TSMONDAY, Late!

Well, better late than never! This is my card for this weeks Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge. This weeks challenge is to be inspired by summer!

Gus Mantastic is totally ready for summer, but I don't know if the other sunbathers are ready for him! lol

I used the May Sketch For You to Try SFYTT for this one.

Gus was coloured with copics and I added some crystal effects to his glasses.

The card base is pacific point, with a layer of crumb cake that I stamped with a SU itty bitty BG stamp in creamy caramel & crumb cake.

I also used some twine and a button that I think is made from shell that I found at the $ store a while ago.

Please join in our challenge and upload your card or project to the Totally Stampalicious Blog.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1112, Riley & Sophie!

Hello, Thanks to Everyone who participated in our Riley and Company Blog Hop last week, and Conratulations to all the blog candy winners!

It's time now for a challenge from the Design Team, and this weeks Hostess is Michele, and she's challenging us to create a card or project using both Riley and Sophie!

My Daughter's 19th Birthday was on Sunday, so I made her card using the new Strike Up The Band stamp which includes Riley, Sophie and some of their new friends! I did change the flag, I just measured the original and cut a piece of cardstock a similar size and trimmed it a bit with scissors to fit.

The image was coloured with copics. It's hard to see, but the blue strip is embossed with a music note EF. The sentiment is from the Everyday Sayings set.

The finished card size is 4"x7".

NEWS
 I have some exciting news to share with you about our challenges from now on. If you enter our challenge you could be in the running to win free rubber ... One lucky person per challenge will win our Logo Riley image which isn't available for purchase. You will also get the chance to display a winner's button on your blog.

 So please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY1112.

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

Riley & Company Blog Hop!

 Hello and Welcome to the Riley and Company Blog Hop!

All stamps are available in the Store now!

Buy the entire set and get 10% off until Sunday night at midnight CST. All orders over $25 placed in the first 24 hours get a FREE Riley Card Set!!! (It's a 6.99 value!) Limit ONE per customer please. FREE shipping until Sunday night at midnight CST.

Please hop along and make sure to leave comments on each blog along the way for your chance to win some Blog Candy! Please consider leaving an email in the comment so I can find you easily if you are the winner!

My card above features The Moustache, this one makes me laugh...Riley in Paris...oh-la-la!

This is the new Parachute Riley. This one will be perfect for the aventurer in your life! My Daughter's friend went parachuting for the first time this week, so I'll be using this for his Birthday card!

And this is the new Mailman Riley. I hunted ll over this week looking for an address book to cover and top with this stamp, but I couldn't find any! I Guess they're hard to come by now that people store everything on there phones! So instead I made this box to hold cards. I found the pattern here, the box finished size is 6" wide by 3" deep.

I started with a piece of crumb cake cardstock and stamped all over randomly with the Travel Sticker Stamps in matching ink.

Incase you missed it, here's a peek at the other New Stamps I used this week.
Daisy Chain is above.

This is Blowing Bubbles.

This is Diploma Riley.

And this is Sophie as Carmen Miranda.

Ok so now it's time to continue on, from here you'll go see what the talented Jovita has to share!

And here's the complete hopping list in case there's any glitches along the way.

Riley and Company
Cindy
Frances
Kelly
Silke
Laurie - you're here!
Jovita
Michele
Joy
Therese

Happy Hopping!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Blowing Bubbles!

 Hello, today's the day, we hope to see you tonight for the Riley and Company May Release and Blog Hop, 10pm est. It will start at the Riley and Company Blog!

 Buy the entire set and get 10% off until Sunday night at midnight CST. All orders over $25 placed in the first 24 hours get a FREE Riley Card Set!!! (It's a 6.99 value!) Limit ONE per customer please. FREE shipping until Sunday night at midnight CST.

I have one more sneak peek before the blog hop tonight, this is Blowing Bubbles Riley, another cutie to add to the collection! I coloured Riley with copics, then added crystal effects to the bubbles and sprinkled on some glitter.

The little bubble bottles are from the $ store, two to a package.  I used the sizzix box #2 die, and made 2 boxes. Then the boxes were glued together and covered in dp. I used an oval punch to make the handle, added some ribbon and popped up the image. Now I have a fun little gift.

I hope to see you tonight at the hop, have a great day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Daisy Chain!

Hello, ready for another day of Riley and Company Sneak Peeks!

The Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop is tomorrow, May 24th, 10pm est. starting at the Riley and Company Blog!

Buy the entire set and get 10% off until Sunday night at midnight CST. All orders over $25 placed in the first 24 hours get a FREE Riley Card Set!!! (It's a 6.99 value!) Limit ONE per customer please. FREE shipping until Sunday night at midnight CST.

This is one of fourteen new stamps, this one is called Daisy Chain! I coloured the image with copics, and added tiny gems to the flower centers. That's a real 4" doily with the center cut out.

Make sure to stop by all the DT Blogs for more sneak peeks!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Diploma Riley!

Hello, I'm back again with another Sneak Peek from Riley and Company! The Release and Blog Hop will be Thursday May 24th, 10pm est.

Buy the entire set and get 10% off until Sunday night at midnight CST. All orders over $25 placed in the first 24 hours get a FREE Riley Card Set!!! (It's a 6.99 value!) Limit ONE per customer please. FREE shipping until Sunday night at midnight CST.

For my card above, I used the new Diploma Riley, gotta love this cute graduate! I coloured him with copics. The dp is from a DCWV stack hittin the books. The star was punched from glimmer paper. The notebook edge on the black piece was made with a die-namics die.

I also used this weeks MOJO242.

I hope to see you at the Release party and Blog Hop!
Have a Great Day,
Laurie

Riley May Sneak Peek Day #1!

 Hi Everyone, it's time for the May Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! The new Release and Blog Hop will be Thursday May 24th, 10pm est. so make sure to come and join the fun for inspiration and your chance to win some Blog Candy!

Today I'm showing the new Sophie as Carmen Miranda! I coloured Sophie with copics and a bit of copic atyou spica for glitter on her jewelry.

All that fruit on her head made me think of this Berry Basket made with the Cricut tags, bags boxes and more 2 cartridge. I can't believe how cute it is!

 I filled the basket with the marshmellow strawberries & bananas!

This is just one of 14 new stamps being released this month. All the Designers will have sneak peeks this week, leading up to the Release and Blog Hop on Thursday!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Thanks!

 Hello, thanks to everyone who joined in our Blog Hop last week, and took the time to leave a comment. Congratulations to all the lucky Blog Candy winners!

Well it's time for our Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge, and this weeks challenge is to make a Thank You card!

I used the new A+ Bears to make a Thank You card for a Coach! I used my sizzix flip-it die again, I love this thing, plus the center is over 3" so it fits lots of great images!

I coloured the bear with copics, and paper pieced his clipboard. I aldded some punched stars to the opposite side and to hang from the ribbon.

Please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Design Team Call,  if you'd like to be a part of this awesome Design Team, please send 2-3 samples of your current work, along with at least one showing your colouring skills to totallystampalicious@gmail.com
Please put DT CALL in the subject line...all entries must be in by Wednesday May 23rd!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious May Blog Hop & Release!

 Hello and Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious May New Release and Blog Hop! We have FOUR BRAND NEW STAMP SETS from our fabulous Bugaboo line by artist Jodie Mackrell!! AVAILABLE NOW at TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS! As always we'll be giving away PRIZES as well to THREE lucky Hoppers!!! 1st Prize - All 4 New Sets 2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certficate 3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate All you have to do is Hop along with us and leave your comments along the way and maybe YOU could be a WINNER!!!! For the card above, I used the new Mildred Bingo, isn't she perfect for the Bingo lover, and she comes with lots of sentiments!

 This is just one of the bears in the new A+ Bears set. He's so cute, I used my sizzix circle flip it die and this great paper I got at Michael's.

 The A+ was made with my cricut.

 And this is the new Ballerina Brat, I couldn't decide what colour to use so I made it in both, wisteria wonder and pool party. I added some sparkle to her skirt with some glitter, and the sketch is from SCS SC385.

Now it's time to hop on over to the incredibly talented Becky's Blog to see what AWESOME-NESS she has for us!! Here is the entire line-up in case there are any glitches along the way!! Totally Stampalicious Joanne Stacy Angel Kendra Dawn Lori Laurie - that's me! Becky Joycelyn Vicki Sue Happy Hoppin' Laurie

RILEY1012, Recipe Time!

Hello, it's time for a challenge from the Riley and Company Design Team. This weeks challenge is from Silke, and she's giving us a recipe, use 3 stars, 2 buttons and 1 ribbon!

For my card today, I used Clown Car Riley. He's coloured with copics, and it seems I have too many stars, hope that's ok!

The card base is riding hood red, with some dp from a Recollections Bold Basics pad.

Please join us in this challenge and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog! If you upload to forums, please use the keywords RILEY1012.

I also used the MOJO241 sketch.

And be on the look out, the new Riley Sneak Peeks start on Saturday May 20th, 2012.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, CAS!

Hello, I hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day!

There's lots of exciting things going on at Totally Stampalicious this week, make sure to join us this Thursday May 17th, 9pm est for our Blog Hop and Release!

And Totally Stampalicious is on the look out for some new Design Team members, if you're interested please check out the blog!

And of course it's Monday, so that means it's challenge time! This weeks challenge is to make a clean & simple card (cas) limit your embellishments and layers. I actually find these kind of cards the most difficult, so this really is a challenge for me! lol

For my card today I used the new Stinkin' Bobble Farm set. I coloured the image with copics, I used E95, E93, E00 & E000 for the body & head and E43 and E41 for his nose and hooves.

I sponged around the edges of the crumb cake base, and added piece cut with the sizzlits lg paper doily die. Then I added some ribbon with a button backed with blush blossom cardstock.

Please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

I hope to see you for the blog hop on Thursday, have a great day,
Laurie

Olivia's Entry!

Hello, I totally forgot to share with you the card my daughter Olivia (12) made for this weeks Totally Stampalicious challenge, to add sparkle.

She made this entirely on her own using Ava Fairy! She coloured Ava with her marvy markers. The bling is from a giant sheet of sparkly gems she got in her stocking for Christmas!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie (posting for Olivia)

TSMONDAY, Sparkle, Glitter, Shine!

 Hello, it's time for the Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge, and this weeks challenge is to add some, sparkle, shine, glitter, whatever you like to bling up your card or project!

For my card, I used the new Gus & Stella Anniversary, don't these two make the perfect couple!

I made this using the new Sizzix circle flip-it die. I had ordered it at my local stamp store and was so excited when I got the call Friday that it was in, so I had to use it right away. The card is 5" square, and the circle is 3", perfect for the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo line!

 I used early espresso for the card base, and the dp is from Basic Grey's Curio pad.

I stamped Stella & Gus onto vanilla neenah card stock and coloured with copics. For the sparkle, I added glitter hearts and tiny heart gems to the sentiment on the front.

Not sure if the pictures show it properly, but when you open the card, the circle flips to reveal the other side. Super easy fun fast card!

So now it's your turn. Create a card or project, make it sparkle and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog, there's a prize this week, so make sure you enter for your chance to win!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY0912, Text Me!

Hello, it's time for a challenge from the Riley and Company Design Team! This weeks challenge is from Joy, and she's challenging us to use text paper- from book, from newspaper, or type/print DP!

 For today's challenge, I used the new Buster and Riley Stamp. Don't they look like the best of friends! I coloured the image with copics. The card base is black and all the dp is from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop pad.

 Please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY0912.

 Have a Great Day! Laurie