Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog

Top Spools for RCC40!

2012-02-24T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hey there everyone! Thanks so much for playing along this past week! We LOVE seeing all your creations!!

Without further ado, here are your TOP SPOOLS:

11. Eli

14. Lisette

17. Jinny Newlin

And the winner of one free stamp set from the Craft's Meow is: Stacey T.

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2012-02-24 04:11:26 UTC

Stacey, be sure to email Katie@ribboncarousel.com to claim your prize!!

RCC41-Colors&Swirls with Bugaboo Stamps

2012-02-21T00:01:00.016-05:00

Once again, you have blown us out of the water with your fabulous entries for Danielle’s sketch!! We are going to have a tough time choosing this week!! We are excited to share this week’s challenge with you.

There are so many ways to use this inspiration piece. We can’t wait to see your entries!!

We are also excited about our sponsor this week, Bugaboo Stamps.

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

For the prize this week, Bugaboo Stamps is offering up 7 Free Digi’s to this week’s winner!

Here are some creations from our FABULOUS crew members!!

***Your creation can be anything from cards, quilts, sewn items, paper crafts, paintings! *** Be sure to have ribbon, bakers twine, jute twine, lace, thread (basically anything that comes on a spool). ***

We'd love for you to join us this week! Here are the details:

Make your NEW creation following the ribbon carousel challenge of the week. Any submissions made prior to the challenge date will be deleted. Be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.

Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, (use the keyword RCC38) with a direct link back to THIS post. Including the challenge graphic isn't a requirement, but sure is appreciated! (A participant of our very first challenge didn't link back or mention our challenge and couldn't be named Top Spool, so don't let that happen to you!)

Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. Your image may take a little while to pop up, but don't worry, it will appear shortly.

Come back the Friday after the challenge ends to see if YOU are a Top Spool!

Top Spools for RCC39!

2012-02-17T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hey there everyone! Thanks so much for playing along this past week! We LOVE seeing all your creations!!

Without further ado, here are your RANDOMLY chosen TOP SPOOLS:

127. DJ1952(Debra)

50. Jess Doyle

42. Anita M.

And the winner of one free set from Market Street Stamps is: kimberly(156)

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2012-02-14 05:51:37 UTC

Kimberly, be sure to email Katie at katie@ribboncarousel.com, to claim your prize!!

RCC40- Sketch Time with the Craft's Meow

2012-02-14T00:01:00.013-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day fellow RIBBON Lovers!!

Thank you so much for participating in our two day event last week. We enjoyed all of the entries and will be announcing our Top Spools on Friday!! We're having a sale too, just for Valentine's Day, so hurry over to the store for 15% off your ENTIRE order!

This week, our challenge is another wonderful sketch by the fabulous Danielle Lounds.

And we welcome our sponsor this week, The Crafts Meow.

The Craft's Meow offers a wide variety of stamp sets designed by Nina Brackett (Nina B Designs), Jenny Suchin (Wee Memories), Michelle Bertuzzi (Jiroken), Kaitlyn Ord and Maree Truelove. There is something for everyone! Please join us on Facebook and our store blog for all the latest news, new release festivities, chances to win prizes, our monthly card sketch challenge and lots of inspiration!

The prize this week is a stamp set of your choice from The Crafts Meow.

Here are some creations from our FABULOUS crew members!!

Kim O'Connell

Lindsay Amrhein

Wendy Ramlakhan

Anita Autore

Andrea Ewen

Savannah O'Gwynn

Danielle Lounds

Jessie Rone

****Your creation can be anything from cards, quilts, sewn items, paper crafts, paintings! *** Be sure to have ribbon, bakers twine, jute twine, lace, thread (basically anything that comes on a spool). ***

We'd love for you to join us this week! Here are the details:

Make your NEW creation following the ribbon carousel challenge of the week. Any submissions made prior to the challenge date will be deleted. Be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.

Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, (use the keyword RCC40) with a direct link back to THIS post. Including the challenge graphic isn't a requirement, but sure is appreciated! (A participant of our very first challenge didn't link back or mention our challenge and couldn't be named Top Spool, so don't let that happen to you!)

Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. Your image may take a little while to pop up, but don't worry, it will appear shortly.

Come back the Friday after the challenge ends to see if YOU are a Top Spool!

Top Spools for RCC38

2012-02-10T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hey there everyone! Thanks so much for playing along this past week! We LOVE seeing all your creations!!

Without further ado, here are your TOP SPOOLS:

Donna Mikasa

Michelle Lufton

JanR

And, the random winner of 3 Digital Images from the Birdie Brown Store is: Melissa(Sunshine HoneyBee)

Melissa, be sure to email katie@ribboncarousel.com to claim your prize!!

RCC39- Anything Goes Day Two

2012-02-08T00:00:00.015-05:00

Today is day two of our SPECIAL even with Market Street Stamps!!! If you missed yesterday's post, be sure to check it out!! This week’s challenge will be a two day event.
We welcome our sponsor, Market Street Stamps and their Design Team, that will be joining us for this two day event!!

Market Street Stamps is a mix of whimsy and classic design - offering up a fun, fresh clear stamp line founded in January 2012. We're known for a unique feature which most people recognize right away - our stamps are clear, but peach tinted! Our peach polymer is trade-quality, which means the product we create is made to last through thousands and thousands of impressions on a large printing press - imagine what they can do in your craft arsenal! The images and sentiments in our line are go-to's for cards, journals, layouts, you name it! Our goal is to provide versatile, high quality stamps and beyond that - a supportive, friendly atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable hanging out with their stamping friends, asking questions, and sharing their latest Market Street creations! Be sure to check out Market Street Stamps in our Neighborhood - aka our virtual hangout!

To celebrate our collaboration with Market Street Stamps, we are having a two day blog hop!! There are 3, count them 1-2-3 prizes, so be sure to play along to win!! All you have to do is head over to the Ribbon Carousel Blog and use the link list to hop around to the blogs listed for Tuesday, and then again on Wednesday(the list will be different for each day-17 blogs total). While you are hopping around, be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs for both days!! You have til the 13th at 11:59EST to get your name added to the particpants link list(found on both the Market Street Stamps blog, and the Ribbon Carousel Blog), to be entered to win either 1 of 2-$25 gift certificates to the Market Street Stamps store, or 1 of the new Ribbon Carousels!!!

Be sure to link on THAT post, not the one here...it is just for the Ribbon Carousel Anything Goes Challenge for this week!!

Our challenge is simple for this week. Anything Goes!!

Here are some creations from our FABULOUS crew members!!

Savannah O'Gwynn

Laurel Seabrook

Danielle Daws

Suzanne Dahlberg

Jessica Diedrich

***Your creation can be anything from cards, quilts, sewn items, paper crafts, paintings! *** ***Be sure to have ribbon, bakers twine, jute twine, lace, thread (basically anything that comes on a spool). ***

We'd love for you to join us this week! Here are the details:

Make your NEW creation following the ribbon carousel challenge of the week. Any submissions made prior to the challenge date will be deleted. Be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.

Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, (use the keyword rcc39) with a direct link back to THIS post. Including the challenge graphic isn't a requirement, but sure is appreciated! (A participant of our very first challenge didn't link back or mention our challenge and couldn't be named Top Spool, so don't let that happen to you!)

Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. Your image may take a little while to pop up, but don't worry, it will appear shortly.

Come back the Friday after the challenge ends to see if YOU are a Top Spool!

RCC39- Anything Goes with Market Street Stamps!!

2012-02-07T00:01:00.020-05:00

We have special treat for you this week. This week’s challenge will be a two day event. We welcome our sponsor, Market Street Stamps and their Design Team, that will be joining us for this two day event!!

Market Street Stamps is a mix of whimsy and classic design - offering up a fun, fresh clear stamp line founded in January 2012. We're known for a unique feature which most people recognize right away - our stamps are clear, but peach tinted! Our peach polymer is trade-quality, which means the product we create is made to last through thousands and thousands of impressions on a large printing press - imagine what they can do in your craft arsenal! The images and sentiments in our line are go-to's for cards, journals, layouts, you name it! Our goal is to provide versatile, high quality stamps and beyond that - a supportive, friendly atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable hanging out with their stamping friends, asking questions, and sharing their latest Market Street creations! Be sure to check out Market Street Stamps in our Neighborhood - aka our virtual hangout!

To celebrate our collaboration with Market Street Stamps, we are having a two day blog hop!! There are 3, count them 1-2-3 prizes, so be sure to play along to win!! All you have to do is head over to the Ribbon Carousel Blog and use the link list to hop around to the blogs listed for Tuesday, and then again on Wednesday(the list will be different for each day-17 blogs total). While you are hopping around, be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs for both days!! You have til the 13th at 11:59EST to get your name added to the particpants link list(found on both the Market Street Stamps blog, and the Ribbon Carousel Blog), to be entered to win either 1 of 2-$25 gift certificates to the Market Street Stamps store, or 1 of the new Ribbon Carousels!!!

Be sure to link on THAT post, not the one here...it is just for the Ribbon Carousel Anything Goes Challenge for this week!!

Our challenge is simple for this week. Anything Goes!!

Here are some creations from our FABULOUS crew members!!

Angela Thomas

Anita Autore

Stephanie Muzzulin

Andrea Ewen

Laura Davis

Debbie Carriere

Make your NEW creation following the ribbon carousel challenge of the week. Any submissions made prior to the challenge date will be deleted. Be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.

Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, (use the keyword RCC39) with a direct link back to THIS post. Including the challenge graphic isn't a requirement, but sure is appreciated! (A participant of our very first challenge didn't link back or mention our challenge and couldn't be named Top Spool, so don't let that happen to you!)

Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. Your image may take a little while to pop up, but don't worry, it will appear shortly.

Come back the Friday after the challenge ends to see if YOU are a Top Spool!

Top Spools for RCC37

2012-02-03T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hey there everyone! Thanks so much for playing along this past week! We LOVE seeing all your creations!!

Without further ado, here are your TOP SPOOLS:

Peggy M.

Piali

Jessica Davis

And, the random winner of the $15 Gift Certificate from Paper and Such is: Marsha D.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2012-02-03 01:25:38 UTC

Marsha, be sure to email your snail mail address to info@ribboncarousel.com and The Greeting Farm will get your stamp set right out to you!

RCC38-Paper Piecing With Kim

2012-01-31T00:00:00.013-05:00

We LOVED your creations last week and can’t wait to announce the random winner and Top Spools on Friday. But until then, we have a brand new challenge for you!

Kim O’Connell is one of the newest members of the RCC Design Team, but you’d think she’d been here from the start! With a wit and humor that keeps us in stitches, Kim is a fabulous artist with tons of techniques up her sleeve. So this week, Kim is challenging us to use the paper-piecing technique somewhere on our creations. Now, if you are using fabric, that’ll work too…just be sure to “ cut and piece” some part of your creation.

And who would be a great sponsor for this challenge? Why, Birdie Brown would be!!

Hello everyone! My name is Torico, the owner of Birdie Brown, and you may know me as an illustrator for There She Goes Clear Stamps. I'm a mom to two kids who live in Japan. I've loved doodling since I was a child, and have a passion for card making now! At my Etsy shop, Birdie Brown, I'm offering whimsical and cute (Japanese "kawaii") digital stamps created from my original illustrations. Speaking about card making, I love "simple & cute" design. So, most of my digital stamps are designed to match such a style. If you also like "simple & cute" style, you'll find something you have been wanting on Birdie Brown!!

Torico will give one random winner their choice of 3 Digi Images from the Birdie Brown store!

Here are some creations from our FABULOUS crew members!!

We are also excited that Torico herself has joined us this week.

Torico

Kim O'Connell (the witty one)

Andrea Ewen

Jessie Rone

Lindsay Amrhein

and our fabulous guest designer this month, Glenda Wyatt!

Your creation can be anything from cards, quilts, sewn items, paper crafts, paintings! *** Be sure to have ribbon, bakers twine, jute twine, lace, thread (basically anything that comes on a spool). ***

We'd love for you to join us this week! Here are the details:

Make your NEW creation following the ribbon carousel challenge of the week. Any submissions made prior to the challenge date will be deleted. Be sure to include some type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool.

Load your creation up onto your blog or a public viewing forum like Splitcoast Stampers, (use the keyword RCC38) with a direct link back to THIS post. Including the challenge graphic isn't a requirement, but sure is appreciated! (A participant of our very first challenge didn't link back or mention our challenge and couldn't be named Top Spool, so don't let that happen to you!)

Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this post. Your image may take a little while to pop up, but don't worry, it will appear shortly.

Come back the Friday after the challenge ends to see if YOU are a Top Spool!

Check out the brand new Ribbon Carousel!

2012-01-27T05:34:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! Today is a big day at RibbonCarousel.com. We are debuting the Brand New Ribbon Carousel^© today and, of course, doing a giveaway on our Blog too!

Here are the details:

The Ribbon Carousel^©is made out of White Marine Board Plastic (High Density Polyethylene), giving it a textured top with smooth scrolled edges. Each Carousel comes with 8 Clear Acrylic rods allowing for many different configurations. You can use it as a 4, 5, 6 or 8 post Carousel, depending upon your individual needs.

The Ribbon Carousel^© holds up to 60 rolls of 3/8" ribbon using 4 rods, 40 Wooden Spools or 16 spools of your favorite Baker's Twine using 8 rods. It SPINS around on a lazy susan, allowing you to access your ribbon and twine easily! This easy-to-use organizer is compact, with a footprint less than 7" square on your workspace. The Ribbon Carousel^©holds ribbon spools of any size up to a 4" diameter. Minimal assembly required.

To use: Simply unscrew the knob on top of the Ribbon Carousel^©. Remove the top and place your spools on the posts as desired. Replace the top by lining up the rods to the holes in the underside of the top. Replace the knob to secure the Ribbon Carousel.

Specifications: Each Ribbon Carousel is approximately 6.85" square and 13.5" tall. The manufacturing and assembly of each Ribbon Carousel^© is in Washington State, USA.

Now head on over to the Ribbon Carousel Blog to be entered in our Giveaway, or for more info and to chat with us, you can find us on our FB page !

Top Spools for RCC36

2012-01-27T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hey there everyone! Thanks so much for playing along this past week! We LOVE seeing all your creations!!

Without further ado, here are your TOP SPOOLS:

Tenia Nelson

Christyne K

Sara

And, the random winner of 3 digital images from Some Odd Girl is: MINA!!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2012-01-26 22:26:26 UTC

Be sure to send an email to info@ribboncarousel.com to claim your prize, Mina!!