Empty!
01/02/2010
That's right our loading bay is empty! The French exhbition stand is all re-stocked, loaded and ready for tonights ferry.
We never normally see this window, it's always covered with the stand - not very pretty with all those bars, but we all know why they are there!
Rachie and Bev picked the numbers this week (do you like Rachie's new hair style?)
The 3 lucky winners for this weeks Friday FREEBIE....
......are
9 = Ann
14 = Karen Jones
40 = Jan
Well done girls, you each have a Bev's Bag turning up on your door step soon. All we need is for you to email us your address details to craftyribbons@gmail.com . Thank you all for such delightful comments, what fun!
Camera and laptop all packed so you can all join in with Crafty's Tour de France!
Ribbon Challenge # 12 - FULL
31/01/2010
Wooh Whooo!!! I do not believe it "Cherry Pie" Ribbon Challenge is Full!!!!
One hour and 28 minutes to fill the challenge - thank you all for your interest, I am amazed.
Sorry if you missed out on this challenge but we have another one coming up soon, so check back regularly.
"Cherry Pie" ribbons are not on the website yet, but we plan to put them on soon.
Ribbon Challenge # 12
31/01/2010
SORRY THIS CHALLENGE IS NOW FULL
I know that we still have 3 sets of goodies from Challenge 11 to arrive back, BUT I have been bursting to set this NEW Challenge......
The ribbon is called "Cherry Pie" and has scrummy cherries on. This is the collection of ribbons that I had to be in the office for 7am to take delivery of!!! It was worth getting up early for. What do you think of my ribbon bookmarks?
We have 10 free bundles of "Cherry Pie" ribbons to give away. All we ask in return for these ribbons are two cards or projects that use the ribbons around a Cherry 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 # 12
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 our 3 UK shows in Glasgow, Olympia and Hobbycrafts NEC Birmingham.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
Friday FREEBIE 4
29/01/2010
Wahoo! It's Friday!
Everyone is falling down sick around me and I do not want to catch it! I am not being selfish, well maybe a little, just the thought of standing on an exhibtion stand full of cold - errrhhh!
So happy thoughts Ali - Friday FREEBIE what is up for grabs today?
BEV'S RIBBON BAG - Well it had to be really, with all this Love and Romance on the blog. The Challenge goodies have been fantastic, maybe they have inspired you in some little way?!
We have 3 Bev's Bags for this weeks Friday FREEBIE, all you have to do for a chance to win one is to leave a comment. We will pick the 3 lucky 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.
So go on get those fingers a clicking on the old computer keyboard!! We want comments, we nearly reached 50 last week!!! Don't forget if you received a discount voucher from last weeks Friday FREEBIE you have to use it by Sunday evening.
Have a fun filled weekend.
Ribbon Challenge 11 - Part 3
28/01/2010
It's been another day of surprises for me, opening up all these wonderful challenge goodies. No sweeties today - boo hoo!!!
Carol V has sent in this delightful card, using our contemporary range of valentine ribbons. It looks as if Carol has stuck the ribbons onto card in layers then cut the whole shape out. The little hearts are done in the same way - I think!
This is the inside of Carol's card, it is just as amazing as the front. Carol thought she was too late for the Challenge, we had closed it, but she leaves great comments, so we bent the rules slightly!
WOW! I have never had one of these before. I wasn't sure that it was our ribbon! But according to Carmens blog it is (http://whoopidooings.blogspot.com) as well as quite a bit of glue. It's great and can be worn as a brooch, don't worry Carmen about not making cards I love different projects.
Carmen also sent this Christmas pudding "Duckie" he is made from paper napkins. This craft is very big in France, so "Duckie" is on his way over there next Monday, I will attach a ribbon lead to him. Can't have him getting lost.
Dorothy has been doing a bit of ribbon embroidery - my passion! Keep going Dorothy it is an amazing craft.
We had a strange man knocking on our door this morning - bearing gifts. Liz had sent her husband over with her challenge goodies - shame thought I had an early valentines card!
Oh Liz this card is very elegant and says it all.
No sweeties, but I received a book and a bear - much better for my figure!! Valentine the Bear has had a make over, Jumper removed and a new ribbon to make her a little more glam. A loving heart and body art has been added, cut from the ribbons - wicked. I love the book Liz and will take it home tonight to have a read, thank you.
This beautiful card was made by Lydia, isn't she gorgeous.
Lydia also made this fun tag card - isn't it great, look at the inside below.
There are still a few more to arrive, one of which is coming from Cyprus. Fingers crossed they arrive before Monday.
Thanks to everyone who joined in with the challenges, we do hope you get as much enjoyment out of them as we do.
Girls Happy thoughts
27/01/2010
As promised the girls have given us their happy thoughts to comply with our blog award from Wilma yesterday.
I was a bit mean really and said that they could not pick their husbands, children or ribbon as they were MINE yesterday.
Bev was the first to reply - easy Ali
4. Sunshine - she hates the winter, but is all happy when the sun is shining.
5. Her car - Bev has a Beetle Convertible, so that's why she likes the sun to shine.
6. Internet Shopping - sad she knows, but since moving to Dorset she misses the shops that she used to visit in Reading and Internet shopping you can do while Syd and Sam are in bed!!
It took Rachie a little longer for her 3, claiming she had tons of work to do!!
7. Her Dogs - she has 2 golden retrievers Ollie and Chester aged 10 and 7
8. Being Smoke Free - Rachie is giving up smoking, but finding that she has to do more work as she is not nipping out for a quickie!!
9. Midsomer Murders - Did you know the New series starts tonight, Rachie must have told us ten trillion times today!!!
Number ten was down to Tony.
10. ME.
Happy thoughts
26/01/2010
Blog award! I like blog awards this one is from Wilma, (I think all my blog awards are from Wilma!) Thank you.
The Crafty Team have to tell you 10 things that make them happy, well I can give you my top 3 it is easy. Ribbon, Ribbon and Ribbon - no that's naughty Ali!!
So here are my top 3.
1. Tony, without him there would be no tomorrow.
2. My two sisters Bev and Rachie and their wonderful broods. I never wanted children in my life, now I just can not imagine it without these happy souls.
3. Ribbon - it just has to be in my top 3. It makes me so happy. Way back in the begining I got told I could not make a living out of something I loved - how wrong were they!!!
As this is a team award I will get the others to post their happy thoughts tomorrow.
We have been working on restocking our exhibition stand this week, ready for the start of our French tour. Poor Rachie has been glued to the silk unit all day, she left the warehouse cross eyed!!! We (I) have brought so many new silk ribbons that she is struggling to fit them onto the stand. Oooh! - we have also been having a play, and have 26 NEW shades of hand dyed silks in 4mm and 7mm. (Sorry I just can not promise to get these on the website before we leave.) Do you remember "tie dying" at school, it's so much fun, but rather messey!!!!
Had some more challenge goodies arrive today so will try and post them tomorrow.
What a mess!
25/01/2010
Mollie has been helping me re-stock our exhbition button units, or should I say she has been creating a mess!! She took a shine to the red buttons.
As she as worked so hard today she had the honours of picking this weeks Friday FREEBIE.
The Friday FREEBIE winner is....
No 38 - Khadija
Well done Khadija, you have won a WANT IT ALL pack of Fresh Stripe ribbons. Please email us your address craftyribbons@gmail.com so we can get them winging their way to you. Thank you to the other 47 people who left wonderful comments, it's lovely reading how much you like the ribbons! We know that some of you have been enjoying spending your discount vouchers - you have until Sunday to use them up.
With all the Love and Romance we put on the website over the weekend Bev just had to make a NEW Bev's Bag!
Ooooh that's lovely! Full to the brim with romantic ribbons. You can find it HERE
I am having great difficulty typing this post - a big 500mtr roll of satin ribbon fell from a shelf, right onto one of my knuckles and it's turned blue and swollen up. It hurts!!!!
Maybe I could throw a sickie tomorrow?! Oooh eerrr!
Ribbon Challenge 11 - Part 2
24/01/2010
I had an amazing evening last night, I must have been all "inspired up" from all your challenge cards that I went home and designed 4 new embroidery kits. Four in one evening is a record for me!! We leave for the first of our exhibitions a week tomorrow, so if I am really quick we will be able to put them into production next week and take them to France. Only problem is that I have to write the instructions - in FRENCH - AARGH!!!
Anyway, here is the second batch of Challenge cards - not all the cards are in yet. Don't panic if you are running late, as long as they are with me by next weekend, they will be photographed and put on the blog before we leave for France.
This is a delightful Apron card made by kim, what a perfect use of ribbon.
Kim also made a "Double Pocket" bag - Wow Kim, this looks so complicated to make, but great to receive.
Love and romance this card from Janette says to all. The photo has not picked up the added glitter on the angels wings, which make the ribbons glitter.
These two ATC's from Janette are adorable. The amount of work that goes into such a small item is unreal. Thank you Janette for spreading the word about our fabbby ribbons and website, glad to hear you were delighted with your first order from us. I should put a WARNING on our ribbons - but most of you already know they are addictive!!!!
I confused Gail, this is her first challenge with us and she asked for traditional ribbons, as you can see I sent contemporary. So Gail thought I was making her craft "outside" of her craft zone. Nothing that clever, I just (as usual) got it wrong - Sorry!! Great card Gail, I love the way the little mini hearts on the ribbon blend with the embossed dots on the card.
Gail said that she was stretched to find papers to tone with the ribbons, as they were colours she would not normally work with. I see no problems here, its wicked.
Ooooh! Naughty, naughty sending me sweeties Gail - I can not promise not to eat them on the exhibtion stand. I had been looking for sweetie hearts for this photo shoot - but nothing in Dorset. Great bag, love the idea.
A wonderful selection of romantic cards by Dorothy.
Dorothy has cut some of the hearts from the ribbon and added them to her images.
Dorothy said that she doesn't make Valentine cards, so this was an extra challenge for her - that's what we like to hear.
I have to thank Dorothys husband for trekking through the snow to post these wonderful cards to us. It was worth it Mr D. This heart card is double sided almost like a mini album each side, great idea.
What a cute couple Carol, great fun the way the heart beads form a star shape. Sorry no note to say who's stamp it is. Your Christmas stamp you used Carol drove me mad in Paris last year. I had to remove your cards from the stand, we had so many people coming up to us and saying - "Est que vous avez?" pointing at your card!!!
I might have to "borrow" this card Carol, the bear is a sweetie pie, I amazed at the way you have added so many different layers and textures to the card. I must admit that the red and white ribbon is a stunner, it makes perfect bows.
Beryl these two delicate boxes caused me so much trouble - they did honest. I just could not capture the detail with the camera, I tried everything. There are little gems glued between the hearts on the ribbons, they must have taken forever.
Beryl has got her needle and thread out - that is REAL stitching on the card, none of this faux stuff!!!! Great ribbon rosettes.
Arrrrgh how sweet is that! I do like this love ribbon and it comes in so many different colours, great idea to put it on a tag Beryl.
I have a feeling I will have to keep an eye on this card Beryl, it may go walkies in the next few weeks. It is so adorable that I am sure someone will want to take it home with them!!
Before you all squeak at me that crafters would not do something like that - remember it is not only crafters that come to the shows! We have a lot of samples and items stolen, when I made them all I used to get upset, now that they are made by YOU wonderful guys I get angry. So much so that we have stopped exhibiting in some places.
Thank you all for such wonderful creations, I hope you all enjoyed working with the ribbons. Please readers leave a comment and tell these talented ladies how wonderful their work is, without their work we would not have challenges!
Anyway must get on I have instructions to write - eeeerrrr!
Ribbon Challenge 11
23/01/2010
I have really enjoyed my afternoon. Opening prezzies and taking photo's - who would say "NO" to an afternoon of that?
My past record has not been great for matching names with ribbon challenge goodies! So this time when the challenge envelopes arrived, there was no ripping open and ooing and aahing - I was controlled. I just had a sneak peak. I might add it's not as much fun!!!!
With fingers and toes crossed, I hope all the cards and goodies have been made by the person I am about to give credit to. So here goes....
This little cheeky chappie has been made by Wilma. Oh he is so cute.....
...and the inside is just plain perfect.
I think this is the first easel card we have had from Wilma (corect me if I am wrong!) The little white hearts have been cut from the edge of the ribbon - clever.
The box gave Wilma a "Heartache" until she got it right, you got it right - it's a stunner. The flower is perfect Wilma, she followed our instructions HERE. Not sure the sweeties will make it around the exhibitions!!!
The background on this card is so delicate. Wilma included details of how it was done, coloured ink pads, a versamark pad and cosmic powders for the irridescent glow. WOW! think that is out of my league!
I think this card is double wicked - wicked (naughty) and wicked (great). Boxers on the line cut from ribbon - cool. Who made this Tracey or Paul?
Three different ribbons on this card, the 15mm red is under the 40mm sheer - layered texture another stunner from Tracey or Paul.
Your cards have arrived this time Margaret. (Margarets last Christmas challenge parcel is still floating around somewhere).
This little guy is so sweet and is very Beary special! No note from Margaret so unable to tell you more details.
Margaret this card just shouts romance and it matches my roses!!!
Maggie just loves this sweet little cat image, it is one of her favourites - I agree he is sweet. With our contemporary valentine ribbons this could also be for a Birthday card.
This card was inspired by Maggies husband - who is a romantic soul, but doesn't like fuss. I think I have one of those!!!
Maggie also thought she would break out her sewing basket for her last goodie. She loved the hanging ribbon as the hearts are printed both ways, so there are always some the right way round. Sorry the ribbon loop would not stand up so not that clear. But please look HERE
Great card, love the colours Linda and your note made me laugh. Linda sent her cards by 2nd class post as she thinks it's quicker!!!! Her Bling Challenge cards took 3 months to arrive by first class!
This card is wicked Linda - did you knit the heart?
This card is pure Valentine Leslie - it says it all. Leslie has dusted the card with (something?) silver to tone in with the ribbon and it looks magic.
Good idea to fray the ribbon edges Leslie.
Simple but stunning Leslie. Thanks for your comments about the blog Leslie and glad you enjoyed the challenge. The next one I have planned is scrummy - that will keep everyone guessing!!
I am only half way through the photos, so will stop for today and come back tomorrow with another batch.
Thanks for all your comments on Friday FREEBIE, they are fun.
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