Baby's 1st Christmas winner......
28/08/2012
Did you hear our shouts? Shouts and screams of joy? You must have done, they were rather loud................
Our first consignment of EXCLUSIVE Christmas ribbons arrived today.................. sorry Joanne I am not up to speed to do a Christmas week like last year, but I do promise to tease, just a little!
Onto the winner of this weeks Friday FREEBIE is..............................
Number 6 = Kara
Hi Ali, whilst you're up there in the clouds will you please flick a switch and turn off the rain. Its pouring down here. Great ribbon would love to win xxx
Congratulations Kara, you are todays winner please email rachie.craftyribbons@gmail.com with your address details. I am sorry I was unable to turn the rain off all weekend, but hope you had a good sunny Sunday, we did here in Dorset.
Thank you to everyone that left us a super comment, I am glad some of you know where I am coming from!! Tony has decided that I am doing too much, and not resting my arm. He has filled my kindle with a mountain of books and is taking me to France for a few days. Hoping I can chill and go with the flow of the pills....................will I want to come back?
Take care everyone.
Friday FREEBIE - its a first!
24/08/2012
Morning everyone how are you today? Me, I am flying high, sadly I have to stay on the nerve drugs for my arm for another month and they make me a bit weird!!! But I could quite get used to living in the clouds.
Ooooooooh you did like our New Christmas ribbon yesterday - thank you for all the orders. I am sure you realised (as you know I am a bit of a tease with Christmas) there are lots more designs coming your way. Would you like to see another NEW design? It is not quite ready to go live on the website, but I thought I would give you a sneak peak. Close your eyes then................here it comes...............................
Hands up who would like this ribbon? Well, two ribbons a 38mm and a matching 15mm, both on grosgrain and once again Exclusive to me, sorry that should read Crafty Ribbons! I have 2mtrs of both of these designs, yep only 2mtrs that's all Tony would let me buy, no only joking, the main shipment should be with us Tuesday.
So if you would like to be the FIRST person in the country world to hold this charming ribbon in your hands then leave us a comment. We will pick a winner from our bingo bag on Tuesday.
What you doing this weekend, anything exciting? Me, I will be playing with all my new Christmas ribbons..............................
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Christmas Happy Family.........................NEW
23/08/2012
Hi everyone, sorry we have not been around much but we have all been very busy.........................getting Christmas ready!!
We have today launched our Christmas Happy Family ribbon and they say "Happy Christmas with love x".
I had great fun designing this ribbon, it is a true pen and ink design. Both ribbons are printed onto pure white grosgrain and are EXCLUSIVE to us. The red on each design has been raised during the print process so it even feels as if it is coloured in. Just two simple fun designs that we have co-ordinated with mini AND micro heart buttons, 3mm white grosgrain, black satin and a new fab narrow taffeta ribbon in red. All three are perfect for tag ribbons or enhancing your cards and projects. But not only that look at this....................
For the first time EVER we have papers to match!!! So no longer will you have to hunt around for co-ordinating papers, we have done all the hard work for you. There are seven designs to the Digi Paper Collection.
You download the collection once and print off as many copies as you want. Simples. You just add them to your basket like normal and download them from your account.
I really hope you like this new Christmas design, if you want to have a poke about, then you can find the Collection here. As an extra bonus we have FREE postage (on all orders over £15, ecxluding postage, just enter august into the voucher section) until the end of the month........well a little early Christmas spirit from our very own Bah Humbug!!!
Who has won Gold?
20/08/2012
Friday FREEBIE winner is....................
Number 2 = Carole
Hi Ali, glad you are getting back !!!!!. I love the gold just right for Christmas, I am not a lucky person and never win much. Sending a [[[Hug}}} take care, love Carole Lockhart. XXX
Well done Carole, this time you are lucky, you have a big bundle of gold ribbons, all we need is your address please to craftyribbons@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone that left us wonderful comments this weekend, super to read.
First time we have seen Mollie in over a week, she has Chicken Pox and has been a poor bunny, but is getting back to normal. Ali is fed up of going to the hospital, 3 visits last week and another three this week. She got a gold star today from the physio, she has regained 100% movement in her elbow, even through it is badly bruised. She makes me laugh, I took her to Portland on Sunday, a nice drive out with a scone at the lobster pot on Portland Bill. She sits in the car doing these weird looking stretching things with her hand, very distracting to start with, but it seems to be working.
We have a bit of a buzz in the warehouse this week.................I think Christmas is coming..........................
Tony x
Friday FREEBIE - Lots of Gold
17/08/2012
Hello everyone I am back, well sort of back, half back, here now and again sort of back!
Please excuse any extra typo's you may find, typing is not easy and as for mouse control...............well, my brain knows what to do but as for my hand. I am having to re educate my right hand to do everything. Poor Tony comes home from work, and I am all excited look, look what I can do, as I touch my little finger with my thumb!! I feel like a little child full of excitement having just learnt how to stand on one leg, only for the parent to say "well done" in a distracted sort of voice. I want fireworks to be set off and a round of applause, maybe I will get that when I can work out how to use scissors again.
Rachie got so inspired with the gold and silver medals that we achieved in the Olympics that she decided to start to put all our special golds and silvers onto the site.........I did warn her it would be a long job. You can find lots of new gold ribbons here .
If you fancy an extra bumper collection of gold, silver and copper ribbons then please leave a comment below. Rachie still has more to upload to the site, not a job she would normally do (my work) but she is doing a briallant job, as are all the other girls. I did try and help yesterday, we had a sudden rush of orders since the close of the Olympics and the team were struggling to dispatch them in time. I wanted to be useful so I was picking the ribbons from the shelves for the girls to cut, lining the orders up so they only had to measure and cut. After a while Rachie said "don't bother to put the ribbons away Ali, we can do that". Ahhh I was touched, she did not want me to get over tired.
I was feeling very pleased with myself, I helped the girls and lots of extra orders had been shipped. During a tea break in the afternoon, I said how did I do? Giggling broke out..........I gather I had caused chaos, I had picked the wrong colours, forgotting what I was doing. They gave me 4/10 but 10/10 for effort. Thanks girls!
Have a great weekend everyone.
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Challenge blog - feeling fruity
16/08/2012
Boy will I be in trouble, I completely forgot to write this post. Ali did remind me, but it went straight out of my head.
The girls have a new challenge starting today over on our challenge blog here
FEELING FRUITY
Sydney my niece designed this card, using just ribbons and buttons, just in case you were a little unsure it is a Strawberry Man! The strawberry ribbon can be found here, sorry but I can not find the strawberry buttons on the site, but the little sentiment ribbon is here. She used Ali's special pens to create the spots on the sides of the card.
Wicked work Sydney, your strawberry man looks very happy, I just wish your Auntie Ali was as happy.
I have been told to tell you we are having something called a DT call, I gather it is not painful!! You can find out all about it by visiting our Challenge blog here,
Think I will wear my tin hat to go home in, this should have been posted at 9 this morning!!!! Although it may not be as bad as when I told her last week, I wanted her to get better, as I was missing my annoying Ali.
Tony x
Crafting for Gold - winners
13/08/2012
All the winners for the Crafting for Gold prizes can be found on our inspiration blog here .
Go and see if you are a winner!
Crafting for Gold - Closing Ceremony
12/08/2012
The last day, all those weeks of preparation and planning and it is almost over. We hope you have enjoyed our Crafting for Gold event. We would like to thank all our design girls for coming up with a super collection of creations and to Sydney and Mollie for helping Ali with the last week, and to Mandy for organising and posting on the Inspiration blog. Last but not least a massive thanks to our sponsors. who have given super prizes every day.
To go out with a bang we have a whacking £25 voucher, from your one and only......................
................that's right £25 , so get yourself over to the Inspiration blog and leave your details here .
What better way to end this event than with a card made by Andrea for the Saddle Stitch Challenge, it is just so PERFECT in so many ways.
Thank you Andrea, this card is amazing.
We did have a little surprise for a certain little girl yesterday.....................
......................her own gold medal, a real GOLD medal for all the fantastic help and support she gave her Auntie Ali.
Look it even has her name on it!!
Our last "thank you" of this ceremony goes to YOU, for all your support and comments. Each day you have come to visit us, leaving a comment if you had time, some of you just passing through and scanning the pics (we all do that!). But you have been there, which is what counts.
Thanks Guys.
Tony, Ali and Team CR
Crafting for Gold - Day 14
10/08/2012
I am late. late late - sorry everyone. Welcome to day 14 of Crafting for Gold, today the design team girls had to use glitter. Now why is it, I have never used glitter in my life BUT when I look in the mirror there is always a speck twinkling at me!! Always, without fail. Todays sponsors are..................
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Alis crafting buddy for today was little Mollie. Mollie absolutely loves Ali's glitters, sometimes she emerges from Ali's craft room covered in the stuff. Mollie is the yougest member of Team CR, and is only 3. Lets see what they made together.
WOW that card does use glitter!!! First off I saw Ali and Mollie prowling the warehouse looking for the right ribbon, we all knew when they had found it Mollie gave an almighty cry out. They had picked one of Christmas (don't mention Christmas to me) ribbons here, it is covered in glitter. Rachie kindly tied the bow for them using our glittered velvet bling here for the centre. Off the pair trotted back upstairs. Mollie used the die cutting machine to cut the tag, and Ali used another one of Cebilcas images on top.
Ali tied the green ribbon around the card and held it place while Mollie secured it with sellotape. Rachie came and did the matt and layering for them. Finally the bow was stuck in place. A very glittery card girls, well done.
Almost forgot, for a chance to win todays prize and see the fantastic work of the design team you must visit the Inspiration blog. The Inspiration blog can be found here .
We had a very good meeting with the specialist yesterday, all the bandages and padding were removed. I did look away when the dressings were peeled away but I gather everything is healing nicely. Ali has a whacking great bruise on her elbow, she made me take a picture of it, so she could see it! She has to attend physio now to get it moving again. It was so sweet last night she kept looking at her hand and smiling, I asked her what she was doing "I feel like a little girl with a new toy, I have my hand back".
I am sure she will be back soon.
Have a fab weekend everyone and thank you for visiting today.
Tony x
Crafting for Gold - Day 13
09/08/2012
Hello everyone, thought I would be late posting this moning, I did not manage to get it pre- written yesterday. Could not have Mandy (team leader) on my back!! For day 13 Sydney and Ali had to use ribbons - now that would have been difficult for them - which ones to choose I mean!!! Our sponsor for today is.....
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Before we see what the crafting duo come up with today, just a reminder that you have to visit the Inspiration blog and leave your name for a chance to win the prizes. You have to be in it to win it!!! The Inspiration blog can be found here .
An unusual colour combo for Ali, Sydney must have picked this, if my memory serves me right her favourite colour is orange, although that could have been last week!
Even I recognise that little girl, it is Tilda. Cracking job girls I love the simplicity of this design. I gather Dawn from the design team (Hi Dawn) stamped and coloured the image, Sydney used a corner punch to round the corners. The sun flower paper came from a French craft shop that Ali dragged me into last summer. Sydney picked the orange flower buttons here, and then teamed it all up with our Seam Binding ribbon here. The finishing bow was made by Rachie, so another Team CR master piece!!!
We had a wonderful day yesterday in Southampton, Ali manfully tried to shop! We did buy a few things for the house and a super coffee machine for the office, but she just could not face trying any clothes on. The bandages on her arm have become loose, where it is not so swollen and it keeps catching the stitches. It makes me feel faint even thinking about it. But we are due back with the specialist later today so hopefully that will all be sorted, she is really hoping they will allow her to bend her elbow, being at right angles can not be much fun!!!
Till tomorrow
Tony x
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