Let's Travel!

 Hi friends!

It's time for another exciting challenge at The Ink Spot

and this week's theme is: Travel!

For my card today, I'm channeling my little guy who just left for

an 8 day Boy Scout adventure camp in Georgia :)

He's only 11, and it was a BIG STEP for us to let him go,

but he was going out of his mind with excitement for this trip!

Mommy needed to be a little brave, LOL :)

We've gotten word that he is having the time of his life,

as we knew he would ♥

From the merit badges and classes he's taking,

and the fun 'down time' with hiking, swimming, boating, etc - he's in his glory!

 

I had him in mind as I made this two part traveling card, 

starting on the front outside and finishing on the inside ♥

There is a total of 4 Riley and Company stamps on this card!

 The front of the card uses Hiking Riley
and the "I am" from the Inspirations sentiment - which is a wonderful way to mix and match your FunnyBones and Inspirations stamps!

Tbe inside features the brave sentiment stamp ~

along with Campfire Riley stamped and colored :)

To see what the rest of the DT created this week with the travel theme,

stop by The Ink Spot blog!

And don't forget to check out the monthly club kits! 
But wait - there's more!
Each Wednesday is a "Wacky Wednesday" flash sale -
and Friday Favorites!
So many ways to save, stamp and get inky!! :)
 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to their summer!

I'll be home stamping - all week! :)

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

Show your pride!

Hi friends! 

There's only 58 more days until the summer Olympics in Rio! 

Such an exciting time to see the young athletes that have trained long and hard, dedicating so many hours to their sports make it this far.

And I always get a little teary eyed watching the running with the torch :*)

 

My card today is one showcasing soccer Riley,

ready for the field in his Team USA jersey!

The challenge at The Ink Spot this week: Show your pride!

 

We are HUGE European soccer fans in our home,

and also a house divided :)  

 My husband is always rooting for Spain 

while I'm always cheering on Germany!

 In fact, during the FIFA World Cup,

our home gets absolutely bananas with being glued to the tv,

cheering on our teams, and in his case - tears of defeat, hee hee!

I jest :)

  

  In the spirit of celebrating our athletes right here in our hometowns,

I stamped/colored up soccer Riley with a patriotic, team USA feel.

So many of us 'soccer parents' are/have spent countless hours

cheering for our children as they played on fields at local parks and schools,

and even watched them go on to play at colleges and professionally.

To all the athletes, I applaud you ♥

Be sure to stop on by The Ink Spot 

and check out all 6 places you can shop!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter this into:  Colouring in Scrapland - Use 3 (enamel dots)
Stamping Sensations - Feature a Creature
Crafting when we can - Use Stars

Riley and Company - Fun and Fancy!

Hi everyone!  

Happy Tuesday!

We ladies at The Ink Spot have a new challenge - Fun and Fancy!

I happen like both of those - how 'bout you?!

It's no secret that I love me some coffee!

Especially from a certain little store ...*wink!*

So, I created a fun little shaped card - and yes, it's an A2 card :)

This was SOOOO easy to make!

I stamped out the single coffee cup first, then ran it through 

the cuttlebug and nestabilities circles/scallops,

and added it to the currogated coffee slip.

 

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I added a small pocket to the inside to hold a gift card as well.

Such a fun and fancy way to send a quick thank you

or an invite with a special friend to have coffee ♥

 The inside of the card is stamped with another Funny Bones,

coffee and friends stamp.

 

 Be sure to check out the rest of the design team

to see what they made fun and fancy.

You can find them listed in my sidebar :)

And don't forget to take a peek at the new  Tickle My Funnybones

stamp club!  You cand find out all the details here.

Thanks for stopping by !
Big hugs, Bigger blessings!

~Kelly

Card entered into:  Inky Chicks - anything but square 

A Place to Start - Upcycle (the Starbucks sleeve, reversed)

Shopping our Stash - anything but a card

  

Exercise your arms!

and hug more! :)

Hi friends!

There's another challenge at The Ink Spot!

It's National "Give an Australian a Hug Day!"

 so {{{{ hugs! }}}}

 I think everyone loves hugs :)

So today we are making cards 

using the word or images with the word HUG ♥

 

For my card, I'm using Riley and his friend Buster

along with the Funny Bones sentiment "Exercise your arms",

both stamped on PTI white cardstock in Momento Tuxedo Black,

colored up with prismacolor markers.

  

And have you heard about the Riley and Company Tickle My Funny Bone

stamp club?  You can find all the deets here, take a peek!

Each month, you can collect the Stamp Club kit only buttons,

stamps, inspirations, and more :)

 

Be sure to stop in and see what the rest of The Ink Spot DT

created this week ~

there are a lot of HUGS to go around :)

 

And that's it from me today!

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

We're MAD for PLAID!

Top 'o the morning to ya!

...

and Happy March!

It's time for another challenge at The Ink Spot

and this week's challenge theme was chosen by me.

I love the look of plaid but it doesn't get on my cards very often,

nor do I get to wear a kilt - tee hee!

 I thought that would be a fun theme,

especially since St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner.

And, I have Irish/Scottish roots!

I do, I do!

My dad and uncle worked for an entire year on our genealogy

and traced our family's ancestry all the way back to Scotland ♥

In fact, we are direct decendants of Sir William Wallace,

the Scottish knight that fought during the Wars of Scottish Independence until his defeat at the defeat at the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298.

Of course, it doesn't hurt to throw in there ..

"you know, Mel Gibson?  From Braveheart!"

I know ........ just the actor's portrayal of Sir Wallace - hee hee!

Just bein' silly, of course!

  

Speaking of silly, I LOVE this silly little leprechaun!

I call him Jiggles since he's jumping up and doing a little jig :)

He's available at Cornish Heritage Farms

in the digital stamp section and did you know the downloads are instant.

No waiting, instant printing, coloring, paper crafting!

The Happy St. Patrick's Day sentiment is also from CHF.

My card is might look slightly familiar,

because I modeled after one of my other cards that I loved ♥

Please be sure to stop in and see what the rest of the DT created using

MAD for PLAID!

You can find their inspirations on their blogs listed at the right →

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, Bigger blessings!

~Kelly

The Ink Spot - NonTraditional Valentine's Day cards ♥

Hi everyone!

It's time for The Ink Spot Challenge team to 

create a card with Joy's fun theme:

Non-traditional Valentines!

Super cute!

and, that's actually one of my favorite themes in card-making ...

off the cuff colors during holidays that are normally this or that :)

How about Blue!  Orange!  Teal!

(Nope, not channeling the Broncos for a win - LOL!

I don't even watch football!)

 

And the card inside:

Stamping Riley is getting ready to send some love!

I inked up Riley and colored him with prismacolor markers,

adding him to a colorful palette of blues and orange ..

and that tiny little red doodle heart just happened to be on the paper

I was cutting and thought it just had to stay! :)

You can check out what the rest of the Design Team

has made using non-traditional Valentine's Day looks

by checking out the blog/links here! 

I'll enter this into:  As You like it:  Layers
Craft Rocket:  Love  
Crafty Addicts: Cute, Cuddly

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

Animal Antics! :)

Happy Tuesday! :)

  We just rolled in late yesterday from a truly memorable camping trip ...

 Oh the stories I will share with you :)

  It was so much fun, educational, entertaining, somewhat scary!

Those chatty, excited little boys had us up at the crack of dawn every morning,

bustling with energy and this weary old lady had to scramble to keep up!
They went from dawn to well after campfires each night ...

Luckily, one of my besties in the den brought along her dad's 40+ year old 

camping percolator from 'back in the day' -

the kids got a history "what is THAT?!" lesson but GLORIOUS coffee for us!

  We had such an amazing time, and I'll be posting pictures this week :)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch .......... hee hee!

It's time for a new challenge at The Ink Spot!
You may recall from this post that Riley and Company now has a new home,

nestled in with 5 other stamp companies all in one place!

I was the hostess this week and chose Animal Antics as the inspiration,

inking up Balloon Riley and the sentiment "make today" 

for this cheerful, pick me up card.

Here is the front:

And the inside of my card:

Time to tackle a mountain of laundry, visit my babies (both human and furry!),

AND stop by to see you all to see what crafty things you've been up to!

If you'd like to take a peek at the rest of The Ink Spot DT inspiration,

you can find the ladies here on the blog -

some super talent has joined our team and we're growing by leaps and bounds ~

new DT members, new stamp lines, new inspiration!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly 

 

*Big MOOSE - I mean, NEWS!*

2016 is bringing exciting changes to Riley & Company!

As of January 1st,  "Head Moose" Tanya, owner of Riley & Company, home of the Funny Bones, Inspirations and Riley the Moose stamp lines, will be moving to a new umbrella site called The Ink Spot.

 

But wait! There's more! :)

 The Ink Spot home will also be home the Cornish Heritage Farms 

line of stamps, including the popolar Thomas Kinkade series

. PLUS, a fabulous new addition to the line up will be

the Prickly Pear Rubber Stamps. 

The Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps store will be back up on January 1st

 (and accepting orders), but until then you can check out the Facebook Page (don’t forget to like it!!) and the Blog.

With this change, the Riley & Company blog has been transformed into a terrific comprehensive site that includes samples for all of our lines; Riley & Company, Funny Bones, Inspirations, Cornish Heritage Farms, Thomas Kincade 

and the new Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. 

It’s still a work in progress, but please go take a look.

Not only will you find tutorials on how to color Riley and how to color 

Thomas Kinkade, you will be able to check out why Prickley Pear is so innovative, find the products that work best with the Inspirations line and learn about digital images too. 

There will be TONS of card samples, challenges, games and more. 

All on one great stamping site!

Also being introduced on The Ink Spot this year is a new Stampers Club kit. 

 This kit will contain 7 stamps (comprised of a combination of Funny Bones, Inspirations and Riley), 4 collector design cards with photos and instructions and an exclusive Tickle My Funny Bones monthly button.

Subscribers will find the Tickle My Funny Bones Stamp Kit automatically ships out on the 15th of every month. You can click this link to sign up. Time is running out to sign up for the very first kit. Note, shipping outside of the USA will have additional shipping fees.

Club Members will be privy to a super secret Facebook page where they can find more designs to make with stamps in the kit. Members can also interact with the Design Team and share ideas with each other.

The Tickle My Funny Bone button that comes with each kit can be used in special random contests to win free product (or perhaps discounts??). The buttons will never be for sale and only Club Members can get them.

Kits are sold by subscription only and a minimum of three months is required. Your credit card or Paypal account will be charged when you sign up and then every 30 days afterward. Customers are responsible for cancelling after three months, if desired (but why would you want to?). Every 12 months of membership, you will receive a FREE special thank you kit.

So, head on over to The Ink Spot and take a look around!. Then, swing by the Card Club site and make sure you’re signed up for the fun.

Here's to an incredible, fun 2016!

~Kelly