Hello wednesday - loopy cord
20/06/2012
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
Hello everyone, I got a bit side tracked this morning. I started writing this post then I got an idea for a NEW Christmas design.....................well I got somewhat side tracked!! I am a little late designing our Christmas ribbons this year, we had the Best of British event which took up a lot of time and then..........the weather was horrid, lost my mojo.............need I say more.
We have a super guest designer for todays hello wednesday idea. Laura came to visit us a couple of weeks back (on a really horrid rainy day). She and her parents were holidaying in the area and could not resist the chance to come and say hi. Laura has joined in with many of our ribbon challenges and has been an avid blog follower.
I have a huge selection of ribbons that I have just not found the time to put onto our website, during our recent re-organising we removed these ribbons to one area of the warehouse (OMG I must do something about this!) The ribbons Laura used on todays project came from this "unloved" pile of ribbons.
Laura has turned our loopy cord into this stunning necklace. The seed bead loops and drop crystals make this an enchanting piece of jewellery. A super imaginative creation Laura, and you have spurred me on to photograph these little loopy cords.
All the colours will be going on the site today - when they are on you will find them here.
Laura brought me a prezzie when she came to the warehouse, I like prezzies and this was soooooo sweet..............
.............the picture makes it look huge, but it is tiny. I just wanted you to see all the detail. Laura you are one very talented designer and thank you for allowing me to use your creations today.
Now wish me luck in the meeting, I ask ALL the team to be truthful with my ideas, if they feel they can be changed, altered or if they need redesigning in any way I want them to say so. We need to know that they are perfect BEFORE going to print. Only one little problem with this................I hate having my designs pulled apart, I get into a right stomp, throw all my toys out of the pram and normally sulk all afternoon!!!!!
I do take on board everyones comments............and end up designing better ribbbons........................but!
Four lucky numbers are.......
18/06/2012
Number 4 = KRAFTY KAREN
Oooh I adore these!!!
With so many "little-lies" birthdays coming up I could have a field day with these!! Especially one that loves those little jelly bears.. lol..xx
Number 9 = Jan
Hi, Ooooh lovely cute summery ribbons - lovely - just what we need to bring some sunshine into our lives, there's precious little outside is there?
Hugs Jan xxx
Number = Julie
Such a delightful selection - as always!
Number 32 = Alison
Poor Bev, I can imagine how hard it is to choose a Bev's bag having paid a visit to the warehouse. Fabulous. Great work ladies and Tony.
Good Luck all.
Alison
Well done girls you have Bev's NEW ribbon Bag to play with. Please can you send an email with your address to craftyribbons@gmail.com
Thank you to everyone that left super messages, I had a very busy weekend and I only managed to finish reading them today.
We have SUNSHINE in Dorset - please stay!!!
Friday Freebie - Teddy bear picnic
15/06/2012
We have Bev to blame for the delay in this post - she just could not decide on which ribbons to put into her NEW Bev's Bag. "This one, no this one, ooh and this one, this is new, that one has to go in" What is she like!!
Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag - Teddy Bears Picnic
We have four of Bev's new bags up for todays Friday FREEBIE - for a chance to win, leave a comment below.
Have a great weekend everyone.
If you are unable to leave a comment due to our spam filters (comment disappears when screen is refreshed), please email it to craftyribbons@gmail.com
and we will add it for you. All the comments go into our "Bingo" bag and we draw a random number(s) on Monday.
Please check back to see if you have won, it is up to you to claim your prize - we do not contact you.
Hello wednesday - colour splash
13/06/2012
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
How many of us take pictures? I do, I take hundreds - and not just of ribbon! But what do you do with your photos? Leave them on your camera card, show them to family or friends?
Here is a simple idea to use your photos. I recently went to London for my birthday, and I was snapping away as normal and took loads of photos. But I got rather sad that no one would enjoy them. This is my favorite picture of the day.................
I turned the photo into black and white then repainted the telephone boxes red. I printed the photo out onto glossy photo paper then added a couple of ribbons to match the telephone boxes. The wide ribbon at the bottom is our cotton ribbon here and the With all my love ribbon is NEW and you can find it here.
My Dad would have loved this card - so Dad this is for you.
One extra winner!
11/06/2012
It has been raining all day here in Dorset and it is the last day of the childrens school holidays.
There was such a rush to help pick the winner from the "Bingo" from Sydney and Sam that I did not have the heart to say I only needed one number as there was only one winner!!! So we have two winners.
Winner number 12 = Craftygranny
Wow fab ribbons and gorgeous colours.
Winner number 14 = Dorothy
A new challenge yippee love these lovely ribbons .what fab colours.
Dorothy
Not sure which one was the extra lucky winner but well done Craftygranny and Dorothy. We hope you can keep calm until the ribbons arrive, please email us your address to craftyribbons@gmail.com
Thank you to everyone that left us a super comment, it was great to read them all. I was going to to use the NEW Summer Breeze ribbons, BUT my computer decided to die on me on Friday. So while I was loading up all my software onto the new computer, I was having a play with ribbons at the same.
I do hope all our followers are safe and sound, this weather is awful.
Ribbon Challenge # 28 - Saddle Stitch
10/06/2012
SORRY THIS CHALLENGE IS NOW FULL
I promised you a NEW Challenge today and here it is..............
It has been a while since the last ribbon Challenge..........
...so is anyone up for a NEW Challenge?
THESE ARE NEW AND EXCLUSIVE SADDLE STITCH
After our success of the narrow saddle stitch ribbon we designed for our EXCLUSIVE Baby Ribbon we decided to expand the colours.
Fancy playing with these NEW Saddle stitch ribbons (not on the website yet)?
Send me an email to craftyribbons@gmail.com with your name and address.
The first 14 emails I receive will be in the challenge, all we ask in return is for you to send us TWO projects made with our EXCLUSIVE Ribbons
- anything from cards to bags, ATC's to ABC's!
Friday FREEBIE - Keep Calm
08/06/2012
It has been a while since our last Friday FREEBIE - did anyone win in the Best of British Event? Some prizes were not claimed in the time allowed so NEW winners have been picked, do check out if you are a new winner. Details on our Inspiration blog here
We launched these NEW Ribbons during the event, oooooh you do like them.........
.....so thought they would make a super Friday FREEBIE prize. For a chance to win just leave us a comment below, if Henry our over active spam filter eats your comment (refresh you screen after leaving the comment) then please email it to us craftyribbons@gmail.com and we will add it for you.
We will pick the winner on Monday from our "Bingo" Bag, so do not forget to check back to see if you have won.
It has been a while........................but with all this bad weather at the moment.......................maybe we need a new ribbon challenge? What do you think? Leave me your ideas in your comment and I will get my thinking cap on for Sunday..............we always launch challenges on Sundays don't we!
The NEW Summer Breeze ribbons (& feathers) werE all added to the site yesterday.
You can find them here.
Hope the weather is kinder to you over the weekend, we had a right hooly here last night.
Challenge blog - butterflies & bows
07/06/2012
Time for a new challenge over on our Challenge blog. Gina is hosting the new challenge and she has picked the theme
BUTTERFLIES & BOWS
To be honest I am a little carded out, making cards does not come easliy to me and so I thought I thought I would do something different. I have a friend with a birthday this week, and I know she keeps the ribbons from her prezzie, I could combine the two - prezzie wrapping and butterflies and bows.
I think there is nothing quite like crisp white grosgrain ribbon here. It looks just so fresh and perfect. To bring in the butterfly theme I used our blue butterfly ribbon here. Thinking it looked rather plain for my friend, I made a few hovering butterflies!
I simply cut the butterflies from the ribbon and threaded on some craft wire. To give them a kind of movement I twisted the wire around a lollipop stick to create a spring.
Our design team have made some super creations with butterflies and bows - check them out here. Thank you to everyone that joined in with our last challenge and hope to see you back this time...................we do have a scrummy prize..................
If you are looking for some fresh, crisp ribbons to use on your summer crafting then do check out this NEW Range, it is being uploaded to the website today. When it is live, you will find it here. Some of you may have had some of these ribbons - Bev sneaked some of them into her last Bev's bag!
I received a wonderful email from Karen, a follower of this blog and also our NEW Inspiration blog. She sent me photos of some of her creations she made for her children to celebrate the Jubilee. A crown for each and a little card for them to remember the day.
A King for the day
Love the use of this ribbon Karen.
Great flags too.
Thank you so much for sharing these creations with us Karen.
Have a good day all.
Hello wednesday - this much........
06/06/2012
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
Seems a while since our last Hello wednesday. Did you enjoy our BOB - Best of British event? I note that several of our regular followers won prizes. If you have forgotten to check, then pop over to the Inspiration blog and have a look.
I have my friend Leigh to thank for making this card. What a brilliant use of our tape measure ribbon. I gave you a sneak peak of this ribbon when it arrived, but i forgot to put it onto the website. I am pleased to say you can now find it here. Yippee at last Ali!!!
I managed to catch up on a lot of photography work over the long weekend, so expect to find lots of NEW goodies coming your way!
Before I go for today, I must ask if you saw Kylies outfit for the Queens concert?
Buttons.............She made the ribbon belt famous several years back, so now it is the turn of the button.
Delayed Friday Freebie winners are.......
15/05/2012
Apologies for not posting the winners details yesterday, life just got in the way of blogging!
Sydney picked the winners for me, she came home from school bursting with energy wanting to make a pair of bat wings! You can not see them very well in the photo but they are there, hence the card ringlets around her waist.
Number 3 = WendY
Sun is shining here too - hope it lasts. Just love these vintage ribbons. Thanks for the chance to win some - if not, will be spending my pennies soon. WendY x
Number 27 = Rosalee
Lovely bag and beautiful collection. I would love to have a chance.
Hugs, Rosalee
Oooh WendY you have been lucky lately, maybe you should buy a lottery ticket this week! Congratulations WendY and Rosalee you both have a Bev's Bag to delve into........all we need are addresses please to craftyribbons@gmail.com
Todays Challenge goodies are from Dorothy, I think Dorothy has joined us on every challenge and she always makes oodles of super creations. Plenty of inspiration to share.
First creation is this charming little baby crib, decorated with our baby washing line ribbon, the baby inside has matching blankets.
The crib arrived on it's own carrier, a work of art in itself Dorothy.
Dorothy has made me several of these book style cards for different challenges, they are always charming and packed with exquisite decoration. I love the little doylies Dorothy.
Oooh you do like testing my photography skills Dorothy, this reflective card is always a challenge for me. A beautiful colour, it is like an iris irridescent depending on the light.
This card is delightful Dorothy, I love the rocker you have created, and the way you have carefully cut out the little clothes from the ribbon.
What a treasure chest of a card, everytime I look at this card Dorothy I see something different, very clever.
Not sure what the correct name is for this type of card (someone please tell me), it is like a decoupage window. I love the way you have matched the bears bows with her hat, very classy.
Thank you Dorothy for all your delightful creations, I always enjoy opening your challenge parcels, just like a pandoras box! I know it is a while since you crafted with these ribbons, but I do hope you enjoyed them.
I hope you all have a crafty day.
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