Purple Rain Giveaway At The Ribbon Girl

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.

I am stopping by to let you know that there is no challenge this week over on 

The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog so there's a little giveaway instead

Here is what you could win!

One lucky entry will receive a pad of the gorgeous new PURPLE RAIN 12 x 12 paper by Galeria Papieru, 5mts of MAUVE MIST seam binding, A bunch of 3 LILAC BALLERINA BLOSSOMS 1mt of 

'JENNIFER' PALE LILAC LACE and 1mt of 38mm LILAC FAUX SILK RIBBON

 This is a great giveaway! Right?

For your chance to win the gorgeous array of crafting embellishments all you have to do is leave a comment HERE on The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog and let them know what you would make with these goodies!

The winner will be announced on Sunday 5th June.

Good Luck!

Hugs

Donna xx

Tilda With Heart Rice And A New Monthly Challenge At LHOSM

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.

I hope you are well.

Today see's a new challenge over on Lovely Haenglar Or Sweet Magnolia challenge blog, and this time around our challenge theme is........................ANYTHING GOES
Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is The Ribbon Girl With a £10 voucher for one lucky winner!
Thank you Mary & Andrea!

I have made another Birthday card. 
This is one that I have made for my Mum from her partner.

I used Tilda With Heart Rice from the Boho 2015 Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Bristol board extra smooth cardstock and cut around freehand.
I have coloured the image with Prismacolor & Polychromos pencils and matted the finished image onto a Spellbinders floral oval.

For the shape of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #5 and Craft & You 'Vintage Time' paper 6 x 6 stack from The Ribbon Girl

Other dies used are; Cheery Lynn French pastry doily, Spellbinders lattice hearts, Marianne Design Ivy circle and Magnolia Doohickey bloomy tag.

I have inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink.

I have embellished the card with lots of gorgeous products from The Ribbon Girl online store.

Just click onto the links below to take you directly to the products.

Craft & You 'Vintage Time' 6 x 6 Paper stack, 75mm 'Michele White Guipure Lace, FB 10mm Pearl Ivory Square Trim, 5mm Crystal Bead String, 5 Metres White Seam Binding, White/Purple - Pink 2 Tone 30mm Wild Roses, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Ivory 20mm Open Roses WOC, Pale Pink 20mm Open Roses WOC, Gyp Plum Two Tone, Trinket Pins Vintage Style Ivory Pearl, 5mt Bundle Natural Hemp Twine,3mm Sugar & Spice s/a Pearl Flatbacks, 3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks, 6mm Hearts Ivory Silk Self Adhesive, Butterflies Silver Colour Pk Of 5, Heart Engraved Style Charm

A couple of close ups of the flower arrangements, Vintage pins, Heart charm and Butterfly.

I have painted the silver butterfly with white Gesso and adhered a couple of sugar & spice s/a Pearl flatbacks along the centre.

I have cut out the letters to spell Chris from a sheet of Pion paper.

A close up of Tilda.

I surrounded the outside of the image with shabby white embossing enamel and sugar & spice s/a pearl flatbacks.

I adhered a length of 5mm crystal bead string around the outside of the finished image.

Inside the card is decorated with design paper and the third smallest of a GoKreate large frame frilly #5 die cut.

I hope you like my card?

We would love you to come and join in with our current monthly challenge.

My reamies have designed some gorgeous creations.

Why not pop over HERE for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenge;

All About Magnolia Challenge #14.......................All About Crafting

Thank you for stopping by to visit today.

Have a super week ahead.

Hugs

Donna xx

Dancing Tilda In Italy And May's Anything Goes - Any Image Challenge At The Ribbon Girl

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.
I hope you are well.
Hubby and I are off to Scotland for 5 day's tomorrow and I am really looking forward to it.

Today see's a new challenge over on The Ribbon Girl blog so for the next 2 weeks the challenge theme is.............................ANYTHING GOES - USE ANY IMAGE

There are 3 wonderful prizes up for grabs where you can find out more at the end of this post.

Believe me you won't be disappointed!

I made a card for my Mother-In-Law who celebrated her 70th Birthday last weekend.

I used Dancing Tilda In Italy from The Little Italy 2015 Collection.

The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Bristol board extra smooth cardstock and cut out using a CartUs oval.

I have coloured the image with Prismacolor & Polychromos pencils and matted the finished image onto a Joy Crafts Noor! oval.

For the shape of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #5 and Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics from The Ribbon Girl

Other dies used are; Cheery Lynn English tea party doily and French pastry doily. Marianne Design stitched circle, Magnolia Doohickey bloomy tag and Memory Box classic numbers.

I inked the edges of the die cuts with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink.

Here is a list of the gorgeous embellishments that I have used on my card.

Just click onto the links below to take you directly to the products;

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics 6 x 6 Paper Stack 613, 75mm 'Michele' White Guipure Lace, FB 5mm Pearl Flower Ivory Trim, Ballerina Blossoms Aqua Pk Of 3, Ballerina Blossoms Ivory White Pk Of 3, Rolled Paper Flowers - Aqua Roses Kort & Godt, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Ivory 10mm Open Roses, Beaded Stamen White/White, Cheesecloth Fabric 50cm x 80cm, 5 Metres White Seam Binding, 4mm White Pearl Bead String, 3mm x 5mm Oval White Pearl String, 5mm Pearls Ivory Self Adhesive, 3mm Sea Charm s/a Pearl Flatbacks, Resin Cameo Frame Flatback, Ivory Resin Dove, 5mt Bundle Natural Hemp Twine, Diamante Heart Top Loop Charm & Trinket Pins Vintage Style Ivory Pearl

A closer look at the flower arrangements, diamante heart, resin frame and dove.

I painted the resin frame with white Gesso and backed it with design paper. I adhered a length of 4mm white bead string inside the recess and embellished the frame with 3mm sea charm s/a pearls.

The dove is also painted with white Gesso.

The mum wording is cut from a sheet of Pion paper. 

A closer look at this adorable lady!

I adhered a length of 3mm x 5mm white oval pearl trim around the outside of the image and surrounded the inside with 3mm sea charm s/a pearls.

I have dotted Tilda's eyes and cheeks with a white gelly roll pen.

Inside the card is decorated with design paper and the smallest of a 

GoKreate large frame frilly #5 die cut.

Mum-In-Law loved her card.

I hope I have inspired you to come and join in with us?

Here are the 3 fabulous prizes for 3 randomly picked winners!

The first prize is a £10 voucher for Lili Of The Valley

The second prize is a £10 voucher for The Ribbon Girl

Third prize is this gorgeous selection of dies from Marianne Design

My teamies have designed some stunning creations.

Why not pop on over HERE for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenge's;

Time For Magnolia Challenge #123..................CAS OR FULLY LOADED

Paradise Of Magnolia Challenge # 37.................LACE & CHARM

Midweek Magnolia;s Challenge #138.................ANYTHING GOES WITH A MAGNOLIA IMAGE

That's it from me today.

Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog and big thanks for the beautiful comments you so kindly take the time to leave.

Have a great week ahead.

Crafty hugs

Donna xx

Vintage Time Decorated Box

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.

I'm back again! This time with a box that I have decorated using some new papers from

The Ribbon Girl

These new papers came through my letterbox at the weekend and, I knew that I would enjoy creating something with them. 

The gorgeous embellishment's that I used on my box are also from The Ribbon Girl I have listed them beneath my project.

I decorated the box for my Mum. I am going to place her Birthday present inside it.

Here is a list of the gorgeous embellishments that I used on the box.

Just click onto the links below to take you directly to the products;

Craft & You 'Vintage Time' 6 x 6 Pad, 13mm White Droplet Venise Lace, Rose Organza White, Cheesecloth Fabric 50cm x 80cm, 5 Metres White Seam Binding, Blue 30mm Wild Roses, Mocha 20mm Open Roses, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Lily Flowers Small White Pk Of 5, Pink 10mm Open Roses,Hip Rose Bud Cream Pk Of 10, Beaded Stamen White/White & 3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks

A view of the box with the lid on.

The butterfly is cut out from a sheet of Pion paper.

The sentiment is Papermania.

Here is a view of the box showing the stunning lace and rose organza.

I hope you like what you see.

I am entering the following super challenge

LLC Challenge #47................Blossoms &/Or Butterflies (I used both)

The ABC Challenge...............G Is For Grand (Anything, But A Card)

Thank you for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for the lovely comments.

Crafty Hugs

Donna xx

Midsummer's Night And An Inspirational Card For The Ribbon Girl

Hello, lovely blogger friend's.

I hope you are well.

I am here to share a Birthday card that I have made for my Mum who is celebrating her Birthday at the end of May using lots of stunning embellishments from The Ribbon Girl online store.

I used Midsummer's Night from Lili Of The Valley

The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Bristol board extra smooth cardstock and cut around the image.

I have coloured the image with Prismacolor & Polychromos pencils and mounted the finished image onto a Spellbinders floral oval.

For the shape of my card I used GoKreate large frame frilly # 2 and Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics papers.

Other dies used are; Cheery Lynn English tea party doily, Marianne Design clock and Ivy circle. Magnolia Doohickey bloomy tag and jungle leaves.

I have inked the die cuts with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink.

Here is a list of the stunning embellishments that I have used on my card from 

The Ribbon Girl

Just Click on the links below to take you directly to the products.

75mm 'Michele' White Guipure Lace, FB 5mm Pearl Flower Ivory Trim, Ballerina Blossoms Ivory White Pk Of 3, White/Purple - Pink 2 Tone 30mm Wild Roses, Chrysanth White Kort & Godt, Gyp Plum Two Tone, Beaded Stamen White/White,5Metres White Seam Binding, 4mm ivory Bead String, 3mm x 5mm Oval White Pearl String, Trinket Pins Vintage Style Ivory Pearl, 5mt Bundle Of Natural Hemp Twine, Resin Cameo Frame Flatback, Dragonfly Charm Small, Mushroom Charm Small, 3mm White s/a Pearl Flatbacks, 3mm Sugar & Spice s/a Pearl Flatbacks, Pearl & Rhinestone Self Adhesive Butterflies & Maja Vintage Autumn Basics Paper Pad 649

Here are a couple of close up's of the flowers, Vintage pins, dragonfly charm, mushroom charm and resin cameo frame.

I have painted the frame with white Gesso and rubbed over it with Tim Holtz aged mahogany distress ink. Around the inside of the frame I adhered a length of 3mm x 5mm oval white pearl string and using 2mm 3D sticky pads adhered the mushroom charm inside the oval.

A close look at this adorable fairy.

I loved colouring her!

I surrounded the image with Shabby white embossing enamel and 3mm sugar & Spice s/a pearls.

Around the outside of the image I adhered a length of 4mm Ivory pearl string.

I used glamour dust on the stars and added white liquid pearls to the toadstools.

I used glossy accents on the moon.

Inside the card is decorated with design paper and the smallest of a  GoKreate large frame frilly #2 die cut.

I hope that I have inspired you with my card?

We currently have our May card challenge running over on The Ribbon Girl challenge blog which ends at 9pm 14th May so still plenty of time to enter and win some fabulous prizes.

I am entering my card into the following super challenge's;

Paradise Of Stamps Challenge #41.....................Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by to take a look at my creation today and big thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I  really do appreciate every one.

Have a wonderful week ahead.

Crafty Hugs

Donna xx