Comfort Food!

 

Another card made with an Oldie but Goodie stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

This too was an easy card to create!

I hope you have a great weekend!

Donut be Sad

 

Just stopping by with a cute, simple card to share with you! I had this SU! Comfort Food stamp set feeling neglected and uninked over the last couple of years.

I pulled it out, gave it a little trim and inked it up. I created this adorable and punny card!

This card literally took about 6-7 minutes to complete!

What have you done to your older SU! hostess sets? I have mine in a box and have began rummaging through it. s

Winner Winner!

Random.org selected #18  as the winner for the Riley Spring Time Release Blog Hop.

Congratulations Gael, you are the winner!

I look forward to hearing from you!

Riley Spring Time Blog Hop! Chance for Prizes

Welcome to the Riley and Company Online blog hop. Have you been enjoying the hop so far? What do you think about all the cute images? I LOVE this particular release. The images are so sweet!

I have two cards to share with you today.

The first card simple, yet elegant is perfect for anyone. It would make a great Happy Birthday card, Easter card, Mother’s day card or even a Get Well card.

 

This card features Spring Flowers Riley. I decided to keep it clean and simple to focus on the image itself. You know me and sparkle! I just had to use some. I took a framed sparkle rectangle and cut off one of the sides and used it along the side of the image. I entered (or will enter this) into SCS weekly CAS challenge, CAS162.

The next card is a bit more involved. It has many layers and the complete opposite of the one above.

The card features Lulu (the lamb) & Riley. Aren’t they adorable? I flocked Lulu to give the sweet lamb a little bit of wool. I followed the ISSC07 sketch.

That is all from me today. Next on the hop is :  Joy Stagg, a very talented stamper, with her own unique style and a personal good friend of mine.

• We are celebrating the release with a blog hop.You have the chance to win a rubber stamp of your choice when you leave a comment on the individual design team member’s blogs. The more you comment, the greater your chance to win.

• Place your order within the first 24 hours after the release to receive a free Riley “Share A Smile” logo stamp with any order over $25.00. These will not be available for purchase.

• Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released TODAY!

Spring Time Riley Release Day #5- 2 sneak peeks today!

 

Hello there! Today I have two cards to share with you. I have been enjoying making Easter cards all week long with the new, soon-to-be released stamps. I absolutely had to post 2 cards for today. They are simple cards, but cute and fitting for Easter.

First I have this adorable Bunny Costume Riley:

I added a bit of glitter paper to the bottom for some sparkle. I also embellished the card with a bit of twine and a pretty flower for some added contrast.

If you are wondering why I make so many “girly” cards, well it’s because we predominantly have girls in my family. I have a daughter, 2 sisters, 2 nieces, only one nephew, and my cousins are all girls with the exception of 2 boys. I grew up around girls and girly things, and to make anything masculine is always a challenge for me.

Next up I have  a fun and bright card!

This card features Stacked Eggs Riley. I ordered some washi tape a few weeks ago on Etsy, and have been wanting to use them. When I started coloring this image and noticed all of the bright colors I thought it would compliment the washi tape nicely.

 

 

• Release Day is tomorrow, March 22nd at 10PM. We will celebrate with a blog hop. You have the chance to win a rubber stamp of your choice when you leave a comment on the individual design team member’s blogs. The more you comment, the greater your chance to win.

• Place your order within the first 24 hours after the release to receive a free Riley “Share A Smile” logo stamp with any order over $25.00. These will not be available for purchase.

• Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday.

Make sure to check out the Riley and Company Blog for fun challenges and sneak peeks. Check out what the rest of the DT has for you!

• Cindy Haffner

• Frances Byrne

• Jovita Torres

• Joy

• Kelly Santi

• Laurie Clout

• Silke Kittmann

 

Challenged:

Ribbon Carousel Challenge- use twine on your project

Spring Time Riley, Release Day #4 & Challenge

 

It’s Release Sneek Peak time at Riley and Company. Are you ready for some Spring time images? This release will definitely not disappoint you. There are 14 sweet images to be released and in addition there is a sweet surprise for anyone that orders within the first 24 hours. You can read about that below!

I’m excited for today’s stamp, it features Easter Basket. How cute is Riley with Buster and the lil’ chick? Once again, I  paired them up this cute digi paper I had  lying around.

There is also a challenge issued by Laurie Clout today. The Challenge is to create a Spring Themed card and include polka dots. Easter is a spring event, and I included a tiny bit of polka dot ribbon. If you would like to join us, use Riley0612 as the keyword when posting to online galleries.

 

• Place your order within the first 24 hours after the release to receive a free Riley “Share A Smile” logo stamp with any order over $25.00. These will not be available for purchase.

• Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday.

Make sure to check out the Riley and Company Blog for fun challenges and sneak peeks. Check out what the rest of the DT has for you!

• Cindy Haffner

• Frances Byrne

• Jovita Torres

• Joy

• Kelly Santi

• Laurie Clout

• Silke Kittmann

Spring Time Riley Release Day #3

ETA: My sincerest apologies with today’s delay. There were some inexplicable technical difficulties.

It’s Release Sneek Peak time at Riley and Company. Are you ready for some Spring time images? This release will definitely not disappoint you. There are 14 sweet images to be released and in addition there is a sweet surprise for anyone that orders within the first 24 hours.  You can read about that below!

I’m excited for today’s stamp, it features Buster the bunny and Riley. I paired them up with a nestie cut out and some bling. I also found this cute digi paper lying around, that I had printed from last year and decided to use it with this! 

• Place your order within the first 24 hours after the release to receive a free Riley “Share A Smile” logo stamp with any order over $25.00. These will not be available for purchase.

• Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday.

Make sure to check out the Riley and Company Blog for fun challenges and sneak peeks. Check out what the rest of the DT has for you!

• Cindy Haffner

• Frances Byrne

• Jovita Torres

• Joy

• Kelly Santi

• Laurie Clout

• Silke Kittmann

Riley Springtime Release day #2

 

It’s Release Sneek Peak time at Riley and Company. Are you ready for some Spring time images? This release will definitely not disappoint you. There are 14 sweet images to be released and in addition there is a sweet surprise for anyone that orders within the first 24 hours.  You can read about that below!

I used Balloon Riley- which if you are a Riley Facebook fan, you have already seen a peek of this. The sentiment comes from Moose Sayings 2 stamp set.

• Place your order within the first 24 hours after the release to receive a free Riley “Share A Smile” logo stamp with any order over $25.00. These will not be available for purchase.

• Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday.

Make sure to check out the Riley and Company Blog for fun challenges and sneak peeks. Check out what the rest of the DT has for you!

• Cindy Haffner

• Frances Byrne

• Jovita Torres

• Joy

• Kelly Santi

• Laurie Clout

• Silke Kittmann

I used the following sketch for my card:

Riley Springtime Release, Day #1

It’s Release Sneek Peak time at Riley and Company. Are you ready for some Spring time images? This release will definitely not disappoint you. There are 14 sweet images to be released and in addition there is a sweet surprise for anyone that orders within the first 24 hours.  You can read about that below!

I used {HUGS} Riley- tshirt. I also made Riley a bit lighter I just wanted to play around with some colors. What do you think of him in this shade?

 

• Place your order within the first 24 hours after the release to receive a free Riley “Share A Smile” logo stamp with any order over $25.00. These will not be available for purchase.
• Check out the Riley and Company Store to discover a surprise Riley and Company product also being released on Thursday.

Make sure to check out the Riley and Company Blog for fun challenges and sneak peeks. Check out what the rest of the DT has for you!

• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jovita Torres
• Joy
• Kelly Santi
• Laurie Clout
• Silke Kittmann

I used the following sketch for my card:

TSG147–A Hidden Surprise!

This week’s challenge at TSG is called a Hidden Surprise….

The first thing that came to mind were Easter eggs, perhaps Easter is on my mind since it it less than one month away and I have yet to begin creating Easter Cards. I have 8 total that I need to make!

I thought it would be cute to make a moneyholder.

This is what I came up with:

I created a regular A2 card, and on the front panel I enclosed a mini envelope where you can stash your cash for the recipient. Take a peek below!

I stamped the sentiment on the envelope. So what do you think of this hidden surprise?

Here is an added detail, a cute little flower on this pretty bow made with seam binding.

Above is a close up of the bunny. This stamp set is called Hunny Bunnies by There She Goes Clear Stamps.

Why don’t you play along too. This was a really fun, out of the box, challenge. you also have the chance to win $5 gift card to the TSG store.

I would love to hear your comments on this egg-stra special card!

How else would you enclose some cash, beside just placing it inside a card?

Congrats on your new Addition

 

 

I made this cute and VERY SIMPLE CAS card, for one of the VSN challenges on SCS this past weekend.

This card honestly took me about 6 minutes to complete from start to finish!

The stamps are from WPLUS9 designs. I purchase from them on occasion and the service is wonderful.

Cornish heritage DT

Yep !!! I Made it,

I’m part of the newly formed DT for Cornish Heritage Stamps…. just wait until April when all the new releases begin!

Above is a tag that I previously showed using a CHF stamp!.

March Virtual Stamping Night on SCS- NOW!

I’m hosting a VSN challenge at SCS right now and it runs through the weekend. You must upload your card by 10PM Est, Monday 3/12 to participate.

Do you want to play along? The challenge I proposed it to add a Rolled Flower to your creation.

Here is my sample:

I made this cute pillowbox. You can fill it up with jewlery, candy or chocolates.

Here are some tutorials on creating the rolled flowers:

- Rolled Flowers on SCS -
- Rolled MFT Flowers-
- Rolled Ribbon with glubers-

Case Study Challenge #81

This week’s CSC is based on the card below by Laura Bassen.

Here is my interpretation of her card:

I loved everything about Laura’s card. I kept the same color scheme, the same layout, and even the chairs! I just got this stamp set from Unity Stamps last week and it was crying to be inked!

CAS cards have been my thing lately. Have you checked out the CASE Study Blog? There is always such sweet inspiration there!

Altered Book

Here is an altered book I created to keep track of what I read for my book club.

I plan on writing a short review of the book, and some of the fun we had at the BC gathering!

Riley 0512–Make a Scene!

It’s challenge time again over on the Riley and Company blog.  The challenge hostess this week is Cindy. Today’s Challenge is To MAKE A SCENE!!! I used this adorable Swinging Riley!I created a backyard scene and used several dies to create this.

Did you take a closer look and see that I don’t have any ribbon or bling on this card?

Why don’t you play along with us? When uploading to a gallery use code: Riley0512.

Check out the rest of the DT for their projects:

• Cindy Haffner

• Frances Byrne

• Jovita Torres

• Joy Stagg

• Kelly Santi

• Laurie Clout

• Silke Kittmann

So Happy For you!

I have this sweet card for you today. It uses on of the new Unity Stamps, called So Sweet for You.

I loved the Ultrasound image filled with hearts and thought it would look pretty in pink. This is perfect for someone expecting a little girl!

If you are a Pinterest member and like/love my card, than take the time to VOTE for me by CLICKING HERE and hit “LIKE” on my photo on Pinterest.Thanks in advance for your support!

MFTWSC59

Here is a cute card I made for MFT’s weekly sketch challenge.

I used Sweet Berry PI! I actually colored the wagon that way to look vintage. I think it came out pretty cool. It gives the illusion that it was paper pieced instead!