5×5 Card Happy Birthday Words and Box with Handle and Wrap

Happy Monday friends!  I needed a birthday card and small gift box for a little boy last week, so what better place to look than Lori’s site for some fun cutting files!? 

I love this super easy 5″ x 5″ birthday card because all the hard work is already done for you!  Placing individual letters like the sentiment above can take some time to get it right, but Lori has made this one easy! 

The green pattern has the cut outs for the letter centers, and then the Happy Birthday actually uses the negative space (save the letters that get cut out for a future project)!  

The box is made from two pieces of paper.  The base of the box folds up, and then there a a pattern piece that wraps around the box — almost like wrapping paper.  Isn’t that cute?  And so simple!

 

The box is the perfect size for a small gift, a gift card, or candy.  I know this car-loving birthday boy will love the surprise tucked into this gift.

 

To create a gift set like this, visit Lori’s SVG shop with the links below.  For the Silhouette shop, click here and here. Happy crafting!

 

 

New Back to School SVG files 25% OFF!

It’s that time of the year when the kids are headed back to school. Many of you know that my youngest is leaving for college on Saturday. It is such a bitter-sweet time at our house. Ashlyn is truly a delight and I can’t wait to see her flourish at college this year. I just might find some free time to do some fun new things with my business in the future. We will see — keep your eyes open. In honor of all those students and teachers that are headed back to school this week, I designed this CUTE School Project Bundle 2 with 5 super cute SVG files. These new files are available in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop. And, the best part is that these new SVG files are all 25% OFF this week and they are available in a bundle and individually. Check them out….

Thanks for checking out the NEW FILES! Be sure to grab the weekly freebie with a $1.99 purchase and the FREE kit of the month SVG files for July with your $20 purchase.

I hope that you all have a wonderful day! Have fun crafting!

Lori

Pop Up Drawer Birthday Cat

Hello everyone, Marcia here today. I love giving gift cards for all occasions and am always looking for a unique way to present them. For my cat-loving friends, you would love the Birthday Cat Pop-up Drawer Gift Box (SVGSilhouette). I used pattern papers from the Lori Whitlock Life Is Beautiful collection. It looks like a normal box when closed.

When you pull the drawer open, the panel with the cat pops up. Inside the drawer, there is a gift card holder. You could place other things in the box instead if you wish like candy or other treats.

This cut file can be found in Lori’s Store along with many other varieties of pop-up drawer gift boxes. Have fun creating!

Thanks so much for stopping by,
~Marcia

$5 Bundle Last Chance!

We’re celebrating Christmas in July over at the Lori Whitlock SVG shop. Through midnight, you can grab this Friday $5 Bundle. You’ll get 5 awesome Christmas Grid Cards in this bundle for just five bucks. But, don’t wait because this deal is only available until midnight. Take a peek…

Last Christmas these cards were super popular, so this is one bundle you won’t want to miss out on. Be sure to go grab yours while you can.

 
** Because Friday $5 Bundles are already heavily discounted they are not eligible for further discounts including monthly, seasonal and flash sales.

Shop Friday $5 Bundle HERE

Thank you for joining us today! Have fun crafting!!

~Lori

Explosion Box Dinosaur Tutorial

Oh my Gosh everyone!  Lori has designed the cutest new collection for Echo Park and I just couldn’t wait to play.  Dino-Mite is just that, dynamite.  The cutest dinosaurs, colors and patterns.  I had so much fun putting my project together and digging through the collection to find all the perfect pieces for my explosion box.  You can find the Dinosaur Explosion Box here in Lori’s Shop or here in the Silhouette Online Design Store.

First, cut all of your pieces. Sort your pieces to make assembly easy.  I started with the lid of the box.

Fold your lid on the score lines to start to create the shape, adhere your patterned paper pieces and then add scor-tape to the tabs.

Adhere your tabs and you’ve now got the lid for your box.

Next, we will create the bottom of the explosion box. On one side you will add the 3 panels for the bottom the box and scor tape on the 5 tabs.  The extra piece you see here is the very bottom of the box, which goes on last.

Flip the bottom of your explosion box over and add the remaining pieces as shown.

Now fold and adhere into a box and add your bottom square.
You should now have this as your base.
Next up is adding the 3 inserts inside the box.  Lori makes the easy for us by numbering them.  Disclosure:  One of my favorite things to do when creating with Lori’s amazing collections is use the darling stickers and elements from the paper packs as part of the card.  I replace some pieces with the stickers.  I just dust the stickers with baby powder.
The original file is darling, I just couldn’t resist these stickers.
Fold on the score line and add scor tape
Insert your pieces next.
Now for the fun part………….EMBELLISH!  This does not fold flat for mailing. So it might have to be hand delivered.
The bow is easy peasy, is just loops together.  You don’t need my assistance here.
Adorable!
Thank you for stopping by today!
Cathy