the ribbon reel challenge blog

Challenge #22 'Weathered'

2012-02-20T00:01:00.010Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Helen is our fab host and has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo.....

...and ask that you create a card /project that is WEATHERED/DISTRESSED using the colours KRAFT, WHITE, BLUE with touch of RED, NATURAL TWINE/TWILL!

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...
Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 4th March 2012 to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge.

Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 5th March.

Challenge #21 Shabby Chic Birthday WINNER

2012-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Shabby Chic Birthday' challenge this fortnight. We had some beautiful entries and have over 230 fabulous followers.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. As always, it was difficult to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#1 Veronica
#7 Chupa
#10 Lorrain

and the 'Winner' of our 'Shabby Chic Birthday' Challenge is:

#13 Agnieszkabe

Thanks for sharing with us this week Agnieszkabe. Your card was beautiful. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #21 Shabby Chic Birthday

2012-02-06T00:01:00.004Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Not only is Lenet our fab host this week but its also her birthday! Lenet has chosen this beautiful shabby photo.....

...and ask that you create a BIRTHDAY card /project using the COLOURS from the photo, plus RIBBON, LACE, ROSES and STITCHING!

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY LENET!**

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...
Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 19th February 2012 to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge.

Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 20th February.

Challenge #20 New Year, New Start WINNER

2012-02-06T00:00:00.001Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in our 'New Year, New Start' challenge this fortnight. We had a fantastic number of gorgeous entries and have over 200 fabulous followers.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. As always, it was difficult to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#2 Janet
#8 Tracy
#9 Chupa

and the 'Winner' of our 'New Year, New Start' Challenge is:

#11 Cathy
Thanks for sharing with us this week Cathy. Your card was beautiful and what a wonderful resolution too. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #20 New Year, New Start

2012-01-23T00:01:00.017Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Zuzana is our fab host for this week and has chosen the theme.....

'New Year, New Start'

...and ask that you create a card /project with your
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION and RIBBONS/TWINE and a BUTTON.

**Don't forget to mention what your resolution is!**

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 5th February 2012 to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge.

Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 6th February.

Challenge #19 Pink Polka Dots WINNER

2012-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Pink Polka Dot' challenge this fortnight. We had a fantastic number of gorgeous entries and have over 200 fabulous followers.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. As always, it was difficult to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#1 Chupa
#27 Lea
#57 Jinny

and the 'Winner' of our 'Pink Polka Dot' Challenge is:

#30 Lorrain

Thanks for sharing with us this week Lorrain. Your exploding box was just stunning! Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #19 Pink Polka Dots

2012-01-09T00:01:00.018Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and are ready for a new year full of fantastic challenges and some gorgeous inspiration from our DT.

Pauline is our wonderful host for this week and has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo for us all...

...and ask that you create a card /project inspired by the photo and use POLKA DOTS, PINK and RIBBON/TWINE!

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 22nd January 2012 to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge.

Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 23rd January.

Challenge #18 Happy New Year WINNER

2012-01-09T00:00:00.004Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Happy New Year' challenge this fortnight. We had a fantastic number of gorgeous entries and have over 200 fabulous followers.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. As always, it was difficult to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#1 Jean Martin
#6 Deborah Frings
#12 Eli

and the 'Winner' of our 'Happy New Year' Challenge is:

#10 Kristi

Thanks for sharing with us this week Kristi. Your card was just gorgeous. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #18 Happy New Year

2011-12-26T00:01:00.004Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Fran is our wonderful host for this week and has chosen this stunning inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card /project inspired by the photo, have a
NEW YEAR THEME and use WHITE, CREAM, GREY or SILVER and BLACK.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 8th January 2012 to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 9th January.

Challenge #17 Shabby Holiday Winter WINNER!

2011-12-26T00:00:00.001Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Shabby Holiday Winter' challenge this fortnight, our last challenge of this year. We had a fantastic number of entries and have over 200 fabulous followers. Thank you for all your support this year, it really is very much appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. As always, it was hard to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#10 Liz
#27 Kristi
#36 Sanne

and the 'Winner' of our 'Shabby Holiday Winter' Challenge is:
#19 Janet

Thanks for sharing with us this week Janet. Your card was amazing. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and best wishes for 2012! Don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #17 Shabby Holiday Winter

2011-12-12T00:01:00.005Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Debbie is our wonderful host for this week and has chosen this stunning inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card /project inspired by the photo and use
CREAM or WHITE, AQUA or BLUE and SILVER.

**PLEASE NOTE** Our challenge would normally end on a Sunday evening but as this will be Christmas day, we have scheduled the challenge to run until Friday 23rd December (11.30pm GMT).

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

{can not included}

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Friday 23rd December to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 26th December.

Challenge #16 Anything Goes WINNER!

2011-12-12T00:00:00.001Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Anything Goes' challenge this fortnight. We had an outstanding number of entries and nearly 200 fantastic followers. Thank you for all your support, it is really appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. It was even more difficult than usual to choose between all the great entries on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#39 Lea
#62 Xtglx
#212 Amelia

and the 'Winner' of our 'Anything Goes' Challenge is:

#113 Terrie B

Thanks for sharing with us this week Terrie. Your card, gift box and match tag were absolutely stunning! Such a beautiful gift for your friend. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #16 Anything Goes

2011-11-28T00:01:00.006Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! It's my turn to host this week and rather than choosing an inspiration photo, I've opted for the theme

'ANYTHING GOES'

........ and ask that you use RIBBON on your card / project.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 11th December to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 12th December.

Challenge #15 Butterflies WINNER!

2011-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in Zuzana's 'Butterfly' challenge this fortnight. We had a fantastic number of entries and have over 180 followers. Thank you for all your support, it really is very much appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. As always, it was hard to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#15 Chunyuan
#27 Stephanie
#28 Sarah

and the 'Winner' of our 'Butterflies' Challenge is:

#13 Chupa

Thanks for sharing with us this week Chupa. We loved your beautiful bright card. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #15 Butterflies

2011-11-14T00:01:00.004Z

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Zuzana is our wonderful host for this week and has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card /project using the COLOURS from the PHOTO
plus BUTTERFLIES.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 27th November to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 28th November.

Challenge #14 Colour Combo WNNER!

2011-11-14T00:00:00.001Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in Pauline's 'Colour Combo' challenge this fortnight. We had a fantastic number of entries and have over 170 followers. Thank you for all your support, it really is very much appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. As always, it was hard to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#3 Becky
#18 Lea
#21 Terrie

and the 'Winner' of our 'Colour Combo' Challenge is:

#5 Amber

Thanks for sharing with us this week Amber. Your card was stunning. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #14 Colour Combo

2011-10-31T00:01:00.010Z

Thank you to everyone who took part in Clare's 'Pretty Pastel Florals' challenge over the last fortnight. Clare has been a great inspiration to all of our wonderful followers and we will truly miss her now that her term is coming to an end.

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Pauline is our lovely host for this week and has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card /project inspired by the photo PLUS use HOT PINK, TURQUOISE AND CREAM.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

Lenet Mos

Helen Berry

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 13th November to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 14th November.

Challenge #13 Pretty Pastel Florals WINNER!

2011-10-31T00:00:00.001Z

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in Clare's 'Pretty Pastel Florals' challenge this fortnight. We had a fantastic number of entries and have over 170 followers. Thank you for all your support, it really is very much appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards and projects. It was ever so hard to choose between them all on this challenge (hence why we are late posting!) but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#2 Kristi
#15 Lea L
#16 Lydia

and the 'Winner' of our 'Pretty Pastel Florals' Challenge is:

#10 Klaudia

Thanks for sharing with us this week Klaudia. Your card was amazing. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Is excited to announce......

2011-10-24T00:00:00.000+01:00

There was a huge interest to our latest Design Team Call and I was blown away by the level of talent. The cards were amazing and the decision to choose just one new design team member was extremely difficult....so we are excited to introduce TWO new design team members.

Our new teamies are:

Lenet Mos from Scraplenet Blogspot

Helen Berry from Helen Berry Designs

A huge thank you to all those that took the time to submit such stunning cards and projects.

Don't forget to pop back next Monday for a new fortnightly challenge!

Have a great week!

Challenge #13 Pretty Pastel Florals

2011-10-17T00:01:00.002+01:00

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Clare is our lovely host for this week and has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card /project inspired by the COLOURS from the photo and also use FLOWERS.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

(includes 1m Avalanche Pom Poms, 2m White Grosgrain, 1m White Sheer Ruffle, 1m White Velvet Ric Rac, 1m White Leaf Trim, 1m White Silky Crush, 5m White Seam Binding - can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 30th October to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 31st October.

Challenge #12 Autumn Elegance WINNER!

2011-10-17T00:00:00.001+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Autumn Elegance' challenge this fortnight. We had a fantastic number of entries and now have over 100 followers. So thank you for all your support, it really is appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards. It was ever so hard to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#3 Cathy
#16 Chupa
#19 Amber

and the 'Winner' of our 'Autumn Elegance' Challenge is:

#20 Lenet

Thanks for sharing with us this week Lenet. Your card was beautiful. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

DESIGN TEAM CALL

2011-10-10T00:00:00.001+01:00

If you haven't already heard, we are having a DT call. There is just one more week left to take part for a chance to be part of our friendly team, as well as working on some great challenges with various ribbons and lace.

See our original post here for more details on how to apply.

Have a happy week!

Keilly

Challenge #12 - Autumn Elegance

2011-10-03T00:02:00.005+01:00

{Click here to find out how to enter our Design Team Call}

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge! Debbie is our lovely host for this week and has chosen this wonderful autumnal inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card or project using ORANGE, NEUTRALS AND FLOWERS.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

(includes 1m Brick Pom Poms, 1m White Jumbo Ric Rac, 1m Green Star, 1m Ivory Twill, 1m Red 2 Tone Mesh, 1m Red Velvet, 5m Olive Button Twine, 1m Organic Cotton Green, Bright Red Seam Binding - can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 16th October to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 17th October.

** PLEASE NOTE - Our current challenge is ORANGE, NEUTRALS & FLOWERS and NOT pastels **

* Design Team Call *

2011-10-03T00:02:00.002+01:00

{Click here for our current challenge}

We will be sadly saying goodbye to one of our design team girls at the end of this month when their current term comes to an end. However, the good news is that we are looking for someone new to join our team and fortnightly challenges!

If you are interested in applying for the team, enjoy a challenge and of course using lots of gorgeous ribbons, laces, trim, etc., on your projects (as supplied by our Ribbon Reel shop), then check out the requirements below and send us your entry.

Good Luck Everyone!

DESIGN TEAM REQUIREMENTS:

You will need to have a blog and actively post on it!
You must create at least one card or project every fortnight for our Monday fortnightly challenges!
You must be willing and able to work with the ribbon packs supplied by our shop, as well as the future possibility of sponsor supplied products, which may include items such as digital images and papers, stamps and templates.
You must be willing to comment on our fortnightly submissions. You will be assigned two numbers and you will be required to comment on submissions ending with these numbers over the fortnight.
You must be able to meet the fortnightly deadlines and submit projects in a timely manner, as well as having your blog post go live in conjunction with our challenges, linking back to The Ribbon Reel Blog and any of our sponsors, including The Ribbon Reel shop!
It is preferable if you speak fluent English.
You must be able to commit to a minimum six month term with the design team (with the option to extend).
You must be able to create and host challenges following a rota (currently every 10 weeks).

So...here's the challenge....

Create a card or project inspired by the photo above using PASTEL COLOURS PLUS RIBBONS/LACE/TWINE.

The Design Team Call will run from 12:00am GMT, Monday 3rd October through to 11.59pm GMT, Sunday 16th October. The new design team member will be contacted on Monday 17th October and the blog announcement will be made on Monday 24th October. The new design team member will begin their term on Monday 31st October!

Please read the details below on submitting your application:

Send an email attaching a photo of your completed card or project to me at mail@theribbonreel.co.uk.
Send your complete name, address, phone, email and blog addresses.
Include a short bio about yourself, including how long you have been crafting, what your favourite craft mediums are such as cards, layouts, altered art, what inspires you.
Send your resume and let us know of any current design team positions you hold, as well as any past design team ones. It is not a requirement to have been on a design team before.
Let us know why you'd like to be one of the Ribbon Reel girls!

Challenge #11 Happy Birthday 'WINNER'!

2011-10-03T00:00:00.010+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Happy Birthday' challenge this fortnight. We had another great number of entries and now have over 100 followers. So thank you for all your support, it really is appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous stunning cards. It was ever so hard to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce that the team have chosen the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#8 Chupa
#10 Eli
#15 Lenet

and the 'Winner' of our 'Back to School' Challenge is:

#3 Helen

Thanks for sharing with us this week Helen. Your card was absolutely amazing. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #11 Happy Birthday

2011-09-19T00:01:00.027+01:00

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge which has been set this week by me, Keilly. I've chosen this beautiful inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card or project with a BIRTHDAY theme AND use RIBBON/LACE and/or TWINE.

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

(includes 1m red satin, 2m blue centre spot grosgrain, 2m red stripe twill, 5m union blue seam binding, 0.5m lge guipure lace, 2m white twill, 5 spot buttons, 5 gingham buttons, 5 white pins - can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 2nd October to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 3rd October.

Challenge #10 'Back to School' WINNER!

2011-09-19T00:00:00.003+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our 'Back to School' challenge this fortnight. We had another great number of entries and now have over 100 followers. So thank you for all your support, it really is appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards. It was ever so hard to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#1 Liliana
#5 Marlei
#11 Kathy

and the 'Winner' of our 'Back to School' Challenge is:

# 13 Lea

Thanks for sharing with us this week Lea. Your card was absolutely gorgeous. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Keilly

The Ribbon Reel - 10% Discount

2011-09-10T02:00:00.001+01:00

We are celebrating the launch of our new website and are offering our wonderful blog followers 10% discount for this weekend only (10th - 11th September). Just use the code TRRWEB at checkout to receive your discount.

It is a one discount per customer code but why not grab yourself some gorgeous ribbons, lace or some lush trims, you can never have too many ribbons! Plus we stock paper flowers, stamps and paper pads.

Have a great weekend and if you have time why not join in our fortnightly 'Back to School' challenge for a chance to win some of newest stock of ribbons!

Keilly x

Challenge #10 'Back to School'

2011-09-05T00:01:00.002+01:00

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge which has been set by Zuzana.
She has chosen this inspiration photo for us all .....

...and has asked us to create a card or project using the colours from the inspiration photo PLUS using SCHOOL ELEMENTS and RIBBON/BAKERS TWINE!

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

Fran Westmoreland

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

(5m Melon Seam Binding, 1m pink sheer ruffle, 1m white satin pleat, 1m yellow loop trim, 5m natural button twine, 25mm cream satin, 2m 10mm white grosgrain, 1m mauve silky crush wired, 1m pink jumbo ric rac - can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 18th September to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 19th September.

Challenge #9 'Sugar Plum' WINNER!

2011-09-05T00:00:00.004+01:00

Thank you to everyone who took part in Pauline's 'Sugar Plum' challenge this fortnight. We had another great number of entries and now have over 120 followers. So thank you once again for all your support, it really is appreciated!

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your beautiful cards. It was difficult for us to choose between them all but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#2 Pastila
#3 Lenet
#8 Heather

and the 'Winner' of our 'Sugar Plum' Challenge is:

#3 Evgenia

Thanks for sharing with us this week Evgenia. Your card was absolutely stunning. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Keilly

Challenge #9 'Sugar Plum'

2011-08-22T00:01:00.003+01:00

Welcome friends to another fun challenge which has been set this fortnight by the lovely Pauline. She has chosen this gorgeous inspiration photo for us all .....

...and has asked us to create a card or project inspired by the photo
PLUS using PLUM, GREEN AND GREY/SILVER PLUS ANY NEUTRAL!

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Fran Westmoreland

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel is...

(includes 1m watermelon lace, 1m ivory silky crush, 5m pearl aqua seam binding, 5m peach seam binding,
1m orange stripe twill, 1m ivory twill,1m turquoise sheer ruffle, 1m white leaf trim - can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 4th September to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 5th September.

Challenge #8 Citrus Sunshine WINNER and NEW DT!

2011-08-22T00:00:00.001+01:00

Wow, it seems you all had fun with our last challenge and the gallery had some AMAZING entries!! Thank you so much for taking the time to play along.

Before I share the winner and top 3, I would like to introduce you to our newest DT member, Francine Westmoreland (aka Fran) from Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog.

'I'm Francine (aka Fran) and I live in Derbyshire, UK. My love for paper crafting began in 2006, and quickly became hooked! I have been creative all my life, - art and crafts has always been a very big part of life from a young age and I remember I was always wanting to make things, cook, paint or draw. With paper craft, there are so many different techniques, styles and gorgeous products, I find myself getting very excited and immersed in it all! My passion for crafts pushes me on to learn new techniques and challenge myself with every project!

I love vintage, distressed and detailed work and inks, flowers and of course ribbons are firm favourites with me! I also enjoy making my own embellishments. I am very honoured to be joining this very talented team of ladies at The Ribbon Reel :)'.

I hope you'll join us in welcoming Fran from to our family!

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous creations this fortnight. It was so so difficult to choose between them all on this challenge but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#1 Chupa
#3 Giovana
#7 Irit

and the 'Winner' of our 'Citrus Sunshine' Challenge is:

#8 Lin

Thanks for sharing with us this week Lin. Your card was so beautiful. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, you can collect your 'top 3' and 'winner' badges from our side bar which I hope you will display on your blog.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out this fortnights challenge!

Keilly

Challenge #8 'Citrus Sunshine'

2011-08-08T00:01:00.003+01:00

Welcome friends to another super challenge which has been set this fortnight by Clare.
She has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo for us all ....

...and has asked us to create a card or project inspired by the photo
PLUS using TURQUOISE, YELLOW AND A TOUCH OF GREEN PLUS ANY NEUTRAL!

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Pauline Pollington

Zuzana Obert

And here is the prize from The Ribbon Reel....

(includes: 1m white silky crush, 1m parrot green silky crush, 1m lavender chenille centre spot, 1m white grosgrain, 1m purple gingham, 1m white leaf trim, 5m orchid seam binding, 1m celery 16mm crochet lace, 1m organza white spot - can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 21st August to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 22nd August.

Challenge #7 Chantilly Lace WINNER!

2011-08-08T00:00:00.005+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Chantilly Lace challenge this fortnight. We had another great number of entries and now have over 100 followers. So thank you for all your support, it really is appreciated.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards. It was super hard to choose between them all on this challenge, as they were so many outstanding projects submitted but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#15 Emma
#20 LeMonaDe
#21 Pink Latte

and the 'Winner' of our Chantilly Lace Challenge is:

#17 Lenet

Thanks for sharing with us this week Lenet. Your card was absolutely stunning and the colours looked gorgeous. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) by the end of the week to claim your prize!

Keilly

Gallery Idol 2011 - Round 3

2011-07-25T20:22:00.006+01:00

{Our current challenge can be found here...}

Our design teamie, Clare Buswell, has made it through to Round 3 of Papercrafts Magazine's Gallery Idol Competition and the theme is 'Fabric Meets Paper'.

Here is Clare's card....

You really must take a look at all the beautiful cards that have been entered. If you'd like to support and vote for Clare, please pop along to the Gallery Idol page and click to vote.

Good luck Clare!

Challenge #7 'Chantilly Lace' Colour Challenge

2011-07-25T00:01:00.006+01:00

Welcome friends to another fun challenge which has been set this fortnight by Debbie. She has chosen this absolutely stunning inspiration photo for us all .....

...and has asked us to create a card or project inspired by the photo using WHITE OR CREAM, AQUA, PINK and a FLOWER with RIBBON and/or LACE!

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

Keilly Mulvihill

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Clare Buswell

Pauline Pollington

(oops no pink!)

Zuzana Obert

And here is the prize from The Ribbon Reel...

(1m pink 10mm grosgrain, 1m blue 10mm grosgrain, 1m pearl aqua seam binding, 1m baby pink seam binding, 1m ivory twill, 1m pink twill, 1m 10mm light blue velvet,1m ivory 38mm crochet lace, 0.5m 50mm Guipure lace, 1m 25mm cream satin - can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 7th August to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 8th August.

Challenge #6 Sketch It WINNER!

2011-07-25T00:00:00.005+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Sketch It challenge this fortnight. We had a great number of entries and lots of new followers. So thank you for all your support.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards. It was hard to choose between them all but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#11 Iren e
#12 Fran
#21 Sarah Allan

and the 'Winner' of our Sketch It Challenge is:

#5 Lenet

Thanks for sharing with us this week Lenet. Your card was gorgeously vintage. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) to claim your prize!

Keilly

Challenge #6 - Sketch It

2011-07-11T00:01:00.004+01:00

Welcome friends to another fun challenge which has been set this fortnight by me! Please use the sketch provided ......

.... PLUS ribbon / lace or twine!

And now for some inspiration from The Ribbon Reel Design Team.

Zuzana Obert

And the prize from The Ribbon Reel for this challenge is:

(includes: 1m orange /white stripe twill, 2m white twill, 1m avalanche large pom pom trim, 5m iced lim seam binding, 5m peach seam binding, 1m large white guipure lace, 1m seafoam centre spot grosgrain, 5m ivory button twine, 5m natural button twine, 1m aqua velvet ric rac
- can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 24th July to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 25th July.

Challenge #5 Summer Fruits Recipe WINNER!

2011-07-11T00:00:00.002+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Summer Fruit Recipe challenge this fortnight. We had a great number of entries and lots of new followers. So thank you for all your support.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards. It was hard to choose between them all but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#3 Chupa
#7 Lea
#17 Linda

and the 'Winner' of our Summer Fruits Recipe Challenge is:

#8 Lori

Thanks for sharing with us this week Lori. Your card was absolutely stunning. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) to claim your prize!

Keilly

Gallery Idol 2011

2011-07-11T00:00:00.001+01:00

This years Gallery Idol Competition run by Papercrafts magazine is now live and our super talented design team member, Clare Buswell, has made it to the 'Top 20' and to Round One.

Please go check out the stunning cards that have made it through and of course show your support and vote for Clare's card below.

Good luck Clare!

Challenge #5 Summer Fruit

2011-06-27T00:01:00.003+01:00

Welcome friends to another fun challenge which has been set this fortnight by the lovely Zuzana. She asks that we use the inspiration photo.....

...and use two ribbons/lace or twine, at least one brad and to include a summer fruit element. (You do not need to use the colours in the photo unless you feel inspired to do so).

And now for some inspiration from our Design Team girls.

and this is the prize donated from The Ribbon Reel this fortnight:

includes: 5m Brique Seam Binding, 5m Rancho Red Seam Binding, 1m Lge white Guipure Lace, 1m Ivory Twill, 1m Natural Crochet Lace, 1m Pink Grosgrain, 1m Pink Satin Pleat, 10m Cotton Candy Pink Bakers Twine, 10m Cherry Red Bakers Twine, 1m Natural Velvet Ric Rac, Pink Dot Chenille, Heart Pins, 5x25mm Red Roses, 5x Pale Lilac Cherry Blossoms (Bucket not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 10th July to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 11th July.

Challenge #4 Colour Challenge WINNER!

2011-06-27T00:00:00.002+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Blue, Kraft, Black and Grey/Silver colour challenge this fortnight. We had a great number of entries and lots of new followers. So thank you for all your support.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards. It was once again hard to choose but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#14 Deborah
#17 Lori
#19 Teresa

and the 'Winner' of our Colour Challenge is:

#10 Fran

Thanks for sharing with us this week Fran. Your card was absolutely stunning, full of texture. Don't forget to email me (mail@theribbonreel.co.uk) to claim your prize!

Keilly

Challenge #4 - Colour Challenge

2011-06-13T00:01:00.022+01:00

Today is Pauline's turn to host our fourth challenge here at the ribbon reel, and she has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo for us all ...

...and has asked us to create a card or project using the inspiration photo plus colours Blue, Kraft, Black and Grey/Silver (with the added option to make a Father's Day/ masculine card).

And now for some inspiration from our super talented design team members.

Keilly Mulvihill
** EXTRA PRIZE at Keilly's Blog (DT members are eligble too!) **

and this is the prize up for grabs this fortnight.

includes: 5m Chalk White Seam Binding, 5m Cameo Beige Seam Binding, 1m Oraganic Cotton Pink,
1m Antique Gold Velvet, 1m Pink Crochet Lace, 1m Natural Crochet Lace, 1m Ivory Silky Crush,
Papermania Gold Shimmer Dots, 2x45mm Cream Paper Roses, 5x25mm Sweet Rosy Pink Tea Roses,
5x20mm White Cherry Blossoms and 6 Candy Stripe Buttons

(can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 26th June to play along. We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 27th June.

Challenge #3 Sketch WINNER!

2011-06-13T00:00:00.008+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Sketch fortnightly challenge. Its great to see we have so many new followers. So thank you for all your support.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards. It was once again hard to choose but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#11. Andrew Ewen

#15. Stampersuzz

#16. Fran

and the 'Winner' of our Sketch challenge is:

#12. Teresa Kline aka va.sunshine

Thanks for sharing with us this week Teresa. Your card was absolutely stunning. Don't forget to email me to claim your prize! Congratulations to all, you can collect your top 3 and winner badges from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Have a great week!

Keilly

Challenge #3 - Sketch

2011-05-30T00:01:00.014+01:00

Today is Clare's turn to host our third challenge here at the ribbon reel, and she has chosen a sketch challenge...

... and asks that we create a card or project based on the sketch above.

And now for some inspiration from the ribbon reel designers ...

Keilly Mulvihill - Keillys Little Blog

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Pauline Pollington - Craft Obsession

Zuzana Obert - Jelly Welly

and the prize up for grabs for this challenge is:

(can not included)

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 12th June to play along.

We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 13th June.

Challenge #2 Strawberries & Cream WINNER!

2011-05-30T00:00:00.003+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Strawberries & Cream fortnightly challenge. We had a great number of entries and lots of new followers. So thank you for all your support.

The design team enjoyed viewing all of your gorgeous cards/layouts and creations. It was once again hard to choose but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#7.Pink Latte
#10.Chupa
#13.Simply Shaz

and the 'Winner' of our Strawberries & Cream challenge is:

#2.Andrea Ewen

Thanks for sharing with us this week Andrea. Your card was absolutely stunning. Don't forget to email me to claim your prize!

Congratulations to all, top 3 and winner badges can be collected from our side bar which you can display on your blogs.

Keilly

Challenge #2 'Shabby Strawberries & Cream'

2011-05-16T00:01:00.000+01:00

Today is Debbie's time to host our second challenge here at the ribbon reel, and she has chosen this beautiful shabby inspiration photo for us all ...

...and has asked us to create a card or project using the colours from the inspiration photo, flowers AND ribbon/baker's twine.

And now for some inspiration from our super talented design team members.

Keilly Mulvihill - Keillys Little Blog

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Pauline Pollington - Craft Obsession

Zuzana Obert - Jelly Welly

And here is the prize for our current fortnightly challenge. The contents of this can includes various colours of grosgrain, lace, satin, seam binding and paper flowers (can not included).

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 29th May to play along.

We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 30th May.

Challenge #1 Colour Combo Winner

2011-05-15T00:07:00.007+01:00

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our very first fortnightly challenge, Colour Combo. We had a great number of entries and lots of new followers. So thank you for all your support. It was great to see all of the gorgeous cards/layouts and creations that you shared.

It was extremely hard to choose but I am pleased to announce the following 'Top 3' creations for this challenge are:

#3 Andrew Ewen
#15 Iulia
#30 Davi

and the 'Winner' of our very first challenge is:

#14 Nora Latip

Thanks for sharing with us this week. Your card was absolutely stunning. Don't forget to email me to claim your prize!

Congratulations, top 3 and winner badges can be collected from our side bar which you can place on your blogs.

Keilly

Challenge #1 - Colour Combo

2011-05-02T08:00:00.004+01:00

Welcome to our very first fortnightly challenge! We are honoured that you have popped over to visit our new challenge blog and we hope that you will join in the fun.

The challenge this week is a colour one. Create a card or project using one or more of the colours above.

And now for some inspiration from our super talented design team members.

Keilly Mulvihill - Keillys Little Blog

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Pauline Pollington - Craft Obsession

Zuzana Obert - Jelly Welly

And here is the prize for our first fortnightly challenge. The contents of this can includes various colours of grosgrain, crochet lace, sheer roses, satin and seam binding (can not included).

Take a look at our design teams personal blogs for more creativity and inspiration. Link your card / project below by Sunday 15th May to play along.

We will award a 'the ribbon reel top 3' badge to the three most creative projects and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous prize and earn 'the ribbon reel winner' badge. Our 'winner' and 'top 3' will be announced on Monday 16th May.

1 day to go!

2011-05-01T10:43:00.000+01:00

With only 1 day to go, I cannot wait to share with you our first fortnightly challenge. The design team girls have made the most gorgeous cards to share with you all.

Don't forget that we are also pleased to announce that there will be a prize up for grabs. As well as announcing a winner, we'll also be choosing our top 3 for the most creative cards.

The challenge will go live at 12am (GMT) tonight and will run until Sunday 15th May 2011.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

7 Day Countdown

2011-04-24T20:25:00.000+01:00

We are just 7 days away from the start of our new fortnightly challenge and I cannot wait!

Our design team are currently working on their cards which will be shared on 2nd May, along with our current challenge.

So don't forget to become a follower and bookmark this page to join in the fortnightly challenges starting on Monday 2nd May plus a chance to win some gorgeous ribbons.

Meet the Design Team

2011-04-14T00:20:00.000+01:00

Well I'm officially counting down until our Challenge Blog starts, just 19 days to go! So its about time I introduced you all to our super talented design team members......

Keilly Mulvihill - Keilly's Little Blog

I have been with my partner, Jim, for 16 years and we have two gorgeous boys who are 6 and 4. I live in Hertfordshire, UK and have a part time office job. When not working or looking after my family, I like to let my creativity flow and enjoy all crafts with my favourite being cardmaking, scrapbooking (both paper and digital) and various altered art projects. I have enjoyed playing with paper and glue since I was a child but love using ribbons, twine and lace in all my projects. It was my love of these gorgeous ribbons that helped me decide to set up the ribbon reel online shop and eventually this new challenge blog. I am so excited and hope that we can all be inspired by the projects that are created and shared.

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

I have been married for 24 years and have two wonderful sons, ages 20 & 19! I absolutely adore anything shabby and vintage and even live in a pink Victorian home filled with old treasures and antiques! My love for all things time worn and well loved carries over to my paper craft design work. My 'comfort' design style is shabby and just a little bit vintage! A card or project isn't 'done' in my book until it's piled high with lots of layers of shabby love. I enjoy adding lots of fun embellishments to my work such as lace, ribbons, trims, pearls, doilies and buttons ... it just gives the completed piece such character and helps to create mini masterpieces out of paper and glue! I am tickled pink to be designing for The Ribbon Reel and hope that I can inspire all the visitors here with my little handmade from the heart paper crafted treasures!

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

I live in a small village called Athea in the south-west of Ireland with my partner Niall and our beautiful daughter Isabelle. Isabelle is three and is attending pre-school. I've always been creative in some form or another, I have a passion for painting and I've tried lots of different crafts over the years. I studied graphic design at art college. I only discovered stamping after the birth of my daughter when I had little time for any painting but longed to be creative. Card making was the perfect answer for me as it satisfied all my creative needs. I love that I'm creating something different all the time. I design regularly for Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine in the UK.My other passion in life is gardening, I love flowers (you might have guessed it from my cards!) and we're lucky to have a large garden that I can fill with flowers and a few veggies too!

Pauline Pollington - Craft Obsession
My name is Pauline Pollington, and I'm a stay at home mum to three children, 2 girls and a boy. I live in Berkshire, UK, and have been married to David for almost 14 years. I discovered cardmaking about 2 years ago now, and I really enjoy discovering new techniques (of which there are many) and bloghopping, making new bloggie friends along the way. This is my first design team post, and I am truly honoured to be in a team with such talented ladies.

Zuzana Obert - Jelly Welly
My name is Zuzana Obert I've been married for two years and live with my lovely husband Boris in Kingston Upon Thames in UK. All my life I have loved art and craft. As a child I designed some jewellery for my sister and me. When I got a little older, I found that I loved to paint. About three years ago I discovered paper crafting and designed my whole wedding stationary. Everybody was so surprised and amazed. For me to design cards, playing with paper, glue and all fabulous embellishments is the most creative release. I am still learning new techniques, and collecting new experiences. I try to challenge myself each time I create card and make something unique, whether it's cute, bold or shabby. Seeing the smiles on the faces of someone I give a card to is priceless. Ribbons are the most yummy card embellishments so I am very thrilled to design for The Ribbon Reel.

Coming soon...

2011-03-14T23:25:00.000Z

A brand new fortnightly challenge blog launching here very soon!

Why not become a follower and stay tuned for all the exciting challenges, from colour, receipe and sketch/photo challenges plus prizes!

the ribbon reel challenge blog

Challenge #22 'Weathered'

Challenge #21 Shabby Chic Birthday WINNER

Challenge #21 Shabby Chic Birthday

Challenge #20 New Year, New Start WINNER

Challenge #20 New Year, New Start

Challenge #19 Pink Polka Dots WINNER

Challenge #19 Pink Polka Dots

Challenge #18 Happy New Year WINNER

Challenge #18 Happy New Year

Challenge #17 Shabby Holiday Winter WINNER!

Challenge #17 Shabby Holiday Winter

Challenge #16 Anything Goes WINNER!

Challenge #16 Anything Goes

Challenge #15 Butterflies WINNER!

Challenge #15 Butterflies

Challenge #14 Colour Combo WNNER!

Challenge #14 Colour Combo

Challenge #13 Pretty Pastel Florals WINNER!

Is excited to announce......

Challenge #13 Pretty Pastel Florals

Challenge #12 Autumn Elegance WINNER!

** DESIGN TEAM CALL **

Challenge #12 - Autumn Elegance

*** Design Team Call ***

Challenge #11 Happy Birthday 'WINNER'!

Challenge #11 Happy Birthday

Challenge #10 'Back to School' WINNER!

The Ribbon Reel - 10% Discount

Challenge #10 'Back to School'

Challenge #9 'Sugar Plum' WINNER!

Challenge #9 'Sugar Plum'

Challenge #8 Citrus Sunshine WINNER and NEW DT!

Challenge #8 'Citrus Sunshine'

Challenge #7 Chantilly Lace WINNER!

Gallery Idol 2011 - Round 3

Challenge #7 'Chantilly Lace' Colour Challenge

Challenge #6 Sketch It WINNER!

Challenge #6 - Sketch It

Challenge #5 Summer Fruits Recipe WINNER!

Gallery Idol 2011

Challenge #5 Summer Fruit

Challenge #4 Colour Challenge WINNER!

Challenge #4 - Colour Challenge

Challenge #3 Sketch WINNER!

Challenge #3 - Sketch

Challenge #2 Strawberries & Cream WINNER!

Challenge #2 'Shabby Strawberries & Cream'

Challenge #1 Colour Combo Winner

Challenge #1 - Colour Combo

1 day to go!

7 Day Countdown

Meet the Design Team

Coming soon...

DESIGN TEAM CALL

* Design Team Call *