She is so lovely

Hi Everyone!

A quick post tonight as it is getting late :^)

I have made this card to enter in the current "Show us your Lovely!" 

challenge at Saturated Canary~ Use the "Lovely" image.

I water colored her with Distress Ink pads.

I highlighted her hair with some red color and Perfect Pearl.

I also added Shabby White Frantage around the edge.

I diecut the top of DP and cardstock with Magnolia Tilda Envelope Edge dies.

The DP is from Pion Design Studio of Memory Collection.

I used the June sketch from CLP for my LO.

A tag is tugged behind the image and can be pulled out for writing messages.

The following embellishments are available at The Ribbon Girl Shop:

50mm Emily tulle lace, blue fluted edge sheer ribbon, 

cream seam binding ribbon, natural button twine,

white rose organza ribbon, WOC 10mm pale pink rose.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges:

• CLP- Challenge 59 June's sketch
• Saturated Canary- Show us your lovely
• Deep Ocean- For a girl
• Inky Chicks- Love
• A Creative Romance- Anything goes

Welcome Baby Calendar

Hello crafters, happy Sunday!

Just a quick post today.
One of my younger co-workers is going on maternity leave soon.
She is expecting her first baby, a boy, how exciting!
I wanted to give her something special,
something interactive, and a toy for her :^)

So, I made another perpetual calendar with a baby theme.

I water colored the images with Distress Ink pads.

The moon was stamped on Magnolia DP, then colored.

I dabbed glitter glue here and there to add some sparkles.

I made the dices and picture frame using air-dry clay.

Sentiments were stamped and punched out with SU ticket punch.

 DPs are Magnolia.
Dies used are Magnolia, Spellbinders, Go Kreate and SU.
Stamps are Magnolia, LOTV (postcard) and SU (sentiments).
I used the LO from The Sketchy Challenges.

 The following embellishments are available at The Ribbon Girl Shop:
White and blue Ric Rac tiny ribbons, blue fluted edge sheer ribbon,
25mm Deborah cluny lace, ivory Jute mesh ribbon,
natural button twine, blue and pale lemon blossom flowers.

I had fun making this calendar. I hope Diana likes it.
I have made these calendar before, here and here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this project in the following challenges:

• The Sketchy Challenges- Challenge 49
• Totally Tilda- Going postal
• Tilda Town- Anything goes
• Totally Gorjuss- Hey baby
• Stampin' for the weekend- Cute
• ABC Challenge- Anything goes
• Inky Chicks- use a Magnolia stamp
• Here Comes The Boys- Use ribbons
• Kraftyhands- No square allowed
• NMWC- Bingo (diecuts/flowers/glitters)
• Creative Romance- Anything goes

Ribbon Girl June Giveaway

Morning Everyone!

The Ribbon Girl Blog is having a June Wedding Giveaway this week.

Look at these gorgeous embellishments. To win these, all you have to do is 

leave a comment at The Ribbon Girl Blog and add a link to 

The Ribbon Girl Blog or The Ribbon Girl online store.

2 metres of cream satin ribbon

1 metre of Josephine ivory vintage style cotton lace

1 metre of flat ivory pearl lace trim

1 bunch of small ivory gardenias

1 large diamante heart buckle slide

1 floral heart, a padlock, a shiny heart and small key charm

The give away will remain open until Saturday 15th June.

Good luck and hugs,

Katie

Ballerina Tilda

Hi Everyone!

The weather is lovely here in Vancouver this week. 

The temperature is finally warming up, summer is just around the corner.

One more week, the kids will be out of school.

Today, I have a 3D project to share with you- a mini jewelry box.

I wanted to use some of my "old" stuff in my stash,

Some of these items are actually brand new still, 

they have not been used since I bought them.

The image I used is Ballerina Tilda from the Fairy Tale Collection.
I water colored her with Distress Ink pads.
The glitters on her dress and tiara does not show very well.
If you click on the picture, you might see it better.

The trellis in the background is die cuts using 

Grand Gothic Stained Glass die from Memory Box.

When I bought it last year, I thought I could use it as a trellis.

I cut out 3 pieces, 2 white and 1 pink.

I then trimmed off the center portion of the pink die cut

and glued it between the 2 white pieces.

I frantaged the trellis front and the butterflies.

I added a little crystal bauble to the match box drawer.

Other dies I used are from Magnolia, Memory Box, Spellbinders and SU.

The following embellishments are available at The Ribbon Girl Shop:
18mm Lucy white cluny lace, 8mm Rebecca ivory cluny lace,
white organza rose ribbon, ivory pearl and crystal branch,
WOC white lily flower, ivory/lemon sparkle rose,
10mm pale pink open rose.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,
Katie

I wish to enter this creation in the following challenges:

• MDUC- Bling it baby
• Midweek Magnolia- Anything goes with vintage/frantage
• Simply Magnolia- Layers and lace
• Magnilia-licious- All about butterflies
• You, Me and Magnolia- Anything goes
• Crafts and Me- Something old (Ballerina Tilda, all the dies I used)
• Totally Gorjuss- Anything with flowers
• Whoopsi Daisy- Shabby chic or vintage
• Songbird- All creatures great and small (I used butterflies)
• Deep Ocean- For a girl
• Inky Chicks- Use a Magnolia stamp
• Kraftyhands- No square allowed
• NMWC- Bingo (ribbons/bling/diecuts)
• In the Pink- Anything goes

Cali Girl

Happy Sunday crafty friends!
A quick post to share a DT ard with you today.

We have a new Card Challenge over at The Ribbon Girl Blog.
The challenge theme this week is ~ Add a die cut.

This image is called Cali Girl by Hannah Lynn from Crafts and Me.
I have colored her with Copic markers.
I just love the way her hair flows.

I kept the card pretty simple as I wanted the pretty image to stand out.

A thin layer of cheese cloth and a piece of delicate cluny lace 

were placed in between DPs to further soften the look.

I also top stitched and distressed all paper edges, and 

added some Shabby White Frantage on the roses and DP.

DPs are from Pion Design Fairytale Spring collection.

Leave die is by Marianne Design.

The following embellishments are available at The Ribbon Girl Shop:

35mm Pale pink Trellis rose, white Lily flower, 

Sophie white cluny lace, and cheese cloth.

You can see more Ribbon Girl creations here.
 

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Hugs,
Katie

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp- Anything goes
• Allsorts- Here comes the girl
• Deep Ocean- Ribbons and/or laces
• Stampin' for the Weekend- Monochrome
• Crafts and me- Shabby chic
• NMWC- Bingo (sparkles/flower/die cut)
• LLC- Birthstone (Peridot)

Be Yourself

Hello everyone!

How is your week so far?

My week has been good, housework all done :^).

Today, I had a nice lunch visit with a friend and managed to finish a card.

I am a slow crafter, it usually takes me a few days to finish a card as

I usually do it in stages in between my chores and work.

I enjoy coloring Saturated Canary images lately.

I think they each has its own distinct character and attitude,

it's fun to bring out their personality.

I thought I would do a monochromatic card and color the hair pink.

The LO is from The Sketchy Challenges.

This image is called Honey.  I have colored her with DIs.

I added some shabby pink and shabby white frantage.

 

The DPs are Stampin'Up, Prima, and Basic Grey.

Dies are Spellbinders, Magnolia Doohickey, La La Land and Tim Holtz.

Sentiment is an old Stampin'up one and I hand wrote "be yourself".

The following embellishments are available at The Ribbon Girl Shop:

 Baby pink sweetheart blossom, WOC pale pink trellis rose 35mm,

K&G beaded ivory/cream berries, ivory button twine,

seam binding ribbon, Rebecca vintage cluny lace.

Hope you like this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,

Katie

I would like to enter this card in the following fabulous challenges:

• The Sketchy Challenges- Sketch #48
• Saturated Canary- Hair that is different
• Addicted to Stamps- Bingo (Ribbon lace/flower/sentiment)
• 7kids- Embellishments
• Stampin' for the Weekend- Monochrome
• Craft and Me- Shabby chic
• ABC Challenge- Use 3 or more embellishments
• Simon Says Stamp- Anything goes

Mermaid Tilda

Good morning everyone!

My gosh, it's the last Sunday of the month already?
To me time flies too quickly these days; there are so much
to enjoy in life, it's hard to find time to do it all.
I must say I still enjoy card making. It allows me to
express my creativity and connect with others likewise.

Enough babbling.
Today, we have a new challenge for you at The Ribbon Girl Blog.
This week is a Magnolia Only challenge~ Add sparkles.

For my DT creation, I made a card using Little Mermaid Tilda from the
Bon Voyage collection and sketch from CLP's current challenge.

The image was water colored with Distress Inks.
I added Viva Decor glitter gel here and there on the mermaid.

I Frantaged Shabby White and Shabby Blue around the image and DPs.
 I also added some rhinestones and sparkle bead string to give extra glamour.

I decorated the background with Magnolia Peacock Feather die cuts and
 chrysanth flowers; I think they resemble coral and sea anemones.

DP is Magnolia Blue Magic Bubbles from Prince and Princess collection.
Dies used are Magnolia DooHickey, Go Kreate, and Spellbinders.



The following items are available at The Ribbon Girl Shop:
K&G cream chrysanthemum, canterbury rose pink flower collection,
aqua sparkle bead string, Angelica ivory tulle lace,
ivory jute mesh ribbon, cream and blue seam binding ribbons.

I would love it if you can join us at The Ribbon Girl Blog
and see my teammates lovely creations.


Thanks so much for stopping by.
Hugs,
 Katie <3

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• CLP- Sketch #58
• Deep Ocean- Ribbon and/or lace
• Crafts and Me- Lots of layers
• Kraftyhands- Flower frenzy
• You, Me and Magnolia- Anything goes
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Aloha ~ A Birthday Card

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a birthday card to share with you.

I used the current challenge theme and photo inspiration from SC 

and Sandy's sketch from The Sketch Challenges.

The image is called Aloha. I have colored her with Distress Ink pads.

I used my Frantage embossing powders for the 1st time. 

Not quite used to heat emboss from underneath; 

I need to practice more to get a hang of it.

 I made this little picture frame using air dry clay and Martha Stewart mold.

The sentiment is an old one from Stampin'Up.

The little turtle is a Memory Box die cut. I dry embossed the cut out 

turtle shell and dusted with chalk ink and glitter glue.

Dies used are Go Kreate, Spellbinder, Magnilia, and Memory Box.

DPs are from my stash, I bought these papers few years ago from

Island Paparie when vacationing in Maui, Hawaii.

 

The following items are available at The Ribbon Girl Shop:

3mm Aqua bead string, ivory button twine, heart with flower charm,

seam binding ribbon (colored with DI), Elizabeth cluny lace,

50mm Emily embroidered tulle lace,

small pale lilac gardenia flower, white K&G chrysanth.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Katie

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Saturated Canary- challenge 43 Emerald
• The Sketchy Challenges- #47 Sandy's sketch
• Cupcake Craft- Lavender and lace
• Divas by Design- Shape it up
• Simon Says- Flower power
• Delightful Challenges- Bingo (full house except buttons and stitching)
• Whoopsi Daisy- May flowers
• Songbird- Bloom and grow
• Crafts and Me- Use a digi
• ABC challenge- N for Not just one
• The Kraftyhands- Flower frenzy
• Stamping Sensations- Embossing and texture

Wild Wild West

Hello Everyone!

A quick post to share a new creation with you.

I've been wanting to make another 3D interactive calendar
using some of the new Magnolia stamps.
I finally had time to craft and created this Wild Wild West scene calendar.

The images were water colored with Distress Inks.
I have made these cactus and stones using air-dry clay and
colored them with Copics when dry.

I used TH Picture Wheel die to cut out the base for the background.

The wheel is perfect for making this calendar as it has

12 cutouts, one for each month :^).

I attached a Spellbinder scallop circle die cut to the back

of the picture wheel with a brad. 

You can turn the wheel to change the month and 

turn the 2 stone dices for the date.

I also added 2 matchbox compartments to store the greeting tags.

The sentiments are from Magnolia and SU.

I added "Go ahead" from Clint Eastwood's wild wild west quote

"Go ahead, make my day" to one of the tags.

I have used Kort and Godt cream chrysanth flowers,
tiny Ric Rac ribbons, and natural button twines
from The Ribbon Girl Shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have good day.

Hugs,
Katie

I wish to enter this creation in the following challenges:

• MDUC- Move it baby
• Midweek Magnolia- Birthday
• Tilda Town- Something old, something new (old-horse, new-Indian Tilda and Lucky Edwin)
• The Dutch Magnolia Chickies- Animal
• 7kids- Anything but a card

Ribbon Girl Giveaways

Good morning everyone!

A short post to let you know that The Ribbon Girl 

has 2 giveaways starting today.

The Ribbon Girl Blog Giveaway ~

One roll of 20lb hemp cord in dusky pink, 

one card of 10lb weight cord in vintage colours,

and a packet of  Vintage Pink Anenome flowers.

All you have to do is comment on The Ribbon Girl Blog,

mention this giveaway on your blog and link back to The Ribbon Girl. 

The Ribbon Girl Facebook Giveaway ~

One roll of 20lb dark grey hemp cord, 

one  pack of Vintage Blue Anenomes,

 and one packet of wooden heart buttons.

All you have to do is comment on The Ribbon Girl Facebook,

mention this giveaway on your Facebook

and link back to The Ribbon Girl Facebook.

The lucky winner will be picked at random on Saturday 18th May. 

Good luck and have a lovely Sunday!

Hugs,

Katie