Category: Silhouette

February Creative Team Blog Hop and New in Shop!

Happy Valentine’s Day and welcome to our February 2017 Creative Team Blog Hop! The creative team has been working hard on some new projects to share with you that will get you in the crafting mood. I personally can’t think of a better way to spend Valentine’s than crafting (ha!ha! my hubby might not agree)! We have some fun news! I’d like to welcome Rivka’s Renditions to the SVG Shop today! She’s now offering her wildly popular fonts in our shop. We have 5 of her fonts for you today and be sure to keep an eye out for more fonts added weekly. Additionally, we have some FUN new SVG files for you and a GIVEAWAY! Be sure to check them out below.

This week we have a 30% OFF SALE going on at Lori’s SVG SHOP. ALL files (and commercial licenses) from Lori Whitlock, Kolette Hall, Doodlebug Design, Dresden Carrie and Rivka’s Renditions are on SALE now through Monday, February 20th. Be sure to use coupon code: FEB2017 (case sensitive) at checkout in the SVG SHOP. (Only one coupon code per order allowed)

To thank you for joining using the hop today and sharing the hop with your friends, we have a gift for you! TODAY ONLY, You can download this Lattice Heart file absolutely FREE! Be sure to go grab it while you can.

 

We have some super fun new files in the SVG Shop this week. Be sure to grab them while all files are 30% off this week when you use code FEB2017 in my SVG Shop!  Doodlebug has released their new Easter Express Collection!  I have a fun new set of Baby T-Shirt files and some awesome new Center Box Cards (check out the new video tutorial for the Center Box Cards HERE!) I have some new 3D flowers as well! And, Kolette has some CUTE new arrow phrases ready for vinyl cutting! All our files are compatible with Cricut Explore, Silhouette Studio (Designer Edition), Brother Scan ‘n Cut, Sizzix Eclips, and any other cutting machine that will open and cut SVG files. Take a peek…

 

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And, last but not least… would you like to see what our amazing team has created? Click the links below for some wonderful inspiration. If you get lost come back here to get on track. Lori Whitlock , Corri Garza, Traci Penrod , Kathy Skou , Courtney Lee, Anita Mulcahey, Lezlye Lauterbach , Ashley Cook and Tya Smith! Thanks again for dropping by! Have a GREAT day!

New Silhouette School E-book: Designing in Silhouette Studio

Have you ever wanted to learn how to design in Silhouette Studio? My friend Melissa over at Silhouette School has a brand new E-book that you all might be interested in, The Ultimate Silhouette Guide to Designing in Silhouette Studio. You can pick it up for $39.99 right HERE. Keep reading to find out about an exclusive GIVEAWAY for my readers. But first here’s a closer look and a sneak peek at the table of contents…

Exclusive Silhouette Curio Deal!

Hi Everyone!  I wanted to let you know about a fabulous deal from Silhouette!  For the month of February, Silhouette will be spotlighting the Curio with tutorials and blog posts. As an affiliate for Silhouette I’m able to offer an exclusive Curio deal only available on loriwhitlock.com for our readers!

From February 1st to February 14th, the Curio is available for $129.99!!  Just add the Curio (HERE) to your cart in Silhouette and use the code LORI at checkout and your price will be reduced!  If you’ve been looking to get a Curio, this is the perfect time!  Don’t miss out, this special ends on February 14th!

Snow, Sparkle and Shine Card with Anita

Anita here,  on this last Monday in January with an A2 Stacking Card Base Snowflake card (here in the Silhouette Store).  Isn’t it just so cute?    I used Lori’s Echo Park line called I Love Winter.  I love how sweet this collection is!    I used some of the  matching brads and a sticker from the collection to finish  my card.

 

I did not pop up my layers but you certainly could to give it some more depth and dimension.

That’s it for me today.  I hope that everyone has a great day and be sure to check out the A2 Stacking Base Card Snowflake as well as so many other wonderful designs when you visit Lori’s SVG Shop or the Silhouette Store.

Hugs,

Anita

Valentine Gift Bag and Cookies with Anita

Hi Everyone!  Anita here with an easy and fun Valentine project that I created for my husband.  My daughter bought some items on Etsy and they came in this awesome cotton bag which I just needed to repurpose!

In addition to some twine, I used Printable Fabric from Cricut which is adhesive back and very easy to use.

I used two different files for this project.  The Valentine’s above are from a file called 3 Valentine’s Cards and you can find them here in the Silhouette Store.  I also used 2 Doily Hearts which you can find here in Lori’s SVG Store and here in the Silhouette Store.  I love using the print and cut feature because you are able to print exactly what you see and then cut it out perfectly.  Don’t forget to add  your registration marks to your mat before you print so your machine will know where the cut lines are.  When I cut the printable cotton canvas using my Silhouette,  I chose Printable Cotton Canvas Silhouette Brand from the media type, and used a cut depth of 5.  It worked perfectly.  The packaging gives directions for using a Cricut to cut the canvas and suggests Fabric, Printable (Cricut).

Make sure to position your printed cotton canvas fabric in the top left hand corner of your mat as in the photo, so that your machine can easily read the registration marks.

Here is what mine looked like after they were cut out.  I would suggest printing one on paper as a sample before putting  your canvas into the printer.

After I cut out the Doily Hearts,  I ran them through my Xyron to put strong adhesive on the back.  I wanted to make sure that they would adhere to the bag and stay in place once it was filled.

I added some twine to the string that was already in the bag.  I threaded the three colored pieces of twine through the same hole to match the embellishments on my bag.

Before I stuck everything down well I pulled the strings tight on the bag to see how the hearts and Valentine card would lay.

Lastly here is a photo of the completed bag with the sugar cookies that I made for my Valentine and I know that he will love them.  Hope you are inspired to start working on some Valentine’s for the loved one’s in  your life and that you will check out all of Lori’s wonderful cut files for what is one of my favorite holidays.

Hugs,

Anita