Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Card Bonanza Tuesday!

Hey everyone! It's my turn on the Riley & CO blog to participate in another Card Bonanza Tuesday! Check out what I came up with:





Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check back next week as we celebrate Release Week!

Angji

Monday, July 24, 2017

MFT Sketch Challenge #342

Hello everyone! I found some time to play with all of my new goodies from My Favorite Things and got my mojo started with the sketch challenge this week. Check it out:



Time to go browse the MFT inspiration posts. See you next time!

Angji

Riley & CO Designer Highlight!

Hello everyone! This month it is my turn to be featured on the Riley & CO blog for the July edition of Designer Highlight.



For my project, I decided to make a Riley clock! I had a vague idea of what I wanted it to look like but nothing concrete. I even spent some time shopping around for blank clock bases to decorate and then smacked myself for buying something when I could MAKE it instead!

So, I grabbed some black medium weight chipboard from my stash and started scouring the house for a bowl big enough to make the largest circle possible. 


Once I had two bases cut out, I glued them together using scor-tape and wet adhesive. This bad boy isn't coming apart any time soon.

After I had my bases drying under some heavy books, I started making a clock template out of some "ugly" scrapbook paper. 


Once I had my circle cut out, I folded it into quarters and googled the angles between hours on a clock. The answer is 30 degrees. So, now I have a clock template. Also, be sure to cut the tip off of your folded up clock so you have a center point hole. 

(I tried to be fancy by folding my circle several times thinking that would get the correct angles and I wouldn't have to measure anything....wrong!)






Once I had my angles figured out, it was time to start decorating! Again, I still didn't have a theme picked out other than "It's 5 O'clock somewhere!" so when my best friend was over cropping she had the idea to make it beach themed. Score! Now I was off and running on a theme. Thanks Theresa!

With a theme in mind, I grabbed several Riley stamps and settled on Toasting RileyMartini RileyFloating RileyCheers Riley & It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!

After several hours, much fussy cutting and clock mechanism assembly, I have a Riley clock! Isn't is great? I giggle everytime I look at it!

I am sending this clock to the Head Moose, Tanya soon. Maybe you will see it in the Riley booth in the near future! 






I hope you enjoyed my project. I had a blast making it and I think I will be making more clocks in the future. Winter is coming. :)

Before you go! Here are a few of my favorite projects that I made recently and wanted to share. Have a great week!












Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Card Bonanza Tuesday!

Hello everyone! It's Card Bonanza Tuesday on the Riley & CO blog and it's my turn to share! Here are the two cards I made:


















I enjoyed go through my Riley collection to find the perfect "Not Working" stamps for this card. This die set is a great way to use more than one image stamp on a project. 

Havea  a great week!

Angji

Monday, May 29, 2017

Sneak Peak! KB Riley dies are headed your way soon!



Hello everyone! If you haven't heard the news Karen Burniston and Riley & CO have teamed up to form a new company, KB Riley LLC. You can check out the brand new website HERE and the Facebook page HERE. Preorders are open until June 1st and trust me you are going to want everything! Karen Burniston is known for her innovative, thoughtful and versatile designs. My biggest problem was deciding which set to break out first! Hehe. Check out my first project with the new dies:






I have to share this next card with you. While I was making my card, my niece wanted to make one too. This is what she made. You can tell a 13 year old made it....I had to wrestle the glitter pen out of her hand! Hehehe





I had so much fun playing with these dies! I can't wait to share future projects. I definitely recommend watching the assembly videos Karen made for each die set. They are a great way to get ideas and pick up the tips and tricks from the Pop Up master herself!

I'm off to play some more! See you next time!
Angji

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Card Bonanza!

Hello everyone! I've got a couple of cute cards to share with you today for this week's Riley & CO Card Bonanza! Feast your eyes:


Stamps featured: Felix the Cat & Parallelograms



Stamps featured: Parachute Riley & Actually, I Can 


A little post tax season humor and adrenaline rush for your viewing pleasure. See you next time!

Angji

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Card Bonanza Tuesday!

Hello everyone! It's my turn on the Riley & CO blog to participate in the latest Card Bonanza series. Check out my cards:







This is my version of Andy Warhol's Shot Marilyns. When I had the idea, I didn't realize that they were shot with a gun! It was interesting to learn a bit about art history while researching this card. Here is the Wikipedia link.


Until next time, 
Angji