Potter, Vader and Kong! Riley's Blog Hop and Candy!!!

It's finally time for the 

RILEY AND COMPANY 

MOVIE RELEASE BLOG HOP!!!

ALL 18 Riley Movie Stamps are available  NOW!!!
Orders placed between tonight through Sunday, October 2nd
will receive FREE shipping!!! Woo Hoo!!!
Use coupon code: FREESHIP 

AND!!! 

If you place your order within the next 24 hours

you will receive a FREE NEVER RELEASED - LIMTITED EDITION

"Witch with Broom" for Halloween!!! 

AND!!! 

If you purchase the entire 18 Movie stamps, 

you will receive 10% off!!! 

Grab your popcorn and favorite drink! 
Let's go to the MOVIES!!!


"Pottermoose"  starring in "The Moose Who Lived" 

"Moose Vader" starring in "Star Wars: Revenge of the Moose"

"Moose Kong" starring in "The Moose Takes on Manhattan"  

Awesome trailers, right?! 

Pssst!... 

Make sure to leave comment on each of the DTs blogs during the hop! 

Each DT will randomly draw a commentor to win a FREE new release stamp of their choice!!! 

Here's the blog hop order :) 

Cindy Haffner

Sarah Gough
Frances Byrne

Juliet Huang

Kelly Santi
Silke Kittman

Heather Prince
Laurie CloutJovita Torres
Margie Cortina  - You are here :)
Your next stop - Michelle L
Joy Stagg

Guest Designer Gina Lindsay

Happy Hopping!!! 

Are you a Marvel or DC Comics Fan???

It's the last day for Riley and Company Movie Sneak Peeks!!!
ALL 18 Riley Movie Stamps will be available  
TONIGHT at 10pm EST during the Blog Hop!!! 
AAAAAND ALL orders placed between 
Thursday, September 29th through Sunday, October 2nd -
will receive FREE shipping!!! Woo Hoo!!!

So, which one are you a fan of!?
DC Comics??? or Marvel Comics???
At the moment, we're pretty torn up over here at my house, lol!
We're fans of both! and who wouldn't be when Riley the Moose is playing dress up as...

"Spidermoose" 

Remember this... 

Your welcome!
The theme song has been stuck in my head for days! LOL

... and "Batmoose" 

I remember seeing the re-runs when I was a kid ;)
See? I'm not that old! hee, hee

Yes, the theme to this one is also stuck in my head! 

Takes turns with the other one ;) 

The rest of the Moosemates have some amazing sneak peeks on their blogs today too! 

Don't forget to stop by and visit our Guest Designer playing along with us for this release, 

Gina Lindsay of Makings and Musings

See you tonight at the Release Hop!!! :)  

Thanks for stopping by! 

I really do appreciate all the visits and comments!!! xo

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Therese Boyd
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Heather Prince
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Sarah Gough
Juliet Huang
Joy Stagg

an X-Rated Snowman! eeek!

'morning peeps :) 

It's day THREE of the FIFTEEN days of a Pixie Christmas!!! 

 One image per day, how fun is that!!! 

Today we are on "X" to spell out:

P I X I E  D U S T  S T U D I O

So here he is... my "X-rated Snowman", eeek! lol! 

Oh My Goodness! Isn't he hilarious!? 

I looove snowmen, and I love this one even more! Poor guy! 

My papers are unknown, they were sheets that I 'borrowed' from my sister's stash, lol! 

The sentiment part is from Cosmo Cricket; I thought that it went perfectly with this guy :) 

Be sure to check out the rest of the Pixies and their amazing holiday creations too! 

Thanks muchly! :*) 

Summer Nights :)

It's time for MORE Riley and Company sneak peeks!!!
ALL 18 Riley Movie Stamps will be available on 
Thursday, September 29th at 10pm during the Blog Hop!!! 
and here's the bonus!!! 
All orders placed between Thursday, September 29th
through Sunday, October 2nd -
will receive FREE shipping!!! 

For today's sneak peek,
I am SO happy to create a card for one of my all time favorite movies...
GREASE

Let me introduce you to...
"Riley as Danny" 
and 
"Sophie as Sandy"

Swooon! 

My parents had RECORDS when I was little 

and this 'soundtrack' was my very first record, just for me :) 

I remember playing my RECORD PLAYER over and over again! 

Especially this song! I knew exactly where to place the needle to get to it ;) 

Oi! I feel old! LOL! and I'm really not that old, hee hee :) 

The rest of the Moosemates are also sharing sneak peeks on their blogs until Thursday too! 

AND, we also have a Guest Designer playing along with us for this release, 

Gina Lindsay of Makings and Musings

Be sure to check out everyone's fun movie creations :) 

Thanks for stopping by! 

I really do appreciate all the visits and comments!!! xo

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Therese Boyd
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Heather Prince
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Sarah Gough
Juliet Huang
Joy Stagg

I'm SPARKLE-ing :)

Good evening my fellow peeps! 

I have some wonderful news to share!!! 

I am now part of the 

Sparkles Creations Rubber Stamps Design Team!!!

Woo hoo :) 

More specifically, I will be designing primarily with 

Karber Rubber Stamps!!! 

Can we get another "Woo hoo" in here?! 

hee, hee! 

I was floooored when Sparkle emailed me! Like she had to ask ;) 

The first of many wonderful things to come!!! Whoot! 

Since my term doesn't technically start until the October 1st, 

so I thought I would dust off my precious "Lantern Rin" 

and play along with the current sketch challenge for the occasion :) 

I have been hording this Prima pad called Peaches foreverrrrr!
I decided to do some paper piecing and my nesties were the perfect element to get this sketch going!

Here's the sketch... 

I am also entering my card into the following challenges: 

- Inspirational Card Challenges: Sketch 

Thanks so much for stopping by again!!!
Stay close by, my next Riley and Company 'feature' will be up shortly ;) 

and you don't want to miss this movie!!! 

xoxo 

15 Days of a Pixie Christmas!!!

Can you believe it?!?! 

FIFTEEN days of holiday themed Pixie Dust Studio digital images!!! 

One image released every day, for FIFTEEN days!!! 

Kathy SOOO ROCKS!!! She is releasing images that will spell out: 

P I X I E  D U S T  S T U D I O

How creative and fun is that?!?! 

Due to some DT duties and family being sick this weekend, 

I am a bit behind on my posts! Sorry! but after this one, I'm crossing fingers that everything should be caught up and fall right into schedule with all the releases and challenges I have going on this week! Woo hoo! 

So today I bring you day ONE and day TWO of a 

Pixie Christmas 

For day one, we have... P is for "Pixie Claus" 

... and for day two,  I is for "I Love Ornaments"

BOTH images are available NOW 

at the STUDIO!!! 

What an awesome way to get into the holiday spirit and start creating those Christmas cards early this year!!! They got me humming Christmas songs, lol! 

Be sure to visit the rest of the Pixies for more peeks! 

Thanks for looking! Happy Tuesday xoxo

Bridezilla and Popcorn!

Woo Hoo!!!

It's Day TWO and Day THREE of Riley and Company Sneak Peeks for me today :)

EIGHTEEN new Riley's are being released on Thursday, September 29th!!! 

And it's all about MOVIES!!! 

If you're a huuuge movie-aholic, this is a must have collection!!! 

First I have "Sophie as Bridezilla" 

I have to admit, I've never seen any of the 'Bride of Frankenstein' movies, 

but I have watched the show, Bridezilla's! LMAO! and their are some really scarey brides on there! 

Sweet Sofie is much too cute to be on that show! ha! 

 ... and for my next card, I have "Popcorn Riley" 

This adorable Riley reminds me of my boys! 

They sit in the theatre all proper, with their bucket of popcorn and soda just like this! 

Nice and comfy... I wonder what he's watching now... 

my lil guy says Riley must like the same movies that he does right now! LOL!

We've been on a Rio and Despicable Me marathon for the last day and a half, oi! :) 

So remember, the rest of the Moosemates are also sharing sneak peeks on their blogs too! 

AND, we also have a Guest Designer playing along with us for this release, 

Gina Lindsay of Makings and Musings

Be sure to check out everyone's fun movie creations :) 

Thanks for stopping by! 

See you in a bit with MORE sneaks!!! xo

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Therese Boyd
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Heather Prince
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Sarah Gough
Juliet Huang
Joy Stagg

friends :)

Oh, gosh! Is it really Monday already?! eeek! 

Everyone in my home is a bit sicky right now; it's been a chorus of coughs, sneezes, nose sniffles, etc. all weekend long. My poor lil guy seems to have it the worse since he is the one with the ear infection :(  

The weekend flew by much too fast, not enough time to shake off the back-to-school germs :p 

Hopefully, they won't linger for too long ;) 

Onto a happier, but bittersweet post :)
This is my last challenge playing along with The Pink Elephant DT...
I had such a wonderful time playing along with this amazing and talented DT!
A big thank you to Lori and Sheri for letting me be a part of it for this term :)
I know for a fact that I will still be playing along when I can!
Who can resist a pink elephant?! :)

So for today's The Pink Elephant challenge,
you have to CHOOSE one of the DTs creations to CASE!!! 

How awesomely cool is that?! 

You can choose to create with one of the DTs color scheme, 

layout/sketch, the image that they used, etc. 

Whatever inspires you, just go with it and have FUN! 

Here's what I created...
of course I just haaad to go all boy for this challenge ;) 

I used this handsome boy duo, "Boys'R Us" by LORi Designs... 

This image reminded me of MY boys  :) 

Of course they're brothers, but they tell each other ALL the time that they are each others

Best Friend too :)  Melts my heart every time :) 

I also used my new pad of My Mind's Eye "Here We Go" and some delish The Twinery baker's twine that my sister so graciously shared with me! I just loooove this stuff - the colors are so vibrant and fun! 

Please be sure to take a peek at the other DT cards too! 

Even though I'm pretty sure you all are just screaaaaming to CASE a boy card, 

RIGHT?! ;) hee hee! 

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Monday! xoxo

Riley meets Marilyn

Hello everyone!!! 

I'm running a day behind, so please, 

just amuse me for a bit and I will catch up by tonight ;) 

This is my Day ONE of Riley and Company Sneak Peeks!!! 

18 NEW Movie Themed Riley's will be released on 

Thursday, September 29th!!!

Today, I have "Marilyn Mooseroe" 

I know that the dress should have been white! 

but a girly girl needs her pink too!!! 

The rest of the Moosemates are featuring sneak peeks on their blogs too!

So don't forget to check them out... 

and we also have a Guest Designer too, 

Gina Lindsay of Making and Musings

See you in a few hours with Day 2 :) 

xoxo 

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Therese Boyd
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Heather Prince
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Sarah Gough
Juliet Huang
Joy Stagg

Introducing Pixie D(orothy) and Prince Toto!

"We're off to see the Wizard..." 

There's a NEW RELEASE at 

Pixie Dust Studio this week!!! 

First, let me introduce to you, one of the wonderful digital images to 

the Pixie OZ Collection... 

"Pixie D and Prince Toto" 

This collection brings back so many memories... 

and am I wrong, or is the movie better in its original black and white ;) 

Here's the entire collection: 

Go to the STUDIO now to get your images!!! 

OH! but wait one sec!!! 

Don't forget to tune in on Monday for... 

I promise you, these are some CUTE holiday images 

that you are definitely going to want to grab!!! 

See you then!!! xoxo 

It's Your Birthday!!!

It's FRIIIDAAAY!!! Woo hoo :) 

That means there is another awesome sketch to play along with over at 

Taylored Expressions this week!!! 

Here is the amazing and fun-filled sketch... 

... and here is my card using 

Taylored Expressions "It's Your Birthday" a la carte stamp!

I also used the latest Key Ingredients Kit and the Medium Scallop Border Die... 

I have to admit, this is definitely one of my most favorite kits!

So very versatile, and SO very boyish too!!! 

Me likey boy stuffs ;) hee, hee!!! 

Thanks SO much for stopping by again this morning! 

Please be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Sketch Crew today too :) 

xoxo 

Cassie Trask 

Jami Sibley 

Lisa Hjulberg 

Lori Craig 

Margie Cortina 

Monika Davis 

Taylor VanBruggen 

Tracy Clemente 

Guest Stampers: Bonnie and Michelle

Round and Round We GOOO!!!...

Remember when you were a little bitty smidge of a kid 

and you used to spin and spin and spin and spin... 

until you fell over! or for some of us, until we puked! LOL! 

Fun times, right?! ;) 

There's a super FUN challenge this week at Pixie Dust Studio!!! 

We are challenging you to use a CIRCLE THEME!!! 

Use polka dots! and/or layers of circles!

For my card, I used a Pixie of OZ sneak peek... 

Yes! a sneak peek! They started yesterday (oops!)

Here's mines today :)

"Tin Heart" 

Poor lil Tin Man, he does look a bit rusty... 

but he does have a huuuge heart full of love and friendship! 

I know my boys are going to love this guy for Valentine's Day too :) 

Release is tomorrow!!! 

AND lookie here: 

A Pixie Christmas starts MONDAY, 9/26th!!! 

It's going to be THREE WHOOOLE WEEKS of 

Pixie Christmas images!!! 

TOTAL CUTENESS!!! 

These images are a definite must have for your Christmas stash!
You really really really don't want to miss 15days of fun :) 

Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Thursday, xoxo

Birthday/Birth Day: Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop Today!!!

It's that wonderful hopping time of the month again!!! 

Taylored Expressions... 

This month's theme is Birthday or Birth Day!!! 

Create a Birthday Card or a Baby Themed Card :) 

... and there is an option to use a sketch too: 

Here is my card using Taylored Expressions "Sweet Celebration" Stamp Set,

Medium Scallop Border Die,  

and August's Key Ingredients Kit... 

I had SO much fun putting this card together!

and Sankari's sketch made it so much easier too!
I paper pieced the images and used cork-stuff to

paper piece the ice cream cone and cuppie cup :) 

Enjoy the hop!!! Happy Wednesday :)

Stamping Riley

Wow, it feels like it's been waaay too long since I've shared a Riley card! 

Riley and Company has a new challenge running today :) 

This week, Heather has challenged us to create a 

DISTRESSED/SHABBY CHIC CARD

WITH at least 7 LAYERS!!! 

Did she say 7 LAYERS?! eeek! 

After much thought, it was better to not think so much about it, lol! 

and then this card quickly came together :) 

I used Stamping Riley!!! 

He's my fave! A stamp about stamping ;) Love it!!! 

I distressed every where that I could and even mangled up the doily a bit, 

hee hee!!! 

Oh my! and did you hear about Riley's upcoming release?!?!
Riley is going to the MOVIES!!!

SNEAK PEEKS will start on Saturday, 9/24th
through Thursday, 9/29th... 


BLOG HOP with FREE BLOG CANDY!!! 
Blog Hop will start on Thursday, 9/29th 10pm EST 

The NEW RELEASES will be available on Thursday, 9/29th at 10pm EST!!!

You don't want to miss this release!!!
18 NEW Riley Movie Stamps :) :) :) 
The cutest ever!!!

Be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Moosemates blogs today to see their shabby chic-ness!

Happy Tuseday!!! 

xoxo 

BFF's 4 EVA!!!

It's Tuesday! and I've got lots to be happy about :) 

But for today, I am sharing my latest card for the latest challenge over at the

Pixie Bookshelf!!! 

This week, Pixie and Honey are challenging you to get all girly with 

Flowers and Scallops

And here is the latest digital image inspired by our October Read, Hope in a Jar... 

"Best Friends Forever" 

Pixie and Honey, BFFs 4Eva!!! :) 

Be sure to stop by the Bookshelf and play along with us! 

You don't need to have read the book this month! 

Just stop by and link up your girly-girly card :) 

Thanks for stopping by today!!! 

Enjoy :*) 

My 1,000th Post!!! and Best Buds!

Good Monday Afternoon!!!! 

I've made it to my 1,000th post today!!! Woo Hoo!!! It's official!!! LOL!!! 

I would have reached it last week, but you know how real life sometimes demands some attention and time - 

it was nice to take some unintentional time off again and reflect :) 

Of course in celebration of my 1,000th post and 3 years of blogging, 

I will be having some giveaways and blog candy in next month, for October!!! 

Lots of fun stuffs going on in October!!! Every week I will have something to show my appreciation to all my bloggy friends and followers! Thank you to all for always being here and around! It's what keeps me going around here most of the time :) 

For today, I have the latest The Pink Elephant Challenge to share with you! 

"Alex and Noah" Digital Image by Wax Fruit Company 

Aren't they a cute pair!? Best Buds! Just like my boys :) 

This week, Ella is challenging you to draw inspiration from this pic:

AND, we are also being sponsored by 

Arielle Gordon of the Wax Fruit Comapny! 

One lucky random winner will win a $15 gift certificate to the

Wax Fruit Company Store!!! 

Yes, my card doesn't exactly match the inspiration pic for this week's challenge, 

but I did try to draw some inspiration from it by including some green and circles in the card.

I didn't realize until after I chose my image, that the colors where so girly with the green and pink combo;

so I replaced the pink with the red... sigh, sorry! but y'all know how to play along better than I do this week, right?! LOL! 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT and their absolutely out-of-this-world creations!!! 

Happy Monday!!! 

xoxo 

This Boy is Late!!!

Good morning!!! 

I have a belated challenge post to share with you today :) 

This week's Pixie Dust Studio Challenge is... 

"Is it a BOY or Is it a GIRL???" 

Create a baby card/project!!! 

Better late than never, right?! ;) 

Luckily for me, both my boys were a week early!

They were 'cooked' just right: perfect and healthy :) 

I used "Up Up and Away" from Pixie Dust Studio! 

He's one of my favorite boy images!!! 

Also going on today... 

Have you seen this month's selection??? 

It is quite funny! 

It will take you back in time to those high school/teen years... 

funny! and sweet :) 

Stop by the Pixie Bookshelf today and 

leave a comment answering our post! 

You can be one of TWO winners to win this month's digital image!
(Image to be revealed next week/Tuesday!) 

Oh! and while you're there... 

Maybe our 'guy' can give you a cup of iced coffee ;) 

{Hold on a sec... having an 'Edward' moment! lol!} 

Enjoy your Tuesday!!! 

xoxo 

PS, my next post will be my 1000th post!!! W-O-W!!! 

I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, lol! 

but I do believe it will be something worth stopping back for ;) 

cheers!!! 

Banner Love {TPE116}

Good Monday morning to you all!!! 

I'm starting off the week a bit late and tired, sigh... but other than that, it's a good one :) 

This week's The Pink Elephant Challenge is to create a 

Vintage Themed card/project 

Our awesome sponsor this week is 

Lisa Hjulberg from The Craft's Meow

One lucky random winner this week, will win a 

The Craft's Meow Stamp Set of your choice!!! 

The DT was so lucky to work with a few stamp sets from Lisa's store... 

I got to play with the "It's a Banner Day" Stamp Set designed by Nina Brackett! 

Make sure to stop by and see the rest of the DTs amazing Vintage creations :)

Happy Monday!!!
xoxo