Sunday, 2 February 2014

Card Challenge: Hearts

Hello, welcome to another challenge here at the Ribbon Girl and as it's the first Sunday of the month it's a 'Card Challenge'.  We'd like to see your cards that incorporate hearts this week

As usual our card Challenge is sponsored by Lili Of The Valley and The Ribbon Girl




This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 8th February. Our usual rules apply - create a new card (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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Here are the beautiful cards from our fabulous Design Team:

by Mary G
(Mary used:image from  LOTV artpad, some 32mm white guipure lace, 7mm orchid satin ribon, a crystal butterfly charm, a stem of clear crystal hearts, two stems of tiny pearl clusters, lilac/white  cherry blossom, 10mm and 20mm lilac open roses, natural hemp twine, Stardust Stickles)

by Andrea


(Andrea used: pearl rose organza, ivory picot edge satin, teeny tiny pompom trim, polka dot button, bakers twine, heart pin, shiny heart charm and stardust Stickles)

by Kylie

(Kylie used: Aurora Borealis crystal hearts, Small Beaded Berries Ivory , Diamante Stick Pin, Heart, Mixed Colour Memo Pins, 16mm Pink Ruffle Edge Sheer, Rolled Paper Flowers - Pale Pink Roses Kort & Godt, Starburst Stamen Pink, Canterbury Rose Pink, cheesecloth)

by Jane J


(Jane used: white rose buds, crystal heart pin, double diamante trim, white Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums, white pearl string)

by Teresa 


(Teresa used:Prima Rose Heart Corner, Silver Key & Lock Charms, White String Pearls,  20mm Lilac Open Roses & 10mm Lilac Open Roses, Burgundy Starburst Stamens, 20mm Dusky Pink Open Roses, 45mm 'Blanche' Embroidered Lace, 38mm Fluted Edge Sheer Organza Ribbon, Pink Pearl Brad and Gutterman Topstitch Thread)

by Jane B

(Jane used: 5mm black gingham ribbon, natural button twine, 5mm adhesive pearls,rusty bell)

by Katie


(Katie used: WOC 30mm lilac wild rose, 20mm ivory open rose, white sweet heart blossom, pink medium pom pom ribbon, 30mm white zig zag cotton lace, 13mm Olivia white cluny lace, 3mm aqua sparkle bead string)

by Sara


(Sara used: prima ballerina ,2.5"rustic heart , Gertrude embroidered lace ,ivory inches tape measure ,lace patch sqaure ,cream seam binding ,ivory pearl string ,coffee and cream floribunda roses ,milky coffee cosmos daisy ,mocha cosmos daisy ,ivory hip rosebuds ,ivory small beaded berries ,cream daisy ,heart charm ivory teardrop pins)

by Louise

(Louise used: Brown 2 tone 30 mm wild roses, Dusky blue 10 mm open rose, 15 mm pale gold crystal and diamante embellishment, cheese cloth fabric, 5 metres of sticky tape 6 mm, Prima resin wings and heart, 38 mm vintage blue fluted edge sheerer, stickles star dust)

by Silvie


(Silvie used: 45mm 'Bethany' Ivory guipure lace, 15mm Ivory Organza stripe ribbon, Cream and Blue Seam binding, White beaded twirl, Blue beaded twirl, 30mm Dusky blue wild rose, White hip rose bud, Pale lemon Sweetheart blossoms, 10mm Dusky blue roses, Kort and Godt Ivory rolled rose, bronze button charm, Clear crystal diamante embellishment, white opal liquid pearls, 5mm clear self adhesive gems)

by Becky


(Becky used: stardust stickles, white topstitch thread, 5mm self adhesive pearls, lilac rolled roses, white chrysanth, white teeny tiny pom pom trim, 20mm scallop venise white lace, neutral button twine and a key small)
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Saturday, 1 February 2014

Winner of January 2014 Anything Goes Challenge ....

The winner of the January anything goes challenge is


that's you Coops - please contact us within 7 days to claim your fabulous prizes
from The Ribbon Girl online store



Prima Treasures Garden Bench & Bridge 10 Aurora Borealis crystal hearts 
Mixed Dahlia White (to colour yourself) 10mm Ivory Pearl Square Trim

and this is the card which Coops made


(due to circumstances beyond our control and problems with blogger we were not able to leave comments on every entry but we thought each and everyone was wonderful - such a pity there can only be one winner
and we want to thank you all for taking the time to enter)

please join us again at 9am Sunday morning for the February Card Challenge
Mary x


Sunday, 26 January 2014

Anything Goes Challenge ...

Welcome to a new year of challenges at The Ribbon Girl and a brand new Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog - we invite you to become a 'follower' so you don't miss out on any of our fabulous challenges or giveaways - this new blog will be a dedicated space for our challenges so that our other blog can be kept for sharing inspiration and giveaways ;)

Before we get on with sharing the latest challenge we wanted to introduce three new Ribbon Girls who are joining our exceptionally talented Design Team - please welcome Lillemor, Kylie Kueter and Louise Fraenell to our team!
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We are kick starting our new year of challenges with a whole team 'Anything Goes' challenge and we have a lovely prize from the Ribbon Girl online store

Prima Treasures Garden Bench & Bridge Mixed Dahlia White (to colour yourself)
10mm Ivory Pearl Square Trim 10 Aurora Borealis crystal hearts

Prima Park Bench & Bridge Set; White Mixed Dahlias to colour yourself, a metre of 10mm flat back ivory pearl square trim and a packet of ten aurora borealis hearts

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This challenge will run for 1 week and closes at 9PM UK time on Saturday 1st February. Our usual rules apply - create a new project (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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Fabulous inspiration from our talented Design Team - remember that all the products listed below each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl store

By Gail

(Gail used: spot organza ribbon, daisy lace, Andrea lace, stripe twill tape, rolled paper rose, star pin, adhesive pearls, ruffle edge ribbon)

By Mary

 (Mary used: Darjeeling Pink Blossom Flowers, WOC open roses and hip rosebuds, Kort & Godt Chrysanths and Pink Rolled Rose, Stardust Stickles, pink tiny ric rac, ivory flat back pearls, White and Dusky Pink satin ribbon, pink flatback gems, Olivia White and Katherine Ivory fine vintage style lace)

by Andrea


(Andrea used: Danielle cluny lace, 5mm pearl bead string, dusky blue 10mm roses, cheesecloth, adhesive pearl flatbacks, stardust Stickles and small pearl flourishes)


(Gretha used 16 mm Olive Green/White Saddlestitch, Rose Organza Pale Ivory, cheesecloth, wooden heart, blossom flowers, cream open rose 10 mm)

by Mandy

(Mandy used: Various Buttons, Peach Vintage Seam Binding, Cream Jute Mesh Ribbon, 12mm Natural Herringbone Hessian Ribbon, Natural Jute Button Twine)

by Tracy Payne (GDT)


(Tracy used: seam binding, string pearls, kort and godt rolled rose, WOC rose buds, gardenia, Dahlia stormy skies, a rusty heart, Lillian vintage style lace, and a flatback pearl in the centre of the seambinding bow)

by Elise


(Elise used: Deborah Lace, Edwina Lace, Teresa Lace, Pearl and Rhinestone Trim, Cheesecloth, Stardust Stickles, Ivory Cherry Blossoms, White Hip Rose Buds)

by Teresa


(Teresa used: 19mm Ivory Floral Lace, 'Rebecca' Lace,  25mm Pink Satin Ribbon, Resin Dove & Flower, Small Lilac Beaded Berries, Kort & Godt Lilac Rolled Rose & White Chrysanthemums, Daisy-May Watering Charm, Darjeeling White Blossom Flower, Wild Orchid Pale Pink Tulips, Sugar & Spice, Liking Lilac & White Pearls (coloured yellow) Mixture of Wild Orchid Roses, Stickles Stardust)

by Becky


(Becky used: 25mm natural faux hessian, football enamelled charm and neutral button twine)

by Katie

(Katie used: white seam binding ribbon, natural and brown button twines, tiny key charm, Gutermann white top stitching thread, WOC pale pink lily flowers, 13mm Olivia white Cluny lace, 25mm white fine Cluny lace, 3mm pale pink pearl bead string)

by Gina



(Gina used: Prima Flowers, Prima Resin Frame, 40m Daisy Pale Pink, Baby Pink Gardenia, White Beaded Twirls, 14mm White Flatback Pearls,   32m Pale Pink Pure Silk Ribbon, 50mm 'Emily' Embroidered Tulle Lace, Bird Cage with Heart Charm, 15mm White Diamond Guipure)

by Jenny


(Jenny used: 20mm Edwina Cream Deep Scallop, 38mm Vintage Blue Fluted Edge Sheer, Cheesecloth, Blue Beaded Berries)

by Jane B

(Jane used: Baby dummy charm, Button Twine, 5mm Cream pearl self adhesive,10mm ivory open rose,30mm Ivory wild roses, Sweetheart blossom, white,10mm Ivory Florence cotton lace, 16mm ivory pleated satin ribbon)

by Sara


(Sara used: white spot organza ribbon ,emily tuille lace ,heart charm ,white beaded twirl ,white gypsophalia ,white stamens ,blue rose 10mm 30mm ,white rose ,carnation ,pink blossom ,dahlia marshmallow mix ,sparkly button ,white bead trim ,blue button twine)

by Kath


(Kath used: Prima Embellishments Clocks and Keys, White Guipure Lace, Memo Pins, Dusky Blue and Ivory Open Roses)

by Yuri


(Yuri used: 38mm Pale Pink Flat Lace, Butterfly Charm, Cherry Blossom White, Hip Rose Buds Ivory, Cheesecloth, Stickles Stardust, Liquid Pearl White Opal, 6mm Sticky Tape, Light Brown Hemp Twine)

 by Kylie



(Kylie used: Canterbury Rose Pink, 18mm 'Katherine' Ivory Scallop Fine Cluny Lace, Wooden heart  Buttons, 2.5" Rusty Folk Heart, 10 metres Candy Pink Divine Bakers Twine, Rolled Paper Flowers - Pale Pink Roses Kort & Godt, Ivory Resin Dove, 3-5mm Pink s/a flatback Gems, Pink 10mm open roses, White Cherry Blossoms)

by Debbie


(Debbie used: used Beaded lavender Gypsophalia, 12mm Ivory Scalloped Flat Lace, Resin Corner from Prima Treasure Architecture Collection, Cheesecloth and Ivory Lace and Pearl trim)

by Louise

(Louise used: cheese cloth, resin key from Prima, Diamante star buckle slide, 40 mm old rose pink pleated crushed organza, lilac 10 mm open roses, Prima flower and Stephanotis Ivory)

by Fleur

(Fleur used: Cheese Cloth, Pink Jute Mesh, Pink Tea Towel Stripe Ribbon, Pram Charm, Resin Roses Frame, Small Pink Rose Buds, Large Ivory White Rose Buds, Pink Rolled Roses, Ivory Aster, Rose Petal Seam Binding, 'Claire' Ivory Embroidered Tulle, Memo Pins, Pink Twine, 3mm Pink Bead String)

by Jane M





(Jane used: Pearl string, cream pom pom trim, tape measure ribbon, pearl buttons, pearl swirl, paper flower, beaded flowers, beaded swirl)

by Jane J



(Jane used: Pale pink seam binding, 14mm acrylic gems clear crystal, 25mm white Broderie Anglaise, Canterbury Rose Pink Mix, pink tulip, white Kort & Godt chrysanthemum, ivory pearl string, Floribunda Rose)

by Franz


(Franz used: seam binding, organza rose trim, paper roses, adhesive pearls, stardust stickles)


(Lillemor used: Cheesecloth, Starburst Stamen Burgundy, Roses Burgundy 20 mm, Roses Ivory 10mm, Cherry Blossom Ivory, Beaded Lavender Gyopsophalia, Small Beaded Berries Red, Silver Butterfly, Half Pearls 6 mm, Rose Organza, Stickles Stardust and Glossy Accent)

by Anne
(Anne used: Old rose pleated crushed organza, tulle, pink pearl bead string, diamante heart stick pin, key heart charm, button twine)

 By Silvie


(Silvie used 18mm 'Teresa' Cream cluny Lace, 20mm White Fan pattern cotton lace, 10mm Lilac cotton lace, White beaded twirl, Purple beaded berries, Ivory beaded berries, White beaded twirl, Ivory and Lavender Gypsophalia, White hip rose bud, White sweetheart blossoms, Ivory Kort and Godt rolled roses, Purple cherry blossoms, Cream chrysanths, Cream seam bidning, Mauve seam binding, Pearl Heart pin, flatback self adhesive pearl heart, lilac pearl brad, flat back flower shaped embellishment, self adhesive cream pearls, self adhesive clear and lilac gems)
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