7.09.2012

Merry Christmas! :)



Hee hee!!  We are back from Melbourne, FL and had a super little getaway.  I loved seeing Cocoa Beach again (it's been years!) and the TKD tournament was amazing.  We went with small expectations and our little man came home with a BIG win!  His confidence and strength were something to behold - poor mommy nearly passed out but he held his own - took 2nd place in sparring and 3rd in form in his division.  Now it's time to unpack, wash, and repack since we leave again on Thursday - love me some Summer!! :)


And a Merry Christmas to you!!  That's the theme of the new bi-weekly Riley and Company Challenge on the blog!  How fun!  Our DT hostess, Joy, asked us to create a Christmas in July card using any Riley stamp - a theme I just absolutely adore!  I love Christmas and wish we could have it all year round, alas, we wouldn't have this fun and fabulous summer!  I used Elf Riley because I simply adore him and couldn't wait to ink him up again!  Here he is!



Here's Elf Riley!

A view from the side ;)
  
And the inside of the card!


We would love to see what you make this challenge with your Riley and Company stamps!  If you create a card for a gallery other than your blog,
please use the keyword Riley1412.  And most importantly, have fun!


Big hugs,
Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly~



Card entered into:  Send a Smile 4 Kids:  Christmas
Make it Monday Challenge
The Pink Elephant:  Christmas In July
The Crazy Challenge: Christmas in July
Forever Friends:  Christmas in July

28 comments:

  1. Kelly, this is just as cute as a BUTTON!!! And I do love all the buttons on here too. Riley looks so cute and I love this card!
    Kudos to your son again too!
    Lynn

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  2. love your Spellbinder layers! Such a fun Christmas card :

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  3. Merry Christmas! Great holiday card!

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  4. Congrats to your son! I love the happy little moose. The inside is as pretty as the front of your card.

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  5. glad you had a great time, this is one awesome card!!!!

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  6. Oh this is delightful. Your really did a fabulous job bringing this precious image to life with wonderful colors and a terrific design. Love it!

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  7. Riley makes a darn cute elf!! What a precious Christmas card, Kelly!! Awesome work!!

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  8. AWE this a wonderful Christmas card. love the papers you used on it too!!
    168 days till Christmas!!!
    hugs,Heidi

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  9. Super cute card for Christmas! Love the gay colors you used, so very cheerful!

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  10. So festive and cute!

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  11. What a sweet holiday card for a child! Love the image and the colors you chose to use. Thanks for sharing it with us at Send a Smile 4 Kids and good luck in the drawings!

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  12. Cute--Cute--Cute!

    What a sweet image and I am so glad your DS had an awesome experience.

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  13. kelly, he is super duper sweet!

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  14. A moose elf? Too cute. So glad you had a great little holiday.How terrific for your young man too!

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  15. I love the sweet papers you have teamed up with this adorable Elf Riley Kelly, a fabulous Christmas Card packed with loads of Merry and Bright! Congrats to your son on his placings at his tournament I bet you were one proud mum on the day and still! xx

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  16. Riley is perfect as an elf... super adorable card!

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  17. I always love your Riley cards- this elf image is soooo adorable!!! You have colored the image masterfully! Glad your son did so well at the tourney too.

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  18. Super fun! Puts me in the Holiday Spirit! We just returned from our vacation and now I need another vacation to recoup! Hope you are enjoying your summer and congrats to your Son!

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  19. Super cute Kelly, love the festive colours and cute image.

    Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’

    Luv CHRISSYxx

    Don’t forget. .if you leave a comment on another entrant, mention that you saw their card on ‘Make it Monday’ for a chance at second prize.. the more you comment on and mention MIM, the more chances at winning second prize.

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  20. Kelly you always do such a fabulous job at combining these patterns with your colored images. This one is no exception. Glad you enjoyed your trip.

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  21. This is awesome Kelly, great design paper.

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  22. Lovely card, great colours and details, and the cutest image. Thanks for playing with us at SAS4kids, blessings Hilde

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  23. Riley makes a cute elf! Look at all those layers!!

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  24. Wonderful Christmas card Kelly! Riley looks adorable all dressed up like an elf!

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  25. Super cute card.. thanks for playing along with us at FF challenge and good luck~

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  26. I love the colors on this awesome set of papers!! And how cute is Riley all decked out in his elf costume! I think I may have to dig out my Christmas and winter Riley stamps and have a play day!!

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  27. What a cute moose and I just love your sentiment, adorable card! Thank you for joining us @ SAS 4 Kids for our "Christmas in July" challenge :)

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