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5.22.2012

Riley as a king - Sneak #5!


Hello blogging friends!  Have you have been enjoying the sneak peeks of the  Riley and company upcoming new stamp release?!  He is such a cutie pie and I'm delighted to share another new Riley stamp - King Riley :) 


This royal card *smile!* will be heading to a special friend of my daughter.  If you've read my blog for awhile now, you might remember my daughter was chosen to be Belle in the a stage production of Beauty and the Beast.  She rehearsed and sang and danced with friends old and new all summer long and in the end, grew very close to the boy who played The Prince (non-Beast version, there were two different boys who played the part ... one was Beast, one was The Prince.)  They became fast friends for two young people that just met.  She ended up going to High School in the same performing arts academy with the boy who played The Beast but didn't know The Prince would also be there in a different academy and oh my!   It made for a surprisingly happy first week of school :)  They have spent all year getting closer and are now inseparable at school.  I think they are both fighting trying to 'just be friends', but she isn't allowed to date yet at 15.  They do go out now as a group and we find him to be just a delightful boy.  Even though he's allowed to date, and they are only a month apart in age, he told her that he would wait for her - however long it takes, he would be waiting.  And he has.  All year!  Bless his heart!  

The front of the card ..



Inside of the card with the quote ;)
So, back to the card!  When I saw this stamp, my mind went instantly towards creating Riley as the Beast.   I found scraps of paper and made this card entirely out of pieces of dsp that were in my 'to use' pile.  I added a quote from the movie/play that was one of my dd's favorite lines and her eyes lit up like a Christmas tree when she saw it!  She got it, I got it ... and she is curiously awaiting whether 'The Prince' will, too :)  That's if she choses to give him the card or just holds onto it as a keepsake ;)


Be sure to stop by tomorrow night - starting at 10 PM, we HOP!!  You won't want to miss it!  The Riley and Company will be releasing 14 new stamps at that time and we'll be hopping at 10 pm EST.  Hope to see you there! :)


Big Hugs,

Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly






26 comments:

  1. what a precious story and card and immie and sentiment and EVERYTHING!!...
    Such sweet love story ready to blossom...I fell in luv with the charming boy too...*wink*
    *Love is Patient....*

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  2. I love the card and have loved all the new images! What a great story, thanks for sharing that. That sounds like a great guy. Seems like a great lesson on being respected for your daughter. And you have to like a guy that is willing to respect your guidelines too!!

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  3. Ah, Kelly, not only is this little Riley adorable, but the story behind your creation is just fantastic! I know your daughters "friend" will love love this! So cute.
    Lynn

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  4. How special this card is!! Wow, your daughter is so lucky to have such a creative mom!! Not everyone can come up with something so personal and fitting as this cute card!!!

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  5. I don't know what is sweeter, the card or the story! Love the line inside the card!
    What a great lesson in patience and a chance to see the true character of her friend! Our oldest DD is 13 and has friends who 'date'. Thankfully, she is very understanding of our 'too young to date' rule (or at least for now she is...)

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  6. What a lovely story Kelly. Taking it slow is such a ood idea. I am sure your daughters Prince will get a kick out of your very regal card too!

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  7. Hey Kelly, What a sweet story! Patience is one of those lessons in life that is never easy!

    Your Riley is darling! Fun inside too, and a great color combination!

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  8. Fantastic and what a handsome prince! Love the background. Hope you daughter doesn't have to wait too much longer to date the prince!

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  9. you should be a story teller, fantastic, so is the awesome card!

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  10. Great card and even greater story! Blessings my friend!

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  11. Adorable! Love the zig zag and buttons :)

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  12. Riley sure is quite the king! Lovely story Kelly about your daughter. I sure hope everything works out.

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  13. Well, now that is the kind of boy you can be happy about (eventually) dating your DD :) Your card is just perfect for him, with the image and the colors and of course your amazing layers, you do this so well. Hope all is well.

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  14. Oh, Kelly, what a lovely story about your own Belle and her Prince! The card with Riley as the Beast is absolutely perfect reflection of this story. Great use of colors and scrap d.p.!! Love the sentiment inside! Just beautiful!!!

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  15. I love all of those DP scraps together. They are just perfect. Amazing what we can do with a little piece of this and that!

    I think the Prince and Belle are perfectly smitten!

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  16. Riley is defiantly royalty! He looks awesome!

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  17. What a fabulous member of Royalty Riley makes Kelly and I love the rich regal colors and patterns you have chosen for this gorgeous card.

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  18. sooo cute Kelly, LOVE!!! your coloring! Liebe Grüße!

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  19. This is awesome Kelly. Love the sentiment and great scrap paper :).

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  20. Such a great card. Love the image and love how you made the inside with the music lyrics. Very creative..Love that movie!!

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  21. Super cute and wonderful papers. That sentiment is ADORABLE!!

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  22. I can't believe you made this from scraps! Lovely! Great kingly image!

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  23. Heidi Jensen5/25/2012

    Love them all! I love it when talented artist share their work with all of us! Thanks

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  24. Fabulous colors and papers for Prince Riley!! Looks like he just can't wait to be King!!! Delightful work, Kelly!

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  25. Oh Kelly, sniff, sniff what a great card and story...I love that they are so close and so respectful of each other and you....I can't wait to see if the beast gets it as well...lol...you truly have raised some mighty fine children....

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