Ladies, Ink November Card challenge

Well, I didn't participate in the September OR October challenges for our blogging group (and here it is at the end of November), but this is my card! I really love how it turned out!! We had to make a Christmas card w/ no red or green (this is as close to Christmas as I can get w/o using red or green!). It says Merry Christmas inside!

I also am using goodies that I won from Cathleen's blog candy!! Yea for winning! I used SUs Almost Amethyst cs, DCWV glitter stack mat for the pom pom, edge of the hat, and vest trim. I used the sentiment from the Sleigh Ride set and the Snowman is cricut. I used my cb folder swissdots on the background at the top.

The sentiment says, "It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you."

Enjoy!

Kristin

Ladies Ink RAK cards

I rec'd these cards from some ladies in in Ladies Ink for my birthday earlier last month and for the sketch I posted last month for the challenge we had. Aren't they fabulous??

Enjoy!

Kristin

Paige's sketch: Just because

Last up is Paige's sketch. I really played around with this one. I used up some paper I rec'd and my bella baubles.

This has been fun (even though I didn't get to everyone's sketch in the group). I am going to still try to do that because I love cards! lol

Enjoy!

Kristin

Cathleen's sketch: Kneel

Today I am featuring Cathleen's sketch. This is another CTMH sketch with PTI ribbon. I loved how this card turned out. Very simple and clean.

It was with great prayers that this card is being sent out. Friends far away have found out some devastating news and this is the card I made for them. A few of my blogging sisters are sending cards (thank you girls!!), my dad & stepmother have a card ministry at their church, and they are being covered in prayer from coast to coast!

The inside sentiment is "When life is too much to stand... Kneel"



Kristin

Becky's sketch: Make a Wish

Next up is Becky's sketch!

This is another all CTMH card (sorry that I am so bad about not knowing the names!!). The colors are Dutch Blue, Sunflower, and Hollyhock- I do know that! I ran the HH cs through the Swiss Dots cb folder. And, the sentiment/image panel (from an unknown J's purchase a couple of years ago) was stamped first in the lighter Sunflower (cupcake) and then the darker Dutch blue. Never did that before and love the look!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Michelle's sketch: Cherry Good wishes

Next up is (my personal favorite) Michelle's sketch! I case'd Okie, but used some old Basic Grey paper (with some extra distressing), PTI cs and ribbon, stickles, and glossy accents. I just LOVE this card. It's just "cool" IRL. Wish you could see it!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Ladies Ink Challenge Sketch & Happy Birthday Honey!

Oh my goodness... Christyne... our *Challenge* girl in our Ladies, Ink Blogger group just will not let us have any easy one.

This time around (last time was the 3D challenge) we had to create our OWN sketch (WHATEVER!!... I am the queen of copying sketches not creating them myself) and then we will be creating cards based off of everyone's else's sketch (that's the fun part- new sketches for me to put in my book and lots of cards I'll need for the fall).

Since I don't use Photoshop or anything like it, this was my best shot and it still didn't come out right. So, ladies make note... *** THE RED RECTANGLE SHOULD GO ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CARD*** just look at my example :-)...

And on to my example!

Today is my sweet husband's birthday!! He loves manly cards (he's a man's man for sure!) and he loves that first cup of coffee in the morning (and even one late in the evening, too).

I just wanted to make a card he could look at and kind of enjoy!

Hope you do!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Ladies, Ink 3D Challenge

My blogging group, Ladies, Ink issued a challenge: 3D (dum, da, dum, da... DUMMMMM)... ok, that was overly dramatic, haha.

I made a coupon book (file her coupons in) that will hold a pen and shopping list on the inside (of course, I forgot to get a picture of the pen and notebook!).

Anyway, a wonderful friend has been watching my kids on Mondays all summer. I wanted to make her something to show her how much we appreciated what a sacrifice she made for us. So, I took Lauren's template "All Boxed Up" and printed it out on PTI cs, ribbon, and printed paper. I wanted everything to match and look completely finished (Lauren's motto!). I even used my scallop punch on the inside to finish it out.

I used some Stampin' Up stamps that a friend had recently given me (for FREE, to use indefinitely!!), my cricut and design studio software to cut out the shapes AND I pulled out my cricut markers (that I never use, shame on me) and found that the green marker matched perfectly!! I just colored with the other markers I had in the open areas to finish it off.

The second picture shows off the bow!

And the last picture shows the tabs/file folders that will be for her to sort her coupons.

Enjoy!

Kristin