Riley Sneek Peeks

Oh it is almost time for the best Riley release ever!
I just love Halloween and Fall and these stamps are
fantastic!

The blog hop and release are Thursday night so
be sure and follow along as we lead up to that event.

And now for a totally ridiculous tale of mayhem in
of all places - Rileyville. 

The story starts with a fall campout by
Campfire Riley

Tent Riley

and their new friend Hiking Riley.

They were having a great time until
they ran out of marshmallows
for their campfire evenings.

So Hiking Riley decided to hitch
a ride to the nearest town.
A trucker passing by gave
him a ride up the road to the
outskirts of a town named Rileyville.

Little did he know he was walking
into a town torn apart by a fight.
A very unusual fight. 

Stay tuned for more of the story
and to meet these new characters
in Rileyville. 

See you tomorrow for more Rileyville mayhem!

BTW all these little characters are being made to inhabit
this:

It is the Haunted House cut from the Happy Hauntings
cartridge for the Cricut Machine.  I will post more pics
later after we add some characters.  The house
currently is on display at Riley Headquarters and soon
will have a pumpkin patch and spooky cemetery added.

Therese

Tales from Rileyville....

Every once and awhile I drop Tanya at Riley HQ
a totally crazy Riley email just for laughs. 
If there is one thing she loves it is Halloween and
a good vampire story. 
Well this tale spun and spun until it took on a life
of its own.  Total whackiness for sure!

So come along dear blog reader on a Tale from Rileyville....

You know I have been having an awful time at my house.
Ever since the new Twilight Movie frenzy in June
Vampire Riley has pretty much taken over my craft area.


Things were going great until a certain new Riley arrived last week.
(He who shall be unnamed for now. lol!)
 It has turned Rileyville upside down.
Witch on a Broom Sophie just did a fly over.
Things are not pretty. Vampire Riley is furious!
He is rounding up all his friends and an attack is planned.

Will he turn all the new Rileys into vampires?
Will a certain new unsuspecting Riley hitchhike into the unthinkable?
Will Cowboy Riley and his new sidekick be able to hold the
mayhem at bay with silver bullets and wooden tomahawks?
Will that lost new Riley ever find his friend Frankie in the graveyard?
And last but not least who in the world is making all those
 " .... Go Home!" signs?

Stayed tuned for "The Riley Diaries - The Vampire Wars"
coming to a blog near you Monday.

Now for some insider design notes- follow along as I build
Rileyville and scenery from the Happy Hauntings and
Mini Monsters Cricut cartridges.  If you own a Cricut
I hope this inspires you to try combining your stamping with
your Cricut diecuts.  Pictures and sneek peeks coming soon!
I will be including cutting sizes for the Cricut too.
If you are having trouble locating a Happy Hauntings cartridge
give Stamper's Ink a call at  913-248-7826. 
Tanya finally got one for me.  They are sold out everywhere!

P.S.  If you have read this far click here for a sneek peek
Tanya posted.

Therese in Rileyville

Riley and Company Sketch Challenge!

Silke created a wonderful sketch challenge for the
Riley and Company Design Team today!
Here is her sketch if you would like to play along.
Post your cards here or at SplitCoast Stampers
with the keywords Riley 1710.  We would love
to see your work!

I chose to do two since I could not choose

between Riley and Sophie.

First up a card with a stamp I love!

Pefume Sophie.  Oh so girlie!

Then I am in such a Halloween mood! 
Of course I had to start with Vampire
Riley!

Have fun with this challenge!

Therese

The Last Wave....

It is challenge time for the Riley and Company Design Team.
Today's challenge is from Cathy.  We were to create a scene.

Well here it is.  The last wave, the last hurrah for summer.
The kids started back to school this week here in Riley's
hometown  so I thought I would post one last tribute
to a very hot summer!

Stamps used:  Surfer Riley,  Seaside Sophie,
Don't Moose Out, and Fins Riley.  The background
well let's just say it was a little of this and a little of that.
Just played with the Distress ink, some torn borders and
oodles of Stickles and one Distress Stickles! 

Please join us with your challenge scene!  You may post
a link in the comments or over at SplitCoast Stampers.
Just use the keywords of Riley1610.

Stay Cool and catch that last wave before Labor Day!

Therese

A Background Challenge!

It is challenge time for the Riley and Company Design Team.
Today's challenge comes from Laurie.  It is to use a
household item as a background stamp.
Well I tried lots.  I love to mess!
Rigatoni is a pretty cool stamp but I wished it made wider
circles or stripes. I will have to come back to that one.

Well anyone here in the Midwest US knows it has been a
scorcher.  100 degrees here at Riley HQ.
So my background just had to be summery!
I found it!

Guess what it is??????

A mini cupcake liner flattened and inked with Distress
Orange Marmalade ink.  I inked it on the non stick mat
then put it on a paper towel so stray ink would not
show up on the cardstock (yep lesson learned.)

The stamp is Surfer Riley.  The elastic cord

flower is from Creative Charms.  Saying is from

Moose Sayings 1.  Love this saying set!

Give your household item stamping a try and

post it a Splitcoast Stampers with the keyword
Riley1510.

Okay going to sneek in a surprise for Tanya.

Want a peek?

Isn't this the cutest little thing ever?  Yes I know

I cut the head off Bikini Sophie again but this

flower tote needed something cute in the center. 

The template and directions are from

Ilina Crouse's Tutorials and Templates.

Have a wonderful Tuesday and stay cool

if you are experiencing this heat!

Therese