RILEY2313, Use A Sentiment!

Hello, it's challenge time at Riley and Company, and this week Joy is challenging us to Use A Sentiment! Super easy with all the great Funny Bones sentiments from Riley and Company.

I used a New Funny Bones sentiment 'Lick The Cupcake' (RWD-187).  The card base is concord crush, with a layer of dp? and apricot appeal for the corner pieces.

I also used the sketch SC461. The first time I cut the square for the corners the corner tore!!! so I made another one and then cut it on the wrong angle!!! so I gave up at that point and flipped the sketch! lol

I'm also entering this in the C4C211 challenge 'Let's Frame It'

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 RILEY2313.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY2113, No Designer Paper!

 Hello,  I hope all our Canadian friends had a great Thanksgiving! The Riley and Company challenge this week is from Frances, and she's challenging us to make a card or project without using designer paper.

For my card today I used Ethel, she's one of the Retro People. I also used one of the Funny Bones sentiments, 'A Job Of A Best Friend'.

This is an easel card. The card base is coastal cabana with vanilla and crisp cantaloupe embossed with the Friends embossing folder.

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 RILEY2113.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1913, Celebrating Grape & Wine!

Hello, it's time for a new Riley and Company Challenge. I live in wine country and every year in September we have a big Grape & Wine Festival. So I'm challenging you to include grapes and or wine in your creation...it can be a sentiment, colours, image, whatever you like!

I used this Funny Bones Sentiment 'Sitting on the couch with my Husband' which I think is hilarious! I also used paper from Basic Grey that has wine colours.

The sketch is from SC452, and I like that it lets the sentiment stand out.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please include the keyword RILEY1913.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1613, Spots, Dots and Circles!

Hello, it's time for a Riley and Company Challenge! This week Joy is challenging us to use spots, dots, circles, think round!

I made this card for my Step Daughters Birthday. She was leaving for a camping trip shortly after, so I used Tent Riley. I coloured Riley with copics and paper pieced the tent.

The designer paper has spots and I embossed the white piece with the Winter Trees EF which also has circles. The sentiment 'Just Be You' is one of the newly released Funny Bones stamps.

Please join us in our Challenge and upload your card or project to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY1613.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1513, Campfire Fun!

 Hello, This is my card for this weeks Riley and Company challenge RILEY1513, hosted by Kelly. She's challenging us to celebrate a summer theme, create a card using a favorite past time that you do during the summer. For an added bonus use the colour Yellow on your card!

My family and I have always enjoyed a great campfire, so I used Campfire Riley. I coloured him with copics. I used an old sketch from SCS SC213.

I made the faux marshmellow sticks with just a few items you probably have. You need two wood toothpicks, I used the flat kind. I tiny handheld square punch, or just cut 8 squares. Glue 2 squares together with the toothpick sandwiched between. I put 2 marshmellows on each stick. Don't worry too much if the edges don't completely stick together. Then cover the whole square, front and back, making sure to fill in the edges if they didn't quite glue together, with liquid applique. Then gently heat with a heat gun to puff it out and give it a slightly roasted look! Voila now you have roasted marshmellows!

On the inside, I used one of the new Funny Bones sentiments released last week Gratitude!

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog! Also make sure to check out the other Design Team members blogs to see what their favorite summer past time is!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Blog Hop Time!

 Hello, welcome to the Riley and Company July Blog Hop and Release party! There are 35 new Funny Bones sentiments released tonight.

All New stamps will be available for purchase at 10pm est at the Riley and Company store. There's also a couple specials...

Special #1: Buy ONE unmounted sheet of new Funny Bones for $50, get the second for only $40! (reg. $5.50 each) That's a savings of $102.50! This offer expires July 31st, 2013. (Offer not available to wholesale customers.)

Special #2: You can also get a set of 3 FREE Funny Bones stamps (your choice) during this release by simply placing an order of $25 or more (before tax) in the first 24 hours of the release!(one per customer please.)

Special #3: As an added bonus, we are giving EVERYONE FREE SHIPPING from Thursday night at 9pm CST until Sunday night at midnight CST! Just enter FREESHIP in the coupon code section!

The card above features one of the new sentiments, Start over,  it's one of my favorites! I used The sweet Sunday Sketch SSSC188.

 This is Dogwalker Riley, one of the clear sets available at Riley and Company. I paired it with one of the new Funny Bones sentiments, People Who Don't Have Dogs, on the inside!

What about Blog Candy you say! Simply leave a comment on the Riley and Company Blog for your chance to win one of two $10 gift vouchers to the Riley and Company store!

Here is a complete list of the Blog Hop participants!

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

Happy Hopping,
Laurie

One Last Riley Peek!

The Riley and Company July Blog Hop and Release is Tonight Thursday July 18th, at 10pm est.

All 35 New Funny Bones stamps will be available for purchase in the Riley and Company Store at 10pm est.

Please make sure to stop by the other Design Team Members blogs to see their peeks too!

Today I paired one of the new Funny Bones sentiments with the Helen & Alice stamp from the Retro People line.

I also used this weeks sketch challenge at SCS, SC445 which is to use a past sketch, so I used SC401.

Hope to see you tonight,
Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day 4!

Hello, I have another sneak peek for you from Riley and Company! There will be 35 new Funny Bones sentiments released this Thursday July 18th, 10pm est.

I love this sentiment, that's exactly how you should feel about an ex! lol I cut the sentiment out with a spellbinders label 9 die and sponged the edges with Tim Holtz antique linen.

The card base is early espresso with a layer of coastal cabana and dp from My Minds Eye-breeze. I made a faux button with a button die, I cut out 3 then glued and stacked them together. It's finished off with some twine and some pearls.

Please make sure to stop by the other Design Team Members Blogs to see there sneak peeks!

The Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release starts on Thursday July 18th, at 10pm est.

All new stamps will be available for purchase at the Riley and Company store on Thursday July 18th, at 10pm est.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day 3!

 Hello, it's day 3 of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks! Today I paired one of the new Funny Bones sentiments along with the Mixing Bowl Riley. I separated the sentiment and put half on the front and half inside.

I had this dp from TPC studio-so delish which I think goes well with the image and sentiment. I made a chocolate chip cookie with circle nesties and scrunched up the top piece then sponged it so it had more cookie like texture.

Make sure to stop by the other design team members blogs to see their peeks too!

The Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release is this Thursday July 18th, 10pm est.

All new stamps will be available in the Riley and Company store Thursday July 18th, 10 pm est.

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day 2!

Hello, here's a peek another one of the 35 New Funny Bones sentiments that Riley and Company will be releasing this Thursday, July 18th, 10pm est.

I've seen alot of cards recently that have the old polaroid snapshot look, so I tried to make one myself. This sentiment just cracks me up.

The card base is black, with a layer of recollections chevron and the top is islver embossed with a Tool embossing folder.

I finished it off with some silver cording and a screwdriver made with a die-namics die.

Don't forget to stop by the others Design Team Members Blogs for their sneak peeks too!

Please join us for the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release Thursday July 18th, 10pm est.

The new stamps will be available in the Riley and Company store on Thursday July 18th at 10pm est.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peeks Start NOW!

Hello, this is day 1 of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks for July! This Month there are 35 new Funny Bones sentiments being released.

For my card today I used one of the new Funny Bones sentiments, along with the Stamping Riley! This was a super easy CAS card. I used the Freshly Made Sketch FMS94.

Make sure to visit the other Design Team Members Blogs for more peeks all week!

The Riley and Company Blog Hop is Thursday July 18th, 10pm est. starting at the Riley and Company Blog.

The stamps will be available for purchase at Riley and Company on Thursday July 18th at 10pm est.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1113, Anything But A Card!

Hello, this is my creation for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge, RILEY1113. The challenge is to make anything but a card, so I made a corner bookmark, one of my favorites to make and use!

I used God's Got This (RWD-143), one of the new Funny Bones sentiments released last week. There is a fabulous deal going on now, you can purchase the complete May 2013 set, which includes 19 new images, for 50% off until June 1st, 2013!

So for my bookmark I decided to use masculine colours, thinking Father's Day is fast approaching, and  this would be a great gift for a Hubby or Dad, the kids could even make this! Dad could use this in his book of faith or as an everyday bookmark to remind him he's not alone!

Please join in our challenge, and upoad your creation to the Riley and Company Blog! If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY1113.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Release and Blog Hop!

 Hello and Welcome to the Riley and Company May Release and Blog Hop! This month Riley and Company are releasing 19 new Funny Bones sentiments, all are available in the store now! Just leave a comment on the designers blogs for your chance to win some Blog Candy!

I used the new sentiment 'It's always nice to have...' and made this card/photo frame/with a touch of scrapbooking! I bought this new Sizzix Album Accordian Flip 3-D die at a craft store out of town, and I love it!

 My Daughter Rachel is attending the Culinary Management program, and for her summer co-op, she got a job at Muskoka Lakes Golf and Country Club. We had to move her there May 12th, and she will be gone til after Thanksgiving! She always makes me smile so this sentiment led me to this creation!

For the first piece I die cut a heart and punch some mittens and added some hand written info. The second piece is the new sentiment, I added the xo's and the star was left on my table from yesterday's card.

 The third piece is Rachel, walking to the kitchen in the morning, it's beautiful up there!

 The fourth is Rachel in the kitchen (which is right on the water) with the Head Chef.

I miss her already, she's about 4 hrs away, but what a great experience!

Ok so now it's time to hop! here's the complete line-up just in case you missed any!

Riley and Company
Frances
Laurie - that's me!
Michele
Jovita
Joy

Happy Hopping, and good luck!
Laurie

Riley Peek - Shit Creek Survivor!

Riley and Company will be releasing 19 New Funny Bones sentiments Tonight Thursday May 23rd, 10:00 pm est. Please come by for the Release and Blog Hop that will start on the Riley and Company Blog! Leave comments along the way for your chance to win some awesome Blog Candy!

All New stamps will be available for purchase at Riley and Company at 10 pm est.

When I first saw this sentiment, it reminded me of a time years ago, when I was having complications following surgery and my Mom would say I had a shit cloud over me! So to remind myself that I am a survivor, I made myself a bookmark. I am writing this ahead of time, and when it posts I will be in having another surgery, yep I'm a little scared, but I'm going to keep this in my book to remind me it will all work out in the end!

I paired the new 'Shit Creek Survivior' sentiment with Fishing Riley, and coloured him with copics and cut him out. The tag itself was made with the Shapeabilities Page Maps. I covered that with dp then stamped the image onto it. The clouds were made with a die-namics and the top of a cupcake punch.

Please make sure to come back tonight for your chance to win some Blog Candy!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day #4!

Wow I've been loving all the Riley and Company Peeks this week, I hope you have too! I have another one for you today, this features a new Funny Bones sentiment 'Let's eat Grandma.' 

I used papers from Recollections small Back to School pack. The star and fishtale were made with die-namics. The button is cardstock, and I made the pencil...it's super easy!

Take a round wooden toothpick and cut to size. I used copic C7 on the tip. Then the body of the pencil is Y38, and the eraser is RV34. I also used a silver copic atyou spica to go around between the yellow & pink!

For the inside I used some leftover cardstock and stamped schoolgirl Sophie!

Were getting closer, please join us tomorrow Thursday May 23rd, 10:00pm est for the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop! There will be lots more inspiration and your chance to win some Blog Candy!

Make sure to stop by the other Design Team members blogs for more peeks!

Frances
 Michele
Jovita
Joy

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#3!

 Hi, welcome back for another Riley and Company Sneak Peek! This time I used one of the previously released Retro People 'Doris' and a new Funny Bones Sentiment 'I Tried to login to my ipad...'

I coloured Doris with copics and used the sizzix flip-it die along with this dp from DCWV which looks really retro to me!

This is the flip side, with the Funny Bones sentiment. I framed it with Spellbinders rhinestones I've had for awhile and figured it was about time I used some!

Please join us for the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop on Thursday May 23rd, at 10:00 pm est. There will be lots more inspiration and of course some awesome Blog Candy!

Make sure to stop by the other Designers Blogs for more Sneak Peeks too!

Frances
Kelly
Michele
Jovita
Joy

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day#2!

Hello, time for another Sneak Peek from Riley and Company's May release.

For my card today, I used the Sleepy Riley along with a new Funny Bones sentiment 'My Bed is a Magical Place...'

I coloured Riley with copics, and he's supposed to be standing on a rug, although it kinda looks like grass! lol I made a faux bed, just using cardstock and paper. for the pillow I curled the cardstock a bit and added a dimensional in the center so it looks pillowy!

The card base is night of navy and all the dp is from Echo Park A boys life.

The Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop will be this Thursday May 23rd, at 10:00pm est.  Make sure to join us for more inspiration and of course your chance to win blog candy!

Stop by all the other Designers Blogs for more Peeks too!

Frances
Kelly
Michele
Jovita
Joy

Have a Great Day!
Laurie