RILEY BLOG HOP WINNER!

Hi Everyone, thanks so much for playing in our Blog Hop, and I can't thank you enough for all the wonderful comments you left!

The Lucky winner from my Blog is Tanja! who said 'Lovely cards, especially the wagon card. Also yesterday's "window" sneak treat is fab!'

Tanja please email me at virgocat5@cogeco.ca and let me know which Riley stamp you would like and your mailing info so we can get that out to you asap!

Thanks everyone,
Have a Great weekend
Laurie

Riley July Blog Hop!

WooHoo! Party Time! If you've been enjoying all the sneak peeks of the latest Riley release, and thinking "hey I want that stamp" well they are now available for purchase at Riley and Company!

But first make sure to visit all the Design Team Members Blogs, and leave a comment for your chance to win a new Riley! All comments left before Friday July 23, at 10 pm est will be entered for a chance to win!

For my first card, I used the new Beachball Riley, but today he's a she! Yep it's so easy to turn Riley into Sophie. I just stamped him onto white, and using my fine tip marker, made a cute top with a ruffle on the bottom!

The card base is black, with a layer of regal rose embossed with the d'vine swirl EF, edges sponged. The top panel is dp. And the border is made with an EK punch and black glitter paper!

Beachball Riley/Sophie was stamped on white, cut out and added to a very vanilla oval. Her shorts and top are paper pieced. The beachball is covered with crystal effects and the glasses with a copic atyou spica. The starfish at the top was made with an EK punch.

I also used these DTGD challenges:
DTGD10justwritedesigns02 sketch
DTGD10BevMom TV Dinner
DTGD10cindy_haffner

This is the new Wagon Riley. He's so cute. I stamped him onto white and coloured him with copics. Then I cut out the image.

The card base is chocolate chip, with a layer of basic grey dp-mellow. The main panel is a mega curved rectangle nestie. The grass and sky are both basic grey dps. The flowers were made with the MS edge punch. I also punch a red piece and cut out the flowers. The centers are gems. The sun was made with the inverted scallop nestie and a circle punch.

I popped Wagon Riley up on dimensionals.

I also used these DTGD challenges:
DTGD10notimetostamp passion for pattern
DTGD10gbedwright strut ur stuff

This card was made using the new Sailboat Riley! I stamped him onto white and coloured with copics and then paper pieced his sail and the water. The main image was cut with the circle nesties and backed with an inverted scallop circle nestie.

The card base is so saffron and then a layer of SU welcome neighbour dp. The white panel is embossed with the heart EF from the love language set.

I popped up the main image panel, and finished it off with the hearts, and a tiny heart gem on the mast.

Please make sure to visit all the Design Teams Blogs for your chance to win, plus we love to here what you think! Your next stop is the fabulous Cindy Haffner!

Here's the complete Blog Hop list in case you get lost!

Tanya at Riley and Company!

Cathy
Laurie - you are here!
Cindy
Frances
Silke
Therese
Dana

I also used these DTGD challenges:
DTGD10leighobrien sketch
DTGD10DeborahLynneS a piece offering
and this weeks Teapot challenge MMTPT103

Thanks for hopping by, and good luck!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day 4, Window Treat Bag!

Hello, Sorry I'm late today. To be honest I wasn't real happy with my project for today and was hoping to have time to change it but unfortunately I will be posting the original! There really isn't anything wrong with it, I just think the bag I used is too big for the stamp and I was hoping to redo it on a smaller one.

This is the new Window Riley, which will be released tonight at Riley and Company. Make sure to join us for some fun, lots more samples and chances to win prizes! The blog Hop starts tonight, Thursday July 22, 10 pm est.

Please note: the new stamps will be available for purchase at Riley and Company when the Blog Hop starts.

So for todays project, I stamped the Window Riley onto white & coloured with copics. I used a kraft knife to cut around Riley and the window opening.

I cut the white piece to fit on the front, then measured the the window opening, and cut an opening in the white piece measuring 1-1/16" x 1-3/16". I placed this in position of the bag and marked where to cut it. Then I attached a piece of acetate over the opening of the bag.

I finished the white piece by embossing it with the distressed stripes embossing folder. Then it was sponged with Tim Holtz antique linen ink.

I attached Windowbox Riley all around the inside edges, and put dimensionals behind the shutters to pop them up a bit.

To finish it, I folded the bag top down. Then covered with a piece of bermuda bay, with a scallop edge made with an EK punch, and edges sponged. I used the cropodile to make the holes to thread the ribbon thru!

Wouldn't this be cool filled with baked goods! gee I wish I had some baked goods now! lol

Please make sure to come back tonight for the Blog Hop, 10 pm est. I believe you will have until Friday July 23 in the evening to leave a comment on tonights Blog Hop post and still have a chance to win!

Til then, I hope you're having a great day!

Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day3!

and only One day away from the New Release and Riley and Company Blog Hop!

This is Seaside Sophie, isn't she the cutest, I love her hat and sunglasses!

This card also fits 2 of the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges,
DTGD10StamperSharon - sketch
DTGD10peanutbee - girls, girls, girls and gingham

I stamped Sophie on white and coloured with copics. I added a bit of sparkle to her sunglasses and the flower with the blossom copic atyou spica. This panel is popped up.

The card base is pink pirouette, and the dp is from Daisy D`s Maybe Baby Valentine pad. The white trim was made with a MS edge punch.

It`s finished off with sheer pink ribbon that has a bit of sparkle too!

Make sure to visit the other Designers Blogs for more peeks, and come back tomorrow (Thurs July 22) for the Blog Hop, there will be prizes!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peek Day 2!

Hi Everyone, time for more sneak peeks! These new stamps from Riley and Company are so much fun to use! I combined both of todays cards with the Dare to Get Dirty challenges again.

The first one above, is Under the Tree Riley, and he was the perfect image to use with
DTGD10rainy - sketch challenge
DTGD10JeanneS - coloure challenge red, yellow, green
DTGD10flowergal36 - winged things

I stamped Riley onto white and coloured him with copics. The butterfly was also coloured with lemon copics atyou spica.

The card base is riding hood red, with a layer of white embossed with the new SU square lattice EF, edges sponges with with so saffron.

The yellow panel is so saffron embossed with the Crafts-too butterflies EF, edges sponged. The green strip is wild wasabi edges sponged. The butterflies are from the MS punch. I sponged them a little and added gems to the centers.

The sentiment is also a new stamp being released this month. I popped it up.
For this card, I used Picnic Riley. CAS cards are definitely a challenge for me, I had to fight the urge to add more! lol

I used the DTGD10rsalamon = embrace the white space for this one.

The card base is riding hood red, with a layer of white embossed with the swiss dot embossing folder.

The image was stamped with memento tuxedo black, and coloured with copics. I backed this with the red and popped it up. It's finished off with gingham ribbon.

Make sure to check out the other Design Team members blogs for lots of peeks. You can find links to all the blogs on the right hand side bar.

The Blog Hop and release will be this Thursday July 22, at 10 pm est!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Riley Sneak Peak Day 1, Bouncing By To Say Hi!

Woow Hoo! The new Riley's are Here...well the Sneak Peeks. The new stamps will be available to all at Riley and Company on Thursday July 22. Isn't this the cutest stamp?

To make this, I used the Dare To Get Dirty challenge DTGD10AmberDawn01 - in touch with texture and the Teapot Tueday Challenge MMTPT102. Okay so maybe not a manly sport, but I plan on sending this to the Teapot Tuesday Destination Station, a young boy battling cancer, so this seemed the perfect thing to bring a smile!


I stamped Bouncy Ball Riley 3 times and coloured him with copics. I matted each of these with real red.

The card base is brilliant blue, with a layer of white embossed with the Spots & Dots embossing folder. Then I ran my summer sun ink pad over it.


The sentiment was computer generated, I cut it apart and backed it with brilliant blue. These are popped up.

I finished it off with some ribbon!

All the Design Team Members will be showing Sneak Peeks this week starting today Monday July 19, and then on Thursday we will have a Blog Hop, with Prizes to be won, and the new stamps will then be available for purchase at Riley and Company.

Recipe
Stamps: Bouncy Ball Riley
Paper: brilliant blue, real red, white
Ink: memento tuxedo black, summer sun
Accessories: copics, spots & dots EF, ribbon, dimensionals

Have A Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Best Friend!

Hello, happy Monday! It's time for the Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge, and this weeks challenge is to make a card or project for a Best Friend!

I combined that with 2 of the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges taking place this week at SCS.
DTGD10craftycaro, all that glitters and
DTGD10AmberDawn01, in touch with texture

The image is Cafe Scarlette, she's a Bugaboo image, available now at Totally Stampalicious in clear stamp form! I stamped her onto white and coloured with copics. You can't see in in the pic, but I added black copic atyou spica to her shoes & the top of her handbag, so they have some glitter. I also added a little gem to the handbag. I matted it with a long scallop rectangle nestie.

The squares were made with the 1.25" square punch and the square scallop punch. The shoe and cocktail glass are both EK punches. For the drink, I punch one from acetate and one from vellum. Then I put red stickles inbetween and glued them together with the swizzle stick, also from the cocktail punch. For the handbag, I used a SU punch...I think it's called convex, it's retired. The glittery flap was made with the end of the modern label punch and I added a gem.

I needed the whole sentiment to fit into this same size square, so although this sentiment is included in the set, for this one I printed it on the computer to fit! I unerlined it with black & red gems.

The card base is black, with a layer of real red embossed with a new EF called Kassie's brocade. All the panels are popped up, and I finished it off with black satin ribbon and a button!

Everyone is Welcome to play along in the challenge, even if you don't own any Totally Stampalicious stamps yet! Please upload your creation to Mr. Linky on the Totally Stampalicious Blog!

Since this is a New Totally Stampalicious Stamp, I figured I'd show it now too! This is Morning Margaret, she is a Bugaboo image now available as a clear stamp at Totally Stampalicious.

I made this for the Dare to get dirty sketch challenge DTGD10blondie090277, and the C4C46, to use buttons, well I only used one, I hope that counts!

I coloured Margaret with copics, and added dp as the table cloth. I love this sentiment, I feel like that alot! lol

The card base is kiwi kiss with a layer of textured white and then all the other dp is from the Basic Grey Olivia pad.

I finished it off with a button and some bakers twine and some brads. The image panel is popped up.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!
Laurie