Box Card Tropical Suitcase 2 Tutorial

 

Anita here with a fun summer box card that I assembled.  It is Lori's Box Card Tropical Suitcase 2 (SVG, Silhouette).  I used some of Lori's Echo Park Paper collections including All About a Girl, Day in the Life No. 2 and Our Little Princess.

Here are the steps that I went through to put together this card:

1.  Cut out all the pieces.

2.  Fold all the score lines on the card base and glue the suitcase together.

3.  Glue the backing piece on the suitcase lid.  I thought this would be a great place to write a sentiment.

4.  Take your piece that is labeled as 1 and fold along the score lines at the edge.  Glue the leaves down first and then layer your flowers ending it up with the stamen and set aside.

5.  Move on to piece number 2 which is the flamingo.  Fold the score lines at the edge and glue the black layer, with the whole flamingo body onto the piece number 2.  Then add the darker pink layer which shows up on the birds back and on their face.  Finish off your flamingo with the light pink top layer of the bird and the white piece near the beak and set aside.

6.  You are now onto the palm tree, piece number 3.  Fold the edge score lines and glue down the trunk first and then the palm leaves.  I used enamel dots for the coconuts but you can use the coconuts that come with the file.

7.  Decorate the outside of your suitcase with the handle and the suitcase edges.  Glue down the edge pieces and finish with the dots included in the file or use enamel dots like I did.  

6.  I like to put the pieces into my card and view them with the card both open and closed to make sure that I am happy with the placement.  This top view photos shows where I chose to glue my tabs into the suitcase.  I always favor a wet glue when putting these box card together so that the pieces stay where I want them to.  You can also glue it in and then close the card and press it on a table to make sure that it adheres well.

Here is the card folded flat and ready to be mailed to someone who is off on an adventure this summer.

That's it for me today.  Be sure to check out all of  Lori's fun summer cards.

Hugs,

Grad Cap Card Tutorial

 

Anita here with a tutorial for assembling Lori's A2 Grad Cap Card (SVG, Silhouette).  I also used a tutorial that one of my fellow Creative Team Members created to make the tassel for my card.  You can find Teri's tutorial here.  Below are the pieces that you will need to cut out to make this card.

This is the card base and you will be closing the card by gluing on the tabs.

Next, we will fold the inner part of the card that makes the sentiment card base and grad hat shape.  You will want to flip your card over and fold across the score lines as shown below.

Flip the card back over with the right side facing up and fold on the diagonal score lines.  I did one fold to the left and then the next diagonal score line was folded to the right.

Once you have your card folded it should look like the card below.

I glued the tassel with a wet adhesive to make sure that it would stay in place.

Here is what the card insert looks like with the grad cap topper on the base and a brad through the holes.

Here is a photo of the pieces of the card pieces together and you are now ready to insert the card base into the envelope pocket.

That's it for me today.  Be sure to check out all of Lori's graduation cards.

Hugs,

May Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop

Happy May Everyone:

Welcome to the Lori Whitlock Creative Team blog hop.  I made a beautiful butterfly card which matches two items that I am giving the birthday lady for her upcoming birthday.  This is Lori's Square Center Step Card Butterfly(SVG, Silhouette).  I used Lori's Echo Park Paper collection called Life is Beautiful.  I also cut three of each colors of the butterflies and glued them in the center only so that I could puff them up a bit to give them some more dimension.  You should have come here from Lori Whitlock's blog and will next be going to Brandie Harding Adams' blog.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hugs,

 

April Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop

Hello Everyone and happy April:

Welcome to the Lori Whitlock Creative Team blog hop.  You should have come here from Lori Whitlock's blog and will next be going to Brandie Harding Adams' blog.  I made this fabulous 5X7 Happy Spring Pop Up Card that Lori designed (SVG, Silhouette). I used one of Lori's brand new Echo Park Paper collections called Life is Beautiful.  This collection is perfect for your spring paper crafting needs.

Thanks for looking and have a great day,

Hugs,

Box Card Easter Bunny Carrot Card Tutorial

  

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with a tutorial on assembling Lori's Box Card Easter Bunny Carrot card (SVG, Silhouette).  My grandson loves everything to do with cars and trucks and I thought that he would love this card for Easter.  Lori has so many fabulous designs, be sure to check them out for your spring card needs.

Here are the pieces for this fun, interactive card.

Glue the pieces that go together and set them aside for now.

Here is the box glued together and the bunny glued inside it.  When making these cards I always fold them closed to make sure that things are lining up like I want them to.

Here is a top view where you can see where the bunny center piece was placed within the car body.

Here is the back of the card.  I love the way Lori has the sentiment and room for me to write my grandson a message.

Here is the card folded flat and ready for mailing.

That's it for me today.  I hope that you have  a wonderful spring weekend this weekend.  Happy Easter for those that celebrate it.

Hugs,

Adhering a Vinyl SVG to a Travel Mug

 

Happy Thursday Everyone:

Anita here with a tutorial on the application of vinyl to a travel mug.  I wanted to make this for one of my friend's for Valentine's Day as one of her true loves is coffee.  I used Lori's SVG called I Only Need Coffee on Days with "Y" (SVG, Silhouette).  I used some Cricut silver matte vinyl for my project.  I selected matte vinyl for my cutting surface.  You do not need to mirror the design when using regular vinyl on a project.

Here are the materials that I used for my project.  You will want to pick up some transfer tape if you don't have any as it makes these vinyl projects so much easier.

Here is the design cut out and that is my weeding tool from Cricut which is next to the design.  It has a hook on the end which makes fishing out those tiny little pieces so easy.  You can use a pin and I have used a seam ripper in the past too.  You are going to want to remove all of the pieces of design that you don't need to be there.  I started in one corner and slowly peeled the excess away from my design.  If there are fine elements to your design you might need to hold onto the design with one hand as you pull the excess away so that your design doesn't tear.

Here is what my design looked like after I peeled away all of the excess piece which came off in one piece,  Next, I needed to go in and grab those extra little bits to help define my design more.  I used my weeding tool for this.  You can use a pin as well.

My design is now all weeded and ready for the transfer tape to be applied directly on top of the design.  I cut a piece of transfer tape a little larger 1/2" or so around your design.  Then I peeled off the white piece on the transfer paper leaving the sticky side exposed and then stuck that down on top of my design.  I leave my design on my mat through these steps as it is easier to work with.  At this point you need to burnish the transfer tape onto your design.  Essentially you want the tape to pick up just the vinyl from the backing paper so that you can adhere it directly to your mug and see exactly where it is going to go.  I used my Cricut scraper that I bought but you can certainly use a popsicle stick for this step.  Check to see if you have been successful in getting the vinyl to adhere to the transfer tape.  If not, continue to burnish until it all comes off the backing paper.

This photo shows the transfer tape on and the tool that I used to burnish the vinyl onto the transfer tape. And my well love mat, lol.

Lastly, I placed my transfer tape onto the mug.  I started carefully at one edge laying it on and let it gently fall where it wanted to given that the cup is rounded.  I then used my fingers to smooth out the transfer tape.  One I was happy with the placement, it was time to again burnish the design to get it to adhere to the cup.  It came out great and I'm sure that she will love it.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hugs,

Anita

Altering a Candy Box to fit a larger candy bar

 

Hello Everyone:

Anita here with a quick tutorial on taking one of Lori's Candy Box SVG's and resizing them to fit the candy bar size that I need.  I used Candy Box 6 Candies (SVG, Silhouette).  I used Lori's two Echo Park Paper collections including Our Little Princess and All About a Girl.  

I wanted to make my own chocolate bars for Valentine's Day given that there are food allergies in our family and wanted a pretty box to put them in.  I picked this box as it seemed like it would fit the candy bar mold that I have.  This file comes in two parts, Part 2 is for the box and part 1 is for the scalloped inserts.  I used Part 2.  When I imported my file into Silhouette Studio I used the grid lines on my mat on the screen to determine the size of the unaltered file.  I knew what size I needed to fit my candy bar and with the file still grouped together I dragged the corner until the dimensions were what I needed them to be.  Be sure that you don't ungroup them before doing the resizing.  As you can see from the photo above I did a pretty good job of getting my box to fit my candy bar.  

These are the cut file pieces for my box.  I opted to use the decorate overlay around the inner edge but you wouldn't have to if you were short on time.  I also often put an acrylic sheet over the opening when making boxes but decided that the chocolate bar looked better with the hole open.

These are the box pieces assembled and ready for my chocolate bar. That's it for me.  Be sure to check out all of Lori's Valentine's Day files.

Hugs,

October 2022 Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop

Happy October Everyone:

Where is the time going?  I am crazy for these 5X7 Box Card House files of Lori's so knew I just had to make the 5X7 Box Card House Happy Halloween (SVG, Silhouette).  This file also comes with an envelope.  I used some of her Echo Park Paper collections including I Love Halloween and A Perfect Autumn.  You should have come here from Kathy Skou's blog and will next be going to Brandie Harding Adams'  blog.  

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Bobble Head Ghost Card

 

Anita here with a fun twist on one of Lori's brand new Halloween files called A2 Halloween Card Ghost (SVG, Silhouette).  I used a small spring which you can find here as mentioned in this tutorial from Lori, which is here.  I took this cute ghost card and put one of the springs on the back of the ghost before I glued the other side to the card.  They are actually called Action Wobbles.  I used some of Lori's Echo Park Paper collections including I Love Halloween and A Perfect Autumn.  This file also comes with an envelope.

Below is a photo of the ghost off to the side of the card showing how it would wiggle and bobble.

This is a photo of the side view of the card showing the spring Action Wobble.

That's it for me today. Just think of all the cards that you could make elements wobble, so much fun. Thanks for looking and have a great day.  

Hugs,

Anita

Crafty Tutorial with Lori's SVG's and Twine

Where is the summer going?  I can hardly believe that we are in the second week of August.    I fell in love with Lori's Box Card Coconut Drink (SVG, Silhouette).  I used some of Lori's Echo Park Paper collections including Wish Upon a Star and Endless Summer. I used a bendy straw and two sided tape on the straw to adhere the twine.  Next, I glued the bent straw to the straw that is part of the card SVG.  It worked perfectly with the shape that the straw was already cut out in the SVG file.  There are so many ways to kick your creations up a notch and I was happy to share this one with you today.  

 

Here is a photo of the card flat and ready for mailing.

Thanks for looking and have a great day. Hugs,