RILEY1413, It's All About Sophie!

 Hello, it's time for a challenge from Riley and Company! This weeks challenge RILEY1413 is from Michele, and she's challenging us to use Sophie. I needed some cards recently for my Kards For Kids group, so I used Dorothy Sophie for the card above.

The card base is bashful blue with a layer of white and then Recollections blue gingham. I made a faux brick road with some so saffron cardstock and a brick embossing folder.

For the second card I needed a Goldilocks themed card so I used  a tip from Joy aka Daiseyfreak, and omitted the spider  on the Miss Muffet Sophie stamp so she looks like Goldilocks eating her porridge!

The card base is lavendar lace with a layer of close to cocoa that I stamped with a teddy bear stamp I had from Hanna Stamps.

Sophie was coloured with copics and layered on a pink oval scallop and a label die, sorry I forget which one! Then I finished it with twine.

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 RILEY1413.

Heads up, Riley and Company sneak peeks start on Sunday July 14th!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1313, Stars!

Hello, it's time again for a Riley and Company Challenge, and this Jovita is challenging us to use or include stars on your card or project!

This is Tooth Fairy Riley. I coloured the image with copics, added some glitter and covered the tooth with crystal effects.

The card base is marina mist, with a layer of white, embossed with a star EF and then I rubbed a veramark pad on it and embossed it with irridescent ice EP.

The Smile sentiment is also from Riley and Company!

Please play along in our challenge, and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY1313.

Don't forget to stop by the other Designers Blogs for more inspiration!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1213, Use Up Those Die Cut Scraps!

 Hello, it's time for another challenge from Riley and Company, and this week I'm challenging you to use up those die cut scraps or any scraps you have around. For my card today, I used Graduation Riley.

I also tried a new card design, this is a Diamond Origami Fold Card, I found the tutorial on Splitcoast. It's super easy and you can use one sided designer paper.  The black oval and yellow piece were found in my die cut stash, along with the stars I used on the inside.

 This is where I've been keeping my unused die cuts and punched items, but as you can see I am outgrowing this and need a larger container, since I have trouble opening the drawers! lol The top drawer is where I keep my masks of different stamps. I stamp them onto copy paper and cut them out, then use repositionable glue on the back. This way if I use a stamp alot I only have to make the mask once!

So if you want to join in our challenge and use up some of those scraps, please upload creation to the Riley and Company Blog so we can have a look too! If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY1213.

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

RILEY0813, Spring Flowers!

Hello, it's time for another fun challenge from Riley and Company! This week Cindy is challenging us to include spring flowers.

I used the Red Riding Moose from the Fairytale release. I guess these aren't really spring colours, other than the yellow, but flowers of any colours would be nice to see outside right now!

I coloured the image with copics, The card base is riding hood red. the dp is from My Minds Eye dilly dally. I used so saffron for the band across and embossed it with the lattice EF.

I also used the Sweet Sunday Sketch SSSC182

Please join us in our challenge and upload your card to the Riley and Company Blog for your chance to win! If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY0813!

And don't forget to check out the other Design Team Members Blogs!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY0713, International Children's Book Day!

Hello, it's time for a Riley and Company Challenge! Today is International Children's Book Day and Hans Christian Anderson's birthday! So Frances is challenging us to get our inspiration from a Children's book this week!

When we were little, we always had Nursery Rhyme books and so did my kids, so I used Little Bo Sophie for my card today!

I coloured the image with copics. The card base is bashful blue, with a layer of white embossed with the swiss dot EF and the gingham on the bottom is from Recollections.

I used Spellbinders nested pennants for the fishtails, and finished it off with some twine.

The sketch is SSSC179.

Please play along in our challenge and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog for your chance to win! If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY0713.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Blog Hop & Release!

 Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends, and Welcome to the Riley and Company Blog Hop and Release!

There are 6 Awesome New CLEAR SETS being released tonight, each comes with an adorable image and 3-5 matching sentiments!

Looking for Specials, well we have them....

Special #1 - Buy all 6 sets for only $50.00! (regular $10 each) That's buy 5 get one Free!

Special #2 - You can also get a set of 3 FREE Funnybones stamps during this release by simply placing an order of $25 or more (before tax) in the first 24 hrs of the release! (One per customer please.)

Special #3 - But Wait, there's more! As an added bonus, we are giving EVERYONE FREE SHIPPING from Thrursday night at 9pm CST until Sunday night at midnight CST! Just enter FREESHIP in the coupon code section!

Please visit all the Design Team members Blogs, and leave a comments along the way for your chance to win Blog Candy...a new Riley and Company clear set of the winners choice!

Above I used the new I Dream Of Jeanie set to make a Coupon Book! I coloured her with copics and added some gems. The view is vellum.

Here's a look at the inside! You can fill them in however you like!

 And this is the new Riley Christmas Set. I made a tag and coloured Riley with copics.

 This is the ornament I made to go along with the tag. I used  Riley and Percy Dancing , and just masked out Riley. You have to use stazon ink, and stamp onto acetate. I used 3M transparency film for copiers from Staples. Then he was coloured in with sharpies. I filled the ornament with some glitter snow & finished it off with ribbons.

I made the box for the ornament and added the tag (I know it's a bit big! lol) but wouldn't this make a cute gift!

OK so now onto Jovita's to see what she has to share!

Here's the complete hopping list!

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

Please make sure to leave your email, or contact info so we can easily reach the winners!
Happy Hopping,
Laurie

RILEY2212, Fall Colours!

Hello, I hope everyone is weathering the storm and staying safe!

This weeks Riley and Company Challenge is hosted by Joy, and she's challenging us to use fall colours!  
I decided to use the new Sophie-Waiting for a Prince from the recent Fairy Tale Release. I coloured the image with copics, and added glitter to her crown.

The card base is early espresso, with a layer of vanilla embossed with hearts. The dp is from Basic Greys Mellow.

The sketch is from MOJO264, and I finished it off with some hearts!

Please play along with our challenge, and upoload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog. One lucky person per challenge will win a Logo Riley image, which isn't available for purchase! If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2212.

Stay safe & have a Great Day!
Laurie

Huge Riley Sale!

 Hello, just a reminder, Riley and Company has a HUGE sale going on right now, 50% off everything in the store, just enter SUMMER50 in the coupon code! But hurry, this sale ends September 31! Great time to stock up!

This is a card I made a while back using Flower Bonnet Sophie. My Niece just had her ears pierced, so for her 6th Birthday we bought her some earrings and a Gift Certificate to Claires (accessory store) so I made a little jewelry box to go with the card!

 Here's the top, made to look like the flowers on the card.

For the feet, I glued together to beads, all from the $ store! The drawers were made with the matchbox die, and the top and bottom are made with the mega nestabilites curved rectangles.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1912, Scraplings!

 Hello, it's challenge time at Riley and Company! Frances is our Hostess this week, and she's challenge us to make a Scrapling! If your new these, Frances has a great description here!

For my scrapling, the base piece is 2.25" wide. I used the new Cinderella Sophie, she's so pretty and look at those awesome glass slippers! I coloured Sophie with copics. For her shoes, I covered them with crystal effects then sprinkled on some glittler.

The white layer is shimmery white, but it probably doesn;t show in the picture. The butterflies were made using the MS punch and some glitter paper.

For the inside, I used a sentiment from the Life Is A Fairy Tale word set. You can also buy this sentiment separately here!

Please join us in our challenge and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog! Don't forget a winner is drawn for each challenge!

It's also a great time to stock up on Riley Stamps...Our biggest summer sale yet!!!Get 50% off ALL Riley stamps!!!Simply enter SUMMER50 in the coupon code during checkout! But hurry - this offer ends Sept. 31st!

 Have a Great Day!
 Laurie

RILEY1612, Back To School!

Hello, it's time for a Riley and Company Challenge! This weeks challenge is hosted by Jovita, and the challenge is Back To School!

I used School Boy Riley and SchoolGirl Sophie. I coloured them with copics. I think I'll give these to my Niece & Nephew, and their school colours are purple and grey.

I've always loved this rolo pencil idea, and wanted to give it a try, found this tutorial. I did make a couple changes, I used silver cardstock instead of foil, and I scored the yellow piece every 1/2".

eraser - regal rose (or pink) 1" x 3.5"
pencil - yellow 4.5" x 3.5" score every 1/2"
metal ring - silver scardstock 3/8" x 3.5"

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 RILEY1612. You can find more details on the Riley and Company blog,  there is a randomly drawn winner for each challenge!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Fairy Tale Blog Hop!

 Yeah it's finally here, all the new stamps as well as the word set are available now at Riley and Company!

This is the new Captain Riley Hook, I Love this one, and I'm still excited about this card!

  I coloured The Captain with copics, and added some copic atyou spica in silver & gold, you can see it better in this picture.

I drew in the background with a copic 0.3 liner and coloured it in. Now Captain hook reminds me of the crocodile and his tick-tocking so I went with that. I made the crocodile with punches.

and this is the beautiful Snow White Sophie. I cut the frame with the labels 9 spellbinders & it's popped up.

You should have arrived here from Kelly's and now it's time to head on over to Jovita's! And just in case there's any glitches along the way, here's the complete hopping list.

Riley and Company
Cindy
Frances
Kelly
Laurie - that's Me
Jovita
Michele
Joy 
Therese

Recipe Card #1
Stamps: Captain Riley Hook
Paper: black, riding hood red, white, old olive
Ink: black, going grey, soft suede, soft sky, versamark
Accessories: copics, copics atyou spica gold & silver, tag punch, owl punch, word window, fiskars tag punch, brads, gold cord, dimensionals, tiny mosaic EF, clear EP, Clockworks EF, copic 0.3 liner, oval nesties


Recipe Card #2
Stamps: Snow White Sophie
Paper: daffodil delight, white
Ink: daffodil delight, soft sky
Accessories: copics, labels 9, swiss dot EF, pearls, MS butterfly punch, dazzling diamonds glitter, ribbon, marvy corner punch, dimensionals

Happy Hopping, and good luck!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Red Riding Moose!

WooHoo, we're getting closer to release & Blog Hop time! Please make sure to come back tonight, at 10pm est  for the Riley and Company Release & Blog Hop. If you leave a comment on the Designers Blogs along the way tonight, you'll have a chance to win a free Riley image!

This is the new Red Riding Moose. I coloured her with copics. This is a 5.5" square card, and I used a sketch from SSSC162.

Please make sure to stop by the other Designers Blogs for more peeks, and I hope to see you on the hop tonight!

Recipe
Stamps: Red Riding Moose
Paper: poppy parade, daffodil delight, white, dp recollections, red glimmer paper
Ink: black, bashful blue
Accessories: copics, square lattice EF, Marvy daisy punches, lace MS edge punch, ribbon, dimensionals, circle punches

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

RILEY1512, Riley Sneak Peek, In Wonderland!

 Hello again, this weeks Riley and Company Challenge hosted by Michele, and she`s challenging us to feature Riley-Sophie on vacation. Since  it`s day 3 of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks for July, I just had to use the new stamps...Riley and Sophie are on vacation in Wonderland!

. On the front, we have Sophie in Wonderland. Thiscard  was made with the sizzix circle flip it die, and on the back we have The Mad Moose-atter. I love the cat, isn`t he cute!

Please join our challenge, and upload your creation to the Riley and Company Blog, and if you upload to any forums, please use the keywords RILEY1512.

Make sure to pop by the others Designers Blogs to get more peeks! There will be sneak peeks every day leading up to the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop, Thursday July 26th, 10pm est. 


Recipe
Stamps: Sophie In Wonderland, The Mad Moose-atter
Paper: black, tempting turquoise, white, dp recollections chevron
Ink: black, pool party
Accessories: copics, circle dies, sizzix circle flip it die, die-namics-tea, fibre, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek, Rapunzel Sophie!

Hello, Today is the first day of the Riley and Company Sneak Peeks for July, and this month it's all about Fairy Tales!

This is the beautiful new Rapunzel Sophie, I coloured the image with copics.

 This is a center step card, and I thought it would be perfect to make the faux towers on the sides. I used the Tim Holtz bricked EF to emboss the going grey, and then sponged the edges. The vines were made with a Marianne die, and the flowers were made with one of those tiny punches you can get for $1.

This card also features one of the sentiments from the new word set `Life is a Fairy Tale`.

Make sure to pop by the others Designers Blogs to get more peeks! There will be sneak peeks every day leading up to the Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop, Thursday July 26th, 10pm est. 

Recipe
Stamps: Rapunzel Sophie, Life Is A Fairy Tale word set
Paper: marina mist, going grey, certainly celery, daffodil delight, white
Ink: black, going grey, basic grey
Accessories: copics, bricked EF, Marianne Die LR0116, die-namics tag, ribbon, tiny flower punch, tiny gems, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

FMS38, Riley Merry Maid!

 Hello, I made this for this weeks Freshly Made Sketch FMS38!

This is the new Merry Maid for Riley and Company. I thought this would make a great card for a friend to give as a thank you. It could be for a maid, or someone who's helped you out while recovering from surgery etc.

I coloured the image with copics. The card base is so saffron with white embosses with a Daisies EF. The dp was from my scrap bin, so I can't remember where it's from!

I had a bit of dp left over, so I finished the inside and stamped just the duster.

Upcoming:
 Monday June 11, Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge
Tuesday June 12, Riley and Company Tuesday Challenge
Thursday June 14th, Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop and Release, 9pm est.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1112, Riley & Sophie!

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

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

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

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

The finished card size is 4"x7".

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

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

Have a Great Day,
Laurie

Riley Blog Hop and Release!

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!

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

Riley Sneak Peek Day#1, Happy Thanksgiving!

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