Riley2613, Anything Goes!

 Hi Everyone, it is with a very heavy heart that I say this is my last challenge post as a member of the Riley and Company Design Team, and hopefully I don't regret this decision!

It is my turn to pick a challenge this week, and I chose a super easy one, Anything Goes! For my project today I used Elf Riley to make a tag for this treat jar. I thought this image was good because 1. he's so darn cute and 2. he's holding a candy cane which is part of my treat!

I coloured the image with copics, and used the oval nesties to cut him out, then added some Christmas ribbon.

I made this for my Sister. She's loves the peppermint kisses, and I found a recipe for Peppermint Bark puppy Chow on pinterest. Mine didn't turn out exactly like the pinterest photo, my chocolate started to burn so then I had to put it in a double boiler...wish I had started with that! Anyway it tastes good, so I hope she likes it.

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 RILEY2613.

Wishing You and your Families a Very Merry Christmas!
Laurie

RILEY2513, Snowflakes!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Riley and Company Challenge hosted by Jovita! She's challenging us to include snowflakes on your card or project!

I used Sledding Riley for my card this week, I coloured the image with copics and added some stickles. The card base is garden green with a layer of white embossed with snowflakes. I used dp from Echo Parks Holly Jolly Christmas pad for the fishtale strips. The main panel is popped up.

I also used the Freshly Made Sketch FMS116.

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 RILEY2513.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY2413, Thanks!

 Hello, it's time for a Riley and Company Challenge, and this one is brought to us by Michele. She's challenging us to make something using the Thank You theme, but it doesn't have to be fall! I made a box of cards, that can be given as a gift of Thanks!

I used Swinging Riley and coloured him with copics. I love this box for giving cards, it's finished six is 6" wide by 3" deep and the back is big enough to fit a 6" square card easily. You can find the box tutorial here.

I used some bazzill cardstock and found some designer paper in my scrap bin that matched pretty good! The branch is from the bird punch and at first I just had it there, but it needed something, so I added the little flowers.

Please join us in our challenge and make a Thank You card or Project. Then just upload it to the Riley and Company Blog, and if you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2413.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

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

RILEY2213, Spook-tacular Greetings!

This weeks Riley and Company is brought to us by Kelly, and she's challenging us to make a spook-tacular card or project using a spooky, haunted, halloween theme. In addition also use orange on your creation somewhere, paper, ink etc!

For my card I used Mummy Riley. I coloured him with copics. I used a Freshly made sketch from a few weeks ago, FMS106.

The card base is black, with very vanilla stamped with the canvas background stamp in Tim Holtz antique linen and edges sponged.

The trees were made with a Marvy punch. and I sponged the center panel, the circle and the oval with pumpkin pie.

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 RILEY2213.

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

RILEY2013, Buttons!

It's time for a Riley and Company challenge, and this time Frances is challenging us to use buttons! I'm sorry, I was wanting to make a halloween card, and decided on the Pirate Riley, and just realized he is reitred so I apologize for that!

I coloured him with copics. and added gold atyou spica to his belt buckle.

The card base is black with a layer of crumb cake I distressed and sponged. I used riding hood red and embossed it with the Skeleton Scroll EF and then rubbed the basic grey ink pad over it. The designer papers are scraps from my scrap bin.

The button was made with a sizzlits die from gold metallic cardstock, I made two and glued them together so it's stronger and thicker.

Please join us in our challenge, and upload your creation using buttons to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY2013.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Kards For Kids Virtual Euro Tain Tour #3. Ireland & extras!

 Hi all, just wanted to share some cards I made for our Kards For Kids virtual Euro Train Tour! The first is for Challenge #3 Ireland. Your Next Stamp is sponsoring our tour, and this is Erin From Ireland!
Love her and what fun to colour! The designer paper was included in the package, so I pulled those colours to create the card.

I also used this weeks Crazy for Challenges sketch C4C204.

 This is my card for #7 of the questionaire. I would love to visit Paris one day, who wouldn't! For this card I used Moostash Riley, from Riley and Company.

And this is for Challenge #8 of the questionaire, to make a bookmark using this sentiment and a travel theme. This is Zip Line Riley, he's on vacation and decided to try something daring, brave little guy!

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

RILEY1813, Make It Male!

Hello, it's challenge time at Riley and Company, and our hostess this week is Frances! It was Father's Day this past Sunday in Australia, so she's challenging us to make a card for a Male!

I must confess I had no idea Father's Day was different in other countries. The other night my Daughter went to bed and came out looking real upset. She had looked at her calendar and saw it was Father's Day and thought she had missed it! lol

So for my card today, I went with a card shark/poker theme! This is Poker Riley, I coloured him with copics. The designer paper is from Kaiser Kraft, called Shaken not stirred, perfect for this Riley.

I also used this weeks MOJO Monday Sketch MOJO309.

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 RILEY1813.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1713, Vacation Time!

Hello, it's challenge time at Riley and Company, and this week Jovita is challenging us to make a Vacation themed card or project!

For my card today, I used waterslide Riley. My Sister and I are taking the kids to a waterpark this week, so this seemed appropriate!

I coloured the image with copics. The card base is gumball green with a layer of white and then a layer of bashful blue embossed with the D-vine swirl EF.  The spotted dp is from Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss and the little tails are from my scrap bin.  I finished it off with a starfish made with an EK punch.

I also used this weeks MOJO Monday sketch, MOJO307.

Please join us in our challenge and upload your vacation creation to the Riley and Company Blog. If you upload to any forums, please use the keyword RILEY1713.

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

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