And the WINNERS are...

My first winner is BONNIE, she said... "Awesome coloring & the phrase is just wonderful!" she wins TWO new exclusive stamps!  Winner #2 is MOMSFOREST, she said... "Wonderful" and she wins one of the new releases of her choice (excludes the Yellow Brick Road image). Ladies if you could please email me your mailing addresses and for momsforest your stamp choice to... designu@ymail.com !!
Thanks so much for hopping in Oz with Riley and Company!!

Follow the Yellow Brick Road...Riley in OZ, Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Riley and Company May Release of the Wizard of Oz! Just a few reminders if you didn't start with our beloved Tanya be sure to go back and start with her. Leave a note on each of the Design Team members blogs. We will each pick two lucky winners, the first will receive TWO exclusive phrase stamps and the second will get to choose one of the new relewse images of their choice(excludes The Yellow Brick Road image)! You will have until Friday at 10pm EST to post your comment!

If you are ready to shop til you drop, all of the new images are available NOW!

If you order the entire set (sets are limited) you will receive 10% off, PLUS FREE Shipping, PLUS a FREE stamp!

So follow that Yellow Brick Road to the Riley and Company Store and shop away!!

Now a bit of info about my samples. The Strawman is my absolute favorite of the release! Again I used the "Lime Rickey" Basic Grey paper. So the reason I tried to coordinate my samples this week was to create a gift set to go along with the tin I made using The Yellow Brick Road image.

A close up of one of the exclusive phrases that can only be won not purchased!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Your next stop on the Yellow Brick Road is with Dana...

Day 4 Beauty and Courage...

The Cowardly Lion, all he wanted was a bit of courage! Then we have the sweet, sweet Glenda the Good Witch, how could anyone dislike her?

So be sure to come back tonight at 10pm EST to check out the Blog Hop. Each DT member will be chosing one winner to receive two new phrase stamps that are not for sale. PLUS an additional winner to choose one of the 7 new images of their choice (excludes the Yellow Brick Road image)! So be sure to leave a comment TONIGHT on each blog hop post for a greater chance at winning. You will have until Friday at 10pm EST to leave your comments.

Then check back to see the winners.

Day 3...and Your Little Dog Too!

Well as you can see my samples for today are of a wicked nature! You are probably noticing a pattern with my patterned paper, "Lime Rickey" by Basic Grey was again my choice for both cards. Details for the hop...it will begin Thursday, at 10pm EST and the new images will be available at the start of the hop. One lucky winner per DT blog will have the chance to win two new phrase stamps. These stamps can only be won. In addition each DT member will pick a lucky blogger to win one of the May release images of their choice (excluding the Yellow Brick Road image) Riley and Company will release 8 new images and three new phrase sets.

For my Wicked Witch and Flying Monkies I used the following Copic colors... Fur and Hooves YG13, YG17 & YG11. Dress, Hat and Vests, C3, C5, C7, R85 and R89. Monkies Fur, E43, E44 & E47. Broom, Y35, Y38 & YR23.

Class of 2010!!!

Last night was my son Jesse's High School graduation from Agua Fria HS. I am so so proud of him! He has succeeded in his HS carrier in so many ways. He did great academically, he is a 4 year Varsity Athlete, he has made wonderful lifetime friends, he has great goals but most of all he is an AMAZING Son! We Love you Jesse an CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Jesse with one of his closest friends , Rico.

Jesse is a great friend here are just a few of his friends, some go to different schools some are under classmen and some are kids he has met overtime and stayed friends with.
He had quite the group cheering him on!

And last but not least Jesse and his brothers, Colbey, Cooper, Jager, Cameron and Ares.
If Ares doesn't look familiar he is the son of our dear friends David and Julie. He fits right in with the boys so of course he needed to be in the brothers pic.

Day 2 of Sneak Peaks and a Tuesday Challenge...

For today not only do I have a sneak peak of the Tin Man image but I have a challenge. This Tuesdays challenge is to create a Birthday card. Laurie is our host this week for the challenge so be sure to check out her Blog "On the Bright Side" What I love most about this image is the detail that can be achieved by layering colors in the same category to acheive depth. In this case I used Copic colors C1, C3, C5 and C7. For my sneak peak card I once again used patterened paper from the Basic Grey pack "Lime Rickey".

Don't forget to check back for more details about the Blog Hop the Riley and Company DT will be hosting on Thursday night. All of the new images will be available during the Hop! I will also explain how you could have a chance to win two stamps that will only be won not sold!

There's No Place Like Home

This month Riley and Company are off to see the wizard! As you may have guessed the May Release will be centered around "The Wizard of Oz" characters. There will be 8 new stamps, Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow, Lion, Good Witch, Wicked Witch, Flying Monkeys and the Yellow Brick Road. They will all be available UM, cling mounted and wood mounted. They will also be offered as a set with a 10% discount plus you will receive a FREE stamp! There will also be 3 new word sets, OZ Words 1, OZ Words 2 and Moose Sayings. Be sure to check back daily for sneak peaks of all the new images.

Wednesday night will be a blog hop and each of you will have a chance at winning two new limited edition phrase stamps. They can not be purchased only won during this months Hop!

As you can see for today's sneak peak I chose Dorothy to kick things off. I colored her using the following Copic colors, her hair E42, E43 & E44, Fur and Hooves E11, E13 &E17, Slippers R29, Basket E70 &E74, Dress B21 &B24, Toto W1, W3 & W5. Then she was cut and layered using my Nesties. Paper is Basic Grey "Lime Rickey", SU! Real Red and Bashful Blue. I added some half pearls by Kaiser Crafts, Prima flowers and a couple SU! rhinestone brads to finish her off. Be sure to check each DT members blog for fun sneak peaks Monday through Thursday plus mark your calendars for this weeks Tuesday challenge AND the Blog Hop on Wednesday!

Ring Around the Moosey....

Okay that was silly but I couldn't think of anything more cleaver. Today's Riley and Company Tuesday challenge is hosted by the amazingly talented Silke. The challenge is to create a circle card. For my card I used Farmer Couple Riley and Sophie, which can be found on the Riley and Company site. The patterned paper is by Basic Grey. I colored the adorable couple with Copics and added some primas. Copic colors used were, Body E33 & E35, Hooves E 35 & E37, Antlers E53 & E33, Hat Y23 & Y26, Pants E42 & E44, Rileys Shirt B93 & B97, Sophies Dress YR00, YR02, YR04 & YR07. The mats were cut using my Nesties and my new Wizard by Spellbinders. Did you notice the fun green and tan ribbon in middle with the little green duck? This was an awesome find at a craft fair. It is actually vintage paper ribbon, almost like raffia. It is probably just brittle from age, anyway. It looks like it would have been used to tie on brown packaging. As soon as I saw it I had to have it, then when I saw the price $3 for a huge spool, probably hundreds of yards! So back to the challenge info. If you choose to participate and post on SCS be sure to use the keywords 0810! Thanks for coming by and be sure to check the entire DT for amazing samples!!