Echo Park – Page 108 – Lori Whitlock

Creative Team Projects by Mendi and Brigit

April 29, 2013April 4, 2016

Today we have a special treat by having 2 of our talented Creative Team Members sharing projects with us. First we have Mendi, her blog is here if you want more info…

Today I have a new layout up on Lori Whitlock’s blog using her adorable Sweet Girl Collectionshe designed for Echo Park. I thought for a slight change of pace I would try a layout where diecutting would take on more of a complimentary role to all the cute embellishments that come with this fun collection.

With my addiction to diecuts I must admit that sometimes I have an adversion to stickers (particularly ones with a white border), but with a little fussy cutting I was able to trim the banner border and one of the pinwheels to fit my style perfectly. This line has so many adorable images. Love the dimensional hot air balloon!

For my title I cut out the word “happy” from the patterned paper, inked the edges and popped the squares up with foam tape to carry out the Scrabble tile feel. The word “girl” was diecut using Lori’s My Girl Titles cutting file.

I also used her Banner Flag Set which I elongated by welding the pennant to a rectangle of the same width. To anchor my title I used an enlarged label from her 14 Labels set paired with a couple of darling brads from the collection.

Next we have Brigit sharing her first project on the blog.

Mother’s Day is right around the corner and I thought this cute card and box from Lori’s shop would make a wonderful gift set.

I chose digital paper and elements from Echo Park’s For The Record 2 Tailored, I love the flower pattern, the colors are beautiful.

For the Mom Shaped Card I used some elements from the paper collection and one of the flowers from the Layered Flowers Set 2. The pretty pink and cream bow is Trendy Twine’s Posy. This card also comes with an envelope.

Love this Window Treat Box, it comes with the matching bracket tag. I added the internal offset shadow layer and did a print and cut on my Cameo for the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment. The same flower was used from the Layered Flower Set 2 on the tag. The box is tied closed with some homemade pink crinkle ribbon.

You can check out Brigits blog here

Magazine Holder by Corri

April 18, 2013April 18, 2013

Corri is here on the blog today sharing this beautiful magazine holder! Great job Corri!

With all the cards I make, I thought Lori’s Magazine Holder would help me organize some of them.

I wanted mine to be able to hold several heavy cards so I cut it twice out of kraft card stock and glued the two layers together before assembling.

I used the print and cut feature on my Cameo to print the “cards” label. The paper on my file is from the Echo Park – Sweet Girl Collection.

I was able to fit 6 fully embellished A2 cards in my file. This would be a great way to sort your cards for gift giving or would be a cute gift for a friend who loves sending out cards.

Layout by Christine

April 16, 2013April 16, 2013

So I am guessing that there are a lot of you out there that have been bitten by the “Project Life” style of scrapbooking and I have to say that it really has a lot of appeal to me as well. I feel that with my current style of scrapbooking that I focus more on the design and less on the story. Which is okay because I use scrapbooking as my creative outlet as well as a way to do something with all of the thousands of pictures that I have taken of my family over the years. But I also see the benefits of “telling the story” and with the “ProJect Life” style of scrapbooking I feel that I have an easier time doing that.

So, with all of that said, have you seen all of the cool Life Cards that Lori has in her store? There are so many different options, but I also want to show some ways to be creative with these files and “make them your own!”

The following picture shows a closeup of the title, Remember This. This card is actually a combination of two different files, a frame and the Remember This title. I sized them to fit each other and then welded them together so that it cut out as one piece. You can also see another embellishment that I created in this picture. I took one of the labels from the file 3 Labels, cut it out with my Silhouette from a couple patterned papers and stamped the words, “Taking It All In” from an Ali Edwards stamp set. Then I cut out the word “wonder” from the layout file, Wonder Layout.

This picture shows how I used the arrow files to create a 3×4 filler card. I ungrouped the arrow file and drew a 4×3 rounded rectangle around them. The arrows that overlapped the edges, I either deleted or moved around to fit into the rectangle shape. I cut it out and attached it to a piece of patterned paper.

In this picture I have a close up of my journal card. I used a premade card from the Boy’s Life patterned paper collection and added some journaling using my Silhouette. This is a new trick that I learned recently and I am totally hooked. I need to perfect the technique a little bit more but I am so excited about the possibilities.

Lori Whitlock supplies used:

Remember This Title

4×6 Life Frames 2

12 Arrows

3 Labels (Silhouette store Design ID# 14672

Wonder Layout

Other Supplies:

All About a Boy paper collection and chipboard embellisments by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park

All About a Boy washi tape

All About a Boy decorative brads

Ali Edwards Just Awesome Tabs stamp set

Aunt Jana Sketch Silhouette font

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Sketch Pens

Becky Higgins Project Life Photo Sleeves

Night of Navy Stampin Up! ink

Butterfly Kisses by Corri

April 11, 2013April 11, 2013

Today we are bringing you an adorable project by Corri…

I love the new bracket shaped card that Lori just added to the shop.

It has such an elegant feel and this lace damask paper from the Echo Park- Sweet Girl Collection is a perfect match. I cut a scallop circle and flag label from this set and two butterflies. I embossed the pink one with my Cuttlebug D’vine Swirls folder and added some clear glitter to the turquoise one. Applying glue to the center of the butterfly only, allow the wings to be lifted for added dimension.

The bracket flap treat box compliments the card perfectly and makes this into an adorable gift set.

I added some ribbon, a rosette, and a die cut flower sticker from the Sweet Girl Collection.

Flip Swing Cards by Christine

April 9, 2013April 8, 2013

These cards are one of my favorite products that Lori has created and Christine has done such a great job personalizing them. LOVE these Christine! lisa

Lots of oohs, and aahs occur when I showed these cards to friends. The Swing Flip cards are just adorable and oh, so much fun.

Just pull the sides and the card opens to reveal the inside and the backside of the front panel. Lori has created these great card files in many different panel shapes. Everything from scalloped circles to squares to stars.

Here is another look at the card from a different angle. I used papers and pretty stickers from the brand new collection Sweet Girl by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park. The sentiment Happy Birthday came from another card file by Lori called, Happy Birthday card set.

I also made a fun flip card for a boy using the brand new paper collection, All About A Boy, by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park. This particular flip card file also includes the panel shapes that I used to cut the patterned paper from.

Sorry that the card looks a little warped. These kinds of cards are little hard to keep standing for photographs. This photograph shows what the inside of the boy card looks like when pulled apart.

I added a little washi tape on the panels. Yes, new washi tape from Echo Park!! Love it!! The next photograph shows the back of the card. I used some of the Echo Park matching cardstock paper to create the card base. It is a double sided paper with orange on one side and red on the other.