June Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

Hi Everyone:

Welcome to the June Lori Whitlock Blog Hop.  I just became a grandmother for the first time and we were with our son and daughter-in-law in Ohio when they went in for his birth and when they came home.  Given how many things from her pregnancy were different than what we hoped given Covid 19, I wanted them to come home to a wonderful celebration of sweet Henry's birth.  I repurposed some cardboard for the main sign and made all of the smaller signs as well and brought them with me from MA to Ohio to decorate their home for the baby's arrival.

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 then you can start at the beginning at Lori's blog.  I used the following Lori Whitlock files which you can find the links for below:

Baby Balloon Box in Lori's store and in the Silhouette Design store

Build a Banner Set in Lori's store and in the Silhouette Design store

Baby Boy Onesie Card Kit in Lori's store and in the Silhouette Design store

Dog Shaped Card in Lori's store and in the Silhouette Design store

Lori Whitlock Font called Thick in Lori's store and in the Silhouette Design store

I used a bunch of fun Petite Prints from Doodlebug as well as some of their solid cardstock for my signs.  I also used some Doodlebug Puppy Love Odds and Ends to embellish the signs.

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Thanks for looking and happy hopping.

Hugs, 

May Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

 
Hi Everyone:

Happy May.  Welcome to the Lori Whitlock Creative Team May Blog Hop.  You should have come here from Kathy Skou's blog and will next be going to  Brandie Harding Adams' blog.  If you didn't arrive here in that way, you can always start at the beginning at Lori's blog, you don't want to miss all the pretty things my team mates have made.  I made Lori's new Double Slider Card Birthday Dog which you can find here in her store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  Lori also has a wonderful tutorial on her blog and on You Tube which you can find here.  I used some Doodlebug Petite Prints for this card.  It is for a sweet woman who has a black and white dog.

These photos show the card closed, ready to be mailed off; the second photo shows it with the pull tab extended and the third shows the inside of the card.

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

Hugs,

Lori Whitlock Teacup Explosion Box Mother's Day Tutorial

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with a tutorial for Lori's Explosion Box Teacup card for Mother's Day.  You can find this file here in her store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I used Lori's new Echo Park collection called All Girl.  This card makes such a stunning statement and Lori has several other explosion box designs as well.

I made extra flowers and used two to put on top of my box.

Here is a photo of the box when it has exploded open.  It's just so pretty.

Here are the pieces that I cut out.  I ended up cutting out extra flowers and cut two more extra square panels, one I put under the tea cup and one in the box lid.

I put the inside of the box together and the cover as well.  I would recommend that if you are planning to put gift cards in the pockets that you put the card in and then put the pocket where you need it to be so that it will close nicely.  I popped  up the hearts and the messages for Mom.

These are the pieces for the saucer for the teacup.

These are the pieces for the teacup itself.

These are the handle pieces for the teacup.

Starting at the top left I took photos of the process of putting together the teacup.  There is a tab on one end of the cup piece and you glue just up to the tab.  I used wet glue for the best hold.  I then took the smaller perforated circle and glued it into the bottom of the teacup.  Next, I glued on the handle to the teacup.  Bending both tabs and using wet glue again for the best hold.  Similarly there is a tab on one end of the saucer which you need to glue together.  Then I attached the larger perforated circle to the back of the saucer.   Once everything was good and dry I adhered the teacup to the center of the saucer.

I then started rolling my flowers.  I just love doing this and had fun.  There are so many different ways to roll the flowers.  I have photos where I started rolling one flower with a skewer to get it going in a round shape and another one where I used a flower roller which I bought a long time ago.  My fellow Creative Team member, Corri Garza has a tutorial on rolling flowers on Lori's blog which you can find here.  I used leftover Easter grass to fill my cup so that the flowers would stay in.  I was planning to just cut my own green paper if I didn't have any grass.  Thank you so much for looking and have a great day.  Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers out there and very special wishes to a certain mom to be.

Hugs,

Anita

July Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

Hi:

Happy July.  Don't you just love this adorable lemonade glass which folds flat so easily for mailing.  The cut file is called Box Card Lemonade Glass and you can find it here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette store.  I used some adorable Doodlebug papers to create this card.
You should have come here from Kathy Skou's blog and next will be going to Michelle Zerull's blog.  If you didn't come here in that way you can start again at beginning at Lori's blog.

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3D Chocolate Bunny Box Tutorial

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with a quick and easy tutorial to create this 3D Chocolate Bunny Box.  I used Lori's cut file called 3D Chocolate Bunny Box to create this adorable Easter project.  You can find the cut file here in her store and here in the Silhouette store.  I used some of her new Echo Park line called Easter Wishes as well as one of her other lines including Sweet Baby Boy.

Here are the pieces that you will be cutting out.

This photo shows where you will be folding the box in preparation for gluing it together.

Here it is glued together most of the way.

Here is a photo from the top of the box.

This box went together so quickly and I used some adorable embellishments from Lori's Easter Wishes line to finish it off.  Have a great Easter and Happy Spring everyone.  Be sure to check out Lori's store for all your spring gift giving and celebration needs.

Hugs,

Lori Whitlock March Blog Hop

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with my project for the Lori Whitlock Creative Team March blog hop.  I made this adorable Bunny Gable box which is filled with yummy chocolate for my project.  The cut file I used is called Easter Bunny Gable Gift Box and you can find it here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette store.  I used Lori's new Echo Park paper line called Easter Wishes as well as an older collection called Wish Upon a Star.
You should have come to my blog via Traci's wonderful blog and then going next to the amazing Brandie's blog.  If you didn't get here in that way you can always start at Lori's blog and hop from the beginning.

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Bobble Shamrock Card

Happy March Everyone:

Anita here with an adorable bobble head card that Lori Whitlock designed called Bobble Card Shamrock which you can find here in her store and here in the Silhouette Store.   I used Lori's new line from Echo Park called Easter Wishes.  I love the sentiment of the Irish Blessing that she included with this card as a print and cut file.  I am looking forward to spring.

Hugs,

Anita

Anita here with an adorable bobble head card that Lori Whitlock designed called Bobble Card Shamrock which you can find here in her store and here in the Silhouette Store.   I used Lori's new line from Echo Park called Easter Wishes.  I love the sentiment of the Irish Blessing that she included with this card as a print and cut file.  I am looking forward to spring.
Hugs,
Anita

Christmas with my Gnomies Set

Anita here today to share an adorable gift set that I made for a dear friend who happens to love gnomes.  Lori Whitlock has several different cards which you can customize to make adorable cards and gifts.  This card is a box card which she has a tutorial for which you can find here and the cut file is called 5X7 Box Card Gnome and you can find it here in her shop and here in the Silhouette store.  I used one of Lori's wonderful new Echo Park collections called Celebrate Christmas.  I also used the pink for his nose from her Echo Park Sweet Baby Girl line.  The Notebook is from her Celebrate Christmas line also and it is the lined one and is called Lined Inserts.  You get two notebooks in each set and they also have unlined ones.  My friend was thrilled to receive this gift.

Here is the card open and standing up.

Here is a close up of the notebook.

Lastly this is a photo of the card folded flat and ready for mailing.  That's it for me today.  Happy Holidays everyone.

Hugs,

Bag Topper Halloween Projects

Hi Everyone:

Happy Halloween week.  I fell in love with these adorable Halloween bag toppers that Lori shared last week.  They are the easiest project I have ever done.  The whole thing is a print and cut project.  It took me no time at all to create these five cute favors for my friends.  If you need a last minute party idea or gift for a special someone, then these should be your go to item.  They are called Bag Topper Halloween and I used the following  five of the eight that are available.  You can buy them as a bundle here in Lori's store, or individually with the links below.  The Halloween cut files are on sale now, so be sure to grab them.  You can also check out her other great seasonal items at her store.

Mummy     Lori's store     Silhouette store

Haunted House     Lori's store     Silhouette store

Ghost     Lori's store     Silhouette Store

Dog     Lori's store     Silhouette Store

Witch     Lori's store     Silhouette Store

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

Hugs,

Lunch Bag Thank You Teacher

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Anita here with an adorable lunch bag teacher treat holder.  I used Lori's cut file called Lunch Bag Thank You Teacher and you can find it here in her store and here in the Silhouette Store.  I used Lori's brand new collection from Echo Park called Celebrate Autumn. I used her wood grain embossing folder to give the bag some dimension.

This was so easy to create and would fit a gift card perfectly as well as some chocolates.  A little gift to the teacher to get the year off to a great start.

I love the print and cut little chalk board that is part of this set.  Hope you have a chance to check out this cute and so easy to put together gift set as well as many other wonderful fall and back to school designs.

Hugs,