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Ribbon Challenge # 13 - FULL

28/02/2010

Thanks to everyone who emailed, "Easter" Ribbon Challenge is FULL.

Tony told me no one would want to do a Easter Challenge!! He had me worried.

Sorry if you missed out on this challenge but we have another one coming up soon, so check back regularly.

Easter ribbons will be on the website before we leave for Glasgow on Tuesday.

Ribbon Challenge # 13

28/02/2010

SORRY THIS CHALLENGE IS FULL.

That's right a NEW ribbon Challenge!

I know we have only just finished the Cherry Pie Challenge, but I HAVE to launch this challenge NOW or else I will run out of time. Remember the delivery we had in on Friday, well it had been held up in customs for ages. I do not think I made the matter any better when I told the customs man on the phone, "I really really need the consignment urgently because it contains chicks and eggs......

.......no, no not real ones, they are printed on ribbon, YES all the boxes have nothing but ribbon in them". Outsiders just do not understand the NEED we have for ribbon!!

So, the NEW Ribbon Challenge # 13 is Easter. We have never had an Easter challenge before, and the ribbons are fantastic.

We have 10 free bundles of "Easter" ribbons to give away. All we ask in return for these ribbons are two cards or projects that use the ribbons around an Easter theme.

The ribbons can be used to enhance all forms of crafts - card making, projects, ATC's. If you are up to the challenge, then send us an email to craftyribbons@gmail.com marked RIBBON CHALLENGE # 13

The first TEN to reply will be sent an email requesting address details so we can send your free ribbons! Your finished cards and projects will be posted onto the blog and taken to Olympia and Hobbycrafts NEC Birmingham exhibtions.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and get clicking those computer keys or should that be clucking!!!

Ribbon Challenge 12 Goodies

26/02/2010

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THIS WEEKS FRIDAY FREEBIE, IT IS BELOW THIS POST, SO JUST SCROLL DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK ON THE WAY.

We have received some super goodies for the "Cherry Pie" ribbon challenge, do you want to see them?

Well here goes....

Beryl has made a real glam card with the pink cherry ribbon, the cherry cakes are sat on the plates ready to be eaten. Yum Yum!

This little treasure is an old ribbon roll, Beryl normally makes them so the lid can be removed to use a a jewel box - clever, would make a good project.

Great colour combo on this card Beryl, looks fantastic. Glad to hear your OH is on the mend.

Carmen tells me she doesn't make cards - it looks good to me. Flower, ribbon and greeting, it even sounds like a card. As for the glitzy cherries that's another story.....

....this is the back of the glitzy cherry note book - isn't it amazing. I am the "Note Book" Queen and would really, really like to add this to my collection - I promise that it will be at Glasgow for everyone to see next week!

I have fallen in love....honest. This card is a dream Carol, it would be wicked if I could make something like this for Tony.

Oh sorry I should know these stamps by now, Carol used to tell me. Whoever the girl is she is a home goddess serving up her cherry cookies.

A very clever easel card by Carol using Tilda (got that one!) Ok, ok everyone knows who Tilda is. Stunning card.

Charmaine I would like to hang this on my kitchen door with pride, it's gorgeous. But Tony said it should read a NO baking zone!

Look at these sweeties, they are adorable and they have come all the way from Southern Ireland!

This made it through international post too. A set of Cherry Notelets, Charmaine these are delightful.

Oh Chrissy the decoupage gnome is wicked and just perfect for the cherry ribbon. A new ATC to add to my collection - great.

I think our Dorothy liked the cherry ribbons.....

....she had lots of goodies that work so well with the Cherry Ribbons. This lady has jointed arms and legs.

Sorry Dorothy I could not fit this all in the photo. It reads Cherry pie and is almost a metre long, it must have taken you ages to make Dorothy.

Naughty little girl, trying to pick the cherries. inside the card is a strip of lilac cherry ribbon and the little girl is holding a cherry pie!

These cherries look good enough to eat Dorothy.

This card arrived inside the box you see towards the back, what a perfect set to receive Dorothy.

Look at these beauties from Jenny, I have a feeling....monkey is about to be naughty! The little shaker box bag (does that make sense?) is wonderful, I think I know a little girl that would give it a good home!

Hi Leigh great to have you back now the wedding is over. It was a great wedding with lots of ribbons being used!!!!

Simple and elegant Leigh.

Fantastic Leigh, thank you.

This sweetie pie is Toby the son of Leslie, it was taken at an all inclusive holiday resort, where he ate LOTS of puddings!!! We like!

Leslie likes the challenges as it makes her think out side of the box a bit, rather then doing what she always does. What ever you do leslie keep doing it, this card is stunning.

We teased your taste buds last night with Lydia's wonderful creations, and yes the basket did make it through the post!

Marjorie has confessed that she has gone stamping mad!!! She says it's like going back to her childhood, she just loves the colouring in!! From a lady that couldn't, you certainly can!

Two more beauties from Marjorie, we can see you are having fun.

Natalie has sent in twins!! They look amazing, same elements just layered differently.

What a fun combo from Tracey and Paul, would be perfect for Mothers Day too - fantastic.

Wow Wilma this card is different, it's like a shop window with all the goodies inside - guarded by Tilda!

This recipe book is a work of art Wilma, it is stunning. How many hours did it take you? It will be "nailed" to my demo table in Glasgow!

Every page has a different cherry recipe, that lifts out and is laminated for those messy cooks amongst us. Wilma used every single piece of ribbon on her two projects, if you are not lucky with todays Friday FREEBIE Wilma, then I will send you some extra ones. Can't have you without ribbons!!!!!

Wow that was a long post, I think there are a few more to arrive, as well as one from Sweden, when they arrive I promise to add them.

Mega thanks to everyone that has joined in on the challenge, your creations are to die for. I get asked all the time "What do you do with ribbon?" Where shall I start!

Have a great weekend, keep an eye on the blog, you never know what might pop up this weekend!!!!

Friday FREEBIE 8

26/02/2010

Rather late then never this weeks Friday FREEBIE - we do have a really really good excuse...

We had a huge delivery of ribbons first thing this morning and we all dived in, I am surprised you did not hear all the ooooh's and aaaah's, where ever you are. Bev's pockets were bulging!!! She has started her own ribbon collection at home and was going crazy.

I have just finished putting Cherry Pie onto the website so it is still warm! Bet you can guess what this weeks Friday FREEBIE is...

....YES a slice of Cherry Pie, make that 3 slices!! They are sooo delicious you will have to have them.

For a chance to win one of the 3 Cherry Pie prizes all you have to do is leave a comment, and a WANT IT ALL Cherry Pie could be yours. We will pick the winners on Monday from our "Bingo" bag.

If your comment is being blocked by our spam filters please email the comment to us here craftyribbons@gmail.com and we will add it for you. Your email address will then be verified and you will be able to leave further comments without any hassle.

Not sure what you can do with ribbons printed with cherries, then click back later to see all the wonderful creations from our ribbon Challenge 12 - they are amazing and will have your taste buds bursting.

Not forgotten

25/02/2010

Look what I have been doing today.....

...."Cherry Pie" Ribbon Challenge 12!!!

I had so many packets and parcels (one wrapped in pink rose paper) for the challenge, it has been like my birthday and Christmas all rolled into one today, there are some truly wonderful cards, projects and goodies that I will be sharing with you tomorrow. I had planned to show you them all today, but I just do not know where the time disappears too. This little basket was made by Lydia and was just perfect to hold the cherries - I must stop using food as a prop, I end up eating it!!!!

Rachie has been off sick all week, she had a bad head cold that resulted in her losing her hearing. She tried to come in to work on Tuesday, but we just ended up shouting at her - it was the only way she could hear us, so we sent her home. We wish you well Rachie and come back to work soon - we miss you.

All hands!

22/02/2010

Wow! We had lots of comments for the Friday FREEBIE, thank you all so much. It was ALL HANDS picking the numbers from the "Bingo" bag, everyone wanted to be in the photo!! I am not very good at action shots, Sam wanted to get to the numbers, we allowed him to pick one from the "Bingo" bag but he refused to hold it up for the camera, and kept running off! Sydney was walking towards me and would not stay still, look how good her arm is without the plaster. Bev has been told that it may take up to a year to get her to straighten it fully, so we have all become SUPER HEROES and put our arms out in front of us like Superman (I am really glad we do not have a warehouse webcam on after school, you would get us all carted off by men in white coats!). Anyway it is working and Syd is begining to straighten her arm without knowing.

The winners of this weeks Friday FREEBIE are...

First two numbers picked for the Woodland WANT IT ALL prizes

11 - Pam

27 -Fiona

Second two numbers were for Bev's Bag prize

22 - Poppy

49 - Emma

Please can the lucky girls send their addresses to us at craftyribbons@gmail.com so we can send the prizes. Thank you all for such wonderful comments, they are great fun, this week I managed to read them as they arrived, rather then having to wait until I got back to the hotel room!

If you missed out on the Friday FREEBIE prizes this time, do not worry there will be another this week OR why not join in with the Challenge over at Sunday Sketch & Stamp.

You could win 20mtrs of swiss Dot Grosgrain ribbon, go on have a try, don't forget that we are also sponsors at CraftyCatz this week as well

It has been a while since we added NEW bargain rolls to the site, but we have managed to put a NEW shopping Trolley of 10 different rolls on today.

Still the same bargain price of 10p per mtr, have a look at them HERE.

Best wishes to Margaret, she has just had an operation. Get well soon.

Friday FREEBIE 7

19/02/2010

I'm back! Oh and it is so good to be home again, I had a delightful welcome yesterday from Sam. He came running up to me shouting "Ali, Ali, Ali" and gave me a big sloppy, sticky kiss!!! Anyone would think he had missed me, made me feel really happy.

There was so much to do yesterday catching up with paperwork (I hate paperwork) and sorting things out that I never even had time to unpack my ribbon deliveries, BUT I will do it today. I had everything planned last night for todays's Friday FREEBIE, then I arrived in this morning to this......

Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag - Chocolate and Pink, Oh what should I do...... I am feeling so happy to be back I will do both.... so here goes...

This weeks Friday FREEBIE is....

....TWO of the NEW Woodland Collection WANT IT ALL's and TWO of Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag. So we have 4 prizes up for grabs this week, what do you do for a chance to win? Simple, just leave a comment. First two numbers out of the Bingo Bag will win the woodland, the second two will win the Bevs Bags. We will pick the winners on Monday.

You also have another way of wining our ribbons this week, you can enter the Charming Bear challenge over at Crafty Catz.

Make a card or project with a cute bear and add a charm and you can enter. Talking about challenges I have lots of parcels to open for "Cherry Pie" - thank you. I will have fun photographing them and putting them on sometime next week.

Have a fantastic weekend, I am planning on going to the beach, I need a good walk!

Yellow Jersey

17/02/2010

Crafty's Tour de France is over and we are happy to tell Wilma we are coming home with the Yellow Jersey!!

The car is totally covered in road grime and looks awful, the trailer must be lighter from all the stock we have sold, it appeared to be almost skipping on the way to the port!

We have driven almost 2000 miles since we left Dorset, as my Dad would have said "Just to sell RIBBON!"

The boat is about to leave port, the sea looks calm and I hope we have a good crossing.

We woke up to this! But we will be back soon!!

Woodland Collection

16/02/2010

What a beautiful day we have had here in Brittany, the sun has been out all day, I even went out without a coat on!! I had a wander around the garden, and small signs of spring are popping up, little green shoots are just showing their heads. Spring is on it's way - hooray!!

Just perfect to launch our NEW range of ribbons.

"WOODLAND"

A small collection of modern stylish ribbons called "Woodland". Wonderful shades of leafy green, subtle creams and warm browns make this a fresh and inspiring range. Oh and there are dots too!!!

The ribbons and colours work so well together and at only 50p per metre it is stunning value. If you cannot decide which ones to choose then why not go for the WANT IT ALL, 1mtr of ALL 11 ribbons for £5.00

I have used 5 of the ribbons on this card, very simple to make and could be given to both male or female. I just stuck lengths of 4 ribbons onto card using double sided tape, then cut it into a narrower strip, mounted this onto a cream backing card. For the ribbon ruffle, I stuck double sided tape to the card and roughly pleated the ribbon as I stuck it down.

With the ribbons I had left from the first card, I made this card! Waste not, want not!

Lydia we hope you passed your exams, we have had our fingers crossed all day.

Strawberry Heaven

15/02/2010

Our Tour de France is almost over. The stand was packed up for the last time last night in the most horrendous conditions you could imagine. The area that surrounds the hall is cobbled - Parisian style. Looks absolutely amazing BUT it was -6 and had been snowing, the cobbles were totally frozen over and it was sheet ice. Breakdown is a manic time anyway, and the ice made it almost impossible. Tony and I just slowed down and took our time, waiting until the mayhem had eased.

We arrived in Brittany in the early hours all safe and sound, although rather tired!

Less of my waffle, you want to know who is going to be going Dotty from this weeks Friday FREEBIE.....

......Friday FREEBIE winner is

No 9 - Lydia

Well done Lydia you have loads of dots coming your way. All you have to do to claim the prize is to email your address to craftyribbons@gmail.com Sorry Lydia, the strawberries are not part of the prize, Tony went shopping this morning and came home with this big box, they look amazing and I can not wait to enjoy them later!!!!

Huge thanks to everyone that left such wonderful comments, it was great reading them and such fun. I will be back in the office for this weeks Friday FREEBIE and I know we have had several NEW ribbons turn up, so maybe I will make the FREEBIE extra special!!!

Carmen - you asked if we attend the Ally Pally Show, we do but only the Knitting and Stitching Show held in October. Below is a list of all the shows we are attending this Spring.

MARCH

4 - 7 Hobbycrafts - Glasgow, S.E.C.C.

18 - 21 Stitch & Craft 2010 - London, Olympia

25 - 28 Hobbycrafts - Birmingham, N.E.C.

APRIL

9 - 11 Version Scrap - Paris, Parc Floral

MAY

13 - 16 Quilts UK - Malvern, Three Counties Showground

Before you all shout at me, YES there are several shows missing from our previous Spring Schedule, we are so busy in the warehouse that we have once again cut down on our show exposure - sorry. Please forgive us if we are no longer coming to a show near you, we would suggest that you join our website mailing list HERE, so that you do not miss out on the regional offers we have planned.

Ummmmm.... those strawberries are a calling me......