Monkey Business-Gift Card Holder---Riley and Company Challenge

Patti is the hostess of the Riley and Company Challenge this week and challenged us to make a pkg project.  I was having a total brain fart on a different idea when I finally had a Eureka moment!!!  Gift card holders are always handy to have around.  Here is my "There's No Place Like Home" wicked monkey gift card holder:

The outside of the gift card holder has the not so scarey wicked flying monkey colored with copic markers and highlighted with sukara star dust glitter pen.  I rounded the corners with my corner punch on all three layers.  The dp is double sided so you don't have to take all the time to create the cute little wallet style holder.
The original directions are on SCS but I amended it to use double sided paper to save tons of time and I think they are cute and face it the majority of the recipients are only interested in the contents, sad but true!!!

I have also taken a pix of the inside so you can see the design.  Here you go:

I scored the project with my MS score tool.  I stuck a note in the gift card slot so you could see it easier.
Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's blogs for their challenge projects and play along. If you play along use the keywords Riley 1110 on SCS so we can find it in the gallery.

                                     Thanks for stopping by, have a great day. 

                                                                                  Cathy

Riley and Company Challenge--3-2-1 ?

Good morning Riley fans. Today I am honored to be the hostess for the Riley and Company Challenge.  I chose a 3-2-1 Challenge.  You can use any combination of ingredients as long as there are 3 of one item, 2 or another, and 1 single item.  Here is my card:

For my card I used 3 different card stock. white, striped and green.  2 buttons and 1 ribbon.  Isn't Scarecrow Riley from the newly released , There's No Place Like Home stamp series just adorable?

We would love to have you join the Challenge and if you post your cards on SCS use the keyword Riley 1010 so we can find your card or project.  

I know a lot of you bought stamps from this set and this would be a perfect time to show them off!!!

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects and see what they came up with for my 3-2-1 Challenge :)

You can find the rest of the DT members listed on my sidebar and you can just click on their names to go to their blogs and see their projects!!!

Thanks for stopping by. 

Cathy

Yellow Brick Road Blog Hop---Riley and Company Release!!!

Welcome to the Riley and Company Yellow Brick Road Blog Hop!!!  If you arrived here from Tanya's blog welcome.  I have two more cards to show you from this wonderful release:

Isn't she a beautiful Good Witch?  

My second card is the Tin Man

I know you have all enjoyed the Sneak Peeks as much as I have and the wonderfully talented DT has created so many wonderful projects with these awesome stamps.  Thanks to Tanya for this wonderful series of stamps and the phrases are perfect for your Riley and Sophie creations.

Be sure to leave a commnet on my blog for a chance to win a phrase stamp that can only be won, it will not be for sale. 

For the first time, you can also buy sets of the entire release! Each sets can be purchased unmounted, cling mounted or beautifully wood mounted! AND - each set has a free stamp that you can only get in a set or win tonight!

You can post comments up to 9 CST Friday night for your chance to win...... get hoppin!  Be sure to check back Friday night or Saturday to see if you won and contact me so I can get your wonderful stamp to you ASAP.
 
The next stop on your Yellow Brick Road Blog Hop is the super talented Laurie, I know her creations will be awesome as always. 
 
Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful trip through Riley in Oz land.
 
Cathy

Riley and Company Sneak Peek #4 Courage....Anyone?

I think my very favorite character from the Wizard of Oz has always been the Cowardly Lion.  Maybe I identified with him or maybe I felt sorry for him, not sure, but here is my Riley Lion card:

Doesn't he look fearful?  This image was so much fun to color, I think I have said that about all of them but it's true!!! 

The sentiiment is also one of my favorites from the movie and I can still hear them saying it and slinking off to find the Wizard.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Sneak Peeks today and tonight will be the fantabulous Follow the Yellow Brick Road Blog Hop beginning at 9 central time. 

Be sure to leave a comment on each of the Design Team's blogs for a chance to win an awesome prize.  Be sure when you leave a commnet that you check back on each blog on Friday night or Saturday morning to see if you were one of the lucky winners.  If you are a winner be sure you let the DT member know your email address so they can contact you to get an address to send the prize  :)

Thanks for stopping by,

See you all tonight!!!

Riley and Company Sneak Peek #3 Yellow Brick Road

Today, I get to show you another Riley and Company Sneak Peek.  The Riley in Oz, There's No Place like Home series is just soo much fun and there is such a variety of stamps.  Here's the great adventurer's off down the Yellow Brick Road in search of what they need:

This image was so much fun to color.  You can double click to see a closer view if you want.  I wanted to use this awesome sentiment which is one of the sayings that one lucky blog commentor could win.  There are two special edition sentiments that are only available by winning them. 

I hope you are having as much fun looking at all of the wonderful stamps that are in this series and what the DT has done with them.  Image the possibilities.  I still have 3 more I haven't shown you yet.  Isn't that incredible.  Plus there are 3 huge sheets of sentiments available with this series.

Well, thanks for stopping by, I has been so much fun to see of the Riley fans stop by and leave comments.  Be sure to come back tonorrow for another sneak peek and Thursday night, I know I said Wed but I was wrong, sorry, The Blog Hop is Thursday at 9 Central time and the stamps will be available at that time.

Have a great day.

Cathy

Riley and Company Sneak Peek #2 and Challenge card !!

I have incorporated my Riley and Company Sneak Peek with the Riley and Company Challenge hosted this week by the super talented Laurie.  The challenge theme is create a Birthday card.  Here is my Witching you a Happy Birthday card:

I couldn't resist using this darling Wicked Witch image for the Birthday Challenge.  She is so mean looking she is cute...

Colored with copic markers and sponged with distress ink.  The top two layers and sentiment layer were cut out with Quickutz scalloped rectangle dies.  The lattice look embossed panel in the back is also a Quickutz embossing folder. 

A few flowers and my Birthday card is ready. 

Aren't you just loving the new stamps?  They are so much fun and once you see all the sentiments you will have to have them too!!

Be sure you check out the challenge blog and play along with us, the keyword for SCS is Riley0910, we'd love to have you.

While you are at it, be sure to check out the rest of the DT Sneak Peeks.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday and left comments, always love to have you.

Cathy

Riley and Company Sneak Peek #1 and my first Easel Card!!!

Finally, the Sneak Peeks are here for the Release we have all been waiting for, the "There's No place like Home", Riley and Company Release of the Riley in Oz stamps. Here is my first sneak peek:

Isn't this stamp just adorable!!!  Dorothy and Toto is just one of the stamps being offered in this huge release.  There is, Dorothy, the Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Wicked Witch, the Good Witch, a Flying Monkey and the Yellow Brick Road.  There are also 3 very useful and funny word sets that are a must have.  The sentiment on this card is one of 17 saying on one of the sheets of words.

I have been wanting to make an easel card but just hadn't tried it, what was I waiting for, they are so much fun.  Dorothy was colored with copic markers and sponged with distress ink.  The ovals are Spellbinder dies.  I had these cute buttons I thought would work well for the easel stop.

The flower on the lower left corner is a crepe paper flower, I showcased last week, and the leaves are MS punch leaves.  The blue check dp is from my stash and I have had it forever but it was so perfect for Dorothy I had to use it.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the rest of the DT's sneaks, I know they are going to be awesome, can't wait to see them myself.

Be sure to stop by each day for a sneak peak, Tuesday is a Riley and Company Challenge and I am sure will feature more Oz stamps.  The Riley and Company Blog Hop is Wednesday night at 10:00 Central time.  Tanya is letting each of the DT members give away two limited edition phrase stamps that can only be won and will not be available for purchase.  You need to comment on each DT members blog post for a chance to win.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.

Cathy