Die Cutting – Lori Whitlock

A2 Halloween Scene Pop Dot Card with added Shaker Bits

October 1, 2026October 1, 2026Leave a comment

Happy October! My favorite time of year for paper crafting…simply love it! I used an older card of Lori’s and added a bit of fun with shaker bits. Lots and lots of layer created with pop dots and just plain Halloween fun!

A2 Halloween Scene Pop Up, Silhouette Store

Start with cutting all your pieces. I cut all the pieces white but then changed my mind. So maybe layer it a bit with different colors and ideas before your start.

1 and 2~ All of my pieces cut

3~ adding the diecut pieces

4~where I switched to a green back ground

5~just zoomed in so you can see this layer

This next set is how I created the shaker frame. I simply cut a bunch of layers of white with my Silhouette. The frames are 4×5 and my transparency piece is just slightly smaller.

1~ just the frames cut

2~showing the frame and transparency

3~gluing the transparency to 1 frame piece

4~adding more layers of frame and dimensional strips of adhesive

5~showing the depth of the frame

1~Start by adding the green piece with the tombstones to your card base, then the haunted house layer.

2~Next for the fun part, dump in your shaker bits.

3~add your frame with the window to secure all those bits in

And last, add your last layer of paper with the spooky tree.

Next, add your embellishments and just like that you have a spooky scene with added fun!

~Cathy

Santa Paws Shaker Tutorial

September 24, 2026October 1, 2026Leave a comment

Welcome to the Thursday tutorial! Today I used one of Lori’s postage frames and made it into a fun shaker card. Very easy and fast! I used Lori’s new Here Comes Santa Paws Christmas Collection for my theme.

Santa Paws Shaker

Vintage Postcard 4×6

This is what the file looks like (in the Silhouette software) when you open it. (I did highlight the first piece in red.) You need to choose the first two pieces for this card and delete the rest.

Make a duplicate of the red striped piece. (Control + any arrow)

To get the frame without the cut outs, right click the frame and choose Release Compound Path and remove the cut out pieces, leaving a solid frame. You can move the two rectangle and recenter if you find that easier.

This is what your two frames will look like.

Final cut pieces

The first piece you will cut is your background piece which will be my blue sky and a piece of acetate. The second piece, is the solid frame – I cut 3 per page out of 8.5×11 generic white cardstock (9 pieces total) – they won’t show so you can use less expensive white cardstock. You can cut only one of the solid frame is you want to use foam for the edges of your shaker. My final top piece is cut out of red.

First Stack – red piece glued to one white frame and the acetate is glued on the bottom.

The second stack – glue all the white frames together (use enough to make a good size stack). I used 7 frames because my snowflakes where a bit thick.

Assemble the second stack, add your shaker pieces inside and glue on your top section. I decorated the the top of the card with Lori’s new Santa Paws dies! Voila! You can then add it to a card base and call it good!

Products Used:

Cut File: 6 pc 4×6 Vintage Postcard

(Lori SVG, Silhouette 33680)

Here Comes Santa Paws: 6×6 paper pad, Christmas Puppy Pals Die Set, Embossed Christmas Tree Die Set, Ephemera

I love all of Lori’s frames, they are perfect for using as a great card base.

I hope you give this a try!

🐕🐶🎄Sue Kment

Pumpkin Favor Box 2

September 10, 2026October 1, 2026Leave a comment

Hello, crafty friends! This is Lindsay (Lindsay’s Layouts), sharing a project for the Lori Whitlock Creative Team. I’m hosting a baby shower for a dear friend, and I needed some favor boxes for the attendees to take home with them. I chose the Pumpkin Favor Box 2 (svg, silhouette) and used the “Special Delivery Baby Girl” collection, designed by Lori for Echo Park. The colors in the collection are perfect for a fall baby shower! I also used some kraft and dusty rose cardstock for the bases. Let me walk you through my process:

First, I uploaded the project into Design Space. I cut enough pieces to make 12 boxes. The first photos show a single set of cut pieces. I numbered the flaps in the order that I would fold them into the box. Then I added strong tape to the flaps as shown below.

I wanted more of an open gift bag feel for the favors, so I decided to fold two of the flaps into the box and adhere. This keeps them out of the way. I inked all of my pieces with brown ink and then began assembly. I used foam adhesive to pop up the center of the pumpkin.

I folded all of the panels and adhered the favor box base. Then I wrapped the rose cardstock belt piece around the base. All that’s left is the pumpkin, some cute ribbon and the surprises that will be tucked inside!

The next time you are hosting a party or shower, I hope you’ll consider these quick, adorable favor boxes. They can be customized for any occasion. It was also very easy to make bulk quantities. Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Crafting! — Lindsay

Blender Shaped Shaker Card

August 17, 2026August 26, 2026

Hello crafty friends, Noelene here today I am sharing my sweet version of the Blender Shaped card (SVG), (Silhouette) from Lori Whitlock.

I wanted to make it into a shaker card. So I created an internal offset for the cutout in the center of the blender jug. Instead of using foam tape I cut about 6 of these pieces & glued them on top of each other to get the thickness & depth for the confetti mix. I did it this way as I thought the sides were too thin to be able to get the foam tape around it.

I wanted to decorate my blender with some fruit, so I added the strawberries from the Lori Whitlock Strawberry Basket with Strawberry (SVG), (Silhouette). I used the lemon & leaf from the Doodlebug Berry Sweet Strawberry Lemonade file (SVG).

Lastly I created the tag using one of the banners from the Lori Whitlock Banner Set 3 (SVG) (Silhouette).

For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Noelene 🙂

Strawberry Fields Matchbook Mini Album

August 13, 2026August 24, 2026

Just stopping by to share a little strawberry mini with you. This little book was created with Lori’s Echo Park Strawberry Fields collection and an SVG file that goes way back…..Matchbook Card, (Silhouette Store). It is just meant to be a card with a little pocket that holds another little card. But I just kept adding pieces from the Strawberry Fields collection, and it became a mini album.

It is loaded with pages.

You can see here how full it is!

And a view with it open!

First you need to open the file and resize it. It is 12.847 by 13.657. This gives the matchbook cover a good size to create and fill with papers.

1. You can see the pieces I cut.

2. Assemble and adhere your papers.

3. Your little pocket for the inside is peak and valley folded and adhered with scor tape.

4. Add the pocket to the inside of your match book.

5. You can see how everything is lined up here.

6. Thread the holes to bind the matchbook and pocket together.

Next is where you can make it your own. I create 6 little pages that include the pocket and mini card.

I just chose pieces from the collection, cut them to fit my idea, then scored them all at 1 inch from the bottom. This one-inch base is adhered to the bottom of the pocket, and then do another and another…til you have your book filled.