If It Were Your Birthday – Birthday Challenge #1

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards by lisababitz

[inside: We’d all wish you a stoo-pendous day! (And it is, so we do!)]

Welcome to the new “Babitz Children Challenge Blog”… Just kidding! For my birthday this year, my children gave me the gift of inspiration; they came up with 12 different card challenges for me to complete. Each of the themes is based on some childhood memory or other significant connection we shared. And they included “funds” to purchase supplies I may need to complete the tasks. How fun and creative is that?!

The first challenge was from Eric, and his theme was “If I Ran the Circus” by Dr. Seuss. It was one of his favorite books when he was little, and he loved “torturing” me by asking me to read it to him all the time! I say “torture” because I got terribly “tongue tied” every time I read it, and this amused Eric to no end!!

I based my card design on the book cover (front and back) and characters from the book.

The character images I used were from the “If I Ran the Circus” 2-sided decorating kit by Eureka. The pieces were too large for my 5 x 7 inch card (they are meant to decorate bulletin boards and such) so I scanned them and then created “print and cut” files for my Silhouette so I could size them to fit. The elements on the card front are all cut and glued. I was originally going to also print and cut out all the images for the inside of the card, but I ended up just arranging all them on my computer and printing the panels on photo paper.

Here is the inside of the card:

The letters were created and cut with my Silhouette, and the inside greeting was computer generated, both using the Lucky Goldfish Font (demo version).

11 more challenges to go!

Once the card was finished, I read the book aloud to my 24 year old. It hasn’t gotten any easier to read after all this time – lol!!! A fun walk down memory lane….

Thanks for checking out my card project!

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9Jun2020

Graduation Bridge Card

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Other by lisababitz

Graduation Bridge Card

My Nephew is graduating from high school today – Congratulations, Tim!! This is the card I made for him.

The “Celebrate Edger” die (CEDPC1069) from Creative Expressions was used for the bridge.

I wanted to create the illusion of a group of graduates in the background, and Taylored Expression’s “Graduation Border” die is great for that. (Unfortunately, real groups of graduates are not possible at this time; like most, Tim’s graduation ceremony is virtual. I think his school is trying for a modified “in person” ceremony of some sort later in the summer.)

The side panels were embossed with the “Graduation Hat Background” embossing folder by Darice.

The “Class of 2020” panel was a digital file from geographics.com that I sized and printed from my Silhouette software. It was cut with an pierced rectangle die (unbranded).

The stamp on the back is the “Culmination Graduation Greeting” stamp from DRS Designs.

The base for this bridge card was made with a 10 1/2 x 5 inch piece of heavyweight card stock that was scored at 1 3/4, 3 1/2, 7, and 8 3/4. When folded flat, this card measures 5 x 7 inches and fits in an A7 size envelope.

Thanks for checking out my card project!

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9Jun2020

Trouble With Internet Service

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Trouble with Internet Service

I’ve been away from my computer for a bit…..

First my computer had to be sent to Texas for repair and was gone for 7 days. Then a violent storm hit our area. It ripped out one of our trees and hurled it at our neighbors’ house taking our electric and cable wires with it. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but we are still working on cleaning up the mess. Our internet service is finally back, but it may be a little while before I can find the time to fully enjoy the crafting inspiration you all post. (I am still trying to check out the posts for which I receive email notifications – on my phone and now on my computer; commenting has been tough.)

Thanks for checking out my post and for your understanding.

27May2020

My Computer Is Not Feeling Well

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My Computer Is Not Feeling Well

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My computer is having a few problems and needs to be sent away for warranty covered repair. Hopefully, this will not take too long, but I will be missing in action until the repair is completed and my computer is returned.

Thanks for checking out my post.

(above photo is from HERE, and is not my own.)

12May2020

Faux Metal Leaves for Father’s Day

Posted in Cards, Father's Day, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Faux Metal Leaves for Father’s Day

(inside: wishing you the wonderful day you deserve)

In my family, late spring/summer is the start of a busy “masculine card season” so I thought I’d better start playing with some Father’s Day and masculine birthday card designs!

The leafy branches were made with the “Fresh Foliage” die from Memory Box and Prima Marketing “Brown Rust” Rust Effect Paste. I dabbed the paste on my die cut after it was cut from plain white card stock, and it dried with a gritty, “rusty metal” finish.

The greeting is from the “Masculine Tags” stamp set (retired?) from Gina K Designs. I also used the “French Script” and “Linen” background stamps from Stampin’ Up (both retired?) for the two small panels behind the leaves. The inside stamp is an unmarked wood-mount rubber stamp. All the stamping and inking was done with Gina K Designs Dark Chocolate ink.

I used the “Subtle” 3D embossing folder from Stampin’ Up for the larger cream panel. (It is recommended that you use Stampin’ Up’s Specialty Plate with their 3D folders.)

The darker card stock all came from the “Nostalgia” paper pack, and the heavyweight ivory card stock came from the “Coffee and Cream” pack – both from Recollections/Michaels.

Thanks for checking out my card project!

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