Design Team News and summer fun!

Margarita, anyone?!

How about a mansion?

Or maybe just the beach!

With today's card - you get all 3!

{On paper ........ of course :)}

Like summer, this card is pretty laid back ♥

I've stamped Hammock Riley

in Momento Tuxedo Black, along with the Funnybones "Money can't buy Happiness" sentiment

~ both available in the store!

After double stamping the palm trees, I fussy cut just the top 

to add foam dots under the palm trees for a 3D effect. 

 There is some pretty exciting news going on at Riley and Company!

Riley and Company Stamps has a brand new design team for 2016-2017:

fresh faces, new talent and inspiration!

I'll be joining them for my 7th year with Riley + Co to bring you

some of the latest and greatest with blog hops, 

weekly posts, new stamps and dies!

I'm.  So.  Excited!!!

Be sure to follow THIS BLOG to stay tuned!

It gets better!

You may already know about the Tickle My Funny Bone stamp club

which is amazing stamp club kit.

Well, head moose Tanya heard you on wanting MORE Rileys - 

and she listened!  

Once a month, that wonderful box filled with fun stamps

arrives right at your door :)

 Super fun and a great way to get creative 

during the hot summer months.

Stay cool out there!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

It's a GREEN Challenge!

 

Hi ya'll!

Today is all about Green!  

I know, sounds like a country cookin' channel, right?

Get out a big 'ol bowl,

grab some collards, some kale, some spinach ...

{↑ all super yummy!}

... and let's talk green!

It's actually challenge time at The Ink Spot!

Our challenge is to use the color green on our cards.

I love this challenge

because I love green!

 My.  favorite.  color.  EVER!!

 So here's what I came up with using Schoolgirl Sophie

and the funnybones sentiment 'winky faces'.

I might add ~ my teenage daughter saw this card,

started busting up laughing and snap-chatted it to all her friends

with "true story!" added on.

well then!

I actually remade this card 3 times :/

It wasn't until I finally took out the green background

and added in a little touch of light blue that it finally came together :)

Whew!

 I hope you are inspired to head over to

The Ink Spot and see 6 fabulous stamp stores all in one place!
 

You can also see my DT teammates + their pretty green cards, too!

Now that I'm done with my card, I can get back to cookin!

Maybe some broccoli and turnip greens ...

(but no brussell sprouts,  those are yucky!! hee hee!)

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

May the *Moose* be with you!

Hee hee! 

Happy almost weekend! 

What a wild week this has been so far,

and an even more hectic weekend we're heading into .......

 but such is life in the busy Santi family :)

Today's card is for this week's Inspiration challenge

at Riley and Company Stamps.

Our challenge this week is brought to us by Frances,

and in her words:

Today is National Brownie Day,

so for our challenge this week include something on your card

that relates to the a Brownie

(this could include: the color brown; chocolate image or sentiment; cupcakes etc)

  How fun is that! 

Brown is one of the most earthy, natural and beautiful colors to work with ...

and based on how fast I fly through a stack of SU! Chocolate Chip,

I should probably order in bulk!  LOL :)

I actually had a completely different card made for this challenge,

which I will save and share at another time.

Reason being ...

I had an inspiration moment at 2 am!

Star Wars is about to hit theaters!

I'm seeing crazy things in the news.

My daughter works at a popular restaurant which isn't far from a movie theater,

and a few days ago, the lines started with people in tents, coolers, etc!

UNREAL!

Hence, the inspiration for my card is Darth Vadermoose!

Isn't he a riot!

And, being a coffee {starbucks!} fanatic,

I just HAD to pair it with this hilarious funnybones "Good or Evil" ~

and the rest of the card is my usual layers, inside décor and some dots ♥

And that's it for this card! :) 

Most of you know I always decorate the inside of my cards as well,

including this one :)

But since the sentiment was on the front as well as the image,

the inside is just matching paper and cardstock ♥ 

 Here's a closer look:

 Be sure to stop in and see what the Riley and Company DT has created

with this inspiration challenge!

Big hugs, Bigger blessings!
~Kelly

I'll share my card over at Inspiration Destinations,

Crafting by Designs, and Crafty Gals Corner!

Riley and Company - New Stamp Release, Day 2!

Hi friends!

  Back again with another new release from Riley and Company stamps!

It's that time again .... our Design Team Challenge Time!  
This week our challenge is hosted by Frances.

National Tell a Joke Day was on the 16th July, so for our challenge this week include one the of the Funny Bones Sayings on your card.

Today's card is showcasing one of my favorites in this new release -

 oh how this made me laugh! 
The new "Pumpkin Pie" FunnyBones from Riley and Company 
is paired with Farmers Riley and Sophie (in the shop!)
I created this larger 6" x 4" elongated card to incorporate 
a unique, fun design in Autumnal colors.

  

 

And here's the inside of my card :) 

 
It's Inspiration Week with the Design Team

and all week, the Design Team will be sharing creations they have made 

using the new stamps!

 To recap, there are 42 Funny Bones stamps; 11 Inspiration stamps

 and 4 brand new images for a new character called Burt (the cat!).

The DT will showcasing all 53 new stamps all week from today until Friday,

so I hope you can come back and peek at all the fun-ness and inspiration!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

Card entered into:  Crafting for all Seasons - Laughs!

Use Your Stuff Challenge - AG

Riley and Company - New Stamp Release, Day 1!

Hi friends!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! 

 We start school in a week - eeek!

 Still lots to do before school starts again ...

But one thing I am super excited about this week

 is the new stamp release from Riley and Company!

  And even better, there is a new stamp in town!

This week is ...

   Inspiration Week with the Design Team

and all week, the Design Team will be sharing creations they have made 

using the new stamps!

For my first card, I'm using 2 new stamps - one is Smiling Burt,

the newest cutie in the Riley line

and one of the new FunnyBones ...

 I can totally relate to this stamp!  Hee hee!

For my second card, I'm using one of the inspirations stamps

and nestled it into a softer hues of paper and card design

 to let the sentiment be the focal point.

Such a beautiful message ♥

 

 To recap, there are 42 Funny Bones stamps; 11 Inspiration stamps

 and 4 brand new images for a new character called Burt (the cat!).  Even better,  these stamps are available to purchase on the Riley and Company website now!

We'll be showcasing all 53 new stamps all week from today until Friday,

so I hope you can come back and peek at all the fun-ness and inspiration!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

So thankful ♥

Hi friends :)

It's time for another Riley and Company Challenge brought to us

by DT member, Heather ~ "Be Thankful" ♥

It's perfectly timed for the beauty of this month,

Thanksgiving soon upon us. 

 

I have a humble card to offer this challenge ~

using the Thanksgiving Funnybones stamp.

My card is using mostly circular shapes all cut from Fall colored

cardstock and dsp that I had in my scrap basket ~

and the stamp is the focal point

with a few scattered buttons :)

If you would like to play along with us,

 of course we would love to have you! 

Please create a card using Riley and Company images

and link it up to the challenge blog here.

If you upload your card/project to SCS, please include the keyword Riley2314.

We can't wait to see what you create! 

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

I'll enter this into:  CraftingByDesigns - Give Thanks

Sisterhood of Crafters - Thank-ful

Stamping Royalty - Thanks!

Colorq #267 - colors



Shiver Me Timbers!

 

Sail ho! Avast ye! 

 If ye be looking for some mighty fine fun and costume party attire for Halloween then ye've come to the right starboard blog, mate! 

 

Shiver me timbers!

Did you know September 19 was "Talk like a Pirate Day"?

Arrrrrrrrrrrrr! ♥

Imagine walking around all day being pirates? LOL!

 

It's also time for Riley and Company's brand new challenge for the week
 - Halloween -
 and it's brought to us by Joy.

Not a huge fan of Halloween, but when you have kids, it's par for the course
that Harvest fun is going to sneak in :)
I do get a kick out of seeing the kids pick or make a costume
 and go Trick or Treating.   I LOVE passing out the candies and seeing all the little costumes coming up to the door!

 

So, I went the non-traditional Halloween route w/ my card -

after all, dressing up in costume is (mostly!) for Halloween :)

This is Captain Hook Riley, paired with one of the newer FunnyBones sentiments.

I think this paper is a really old SU! stack - it fit :)

The inside of the card has bones as well.

 

 

Yarrrrr!  Me hearties, be sure to add yer cards to thee challenge blog.

Yo-ho-ho!

Ye can find it right here!

 

Oh! And if you want to link it to a gallery like SCS,

please use the keyword Riley2114!

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

 I'll enter this into:  My Craft Spot - Too Cute to Spook

 SFC220 - For a Man or Boy

Scrappyhands - Use 3 (sequins)

 

Riley and Company's *New Stamp Release!* Blog Hop!

Good evening, everyone! 

 

 *It's time for a Moose-tacular Riley and Company new stamp blog hop!*

The Riley and Company Design Team are stamping up the fun for this blog hop with the release of 49 new Funnybones stamps.

 

If you are just arriving, please start at the Riley and Company blog

so that you don’t miss out on anything ♥

If you are hopping along, you should have arrived from Kerin's creative blog.

Before I get to my 2 cards, I wanted to share this month's specials with you ~

 

Special #1:  Buy the entire unmounted set of 49 new Funnybones (3 full plates) for only $125! (Save $120!) (Offer not available to wholesale customers.) Limit one per customer. Offer ends October 12th.

 

 Special #2:  You can also get a set of 3 FREE Funnybones stamps (our choice) and a limited edition logo stamp during this release by simply placing an order of $30 or more (before tax) in the first 24 hours 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 Thursday night at 9 pm CST until Sunday night at midnight CST! Just enter FREESHIP in the coupon code section!

Here's my first card ~ "I swear it will be funny ..."

My card is showcasing the sentiment because it's just so fabulous!

I added several banners underneath to give it a little color and pop

but this would be the funniest card to send to the parents.

Especially if you are a college kid, away from home.

 

HAHA!

JUST KIDDING!

 Next up, 1 day of coal!  I paired it with Elf Riley, who graces

the inside of the card.

And, if I were a moose-behaver, I'd probably take my chances, too! *grin!*

I went with bright, fun Christmas papers to match this Funnybones stamp.

I CASEd one of my own cards from awhile back, using

a similar design which I looooooved - so it's making a comeback :)

 

 

Thanks for hopping along with us!

From here, you'll hop on over to Monica's marvelous blog!

 

Enjoy and have a fabulous weekend ♥

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

Riley "Sneak Peeks" ~ Day 4!

 

Have you been behaving this year?

 

Santa knows! :)

 

I know .... we've all been good! ♥

  But how cute is this upcoming new Riley and Company stamp

for the kids wish-lists, cute holiday cards, Christmas tags and more!

  Oh, the possibilities of fun :)

 

 

Don't forget tomorrow is the new stamp release ~ 

You even have the chance to win new stamps!

* Join us for our release Blog Hop this Thursday 25th September 10 PM EST, starting on the Riley and Company Blog
 

* 49 Funnybones Sayings to be released and ...
 

* the new release stamps are available in the Riley and Company Store from Thursday 25th September 10 PM EST.

See you then!
Big hugs, Bigger Blessings! ♥
~Kelly

Riley *Sneak Peeks* ~ Day 1!

*Squee!*

  

 

It's new stamp release time for Riley and Company Stamps ~

that CUTEST lil guy in the Moose-iverse ♥

Today is day #1 of 5 days of sneaks and for this card

I've used the new stamp "You are Amazing."

The stamp was inked in Momento and then cut with a circular punch,

and a small section of patterned paper is below -

add washi tape and enamel dots and a CB butterfly and my card was done!

This stamp and many more will be available

at our Riley and Company blog hop on September 25th,

10 pm EST!

49 new Funnybones Stamps will be released!

 

Be sure stop in and see the cards made by the DT -

you won't want to miss them!

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

Card entered into:  Amy and Natalies' Challenge:  Things with Wings

Crafty Hazelnuts:  Patterened Paper

Sparkles Challenge:  Things with Wings

LIve and love crafts: Things with wings

 

*Riley and Company* MAY 2014 New Stamp Release! ♥

Welcome to the Riley and Company *New Stamp Release* Blog Hop!

I have 2 new FunnyBones stamps being showcased on my blog today!

If you are hopping along, you should have arrived from Kerin's blog.

And if you need help along the way,

just start here - at the beginning ♥

 

First up, I've stamped the hilarious  new "This may be the wine talking" stamp

onto a brightly colored card ~ using the current Deconstructing Jen card sketch.

I've kept the front with the sentiment only and used Yoga Riley on the inside. 

 

And this is the inside:  

 

Next up, I have another FunnyBones "Losing your shoe" - LOL!

I've paired this one with Pointing Midge, already available in the shop!

 

 

For my 2nd card, I followed the colors of the new Color Throwdown -

strawberry slush, coastal cabana and sahara sand - yummy colors!

 

So from here, you'll hop on over to Monica's blog!

 

Now before you head over to hop,

I wanted to tell you a few special notes!

This time, we will be giving away gift certificates to two lucky winners

 that leave comments on RILEY's blog!

 And - we have some great specials for you too!

  

Special #1:  Buy the entire unmounted set of 34 new Funnybones for only $65! (Save $105!) (Offer not available to wholesale customers.) Limit one per customer. Offer ends May 31st.

 

 

Special #2:  You can also get a set of 3 FREE Funnybones stamps (our 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:  But wait - there's more! As an added bonus, we are giving EVERYONE FREE SHIPPING from Thursday night at 9 pm CST until Sunday night at midnight CST! Just enter FREESHIP

in the coupon code section! 

  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

 

 

Card #1 entered into:  Deconstructing Jen #152

Card #2 entered into:  Color Throwdown

 

 

 

 

Calendar Girls -- One for the Guys (Riley *Sneak Peek* 4!)

Happy Wednesday! 

It's the 28th of the month and that means the Calendar Girls

 are posting our monthly cards with a chosen theme ...

and
it's Day 4 of the

Riley and Company 
*Sneak Peeks* 

so my card is sharing double duty today :)

 

 Okay, our hostess this month is April and this was her challenge for us:

 

It is May and I always like to honor my father this month.
So, to celebrate him (and fathers every where) let us make a masculine celebratory card with any SCS sketch that ends in 25 (the year he was born).
Please let us know which sketch you used and a memory of a special man in your life!

Thanks, April!

 My card reflects a very special man in my life -- my brother ♥

He's currently stationed overseas in the Army and he is LOVING it!

He was born to be a solider and we could not be more proud of the tours of

duty he's had and the service to our country that he has given with pride.

 

But he is also a perpetual clown! 

There isn't anyone on this planet that loves to laugh as much as him,

play pranks and he's an absolute NUT JOB!

With that in mind, I thought of him with this new sentiment being released

"When I was a kid ..."

{Truthfully I haven't grown up much, either!:)}

                                 I used SC325 which looks like this:

 

 

And my card!

 

 and of course, my card inside :)

 

 

This was a great sketch to work with, April - thank you!

This FunnyBones sentiment stamp will be available on Thursday at our big new stamp release - 34 stamps in all!

 

• Join us for our release Blog Hop this Thursday 28th May 10 PM EST, starting on the Riley and Company Blog.
• 34 Funnybones Sayings to be released
• New Release Stamps available in the Riley and Company Store from Thursday 28th May10 PM EST.

 

Be sure to stop in and see what the rest of the Calendar Girls masculine cards

and

the Riley and Company DT *sneak peek* cards!

 

Thanks for stopping in today!
Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

 card entered into:  Paper Minutes - animals
Created with Love - Lots of layers
Make my Monday -- card to make you laugh

Riley and Company *NEW* Stamp Release BLOG HOP!

Welcome friends! 

 I know it's cold outside for most of you so pull up a comfy chair, 

your coffee or tea and hop along with us tonight as you enjoy the first

 NEW STAMP RELEASE of 2014 for Riley and Company Stamps! 

 Head Moose Tanya has simply outdone herself with 60 new Funnybones 

and 10 new Riley/Sophie stamps! 

*Bliss!*

I'll be showing you 3 cards tonight, introducing new stamps and sentiments.

If you are hopping along, you should have arrived from

 Heather's happy blog! 

 If you need to start at the beginning, start at the Riley and Co Blog.

First up, I have a card showingcasing the new Funnybones sentiment

"Fruit salad for dinner" that I've paired with Pointing Midge - already available in the store!

 Inside of the card:

Next up, is new release stamp Meditating Sophie!
This stamp could be used for a variety of cards
and a great way to start of the new year's personal journeys!

 The card inside with a new Funnybones sentiment "Its all good"

 Lastly, I've created a tent card with the new Funnybones
sentiment "Trust me, you can dance." ~ Vodka -
hee hee!
I've paired it with Staying Alive Riley, polyester
light blue suit and all! :)

Card was modified from the original tutorial I found at SCS
for tent cards to lean back a little better,
as you can see here ;)

 

That's it for this stop on the hop!

This new release is OVER THE MOON fantastic!!

From here, you'll hop on over to Michele's marvelous blog!

Before you go, I wanted to let you know about a few specials!


We will be giving away gift certificates to two lucky winners that leave comments on RILEY's blog!

Special #1: Buy the entire unmounted sheet of the new Riley for only $40! (Save $10!) (Offer not available to wholesale customers.) Limit one per customer. Offer ends January 20th.
Special #2: You can also get a set of 3 FREE Funnybones stamps (our 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: But wait - there's more! As an added bonus, we are giving EVERYONE FREE SHIPPING from Thursday night at 9 pm CST until Sunday night at midnight CST! Just enter FREESHIP in the coupon code section! 

Happy Hopping!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly