Scottie THANK YOU Cards

Hello, Crafty Friends!! It’s Design Team Member, Mitsyana, back to bring you these quick and easy (and  SUPER CUTE) Scottie Thank You Cards.

In light of current events, sitting her crafting during Hurricane Harvey, I am compelled to make Thank you cards. It’s always a good thing to tell people just how grateful you are. Even a little gratitude goes a long way!

These Scottie Thank You(s) come together so quickly that I was able to make them in different colors! I like being able to have an arsenal of cards at my disposal at any given moment!

To make these I used Lori Whitlock’s A2 Cutout Scottie Dog file. (here in the Silhouette Store)

I opened the file using my Sizzix ecal software and grouped the pieces by color for easier cutting. It helps with out having to reload the mat for each color used. And as long as all the pieces fit on my mat I can cut them all at once.

I decided not to use the pre-scored card that came included because I wanted to change the direction the flap opened. So, I removed it off of my virtual cutting mat.

The card front is sized to a standard A2 card so me changing the direction of the card fold will not affect the overall look or assembly of the card whatsoever.

I cut all my paper using my Sizzix eclips machine. Then used my Xyron Mega Runner to layer and adhere the pieces together.

I used a glue pen to attach Scottie’s little bow then added highlights to it using a white gel pen.

I used a fine-tipped black ink pen to draw stitch lines around the perimeter of the stamp-shaped card mat.

I pieced the tiny flag sentiment together then added stitch lines along that as well.

Once the card front was pieced together I used my Mega Runner to attach it to my card base. This time the card flaps from top to bottom instead of side to side.

As a last minute touch, I added a little glitter enamel dot to the center of Scottie’s bow for a little bling.

Here is the finished card…

And it was so super easy to make that I decided to make it in other colors as well!

It looks great in brown!

And it’s absolutely fabulous in teal!!

These are so much fun to make!

I think I need to make much more… I have many people I want to send thanks to but this is a great start!

Hope you enjoyed my project for today!

“Thanks” for stopping by!!

~Mitsyana

Back to School Sale in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop!

Hi Everyone!  The kids are heading back to school which means more crafting time!  Let’s celebrate with a Back to School Sale!  All cut files and fonts in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop are now 50% off when you use code APPLE at checkout!

It’s the perfect time to get all of those SVGs on your wish list!  Don’t miss out, sale ends Sunday at midnight!

 

Doodlebug Design: Kitten Smitten Cut Files Feature

Hi Everyone! Today I’m showcasing another fabulous project using Doodlebug Design’s cut files! This purr-fect mini album was created by Kathy Skou for Doodlebug Design.

 

 

Kathy used the Kitty in House,  Yarn,  Fish Bones, Paw Prints Hearts, Milk Jug, Sardines and Mouse Toy files from the Kitten Smitten Collection.

Such a cute way to display pictures of her fur babies!  For more views, see the original post here.

New Doodlebug Design SVG files are being added to the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop on a regular basis, so stop by to see all of the fun SVG files HERE!

Have a great day!

 

Mega Monogram Shadowbox Tutorial with Kathy

Hi Everyone!  It’s Kathy today with a tutorial showing how I created this fun Mega Monogram Shadowbox for a friend.  I’ve seen many similar projects done with vinyl, but I was looking to make something more dimensional.  I decided to make mine with a shadowbox frame, Lori’s Mega Monogram M (available here in the Silhouette Store) and papers from Lori’s Go See Explore Collection for Echo Park Paper.

The hardest part of doing this with paper is to make sure that everything is lined up correctly.  With vinyl, it’s easier since the whole design is transferred at the same time, and in the proper position.    I’m going to show you a way to make this easy.  My shadowbox measured at 9″ x 9″.  To start, using the page set-up function in my Silhouette software, I set my page size to be 9″x 9″.

I loaded the M Mega Monogram from my library into my work space.  I wanted the monogram to be more square than the original.  To change the size, I selected the monogram, then using the sizing function I set my monogram to be 7″ x 7″.  This did skew it a bit from the original shape, but not enough to make a difference.

Next, I added the name for the center of the monogram.  Lori’s Block Font is the perfect match for the Mega Monograms.  I typed the name in all capital letters, this made it more uniform and easier to center in the monogram.

I resized the name by dragging the corners and edges until it fit in the center of the monogram.  Again, the font was slightly skewed from the original but not enough to make it look odd.

Once I had all of my design on the page, I needed to center the design on the page.  To do this, I first drew a square measuring the same size as the page (9×9) and placed it over the page on the mat.  I clicked on the monogram and the square to select both.  I opened the transform panel, and clicked on both the Center Horizontal, and Center Vertical tools.  This aligned the M to be in the exact center of my page.

Next, I centered the name.  To do this, I selected both the square and the Name and clicked on the Center Horizontal tool.  This centered the name in the monogram.  Once everything was centered, I deleted the square that I drew.

I cut my paper to be 9″ x 9″, added it to my mat, and sent it to cut.

Once the design was cut, I carefully peeled the “negative”.  I used the negative as my guide for laying out my design in the shadowbox.

I layered the “negative, over my background piece and held it in place with a couple of clothes pins.

I added thin strips of foam tape to the backs of my design pieces.

I then carefully taped the pieces down inside their slots in the negative.

Once all of my pieces were taped down, I undid the clothes pins and carefully lifted the negative off of the design. (be patient and slow so that you do not bend or rip your design)

I was left with a perfectly centered design!  I added the design to the shadowbox and closed it all up!

I’m giving this to my friend to celebrate her newly redone kitchen tonight!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!