Riley and Company Challenge---Summertime

Frances is the hostess this week for the Riley and Company Challenge and for the challenge she chose the theme--Summertime.  Perfect timing since last weeks Riley and Company release was Summertime Fun!!!

Here is my Picnic Riley:

It is too hot here in Omaha today to go on a  picnic,  Temps near 100 and heat index about 107.  Too hot for this gal  !!!  
The dp is from a Recipe book kit I got because I loved the summer paper,  Isn't it cute.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT blogs to see their wonderful projects and if you missed the Riley and Company Release last week stop by the store and check out the 8 new Riley's and 2 darling sentiments.  We would love to have you join us in the challenge and if you post your card in the SCS gallery use the keywords Riley1410.

Have a great day.   Catch you later with a new project. 

Riley and Company Summertime Fun Blog Hop !!!

Welcome to the Riley and Company Summertime Fun Blog Hop!!!  If you came to my blog from Tanya (Riley and Company) Blog you are in the right place.  If not please go back to Tanya's blog you don't want to miss any of the awesome creations the DT and Tanya, the Head Moose Leader, have for you tonight.  My first card is Sandcastle Sophie:

Isn't Sophie just the cutest little beach moose you have ever seen.  Building sand castles is so much fun for young and old.  

My second card is  Wagon Riley out for a little stroll.  I think he is on his way to the Riley and Company Store to pick up this wonderful new set of stamps.:

 Did you see the cute sentiment stamp that is available in this release too.  So perfect for all the Summertime Moose stamps. 

Be sure to leave a comment on my blog and all the DT members blogs for a chance to win one of the new release stamps of your choosing.  You need to check back tomorrow night after 9:30 Central time to see if you won here on my blog as I will post my winner at that time.

The next stop on your Summertime Fun Moose Hop is Laurie and I know she will have something fantastic for you to see.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to drop by the store, as soon as you finish the hop, as the Riley and Company Store  will have all of the new release stamps available for you.

Moose Hugs,

Cathy

Riley and Company Summer Fun Sneak Peek #2-- Butterfly Riley

Are you ready for another adorable Riley and Company Summer Fun Sneak Peek?  Here is Butterfly Riley:

Riley is just chillin under the little shade tree and watching the little flutter by (butterfly) floating towards him.  The image was colored with copic markers and the sentiment was stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black ink.  The border was sponged with Broken China distress ink.
The bottom border was punched with the MS fancy Scalloped border punch and a narrow green and white check ribbon was tied with my never fail knot bow.  The dp is assorted polka dot and plaid dp I really like, are you sick of seeing it yet?  I will run out of it one day...LOL!!!
The flower was cut from a AIE cs border and it is all glittery, you just can't see it in the photograph.  The butterflies were punched from vellum with my MS butterfly punch and sponged with ink two blue and one pink to coordinate with the dp.

Be sure you stop by and check out the rest of the DT's sneak peeks, I can't wait to see what they have created.  They are a very talented group of ladies.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by tomorrow for another Riley and Company sneak peek...Aren't they just the cutest new moose stamps you have ever seen?!?

Check back later for my Sassy Cheryl's Challenge card for today as well.  Yep I did another snowman :)

Cathy

Riley and Company Summer Fun Sneak Peek #1

Are you as excited as I am about the new release of Riley and Company Summer Fun stamps!!!   There are 8 stamps and 2 new sentiments so the Design Team is starting today and showing you projects on our blogs and on Thursday night we will have a Blog Hop and the new stamps will be available at the Riley and Company Store........Are you ready?????...  Here is My Window Box Riley:

I thought Riley might like to look out of his house window from under his striped awning to welcome you to the first Sneak Peek.  The Flower Box Riley is so fun and perfect for a House Warming card, welcome to your new home, welcome to the neighborhood or just Hello. 

The awning is a very special antique stamp I found in an Antique store in Kansas last summer when I was visiting my new granddaughter Leigha.  I added a blue picket fence using my MS fence punch and flower buttons for the flowers.  The Welcome sign was hand written on vellum and placed under a Tim Holtz fragment tag.  I thought it looked like a plaque you might find at my house.

The house siding was hand drawn and shaded with copic markers, then sponged with distress ink. 

My next card is a very simple card using one of the new sentiments, it speaks volumes to me being the coffee drinker I am...the rest of you might need the rest of the ingredients.....me, I just need CAFFEINE and lots of it LOL...!

I say this is a simple card because the coffee pot/cups is a dp sheet from the K & Company Brenda Walton adhesive paper pad.  I added a pink striped SEI ally's wonderland dp I got on sale at Michaels for the background and center strip.  I added some vintage lace to the borders of the center strip and a Spellbinder fancy tag was cut in half and attached to the sides of the Sentiment.  Isn't this the funniest sentiment!!!

I hope you have enjoyed the first two of my Riley and Company Summer Fun Sneak peeks. 

Be sure you stop by the rest of the DT's blogs and see what they have created for your viewing pleasure.  Mark the blog hop on your calendar, we'd love to have you and you get a chance to win a new release stamp from each of the DT members blogs during the Blog Hop.

Have a great Monday, Thanks for stopping by.

Cathy