Riley and Company - Summer Fun!

Hi friends! 

 

It's time for a new Riley and Company challenge,

the cutest little Moose that ever was!

This week, our challenge is ~ Summer Fun!

Our summer has had all kinds of wonderfulness,
but one of our favorite past-times is just being still.
Because of how hot it is here during the day,
the backyard breaths full of life in the coolness of the evenings -
the kids, us, the dogs ...
 all head outdoors to enjoy the beauty of our tropics!
When the kids were little, we build them a wooden play fort,
tree house, slide, bridge, pirate rope, jungle gym, swing set play set.
It's a utopia of wooden bliss :)

It's a beautiful thing to see all 4 kids all lined up on their swings ...
no longer little, but still loving their space ♥

My humble card offering today is using Swinging Riley ~
created with scraps in my bin and using a very old sketch in my files.
The buttons were on my desk and were a nearly perfect match -
You know they had to be on the card :)

Want to Play Along?

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you! 

To play create a card using Riley and Company images.

Once you have created your card/project,

 post to the Riley and Company challenge blog and place a comment with a link to your card/project to this post so we can see what you have created.

 If you upload your card/project to Splitcoast Stampers, please include the keyword Riley1515.   We can't wait to see what you create! 

 

By now, I'm on the road to college!
We're taking off for a few days to get dd to her orientation and registered,
as well as scrambling to get so much accomplished while we're up there.
In the meantime, get our your Riley and Company stamps
and show us your Summer Fun cards!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly


 

another Simple Sundays :)

Blessings to you, friends!  

 You may remember if you visited me for this post

how much I adore Sundays. 

 Not just for the blessing of worship but the calmness the day brings. 

 With 4 kids, it's not often that we are still ... and that's okay :) 

 

On Sundays, I hope to post a card that I've made that reflects

the beauty of this day.

In our busy week, I often miss the solitude of our lush and

vibrant back yard that we have.

The quiet mornings in the backyard, sipping my coffee,

watching the birds come to the feeding house my son just built.

My dad's memory tree in full bloom - gorgeous, fiery red hibiscus

flowers are opening to the morning sun.

Even our two funny dogs chasing each other, playing tag

and barking excitedly when stops to sit beside me as if to

say "Come on, brother - there's playin' to do!"

 

This week, my card reflects the simpleness of the moment.

I created this CAS card - and can't believe how much I love it!

I've been trying my hand at CAS cards and
 just can't quite get the hang of it :)

here is my card ...

  and the inside of my card ...

 

 

 

That is ... until this fabulous Retro Sketches #103 caught my eye.

I was also inspired by the bold color combo at the Dynamic Duos Challenge.

And as luck would have it, Addicted to CAS is having a coffee challenge -

as a Starbucks aficionado, I jumped to play along!
I inked up my treasured TAWS Stamps and added a few dew drops,
to emulate 'coffee beans' (looked good in my head!) oh! And it's paper-pieced :)
I'll link this up to PIO - Thinking of you challenge.
 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you a joyous,

simple, very blessed Sunday!

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly