbon, black Jute mesh ribbon, 70mm natural Hessian ribbon, black button twine, natural button twine, white Gutterman top stitching thread, cowboy boot charm, star charm, Fairy Wishes tiny glass bottle)

by Jane J

(Jane used: 38mm brown striped grosgrain and memo pin)


(Debbie used: Cheesecloth, Dark Carafe Seam Binding Vintage style, Rusty Jingly Bells, Chocolate Brown Button Twine, Organza Pearl White looped trim and Red Berries)

by Silvie

(Silvie used: 100 mm 'Camilla' ivory lace, 32mm natural faux Hessian ribbon, 15 mm Brown Cream Gingham ribbon, Copper color memo pins, pastel pearl brads (from the pastel mix), Bronze button charm, Chocolate Brown flatback pearls, White opal liquid pearls)

by Becky

(Becky used: cream jute mesh ribbon, natural hemp twine, star charm and stickles)

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In Linkz

Saturday 28 September 2013

Winner of the vintage brooch giveaway ....


'Princess' faux pearl and diamante vintage style brooch
A bunch of 10 Wild Orchid cream open roses
1 metre of ivory 3mm x 5mm oat shape pearl bead string
1 metre of 15mm cream satin ribbon
1 metre of 'Josephine' ivory vintage style fine cotton lace

We loved reading your ideas for what you would do with this lovely collection of goodies!

The winner of the vintage brooch giveaway picked at random is


please email us within 7 days to claim your prize Ellen!!

see you all tomorrow morning for the September Magnolia Only Challenge!!

Mary x

Something old - something new ...

click here for the vintage style brooch giveaway

NEW!  we have even more beautiful vintage style brooches in the store - just look at this one!

'Bridal Bouquet' Vintage Style Brooch

and if you like sewing have you seen the new vintage style cotton lace patches?  These would also look fabulous on a card instead of a paper doiley or on a vintage style cushion cover or an insert on a table runner or lavender bag etc - suitable for numerous crafting and sewing projects - if you want more than one we will supply in one piece - for example, if you want 4 pieces  just leave a comment asking for 2 up and 2 down OR 4 in a row  and so on

Lace Patches Antique White

and now we want to share some great cards made by the talented ladies on our design team
we've mentioned the products used on each project, all of which are from



jane used red saddlestitch, natural button twine, blue/white check bias binding, white top-stitch thread and an anchor charm



Jane used  pink lily, baby pink blossom flower, ivory seam binding, wooden heart buttons, white button twine, resin dove, dusky rose spider web fabric



On this beautiful round easle card Gina used 15mm White Diamond Guipure, 25mm White Flat Polyester Fan Pattern Lace, 32mm 'Victoria' Antique White Fine Cluny Lace, Pink Box Pleated Satin Ribbon, 40mm Pink Daisy, 20mm Pale Pink Open Rose, Pink Lily Flowers, 14mm White Pearl Flat Back



Katie used white Ric Rac tiny ribbon, ivory button twine,
cream seam binding

We'll see you tomorrow morning with the winner of the Vintage Brooch Giveaway and also the Ribbon Girl 'Magnolia Only' challenge which begins at 9am

Mary x

Friday 27 September 2013

Criss Cross Creativity ...

click here for the vintage style brooch giveaway

Today we are showcasing a selection of  beautiful criss cross card and tag sets by  DT Teresa Allday
 'The Queen of Criss Cross'  - Teresa embellished her cards with products from





'Remember I'm here for you .. '  -  Teresa added Gertrude Embroidered lace, Ribbon, green pearls, WOC White Lilies & Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums

40mm 'Gertrude' Embroided Net Lace Chrysanth White Kort & Godt


Photo: Criss cross card set from DT Teresa who used 22mm Flat White Lace Scallop Lace, 25mm Ivory (Bridal White) Satin Berisford Ribbon, Beaded Gypsophalia, Ivory & Pink Roses, Starburst Stamen Pink, Teardrop Ivory Pearlised Pins, Ivory Chrysanthemum and Pink Hemp Twine all from http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/index.php

On this pink card and tag set Teresa who used 22mm Flat White Lace Scallop Lace, 25mm Ivory (Bridal White) Satin Berisford Ribbon, Beaded Gypsophalia, Ivory & Pink Roses, Starburst Stamen Pink, Teardrop Ivory Pearlised Pins, Ivory Chrysanthemum and Pink Hemp Twine 

Beaded Ivory Gypsophalia Pale Pink 20mm Open Rose WOC



A very festive set in traditional colours - Teresa added pretty 'Angelica' lace,  Red Satin Ribbon, 
Red Paper Roses,  Carnation and a bronze colour Daisy-May Ice Skating charm

Daisy-May Ice Skating Red 15mm Paper Roses 15mm

see you tomorrow with yet more inspiration from the mega talented Ribbon Girl design team!!

Mary x




Thursday 26 September 2013

Lovely Lili and a new baby card ......

click here for the vintage style brooch giveaway


A gorgeous new baby card by DT Jane Broderick - Jane used an image from the LOTV Art Pad No 11 'Babies', and added ivory rose organza ribbon, pink tulip seam binding, white top-stitch thread, white tulle, candy pink/white Divine Bakers Twine and a resin dove, all from


Rose Organza Pale Ivory 10 metres Candy Pink Divine Bakers Twine Ivory Resin Dove
Yesterday I promised some exciting news ...........

We love Lili Of The Valley and Lisa and Laila and the rest of the LOTV team have always been very good about sponsoring several of our challenges so it seemed natural to host our own 'Lovely Lili' challenge here at the Ribbon Girl. So from October each 2nd Sunday of the month will be Lovely Lili Challenge Day. We're continuing with our Colour, Card and Magnolia only challenges and if there are 5 Sundays in the month we'll have a giveaway

We'd like to welcome some very special new Ribbon Girls to our design team who will be designing for this new challenge and they'll be joined on the Lovely Lili team by Anne, Becky, Debbie, Jane B, Teresa, Franz and Dawny

We know you will give a warm welcome to Elise Dinolfo and Fleur Pearson 

welcome to the team ladies!

Mary x 

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Christmas cards and flowers

click here for the vintage style brooch giveaway

Since the weather at Ribbon Girl HQ is wet and gloomy today, we thought it was a good time to showcase some Christmas cards

Silver Satin Star Flowers

NEW!  A bunch of 6 silver satin star flowers with a diamante centre - each small flower measures approx 25mm and has a white stalk approx 95mm long  -  ideal for adding to your flower arrangements on cards, cakes and craft projects - especially Christmas



Anne used white tulle, 30mm cotton lace, white topstitch thread, white seam binding, natural hemp twine and jingle bells from a pack of 10




Astrid added white 45mm 'Jessica' lace to this snowflake card - aren't those eyes just gorgeous?

By Jenny

Photo: While the rest of the UK enjoys late summer sunshine, we are once again having another dark and rainy day - lights on as well as the central heating - so this winter card by DT Jenny is perfect for today! Jenny added a pink from the Dahlia Marshmallow Mix, 50mm Emily Embrodered Tulle Lace, a selection of WOC open roses and 16mm Pink Ruffle Edge sheer Ribbon all from http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/index.php

Jenny added  a pink flower from the Dahlia Marshmallow Mix, 50mm Emily Embrodered Tulle Lace, a selection of WOC open roses and 16mm Pink Ruffle Edge sheer Ribbon

see you tomorrow for more inspiration and some exciting news!!

Mary x

Tuesday 24 September 2013

A Princess in a castle and a Princess on a bow ....

click here for the vintage style brooch giveaway


Photo: A lovely lilac card by DT Jenny Hodges who added a 'Princess' vintage style brooch, 50mm 'Emily' Embroidered Tulle Lace, and Mauve Lilac Seam binding all from http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/ - ladies there is a gorgeous giveaway over on the Ribbon Girl blog - take a look http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/

A lovely lilac card by DT Jenny Hodges who added a 'Princess' vintage style brooch, 50mm 'Emily' Embroidered Tulle Lace, and Sky Mauve Lilac Seam binding all from The Ribbon Girl

50mm 'Emily' Embroidered Tulle Lace  5metres Sky Mauve Lilac Seam Binding 'Princess' Vintage Style Pearl & Diamante Brooch 



by Silvie Z



'Sending my Love' a very pink and girlie, beautifully shaped card by DT Silvie who used 18mm 'Lucy' white cluny lace, Large pale pink rose bud, Large Ivory rose bud, 2 tone pink and white hip and ivory Hip rose buds,  Pink aster daisy (chrysanthemum), Ivory carnation, Self adhesive Pearl hearts,sugar and spice pearls, white opal liquid pearls all from


Pearls Sugar and Spice Self Adhesive  18mm 'Lucy' White Fine Vintage Style Cluny Lace  Rose Bud Large Pale Pink Pk of 5   

see you tomorrow with some more mid-week inspiration from the fabulous Ribbon Girl DT

Mary x



Sunday 22 September 2013

A fabulous vintage style brooch and trim giveaway ..... and some gorgeous inspiration ...


What would you make with this?


A gorgeous vintage style giveway for you today!!

'Princess' faux pearl and diamante vintage style brooch
A bunch of 10 Wild Orchid cream open roses
1 metre of ivory 3mm x 5mm oat shape pearl bead string
1 metre of 15mm cream satin ribbon
1 metre of 'Josephine' ivory vintage style fine cotton lace

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to leave us a comment and tell us how you would use this beautiful collection of goodies and leave a link to our store on your blog - the winner will be chosen on Saturday 28th September

and if you need some inspiration just take a look at these beautiful projects made by our design team who each used one of our new range of vintage style brooches with ribbons, lace and embellishments from the store - we will have another 6 or 7 designs to add to our brooch collection within the very near future

By Sara


Sara used a ''Duchess' Vintage style brooch, 'Lilian' fine cotton lace, cream seam binding0 ,12mm natural cotton twill tape, ivory looped organza

By Teresa


Teresa used ~ 'Empress' Vintage Style Brooch, 60mm Lilac Scrunched /Pleated Taffeta Ribbon, Lilac Hemp Twine, Liking Lilac Self Adhesive Flatback Pearls

By Andrea



Andrea used 'Duchess' vintage style brooch, 'Lillian' and  'Josephine' fine cotton laces, 3mm , 4mm and 5mm pearl and crystal bead string and some 5mm flat ivory flower bead string

By Jane J


Jane used used 'Princess' brooch, tile blue seam binding, wooden heart button, white pearl trim, pink rose buds, white Kort & Godt chrysanthemum, white cosmos daisy, 30mm blue wild rose, 10mm and 20mm blue open roses, white organza rose trim

By Mary



Mary used a 'Princess' vintage style booch, Zva crystal lines, ivory blossoms and hip rosebuds and cream satin ribbon and 11mm ivory pearls

We're look forward to reading your comments and finding out what you would make!
Mary x

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED