Riley "Sneak Peeks!* ~ Day 3!

Hi there!

 

Did you know there is only 37 more days until Halloween? 

 I know, right!

I can't believe how fast the year is zipping by.

I'm not a fan of Halloween but our kids get a kick out of carving the pumpkins,  dressing up in costumes and visiting our neighbors ~ enjoying the age old adage of ringing the bell and shouting Trick or Treat ♥

 

This brand new Funnybones stamp "Spider Web" had me rolling

when I stamped it out and read it - LOL!

Oh so true!

This has happened to me more times than I'd care to admit

and I'm sure anyone watching while I was 'brushing it off'

was quite entertained :)

For my card today,

I stamped out Spidermoose as a compliment to the funnybones sentiment.

I originally colored him 3 different colors/ways,

however, in the end I decided I liked it left uncolored for a nice contrast.

Honestly, the paper alone gives me the willies!

Those big 'ol spiders popping around on the card - eeeeewww!

Good thing we're all laughing ...

especially at the fact that we aren't tangled up in some web

doing the Spider Dance :)

  

 

Don't  forget to check out all the Riley and Company Design Team’s blogs for more sneak peeks everyday!
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.

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

Riley *Sneak Peeks* ~ Day 2!

What is Retirement?!

 

 

It's Day 2 of the new Riley and Company new stamp release -

 49 new Funnybones in all!  That's a lot of smiles! :)

 

For today's card, I'm using two Riley and Co stamps -

one new release Funnybones called "Retirement"

which I've paired with fabulous Ethel from the Retro Folks collection,

already in the store.

 

 

 

I also gave this card a slightly '50's' look with this paper

from the DCWV "Kitchen stack",

SU! Groovy Guava ribbon ('membah that! I've had it for YEARS!),

and a button to finish it off.

Perfectly easy,

perfectly fun,

perfectly ready for having a retirement card on hand ♥

 

For a quick recap:

* Don’t forget to check out all the Riley and Company Design Team’s blogs for more sneak peeks everyday!

* 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.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Be sure to come by tomorrow for another fun new sneak peek!

 

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

 

You are my Anchor - Mystery #24!

Goodness gracious, imagine it's 11 pm and

 you realize your card is due .... in an hour!

Yes, that's me!

 

However, I managed to throw a card together for the Mystery Swap.

This is the 24th mystery image round and this month,

I was the hostess.

I chose MFT's a la mode' stamp "You Keep me Anchored" -
such a sweet image and sentiment,
especially for the great group of women ♥
Every other month, the hostess sends out a mystery image to the group.
We don't know what it is 'til it lands in our mailbox and reveal it on posting day.
Except this month, I only had to walk as far as my craft Cabana! :)
 

  

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter my card into:  Sweet Stampin' - Spots and Stripes
Fab n Funky:  Button
Clear it Out Challenge - Polka Dots!

Riley's OFF THE EDGE! :)

 

Woohoo, Happy Tuesday!

 

Lucky, lucky me! Today is my turn to post the challenge on the

 Riley and Company Challenge blog!

I decided to think really outside the box

and throw down a "Off the Edge" (of the card!) challenge.

 

So I inked up one of my very favorite, love him so much, bestest Rileys EVAH -

Hot Air Balloon Riley!

I colored him, the background sky and basket w/ my prismas

and paper-pieced the balloon w/ designer paper.

 

I also decided to be a bit bolder and make my own 'mountains' and

cut out a few circular patterns with my nestabilities and adhered those down -

ta-da! Instant mountains! :)

 

 

 

And of course I had to decorate the inside of my card!

I used the uber fabulous FunnyBones sentiment, also from Riley and Company,

as this is one of my VERY favorite quotes of all times.

I used it for my daughter's graduation 2 years ago

and it just speaks volumes while being light-hearted and whimsical!

  

 

 

SPEAKING OF RILEY AND COMPANY ....

Time to get *SUPER* excited!!

We are about to have a brand new stamp release!

**Squee!!**

 

Stay tuned - there will be a hop, lots of DT inspiration,

and a chance to win!

The sneak peeks begin on September 21st ♥

 

And, if you'd like to play along, and we'd love it if you did! ♥,

hop on over to the challenge blog or gallery of your choice.

Please use the keyword Riley1914 so we can find your card/project.

 

That's it for me -- have a best, blessed day!

 

Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings

~Kelly

 

DDD: What's Cookin'?!

 

Hi everyone -- I hope your weekend was fabulous :)

 It's the 15th of the month ~ our Dueling Darlings posting day!

Today we post our monthly card kits:

 Barb for the Divas and Debbie for the Dazzlers
 w/ this wonderful theme:

 Recipe Cards!

 

I was so excited to see Barb's kit this month!

First, she is one of the most generous ladies and her kits are always

so full, you could make cards for days upon days!

This kit was just stuffed full of amazing, wonderful papers and embellishments!

Second, the theme made me smile as my I've been making my

daughter a recipe book for a couple of years now.

She's quite an accomplished chef at just 19 and one day will

enjoy cooking for a husband and family of her own ♥

So when making my recipe card, I asked her for one of her recipes

that I haven't scrapped yet and she gave me her quick mac 'n cheese.

Yum! :) 
 

Recipe card is 6 x 6, scalloped



Here's the recipe since it's hard to read above! :)

 I was ambitious and actually made a place card as well ~

Barb's kit was stuffed full of goodies!

I think I pretty much used all but a few ribbons ♥

I just adored those wooden spoon and fork embellies :)

 

Barb also asked us to share why we picked this recipe.

Honestly, it's not the one I would have picked.
 Tt was the one my daughter gave me when I asked for one

so it's the one that was showcased. 
It is yummylicious though!
She makes a fried lasagna noodle dish w/ organic tomato sauce
that is out of this world! 
And, her homemade minestrone soup w/ veggies from her own garden will pretty much knock your boots off! ♥

I have always loved cooking and enjoy it so very much when time permits.
But it's also nice that when dd feels ambitious, that she gets her cookin' on!
And even though we are the busy, need to be too many places family,
and dh working longer/later hours,
we hold fast to one of our family commitments that no matter what, 
we make it home to have dinner together as family. 
 We eat dinner together - all 6 of us! -
EVERY.  SINGLE.  NIGHT! ♥\

 

Thank you, Barb, for fabulous kit to play with and to Barb/Deb for this theme.
Please be sure to hop on over to the rest of the DDD
Divas and Dazzlers to see what they've created
 with the dueling them of recipe cards ~ 
 you can find their links in my sidebar.

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

Birthday Friendship ♥ (Carriers of Faith/Cornish Heritage Farms)

 

 

 

What a special day today is ...  

 Today our little man is 10 years old!

Our 'baby' of the family is turning another year old,

joining his 3 big sisters in the "double digits" category!

 

Though he is far from little .. I'm a wee 5'3" and he's already

passing my chin in height :)

Such an incredible little gentlemen he is,
with such compassion for the world, a gentle soul and incredibly bright
and funny ~ oh, how he makes me laugh on a daily basis!
 I'm blessed to be his mommy ♥

 

So imagine how practical it was that today is the day

 the Cornish Heritage Farms posts our challenge cards with a theme by Amber:  Boy/Masculine themed birthday cards.  Perfect!

 

And ...it's also the 9th of the month,
 which is the day that Carriers of Faithpost our cards, too
~ this month, our hostess is Jeanette.

Her challenge this month is a friendship card with the scripture
of Ecclesiastes 4:9-12.
In our home, we are very close to our children and they to each other
(though I must confess 3 teenage daughters was so not as fun as
I'd imagined it would be, LOL!).
Most of all, they are amazing with their little brother
and I'd imagine that if one falls down, they'll help the other up
as He intended for us to do with our brethren ♥
The scripture tells us that if one is overpowered, two can defend
themselves but a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
I imagine my 4 together and hope that their close bond will be forever!

So, here's my card!
I used a digi from Cornish Heritage Farms called Teddy

  

 CHF61 - link it to the challenge blog

 

*Fabulous Fun Flowers!*

Happy Friday!

It's my turn to post on the Just for Fun Stamps blog today

so I'm showing you the Trio of cards I made ~

I call them the Fall-Winter triplets! ♥

 

 

Using the fabulously fun Stamptangle Zen Flowers stamp,

I stamped it out (Momento) 3 times:

Using Oranges/yellows for Fall,

Reds/greens for the Holidays,

and Blues/silvery for the New Year/Winter!

 

 

Each card has a color coordinated piece of twine ~

pretty quick and easy

and great for cards being sent out to family, friends

even the teachers now that school is back in session :)

 

 

For Fall/Christmas, the flower is cut out twice and propped up on 3d foam

for added dimension and a little pop.

 

 

If you're on Facebook, we'd love for you to find
Just For Fun stamps and 'like' us ~

for upcoming releases, new stamps, and DT inspirations!

 

You can find this Stamptangle Zen Flower (G3752)

in the shop along with many others ~

you can find them all here :)

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly

Riley is getting "sketchy!"

  

Good Morning! 

 

 Doesn't it feel like a Monday?!

The long weekend sure threw off my schedule

and with the week ahead, it's already shaping up to be a whopper!

The kids are already on overdrive with school, projects, assignments,

lessons, rehearsals, club meetings .......... ahhhh!

 

 

PTL, I'm armed with my Starbucks!

As my son likes to say ...

"I got this!" :) 

Today's Riley and Company Challenge

is brought to us by Heather ~ a sketch challenge.

Here's the sketch ...

 

And using the Funnybones stamp "depresso",

here's my card.
 

 

Oh this sentiment just cracks me up :)

 

We'd love for you to play along!

If you'd like to link up your cards to a gallery like SCS,

please use the keyword Riley1814.

And check out the cards from the DT using this sketch -

you won't want to miss their inspirational cards.

 

Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly
 

 

 Linking to: PDE Linky Party - Puns
The Crazy Challenge - 3 of a kind (enamel dots)

 

DDD: Friends are Family ...

 

"And then she said ........"  :)

 

 

I don't know about you, but I adore these Art Impression "Girlfriends!" 

They are so true to real life and just bring out the biggest smiles :)

I was so excited to see that Michaels started carrying

these sets a few months back and scooped up a couple.

 

But this yummy card is from the hostess of the current DDD

round, Carol!  She (for Team Divas) and Melina (for Team Dazzlers)

came up with the theme for August:

"Friends are the Family we chose for ourselves."

Isn't that the sweetest!

 

Carol sent us this darling image to work with along with a super

purple-y kit!  There was so much in her kit, I could make a stash of cards :)

Because I'm already late, and trying to make it under the wire

for at least posting IN AUGUST (hee hee!),

my card is rather on the typical Kelly style - little banner,

off centered, and I added the sentiment in a loopy way,

sadly covering their shoes but it looked cute :)

 

Thanks ladies for a fun round!

Be sure to stop in and see what the DDD teams have made -

you can find them all in my sidebar.

 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend!

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

Changing Leaves ♥

Good morning!

 

Have you ever had this much fun with buttons?! 

I sure did!

 

One of the most glorious times of year is the "changing of the leaves",

especially for those fortunate enough to live much further North :} 

There is something so profound and tangible when Autumn arrives ....

from the delightful new crispness in the air, the leaves bursting into a kaleidoscope of colors, big comfy sweaters, Pumpkin Spice Lattes!

I love Autumn and the beautiful promise that this time of year holds ♥

 

I thought way outside the box with my card today using
Just For Fun rubber stamps.

 And I had an absolute blast doing so! 

 I sat and sorted through my huge containers of buttons

 in every color, shape and size. 

 I inked up the uber fabulous Stamptangle Tree stamp 
from Just For Fun stamps (stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black),
 gave it a quick monotone brush of color with Prismacolor markers
(walnut, light umber)

and glued down a variety of 'leaves = buttons' for a unique Fall look!

 

The deeply etched rubber makes for a great, clear stamped impression.

And so versatile!  I can picture this stamp being in the 4 seasons -

back again for Winter, snow clinging to the branches to the

beautiful blossoms of Spring.  The possibilities are endless.

 

Thanks so much for your visit today!
 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly

 

Stamp used:  Stamptangle Tree H3809

I'll enter my card into:  Bloggers Challenge:  Buttons!

As you like it Challenge:  Fave Season/why - described above!

CraftyCreations:  From your stash *buttons, paper, ribbon*

 



We're PUNCHING today!

Say whaaaaaaaaat?

 

:)

 

Today is the 28th of the month and that means the Calendar Girls crafty group, of which I'm blessed to be a member of, posts our cards with a chosen theme by the hostess of the month.

This month, our lovely hostess Sweet P, camper and lover of life on the go!!

She gave us quite a challenge indeed ... at least for me!

 She asked us to create a card/project with Punch Art.
 

 

So what's a girl to do?

Head to Pinterest! 
I found this card that inspired me.

Seriously!  I can do some punch art ...

 like the wee pumpkin I made awhile back using an oval punch ...

big leagues, lol!

 

Here's my "Havin' a RUFF day?" card, modeled off of this one

I found on Pinterest.

I left the color scheme the same because it looked like our precious Buddy!

(my son's sweet Jack Russell doggie)

 Which is perfect, since we just celebrated "National Doggie Day!",
or so my daughter's Instagram pictures said it was :)
 

 Please be sure to hop on over to my sidebar
and see what the rest of the Calendar Girls have created ...
You won't be disappointed, that's for sure - these are some UBER
talented ladies who know how to PUNCH! *grin!*

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly
 

Anything But a Card!

 

Hello friends! 

 

 

We're full swing back to school here with a terrific first week behind us ♥
My son started a new school this year and came home
with smiles and tales of his new classroom.
He's a friendly kid that makes fast friends anywhere he goes
and walked to pick up point flanked by two new faces,
chatting away! 
 In one week, he got settled into his new class,
bought lunch in a 'real cafeteria with a real metal tray!'
(this apparently was BIG STUFF ... who knew!),
tried out for a part in the classroom play, trying out for a tiny role ...
and landed a lead after the teacher heard him reading - my baby!

Speaking of reading, today's post is from the Cornish Heritage Farms
Stamp Company and our challenge this week is from Irit.
We are to make Anything But a Card (or ABC).

For my sweet little man, I made him a bookmark. 
I thought it would be perfect for his back to school reads ♥

 

 

 

For my bookmark, I used the corner bookmark style.
Super easy!
When the book closes, it's super flat and keeps the place nicely.
I've added the digi "All Ears" by Cornish Heritage Farms to this bookmark,
colored in prismacolor markers.
He appreciated it and added it his library book straight away
(not this one, this is just a photo op book - LOL!)
and I got a big 'ol hug in return!
I love my son! ♥
 

 

We'd love for you to play along in the challenge!
If you'd like to add your CHF cards/or ABC projects this week,

and if you post to a gallery other than the CHF Challenge blog,

please use the keyword CHF60.

 

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

I'll enter this into: All Crafts Challenge - Anything But a card

  Crafty Sentiments - Animals

 Shopping Our Stash 166 - ABC

The Crazy Challenge - Cute Little Animals

 

 

 

Make today .... Amazing! ♥

Hi friends! 

 Remember me?!!

 

It's been a whirlwind around here ~

from last minute trips before school started to

the chaos of school actually starting!

This year, my oldest is in her 2nd year of college,

daughter #2 is a Senior (when did that happen!),

daughter #3 is a Sophomore and

little man is a brand new 4th grader at a brand new school.

We are certainly looking forward to getting used to

the newness of it all and routine to settle  - for all of us ♥

 

I thought I'd show you the card I had made for the Riley and Company's

new challenge - One Layer Cards.

Holy Hanna, that's about the one type of card I don't do!

I love me some layers! ♥

 

So I thunk and thunk and thunk some more ...

and an idea was born when I was watercoloring.

Let the colors run!

As they were still wet, I tilted my watercolor paper

and let the cards run together - like tie-dye!

 

From Girl Scouts to Sunday School and lazy summer days here at home,

tie-die is one of the activities we've done and love so much.

Why not on a card!

 

 

I used my SU! Watercolor crayons and watercolor paper
and colored it in my VERY favorite color combination :)
I seem to be gravitating to this color combo a lot this summer!

I let the sentiment speak for itself on this one and stamped it

right on the dry paper, peeled off the painters tape from around the edges

and ta-da! 

Hard to believe this card took as long as it did to make -

which I will not admit to, LOL!

Did I mention I love me some layers?! :)

 

Be sure to stop in and see what the rest of the Riley and Company DT

has created!

If you link up your cards to a gallery like SCS,

please use the keyword Riley1714.

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter my card into:  Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS
Ladybug crafts - CAS
Sisterhood of Stampers - Favorite Color
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

 

Carriers of Faith ~ Showing Love ♥

 

Hi friends!

We're off for the weekend for some last moments of summer fun!

We sure wish summer could last all year long

but it's back to school soon ~ meh!

 

Today's card was fun to make :)

The Carriers of Faith have a wonderful theme this month

and our hostess is April!

 

Here's what she said:

 

August Challenge:

Since we post the day after my wedding anniversary, I would like everyone to make a project based on one of the scriptures read at my wedding: 

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7   "Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."  Your card doesn't need to be based on a spousal love, and as such.   I would love to hear a story of one of your loves!

This verse was also in our wedding, too ♥

 

So, I had my husband in mind when creating my card.

He is the center of my world and one of the BEST men on the planet :)

He's my high school sweetie and here we are ...

30 years and 4 kids later!

 

For the card I made today,

I finally opened one of my new SU! Stamp sets "See Ya Later"

 that I bought but hadn't had the chance to ink up.

I also wanted to emboss the sentiment, which says

"Once in a lifetime you meet someone

who changes everything."

 

So sweet!
 

I went with a Cherry Cobbler color

{our wedding color was *dusty rose* for my mom :)

but ohhhhh, I'm so NOT a pink girl!}

I found this card pattern on Pinterest

and fell in love with it, too,

and wanted to recreate it with my own spin ♥

 

 I hope you are able to visit my COF sistahs, too!

You can find them listed in my sidebar!

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter my card into:  Little Red Wagon - Embossing
Eclectic Paperie - Embossing
Path to Positivity - Possibilities

Sweet Summer Days ♥

Hi friends! 

 

*Raise your hand if you want to be here!*

 

 

Today is my turn to post on the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps blog :)

Today's card is a wonderful reflection of the peace

and serenity of summer 'nothing-ness' :)

 

With summer's end drawing near,

I'm stretching it out by using summer stamps like this one!

I inked up my Hammock in Palms rubber stamp +

colored it with prismacolor markers,

and added a bit of sand embossing powder to the little edge.

And, of course, burlap! ♥

 

 

Truth is, if I head out to my Jeep, I'll find plenty of real sand

from our recent beach trips - LOL!

I've also added a Just for Fun sentiment to the inside of my card
"Thinking of you" .... along with the shells (also JFF stamps!)

You can find all these and many more
in the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps shop!

Thanks for stopping by today ~
Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

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FairyTale 97 - Sun, Beach, Sea
Stampin' for the Dragon -  Sun, Sand, Sea
Aud Sentiments - Thinking of You
The East Wind -  the beach
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