Blog Candy Winner!!

Thank you to everyone who visited Riley's Custom Creations during the Sistas Scrap Too! Valentine's blog hop.  I loved reading all of your comments, and I want to say "Hello!" to my new followers.

As promised, I have selected a winner of the blog candy.  I had 30 comments that were eligible for the drawing, and Random.org has selected.....

Comment number 10 is: 

Renee said...

soo pretty. I Love it.. good job

Congratulations Renee!  I left you a comment on your blog about your win.  Hope to hear from you soon!  Thank you so much for visiting my blog!



I hope everyone has had a terrific Valentine's Day.  I want to share a couple of pictures of the bouquet that my husband had delivered to my office.  Isn't it beautiful?!  The pictures really don't do it justice, and the scent is divine!

Thank you for visiting and please stop by again!

2011 SST! Valentine's Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sistas Scrap Too! second blog hop! We had so much fun with our first hop that we decided to do a hop once a quarter. This is the hop for the first quarter of 2011 and we are glad you decided to join us! We have 14 designers working on our theme for this hop, which is none other than Valentine's Day. We've put a twist on it, asking the designers to use the colors red, black, and white in their designs. We can't wait to show you what we've come up with! Some of the Sistas went the traditional route and used traditional colors for their projects. What would craftin' be without creativity and diversity?! We know you'll enjoy what lies ahead on the hop route!!

Remember, start at the beginning of the hop (here) and work your way through each blog. Please leave blog love (comments) along the way and become a follower of the blogs so that you can see the beautiful creations year round and not just when we have a hop! There are Sistas who are offering blog candy and you never know where you'll find some so be sure to visit each participating blog. Thank you for joining us for our 2011 SST! Valentine's Day Blog Hop! We hope you enjoy the creativity...

My first project is a card I made for the monthly swap with my local scrapping group.  I used Cricut Design Studio to get the card front just the way I wanted it.  The French Manor cartridge has a card cut that has the front cut shown, but it is not centered on the card.  I wanted it centered, so with a little contour hiding and adding a plain rectangle, I got the card front that I wanted.  It measures 5 1/4" by 4".  The base of the card is a standard A2 size.  The strawberry is from Celebrate with a Flourish and cut at 3 3/8".  The red layer cuts with the strawberry cap on it, so I just cut that off.  I used Aleene's Paper Glaze to give the chocolate its sheen.  The strawberry is tucked under the card front.  I added 3 heart buttons in the upper left to balance the space usage.  Inside it reads "Happy Valentine's Day" with a stamp I got from Hobby Lobby.

Up next, a layout.  As with most layouts with my son's pictures, it is pretty simple.  With the black cardstock, I cut the heart from the Home Decor cartridge at 11 1/4".  I used the negative of the cut and placed it on the roses paper, which is The Paper Studio brand from Hobby Lobby.  The "Love" came from the Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art cartridge and the other letters are from the Plantin Schoolbook cart.  The letters were cut at 1 1/2", but I did stretch the "Love" a bit to fill the area.

I had to play with this one a little to figure out the best way to place the cardstock on the patterned paper. I first used my ATG, but that adhered before I had my paper straight. I ended up using Modge Podge on the cardstock and placing the patterned paper on it. This caused the layout to curl and wrinkle some, so I may redo it. I know I won't be happy with the buckled paper.


Now, if you've made it through the hop thus far, and made it all the way to this point in my posting, then you deserve a chance at some Blog Candy!  I am giving away the Organic Flourish Cuttlebug embossing borders set.  If you've read my previous blog post, you know that I wanted this set so much, that I ended up buying 3 of them!  So I am sharing one set with one of you.  I am also giving away a 6x6 stack of  Making Memories Embellishment Paper.  This pack of the Cosmopolitan Collection has the nicest prints in combinations of blue, brown, and yellow.  And something tells me that the winner of this blog candy will find some surprises along with these two items.

In order to be eligible, please leave a comment here, and a way for me to contact you (through your blog is fine) by midnight Eastern time, Sunday, February 13th.  While I would love for you to become one of my followers, I'm not making it a requirement for the blog candy.  I will choose and post the winner using Random.org on Valentine's Day.


Hop Line Up

I hope you enjoyed my projects! Here is the list of participating blogs. I've made them clickable to make it easier for you to follow along the hop route. Don't forget to stop by and visit everyone. Leave some blog love and enjoy!  Thanks for visiting, and hope to see you next quarter!  Now, head on over to see what Kim has created for us.

Sumaiyah:     http://www.stampindymonz.com/ 
Cassie:          http://cjscropcorner.blogspot.com/
Michele:         http://nowstampthis.blogspot.com/
Yvatte:           http://gr8ful1-sweetlilscrapper.blogspot.com/
Lei:                http://divinescrapper.blogspot.com/
Renee:          http://reneehagler.typepad.com/
Tonya:           http://rileyscustomcreations.blogspot.com/     <-- You are here!
Kim:              http://kim-kimscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Cammi:         http://cuttin-up.blogspot.com/
Normea:        http://mmdezigns.blogspot.com/
Ella:               http://sharingmystuff.blogspot.com/
Lanita:           http://stepintonitasworld.blogspot.com/
Vernetta:       http://scrapinnovations.blogspot.com/
Netta:            http://craftcreationsbynetta.blogspot.com/

Another Blog Hop, Coming Soon!

On Saturday, February 12th, starting at 6:00 am Eastern, the ladies of the Sistas Scrap Too! thread on the Cricut message board will have a Valentine's themed blog hop.  These ladies are truly talented, and I know there will be some great projects shown for you to enjoy and scraplift!  If you joined us for our Christmas hop, then you know that you are in for some wonderful creations!

And you know what a blog hop means....Blog Candy! Here at Riley's Custom Creations, I will be giving away a 6x6 paper pack and a Cuttlebug embossing set that I liked so much I bought it not once, not twice, but three times!  Who knows, something else may fall into the blog candy box by the time Saturday arrives...

So be sure to visit on Saturday, February 12th, for the Sistas Scrap Too! Valentine's blog hop!

Blog Candy Winner!!

Thank you to everyone who visited my blog during the SST Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop!  I appreciate all of the comments that were left, and I thank you for your support.  There were 25 comments left before the blog candy cut-off time, and random.org chose Aman's comment!  Aman, please contact me with your mailing information, and I will get your blog candy out to you immediately!

Thank you again for visiting Riley's Custom Creations.  I hope you continue to visit.  Have a great day!

SST Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop!

Christmas is coming and so is the new year! To get you in the spirit of the season, the divas of Sistas Scrap Too! have come together for a Christmas and Countdown to the New Year blog hop! There are 17 blogs in the hop, so make sure you use the links below this post to hop to all of the participating blogs. No worries if you miss one, you can always go back! These 17 divas have a lot in store for you. From exquisite creations to offers of blog candy, you will enjoy hopping your way to all of the blogs involved! Don't forget to leave some blog love for the creators -- they love getting feedback on their designs!


So without further ado, here are my Christmas projects.

Grand Opening Christmas 2009

This is a simple layout of my DS opening presents at his Grandparents' house on Christmas morning last year.  I've found that when scrapping my DS, I like to use multiple pictures and keep the layout itself relatively simple, letting the pictures speak.  In this one, I really like how his enthusiasm and action are captured by the blurry movements of the ripping paper.  I used paper from the DCWV "The Christmas Combo 180 Stack."  I used the Pooh font Cricut cartridge to cut the "Grand" and "2009" at 1 1/2 inches.  The Gypsy font was used and welded to cut "Opening" and "Christmas" at 1 1/2 also.

Stocking Stuffer

This is DS's stocking stuffer for this year.  I made a large sour cream container to wrap it.  This paper also comes from the DCWV "The Christmas Combo 180 Stack."  I needed to cut the 12x12 sheet down to 8 1/2x11, keeping in mind that I wanted the reindeer pattern to run vertically.  So I proceeded to measure and cut my paper -- in the wrong direction!  Ah, that's okay.  I think it looks better this way anyway!  I crimped the ends and used my Crop-a-dile to punch a hole in one end.  I then used the Very Merry Tags cartridge and made the reindeer tag.  I cut a base tag shape at 3" using brown paper, and then cut the reindeer design out of red paper, although it looks more orange in the picture.  I attached the tag with red "Merry Christmas" ribbon that I found at Michael's.


Blog Candy!!
  

As a small token of my appreciation for everyone that has taken the time to stop by my blog and leave a comment, I have this small package of blog candy that I will give to one of my visitors.  It's a variety of Christmas embellishments that I thought would be fun to use.  In order to be eligible for the blog candy, you must be a follower of my blog, and you must leave a comment under this post before 11:59 pm EST tonight.  I will randomly select a winner and will post the winner on Monday, December 6th. 

I hope you've enjoyed my projects and I hope you've seen enough that will make you want to return to Riley's Custom Creations.  This is a new endeavor for me and a work in progress.  I would love for you to join me on my journey as I learn to further my scrapping, crafting, photography, and blogging skills!  Have a wonderfully Blessed day!

Thank you for participating in the Sistas Scrap Too! first ever blog hop! Remember to visit all of the blogs and leave blog love -- you never know where you'll find candy!! Here is a linked list of all the participating blogs:



1. Treva's Craft Corner

2. Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space

3. Nubian Crafter NC

4. My {Life}, My {Blog}

5. Step Into Nita's World

6. Sweet Lil Scrapper

7. P-Kaysunshine Creations

8. Sharing My Stuff

9. Yaya Philly Craft World

10. Cassie's Crop Corner

11. M. M. DeZigns

12. Made By Dee

13. Riley's Custom Creations

14. It's A Family Affair!

15. Cuttin' Up

16. Stamping On The Road

17. In Shelly's World

Reminder!! Blog Hop and Blog Candy

I just wanted to give you a quick reminder to stop by tomorrow, Saturday, December 4th, starting at 6:00 am EST for the Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop. 

I have gathered together a small package of Christmas embellishments to give away to one of you who stops by tomorrow.  I found ribbon, brads, decorative tape, and poinsetta embellies that I thought would be fun to use, so I'm giving them away!  A picture will be included in tomorrow's posting.  In order to be entered into the drawing, you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment under tomorrow's Blog Hop post.  I will randomly select a winner and the winner will be announced on Monday, December 6th.

I'm looking forward to seeing all of the projects my fellow bloggers have made and hope you join us on the Hop!