October Lori Whitlock Blog Hop

Happy October Everyone:

It's time for the Lori Whitlock Creative Team October blog hop.  I made this adorable Mason Jar Treat Box Happy Halloween.  I made the smaller one which was the size that the file came up as when I loaded it into my Silhouette and then I made a larger one.  I also curled some twine for a fun embellishment.  I used Lori's Mason Jar Treat Box Happy Halloween which you can find here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store. 

You should have come to my blog via 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 of the hop at Lori's blog.  

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Sympathy Card Set

 Happy Columbus Day Everyone:

Anita here with a set of sympathy cards that I made for a dear friend who lost her uncle recently and he was a significant person in her life.  I love how elegant these are.  I used Lori's file called Sympathy Card Thoughts Prayers which you can find here in her store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  The second card is called Sympathy Card Comfort Strength Hope and you can find that one here in her store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I used one of Lori's new Echo Park Paper collections called Our Wedding.  The card file comes with an insert that you can put behind the card front but I liked the colors showing through the designs.

Lori has cards for every occasion and in these times when you may be choosing to stay closer to home, you can still keep in touch with your family and friends.

Hugs,

Mother's Day Hat Box Halloween Style

 Happy Fall Everyone:

I fell in love with Lori's new Echo Park Paper collection called I Love Halloween and knew that I wanted to use it for a Halloween project for my tutorial.  We are going to be making the Mother's Day Hat Box which you can find here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  This is a fun and easy box to put together.  Let me show you how I did it.

Here are the parts all cut out.  I used my Silhouette Rotary Blade and followed a You Tube video to learn how to use it.  It cut the felt beautifully for the flowers.

You are going to take your two long rectangle tabbed pieces and fold the tabs down.

Next you are going to glue the tabbed end of the rectangle piece to the other end making a circle.

The file comes with four round circles.  One is glued inside the box and one is glued on top of the box.  I like to glue my inside circle in first as I find it is easier to ease it to fit.  Then I glue the top of the box on.  I use a wet glue when making projects like this where I am asking the paper to be in different shapes.

I made both boxes and then checked to make sure that one slid easily over the top.  I then chose that as my box top.  I then glued the top on the box and the decorative band around the bottom.

I then glued the bottom of the box onto the scalloped piece centering it.

I brought the ends of the bow pieces on both sides to the center back of the bow and glued it together well.  Then I wrapped the center bow piece around the bow and glued that as well.

I then added the ribbons of the bow to the back of the bow.

Here are my rolled felt flowers.  I cut them easily with my Silhouette Cameo 4 following a You Tube video.  I started at the end of the flower and rolled them up and secured them well with wet adhesive.  Be sure that you don't put your flowers in the way of the box being able to be opened and closed easily.   I added some embellishments to my box and rolled some of the leaves to give them a bit more dimension.  

Lastly, here is the box open with some Halloween candy for your favorite sweetie.  I have my hat out as a Halloween decoration and it makes me smile when I look at it.

That's it for me today.  Be sure to check out all of Lori's Fall and Halloween SVG files and her new Echo Park Paper line called I love Halloween.

Hugs,

Lori Whitlock September Blog Hop

Happy September Everyone:

It's time for the September Lori Whitlock Creative Team blog hop.  You should have come here from Kathy Skou's blog and will next be going to Aimee Kidd's blog.  I made the Impossible Card Birthday cake.  You can find a link to this file in Lori's SVG store and a link to this file in the Silhouette Design store .  I used one of Lori's Echo Park Paper collections called All Girl.  Even though these cards are called impossible, they are very easy to put together.  You can also find a Tutorial on Lori's blog to create this lovely card.

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Pop Up Flower Card

 Hi:

Anita here with a fun post to make a stunning pop up flower card.  I made this card using Lori's 5X7 Pop Up Flower Card 4 which you can find the cut file for here in her shop and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I watched her You Tube tutorial which you can find on Lori's blog, here.  I used some of Lori's lovely Echo Park Paper collections including I Love Summer, My Favorite Christmas and All Boy.  I used the Sketch and Cut function on my Silhouette and you can look up a tutorial on how to use this feature on the web.

Look how lovely this card is when it is open.  I can't wait to send it off to an August birthday girl.  Be sure to check out all of Lori's Pop Up Flower Cards and watch the tutorial.  They are easy to put together once you watch the video.

Hugs,

Anita

August Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop

Hi Everyone:

Welcome to the August Lori Whitlock Creative Team 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 get here in that way you can start at the beginning on Lori's blog.  I created this Box Card Toaster.  I just love how cute it is and how easily it went together.  You can find the cut file for the Box Card Toaster here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  

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Library Pocket Card and Matching Gift Box

Hello Everyone:

Anita here with a fun project which Lori designed recently called Library Pocket Card Sailboat.  You can find the file here in her store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I also made the matching Gift Box Sailboat which you can find here in Lori's store and here in the Silhouette Design store.  I used some of Lori's Echo Park Paper collections for this project including All Boy, My Favorite Christmas and I Love Summer.  I used the print and cut feature for the library card itself.  I'm sure my nephew will love his box which I will also put some treats into for him.

This is a photo of the gift box by itself.

Here is a photo of the gift box with the card inside.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hugs,