Bird House Birthday Card with Brandie

August 7, 2017August 6, 2017

Hi there!

Brandie from Conviviality Crafts with you again today to share this adorable shaped card with you. My mom loves birdhouse and I knew this card would be perfect for her birthday.

Using a fine point pen I had my Cricut do all the writing for the Happy Birthday sentiment. I love that feature.

I used some foam tape for a little dimension and inked the edge of the smaller cut pieces.

I love how happy it turned out. You can find this card in Lori’s shop here and in the Silhouette Store here. The paper and embellishments are from the Happiness is Homemade collection by Echo Park.

Thanks for stopping by!

Brandie

A New Friday $5 Bundle!

August 4, 2017August 1, 2017

Hi Everyone! Today we have a new Friday $5 Bundle! It will ONLY be available until Midnight Sunday and when it’s gone it’s gone. These SVG files can be used with Cricut Explore, Silhouette Studio (with the Designer Edition upgrade), Scan N Cut, and any other cutter that will work with SVG files. Help spread the word by telling your friends and announcing it on social media!

Now through Sunday, you can pick up this summer themed bundle including 6 beautiful SVG files for just $5! These are perfect for your summer crafting projects!

The cost of this bundle is $5, for $10.44 worth of SVG files, over a 52% savings! A perfect bundle of files to have on hand! But don’t wait, this bundle will only be around until Sunday at midnight!

Have a great day!

Happy Camper Box with Brandie

August 3, 2017August 1, 2017

Hi there!

Brandie here from Conviviality Crafts with a fun Camper Box tutorial. We have a family tradition of camping over Labor Day weekend and knew this little project would be a fun surprise for the kids. You can find the SVG file here in Lori’s shop and in the Silhouette Store here.

Once I had the files uploaded in Cricut Design Space I resized the all of the images and added an extra layer to the camper body for the two tone look with a stripe. All of the pattern papers I used are from Echo Park’s I Love Family collection.

After getting everything cut out I inked the edges of all my pieces, folded all the score lines with mountain folds, and stacked the two box pieces together to punch a hole for my handle. I then dry fit everything so that I would know how everything fit before gluing.

It’s easiest to assemble and glue all the detail pieces first, the banner, door, wheel, and camper stripes. For the curtains, be sure to attach to the back side of the camper body. I used some foam tape on the curtains, wheel, and the camper body for depth. I glued down all of the detail pieces to the camper body then attached the camper to the shadow piece. I then glued the hitch into place.

For the box I laid the two pieces side by side and applied glue to one of the tabs and glued the pieces together using the score lines as guides, creating one long piece. Next I folded the box in half on the score line, applied glue to the other side tab, and tucked the tab in so that the glue side of the tab is on the inside of the box. Once the tabs were secure, I lined up and glued the camper to the box while it was still flat.

Once the camper was glued into place, I popped out the box, folded the bottom tabs in, applied the glue then folded the bottom up creating the bottom of the box. Before the glue was set I made sure everything was lined up, turned the box over and pressed the tabs down from the inside of the box.

From here I attached my wire handle and embellished the front of the camper with enamel dots and stickers. I also filled my box with all the ingredients for S’mores! Which is a camping MUST. Now I just need to make a few more for all the rest of kids going camping this year.

Thanks for stopping by!

Brandie

Tuesday Freebie and New in Shop

August 1, 2017July 31, 2017

ALL WEEK, this SVG file is FREE with any $1.99 purchase!

We have a FREE file with purchase all this week! Simply add this Flip Flops Required File to your shopping cart along with ANY $1.99+ purchase from the SVG Shop and this file is yours FREE. Be sure to use Coupon Code: FLIPFLOP (case sensitive) at checkout. This offer is good through next Sunday.

(Your cart must reach at least $3.48 before the coupon will be applied and then $1.49 will be subtracted from your total at checkout. The files will be available for immediate download after you pay for your order by visiting MY ACCOUNT>COMPLETED ORDERS>ORDER DETAILS inside of your account. Only one discount code per order allowed.)

In addition, don’t forget about this special ! You can get this Free Kit of the Month with any $20 purchase (Purchase must be in one transaction.) Simply add the 2017 August Kit of the Month to your shopping cart along with ANY $20.00+ purchase from the SVG Shop and this file is yours FREE. Be sure to use Coupon Code: AUGKOTM (case sensitive) at checkout. This offer is good through August 31, 2017!

(Your cart must reach at least $27.95 before the coupon will be applied and then $7.95 will be subtracted from your total at checkout. The files will be available for immediate download after you pay for your order by visiting MY ACCOUNT>COMPLETED ORDERS>ORDER DETAILS inside of your account. Only one discount code per order allowed.)

Check out our awesome SVG files releasing this week! And, just like always, the NEW files are ON SALE 25% OFF through the weekend in the SVG Shop! These downloads include SVG files for sure and PNG or PDF files when appropriate. No coupon code necessary, the files are all discounted in the shop! Be sure to go get them while they are on SALE this week.

Doodlebug Designs has the fun new Back to School Collection, and I have a cute new Pop Up Box Cards Fall Collection this week!

Thanks for visiting the blog today! Please let us know if you need any help with your files. We want to make sure everyone is happy with their purchase. Have a great week!

Sneak Peek: 3D Backpack with Kathy

July 31, 2017August 1, 2017

Hi Everyone! It’s Kathy today and I have a sneak peek at a new file that will be available tomorrow in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop and the Silhouette Store. This 3d Backpack is just so cute and would make a great back to school gift for the kids (and teachers!) in your life!

I put together a quick tutorial showing how to assemble this new file, so you’ll be all set once it hits the shop! I started by cutting my pieces and folding along all of the score lines. ( I used Lori’s Celebrate Spring and Celebrate Easter Collections for Echo Park Paper) The sides of the backpack are folded inward similar to a milk carton. I then added my decorative panels.

You are going to want to glue the backpack sides together before stringing the “straps.”

For demonstration purposes I’m showing you how I threaded the ribbon while it is still unglued. I started with an 18″ piece of ribbon. You won’t need this much but I like to leave myself some room for error… You want to use ribbon that is not too stiff or wide. Thick twine would work as well. Starting on the inside of the backpack, thread the ribbon through one of the bottom holes, to the outside. Then following the guide below, thread the ribbon through the other holes to make the backpack straps and hanger. Tie knots in the ribbon on the inside of the box and trim any excess. When done, glue the bottom flaps of the backpack to seal.

Fold the front pocket piece into a box form and glue. Add the decorative panel to the front and front flap. I closed mine with a small glue dot and finished it off with an enamel dot.