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!!

In Style Stamps New Promo Team

Just a quick announcement... I have been chosen to participate on the In Style Stamps promotional team! As a Promotional Designer I will be working with the exclusive store images. If you haven't checked ISS out please take a minute to do so! ISS is having a huge sale right now, they sell digital and rubber images so there is definately something for everyone.

Riley and Company Challenge Tuesday!

This week Silke brings us a fun sketch for our Design Team challenge. If you choose to play along and upload to SCS use the key word Riley 0610. I pulled out Fireman Riley for my sample, he is just to adorable! You can see the entire line of Riley and Comapny stamps HERE.

Bombshell Accessories...

Just wanted to make a card using accessory stamps instead of the main image in a set. Sometimes I think they get forgotten. This Bombshell image is just beautiful. Take a peak at all of the Bombshell Stamps, I'm sure you will find some you love! Be sure to check out the monthly challenges for a chance to win!