On The Bright Side!

Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop & Release!

2012-02-16T21:00:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious February New Release and Blog Hop!

We are super excited to share another round of stamps from our witty, hilarious and just plain ol' adorable Bugaboo Line by artist Jodie Mackrell of Bugaboo Digi Stamps!

We have FOUR BRAND NEW SETS for you tonight and they are all available NOW at

Totally Stampalicious!!

As always we want you to play along in our Release Blog Hop so we're going to give away some PRIZES!!!

1st Prize - All FOUR New Stamp Sets

2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate

3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate

All you gotta do is comment your way through the hop and YOU could be a lucky winner!!!Don't forget that Totally Stampalicious also has an awesome promotion going on right now!

Stampalicious Dessert Menu

Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free

Add 5 items to your shopping cart and then enter the code VANILLA

Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free

Add 8 items to your shopping cart and then enter the code STRAWBERRY

Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

Add 11 items to your cart and then enter the code CHOCOLATE

The card above features the new Gus Golf, perfect for the Golfer in your life, complete with funny sentiments!

I used this weeks SCS sketch SC372.

This is one of the images in the new Funny Strollers set.

I also used this weeks MOJO228 sketch.

And this is the New Scarlette Cupcake!

This is called a double dutch fold, you can find a tutorial here!

Now it's time to hop on over to Lynda's to see what awesome eye candy she has to share!

Here's the complete hopping list in case there are any glitches along the way!

Totally Stampalicious

Laure-that's me

Good Luck and Thanks for hopping by!

Laurie

Bugaboo New Release, Pig!

2012-02-14T07:00:00.001-05:00

It's New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps, and as usual Jodie has come up with another irrisistable cutie! This is Pig, and he will be available today at Bugaboo Stamps.

I coloured the Pig with copics, I wasn't too sure which colours to use, but this is what I went with for his body: E95, E93, E00, E000 for his hooves: E41 & E43.

I also used last weeks Freshly Made Sketch #21, but was too late to enter it!

The card base is so saffron and the dp is October Afternoon's Thrift Shop.

Make sure to stop by the Catch The Bug Blog for lots of great inspiration from the Design Team using this new cutie!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

FMS21, Waterbottle Riley!

2012-02-13T13:42:00.003-05:00

You can find this weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge here!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches Challenge FMS21!

I Used the new Waterbottle Riley for my card today, doesn't he make the perfect get well card!

I coloured Riley with copics, The curved sentiment is from Clear Dollar Stamps.

The card base is lucky limeade, with dp is from Basic Greys Oliver pad. The panel going across is blue bayou embossed with the swiss dot EF.

I finished it off with some twine and a tag & popped up heart made with MS punches.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Add Some Texture!

2012-02-13T12:36:00.006-05:00

Hello, sorry I'm late with my post for today's Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge! This weeks Challenge is to add some texture!

I used Stella Nurse, she's coloured with copics, I didn't do it yet, but I think I'll add some crystal effects to her glasses which will be more texture!

I used this weeks Stella Says Sketch Challenge SSS104.

The card base is real red, with a piece of white embossed with the square lattice EF. The bashful blue piece is also embossed with the swiss dot ef. The panel above it is fabric tape for applying gauze pads!

I finished it off with some micro brads backed with some bashful blue 1/4" circles!

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

We are all busy preparing for this Months Totally Stampalicious Release and Blog Hop, this Thursday February 16th, 9pm est. Make sure to join us for lots of sneak peeks and Blog Candy!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Freebie Friday Time at Bugaboo!

2012-02-10T07:00:00.003-05:00

Hello Everyone, it's Freebie Friday time at Bugaboo Stamps! This weeks Freebie is this cute little Kidz Girl Cat!

I coloured her with copics, taking the colours from the dp that I got at Michaels. It's a studio g pad only $3 in Canada so probably $$1.50 in the US!

The lacey die is from Nellie's MFD020. I finished it off with some twine and a little tag!

Make sure to stop by the Catch the Bug Blog to see some more inspiration made with this cute little freebie!

Valentine's Day Sale...Bugaboo is offering 25% off Feb 10 thru Feb 14th...Happy Shopping!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MOJO227, Welcome Little One!

2012-02-09T16:33:00.003-05:00

Hello, I made this for this weeks MOJO Monday Challenge, MOJO227.

I used the new Baby Blocks Riley from Riley and Company, he's stamped twice on white and once on dp. I coloured Riley and the blocks with copics and paper pieced his outfit. I also popped up his head and the blocks!

The card base is baja breeze with so saffron on the bottom embossed with a mesh texture EF and the top is white embossed with the swiss dot EF. All the dp is from the DCWV Nana's stack.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo New Release Cookie Kidz!

2012-02-07T11:07:00.003-05:00

Hello, it's new release Tuesday at Bugaboo Stamps! You're going to love this new Cookie Kidz release, there's even a kit!

For my card today I used the boy, cookie image and one of the sentiments! I coloured the images with copics, and hopefully you can see in the close up pic, I added crystal effects to the sprinkles.
Make sure to check out the Catch The Bug Blog to see what some of the Designers made with this awesome kit!

I also used this months Sketch for you to try SFYTT.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

RILEY0312, Riley In Love!

2012-02-07T07:30:00.001-05:00

Hello, it`s time for another Riley and Company Challenge. This weeks challenge is hosted by Michele, and she`s challenging us to make a Riley In Love card or project!

This is the Bicycle Riley, and he is about to retire, along with several other stamps you can find here! When they`re gone they`re gone, so get them while you can.

I think Bicycle Riley is riding past his girlfriends house, isn`t he cute!

I coloured Riley with copics and added silver copic atyou spica to some of the bike parts.

Please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. Please make sure to use the keyword RILEY0312 when uploading to any forums.

Recipe
Stamps: Bicycle Riley, itty bitty backgrounds, alphabet stamps
Paper: not quite navy, white, wild wasabi, real red, red glimmer
Ink: black, craft white, soft sky, baja breeze, crumb cake, close to cocoa
Accessories: copics, heart punches, white EP, fence die-namics, MS grass edge punch, twine, silver copic atyou spica, dimensionals, circle scallop for mask

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Ribbon, Ribbon & More Ribbon!

2012-02-06T12:09:00.004-05:00

Happy Monday Everyone, hopefully all the football fans survived the weekend! This weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge is all about ribbon, use at least 3 different ribbons on your card or project!

For my card today, I used Pregnant JJ. She`s coloured with copics and I paper pieced her out with some dp scraps.

For the ribbon challenge, I used pink & yellow taffeta to make these Rolled Ribbon Flowers. I used a 7é...oh no...I`ve obviously hit something wrong and dont know how to fix it!...I used a seven eight inch circle punch and a five eights inch circle punch

My 3rd ribbon is the certainly celery piece across the center. It looked a bit too plain so I added some leaves made with the MS rose leaf punch.

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

If you know how to fix my laptop please let me know! lol

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Anything Goes at Bugaboo!

2012-02-04T07:00:00.002-05:00

This Saturday's challenge couldn't be easier, anything goes!

The rules are simple: Create a Project and post a link to it on Bugaboo Stamps' challenge blog, Catch the Bug, by 2/11/12 at 6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs - seven (7) (using a Bugaboo image only), four (4), or two (2) using any image! New projects only no backlinking please!
Limited to 3 projects per person please

For my card today, I used Scruffy Puppy lay, he's so cute, but I think I may have coloured him a tad too dark!

The card base is riding hood red. The vanilla panel is embossed with the love language EF. The dp on the bottom is from the DCWV pet stack. I used the EK edge ounch for the border and finished it off with some twine and a button!

I'm also entering this in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge FMS20.

Hope you can play along,
Have a Great Day,
Laurie

TGIF, That Means Bugaboo Freebie Time!

2012-02-03T07:00:00.003-05:00

It's Freebie Friday over at Bugaboo and this weeks Freebie is Gal Palz! She kinda reminds me of a Bratz doll. You can get this beauty Free all week long at Bugaboo Stamps.

I Coloured her with copics, and used a tag die to cut her out. You can use the tag after as a bookmark.

The sketch is this weeks SC370. The dp is from DCWV all dressed stack. I added so bling to the flowers in the background. The scallop trim was made with an EK edge punch and of course I had to add some bling to that too!

Make sure to check out the Catch The Bug Blog for lots of samples using Gal Palz!

Recipe
Girl Palz
Paper: black, white, DCWV all dressed
Accessories: copics, shapeabilities tag shape 3, EK edge punch, bling, twine, ribbon, hole punch

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Big News & New Release At Bugaboo Stamps!

2012-01-31T07:00:00.001-05:00

Bugaboo Stamps celebrated their 2nd Birthday with a huge Blog Hop and a week full of challenges, including tons of Blog Candy! Well I was the 2nd place winner which means I was invited to be Guest Designer at Bugaboo Stamps for Feb, Mar & April!!!! I'm so excited!!!

Above is Stella Frame It, this is just one of the new images released today at Bugaboo Stamps, you can never have too many Stella's!

I coloured the image with copics and cut it out. The card base is black, with a layer of so saffron embossed with the Cupcake EF.

The dp is from DCWV's text prints stack, and the candle edge was made with an EK edge punch.

Make sure to check out the Catch The Bug Blog to get more inspiration from the Design Team!

I also used the SC369 for this card!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, CAS!

2012-01-30T10:25:00.002-05:00

Hello, it's Challenge time at Totally Stampalicious! This week, we're challenging you to make a clean and simple card, just keep the layers and embellishments to a minimum!

I've used one of the cute little bears from the Occupation Bears set. I coloured him with copics, and cut him out.

He's popped up on a bashful blue card base that was stamped with the linen background stamp in matching ink, and the edges are sponged.

I finished it off with some ribbon and a sentiment from the Stella Nurse set.

Please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog, You Could Be A Winner!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Free Shipping is now working!

2012-01-27T12:04:00.003-05:00

Please scroll down for the Riley and Company Blog Hop, or you can find it Here!

Yep - we moosed up.

Apparently we had a little glitch with the free shipping last night on our website. We are SOOOOO sorry! The issue is now fixed, and any domestic order should have no charge for shipping.

For those of you who ordered, and shipping was applied, we will be contacting you, and reversing your shipping charges.

NOW, here is the good part. If we moose up, we always make up for it. Because of the inconvenience of our little moosetake - any order in the first 24 hours will not only get ONE free travel sticker stamp but THREE FREE travel sticker stamps!

It's just our way of saying have a moosetastic day!

Psst - the blog hop is still going on and you have a TON of chances to win some free Riley goodness just by leaving a comment! Start at Riley and Company blog and follow the links!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Laurie

Riley Blog Hop and Release!

2012-01-26T22:00:00.001-05:00

Hello and welcome to the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release! There's 12 great new Riley/Sophie stamps this month, you're going to love them!

Each Designer will be giving away a Riley stamp to one lucky commenter, so make sure to leave some love along the way!

All New Stamps are available for purchase now at Riley and Company!

Above is the new Yoga Riley! I coloured the image with copics. Since this is the tree pose, I used this dp I thought was perfect from DCWV Far East stack!

I also used this months sketch at SFYTT

Recipe
Stamp: Yoga Riley
Paper: river rock, very vanilla, handsome hunter, riding hood red, DCWV Far East stack
Ink: black, river rock
Accessories: copics, circle nesties, circle punch, MS branch edge punch, weaving blocks EF, charm, ribbon, twine, dimensionals

And this is the fabulous new Reading Riley. We have a lot of readers in our house, so this will come in handy. This is a gift card holder, perfect for a Chapters gift card or whatever your favorite book store is!

Riley, the table and lamp are all coloured with copics. The chair is dp. The sentiment is from the Everyday Sayings set.

To make this gift card holder, start with a piece of cardstock 4.25" x 10.75". Score at 3" and 8".

Here's a peek at the inside.

Recipe
Stamps: Reading Riley, Everyday Sayings
Paper: black, white, poppy parade, October Afternoon dp, Cosmo Cricket dp
Ink: black, Tim Holtz antique linen
Accessories: copics, corner rounder, spiral punch, circle punch, circle/scallop nestie,

So now it's time to continue on the hop, you should have arrived here from Silke's.
Now it's time to hop on over to Jovita's!

Here's a complete list in case you get lost along the way.

Riley and Company Blog
Cindy
Frances
Kelly
Silke
Laurie that's me!
Jovita
Margie
Michele
Joy
Jamie Rogers Moore (Guest Designer)

Happy Hopping!
Laurie

RILEY0212, A Punny/Funny Challenge!

2012-01-24T08:45:00.009-05:00

Hello, did you know today is global belly laugh day! It's also my Daughter's 12th Birthday, so as host of this weeks Riley and Company Challenge, I'm challenging you to make a punny/funny Birthday card or project with ribbon and 2 embellishments!

It's also a great time for a sneak peek! This is the new Shoe Shopping Sophie, She loves shoes as much as the rest of us! The new stamps will be released this Thursday January 24th at 10pm est.Shoe Shopping Sophie is coloured with copics. I love making tags, because they can be saved and used as bookmarks! The sentiment is from the Moose Sayings 1 set.

I've had this template for a while, and can't remember where I got it. You can search on SCS or Google shoe template and you'll find several.

The shoe was made with black cardstock, and covered with leopard print dp. I added 2 shimmer brads at the front.

This is such a cute fashionable treat, I think I'll give it to Olivia for her Birthday!

Please join in the challenge and create your own card punny/funny card or project. Make sure to upload it to the Riley and Company Blog, and use the keyword RILEY0212 when uploading to any forums!

The January Sneak Peeks started Sunday and will continue until the release. Unfortunately, due to some health issues, I had to take it easy and won't have anything new til the night of the release. Please make sure to check out all the other designers to get your sneak peek fix! lol We also have a Guest Designer with us this month, Jamie Rogers Moore, so stop by and give her some love too!

The Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release is Thursday January 26th, 10pm est. Hope to see you there!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Make It Masculine!

2012-01-22T18:41:00.004-05:00

Hello, it's time for the Totally Stampalicious Challenge, and this week we're challenging you to make a masculine card or project!

I used the new Gus Fishing, perfect for a guy card. I hope that sentiment is true, Gus sure has his hands full! lol I saw this shark on SCS by Card Shark and thought this would be the perfect catch for Gus!

Gus was coloured with copics. I also stamped the image onto ballet blue and cut it out at the water.

I added a brad as the bobber, and made a hook from jewelry wire.

I used the Freshly made sketch FMS18 for this card.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo Freebie & 3 dps!

2012-01-20T22:04:00.004-05:00

Hello, was made for today's mini Bugaboo challenge at Catch the Bug! Today's challenge is to use this great new free digi and 3 designer papers.

This is Guinea Pig Birthday, I coloured him with copics and added the lines around the edge with the copic 0.3 liner.

The card base is black, with a layer of tangerine tango, then dp from Kaiser Craft Party animal embossed with stars.

The other 2 dp panels are also from the party animal pad. I finished it off with some star brads.

I also used this weeks Stella Says Sketch SSS102. I don't think you're supposed to combine challenges, so I'm only entering it in the mini challenge.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo, Sketch Challenge!

2012-01-19T19:59:00.003-05:00

Hello, this is the card I made for today's mini challenge at Catch The Bug! Today's challenge is a sketch!

I used my new Little Penguin Winter-winter bench. I coloured them with copics, embossed it with the swiss dot embossing folder and added some glitter!

The card base is baja breeze stamped with Serene Snowflakes. The dp is K&Co. swell noel. The main image is backed with pink pirouette.

The icicles were made with the MS punch, and then I added 2-way glue and dipped them in glitter. The snowflake is from the Northern Flurry die and I finished it off with a big flat backed pearl!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo, Primary Colours & Bling!

2012-01-19T13:08:00.003-05:00

Hello, I made this for Wednesday's Birthday Bash Challenge at Catch The Bug. We were to use primary colours and bling!

I used the Birthday Monster-sign. These little monsters are so cute!

I coloured the image with copics.

The card base is black with a layer of SU dp-Just Add Cake. I cut the image with a circle nestie and backed it with a Label #3 nestie. The circles were made with various punches, and I added some gems to finish it off!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo New Release & A Bow!

2012-01-17T12:32:00.002-05:00

Hello, I made this for today's mini Challenge at Catch the Bug! Today's challenge is to Bugaboo's new release (Bride and/or Groom) and add a bow!

Well as you can see, I used both the Bride & the Groom! I googled popular bridal colours for 2012, and blue seemed really popular so I went with that!

This was pretty simple really. I coloured the image with copics and added some tiny gems for the Bride's jewelry and some dazzling diamonds glitter on her dress.

The card base is night of navy, with a layer of white embossed with the textile EF. The main image panel is popped up. I dressed it up with some satin navy ribbon!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Valentine Challenge!

2012-01-16T10:42:00.002-05:00

You can find the Bugaboo Birthday Blog Hop here!

Hello, time for our weekly Totally Stampalicious Challenge! This weeks challenge is to make a Valentine.

I used the new Monkey Love set, and if you play along, one lucky winner will win this awesome set! These Monkey's are so cute, there's 2 in the set and several sentiments.

I coloured the Monkey with copics, and paper pieced the heart.

The card base is baja breeze, with a layer of white embossed with the love language EF. Then I added a scrap of dp (which was actually in a Christmas pack) and some glimmery hearts and voila!

I'm also entering this in today's Bugaboo Birthday Bash mini challenge to use 2 of something...I used 2 heart punches!

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

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Bugaboo Birthday Blog Hop!

2012-01-14T07:00:00.001-05:00

Have you heard the news, Bugaboo Stamps is 2, and they're celebrating with a Blog Hop and a week full of fun challenges and prizes!

Leave a comment below for a chance to win this fun digi, Stella Peeker-Another Drink! Stella is aways a hoot so of course she had to come to the party! The sentiment is computer generated to make it a Birthday card!

If you're following the hop, you should have arrived from Joy Stagg's Blog! Each Designer is picking a random winner of the image they used, so make sure to leave comments on all the blogs for more chances to win! The winner's will be picked on January 21, 2012.

Now it's time to hop on over to Lola Cordova's Blog! If you get lost along the way, you can find the complete list on the Catch The Bug Blog.

And if you just can't wait to win, all images will be available at Bugaboo Stamps!

Thanks for celebrating with us,

Happy Hopping!

Laurie

RILEY0112, Winter Wonderland!

2012-01-10T09:00:00.000-05:00

Hello, I made this for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge! This weeks challenge is hosted by Kelly, and she's challenging us to show Riley/Sophie having fun in Winter Wonderland!

This is the new Riley Snow Angel, released recently in the Riley Winter 2011 theme. Riley was coloured with copics and cut out with circle nesties, and layered on an inverted scallop nestie.

I finished it off with some ribbon and a mini ornament, I love using these!

Please join us in our challenge, and upload your card or creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY0112.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Time To Be Funny!

2012-01-09T21:13:00.002-05:00

Hello, this is my creation for this weeks Totally Stampalicous challenge, to use humor!

This is the new JJ Desperate Housewife, and she comes with some great sentiments! I made it into a hanger with some ribbon.

I coloured JJ with copics, and added some crystal effects to her glasses. JJ is popped up.

I also tried to create some killer dust bunnies. lol First I punched 3 bunnies with my MS punch. Then I ran them through my little xyron sticker maker and pressed some lint from the dryer onto the sticky side. The bunnies are popped up too.

Maybe I have a sick sense of humor, but I think it's funny!

Please play along with us, and upload your funny creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop & Release!

2012-01-05T21:00:00.007-05:00

Hello and welcome to the Totally Stampalicious FIRST RELEASE & BLOG HOP of 2012!

We have FIVE 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 5 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!!!!

We also have an incredible promotion going on...so even if you don't get a prize
you can still be a WINNER!!

It's the Stampalicious Dessert Menu
Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free
Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free
Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

The card above was made with the brand new Gus Fishing, perfect for the fisherman in your life!

I also used this weeks SCS colour challenge CC356

and this weeks mojo sketch challenge MOJO222
This is made with the new Monkey Love set, perfect for Valentines Day and more. There are 2 images and several sentiments included in the set!

I also used the new Stella Says Sketch Challenge SSS101
And this is one of the new images in the new set Occupation Bears! These are so cute, I decided to make a corner bookmark with this one.

Now it's time to hop over to the wonderfully talented Lynda's Blog to see what creations she's come up with!

Here is the complete Blog Hop line-up in case you get lost along the way!

Totally Stampalicious
Joanne
Stacy
Angel
Jessica
Kendra
Dawn
Lori
Julie
Jessie
Laurie that's me!
Lynda
Becky
Joycelyn
Vicki

Make sure to leave comments along the way, for your chance to win some awesome Blog Candy!

Happy Hopping,

Laurie

MMTPT179, Teal, Flowers, Hearts & Angels!

2012-01-02T20:54:00.003-05:00

Hello, Happy New Year Everyone! This is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT179. This weeks challenge is to include teal, flowers, hearts and Angels. The Destination Station this week is fellow SCSer Sonja (Soni B). Last year wasn't the best for Sonja, so we are sending wishes for a new and better year!

I already had this Angel Riley sitting on my desk. He's coloured with copics and covered in glass micro beads.

I used taken with teal, with a layer of white embossed with little hearts, and dp on the bottom with flowers.

Riley is popped up, and I finished it with white taffeta ribbon.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

RILEY2611, Decorated Envelope!

2011-12-27T14:03:00.003-05:00

Hi Everyone, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! I'm still recovering from the hectic pre-Christmas preparations! lol

It's time for a Challenge from Riley and Company, and this weeks Hostess is the very talented Cindy! She's challenging us to decorate our envelope to match our card!

I used the new Elf Riley, just released in the Riley Winter 2011 theme. He makes such a cute Elf!

I coloured Elf Riley with copics, and added silver with a copic atyou spica pen to his buckle and bell. I also added crystal effects to the candy cane.

For the envelope, on the front I cut out 2 candy canes from designer paper and glued them on.
This photo shows the back of the envelope, I added some of the designer paper to the flap to match the card, super easy!

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card with envelope to the Riley and Company Bog. If you upload to forums, please use the keyword RILEY2611.

Recipe

Stamp: Elf Riley

Paper: Real red, garden green, white, dp-Walmart

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: copics, silver copic atyou spica, crystal effects, 2.5" circle punch, pinking nestie, twine, mini bells, dimensionals

Paper

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

RILEY2511, December Holiday Theme!

2011-12-13T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello, this weeks Riley and Company Challenge RILEY2511, is Hosted by Joy and she's challenging us to make something with the December holiday theme in mind!

This is a Secret Box, with a Grinch theme that I will be giving as a gift, I'm making 3 for the Grinch lovers in my life!

I coloured Riley as the Grinch with copics and added glitter to the fur on his outfit.
Here you can see the little box shelves, lots of room to add candy of presents!
I wanted to include some Grinch earrings, but was having trouble finding any in the stores, so I did the next best thing, and made my own!

I used white skrinky dink, and coloured using a sharpie for the red and prisma colour pencils for the rest. If you want to try this, just remember to make a hole for the hardware before you skrink it. They shrunk up beautifully and then all I had to do was add the earring hooks!

Make sure to check out what the others Designers have created for this challenge, you can find links to their Blogs on the right hand sidebar!

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 RILEY2511.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, A Time For Food & Drink!

2011-12-12T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge! This weeks challenge is to include food or drink on your card!

I used the new Poppi Cocoa, I coloured the image with copics.

I am also entering this in the Dec11VSNG Blue Christmas Challenge Hosted by our very own Sue aka CoffeeStamper! That's were the colour scheme comes in, I used blue bayou, white and dp from an atd Christmas pad from Walmart.

The sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches, FMS14!

Please play along in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Punch Art, Kards For Kids!

2011-12-06T15:59:00.002-05:00

Hello, well I recently was came across this wonderful cause, run by Bela, and because it it very close to home I couldn't resist joining in! Bela is currently running a card drive to collect holiday/Christmas cards for the kids at Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital. So if you have some extra cards this might be a great destination!

My Hubby was a patient at TO Sick Kids Hospital when he was young, so it is a pleasure for me to send some Christmas Cheer!

The card above was inspired by the great hobby horses made with the punch stocking tag, but I changed it slightly to be a reindeer!

This is pretty simple, The body and ear are crumb cake, the antlers were made with the sizzix snowflakes #2 die, in early espresso. The eyes and nose were made with circles from the owl & cupcake punches. I love the SU glimmer paper so I used that for the nose & cuff. The twine is also from SU.

The card base is real red, with white embossed with the snow dots EF and the bottom is frostwood lodge dp. Then I finished it off with some taffeta ribbon, one of my favorite things!
Now this cutie is a total case from Artchick, when I saw him, I knew I had to make some, he's so adorable! I did everything the same, except...

I added arms with one of the hearts from the heart punch,

his hands were made with the large circle from the owl punch and I cut a notch for the finger. These ideas were taken from Lynn Pratt's people here!

The heart was punched from glimmer paper with a little EK punch
He's so cute, he's sure to bring a smile! The card is real red, with a layer of wild wasabi and then white embossed with the nothern flurry EF. The elf was made with blush blossom, wild wasabi, and wild wasabi dp.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

FMS13, Pink Poinsettias!

2011-12-05T13:58:00.003-05:00

Hello again, I made this for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge FMS13, I'm just skidding in under the wire, there will be a new sketch on Wednesday!

This was a fairly simple card, and again my lighting is off! The colours are pretty in pink, white and gold.

I used the Hand-Penned Holidays set, and embossed in gold.

The pink band is embossed with the victoria embossing folder.

I'm patiently waiting for the arrival of my Spellbinders Poinsettia dies, so in the mean time, I used the SU 3 flower punch. I punched the 5 point flower from a scrap of pretty in pink that I had already spritzed with gold smooch spritz. I popped these up on dimensionals and there you go!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Let It Snow!

2011-12-05T11:59:00.005-05:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge! This weeks challenge is to use snow somewhere on your card or project!

I have been inspired by the wonderfully talented Kittie she has been making and sharing such beautiful scenic cards this season!

For today's card, I used Pimp My Ride Stella, she's coloured with copics. Isn't this the perfect setting for Stella in her sleigh!

Don't forget there is still an awesome special going on at Totally Stampalicious!

To play along in the challenge, just make something with snow and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

I'm also entering this is the Catch the Bug 12 Days of Christmas Challenge, this is for day #1 include a tree!

Recipe

Stamp: Pimp My Ride Stella

Paper: crumb cake, white, soft sky, garden green

Ink: memento tuxedo black, garden green

Accessories: copics, quickutz tree border, square nesties, MS aspen snowflake punches, dazzling diamonds glitter, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

MMTPT174, Harry Potter Bookmarks!

2011-12-02T16:46:00.006-05:00

Hello, this is my card/bookmark holder for Hunter. This weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT174, is a Harry Potter theme, and what Harry Potter would see through his glasses! This weeks Destination Station is to Hunter who turned 12 on December 1st! I know I'm late, but this can be a belated surprise!

The front looks like a normal card, I made the balloons using a stamp from the Sock Monkey set. The sentiment was computer generated and I made the tag with the designer label die from CDS.
All of the images are from Bugaboo Stamps. I bought these awhile back because all my girls, including myself, are Harry Potter fans!

There are 7 images, perfect for bookmarks for all 7 books. All the images were coloured with copics. I added some crystal effects to Harry & Dumbledore's glasses and dazzling diamonds & crystal affects to Dumbledore's crystal ball!
These were so fun to colour!

The finished size of the accordian tag/bookmark holder is 5.25" tall and each pocket is 3.5" wide.

To make this, I started with a piece of card stock 7.25" x 11" this will make 3 pockets, plus .5" tab to attach it to the second piece.

The second piece was 7.25" x 7"

With the 7.25" side along the top of the score pal, score at 2" on both pieces.

Then score at 3.5", 7", & 10.5" on the larger piece. and 3.5" on the smaller piece.

If you'd like to see a picture tutorial, just let me know.

I used SU dp to decorate and was inspired by the multi colours on the dust covers of the original books!

I'm also entering this in this weeks Catch The Bug Challenge, Anything Goes!

Have a Great Weekend!

Laurie

RILEY2411, Center Step Card!

2011-11-29T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello, it's time for a Challenge from Riley and Company! This weeks challenge RILEY2411, is hosted by Frances, and she's challenging us to make a center step card. You can find a great center step card tutorial by Frances (aka StampOwl) on SCS.

I changed the dimensions a bit for my card, I wanted to see if I could make one that fits into a regular A2 (5.5x4.25") envelope. I've included a pattern below with the measurements.

For my card today I used Riley and Percy Dancing! The stamps from the recent release are so cute, and this one is no exception!

I coloured the image with copics, and added some glitter to the snow. I also added some snowflake punch outs from the MS aspen snowflake edge punch.

The paper on the sides is from MS winter wonderland. The sentiment is also a new release from Riley and Company. It comes from the new Christmas word 1 set. The two mittens were cut out from the designer paper.
This is the pattern I used. I started with a piece of card stock 5.5 x 8.5"

The side panels are 1.25" start at 1" from the bottom, cut up to 5.25" do this on both sides

Then score the side panels at 1", 2" and 5.25"

Score the center panel at 4.25"

Now your card will be 5.5 x 4.25"

The center will be 3" and the sides 1.25", which can easily be changed just by moving the cut line closer or further from the edge. The card will remain the same size as long as you keep the starting size and scoring lines the same and only alter the cut line.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keywords RILEY2411.

Make sure to visit other Designers Blogs to see their take on the center step card, you can find the links on the right side bar.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Non-Traditional Colours!

2011-11-28T12:44:00.002-05:00

Hello, this weeks Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge is to make a card or project using Non-traditional Holiday Colours!

I used Poppi Cocoa and my colours today are early espresso and pool party!

I also used a sketch from Freshly made sketches, FMS12!

I coloured Poppi with copics and added some stickles! The designer paper was in my scrap bin, so I'm not sure were it's from!

The band was made with a piece of early espresso embossed with the Crafts-too snowflake EF. I used a MS edge punch on the pool party!

Please join in our challenge and upload your card or project to the Totally Stampalicious Blog, you never know when there will be a prize!

And don't forget there is an awesome special on right now check it out!

Recipe

Stamps: Poppi Cocoa

Paper: early espresso, pool party, white, dp?

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: copics, stickles, circle nesties, snowflake EF, ribbon, MS edge punch, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

I've Got a Winner!

2011-11-25T22:27:00.002-05:00

The Riley and Company Blog Candy winner is

lauralee53!

Please email me at virgocat5@cogeco.ca with your mailing info, and let me know what Riley stamp you would like!

Thanks to all who played along!

Black Friday Sale at Totally Stampalicious!

2011-11-25T10:53:00.003-05:00

Looking for the Riley and Company Blog Hop...here it is!

Totally Stampalicious is having a 24hr black friday sale (starting November 25th 12:00am) all stamp sets will be 25% off...that's $6.71 a set!!!

Use Coupon Code BLACKFRIDAY25 to receive 25% off your entire purchace. Can not be combined with any other offer!

Happy Shopping!
Laurie

Riley Blog Hop Time!

2011-11-24T22:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome to the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release! This months theme is Riley's Winter 2011, lots of great stamps for the Holiday and wintery season!

All the stamps are available now at Riley and Company! There are 17 new fun images and 2 new Christmas word sets.

There is FREE Shipping until Sunday night, and a Free Mini Riley stamp with every purchase within the first 24 hours!

Blog Candy: Each Design Team member will be offering one new Riley stamp to a random person who leaves a comment on their blog. So make sure to leave some love along the way, the more blogs you comment on, the greater chance you have of winning!

The card above features the new Shoveling Snow Riley, cute as ever!

And this is the new Riley and Percy Ice Fishing, along with a sentiment from one of the new Christmas words sets! Percy is the perfect little friend for Riley!

Now on to the hop, you should have arrived here from Silke's fabulous Blog, and now you'll be hopping over to see what awesome creation Jovita has in store for you! Have fun hopping, good luck! Here's the complete hopping list...

Riley & Company Blog
Cindy
Frances
Kelly
Silke
Laurie-that's me!
Jovita
Margie
Michele
Joy
Kelli Hull – Guest Designer

Recipes
Stamps: Shoveling Snow Riley
Paper: real red, baja breeze, white
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, swiss dot EF, D'vine swirl EF, northern flurry die, dazzling diamonds glitter, glittery brad, dimensional

Stamps: Riley and Percy Ice Fishing, Christmas Words set
Paper: black, white, island indigo
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, dazzling diamonds glitter, crystal effects, MS aspen snowflake punch, circle punches, Crafts Too snowflake EF, ribbon, dimensionals, bell

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Hopping!
Laurie

Riley & Company Blog Hop Tonight!!!

2011-11-24T08:59:00.004-05:00

Hi All, I have one last peek before the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release Tonight!

I hope to see you there, please join us for more fun peeks plus a chance to win some awesome Blog Candy!

Riley & Company Blog Hop and Release Tonight Thursday November 24th, 2011, 10pm est!

This is a fast and fun little gift, I covered a paper takeout cup with designer paper, and made a tag to go along with it, using the new Cup of Cocoa Riley!

Recipe

Stamps: Cup Of Cocoa Riley

Paper: chocolate chip, white, dp atd snow day

Ink: black, craft white

Accessories: copics, MS aspen snowflake punches, corner punches, ribbon, hole punch, dimensionals

Have a Great day and hope to see you tonight!

Laurie

More Fun Riley Sneak Peeks!

2011-11-23T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello and welcome to another day of fun sneak peeks from Riley and Company! It's hard to resist these new Riley's and his cute little friend Percy Penguin!

The card above features the new Percy as Max! I thought it was funny, it looks like he's trying to be a reindeer, so I paired him with an older image, Antlers Riley!

Recipe

Stamps: Antlers Riley, Percy as Max

Paper: riding hood red, wild wasabi, white, K&Co peppermint twist

Ink: memento tuxedo black, wild wasabi

Accessories: copics, Labels #11, dazzling diamonds glitter, stickles, winter trees EF, ribbon, dimensionals
Aren't these guys cute, this is the new Gingerbread Riley. I made a tag using the sizzix 2 tags die, I figured it would be good to attach to a package of cookies or cookie mix or even to use as a bookmark!

Recipe

Stamps: Gingerbread Riley

Paper: cajun craze, garden green, white

Ink: black, Tim Holtz antique linen

Accessories: copics E08, E09, E13, E15 for the cookies, sizzix bigz 2 tag die, die-namics rickrack die, ribbons, copics 0.3 liner, mini ornament, stickles

Sorry I think this picture may be dark, I'm still having lighting issues! This is the new Riley and Percy What a Catch! Another adorable image, I love them all can you tell! lol

Recipe

Stamps: Riley & Percy What a Catch

Paper: real red, garden green, white, Echo Park holly jolly Christmas

Ink: black

Accessories: copics, dazzling diamonds glitter, crystal effects, MS aspen snowflake punch, ribbon, dimensionals

WooHoo only one more day til the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release! Please join us for more peeks and a chance to win some Blog Candy, Thursday November 24th, 10 pm est.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Riley & Friends!

2011-11-22T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello and welcome to today's Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! I'm sorry I don't know this cute little guys proper name, but he's Riley's new friend.

I coloured him with copics and added some dazzling diamonds glitter for sparkle!

I also used this weeks MOJOMonday sketch, MOJO216!

Recipe
Stamps: Angel Penguin
Paper: island indigo, riding hood red, white, echo park holly jolly Christmas
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, snowflake EF, dazzling diamonds glitter, circle nestie, circle punches, EK snowflake punch, dimensionals

And this is Riley the night because Christmas with his little mouse friend! This image reminded me of the Night Before Christmas song, "and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care"...which made me think this would be the perfect paper.

I coloured the image with copics and cut out with oval nesties. The stars were punched and sponged.

Recipe
Stamps: Candle Stick Riley
Paper: bermuda bay, blushing bride, white, echo park holly jolly Christmas
Ink: memento tuxedo black, blushing bride
Accessories: copics, Fiskars star punch, ova/scallop nesties, MS aspen snowflake border punch (snowflakes), twine, copic atyou spicas, ribbon

There will be lots of sneak peeks leading up to the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop Thursday November 24th, 2011 at 10 pm est.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#1, Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-21T10:00:00.000-05:00

You can find the Totally Stampalicious Challenge card Here!

Hello, I'm so excited today is the start of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! As usual there
are lots of fantastic new Riley's, and a whole set of new sentiments perfect for the season!

Since this week is Thanksgiving for all our American Friends, I'm starting with the new Riley and Sophie Pilgrims. I think these guys are so cute no matter what the occasion!

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches FMS11.

Make sure to check out the awesome creations from the other Designers, you can find links on the right sidebar.

There will be peeks each day, leading up to the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release Thursday November 24th, 10 pm est.

Today's Recipe
Stamps: Riley & Sophie Pilgrims
Paper: early espresso, peach parfait, old olive, white, DCWV text prints, K&Co fall harvest
Ink: memento tuxedo black, peach parfait, old olive
Accessories: copics, just my type EF, leafy tree EF, circle punches, leaf brad, gold copic atyou spica

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, 2 Set Combo!

2011-11-21T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello All, this weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge is to make something using 2 stamps sets. You can combine 2 images or use an image and sentiment from different sets, whatever works for you!

I was inspired by Angel's shopping list last week, and decided to make one for my Sister. I used the recently released Deacon Elf and the sentiment is from the Winter Bird Snowman set, also recently released!

The note pad was smaller, 4"x5.5", so I started with a piece of cardstock 9x6". Here's a peek at the inside, I added the pocket to hold the receipts and left a gap in the ribbon to hold a pen or pencil.

Please join us in our challenge, just combine 2 stamp sets and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Today's Recipe
Stamp: Deacon Elf, Winter Bird Snowman
Paper: wild wasabi, pink pirouette, white, K&Co swell noel
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, SU border punch (top of present), ribbon, dimensionals, note pad, micro brads

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT172, Will & Nate are 6!

2011-11-15T12:18:00.003-05:00

Hello, I made these cars for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT172! The Destination Station this week is to Will and Nate Renz, the twin sons of Katie Renz, who recently lost her battle with cancer. The boys will be celebrating their 6th birthday on November 19th, the first without their Mom, so we're making sure they gets lots of extra birthday wishes!

So I couldn't think of what car stamps I had and decided to search SCS for a punch art car. Fortunately Lynn Pratt had just posted this car with a link to her free template, how perfect was that!

So I made each boy there own cool bug with personalized license plates!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

RILEY2311, No Colouring...Say What!!!!

2011-11-15T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello, I made this for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge RILEY2311. This weeks challenge is hosted by Michele, and she's challenging us to create a card or project with NO colouring! I was a little freaked out about his one, but I did it!

This is Director Riley, he is one of many images recently released under the Riley Goes to the Movies Theme!

I used the die-namics film strip die and backed it with vellum. The images on the vellum were made with the 3pc card back set...obviously not just for card backs anymore! lol

I hope you can join in the fun and create something without colouring. Then upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2311.

Make sure to stop by the other Design Team Members blogs to see what wonderful colourless creations they've made!

Recipe

Stamps: Director Riley, 3pc card back set

Paper: black, creamy caramel, white, vellum, dp recollections

Ink: memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz antique linen, creamy caramel

Accessories: die-namics film strip, mini ticket border, corner punch, ribbon, crop-a-dile, dimensionals

Have a Great Day,

Laurie

TSMONDAY, 3-D Secret Box!

2011-11-14T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello, we're having a 3-D challenge over at Totally Stampalicious this week. It's a great way to get some Christmas goodies done!

After seeing this Secret Box on SCS last week, I was dying to give it a try! I used the new Winter Bird Snowman from Totally Stampalicious to make this. I coloured the image with copics and added a bit on glitter.

Sorry the colouring on my photos is off, my good ott light is out of commission right now!
I took a couple extra photos so you can see it better.
I love this image because it's a winter scene, perfect for the whole season, not just Christmas!

Please join us in our challenge and make a 3-D project, then just upload it to the Totally Stampalicious Blog! I love making 3-D items so I can't wait to see what everyone makes!

Recipe

Stamps: Winter Bird Snowman

Paper: real red, baja breeze, white, SU dp retired

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: copics, dazzling diamonds glitter, circle/scallop nesties, gems, dimensionals, northern frost die (snowflake)

MMTPT171, Diva Cat!

2011-11-09T19:40:00.004-05:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT171! This weeks challenge is all about bling & cats, two of my favorite things! The Destination Station is happy mail to John & Jane who have 2 diva cats of there own!

I don't know where the cat stamp is from, but I stamped it in memento ink and then coloured him/her with copics. Of course he/she had to have a rhinestone necklace!

This is a center step card, and I managed to use up some more dp scraps. This was actually paper I made using glossy white, a couple of reinkers and then I spritzed on some gold smooch.

The sentiment is from a MFP set called Speedy The Cat's Friends, I popped it up on a tag from spellbinders fancy tags die.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Anything Goes!

2011-11-08T09:04:00.004-05:00

Hello, sorry I'm late with this weeks Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge! This weeks challenge is super easy, anything goes, and if we get over 100 participants, someone will be winning an Awesome prize!

And don't forget, there's a great new promotion going on:

Totally Stampalicious!
Stampalicious Dessert Menu
Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free
Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free
Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

So for today's card, I used the new Going to Town Gus, he comes with several fun sentiments! Gus was coloured with copics, and I added some stickles to the fur on his suit, crystal effects to his glasses and a gold copic atyou spica to his belt buckle and the bottle labels.

The only new piece of cardstock I cut was for the card base, the rest was all scrap pieces, I'm trying to reduse the scrap piles!

I used the November SFYTT, and this also fits the Bugaboo Challenge Anything Goes!

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card to the Totally Stampalicious Blog for your chance to win!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT170, Mosaic!

2011-11-02T11:22:00.004-04:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT170! This week we were to try our hand at mosaic! This weeks Destination Station is to fellow Teapotter Kathy (CAKath).

I used the Elements of Style set, one of my favorites! I coloured the image with copics, using R20, R11 & R000 for the flowers and YG61 & YG63 for the leaves. I also shaded around the image using C1 and colourless blender. Then I cut the image into squares & glued them onto black.

The card base is black, with a layer of blushing bride embossed with the vintage wallpaper EF. The main image panel is popped up and I added some dazzling diamonds to the flower centers. It's finished off with some black taffeta ribbon and black gems in the bottom corner to balance it out!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY2211, Oldies But Goodies!

2011-11-01T12:43:00.004-04:00

Hello, I made this for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge RILEY2211. This weeks challenge is Hosted by Tanya, and she's challenging us to use a Riley stamp that is at least 1year old!

Sorry the colour is off on my photos, my ottlite was smelling like burnt plastic yesterday & stopped working!

So for todays challenge, I used Detective Riley and coloured him with copics. The sentiment on the front and on the inside are from the Moose Sayings 2 set.

Please join us in our challenge, and add the link to your card or project on the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2211.

Don't forget to check out the other Design Teams creations for more inspiration!

Recipe
Stamps: Detective Riley, Moose Sayings #2
Paper: early espresso, more mustard, white, DCWV animal crackers
Ink: memento tuxedo black, early espresso
Accessories: copics, circle/pinking nesties, tag trio die, EK edge punch, ribbon

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T08:00:00.000-04:00

EEEK is right! Is he spooky or what! Okay before I get on to the card and challenge, I first want to tell you about the awesome promotion that is going on at Totally Stampalicious! ALL stamps (yes the 4x6 sets) are now priced at $8.95

Let Us 'Treat' You Right!
A brand new promotion designed to reward you for your AWESOME taste in stamps!

Stampalicious Dessert Menu
Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free
Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free
Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

It's a great time to stock up, or get some Christmas shopping done, plus we just released 7 new sets perfect for making your Christmas cards & gifts!

So this weeks Totally Stampalicious challenge is to make a Halloween card or project. Can you guess what stamp I used...it's the adorable Sean with Flower! Honestly it didn't take much to alter it, anyone could do it!

I stamped Sean onto copy paper, then traced out a robe to cover his clothing. I cut it out and traced aropund it onto neenah solar crest cardstock with the copic 0.3 liner. I also added some lines to make it look like folds in the draped robe. Then I coloured it in using copic C9, C7 and C5. Then I cut it out.

I masked off the flower Sean was holding with a post it note. Then stamped the image onto cardstock and I also stamped just his head.

To make him look pale, I coloured his face with E40, E41 and E000. His hair was coloured with the same copic C's as his robe. I sponged riding hood red lightly onto his face and drew in the mouth & teeth...I practiced several mouths on a scrap piece of paper before I settled on this one. The teeth were brightened up a bit with a white inkessentials pen. The head is popped up.

Before adhereing the robe, I punched the branch from the 2-step bird punch and trimmed off the leaves. The blade was made with silver cardstock & the wide oval punch. I glued this into position then added the robe.

The card base is black with a layer of riding hood red and then coredinations that has been embossed with the skeleton scroll EF.

I couldn't resist using the MS drippy goo punch and you can see in the photo below I added some crystal effects to some of the drips.

The single drip coming off the blade was made with the MS teardrop punch and I added crystal effects to it too!

The sentiment is also a MS punch....I hope she appreciates how rich I've made her!!!!! lol

Well I think that about explains it, just let me know if you have any questions!

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

Happy Halloween,

Laurie

MMTPT169, Teaparty Kong Style!

2011-10-27T14:52:00.005-04:00

Hi out there, I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT169! Better late than never! This weeks challenge is all about taking the King out of Kong so he can relax and behave at the Teaparty!

Well it may not be the real King Kong, but Riley as King Kong should work just as well, I know he'll behave! I met some of the requirements, bananas, trees and even some monkey friends who wore hats to the party! lol

The papers are from Daisy D's Bambino pad!

The sentiment is from MFP's Floral Tea set.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Note Cards!

2011-10-24T08:00:00.000-04:00

Hello, Thank You to everyone who stopped by during the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop, I enjoyed reading all your lovely comments! Congratulations to all the Blog Candy winners...happy stamping!

Well now it's time for our weekly Totally Stampalicious challenge, and this weeks challenge is to make at least 3 note cards! Mine are 3x3 and they will make great tags for gift bags!

These were super simple! First I chose my stamp, the loveable Poppi Penguin, then I chose the colours wisteria wonder, lucky limeade & purely pomegranate!

I stamped Poppi 3 times onto Neenah solar crest cardstock & coloured them with copics. I matted them with the new silver glimmer paper from Stampin Up...awesome sparkle factor! It seemed a shame to cover up all that glimmer paper, so I punch a large circle out of the center of each to use for something else later.

Please join us in our challenge, create 3 note cards and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RCMP Trainee!

2011-10-23T16:34:00.002-04:00

Hello, my Daughter's Friend is leaving tomorrow to train with the RCMP! The family had a party for her, and I made this card for Rachel to give to her.

I couldn't find a RCMP/Mountie digi, which I needed last minute, so I decided to make one from punches. She ended up being quite tall, so the card is 6.5" X 5". She is made almost entirely of punches, and some pieces had to be trimmed a little.

She really liked it!

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Release & Blog Hop!

2011-10-20T21:00:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious Christmas Release and Blog Hop!!!

We are so excited to share SEVEN NEW SETS with you all tonight and they are

AVAILABLE NOW at

TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS!!
As always we have some FABULOUS PRIZES to give away including:
1st Prize - All 7 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!!!!

So now, without further ado.....HERE IS THE CHRISTMAS RELEASE
from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Line by amazing artist Jodie Mackerell!
They are ALL must-haves for this year's Holiday Cards!!!

The card above features the new Deacon & Ava HOHO...so adorable!
I used the sketch challenge SC355.

Of course we need a new Gus, this is Going to town Gus!
I used the Freshly made sketch FMS7

This is Poppi Cocoa! I decided to try a new technique, this is a candy bar door hanger, but mine has hot chocolate! We had a few packages of this raspberry hot chocolate in the cupboard, so I tried a non-traditional Christmas colour, perfect plum!

and this is Margaret December, what a hoot!
I used the MOJO Monday sketch MOJO211 for this one.

Now it's time to hop on over to Lynda's Blog to see what Awesome Christmas
Confection she has for us!

And here is the entire Blog Hop Line Up in case there are any glitches along the
way!
Totally Stampalicious
Angel
Jessica
Kendra
Dawn
Lori
Julie
Jessie
Laurie
Lynda
Becky
Joycelyn
Vicki

Sue

Happy Hopping!
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Sneak Peek!

2011-10-19T13:50:00.005-04:00

WooHoo, Totally Stampalicious is releasing 7 new sets tomorrow, and we're giving you some sneak peeks today! All 7 awesome new sets are from the Bugaboo line from the super talented Jodie Mackerell, and they're all perfect for Christmas!

The Totally Stampalicious Release and Blog Hop is Tomorrow, Thursday October 20, 2011 at 9pm est. As always one lucky winner will win all the new stamps and of course there will be other prizes too! So make sure to come back for the hop tomorrow.

So here's my peeks for you, first is the new Deacon Elf. He's such a cutie, and this was a pretty sinple card. I coloured Deacon with copics, except the present on the bottom, I added snowflakes to it with a bashful blue marker. The dp is from Daisy D's, The present punch is Fiskars.

This is the new Scarlette Mistletoe, gorgeous as ever! It's hard to see in the photo, but I added some stickles to the white fur and berries and crystal effects to her lips and the ornament at her foot. I used dp from K&Co. swell noel and embossed the light green piece with a Holly EF. The sketch is from SFYTT.
And last...for today, is the new Winter Bird Snowman, he's adorable! This is a tent topper style card. I coloured the image with copics and added some dazzling diamonds glitter, and stickles. The dp is SU Candycane Christmas (last year)!

Please make sure to join us tomorrow for more inspiration, fun and prizes! And check out the other Designers Blogs and the Totally Stampalicious Blog for more peeks today!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

RILEY2111, Orange & Black!

2011-10-18T11:16:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, it's time for another fun challenge from the Riley and Company Design Team! This weeks challenge Hostess is Margie, and she's challenging us to use the colours orange and black!

I used the newly released Bridezilla. She's coloured with copics and I added diamond stickles to her dress!

I didn't have enough black brads, so I made my own. The smaller ones on the right side were made with the smallest hole punch on the cropadile. The larger ones on the left were made with the larger hole punch on the cropadile. I glued them in place and then covered them with crystal effects.

I also used last weeks sketch challenge SC354.

If you want to play along, just leave a comment on the Riley and Company Blog, with a link to your card. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2111.

Recipe
Stamps: Bridezilla, weathered BG
Paper: black, white, peach parfait, scrap dp
Ink: memento tuxedo black, going grey, peach parfait
Accessories: copics, skeleton scroll EF, MS cracks punches, cropadile, crystal effects, diamond stickles, dimensionals

Make sure to check out what the other Designers have come up with, you can find the links on the right hand sidebar.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Orange, Purple & Black!

2011-10-16T21:11:00.008-04:00

Hi all, it's time for this weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge! This week it's a colour challenge, we're challenging you to use the colours orange, purple and black!

I pulled out an oldie but goodie for this one! This cauldron stamp is from the Witch Brawd set! I coloured it with copics and added some purple glitter glue from MS.

The sketch is from Freshly made sketches FMS6!

The card base is black with a layer of peach parfait embossed with the skeleton scroll EF. I sponged the edges and used the MS rat/mouse edge punch which I think really suits it! The sentiment is also from the Witch Brawd set.

Please join in and play along! Just upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Stay tuned, we have a fabulous new release coming, you're going to love them!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT167, Fishing Riley Referee!

2011-10-11T19:53:00.003-04:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT167! This weeks challenge was to make a masculine card, with vertical black & white stripes, or horizontal rainbow stripes, and a fishing theme...I think I got everything! lol

This weeks Destination Station is to Chip in Ohio, he is the husband of fellow teapotter Karen (Redbugdriver). It sounds like Chip has had terrible problems with his foot resulting in his latest surgery (partial amputation), requiring him to be away from home for the next 3-6 weeks at a rehabiliation center. Hopefully this happy mail will make the time fly by!

I used Fishing Riley and coloured him with copics.

I love how this turned out, but I can't take full credit, I was inspired by this awesome card from PickleTree!

Recipe
Stamps: Fishing Riley
Paper: black, white, real red, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, certainly celery, bashful blue, baja breeze, dp welcome neighbour, recollections
Ink: memento tuxedo black, baja breeze, daffodil delight, pumpkin pie
Accessories: copics, Fiskars wave punch, die-namics sun & rainbow, ProvoCraft fish die, dimensionals, ribbon, button, twine, cupcake punch (cloud)

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-10-10T11:06:00.003-04:00

Happy Thanksgiving, we had our turkey dinner yesterday at my Mom's and it is so nice here, we actually sat outside! I don't ever remember a Thanksgiving that was this warm!

So the Totally Stampalicious Challenge this week is all about being grateful, so make a Thank You or Thanksgiving card!

Today I used Farmer Hawg, haven't inked him up in a while, and I used a sentiment from the set! I paired him up with the new spice cake dp from SU.

Farmer hawg was coloured with copics, then I cut him out with a square nestie & backed it with a square scallop nestie. I popped this panel up, and finished it off with some taffeta ribbon.

I also used last weeks SCS sketch challenge SC353.

Please join us in our challenge this week, just upoad your card or creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

FMS5, Smile!

2011-10-07T22:00:00.004-04:00

Hello, I'm entering this card in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge FMS5! This is Chester Platypus from Totally Stampalicious!

I coloured Chester with copics. I wanted to colour him like Perry the Platypus from Phineus & Ferb, so I picked the new SU spice cake dp and coloured to go along with it!

Totally Stampalicious is taking part in the Operation Julie's Smile Blog Hop. You can find all the details at the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop here!

Recipe
Stamps: Chester Platypus
Paper: early espresso, pool party, more mustard, dp spice cake
Ink: memento tuxedo black, early espresso
Accessories: copics, circle nesties, swiss dot EF, star punch, dimensionals

Have a Great Weekend!
Laurie

MMTPT166, Get Well Hydrangea!

2011-10-04T10:41:00.006-04:00

Hi All, I made this card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT166! This weeks Destination Station is to Sharon, who has had multiple surgeries on her foot that has been very problematic, and she needs some cheering up!

I also used the MOJO Monday sketch MOJO209!

Since Sharon loves hydrangeas, I decided to try and make one! This stamp is called Fat Mice Flower from Totally Stampalicious. I masked off the flower (which was a daisy) stamped the image, and coloured with copics.

The 3D hydrangea was easy, just fiddly! I punched 3 circles from wisteria wonder, 1-1/8", 3/4" & 1/2". Attach the 3/4" circle to the larger circle with dimensionals, and the the 1/2" circle on top of that with dimensionals. Then I punched 26 of the small flowers with the MS hydrangea punch. I added a drop of liquid pearls to the center, sponged the edges...very fiddly...and then shaped them so the petals curved up. I used liquid tombo glue to apply them, starting at the top and working my way down. It also helped to have my paper piercer handy or anything with a pointy end to help press them into place.

Recipe
Stamps: Fat Mice Flower, Ladybugs & carnation (MFP sentiment)
Paper: concord crush, wisteria wonder, white, certainly celery, dp cheerful treat
Ink: memento tuxedo black, concord crush, wisteria wonder, certainly celery
Accessories: copics, MS hydrangea, liquid pearls, circle punches, ribbon, MS rose leaf punch, butterfly EF, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY2011, Let's See Some Leaves!

2011-10-04T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello,I just wanted to say thanks to all those who stop by and take the time to leave comments, I really appreciate them, and Congratulations to all the Riley and Company Blog Hop winners!

It's time for a Riley and Company Challenge! Since it is offically fall, well in some countries, I'm challenging you to add a leaf or leaves to your card or project!

This is the new Riley Pottermoose, perfect for all those Harry Potter fans, I have a couple of those in my house!

I coloured Riley Pottermoose with copics, added crystal effects to his glasses and stickles to the stars and swirls left behind from his wand!

The card base is black, with a layer of more mustard and then a layer of glossy white. For the glossy layer, I used a brayer to add soft sky, blue bayou & not quite navy. I also sponged the darker colour around the edges.

The trees were made with a die-namics die, and I sponged the trunks & leaves. I finished it off with some twine and an owl charm!

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 RILEY2011.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Emboss It!

2011-10-03T11:36:00.004-04:00

Hello, it's Monday and that means a new challenge from Totally Stampalicious! This weeks challenge is to Emboss it, dry emboss or heat emboss...whatever you like!

I love texture, and find it hard not to use some kind of embossing, but tell me I have to use it and for some reason my mind goes blank! lol This is what I finally came up with!

This is the cute new Fairy Ava, I was thinking about ladybugs when I chose the colours, not Santa! lol I coloured Fairy Ava with copics, and added tiny gems to her bracelet & shoe.

The card base is black with a layer of real red, edges embossed and then a layer of Bo Bunny dp also embossed with the Butterfly EF.

I used the Sketch from Freshly Made Sketches FMS4!

Please play along, just make a card or project with some type of embossing and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

FMS4, Clapperboard Riley!

2011-10-02T16:27:00.002-04:00

Hello, The winners of the Riley and Company Blog Hop have been drawn, you can check out the winners here!

I've been wanting to play in the new Freshly Made Sketch Challenges, and I finally got a chance, this is for FMS4!

I used the Clapperboard Riley, I thought it would make a great Birthday card, so I left the sign blank so I can add in the age of the Birthday person!

I coloured Riley with copics and sponged around the edge with Tim Holtz antique linen. The tag is popped up, along with the large star.

It didn't seemed balanced, so I added 2 tiny stars on the right hand side.

Recipe
Stamps: Clapperboard Riley
Paper: black, soft suede, crumb cake, white, DP mocha morning
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, die-namics, star punches, 1/2" circle punch, cropadile, ribbon, dimensionals, MS star punch

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley and Company Blog Hop!!!

2011-09-29T22:00:00.002-04:00

Hi and Welcome to the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release! This month Riley is gong to the movies! There's 18 new stamps and they are available now in the store!

FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING on any new orders until Sunday night! (Use coupon code FREESHIP)

All orders placed within the first 24 hours will receive a FREE NEVER RELEASED limited edition - Witch with Broom for Halloween!!

Purchase the entire set - get 10% off!

We've been showing peeks all week, but tonight if you join the hop and leave a comment on each of the Designers Blogs, you'll be entered to win a Free Riley of your choice.

The card above features the new Staying Alive (Travolta) and the sentiment is from the Circus Words set.

Stamps: Staying Alive (Travolta), Circus words
Paper: black, real red, daffodil delight, pacific point, white, dp, glitter cardstock
Ink: black, real red, daffodil delight
Accessories: copics, circle nestie, MS star punch, dimensionals

And this is The Wise Moose ((OBI), ok I tried to create Ben Kenobi's Hut...not sure if it works, but I do like the light saber, it's covered with waterfall stickles.

Stamps: The wise Moose (OBI)
Paper: soft suede, crumb cake, very vanilla, pacific point, black, white
Ink: black, soft suede, crumb cake, white,
Accessories: copics, waterfall stickles, word window

And this is the new Popcorn Riley! The container looks like a movie reel and can be purchased at our local cinema to hold a movie gift card. I decorated the front with the new Popcorn Riley and the tickets are from the Circus Accessories set.

Stamps: Popcorn Riley, Circus Accessories
Paper: black, white, dp Moxie-star of the show
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, circle/scallop nesties, dimensionals, ribbon

And now it's time to hop on over to Jovita's Blog to see what she's created. Don't forget to comment along the way for your chance to win. This has been such a fun release to work with, I can't wait to hear what you think!

Incase you get lost along the way, here is the complete hopping list!
Tanya
Cindy
Sarah Gough
Frances
Juliet Huang
Kelly
Silke
Heather Prince
Laurie - that's me!
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Michele L
Joy Stagg
Gina Lindsay – Guest Designer

Happy Hopping!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek-Blog Hop Tonight!

2011-09-29T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello, I have one more sneak peek to show you before the Riley and Company Blog Hop tonight!

This is the new Moose Kong, I think he's much cuter than King King! I coloured Moose Kong with copics, and used punches to help create the scene! Doesn't this image go great with the MS cityscape punch?

Please come back for the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release, tonight September 29th, 10pm est. There are 18 new Rileys being released tonight and of course lots of prizes!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#5!

2011-09-28T00:01:00.001-04:00

We're almost there, one day away from the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release! Today we're visiting Tara, isn't Sophie O'Hara a beauty! I had to give this one a vintage feel, so I cased a card in the current SU catalogue!
Of course Sophie O'Hara wouldn't be complete without Moose Butler! What a handsome moose he is! I love the rich regal patterns & textures from this period, so that's the look I was going for!

Make sure to check out the other Designers Blogs to see what they've created and our Guest Designer this month Gina Lindsay!

The Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release is this Thursday (tomorrow) September 29th, 10pm est.

Recipe for Sophie O'Hara
Paper: early espresso, very vanilla, wild wasabi, white, Basic Grey Curio
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz antique linen, wild wasabi
Accessories: copics, vintage wallpaper EF, scallop circle nestie, designer frame EF, lace, ribbon, itty bitty flower punch, pearls, dimensionals

Recipe for Moose Butler
Stamps: Moose Butler, SU Bliss
Paper: early espresso, creamy caramel, more mustard, versamark, wild wasabi
Accessories: copics, gold atyou spica, designer frame EF, owl punch, gold EP, brads, ribbon, faux leather, dimensionals

Hope to see you tomorrow!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#4!

2011-09-27T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi all, it's Day #4 of the Riley and Company sneak peeks, and today it's all about the Italian Stallion! I saw the 1st Rocky at the movies with my girlfriend when we were young teens, and loved it of course!

Actually Rocky Balbomoose is perfect for Rocky, Ali, or any boxing fan! I coloured Rocky Balbomoose with copics and used the copic 0.3 liner to create the background.

The stars were made with glittery cardstock and punches. I popped up the middle panel and finished it off with some twine!

Make sure to check out the other Designers Blogs to see what they've created and our Guest Designer this month Gina Lindsay!

The Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release is this Thursday September 29th, 10pm est.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#3!

2011-09-26T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hello and welcome to Day#3 of the Riley and Company sneak peeks! This is the new Riley as Danny and Sophie as Sandy! Our 2 older girls watched this movie so often on VHS I was sure they were going to wear it out, so we bought them a DVD copy!

For my card today I was inspired by the popular colours of the 50's diners, and records!

I coloured the Riley & Sophie with copics, and cut them out. The card base is black, with a layer of silver. I made the background layer by making records using a 1" circle punch in black and, a circle from the owl punch in red dp, then I used the crop-a-dile to make a hole in the center. I glued all the records to the tempting turquoise and embossed it with a Spots & Dots embossing folder. I thought it had a retro look!

The tile floor was drawn in with a 0.3 copic liner and a black copic. I popped up the characters, and added some tiny heart gems.

This is the inside, the sentiment is from Everyday Sayings and the music notes are from the EK edge punch.

Please make sure to check out the others Designers Blogs, and our Guest Designer this month Gina Lindsay!

Please join us at Riley and Company Thursday September 29th, 10 pm est for the Blog Hop and Release!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#2!

2011-09-25T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hello and welcome to Day #2 of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! Today I have another Super Hero for you, this is the new Batmoose!

This one took on a life of it's own! I decided to use yellow & black, like the Batman symbol. Then I remember that the TV batman had often been near death caught on a conveyor belt with lots of gears & sharp deadly things about to kill him...so that reminded me of the clockworks EF!

The bats were made with the MS punch. I made up the sentiment online!

This is the inside, I used a sentiment from the Moose Sayings 2 set!

Make sure to check out the other Designers Blogs for more sneak peeks, you can find links on the ridght hand sidebar. We also have Guest Designer Gina Lindsay with us this month!

Then come back and join us on Thursday September 29th, 10pm est for the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day #1!

2011-09-24T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hello Everyone, Riley is Going To The Movies this month, and this is Day #1 of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! If you like movies, you are going to love this release, there's something for everyone!

The Designers will be showing sneak peeks starting today until the Blog Hop and Release Thursday September 29th, 10 pm EST!

I love movies, and so this is one of my favorite releases! I know so many people who would love a card with one of these images. So as you can see, today I'm showing off the new Spidermoose, and I used a sentiment from the Circus Words set.

I coloured Spidermoose with copics. The card base is brilliant blue, with a layer of real red and then a layer of coredinations embossed with the spiderweb EF. You can really tell from the photo, but I also went over some of the embossed spiderweb with stickles.

Make sure to check out the other Designers Blogs as well as our Guest Designer this month Gina Lindsay, and come back on Thursday September 29th, for the Blog Hop and Release!

Recipe
Stamps: Spidermoose, Circus Words
Paper: brilliant blue, real red, white, coredinations
Ink: Black
Accessories: copics, spiderweb EF, stickles, distressing tool, ribbon, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop!!!

2011-09-22T21:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious September New Release and Blog Hop!!

We have FIVE NEW STAMP SETS to share with you tonight and they are available NOW
at
Totally Stampalicious!!!

As always we want to give some stuff away and all YOU need to do to be eligible
to WIN is comment on all of the Design Team's AWESOME creations!!!

Here's what's up for grabs:

1st Prize - All 5 New Stamp Sets
2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate
3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate

The card above features the new Chester Platypus from Sylvia Zet. I love him!

The second card features the new Road Trip Stella, from Jodie Mackrell of Bugaboo Stamps!
So are you READY?!!!

Now it's time to hop on over to Lynda's Blog to see what fabulousness she has
for us to drool over!!!

And here is the entire Blog Hop Line Up in case there are any glitches along the
way!
tally Stampalicious
Angel
Jessica
Cindy
Kendra
Dawn
Lori
Julie
Jessie
Laurie
Lynda
Becky
Joycelyn
Joanne
Stacy
Sue

Thanks for joining in the fun!!
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Sneak Peek Day#3!

2011-09-21T00:01:00.001-04:00

WooHoo, day 3 of the Totally Stampalicious sneak peeks...that means one day closer to the big day! That's right tomorrow Thursday September 22nd, 9pm est, please join us for the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop and New Release!

This is the new Yoga Dottie, she's a new stamp from Jodie Mackerell's Bugaboo Line! What a great image, and she comes with lots of sentiments.

I coloured Dottie with copics, and paper pieced her outfit and socks!

Make sure to stop by and see what the others Designers have created (links on the right hand side bar), and come back tomorrow for the Blog Hop. There will be lots of eye candy and great prizes!

Recipe
Stamps: Yoga Dottie
Paper: Pool party, pretty in pink, white, dp imaginisce, scrap for outfit
Ink: memento tuxedo black,
Accessories: copics, swiss dot EF, SU edge punch, rhinestones, circle punches, ribbon

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1911, Shabby Chic!

2011-09-20T10:00:00.000-04:00

Hello, it's time for another challenge from the Riley and Company Design Team! This weeks challenge is hosted by Heather, and she's challenging us to create a shabby chic card with at least 7 layers!

I used the new Mermaid Sophie from last months release. I coloured Sophie with copics, and added a little glitter with copic atyou spicas and some stickles. Then I used the cracked glass technique on the main image panel.

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 RILEY1911.

Recipe
Stamp: Mermaid Sophie
Paper: black, regal rose, very vanilla, white, DP Sassafras whale of a tale
Ink: memento tuxedo black, TH antique linen, versamark
Accessories: copics, copic atyou spicas, stickles, clear EP, circle nesties, distressing tool, d'vine swirl EF, K&Co. seaglass ribbon, dew drops, charm, ribbon, twine, dimensionals

Riley and Company Sneak Peeks start this Saturday September 24, leading up to the Blog Hop and Release Thursday September 29th, 10pm est! Hope to see you there!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Sneak Peek Day#2!

2011-09-20T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello, it's day 2 of the Totally Stampalicious Sneak Peeks, and do we have a cutie for you today! This is the new Storybook Elizabeth, she is a beautiful image from Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps.

Please join us on Thursday September 22, at 9pm est for the Blog Hop and Release of this awesome new stamp and 4 others!

This is a card with a detachable bookmark! I only used the measurements, I don't have the fancy gadget she used in the tutorial. I did use the perforating tool from SU.

Don't forget to check out what the other Designers have come up with!

Recipe

stamp: Storybook Elizabeth

Paper: rich razzleberry, so saffron, white, K&Co Abrianna

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz antique linen

Accessories: copics, MS edge punch, swiss dot EF, pearls, ribbon, perforating tool

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Childs Birthday & Sneak Peek!

2011-09-19T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello and Happy Monday, it's time for this weeks Totally Stampalicious challenge and even better, the beginning of the Sneak peeks for this month!

This weeks challenge is to make a Birthday card for a Child. I used the new Butterfly Ava, she will be released Thursday September 22, 9pm est. There will be sneak peeks all week followed by a Blog Hop with great eye candy and of course prizes!!!

Isn't Ava the cutest, and this challenge was perfectly timed for me, because this card went to my Daughter's friend for her Birthday!

I also used last weeks colour challenge CC340, and the September SFYTT.

We have lots of new Designers, so make sure to check out their peeks too, you can find links on the right hand side bar.

Please play along with us, make a childs birthday card and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Have a Great Day, and hope to see you back tomorrow!
Laurie

MMTPT163, A Teaparty For Michelle!

2011-09-13T20:37:00.004-04:00

Hello, I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT163! This weeks Destination is Michelle, it sounds like she's has alot of stress in her life lately, so we're having a teaparty to celebrate a new beginning!

We were to bring girly, flourishes, pearly curly things etc. I was able to fit a few of those things in!

The teacup image is from Mark's Finest Papers Floral Tea set. I recently saw this post by Maureen, and loved the circle punch technique so I had to try it!

The background and the heart are embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper EF.

I was too late to enter it, but I used the sketch from a new Blog Freshly Made Sketches FMS1.

I hope she likes it!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Anything Goes!

2011-09-12T11:11:00.003-04:00

Happy Monday, this weeks Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge is super easy, Anything Goes! I used Musical Dexter for my card, he's so cute!

I coloured him with copics, and sponged around the edge of the panel with TH antique linen. The card base is always artichoke that I stamped with little hearts from SU Sprinkles.

The hearts are popped up, and the largest one has the sentiment. I finished it off with some twine! I used last weeks sketch challenge SC349.

We have 5 new fabulous Designers on the Team, so make sure to check out all the fabulous creations for today. I have links on the right hand sidebar.

I hope you can play along, if we reach 100 players this week, someone will win a prize! Just make sure to upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Fun With Nails!

2011-09-10T20:20:00.003-04:00

We've been having lots of fun in our house lately playing with fun nail designs! I guess it's just another way to be creative, so I thought I'd share!

Olivia wanted the pencils ends and I thought the lined paper was cute so we combined them, perfect for back to school!

When we we away this summer we went to a flea market on the beach where they were selling lots fun nail polish colours! Below is a picture of Olivia's nails she painted herself, while we we away!

Now you'll have to excuse the dry skin, but below is my first attempt at zebra strips on myself! It actually a bright fushia pink, but you get the idea, I loved these ones!

I'll keep adding to the collection, and hopefully we'll get some better photos!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

With Sympathy!

2011-09-09T20:58:00.002-04:00

Hello, I wanted to share this sympathy card with you. My Uncle Bob passed away Sunday September 4th, and this is the card I made to send to his family.

He was a very active outdoors kinda guy. When I was younger, a spent 2 or 3 Thanksgivings with my Uncle and his Family. They had a tradition of hunting pheasant out in the woods, meeting up for lunch and having a hot beverage made over a fire, it was a totally new experience for me. Then later we all met back at his house and he cooked up a feast, another new experience for me!

This image seemed perfect, it reminds me of those weekends in the woods it looks so peaceful! It's from a Marks Finest Papers set called In the Forest. I coloured the image with copics, then sponged in the sky and trees.

I used the cracked glass technique, and after it cracked I rubbed in Tim Holtz walnut ink (I wished I had used something lighter).

The card base is black, with a layer of old olive stamped with the woodgrain bg stamp, edges sponged. I cut the hole in the olive piece with a square nestie and added a black piece behind with a smaller opening. This panel is popped up, so the glass image looks recessed.

I finished it off with a little tag and a sentiment from SU silhouette sentiments.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT162, Eula's 109!!!

2011-09-07T16:33:00.003-04:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT162. This week we are making Birthday cards to send to Eula for her 109th Birthday! She sounds like an amzing woman.

We were supposed to bring something beautiful to us. I do love flowers, and colour but my card today represents my love of crafting. I had some little white strips left from another project and they made me think of the faux trellis I have wanted to try, and my SU stamps don't get inked up nearly enough, so this is my first flower trellis! I hope Eula likes it!

The card base is black, with a layer of daffodil delight embossed with the vintage wallpaper EF.

I stamped the image from SU Elements of Style, 2 times and coloured with copics. The image and the frame were made with the octagon nesties. Then I cut some of the flowers from the 2nd piece and popped them up with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments set, punched out with the MS tag. I thought I was done, finishing it off with some black taffeta ribbon & micro brads, but decided it needed a bit of glitter, so I added that too!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1811, School/Team Spirit!

2011-09-06T09:10:00.004-04:00

Hello, it's time for another Riley and Company Challenge. This weeks challenge is Hosted by Juliet!
Juliet's challenge is a School/Team Spirit sort of theme. Basically, to celebrate the start of school, the football and hockey season, or post season baseball...make something that shows spirit for either a school or Sport team ie: (your alma mater, kid's high school, using your favorite sports team colors/Riley sport stamps, etc)

Today is the first day back to school here, and I was thinking about all the forms we get home, and how to better keep track of them! I made 2 fridge magnets, one for regular school papers using Schoolgirl Sophie and one for sports related papers, like schedules & practice times, using Basketball Riley!

These were super easy and fast to make and to top it off they'll help keep me organized!

I coloured both with copics. Sophie is dressed in our High School colours, and Riley is dresses in our Elementary School colours. I also added silver copic atyou to Riley's # and outfit.

They were both cut with the oval nestie and layered with regular & scallop ovals. The yellow stars are from a die-namic and the silver from a MS punch.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please make sure to use the keyword RILEY1811.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Pink, Orange & Yellow!

2011-09-05T11:03:00.003-04:00

Hello, this weeks Totally Stampalicious Challenge is a colour challenge, pink, orange, and yellow!

I used the new Fairy Stella, and it looks like most of the Design Team was thinking the same!

Stella is coloured with copics and I added some dazzling diamonds glitter to her wings & wand.

The card base is peach parfait, the dp is from Basic Greys sweet threads and the so saffron was punched with the new lace ribbon punch from SU.

I finished it off with some brads and ribbon!

Joycelyn and Becky are currently working on the new Guest Designer list, and it sounds like there will be 5 new Designers instead of 4, can't wait to see who we'll be working with!

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

This also fits this weeks Bugaboo, Catch the Bug challenge Anything goes!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Craft Day - Beautiful Totes!

2011-09-01T19:57:00.004-04:00

Hello, just wanted to share the craft the kids did today! Aren't these cool, gives a whole new reason for getting a Big Shot!

I orginally saw the idea here on Diane's Blog! We usually have a crafting party for Olivia's birthday, and I thought this was a great idea, but I couldn't wait til January! So this was an end of the summer project.

I bought the bags at Michaels, and used the flower & butterfly dies from Stampin Up to cut out the fabric. All the pieces are backed with fusible web.

Once they decided on their layout, I ironed the pieces on.

Here's a photo of my Niece Lauren & Daughter Olivia in the planning process! Olivia doesn't look happy, but trust me she was!

This is a close up of Anna's bag completed. They also added buttons and bling to the centers.

Great, easy, fun project. I love seeing how different the designs are! Another reason I love crafting with the kids, is listening to them interact, take, joke, sing, makes for a fun time together and hopefully lots of good memories!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

MMTPT161, Ladybug, Ladybug...

2011-08-30T21:35:00.005-04:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT161! This week we are to bring ladybugs, lots of ladybugs!

This weeks Destination Station is Fort Lupton, Colorado to Julie (julesanne). Julie is a fellow teapotter, who just had extensive back surgery, so we are sending her well wishes this week!

The image I used is from Bugaboo Stamps, it was a freebie awhile back, which fits todays challenge perfectly!

I coloured the image with copics. Then I coloured an extra flower and popped it up.

The card base is real red, with a layer of white and a layer of garden green dp.

The main image is popped up, and I finished it off with some taffeta ribbon!

Have a great day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Bookmark!

2011-08-29T10:47:00.004-04:00

Hello, I hope everyone made it safely through hurricane Irene! It's time for another Totally Stampalicious Challenge! This weeks challenge is to make a bookmark...since there will be many books cracked open next week with the start of school here!

I used the new Fairytale Charlotte by Sylvia Zet! What a beautiful image, with such delicate lines, complete with 3 sentiments!

Please note that due to an error in the file we sent to our manufacturer, there is a spelling mistake on one sentiment on this stamp set therefore we are selling this set for a discounted price of $7.95. The images/sentiments still stamp perfectly!

I actually used the sentiment with the mistake on my bookmark today, it says 'your' instead on you're....I hadn't even noticed!

I coloured Charlotte with copics and added some shimmer with a gold copic atyou spica pen.

The base of the bookmark is metallic gold with a layer of blushing bride and then the white. The corners were notched with an EK punch.

I'm all out of gold jumbo eyelets, so I made one with cardstock! First I punch a hole with the largest hole on the crop-a-dile in the gold cardstock, and then I punched around it with a 1/2" circle punch! Makes a great inexpensive jumbo eyelet!

I finished it off with some ribbon and fibre!

Please join us in our challenge, just make a bookmark, any style, and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1711, Fun In The Sun!

2011-08-23T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge! This weeks challenge is hosted by Jovita and she's challenging us to think Summer theme/fun in the sun!

I used the new Tourist Riley and one of the images from the new Travel Stickers Stamps. Riley is all set to take a cruise and enjoy the summer!

I made the background by stamping and masking a piece of white cardstock with the Cruise image. Then I coloured the whole thing in with copics.

The main image was also coloured with copics and I added a bit of glitter with the copic atyou spicas.

Join us in our challenge and make something using the summer theme/fun in the sun, then upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY1711.

Recipe
Stamps: Tourist Riley, Travel Stickers Stamps
Paper: black, tempting turquoise, daffodil delight, white
Ink: memento tuxedo black, daffodil delight
Accessories: copics, copic atyou spicas silver & lemon, dimensionals, ribbon, corner rounder, copic 0.3 liner

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT160, Blue Bird!

2011-08-22T21:42:00.004-04:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT160! We were to bring birds, hearts & ribbon...I didn't realize til after it was done that it was blue ribbon...oh well, at least the bird is blue! lol

The Destination Station this week is to Barbara a friend of a fellow Teapotter's Mother who is facing another round of ovarian cancer.

I decided I wanted to use my 2-step bird punch and make a Blue Jay so I did a search in the Gallery at SCS and found this awesome post by AnnetteMac! So I did my best to case her blue jay!

The card base is blushing bride, with a layer of white embossed with the love language EF. The bird was punched out of white and coloured with copics. The beak & eye are black cs.

The branches are wild wasabi also made with the 2-step bird punch, and the flowers were made with the 3 flower punch. I first put liquid pearl in the center of the flowers, bu I can never get the peeks to go down, so I sprinkled on some dazzling diamonds glitter.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, 3 Punch Challenge!

2011-08-22T09:25:00.002-04:00

First off Thanks to all who participated in the Blog Hop, and Congratulations to all the Blog Candy winners, you can find the list on the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

This weeks challenge is to use at least 3 punches on your card!

I used the new Swing Set Deacon, he's coloured with copics. I also stamped the leafy branch 2 more times so I could pop it up.

For my punches, I used the MS grass edge punch, MS fence edge punch, and SU cupcake punch for the clouds!

Please join us in this fun and easy challenge. Just upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

If you'd like to be a Designer for this Fabulous company, the Design Team Call is open til Sunday August 28th, 11:59pm.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1611, Ocean's of Fun!

2011-08-19T10:19:00.004-04:00

You can find the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop Here!

Hello, I'm late joining the Riley and Company challenge, but better late than never!

Thisis the new Scuba Riley, I coloured him with copics and added some crystal effects to his goggles and the bubbles.

The card base is riding hood red with a layer of baja breeze and dp from Cosmo Cricket. I love the paper and only have scraps left...I wish I had bought more!

I added dimension by popping up the rectangle and the focal circle. It's finished off with ribbon and dew drops.

You can find all the challenge info here. If you play along and upload to a forum, please use the keyword RILEY1611. There will be a new challenge Tuesday August 23rd!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious August Blog Hop & Release!

2011-08-18T21:00:00.011-04:00

Hello and Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious August New Release and Blog Hop!

We've got FIVE NEW STAMP SETS to share with you from

Jodie Mackerell's Awesome Bugaboo Line and our new Fabulous Sylvia Zet Line!

All FIVE STAMP SETS are available NOW at

Totally Stampalicious!

As usual we have some FANTASTIC PRIZES to give away and all you have to do is
comment on all of the Design Team's Blogs for your chance to win one of the
following:

1st Prize - ALL 5 New Stamp Sets

2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate

3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate

The card above features the New Fairy Stella! Doesn't she look happy! lol I tried to make my card look shabby chic so I could enter it in the Catch the Bug Challenge. It's the first time I tried scrunching the ribbon, I think I need some practice! But doesn't Stella look pretty in her soft blue outfit and glittery wings!

This is the new Franklin Bear from the Sylvia Zet line. He's adorable and comes with several sentiments. I coloured him with copics, and paper pieced his tie. I also used the August SFYTT!

Now it's time to hop on over to Stacy's Blog to see what amazing creation she
has come up with!

Here is the entire line-up just in case there are any glitches along the way!

Totally Stampalicious
Joanne
Laurie
Stacy
Becky
Julie
Lynda
Cindy
Joycelyn
Sue

Make sure to leave some love along the way for your chance to win some awesome Blog Candy! Winners will be annouced Monday on the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Challenge & Update!

2011-08-17T21:44:00.005-04:00

Sorry for my absence, I was away last week on holidays, went a whole week without stamping, TV or computer!!!! Unfortunately I've been sick since...no it's not withdrawals! lol

So I'm behind on all the news from Totally Stampalicious! First of all this is my card for Mondays Challenge to use a circle, square and rectangle. I used this weeks MOJO Monday sketch MOJO204 which just happened to include all the shapes I needed!

I used the new Musical Dexter which will be released this Thursday August 18th at 9pm est.

Musical Dexter has an error in one of it's sentiments, so it will be sold at a discount when it's released on Thursday.

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

Totally Stampalicious is currently looking for 4 new Designers. You can find all the info here. The deadline for enteries is Sunday August 28th, 11:59pm.

Please come back for the Big Release and Blog Hop, there's always great eye candy and Blog Candy! The hop will start at the Totally Stampalicious Blog on Thursday August 18th, 9pm est.

Hav e a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT157, Bouncy Hello!

2011-08-02T20:56:00.005-04:00

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT157! This weeks Destination Station is to someone on the list of the Hugs and Hope for Sick Kids!
We are to bring happy upbeat cards in green, blue and yellow! Well when I read that, I immediately thought of Bouncy Ball Riley! He's definitely Happy and Upbeat!

I cased myself with the layout to save time. I coloured Riley with copics, matted with daffodil delight and popped them up.

The card base is pacific point, with a layer of wild wasabi and then white embossed with the swirl EF. I hope this brings a smile!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Frozen Treat Time!

2011-08-01T00:05:00.000-04:00

Hello & Happy Monday, I just want to thank everyone who stopped by during the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop last week, I love hearing what you think and appreciate the time you take to pop by and comment!

The list of Blog Hop winners can be found here on the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

This week we're challenging you to include a frozen treat on your card or project. I used one of the new Poppi Penguins. I stamped him and coloured him with copics.

I realized while flipping through my papers that this paper from Basic Greys Life of the party has little ice cream and popsicles all over it, so I started there to pick my colours.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog! All Guest Designers are chosen from the challenge participants!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT156, Miss Gingey!

2011-07-31T10:25:00.003-04:00

Hello, well I was so busy getting ready for the 2 releases last week, I'm very late to the teaparty! I guess it's cold tea and no cookies for me this week! lol

This weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT156 is going to a fellow Teapotter, and it's a surprise who it will be, what fun!

Since it was July when the challenge was first posted we are going with a Christmas in July gingerbread theme!

I used a Gingey image from Bugaboo Stamps, and for the layout I cased myself and copied a card I made last week!

The cardstock is cajun craze, with certainly celery and vanilla. The dp is from a Daisy D's pad.

I coloured the image with copics and added glitter to the big candy and you can;t really see it, but I also added crystal effects to the icing on Gingey!

I finished it off with some copper cording and a mini Christmas ornament!

recipe
Stamps: Bugaboo Ginger
Paper: cajun craze, certainly celery, white, very vanilla, Daisy D's
Ink: cajun craze
Accessories: copics, crystal effects, dazzling diamonds, die-namics, copper cord, mini ornament, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley and Company July Blog Hop!

2011-07-28T22:00:00.004-04:00

You can Find the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop Here!

Hello and Welcome to the July Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop! All the new stamps are available now at Riley and Company!

There's also some great special bonuses FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING on any new orders until Sunday night! (Use coupon code FREESHIP)

All orders placed within the first 24 hours will receive a FREE Swimmer Riley!

Purchase the entire set - get a FREE Surfer Riley!

As always, if you leave a comment for each of the Designers, along with our Guest Designer this month Stephanie, you will have a chance to win a free Riley of your choice. Each Designer is giving away a Riley to one randomly chosen commentor!

My card above features the new Suitcase Riley and 3 of the images from the Travel Stickers Accessories set!

I tried making my card look like an old suitcase by making some faux leather! Looks like Riley is quite the traveller!

Recipe
Stamps: Suitcase Riley, Travel Stickers Accessories set, Circus Accessories set (tickets)
Paper: black, creamy caramel, white
Ink: black, creamy caramel, more mustard, close to cocoa
Accessories: copics, corner rounder, distressing tool, ribbon, dimensionals
and this is the new Map Riley! "I'm lost without you!" was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this Riley, so my sentiment is computer generated!

Recipe
Stamps: Map Riley
Paper: wild wasabi, soft sky, more mustard, cherry cobbler, white, Basic Grey wander
Ink: black, more mustard, soft sky, wild wasabi
Accessories: copics, heart nestie, die-namics, twine, word window, label #4, dimensionals

Here's a complete list of the Hop incase you missed the beginning!

Riley and Company Blog
Cindy
Juliet Huang
Sarah Gough
Frances
Kelly
Heather Prince
Laurie - that's me!
Jovita Torres
Silke
Margie Cortina
Therese
Michele L
Joy Stagg
Stephanie Hill (July Guest Designer)

Enjoy the hop, I know there will be lots of great eye candy, and don't forget leave a comment for your chance to win a free Riley of your Choice!

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Laurie

Totally Stampalicious July Blog Hop!

2011-07-28T21:00:00.001-04:00

WELCOME to the Totally Stampalicious July Release and BLOG HOP!
It's time for another FUN and FABULOUS release from Totally Stampalicious and we are so excited to share the latest selections from our Bugaboo Line by the ever-impressive artist, Jodie Mackerell of Bugaboo Digi Stamps!

This month we are shaking things up and we have also added a new artist to our Totally Stampalicious family! Please give a warm welcome to Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps!

ALL SIX NEW STAMP SETS
are available NOW at
Totally Stampalicious!

As always we have some PRIZES that we want to give away to a few of our lucky Hoppers so be sure to comment on ALL of the DT's blogs for your chance to WIN one of these AWESOME treats!!
1st Prize - ALL SIX New Stamp Sets!
2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate
3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate

The card above was made with the new Hippie Dottie! She is so cool and comes with lots of sentiments!

I coloured Hippie Dottie with copics and added crystal effects to her glasses.

The background was made by cutting the peace sign with the Cuttlebug Hippie Chick die and gluing them to the background piece of the same colour.

Recipe
Stamps: Hippie Dottie
Paper cherry cobbler, textured cs (yellow, white, basic grey lime rickey
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, Cuttlebug die Hippie Chick, twine, charm, oval punch, gem, crystal effects

This is the new Lafy Jane by Sylvia Zet! I can;t get of how delicate and inticate these images are, and they stamp beautifully!

I used this weeks mojo sketch MOJO201 to help with this card, it's 5.5" square!

Lady Jane was coloured with copics, and I added some sparkle with copic atyou spicas. This image also comes with several sentiments, this is just one of them!

Recipe
stamps: Lady Jane
Paper: black, white, DCWV all dressed up
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, copic atyou spicas, brads, ribbon, MS tag punch, dimensionals

Totally Stampalicious
Lynda - Stamp Act

Stacy - Twinshappy
Joanne - The Inky Ocean Gazer

Joycelyn - Stamps 'n' Coffee
Becky - Stampin' For Fun
Laurie - On the Bright Side - that's me!
Julie - Julie Makes Cards
Lori - Inkingly Yours
Cindy - Cindy Haffner's Corner
Sue - Coffeestamper on SCS

Have fun on the Hop! Make sure to leave comments along the way for your chance to win one of the awesome prizes!

Laurie

Totally Stampalicious Release & Blog Hop Day!

2011-07-28T09:00:00.002-04:00

Please scroll down for todays Riley and Company Sneak Peek!

The Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop and Release is tonight at 9 pm est, but I have one more peek for you!

This is the new Nurse Margaret, well part of her! lol I coloured Margaret with copics and added crystal effects to her glasses.

I also used this weeks sketch challenge SC343!

I made the syringes with cardstock and acetate.

Please make sure to come back tonight for the Blog Hop and Release, it will start on the Totally Stampalicious Blog at 9pm est!

I'n not sure if this counts, but I'm going to enter this into the Catch the Bug Challenge to use 'metals' I used silver metallic cardstock for the needles!
Recipe
Stamps: Nurse Margaret
Paper: black, white, daffodil delight, real red, tempting turquoise, acetate, gable green, scrap of silver
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, oval/scallop nesties, sharpie, word window, ribbon, crystal effects

Hope to see you later!
Laurie