Category: Die Cutting

Squash Album by Traci and Summer Cards by Mendi

Hi everyone! Traci here. For today’s project I used Lori’s adorable Squash Album.  I have been wanting to create a small keepsake for a few of my favorite photos from the Susan G. Komen 3-day walk I did a few years ago.  The squash album is fun to put together, small enough to carry in your purse, and would even make a great little card for the top of a gift!
 
When you are creating this cute little pop-open album, you can place a piece of twine or ribbon between the back paper and chipboard so that it wraps around, ties in the front, and keeps your album closed.
The paper and stickers I used in this album were also designed by Lori for Echo Park — Here & Now is a beautiful new collection full of pinks, blues, butterflies and fun phrases.  Love it!
Fully opened, the album has lots of space to be creative!  You can add photos and stickers as I’ve done here, or you can write notes, add card sentiments, or even make the triangle pieces into little pockets for tucking in a surprise.  You’ll have fun with this one!
Please stop by my blog and say hi!  I would love to hear your creative ideas for this project!
Mendi here today sharing some fun Spring and Summer themed cards that I’ve made in recent months using Lori’s fun cutting files and various paper collections!
This first one uses one of my favorite papers from Lori’s older Summer Days Collection which she designed for Echo Park. I also utilized her SVG Cutting Files Spring Is Here Title, 6 Clouds & 9 Starburst Seal Set (for the sun).
For my second card I turned to Echo Parks Dots and Stripes Neapolitan Collection and Lori’s adorable Ice Cream Cone cutting image. I spelled out the word “cool” using her Happy Font.
My last card uses Lori’s Hello Summer collection which she also designed for Echo Park (and just so happens to be the theme of my blog). 😉 I paired her Summer Fun Titles and 6 Clouds with a fun sunshine sticker from the collection pack.
I hope I’ve succeeded in spreading a little sunshine your way!

Silhouette Tutorial by Mendi

Today I thought I would share one of my new favorite techniques that I utilized on this fun layout about my daughter dressed as a butterfly fairy from last Halloween (although I think this butterfly theme would work so well for Spring and Summer projects too).

The focus of my layout (and my tutorial today) is this beautiful butterfly cutting file which I enlarged to take center stage on my layout.

Below is my video tutorial (For the clearest picture, please click on the gear in the bottom right portion of the screen and select one of the HD options).

To complete my layout I used the following cutting files designed by Lori Whitlock:

Borders (Silhouette Store only)
7 Borders, Tabs & Corners (Silhouette Store only)
Butterfly (Silhouette Store only)

Tuesday Freebie

We hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. It was always my Grandma’s favorite holiday and brings back a lot of good memories of many great people. I still have flowers on the brain and thought this flower would be the perfect thing for today. TODAY ONLY, this 3D Flower 7 SVG file is FREE with any purchase. Before coupon code total should be $2.98 or higher. Just add coupon code: 3DFLOWER at checkout and the cost will be deducted from your purchase. This freebie is good until Wednesday at midnight because of the late start today.

Here are some of Lori’s newest shapes added to the SVG shop and her Silhouette Portfolio! Thanks for stopping by… Lisa

Favor + Invite from Brigit

Here’s a cute matching set, perfect for a barbecue invite and favor or a summer birthday party.

The paper and elements are from Echo Park’s A Perfect Summer collection designed by Lori, I absolutely love it, so bright and cheery!

For the card I welded the flipflops together from Lori’s Don’t Bother Me set, Corri has a great tutorial on how to create a shaped card in Silhouette Studio, you can find it here.

The stamped sentiment is from Jaded Blossom’s Happy Summer set and the Trendy Twine is Tickled With Teal.

The candy tube holder was so easy to make, I used Lori’s Firecracker Box and sized the whole thing to 13.25w (check lock aspect ratio).

I ungrouped and deleted the other pieces, select all and grouped the box and score marks together again, (it should measure 5.9h x 6.410w.)  Then I centered a 1″ circle on the top flap of the box for the cutout, (depending on the tube you use you may have to make the hole slightly larger.)

The back piece is just a rectangle cut at 1.535w x 6.75h and glued onto the back.  The two top inside flaps have to be trimmed a little so they don’t block the hole.

I used some Orangesicle Trendy Twine on the tube and filled with some Reese’s Pieces.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed my summery project!!

Silhouette Portrait Giveaway + Sale

Are you ready for another GIVEAWAY, yes you read that right another Silhouette Portrait is up for grabs!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The contest will run from May 23-27. The winner will be announced Tuesday, May 28. Good Luck to you all!

Did you know your Silhouette can cut fabric? Well, it can!! But, before you try sticking your fabric directly to your cutting mat, you need to back it with some interfacing. This month, Silhouette is offering an awesome deal on their fabric interfacing!

Silhouette offers two types of heat transfer fabric interfacing:
Heat Transfer Fabric Interfacing: SEWABLE. Silhouette sewable interfacing has a thinner adhesive that irons on to the fabric allowing you to cut patterns and designs with your Silhouette and then hand sew or machine sew the fabric.

Heat Transfer Fabric Interfacing: CLEAN CUT. Silhouette clean cut interfacing has a thicker adhesive that irons on to the fabric allowing you to cleanly cut designs with your Silhouette. Use this one when you’re not planning to sew the cut out shapes.

So, if you’ve been wanting to cut fabric with your Silhouette, these are the products you need. And, this is the week to get them on SALE! From May 23-31 you can grab any of these fabulous Silhouette Fabric Interfacing bundles for a great price:

1. $29.99 = $25 download card + a fabric blade + heat transfer fabric interfacing sewable + heat transfer fabric interfacing clean cut
2. $129 – includes everything in the first bundle + a Silhouette Portrait
3. $269 – includes everything in the first bundle + a Silhouette Cameo + a 12×24 cutting mat

If you have been waiting for the right deal, now is your chance.

Make sure to use this link www.silhouetteamerica.com/fabric and use the coupon code LORI to buy these bundles at the sale price.