RIBBON GIRL COLOUR CHALLENGE #17

Time for a new Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge!

With a gorgeous inspirational photo from photo card boutique...

 

...and two fabulous prizes!  A £10 voucher to spend in Lily of the Valley's online shop...

and this gorgeous Aqua ribbon kit from The Ribbon Girls...

 

For my project I used a wooden heart from daisy moon designs covered it with gorgeous my mind's eye papers then decorated it with fabulous ribbon, lace, felt, pins and button from The Ribbon Girl.

Come and visit us here to see all the wonderful creations made by the Ribbon Girls' design team.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY...

Ribbon Girl Mary is celebrating her birthday today with a beautiful give away.  You could win this fun, felt flower-festooned bag full of cotton, guipure and vintage style fine cluny lace in white, cream and black - a mega sixteen metres!  Just think how many cards you could decorate!

Just leave a comment on her blog telling her how you would use the lace.  The give away will close in 7 days time on Thursday 22nd March and one winner will be picked at random.  Good Luck !

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Here's a Mother's Day card using gorgeous miss caroline dolled up papers by My Mind's Eye.  I'm just loving these papers at the moment...and couldn't resist adding a selection of other MME paper pads to my basket at the same time!  More projects using those to follow!

My Mind's Eye Dolled Up Designer Papers

Memory Box Butterfly Chain Die

Papertrey Ink Spiral Notebook Die

MFT Butterflies Die-namics

Ribbon Girl Pink Bakers Twine

Stamping All Day Sentiment

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

A big thank you to all who joined in with the Creations by AR blog hop and for the lovely comments you left on my blog.

Winner of the CRAFT HUTCH template is:

Eva

http://evasaga.blogspot.com

Winner of the "ES" IN THE BAG template is:

Gloria

http://gloriawest.blogspot.com

Could you both please email Adela at creationsbyar@sbcglobal.net to claim your prize.

CREATIONS BY AR BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Creations by AR blog hop.  I have two projects to share with you today, both using fabulous templates created by the very talented Adela!  There are also prizes to won, read on to find out how...

The first project is made using the gorgeous Craft Hutch template.  Although the hutch was designed to hold test tubes of various sizes it can also be used to hold gift cards, sweets, notebooks etc.

I intend on putting a few of my favourite things in mine and keeping it on my desk within easy reach while crafting.

You can find the Craft Hutch template in the Creations by AR shop here. 

The second project is made using the fabulous "Es" In The Bag template.

Not only will you love the two fashionable styles included in this set, you’ll also love its generous size!  Perfect for using as gift or favor bags.  

You can find the "Es" In The Bag Template in the Creations by AR shop here.

Now on to the prizes...

By leaving a comment on this post you will be in with the chance of winning one of these wonderful templates.  I will choose one winner to receive the Hutch template and one winner to receive the "Es" In The Bag template.  The winners will be announced on my blog on Saturday.

To see all the wonderful creations from the Design Team click on the links below.  Leave a comment after each visit to increase your chances of winning!

Adela Rossol

Amy Park

Lisa Somerville

Magdalena Cortez

Mandy Gill (that's me!)
Patti Gilliam

Sue Kment

BUTTONS & BOWS

The latest challenge at Let's Craft and Create is Buttons and Bows.  Come and visit us here to check out the wonderful creations made by the Design Team.

Papertrey Ink Enjoy the Ride Stamp Set, Birthday Bash Sentiments Stamp Set
CC Cutters Banner Tag Die
Nestibilities
The Ribbon Girl Button Twine
Papermania Colossal Papers

WITH SYMPATHY

Another clean and simple card today, this time using the lovely cArt-Us Roses embossing folder.

I'm entering my card into the 'Anything Goes' challenge at Dies to Die For.

My Favourite Things Butterflies Die-namics

CC Cutters Banner Tags Die

Waltzing Mouse Frame It Stamp Set

cArt-Us Roses Embossing Folder

Stampin Up Taken with Teal Cardstock

LESS IS MORE

It's challenge time over at Let's Craft and Create where the theme is Less is More.

To check out all the wonderful creations from the Design Team and share you CAS projects visit us here.

My Favourite Things Butterflies Die-namics

CC Cutters Banner Tags Die

Ribbon Girl Button Twine

Waltzing Mouse Frame It Stamp Set

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Stampin Up Elegant Eggplant Cardstock

Kate Knight Designer Papers

This month's Ribbon Girl Colour challenge is PINK, CREAM and BROWN, and once again there are two fabulous prizes for the winner.

A £10 voucher to spend in the LOTV online store from the lovely girls at Lili Of Valley...

 and this gorgeous ribbon kit from The Ribbon Girls...

This is such a gorgeous colour combination and here's my project...

A little house warming gift for my daughter who is moving into her own flat.

The Ribbon Girl Lace, Pink Faux Silk Ribbon, Cream Button Selection, Pink Button Selection, Brass Kettle Charm

C.C. Designs Banner Tag Dies
Papertrey Ink Love Lives Here Stamp Set
Stampin Up Brass Eyelet
Making Memories Vintage Garment Pin

TAGS...

Are you ever reluctant to throw away those little bits of card or paper from projects?  I try not to hoard too much but sometimes it's really difficult.  Which is how these little tags came about...

After resizing some cards I just couldn't throw the offcuts away !
I'm entering my tags in to the 'Tag It' challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp! Challenge Blog.

Papertrey Ink Sweet Baby Die, Double Ended Banner Die, Papers

MFT Butterflies Die, Notched Tags Die & Stamp Set

The Ribbon Girl Bakers Twine

Self Adheshive Pearls

BABY BOY

Onesie number two!  This time for a boy....

Papertrey Ink Men of Life Papers, Double Ended Banners Die
Sizzlits Buttons #1 Die
Ribbon

SWEET BABY

Loving all the 'onesie' cards I've been spotting on the web so just had to have a go at one myself.

I've used  Papertrey Ink's gorgeous Bitty Baby Blessings papers together with  delicious ribbon and brad, a gift from the lovely Emma and felt from the Ribbon Girl.  All of which just happen to tie in with our Flower challenge over at Let's Craft and Create!

Papertrey Ink Bitty Baby Blessings Papers, Borders and Corners Mini Stamp Set

Ribbon Girl Wool Felt

Ribbon & Brad

FLOWER POWER

It's challenge time at Let's Craft and Create and this time our theme is flowers...

I love wrapping gifts in cellophane, especially when the gift itself has lovely packaging.  I took inspiration from the Cath Kidston colours and pattern on the shower gel box to make a matching gift tag.

The design team have some fabulous flower creations to share with you, come and visit us here.


The Ribbon Girl Lace, Roses, Decorative Pins, Pleated Satin Ribbon, Ivory Tulle
Papertrey Ink Butterfly Dies, Tiny Tags Stamp Set, Birthday Bash Sentiments Stamp Set

SURPRISE PURSE

The Surprise Purse is one of Adela's latest additions to her wonderful templates.  I have to say it's quickly become one of my favourites.

The template comes with easy instructions and inspirational ideas of how to decorate it.  This little purse can be created in very little time and not only is it a fun card you can also add a little gift inside which slides up when the purse is opened.  Just perfect for a gift card.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and snow if you have it!

Creations by AR Surprise Purse Template

Stampin up Papers, Ribbon, Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Double Ended Banner Die

LACE HEART

I've used lots of lovely Ribbon Girl Lace and buttons on my project today...

 together with lovely blue faux silk ribbon.

I rubbed star dust stickles into the buttons to add a nice glittery effect.  The main fabric is calico, a versatile fabric that doesn't cost a fortune!

The Ribbon Girl Lace, Buttons, Blue Faux Silk Ribbon, Natural Button Twine

Waltzingmouse Frame It Stamp Set

House of Fraser Cotton Twill
House of India Heart Button
Calico

HAPPY NEW BABY

Hi everyone, this evening I'd like to share a very CAS baby card.  The pram has been paper pieced using Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose collection papers and although it's very difficult to see on this photo, I've added crystal effects to the wheels and heart to make them pop out from the image.

Stampin Up Fun and Fast Notes Stamp Set, Crystal Effects
Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose Collection Papers
Promarkers
Nestibilities

CHALLENGE TIME...

It's challenge time at Let's Craft and Create and the theme is Valentine.

For my little Valentine treats I used Pink Cat Sudio's very cute Robot image  together with papers from Pink Petticoat.  You can find out how to make these cute treat holders here at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts Blog.

At Let's Craft and Create we like to keep the interpretation of our themes open, so please don't feel you have to make a valentine card.  Your project can include anything that has been inspired by valentines day for example hearts, the colours red or pink, romantic lace etc.

The design team have had fun with this theme, you can check out all the creations here.  There's also a fab little give away for this challenge!


Pink Cat Studio Robot Image
Pink Petticoat Big Dots Papers
Stampin Up Real Red Cardstock, Crystal Effects
Papertrey Ink Heart Dies

There's still time to join us over at Let's Craft and Create for our butterfly challenge.

For this card I used Craft Concepts Dandelion Whisper embossing folder, a butterfly die cut from Melissa Frances 5th Avenue papers, and layered with more cut from pages of an old book (difficult to see in this photo).  Finished it off with a double ended banner, Waltzingmouse sentiment and a little stitching.

I have quite a few embossing folders and really don't use them enough. They can look quite stunning and elegant.  This photo really doesn't do the dandelions any justice as they really pop out from the card in real life!

It was this gorgeous card by Steph that made me dust off my embossing folders...thank you Steph!

Craft Concept Dandelion Whisper Embossing Folder

My Favourite Things Butterflies Die-namics

Papertrey Ink Double Ended Banners Die

Waltzingmouse Frame It Stamp Set

Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Papers

VALENTINE HEART POUCHES

After seeing these lovely tags on Amy's blog I just had to use up some of my fabric scraps and make some to attach to my little glassine valentine treat pouches.

I've used Papertrey Inks very sweet Tiny Tags stamp set together with red baker twine from The Ribbon Girl.

I'm entering these into the Passion for Papertrey Valentine Challenge.

Papertrey Ink Tiny Tags Stamp Set

The Ribbon Girl Baker Twine

Glassine Pouches

Chocolate Hearts

Fabric & Ribbon

AND THE WINNER IS...

A huge thank you to all those who took part in the Creations by AR Valentine Hop and left such lovely comments.

The winner chosen randomly from all the comments left here on my blog is...

Vee

This is what Vee wrote:

Mandy. I love this heart going on in the centre. It gives super dimention. Loving the whole thing. Hugs Vee xx

Congratulations Vee!

Please email Adela at creationsbyar@sbcglobal.net and she will send you the templates.