Rosemary Merry wins Scrapbooker of the Year

Let's say a big congrats to QVC craft regular Rosemary Merry who was awarded the accolade of Scrapbooker of the Year in the International Craft, Hobby & Stitch Awards.

The winners are chosen by the readers of Cardmaking & Papercraft and Quick Cards Made Easy who voted in their thousands for their favourite designers and products.

Dawn Bibby and Anna Griffin were runners up in the Scrapbooker category and Dawn also merited an honourable mention in the Cardmaker of the Year and TV Presenter of the Year categories as a runner up.

Congratulations to Rosemary, Dawn and Anna, and long may their crafting success continue!

Read about QVC's success in the 2008 Craft Awards
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Crafts Beautiful editor speaks to QGossip

Sarah Crosland, editor of Crafts Beautiful magazine, appeared on QVC on Tuesday 10th February to officially present us with our 2008 Craft Awards.

QGossip caught up with Sarah to ask her a few questions about the awards and about the world of craft in general.

What would you say is QVC's most important strength as an award-winning shopping channel?

Quality, value for money and excellent customer service.
 
What do you think sets Dawn Bibby apart from other card designers?

Dawn has a great eye for design and colour. She knows her target audience and which cards and papercraft ranges will work well - the designs always look stylish, yet are easy to achieve. Often it's the making and giving of the card that is the pleasurable part and Dawn gives people the confidence to have a go, whatever their skill level.

Success for QVC in the 2008 Craft Awards!

We're really delighted to announce that QVC have been awarded not one... not two... but three awards in the Crafts Beautiful 2008 Craft Awards. Get us!

Categories we won...

Best Website for Customer Services - QVCUK.com Craft

Best TV Shopping Channel for Craft - QVC

Best Mail Order - QVC

Also among the winners were a few QVC favourites;

Best Overall Card Designer 2008 - Dawn Bibby (right)

Best Independent Store - North of England - Topaz Crafts, Lancashire

Plus, regular guest Leonie Pujol walked away as runner-up in the Best Craft Book category.

The winners were all voted for by Crafts Beautiful readers and craft enthusiasts across the country. You may remember that we asked QGossip readers to cast their votes for QVC, Dawn and Leonie.

So, a huge thank you to all of you who voted to make QVC and our friends such a huge hit in the Crafts Beautiful 2008 Craft Awards, and here's to 2009!

Catherine: Our Christmassy call center in Liverpool

I ran up to our QVC call centre in Liverpool last week to judge their team Christmas decorating competition. It all looked wonderful, as you can see by the picture of a penguin on a trapeze(left)!

See more of these fantastic decorations and read all about it in Craft Etc now.

Have a very merry Christmas everybody!

Love,
Catherine x

Win one of two Elle Jewelry sets with getlippy.com

To celebrate the new collection from Elle Jewelry, launching on QVC at 9pm on Tuesday 6th January 2009, we've teamed up with getlippy.com to give two lucky readers the chance to win a stunning Elle Jewelry set.

Getlippy.com is your daily dose of Company magazine online. And they've just launched a brand new site packed full of beauty secrets, fashion trends and the latest celebrity gossip.

Simply follow the link to their competition page, answer one simple question and you could be a winner. Good luck!

Vote in The 2008 Craft Awards

Calling all crafters!

Love QVC craft? Have your say and vote for QVC in the 2008 Craft Awards - you could even win some fabulous prizes!

Dawn Bibby and Leonie Pujol are also up for awards in the categories of Best Overall Card Designer and Best Craft Book respectively!

Find out more in our sister blog Craft Etc.

The results of our Beauty Day competition

Thanks to everyone who voted in our Beauty Day competition - we had a fantastic response. The answer to 'What is Julia Roberts' favourite beauty item?' is B, Decleor Hand Cream.

The winner of all our presenters' beauty items is Mrs Marian Smyth from Lisburn, so a big congrats to you!

Our presenters reveal their beauty picks

Want to know which beauty product Julia wouldn't be without? Or what gives Pipa her gorgeous glow?

We caught up with some of our presenters to discover their favourite beauty products and what they love about them.

Julia loves...

Decleor 250ml Hand Cream - 225196

"I have this hand cream all over my home, I wouldn’t be without it. I’ve been using it for over 4 years and believe that it has made a big difference to the look and feel of my hands."

Win a Diamonique necklace with getlippy.com

As part of our 15th Birthday celebrations, we've teamed up with getlippy.com to give 15 lucky readers the chance to win a dazzling Diamonique necklace.

Getlippy.com is your daily dose of Company magazine online. And they've just launched a brand new site packed full of beauty secrets, fashion trends and the latest celebrity gossip.

Simply follow the link to their competition page, answer one simple question and you could be a winner. Good luck!

Competition: Win Elle jewellery with Handbag.com

On Tuesday 16th September at 9pm we'll be launching the Elle Jewellery collection right here on QVC.

So we've teamed up with Handbag.com to give two very lucky readers the chance to win £280-worth of jewellery from this brand new collection. Simply follow the link to their competition page, answer one simple question and you could be in with a chance of revamping your jewellery look!


More about Elle Jewellery
Elle Jewellery is brought to you by the glamorous fashion magazine Elle. Their designs are created from polished sterling silver, the metal of the moment, and fuse the best elements of classic and contemporary style. Each piece bears their signature ruby accent, meant to symbolise woman's strength and inner beauty.

So what are you waiting for? Log in and enter the competition today. Best of luck!

Go to handbag.com for more competitions and celeb gossip.