Winner of June Wedding Giveaway .......

The winner of the June Wedding Giveaway is

Margreet

Please email us Margreet with your name and address so we can send your prize

The prize must be claimed within 7 days from today

Please pop back on Sunday morning ladies - it's the Ribbon Girl June Colour Challenge!! and we've got some fabulous projects by our very talented design team!!

see you then,

Mary x

From the heart .... in pink and blue

This morning we're showcasing a beautiful card by DT Silvie Z

'From the Heart' by DT Silvie Z features 'Irish Marci' and Silvie decorated her card with 35mm Pink Trellis rose, 20mm White open rose, 10mm pale lilac open rose, 10mm white open roses, 15mm Sky Blue satin ribbon, 22mm White fan pattern Cluny lace, Sugar and Spice Self Adhesive flatback pearls all from The Ribbon Girl http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/

  

I'll pop back late this evening with the winner of our June Wedding Giveaway and tomorrow morning sees the start of the Ribbon Girl June Colour Challenge 1

Mary x

Maxine the Florist .....

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'Maxine the Florist' by DT Debbie Dolphin

'Maxine the Florist' beautifully coloured by Debbie  - I love the hat! Debbie added 'Josephine' ** Ivory Cream Fine double scalloped Lace, Ivory Lace and Pearl Trim, Cheesecloth,Chocolate Brown Hemp Twine and Beaded Stamen White

** 32mm 'Josephine' is an ivory cream very fine beautifully patterned cotton (95%) cluny lace.  One edge has small scallops while the other edge has sweeping scallops surrounding flowers and small foliage.  Would enhance any bridal, christening or special occasion item of clothing or accessory, special bedlinen, wedding cakes, cards, vintage style accessories and numerous sewing and craft projects.

See you soon, Mary x

Restocked and new products - June Wedding Giveaway is open until Saturday .....

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NEW AND RESTOCKED PRODUCTS

  

We're now offering 7 colours of hemp twine in 10metre bundles at only £1.00 each. We've got the natural colour wired edge faux hessian ribbon back in stock and the resin doves and flatback frames should be back in the store by this weekend.  It's worth checking the Sale & Specials section whenever you visit the store - our  small scrap bags have proved very popular and are a great way to try products you wouldn't normally choose!

Now for more inspiration from our mega talented design team members using products from

By Katie K

Katie used 50mm Emily tulle lace, blue fluted edge sheer ribbon, 

cream seam binding ribbon, natural button twine,

white rose organza ribbon, WOC 10mm pale pink rose

By Kim

Kim used  50mm Emily lace, white pearl organa ribbon, white Kort & Godt chrysanths, ivory resin dove, white beaded swirl, white seam binding and white looped organza

By Jane J

Jane added a white daisy flower, a pink flower from the Canterbury Rose Pink collection, Siam Pink seam binding, 50mm Emily embroidered tulle lace 

ps  Just to give you advance warning - Ribbon Girl will be on holiday from 23rd June for one week - you can still place orders but they won't be sent out until w/c 1st July so if you need anything urgently please order it soon

Mary

Some pretty bibs and the winner of the Ribbon Girl June Card Challenge

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A trio of trimmed bibs by Katie B

Our customer Katie made these pretty bibs for her daughter's dolls - she trimmed the bibs with bias binding from The Ribbon Girl - thanks for sharing these with us Katie!

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WINNER OF RIBBON GIRL JUNE CARD CHALLENGE

There were some fabulous entries (190 of them)  into the Ribbon Girl June Card Challenge to  'add a die cut' and we're sorry that we were not able to leave a comment with every entry.  The winner picked by random.org was number 69

scrapellen

Please contact us within 7 days by email to claim your prizes of a stamp of your choice from the lovely ladies at Lili of the Valley and a £10 voucher towards a shopping spree in the Ribbon Girl online store

Mary x

June wedding giveaway ....

There is no challenge today Sunday 9th June and as it is now 'wedding season' we thought it would be nice to have a  June Wedding giveaway

2 metres of cream satin ribbon

1 metre of 'Josephine' ivory vintage style cotton lace

1 metre of flat ivory pearl lace trim

1 bunch of small ivory gardenias

1 large diamante heart buckle slide

1 floral heart, a padlock, a shiny heart and small key charm

all from

Please leave a comment and mention this give away on your blog - I'm looking forward to reading your comments and will pick one winner at random on Saturday 15th June

Mary x

This giveaway is now closed

Shabby-debbied-doooooo ............

By Debbie Dolphin

The very talented Debbie Dolphin thought our resin flat back frames were just a bit too shiny for her liking - so she shabbied them - or as I say 'debbied them' this is how she did it .... thanks for sharing this Debbie!

,After my last post I have had a few emails on how I 'Shabbied' the beautiful Resin frames from the Ribbon Girl on the picture above'

As beautiful as they are, when they arrived I thought they needed a little roughing up or 'Debbie'd' as Mary called it!! :D

I first coated in gesso (white paint will do)

When dried I brushed on Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

I then dipped my finger into the paint and slightly brushed the top of the pattern. This helps to highlight the beautiful intricate detail of the frame.

So if you want to do the same, we've got plenty of doves and frames in stock and more on the way so get 'shabby-debbie-doooooooing !!

Debbie xx

Thanks for sharing Debbie and I'll be back soon with the winner of our June card challenge - still time to enter

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Mary x

Midweek inspiration from The Ribbon Girl .....

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Our Mixed Dahlias and floribunda roses are back in stock!  These lovely paper flowers, handmade from recycled cotton pulp, make a lovely addition to all types of crafting projects

Today I wanted to bring you some mid-week inspiration to get you in the mood for crafting .... 

'Birdcage Cake' by our customer Sandi Turner who used white Church Window Guipure Lace on top of Navy Blue Satin Ribbon - thanks for sharing Sandi!

and here are some gorgeous cards made by our talented Design Team using products from

Sara

Lazy Summer Days card by DT Sara (and the sun is actually shining again this morning!) who used peach daisy, ivory cosmos daisy, pale peach cosmos daisy, ivory gypsophalia, ivory crystal and pearl branch, ivory mini pom pom trim, emily tuille lace, hermione vintage cluny lace ,rebecca fine scallop lace all from The Ribbon Girl

Gina

Tilda with Flowing Hair by DT Gina using Bird Cage Bronze Colour Charm, Red small Beaded Berries, 50mm Emily Embroidered Tulle Lace, Oloroso Seam Binding, 25mm Red Velvet Lace, Ivory Asters (Chrysanthemum), Small Gardenia, 35mm Ivory White Trellis Rose

Katie K

'Love Life' by DT Katie who used baby pink sweetheart blossom, WOC pale pink trellis rose 35mm, K&G beaded ivory/cream berries, ivory button twine, seam binding ribbon, Rebecca vintage cluny lace 

Becky

Happy Birthday by DT Becky who used white tulips, white chrysanths, beaded stamen white, white rose organza trim, stardust stickles and Jessica White Guipure

I hope everyone continues to see the sunshine this week and that you will have time to join in with our June Card Challenge to 'add a diecut' see below - lovely prizes to win and the challenge remains open until Saturday.

See you later with details of a few more new products!

Mary x

June Card Challenge ...

Eeeeee June already! Summer should almost be here but before it arrives we've all got time to make a few cards right? Our new Card Challenge is so super dooper easy - simply add a die cut.

As usual we are sponsored by our lovely friends Lili Of The Valley who will give our lucky winner a stamp of their choice from the LOTV catalogue and the Ribbon Girl who will give our winner a £10 voucher towards a spending spree in their online store

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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 8th June

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Our Design Team have some some fabulous creations, remember that all the products listed below each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store and each designer has even more fabulous and beautiful creations on  blogs

by Andrea

(Pink faux silk, crystal heart embellishment, church window lace, pretty blossom, open roses, beaded berries, sparkle rose, stickles and liquid pearls)

by Katie

(35mm Pale pink Trellis rose, white Lily flower, 32mm Sophie white cluny lace, cheese cloth)

by Becky

(Ivory Jute mesh and natural button twine)

by Jane B

(Pink tea towel ribbon, button twine)

by Tiets

(Hip Rose buds ivory, Lily flower white, Ivory open rose, chrysanth cream,  rolled paper roses ivory,
beaded berries ivory, floribunda roses cream, lavender/white spot organza,30mm cotton lace zigzag,

Ivory pearl bead string)

by Jane J

(flower from mixed dahlia stormy skies, ivory gypsophila, Emily embroidered tulle lace, ivory pleated satin ribbon, ivory bead string)

by Teresa 

(38mm Vintage Ivory Fluted Edge Sheer Ribbon, 30mm 'Claire' Ivory Embroidered Tulle Lace, Ivory Pearl Brad, Ivory String Pearls, Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums, Kort & Godt Beaded Rose, Ivory Rolled Rose, Beaded Berries, Vintage Hemp Twine, Floral Heart Silver Colour, 5mm Flat Ivory Flower Shaped Bead string)

by Sara

(ivory gypsopalia ,white beaded berries ,blue beaded berries ,ivory cosmos daisy ,mocha cosmos daisy ,blue blossom flowers,blue seam binding ,hermione vintage cluny lace ,emily tuille lace,memo pin)

by Kim

(Anemone Marshmallow mix, 20mm Lilac open Rose, Rolled Paper Roses Pink Kort & Godt, Aster Daisy 15mm, Gardenia Small Pale Lilac, Lily Flowers Pale Pink, Heart Charm, Irridescent Hearts, 16mm white Guipure Lace)

by Mary

(40mm dusky pink flat lace, a white daisy with a pink crystal gem diamante embellishment in the centre, a piece from a clear crystal heart stem, 5mm pink pearls, stardust stickles)

by SILVIE

 (Purple Trellis rose, 20mm Ivory open roses, 10mm white open roses, Ivory Hip rose buds, Lilac/Purple beades berries, Kort and Godt Ivory/Cream beades berries, 15mm White Church window lace, 25mm Lilac velvet lace, Cream Seam Binding, Lady Lavender Seam Binding, Sky Mauve Seam Binding, 5mm Self Adhesive Ivory pearls, White opal liquid pearls, Small Bronze Key charm)

by Debbie D

(resin Cameo Frame Flatback, Cheesecloth, Beaded Ivory Gypsophalia, Cordelia Ivory Fine Vintage Cluny Lace)

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Magnolia Only WINNER!

We had so many gorgeous entries into last weeks Magnolia challenge, so many beautiful sparkly cards and projects, thank you everyone. Our randomly picked winner is:

Alyce

Please contact us at the Ribbon Girl Alyce so we can arrange to have your prize sent from Magnolia and to arrange your voucher for the Ribbon Girl shop

Check back tomorrow morning everyone for our June card challenge