July Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

Hi Everyone:

Welcome to the July Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop.  You should have come here from  Traci Matthews Penrod's blog and will next be going to Brandi Harding Adams' blog.  If you didn't get here in that way, you can start at the beginning at Lori's blog.
I used one of Lori's brand new 5X7 Box Card Donut Truck file.  She has several different versions and they are so cute and so easy to put together.  You can find the Donut Truck file here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I used one of Lori's collections from Echo Park called All Girl in addition to some Doodlebug Petite Prints and some Bazzill cardstock.

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Thanks for looking and happy hopping.
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Bible Study Journal Tutorial

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Anita here with a bible study journal that I made for my father.  He has not been able to go to bible study for various reasons over the last several months and is eager to get started back.  I made him this journal so that he could take it with him to make notes.  I used the SVG cut file from Lori's shop that is called Pray Hardest and you can find that file here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I also used the file called 3 Christian crosses which you can also find here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I also used one of Lori's newest Echo Park paper collections called All Boy.

Here is a photo of the materials that I used for making this journal.

I measured the journal cover and it measured 7.5" X 9.75" so I cut my front and back cardstock to that size.  I decided that I wanted the spine cover to be 2" wide so I cut that by the 9.75" length as well.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to create this project and did resize it once I measured the size that I would have available to decorate on the front of the journal.  I resized it to 8.250" X 6.767".   I used a wet adhesive on the covers because then I would be able to move the paper around until it was perfect.  I then opened the journal and trimmed with small scissors around the rounded edges of the covers.

For the pen I took the end of the pen off and took out the ink shaft.  I then measured the length that would be able to be seen when the  pen was together.  I cut my paper 1" X 3" and rolled it around a paint brush handle.  You basically just need to get it started rolling in a circle.  I then slid it into the pen shaft, put the ball point ink shaft back into the pen and screwed back on the end cap and my pen was done.  I used 2/5" diameter adhesive dots to adhere the pen to the spine of the journal.

I hope that it brings a smile to his face when he sees his new bible study journal.

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Happy Father's Day Shirt Card

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with a really easy and fun last minute card that you can make for the fathers in your life.  This card is called Happy Father's Day Shirt Card and you can find the file here in Lori's shop and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I used one of Lori's newest Echo Park collections called All Boy.

The card comes with an envelope cut file as well which is a great way to send off this cute card.  Thanks for looking and have a great day.

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June Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

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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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Pop Out Card Heart 35th Wedding Anniversary Card

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It's my 35th wedding anniversary today and I made this card for my wonderful husband to celebrate our love.  We had a wonderful European cruise planned to celebrate but given these uncertain times we had to cancel.  We are looking forward to trying again in 2021.  In the meantime, we plan a quiet celebration.  I have no idea where the time has gone though.  I used Lori's Pop Out Card Heart which you can find here in her store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I also used Whole Heart Whole Life which you can find here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store for my sentiment.  I used Lori's new Echo Park Paper line called All Boy to create the card.  This card folds flat and fits nicely into an A2 envelope.

I took the Whole Heart Whole Life sentiment and shrunk it to fit in the center of my heart.  I then grouped that together and used it as a print and cut sentiment with the registration marks turned on in my Silhouette Cameo.  When I went to cut the heart out after it was printed, I ungrouped it and moved the sentiment off the mat.  I cut out the heart and it came out perfect.  

My husband really appreciates home made cards and in this time where it is harder to get out to buy what we want, don't forget that Lori has cards and gift giving items for every occasion in her store.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

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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.

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Lori Whitlock Teacup Explosion Box Mother's Day Tutorial

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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