Is excited to announce......

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

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!

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 **

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

{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 ***

{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:

1. You will need to have a blog and actively post on it!
   
2. You must create at least one card or project every fortnight for our Monday fortnightly challenges!
3. 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.
   
4. 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.
5. 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!
6. It is preferable if you speak fluent English.
7. You must be able to commit to a minimum six month term with the design team (with the option to extend).
8. 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:

1. Send an email attaching a photo of your completed card or project to me at mail@theribbonreel.co.uk.
2. Send your complete name, address, phone, email and blog addresses.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Let us know why you'd like to be one of the Ribbon Reel girls!
   

Challenge #11 Happy Birthday 'WINNER'!

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