Card Making – Page 259 – Lori Whitlock

5×7 Balloon Box Card with Kathy

July 18, 2016July 16, 2016

Hi Everyone! It’s Kathy today with Lori’s new 5×7 Balloon Box Card. (here in the Silhouette Store) Tomorrow is my baby’s 18th birthday, and I thought that this would be the perfect card for her!! Take a peek…

I used the new Let’s Be Mermaids collection that Lori designed for Echo Park Paper. The colors and patterns are so fun! They were perfect for my festive card! That’s it for me today, be sure to stop by tomorrow to see this week’s free file and all the new files we’re adding to Lori’s SVG Shop! Thanks for stopping by to peek!

Graduation Card with Courtney

July 11, 2016June 28, 2016

Hello! This is Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here with a graduation card that I made for my brother in law. You can pin this for the future or if you missed a graduation send a late card! Better late than never! 🙂

For the front of my card I cut the “green panel” a second time out of white so that I could use my Cricut pens on the front. The difference between maroons is because he went to undergrad at Harvard and just finished his post graduate work at MIT. He’s a smarty pants. 🙂

Here is what the card looks like from the side. I love the dimension and it’s amazing how it folds flat!

I added his name to the mailbox, a graduation scroll and a pile of books. The latter two were stickers in my stash. I also copied the front of the mailbox and made it smaller so that I could make it look like an open mailbox.

I added writing to the bottom of the card too so that basically all we had to do was sign it. “If only it was this easy…” refers to getting the diploma in the mail. Wouldn’t it be nice if it was that easy!? 🙂

Thank you for looking and I hope you have a beautiful day!

Recipe:
(Store) Lori Whitlock’s Mailbox Pop-up Card Cut File
(Silhouette Store) Lori Whitlock’s Mailbox Pop-up Card Cut File
Cricut Explore Air + Cricut Pen in Midnight
Lori Whitlock for Echo Park: Happy Summer: Flocking Feathers (HS105005)
Lori Whitlock for Echo Park: Happy Summer: Summer Blossoms (HS105010)
Lori Whitlock for Echo Park: Pinstripes 6×6 Paper Pad
Vellum
Solid Carstock

Cricut Cut + Write Tutorial with Courtney

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016

Hello!!! This is Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here with the new (and adorable) mason jar box card. I wanted to show you how to personalize it and make it your own using the cut and write feature of your Cricut Explore Air.

Change the marks on the jar lids to “write”.

Personalize by adding text.

I’m never one to throw away a die cut so… shrink the “love” to fit on the bottom.

Personalize further by adding your name. (This is going to be CUTE!!!)

See that “attach” button top right? Attach all layers together by holding down “shift” and clicking all the pieces. This will make it so the cut and write feature happens at the same time. Do the same thing with all of the other pieces just to make sure the scoring marks are attached to the correct pieces, etc.

Cut out and check it out!!!! The Cricut Explore is AMAZING with the write and cut feature (with the dual tool holder!! I did it at the SAME time!!! ugh. love..)

Check out how awesome the Cricut Explore Air did at the “cut and write” feature!!!

I adhered the “love” to the card and popped the jar top to the first layer.

Then I glued the stems to the leaves and curled the ends up on one layer. I adhered those with pop dots too.

Use the enamel dots to add dimension. Paste layer one directly to the inside front of the card.

Ink the edges of the pink flower and the yellow flower centers.

Layer 2

Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today!!! It’s so much fun to use the Cricut Sketch pens on cards in neat and creative ways!

Recipe:

Lori Whitlock’s Shop: Box Card Mason Jar Bouquet

Silhouette Shop: Box Card Mason Jar Bouquet

Lori Whitlock’s Happy Summer collection for Echo Park Paper

Lori Whitlock’s Happy Summer Enamel Dots

5×7 Tiered Cake Gift Card Holder Tutorial with Kathy

June 23, 2016June 24, 2016

Hi Everyone, it’s Kathy today with a quick tutorial showing how to assemble Lori’s 5×7 Tiered Cake Gift Card Holder. (available here in the Silhouette Design Store) I have 4 weddings this year and this is sure going to come in handy! It’s also a good way to make giving a gift card a bit more personal!

And here the card is open, with the gift card…

Here’s how to put it all together…

First, cut all the pieces. I used some plain cardstock for the main body of my card, and some fun printed papers for the decorations.

Next, place the top tier of the cake with the slots for the gift card over the main piece as shown.

Fold the tabs on the main cake piece and add adhesive to only the tabs of the main piece.

Fold the other side of the main piece over, keeping the top tier in between the layers, pressing down to secure where glued.

Now for the fun part! Decorate the layers using the embellishment pieces. I also added some flower stickers and glitter to my cake tiers. Insert your gift card in the top tier, using the tabs, and slide this piece down into the main part of the cake.

This card fits into a 5×7 envelope. It could also be used for birthdays! That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Happy Day Flip Flap Card with Corri

June 20, 2016June 24, 2016

Hi everyone! Corri here today sharing my take on one of Lori’s fun new Flip Flap cards . These cards are so fun…the middle panel flips over to reveal a spot for a sentiment.

I used the Happy Summer Collection from Echo Park Paper to make this cute card.