June Magnolia Challenge ...

For the June 'Magnolia Only' Challenge we would like to see your 'Things That Hang' projects - can be anything that hangs, eg, a tag which hangs from a gift or a bottle or similar, or something that hangs off a card or other project!

The Design Team have created some beautiful projects to inspire you, remember that all the products listed after the projects can be found in The Ribbon Girl online store and there are more details about each project on the Design Team's individual blogs. We are also joined by Julie Price from Australia who is our guest this week

 You must use a Magnolia stamp or a DooHickey die for your entry to be entered into the prize draw, this challenge is sponsored by our regular sponsors - a Magnolia stamp all the way from the home of Edwin and Tilda kindly donated by Magnolia of Sweden and a £10 voucher towards a spending spree at The Ribbon Girl

This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 4th July.  Our usual rules apply - create a new project that includes a Magnolia image or Doohicky Die which follows the theme - THINGS THAT HANG (please no backlinking to old projects), blog about it mentioning this challenge then leave a link using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. The prize will be redrawn if the winner does not claim it after 1 week of the winner being identified on this blog and is not transferable 

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by Julie Price

(Julie used:  Kort & Godt pale pink rolled roses, small white orchids, pink pretty blooms, pink/cream lillies and siam pink seam binding)

by Jane

(Jane used: 38mm green striped grosgrain ribbon and resin flat back birds)

by Tamara

(Tamara used: 32mm 'Clementine' Ivory Embroidered Tulle Lace, 16mm Pink Ruffle Edge Faux Suede, Clear Beaded Crystal Leaves, Cheesecloth Fabric, 6mm Flat Back White Pearl Trim) 

by Liz

(Liz used: Liquid pearl - white opal, Wooden heart button, Pink Tulip Seam Binding, Natural Hemp Twine, 50mm Ophelia Embroidered Tulle Lace, Lilac pretty blooms flowers, Rose Organza = pale ivory Lace, cheesecloth, beaded berries/ pink pale pink)

by Charlotte

(Charlotte used: 20mm Edwina Cream Deep Scallop, Rose Petal Pink Seam Binding, Ivory Pearl Daisy, Cherry Blossom Antique Blue 2-Tone, Stickles Star Dust)

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Winner of Ribbon Girl June Colour Challenge ....

The winner of the Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge 'lilac'

as chosen by random.org was

number 17

that's you Andrea Norris

and this is her lovely card

Please email us within 7 days to claim your prizes from

 our lovely friends at Marianne Design and The Ribbon Girl

Please join us on Sunday morning for the June Magnolia Only Challenge

see you then, Mary x

Ribbon Girl June 'Colour Challenge'

It's a Colour Challenge here at The Ribbon Girl today and we want to see your LILAC cards and projects

The Design Team have created some beautiful projects to inspire you, remember that all the products listed after the projects can be found in The Ribbon Girl online store and there are more details about each project on the Design Team's individual blogs.

As usual our Colour Challenge is sponsored by our lovely friends at Marianne Design and The Ribbon Girl

This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 27h June (the winner will be announced the following week however as the Ribbon Girls are taking a little break) Our usual rules apply - create a new project that follows the theme - LILAC (please no backlinking to old projects), blog about it mentioning this challenge then leave a link using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. The prize will be redrawn if the winner does not claim it after 1 week of the winner being identified on this blog and the prizes are non transferable.

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Natalie

(Natalie used: Cheesecloth Fabric,  Bark Hearts, Ivory Carnation, Floribunda Roses White, Apple Blossom Mixed Pastels, 38mm Lilac Plain Organza Ribbon, Sky Mauve Lilac Seam Binding Ribbon, Lilac Self Adhesive Mixed Pearls, Lilac Princess Pins,  9mm White / White Spot Organza, Lilac Beaded Berries, Bronze Trowel Charm)

Mary

(Mary used: Charlotte Elizabeth white vintage style lace, 25mm orchid satin ribbon, lavender tiny ric and a 20mm lilac open rose)

Kath

(Kath used: Lavender Open Weave, Ivory Grace Guipure Lace, Lilac 20mm Open Roses, Lilac/White Cherry Blossom, Lilac/Purple Theme Buttons, Wooden Mannequin and Sewing Pieces,Lilac Self Adhesive Mixed Pearls)

Jenny

(Jenny used: Lilac Small Buttons (in the sale/specials section, Lilac Starburt stamen, Kort and Godt Lilac Rolled Roses, 3mm Heliotrope satin, 16mm Lilac velvet ribbon, 38mm Charlotte Elizabeth vintage style white lace, Heart charm. White sweetheart blooms, ivory button twine, 5mm Lilac pearls)

Yuri

(Yuri used: 23mm Lilac Flower Organza, 38mm Charlotte Elizabeth Vintage Style White Lace, 12mm 'Amanda' Ivory Scallop Flat Lace, Lilac 10mm Open Roses, White/Purple-Pink 2 tone 30mm Wild Rose, Tiny White Rosebuds, Dangle Bead Heart Small, White No 80 Gutterman Top Stitch Thread, Pearl and Rhinestone Self Adhesive Butterflies, 5mm Mixed Pearls Lilac Self Adhesive, Sticky Tape)

Gina

(Gina used: Cheesecloth, Small Pale Lilac Gardenia, 30mm Dusky Blue Wild Rose, 30mm Lilac Wild Rose, Lilac Starburst Stamen, Lilac Rolled Paper Rose, Lavender Beaded Twirl, White Oval Pearl String, 38mm Lilac Organza Ribbon, 38mm Charlotte Elizabeth Vintage Lace, Lilac Oval Diamante Embellishment, Silver Butterfly, Lilac Round Head Pins)

by Andrea

(Andrea used: satin ribbon, Princess pin, Trinket pin, lilac self adhesive pearls)

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Winner of Ribbon Girl Everything Goes with an Image challenge ....

The winner of  The Ribbon Girl

EVERYTHING GOES WITH AN IMAGE challenge 

where we asked you to create a masculine project was number 55 as chosen by random.org

that's you Lucy W

This is her lovely card 

Lucy please email us within 7 days of this post to claim your prizes

We were once again sponsored by our friends at Lili Of The Valley who are giving a prize of a stamp of your choice and The Ribbon Girl who are giving a £10 voucher towards a spending spree in their store

I hope you will join us again on Sunday morning for the Ribbon Girl June Colour Challenge!

see you soon, Mary x

June Anything Goes With An Image Challenge ...

Hello, congratulations to Lisa for being the randomly selected winner of our June card challenge, today we're back with a new challenge and this week it's our EVERYTHING GOES WITH AN IMAGE challenge - CREATE A MASCULINE PROJECT You can use any image you like as we know you all have your favourites and we're looking forward to seeing them on this 'everything goes - use any image' challenge - we hope to see all types of project including shaped cards, boxes, candles and projects of all kinds!

As usual we have two fabulous prizes, the first is a stamp of the winners choice from our generous friends at Lili of the Valley who have some beautiful images to choose from, and a £10 voucher from The Ribbon Girl for the randomly chosen winner of the challenge

Our Design Team have created lovely projects to inspire you please check out their own individual blogs for further details and remember, all the products listed below their projects can be found in The Ribbon Girl online store

by Chantal

(Chantal used: Cheesecloth Fabric, 50mm Dusky Blue Satin Ribbon Berisford no61, Lily med/large, Pastel mixed pretty blooms (white))

by Donna (joining us this week as a full time Design Team Ribbon Girl!!)

(Donna used: 38mm Charlotte Elizabeth Vintage Style White Lace, 20mm Baby Blue Cotton Lace, 5mm Flatback Ivory Flower String, White Tiny Pom Pom Bobble Trim, Dusky Blue 30mm Wild Rose, Dusky Blue 20mm Open Rose, Ivory 20mm Open Rose, Lily Flowers Small White, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Beaded Stamen Blue/White, Princess Pin Blue, Wooden Heart Buttons and 5mt Bundle Of Natural Hemp Twine)

by Gretha 

(Gretha used: 12mm Baby Blue Zig Zag Cotton Lace, 5metres Tile blue Seam Binding,  

5mt Choc Brown Hemp Twine, 5mm Mixed Pearls Blues Self Adhesive)

by Katie

(Katie used: 25mm natural Faux Hessian ribbon, 3mm and 6mm sticky tapes, Kort & Godt blue, dusky blue and coffee brown rolled roses, black button twine, natural button twine, memo pin)

by Linda

(Linda used: 38 mm Pale Blue Faux Silk Ribbon, 30 mm Ivory Wild Rose, 20 mm Dusky Blue Open Roses, Cosmos Daisy Flower White (used inside), Rolled Paper Roses Ivory, Tulip Flower White, Cherry Blossom Antique Blue 2 Tone, 6 mm Ivory S/A Pearl Hearts, Baby Dummy Charm, Baby Pram Charm, Heart Charm with Side Loop)

by Mary

(Mary used: 7mm blue satin, dusky blue button twine, pale blue tiny ric rac, a silver colour yacht charm and pearls from the Blues pack)

by Anne

(Anne used: ivory jute mesh ribbon, chocolate brown and ivory button twine, 

chocolate heaven flat back pearls, charm)

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Winner of The June Card Challenge ...

The winner of the June Card Challenge selected at random is ........

Lisa!

Please contact us Lisa to claim your prize

Thank you to Lili Of The Valley and The Ribbon Girl for giving our fabulous prizes this week

June Card Challenge ...

Hi, hi, hi ... it's June already! Can you believe that we are almost half way through the year? the months are zooming by! So, we're back with another card challenge and this month we would like to see your cards with animals.  Bears, cats, dogs, monkeys, fluffy bunny rabbits or fierce dinosaurs - if it's an animal and you can put it on a card we want to see it :)

As usual we are sponsored by The Ribbon Girl and Lili Of The Valley with two vouchers for our winner to spend in their shops

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The Design Team have created some beautiful cards to inspire you, remember that all the products listed after the projects can be found in The Ribbon Girl online store and there are more details about each project on the Design Team's individual blogs.

This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 13th May.  Our usual rules apply - create a new card that follows the theme - ANIMALS (please no backlinking to old projects), blog about it mentioning this challenge then leave a link using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. The prize will be redrawn if the winner does not claim it after 1 week of the winner being identified on this blog

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by Liz

(Liz used: Lace leaves - Ivory, 30cm wide woven Hessian fabric, Kort and Godt - Rolled paper roses - Dusky blue, Dark brown tiny Ric Rac, Resin frames - Heart assortment)

by Sharon

(Sharon used: Twinkle ribbon, Rose/pearl organza, 1mm flat back pearl, flat back pearl string, beaded berries, lily, 20mm open rose, pale pink daisy, white daisy)

by Mary

(Mary used: pink organza rose ribbon, 'Barbara' ivory embroidered tulle lace, hot pink satin ribbon, a new ivory Magnolia flower, a pink gardenia, pink/pink beaded berries, pink hip rose bud, Stardust Stickles, ivory lace leaf and a wooden butterfly from a pack of 9)

by Kylie

(Kylie used: 30mm cream zig zag cotton lace, 10mm florence ivory lace, Pearl and Rhinestone butterflies, Bark heart, Aqua daisy lacey edge ribbon, Ivory Jute Mesh Ribbon, Mocha 10mm Open Roses)

by Jane

(Jane used: 25mm pink no 57 gingham ribbon, pink spot button and Phoebe white guipure lace)

by Andrea

(Andrea used: Bright pink and white zig zag ribbon)

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