July Card Challenge ...

Hello, we hope that wherever you are in the world this July you get better weather than we are getting here in Newcastle. Oh my goodness the rain this week has been horrendous! We've never seen such flooding before and we had a nightmarish journey trying to get back home to Ribbon Girl HQ on Thursday afternoon. Luckily we weren't badly affected (other than getting very wet!) but others in our village weren't so lucky and the school where Andrea teaches was under water for a little while. They say it's been the wettest June for a hundred years and we believe them!
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Before we go on to the new card challenge we have the winner of June's Colour Challenge and the top 3s

The winner was ...

That is you if your name is Sam! please email us to claim your prize

Our tops 3s for the challenge were ...

BwithCa
Melly
TanyaOD

We hope you'll wear our Top 3 badge on your blogs girls, you can collect it from the sidebar

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So, when it's raining outside what better way to while away a few hours than to make cards!!

Our Card Challenge today is to create a Girlie Card

Our usual rules apply - create a new card that fulfills the challenge, blog about it mentioning our challenge, then use the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post to leave us a direct link to your project. Please don't backlink (your name won't be entered into the draw for the prizes) and the challenge will close on Saturday July 14th at 9PM (UK Time)

We have our regular prize of a £10 voucher to spend in the Ribbon Girl online shop

as well as a stamp of your choice from the very generous Laila and Lisa at Lili Of The Valley

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Our wonderful Design Team have been working hard playing with ribbons, lace and all the gorgeous embellishments found in the Ribbon Girl shop and they have created some beautiful card projects to inspire you

By Kim

Kim used: Diamond Guipure, Diamanté Heart Charm, Scallop Venise Lace, Spot Organza, Pleated Satin Ribbon, Tiny Pom Pom Bobble Trim, Pearl Button Mixture

By Tiets

Tiets used: seam binding, pretty blossom flower, 5mm pearls

By Becky

Becky used: Zva crystal swirl, silk ribbon, 5mm crystals, diamante buckle

By Mary

Mary used: satin ribbon, pink carnation, daisy venise lace and stardust stickles.

By Lucy

Lucy used: Cream seam binding, Ivory and Natural Button Twine 

By Vicky

Vicky used: saddlestitch, cream check, satin spot and stripe grosgrain ribbons and tiny ricrac

By Jane B

Jane used: seambinding, organza rose ribbon

By Debbie

Debbie used: cluny lace, pleated crushed organza, 4mm pearl string, floral resin embellishment, 5mm pearls

By Dawny P

Dawny used pink velvet ribbon, 4mm pearl string, pink carnations and pretty blossoms with rose leaves and a gorgeous diamante heart stick pin

By Andrea G

Andrea used: rose organza, cherry blossom, heart pin, engraved heart charm, Zva crystal embellishment, rose leaves and button twine

Strawberries and Cream WINNER

Thank you everyone who entered our giveaway. The winner (chosen with the help of random org) is ...

That's you if your name is

Andri

Please email us to claim your prize

Tomorrow sees the start of our new Card Challenge, see you back here in the morning,

Andrea xx

So pretty ....

Have we told you how talented our fabulous Design Team are? Look at this little beauty by Kim, she makes the most gorgeous cards ...

Kim used:  Ivory pleated satin ribbon and white cluny lace

Just a reminder that we have our current colour challenge running as well as our Strawberries and Cream giveaway

It's Strawberries & Cream Giveaway Day ...

******This giveaway is now closed ******

Hello, it should be summer at Ribbon Girl Headquarters but can you believe that we're more than halfway through June and we still have the central heating on!!  In the hope that we can bring on the summer sunshine we thought we'd have a giveaway and Summer means strawberries so our giveaway today has a strawberries and cream theme!

Today's giveaway includes lots of pretty ribbons, cluny lace, top stitching thread, organza rose ribbon, lace edged bias binding and charms - we've eaten the strawberries :)

To enter our giveaway simply make sure you are a follower of our blog and then leave us a comment on this post and mention the give away on your own blog - easy. The giveaway will close on Saturday evening (UK time) and we'll announce the winner just before the start of the new Card Challenge on Sunday,

Whilst you're here why not feast your eyes on some more beautiful creations from the Ribbon Girl Design Team - there is still a week for you to join in with the Ribbon Girl colour challenge here

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By Mary

Pencil stripe, microdot, lace, button twine, polka dot button, flowers and lace edged bias binding

By Mandy

Pink Pleated Satin Ribbon, Buttons, Pink button twine

By Tiets

Seambinding ,Cream Zig Zag Cotton Lace

By Mary


(tafetta ribbon, cream 25mm cluny lace, liking lilac pearls, diamante cross and sassy pins)

By Astrid

seambinding

By Kim

Pearl Pins

By Debbie

White ruffle ribbon and lace, starfish charm

By Dawny P

Celery Green Plain Sheer ribbon, pearl buttons, Ivory Pleated Satin Ribbon 

By Kath

(seambinding, pretty blossoms, adhesive pearls
By Vicky

Button twine, pearl buttons

By Tiets

Seambinding, lace

By Jane M

Pink saddlestitch ribbon, polka dot and pearl buttons, pleated ribbon,

cluny lace, adhesive pearls and flowers

By Jane B

Velvet ribbon, flowers

By Andrea

Dewdrops, liquid pearls, button twine, heart pin

Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge #20

Hello and welcome to June's Colour Challenge from the Ribbon Girl.

As always we have an inspirational image to get you started

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We have a prize from our regular sponsors Lili Of The Valley who are kindly giving our random winner a £10 voucher to spend in their online store and there will also be a lavender ribbon kit from the Ribbon Girl.

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Our challenge rules are simple - create a new project (no backlinking please) following the colour scheme, mention our challenge on your blog post then come back and use the InLinkz button at the end of this post to leave a direct link to your project. The challenge will close at 9PM (UK time) on Saturday June 30th and one winner will be chosen at random to win both prizes.

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Our fabulous Design Team have worked their magic and we have a beautiful gallery from them to inspire you as well as from our two Guest Designers - Mandi (who many of you will know from the Less Is More challenge blog)  and Leann who is returning to be our guest once again and we extend a very warm welcome to Andrea B who recently joined the Colour Challenge DT and a special welcome to Jane who has been a guest designer a number of times and has now joined the team permanently!

By Mandi (Guest DT)

(green pleated satin ribbon, pink loopy trim, deep rose tiny pompom)

Leann (Guest DT)

(summer rose seam binding, natural button twine)

(natural button twine, seamoss seambinding)

By Jane M

(pink check bias binding, lavender tiny ricrac, pink polka dot button, pink cherry blossom and pretty blossom flowers) 

By Andrea G

(leaf green satin ribbon, pink pleated organza, pink tulle, lavender tiny ricrac, guipure lace, pins, lilac adhesive pearls)

By Mary

(cotton lace, mauve twill stripe ribbon, plum jute mesh, white tulle, pins)

By Astrid

(mauve taffeta, flat lace, satin ribbon, lilac adhesive pearls)

By Mandy

(Vintage Style Cluny Lace, Sugar and Spice Self Adhesive Pearls, Pastel Heart Pins, Pastel Teardrop Pins, Natural Button Twine, Felt )

By Tab

(Pink Pleated Satin Ribbon, Purple Gingham Ribbon, Pink Velvet Ribbon, Green Velvet Ribbon, Cotton Stripe ribbon, Pink Stripe Button, Purple Button Twine and Apple Charm.)

By Kath

(pink pencil stripe, polka dot buttons, pink pretty blossom flowers)

By Andrea B 

(pink and fuschia saddlestitch ribbon, pink button twine, cluny lace, ivory resin embellishment)

By Gail

(lime jute mesh, mulberry daisies, leaf pins, lavender check bias binding, natural button twine, butterfly charm, lavender liquid pearls)