Category: Echo Park

Nugget Box Tutorial

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My cute little neighbor kids always get a little holiday treat from me and so when I saw these nugget boxes (found HERE) I knew thats what they were getting. I did alter my box some so you can see my wrapped nuggets. I cut the wrap/outside of the nugget box in acetate.

First, cut your pieces and get your nuggets.

Fold on the score lines. Below will show you where to add your adhesive. I like Scor-tape for a secure hold. When assembling the box make sure you adhere the tabs inside before folding the edges over or else your tabs will show.

After gluing your tabs, fold the edges over and glue them in place. Below is what your completed nuggest box will look like.

The wrap for the nuggets isn’t on the file but those just need to be cut 1 inch x 3 inches. Add tape to both sides on the same end of the paper and attach it to the nuggest.

The acetate in the following photos is hard to see but essentially just cut the slide part of the file and fold on the score lines. Adhere with strong adhesive on the tab to complete the box.

Slide your nugget box into the acetate sleeve. I added some twine around the box for a little extra love.

I wrapped my nuggets to resemble a flag using paper from Lori’s Echo Park Have A Holly Jolly Christmas and paper by Fancy Pants called Hometown Summer.

 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting.

Surfing Van Box Card

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Hello Friends, Summer vibes are here!  I am sharing this fun and colorful Box Card Surfing Van (SVG, Silhouette) featuring a cute little road trip scene, beachy elements, and lots of cheerful layers. The design was so much fun to create and is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s day! I used the papers and stickers from the Our Groovy Summer collection by Echo Park Paper Co.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Brandie

Rectangle Pop Up Card Sports Stand Tutorial

Hello, crafty friends! This is Lindsay, sharing a pop up card with you today. Father’s Day is just around the corner. I wanted to work with one of Lori’s newest files called “Rectangle Pop Up Card Sports Stand.” I used an Echo Park paper collection, also designed by Lori, called “Dino Mite.”  The colors were perfect for this masculine card. You can find the file here: svg, silhouette.

Begin by cutting all pieces you will need. I assembled each section of the card, as shown in photo 2. Next, I folded the large brown base pieces and adhered them back to back, as shown in photo 4.

The first photo (below) shows the brown pieces adhered back to back, with the top flaps folded outward. Turn the pieces over to the side with the slots. I inserted the large banner/drink piece into the middle slot (photo 2 below), placing strong tape on the back of the large flap. This is adhered directly to the middle divider inside the card. You will repeat this for the foam finger piece and popcorn piece, placing tape on the small folded flap. Slide it down and adhere to base piece.

After inserting all 3 pieces into the slots, it’s time to close the base piece at the bottom with strong tape. Photo 4 shows a side image of the base once it has been sealed with strong tape.

Now prepare the long belt piece by adding patterned paper and folding all score lines in the same direction. This piece will wrap around to form a box. Add adhesive to the small folded flap to complete the shape.

And now it all comes together! Slide the layered base piece into the completed belt piece. You will add adhesive to the upper middle part of the foam finger pieces and the back side of the popcorn piece. The area from the score line down to the small “feet” will extend below and should not have adhesive on it.

Once the base of the card is secured inside the belt, it’s time to open up the piece and reveal the amazing 3d design! The “feet” should fit into the small cuts on either side of the belt piece.

I hope this inspires you to create a pop up card! They are incredible designs that fit together like a die cut puzzle. Click on the picture below, and it will take you right to the file on Lori’s site. Thanks for stopping by the blog today! — Lindsay

 

A Groovy Little Mini Camera Tutorial

Hi, fellow crafters!  

There is something magical about creating a mini album that feels like summer in your hands, and this one does exactly that with Lori’s new Echo Park collection, Our Groovy Summer collection. 

The bright pink floral camera box with the cheerful shaker lens filled with tiny colorful embellishments, this little album is bursting with happy vibes.  A little Summer title sets the tone and a playful beaded charm and ribbons add that handmade touch.  It’s a project that makes me instantly smile. 

Start with your camera mini album (SVG, Silhouette).  Cut the box out and then cut your six pages for the inside.  Now for these, I took out the two holes on the side.  Just ungroup and pull those little holes out.  I knew I wanted the album to just be bound with a book ring…so that is why I took them out.  I just took them out of one, then duplicated it so I had six pages.  You can see this is the photos below.

Here is your box and pages.
Fold your box on the score lines.

 

Next, add adhesive and put your box together.
Next, cut the lens out.  I turned this into a shaker lens.  I cut 8 of the rings and one circle for the back.  You want to stack and glue 7 of the rings together, so that you have some depth for your shaker bits and glue to the solid circle.  And on the last ring add a piece of transparency behind it, then fill your shaker (which I forgot to take a photo of) and glue the transparency-topped ring over your shaker. 
 
The adhere your lens to the front on the box and finish embellishing it with some of the fun pieces from the collection.  
Then punch a hole in the upper left corner of your six pages with a hole punch so that you can bind them with a book ring after all your pages are embellished.  Tie a few ribbon pieces and maybe add a cute little charm.
Then just start creating and making this mini your own.  You can see my pages below.
It’s a pretty quick little project and a super groovy collection to create a little mini that feels like bottled sunshine.  I had so much fun bringing it to life.
 
~Cathy