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,

Lori Whitlock February Creative Team Blog Hop

Happy February Everyone:

Welcome to the Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog hop.  I made this adorable Box Card Valentine Train which you can find here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I made this for my grandson's first Valentine's Day.  I used one of Lori's Echo Park Paper collections called Little Lumberjack.  You should have come here from Kathy Skou's blog and will next be going to Brandie Harding Adams' blog.  If you didn't get here in that way, you can start at the beginning at Lori's Blog.  

Here is a top view of the box card.  Love that it folds flat for mailing also.

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day.  

Hugs,

Valentine Gift Set Tutorial

 

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with a fun and easy tutorial to make this lovely gift set as a treat for Valentine's Day.  I love the Hexagon Pop Up Card Valentine Hearts that Lori has which you can find here in her shop and here in the Silhouette store.  I wanted to build my gift around the card.  Lori has a wonderful tutorial for putting this card together which you can see here.  I used some of Lori's wonderful Echo Park Paper collections including Perfect Princess and All Girl.

Here is a photo of the materials to make the candy jar.  I painted the pot and the saucer.  I also painted the peg people head.  I stuck a cocktail straw through the holes and suspended the ball over a bathroom cup so that I could get to all sides of the ball.  I used hot glue to adhere the ball to the cover and the glass globe to the bottom of the pot.  I found that two coats of paint covered the pot well.  The best part was that when I was cutting out the parts for the Hexagon card I cut two of the parts that I wanted to put on my pot.  You can make and decorate these as gifts for any time of year using Lori's wonderful SVG files.

That's it for me today.  Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hugs,

February Blog Hop

Hi Everyone:

Happy Tuesday.  It is time for the February blog hop.  You should have come here from Kathy Skou's blog and will be next going to  Brandie Harding Adams' blog.  If you didn't come here in that way, you can start at the beginning at Lori's blog.   This month I created Lori's Light Up Card Dog and used some of her Echo Park collection called My Favorite Christmas.  You can find the SVG file as well as the You Tube video link here in her store and the file here in the Silhouette store.  All the supplies are listed in her store on that page with links to purchase them as well.

Here is a photo with the light button being pushed.  Such a fun card.  The directions are easy to follow and once you have the supplies you can put together this stunning card.

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That's it for me today.  Have a great one.
Hugs,

Print & Cut Valentine Gnomes

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with a fun and cute print and cut Valentine set for a dear friend of mine.  I used Lori's Print & Cut Valentine Gnomes SVG file which you can find here in her store and here in the Silhouette store.  I ungrouped the Valentines and used sticker paper to make the matching stickers which she can use to seal the envelopes.  This set will be a great gift and would be great for classroom Valentine's as well.  Below you can see the three Valentines that are included in the file and the two different sticker types that I made.  I used Silhouette sticker paper but there are many other brands out there.

That's it for me today.  Have a great day.

Hugs,

January Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

Welcome to the January Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop.

You should have started at Lori's blog and then gone to Traci Matthews Penrod's blog before coming to my blog.  After my blog you will be going to Brandie Harding Adams' blog.  You can always start at the beginning if you missed anything along the way.

I made this adorable Heart Window Treat Wrap and filled it with some cute conversation hearts.  You can find this file here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette store.  Be sure to visit Lori's store for all your winter and early spring gifting needs.

I just found out about Lori's Pattern Fill sets.  I used her pattern fill set called Kiss Me.  You can find it here in her store.  I downloaded it, opened it on my Silhouette and then printed it to use on my project.  She has so many options to choose from.  Be sure to check them out in her store.  

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Pop Up Card Valentine Sewing

 

Happy Monday Everyone:

Hope that your new year is off to a great start.  My second favorite holiday after Christmas is Valentine's Day.  I adore everything about celebrating all the wonderful people and things in life that make it wonderful for you.  Of course, there is chocolate too which is a great bonus.

I have a group of great friends that I sew with so decided to make a sewing themed Valentine for each lady.  I used Lori's SVG file called Pop Up Card Valentine Sewing and you can find it here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette store.  I got the bundle that Lori sells as I fell in love with all of them.  You can find the bundle here.

 

Did  you know that Lori has fill papers in her store?  This was my first time using these files.  I just downloaded the file and opened and printed them from my Silhouette software.  For this card I use Be My Valentine and you can find that set here in Lori's store.  I used patterns numbered 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12.  I also used Lori Whitlock Pattern Fill Textured Solids which you can find here in her store.  Be sure to check out all the different fill paper options that Lori has.

That's it for me.  Have a great week.

Hugs,

February Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

Hi Everyone:

Happy February.  I just love Valentine's Day and had such fun making these XOXO Mini Candy Bar Wraps which I bought from Lori's store and you can find it here or here in the Silhouette Store.  They were designed by Pebbles in My Pocket.  These are made using a print and cut file and then I used a wet adhesive to glue my wrappers around the Hershey Nuggets candy.

You should have come to my blog via Kathy's blog and will next be going to Brandie's blog.   If you didn't get here that way, you can start at the beginning at Lori's blog.  There is a wonderful file below and a coupon for Lori's store.  Don't forget to enter the Rafflecopter contest as well.

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That's it for me today.  Be sure to hop along and see what my fellow Creative Team members have created for you.

Hugs,

Anita 

Valentine's Day Pop Up Box Cards

Hi Everyone:

Happy Monday.  Anita here with two adorable Valentine cards that I made for my son and daughter-in-law.  I just love how easy these cards are to put together and how many cute options there are.  I used the Pop Up Box Card Valentine Waffle which you can find here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Store.  The second card I used the Pop Up Box Card Valentine Pie file for my daughter-in-law who loves pie.  You can find that cut file here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette store. Lori also has a wonderful You Tube tutorial on putting together these cards which you can view here.  I used some of my adorable Doodlebug papers from my stash for these cards.

Here are close up views of both cards with them open.

Here are views with both cards closed.

That's it for me today.  Have a great day everyone.  

Hugs,

February Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

Happy February Everyone:

Welcome to my blog.  This post is for the February Lori Whitlock Creative Team blog hop.  You should have come here from Traci's blog and will next be going to Brandie's blog.  If you didn't get here in that way you can start at Lori's blog which is the beginning of the hop.

used some wonderful flower files from Lori which are rolled and so easy to put together.  I used 3D Rolled Spiral flower which you can find here in Lori's Store and here in the Silhouette Store; 3D Peony and Rose Bundle Rolled  Flower which you can find here in Lori's Store and here in the Silhouette Store; 3D Rolled Spiral Flower which you can find here in Lori's Store and here in the Silhouette Store; 1 Piece Leaf which you can find  here in the Silhouette Store and Valentine Words which you can find here in the Silhouette Store.  

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Happy hopping.

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Bobble Head Valentine Cards

Hello Everyone:

Anita here with some adorable bobble head Valentine cards.  These are so cute and so easy to put together.  They also fold flat so that you can mail them to your favorite Valentines.   I used the following cut files:

Bobble Head Card Valentine Hippo 

In Lori's Store      In the Silhouette Store

Bobble Head Card Valentine Frog

In Lori's Store     In the Silhouette Store

Bobble Head Card Valentine Bear

In Lori's Store     In the Silhouette Store

Bobble Head Card Valentine Bee

In Lori's Store     In the Silhouette Store

You can also find the Action Wobbles Action Springs at Amazon.

Thanks for looking and hope you have some time to try out these fun cards.

Hugs,