Sewing for Baby Riley... Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop!!!

Good Evening Friends :) 

It's Riley and Company Release and Blog Hop Time!!! 

Woo Hoo!!! 

and this is one of the cutest releases ever!!! 

To start the hop from the beginning, please to to the 

Riley and Company Blog :)

Remember to leave comments on everyone's blogs, at every stop you can win a Riley stamp!!! AND, if you place your order within the first 24hours, you will receive a FREE Travel Sticker Stamp!!! 

AND, there is also FREE shipping until Sunday, January 29th!!! 

SO cool!!!  

Before you hop along to your next stop, here are my cards :) 

"Sewing Sophie" 

It seems that Sophie is a lot better at sewing/embroidering than I am! 

She doesn't have any band aids on ;) hee hee! 

and

"Baby Blocks Riley"  

Aw, doesn't Baby Riley bring the baby talk out of you?! 

I just want to pinch his cheeks and cuddle with him :) 

That's it from me!!!
Your next stop is Michele!!! 

Enjoy hopping around!!! xo

Hi!

Well, I just discovered last night that I don't really have much of anything image-wise, that is school related! and there are sooo many adorable images out there... I guess some 'back-to-school' shopping is in order for me soon ;)

My boys start school in exactly 2 weeks!!! Just 2 more to go!!! I thought we had 3, lol! Time goes by so fast! I'm going to have a 1st grader and a Pre-K big boy ;) We're all so excited!!!

Here's a card I created for our 1st grade teacher (we haven't received our paperwork yet, so we don't know who they are yet!) Just a lil card saying HI and good luck with the new school year ;)

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:

- My Favorite Things Wednesdays Stamp Club Challenge:
Hit the books!

- Raise the Bar Sketch Challenge #32

- Stamp with Fun Challenge #73: Card for a Girl

- Catch The Bug Challenge: Back-to-School use Primary Colors

- Delightful Challenges: Back-to-School with Primary Colors

LOOK! I paper pieced her cute dress! I barely rarely do that, lol! It's so intimidating to me! but I looove how it turned out... and I think I have a bit more confidence in it now after practicing on a bunch of other images last night too ;)

 

I am LOVING my Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient Kits!!! and I think August's Kit is my fave of all so far :)  I'm loving Echo Park's "Walk in the Park" papers and coordinating stickers... I've made 2 other cards using the kit already too! ha! That's a first for me, I'll be sharing those later this week ;)

Sorry, I'm rambling... back to this card...

This is another darling lil Pure Innocence clear stamp called "Happy Mail" from MFT... I also used my MFT Die-namics, Ribbon and Cork! In my book, you can never go wrong with Kraft and Cork on a card ;) hee, hee!

I hope you likey! and I hope the Teacher will too :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Tuesday :*)

Friends Having Fun's Final {Sketch} Challenge...

It's time to say good bye and see ya later to all of our friends at Friends Having Fun...

Please stop by and join in on our last challenge...

I decided to dust off one of my fave stamps, Miss Anya, for today's sketch :)

(Sorry for the wonky pic, it's not wise to take pics at 3am! lol)

Here's Dani's wonderful sketch!

As you can see, I turned it sideways in order to fit my Miss Anya ;)

Thanks to the DT Leaders and thier DTs for a wonderful time and fab creations!
It was an honor to have worked with all of these sweet ladies!
So, it's really not a goodbye, it's see y'all later ;)
Hugs!!!

StampInsanity Stamps Challenge #17 - Water, Water, Everywhere!

Good early morning to all of you :)

It's going to be a fab Thursday full of fun challenges!!!

Today we bring you another StampInsanity Challenge!

This week's theme is...

Water, Water, Everywhere!

Here's what Beth said:

"This week we are continuing on with our little celebration of summer ~ letting our mind be inspired by WATER! Do you immediately think of a pool, with the cool aqua & white tones? Or the tropical turquoise and white sand beaches? Or are you a Northern girl and think about the sea foam green seas and the darker sand of the rocky shores?

Tell us about it and let your Grooviness carry you away!"

Here's my card using "Beach Babe Morgan"...

When I think of the water, the ocean - I think of sky blue, almost white, see-through, clean, sparkling, relaxing, peaceful...

I used a small piece of Nikki Sivils Willowbee DP with some sparkling light and dark blue Bazzill CS; along with a small piece of cork for some clean beach sand... created my waves with my MFT Scalloped Scallop Die-namic Die and layered it all up :)

This is the first time that I ever created the card before coloring my image!

Aren't I daring?! LOL!

I colored "Beach Babe Morgan" with my Copics and then added some Crystal Effects to her sunglasses and beach ball! Love how it turned out {especially since I remembered to let it sit and dry before popping it onto the card to take pics, Yea Me!!! hee hee!}

Here is a side view to show you all the layering...

Thanks for stopping by!

You can go and buy your StampInsanity images and stamps HERE at the Stamp Happens Shop!!!

And - Please be sure to enter your cards HERE!!!

And please do stop by and visit the rest of the Groovy Gurls for more inspiration this week :)

Alison - http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/

Erica - http://www.inkedupandreadytoplay.com/

Jacquie - http://www.javablustamper.blogspot.com/

Jennifer - http://wannabecr8tive.blogspot.com/

Juanita - http://stampintwilghtmom.blogspot.com/

Shelley {July Guest Gurl} - http://shelleyscreations.blogspot.com/

Suzi - http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

See you in a bit with another Pixie Dust Challenge too :)

Claudia and Company's First Challenge!!!

I am so thrilled and honored to be June's Guest for...

Claudia and Company Challenges

A huge thank you to Claudia, Lori and the design team for letting me play along with their very first challenge :)

Yes! Mark your calendars, Claudia and Company now has monthly challenges!

When will the challenges be posted?

- The challenges will be set monthly.

- A new challenge will be posted each month on the 2nd Friday of every month.

When will the challenge close each month?

- You will have until the 2nd Tuesday of each month to enter.

What are the requirements for each challenge?

- We only have 1 rule....Use ONLY Claudia and Company Stamps

And June's challenge is this fabulous sketch! 

 This month there will be a prize for our top card winner! Claudia will award one winner a Single Stamp (an $8 Value) of their choice! Wow ;) 

To play along this month, all you need is a Claudia and Company stamp(s) or digital image(s) and this sketch!!!

Here is what I what I came up with using the sketch...  

This handsome lil guy is Noah and he is from Claudia and Company's exclusive stamp line, Puddle Jumpers!

I used some of Cosmo Cricket's Lil Man DP, cork and inked him up with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and my Copics.

Shop at Die Cuts R Us!!!

Matt and Miley Card Details:

Paper(s): Cosmo Cricket Lil Man DP; Papertrey Ink CS;

My Favorite Things Cork Sheet

Stamp(s): Claudia and Company Puddle Jumpers "Noah" Rubber Stamp

Ink(s): Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Copic Markers

Accessories: misc. Basketball Button; Making Memores Bakers Twine;

CM Corner Rounder Punch

Please be sure to visit the Claudia and Company DT for more sketch inspiration :)

Claudia {Owner}
Krista
Lisa
Lori {DTC and Artist}
Mary
Sheri
Tracy


TGIF and have a fabulous weekend!!! :*)