April Card Challenge ...

Hello everyone, we're a little later with this challenge than we normally are as The Ribbon Girls (Andrea and Mary) have had a few days away on holiday looking for some sunshine. 

Anyway, onto the challenge and today we're introducing the April Card Challenge which as usual has an ANYTHING GOES theme as long as it is a card.  The challenge will run for 2 weeks and there will be three winners chosen at random at 9pm on Saturday 16th April 2016.  All prizes must be claimed within 7 days and are non transferable. Once again we have been spoiled by our sponsors Lili Of The Valley, Maja Designs and Ribbon Girl

First Prize:  Papers from Maja Design - this prize will be sent directly from Maja in Sweden

Second Prize:  A selection of ribbons, trims and embellishments from The Ribbon Girl

Third Prize:  A stamp of the winners choice from LOTV

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Or Design Team have enjoyed making a whole selection of gorgeous cards to inspire you, remember that all the products listed below each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store, visit their own personal blogs to find out more about their projects 

by Gina

(Gina used: Lemoncraft Tiny Miracles Paper Pad, 30mm Starburst Diamante Embellishment, 23mm Blue Flowery Organza Ribbon, 38mm ‘Kate’ White Vintage Style Lace, 30mm, Shabby White Ruffled Ribbon, 6mm Flat Back White Pearl Trim, Blue/White Beaded Stamen, 30mm Pale Pink Trellis Rose, 20mm Fuchsia Pink Rose, Pink/White Beaded Stamen, 30mm Blue Wild Rose, 3mm White Pearl String)

by Natalie

(Natalie used: Lemoncraft Paper, Cheesecloth, 40mm Daisy, White Chrysanth by Kort &Godt,
Aqua Ballerina Blossoms, White Cosmos Daisy, Ivory White Magnolia Flowers & Ivory Pretty Blooms)   

by Jane

(Jane used: cheesecloth, white Kort & Godt chrysanthemums, white cherry blossom, pale pink 10mm roses, pale pink ballerina blossoms and Stardust Stickles)

by Gretha 

(Gretha used: 19mm 'Flora' Ivory Guipure Lace, 15mm Red No 15 Small Check Gingham, 40mm Daisy White Mulberry, Poppy Red Flowers, Ivory 10mm Open Rose, Red Small Polka Dot Spotty Buttons,  6mm Pearl Ivory Flat Backs)

by Sharon

(Sharon used: Maja Design papers- Vintage Autumn Basics, Blanche embroidered tulle lace, 

Pearl and Diamante flower embellishment, Pearl/ivory flower shape flat back pearl, 

Pink Twinkle Ribbon, Hip rose bud pale pink, Flat back pearl trim, White tulip, Baby pink tulip, White lily, White Cherry Blossom, White beaded stamen, Pink Daisy, White Daisy)

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Winners of March 'use any image' challenge ....

Sorry for the delay in this anouncement, but we had a short break during the Easter holiday.  We were thrilled with all of the 200+ lovely projects entered, thank you for sharing with us!!  

The three winners of the Ribbon Girl March 'Use any image' challenge are as follows

First prize:  £10 voucher for Lili of the Valley - Number 65 and that's Sparkling Pink

here is her lovely card

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Second prize:  £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl  - No 184  Anne Marie

and this is her pretty card - lovely LOTV image on there too!

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Third prize:  Mystery prize from Marianne Designs - 190  Carol Gill

this is Carol's pretty card

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All winners must claim their prize within 7 days of this blog post - please email me or message us on our facebook page or contact us via the contact page on our website

Thank you for sharing all your beautiful projects crafters and I hope you will be able to join in with our April 'Card Challenge' 

see you soon, Mary x

Ribbon Girl March Any Image Challenge

Welcome to the March 'Use any image' challenge -  you can do any type of project, cards, tags, bags, 3-d projects - anything you like, BUT YOU MUST use an image on your project.  We are delighted to welcome the very talented Kim Piggott as our Guest Designer!  Our talented Design Team have made some lovely cards and projects and the products they used are listed below each photograph - all available from the store.  This challenge will run until 9pm on Saturday 2nd April 2016   - Usual rules apply, blog about your card, link to this blog and no back-linking to older projects.  There will be 3 winners and we'll share their projects when we announce the winners:

First prize:  £10 voucher for LOTV

Second prize:  £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

Third prize:  Mystery prize from Marianne Designs

Kim Piggott  Guest DT

Kim used Pion Cherry Blossom 6x6 PD7104F, 38mm Pale Pink Sugar Sprinkles Sheer Ribbon, 7mm Pale Pink Satin Berisford No 70, 15mm Pale Pink Satin Berisford No 70, Pale Pink Ballerina Blossoms, 

Tiny Pale Pink Rosebuds, Pale Pink 10mm Open Roses, Ivory Embroidered Tulle Butterfly

Donna

Donna Used: 45mm 'Bethany' Ivory Guipure Lace, 25mm Pale Lemon Satin Berisford N0 14, FB 5mm Pearl Flower Ivory Trim, Ballerina Blossoms Ivory White PK Of 3, Blue 30mm Wild Rose, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Gyp Creamy Lemon, Cheesecloth Fabric 50cm x 80cm, 4mm White Pearl Bead String, 3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks, 5 metres Cream Seam Binding, Bronze Vintage Oval Flower Frame and Butterfly Large Silver Colour Charm

Chantal

15mm White Church Window Guipure, 3mm White Pearl Bead String, Maja Design Papere Life by the sea,  Pion Design Paper Shoreline Treasures, 30mm wild rose blue, 10mm dusky blue open rose, 

20 mm open rose ivory, 10mm open rose ivory, Cheesecloth, Blue Pretty Blooms flowers

Linda

Cheesecloth, Clementine Ivory Tulle Lace, Dusky Blue 25 mm Stain Ribbon, 6 mm Ivory Pearl FB Trim, Dusky Blue Button Twine, 40 mm Pale Pink Daisy, 30 mm Blue Wild Roses, 20 mm Open Roses, Cherry Blossom Antique Blue 2 Tone, Apple Blossom Mixed Pastels, Sweetheart Blossom Baby Pink/White, 20 mm Open Rose Dusky Blue, 10 mm Open Rose Dusky Blue, Beaded Stamen Blue/White, 11, 8 and 6 mm Ivory FB Pearls,  Pion Design Linnaeus Botanical Papers

Tamara

 

Vintage Spring Basics 6x6 Paper Stack , Lace Flower Applique Trim Antique White , Cheesecloth Fabric 50cm x 80cm, 32mm 'Clementine' Ivory Embroidered Tulle Lace, 15mm 'Rosa Bianca' Guipure Lace, 5metres Cream Seam Binding, Stickles Stardust Ranger Ink

Anne

Anne used: tulle, flatback pearls, stardust stickles, tiny vintage cream blooms, pale pink sugar sprinkles sheer ribbon

Mary 

more photos on my blog

Mary used  Pion Design Caroli Linnaei, cream and white spot paper, 10mm ivory flat back flower trim,  7mm pale pink satin . pale pink cosmos daisy, a pink lily flower and a 20mm pale pink rose,  55mm 'Emma' ivory guipure lace topped with 10mm double row flat back pearl trim, 4 ivory lace corners. , http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/5metres-sticky-tape-p-502.html

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Winners of Ribbon Girl March Card Challenge ...

Thank you for all your fabulous creations! Here are the winners of the three prizes:

The winner of the first prize chosen by random.org, of an Assortment of ribbon, lace and embellishments from the Ribbon Girl is number 46 and that's you Samantha Wade

this is Samantha's pretty springtime birthday card

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The winner of the 2nd prize of Maja Design Spring Basics paper which will be sent direct to the winner from the home of Maja in Sweden is No 80 and that's Merlina

This is Merlinas lovely Magnolia Card

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The winner of the LOTV stamp is No 220  Nancy Hill

and this is Nancy's gorgeous Spring card

Ladies if you can all email me, or leave a message on our facebook page, or send a message via the contact page on our website I will arrange to have your prizes sent out.  In addition to your full mailing addresses Maja will need the telephone number of the winner of their lovely prize.  Prizes must be claimed within 7 days of this blog post

I hope everyone will pop back on Sunday morning at 9am for the Ribbon Girl March 'Use any image' challenge!

see you then, Mary x

Ribbon Girl Card Challenge - Spring/Easter or Anything Goes ...

For our March 'Card' Challenge you can submit any type of card, but we guess there will be quite a few Spring and Easter Cards among them - we're looking forward to seeing them all.  This challenge will end at 9pm on Saturday 19th March.  Usual rules apply, blog about your card, link to this blog and no back-linking to older projects. 3 winners will be chosen at random and their cards will be showcased on the blog post when we announce the winners on 19th March.  

1st prize Assortment of ribbon, lace and embellishments similar to the photo below from The Ribbon Girl  - let us know your preferred colour or if you would be happy with mixed colours 

2nd prize is Maja Design paper which will be sent direct to the winner from the home of Maja in Sweden

(The Ribbon Girl now has a nice selection of Maja papers in stock!!)

3rd prize is a stamp of your choice from our lovely friends at LOTV and it's  great time to win as they have brought back some old favourites!

 

   

Gretha 

Maja Vintage Spring Basics, 20mm Baby Blue Cotton Lace, 23mm Daisy Guipure Pale Ivory, 25mm Blue Mermaid Sparkle Ribbon,  Sweetheart Blossom White, Cherry Blossoms, Blue Pretty Blooms Flowers, 3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks, Cheesecloth 

Gina

32mm Josephine Ivory Lace, 38mm Apricot Sugar Sprinkles Sheer Ribbon, Wooden Heart Button, 8mm Rebecca Ivory Lace, 3mm Ivory Pearl Bead String, Ivory White Ballerina Blossom, 30mm Pale Salmon Pink Trellis Rose, Mocha Beaded Stamen, Peach Cherry Blossom, Taupe Pretty Blooms, White Beaded stamen, Ivory Button Twine.

Mary

Mary used Maja Vintage Autumn Papers, white tulle tucked around the flowers, grape satin ribbon, purple grape sheer ribbon, ivory and lilac 30mm wild roses , 20mm and 10mm open roses, rose leaves

Teresa

Teresa used Ivory Lace Frame, 3mm s/a Ivory Pearls, Stickles Stardust, Wrinkled Pink TulipSeam Binding , Pretty Blooms, Cheescloth, 38mm Spring Green Sugar Sprinkles Sheer Ribbon

Natalie

 Maja Design Papers, Cheesecloth, White Chrysanth by Kort andGodt, Burgundy Cherry Blossom, Ivory Ballerina Blossoms, 30mm Salmon Pink Trellis Roses, Red Cosmos Daisy Flowers, 40mm White Daisy, 38mm Ivory Sugar Sprinkles Ribbon, Posie Dark Rose Seam Binding, Pale Pink Rolled Roses & Platinum Stickles.

Jane

Jane used cheesecloth, pale pink trellis roses, aqua fabric blossom, ivory fabric blossom, white Kort & Godt chrysanthemum, ivory button twine, frosted brown pine cones, aqua two tone gyp.

Sharon

Sharon used Maja Design - Vintage Spring Basics, Pink/white spot ribbon, Cheesecloth, Crystal and Diamante Embellishment, Pearl/Ivory flower shape flat backs, 6mm flat back pearl trim, Ballerina Blossoms, White Daisy, Large pale pink rose buds, pale pink lily, 20mm open rose, Tiny pale pink rose buds, Tiny white rosebuds

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Winners of Ribbon Girl February Use Any Image Challenge

There were more than 200 entries to our February card challenge  - thank you for sharing all your beautiful creations with us, it was a pleasure to visit your blogs.

(All prizes must be claimed within 7 days of this blog post, you can email us, leave a message on the contact page of our website or message us on facebook)

The winner of the first prize of a £10 voucher for LOTV (great time to win as LOTV have brought back some of the favdourite stamps to their website!)

is no 154 PumpkinBelly Cards  

This is the Julie's card

The winner of the Second prize of a £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl (winner has to pay post/handling according to their geographical location, but can choose to have a selection of ribbon, trim, embellishments chosen by Mary and sent post-paid - please let us know when you claim your prize)

is  No 142  Alison B 

This is Alison's card

and the winner of the third 'Mystery' prize from Marianne Designs

is No 199  Lesley Turner

this is Lesley's card

Crafters our March 'Card Challenge' begins at 9am Sunday 6th March and we hope you will all join in - there are 3 fabulous prizes to win!

see you then

Mary x