Category: Echo Park

Lori Whitlock SVG Envelope Necessities

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I would like to share my Top Ten Envelopes that are a must-have for any crafter. How many times have you made an awesome card and stuck it in an ordinary, thin, white envelope? It happens all of the time, which is why I’ve compiled this easy-to-reference list so you can find the right size and style for almost any card. I’ve also included some tips and embellishment ideas too!

All of the following envelopes are my very favorite. I know that they’ll be yours, too! All can be sent through the US Post Office, with the exception of the Money Holder. The Money Holder envelope is meant to be hand delivered, but it’s a great envelope to have on hand, so I included it too!

Envelope Card Size Lori Whitlock

SVG Shop

 Silhouette Design Store Features
1. A2 Envelope Liner Card Base 4.25” X 5.5” A2 Envelope with Liner & Card Design Id# 50776 Includes Liner & Card Base
2. #10 Envelope with Liner Card Base 3.75” X 8.5” #10 Envelope with Liner Card Base Design Id# 50783 Fun Size, Liner and Card Base
3. A7 Envelope Liner and Card Base 5” X 7” A7 Envelope Liner and Card Base Design Id# 50780 Nice Larger Size, Includes Liner & Card Base
4. Straight Flap Envelope 4.25” X 5.5” 3 Envelopes Design Id# 24862 Great Basic Envelope for Average Sized Card
5. 3” X 4” Envelope 3” X 4” Design Id# 4212 Smaller Notecard Size
6. A2 Thick Envelope Bracket 4.25” X 5.5” A2 Thick Envelope Set Design Id# 135341 For Thicker Cards w/ Embellishments
7. 6.5” Square Thick Envelope Curve 6.25”X 6.25” 6.5” Square Thick Envelope Set Design Id# 135392 Holds Large Square Card w/Thick Embellishments
8. Valentine Print & Cut Unicorn Card 3” X 4” Valentine Print and Cut Unicorn Design Id# 286426 Cute 3”X4” Envelope with Cut-Out Heart: File Includes Card
9. A7 Thick Envelope Card Bracket 5” X 7” A7 Thick Envelope Set Design Id# 135353 Thicker Size for cards with lots of embellishment
10. Money Holder Envelope* US Currency Money Holder Envelope with Tag Design Id# 209573 *Not to be mailed. This money holder envelope includes a print & cut tag

That seems like a lot, but there’s more! Did you know that there’s an entire category for  envelopes at the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop? You can find them all here!

You can make your envelopes in advance too! I like to use Easy-Tear Double Sided Tape. Simply leave the tape liner on and when you’re ready to seal the envelope, remove the tape liner and press firmly. It certainly beats licking the envelopes! Currently, a standard size envelope can be mailed First-Class mail for 55-cents. Square, oversized, thick, or oddly shaped envelopes start out at 70-cents. I always take mine to my local Post Office to be weighed. You can find out where your local branch is at: usps.com.

Want to make that envelope extra special? Make a coordinating label! I love the “Label 3 Dingbat Font.”

Label 3 has many different shapes and you can customize the size to fit your envelope. You can find the font at the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop, or at the Silhouette Design Store.

Curious about the samples posted above? They were made with Lori’s “Forward with Faith” Echo Park Paper line. I love, love, love the colors!

Bookmark this page so you will be able to create the perfect envelope for any project. Now, get those cards in the mail!

Happy Crafting!

Michelle

Pop Up Box Card Wedding Hearts

Hi:

Anita here with a card I made for my best friend’s daughter who just got engaged.  I love the pop up box cards.  They look so cool when they are open and they fold flat to mail.  There are so many different card styles to choose from in Lori’s store.  I used one of Lori’s new collection called Forward with Faith from Echo Park.  You can find the cute file which is called Pop Up Box Card Wedding Hearts here in Lori’s store and here in the Silhouette store.

Here is the card folded and ready to mail.  Be sure to check out Lori’s store for all your summer celebration needs.

Hugs,

Anita

Summer Magnetic Bookmarks with Lori Whitlock SVG Cutting Files

Hello friends! Aimee here with a tutorial on making some fun Summer magnetic bookmarks! My daughter is a voracious reader so every Summer I get her a handful of books to read over Summer break. This year I thought I would make her some bookmarks to go with those books.

Lori has a lot of fun and cute Summer files to choose from. I chose Popsicle (Lori’s shop, Silhouette Store) , Ice Cream Cone ( Silhouette Store), and Watermelon Shaped Card (Lori’s shop, Silhouette Store).

I opened the 3 Popsicles file to show you how to take a cut and make it into a fold over bookmark.

To get the basic shape of the popsicle, I opened the Trace option and highlighted the shape and clicked on “trace outer edge”. That will give me the entire shape of the popsicle to create the base of the bookmark.

Then I duplicated the shape, flipped the one vertically, aligned it with one above the other, and then welded both pieces together. After I cut that piece out, all I have to do is fold it in half and add the decorative top layer.

If you would rather try your hand out with something a little easier you could always use one of Lori’s card svg files.

Now comes the easiest part of this tutorial and that’s adding magnetic strips to the insides of the bookmarks. I have a roll of sticky back magnetic strips so I just cut a couple of pieces off and added them to each one.

And now comes the funnest part of this tutorial and that’s decorating each bookmark.

I used some stickers and die cuts from Lori’s new I Love Summer collection to make my bookmarks pretty! That’s all from me today! Hope everyone is having a great Summer!

Camera Box SVG Cut File Assembly Tutorial

Hi there friends! Brandie here with a tutorial for the Camera Shaped Box (SVG, Silhouette). This little box is darling and would make a cute gift box, décor piece, or to hold a mini album! I will be placing pictures from a vacation in mine and setting it on the bookshelf with my other photo albums.

I wanted my box large enough to hold 4×6 pictures. I added a 4×6 rectangle then I selected all of  the camera images and enlarged until the rectangle fit inside the middle box shape.

For the lens and top dial. I folded all of the score lines as mountain folds.  I then applied a small amount of  liquid glue to the triangle tabs. The triangle tabs attach to the rectangle next to it creating a corner of the octagon. Once the octagon is complete I folded the tabs in creating a base for the bottom of the octagon box. I applied liquid glue to one of tabs and anchored the bottom piece of the octagon box. After the anchor was secure I applied glue to the remaining tabs and folded the bottom into place. Hold the octagon for a few seconds while the glue takes hold.

Each of the octagons has a layering piece. The large octagon has four layers and the small octagon has one. I inked around the edges of the octagon and applied the layers with liquid glue.

While the box was still flat I glued the decorative panels into place. I then folded all the score lines into mountain folds. I glued the smallest tabs into place first creating the base of the box. The remaining open side of the camera body is a little shorter so I applied glue to the side of body flap rather than the tabs.

The lid only has four tabs to glue and no decorative panels. I applied glue to the tabs and tucked into place.

With the lid on the box I glued the two octagons into place as well as the viewfinder rectangle and flash circle

 I also added a few little things to embellish my camera box. All of the papers and embellishments are from the Echo Park collection I Love Summer.

That’s it for me. Thanks for stopping by and  I hope you all are enjoying your summer!

Brandie

Birdhouse Explosion Box Cut File

Hi everyone!  Corri here today sharing my version of Lori’s new Birdhouse Explosion Box (SVG, Silhouette).    This box is so cute!  The adorable birdhouse falls open when the lid is removed revealing a bird in the center with a couple of pockets for messages or gift cards. 

I used paper from the Echo Park – Forward with Faith Collection.  The colors in the collection are beautiful and really pop with the black accents.

The cute file includes two print and cut sentiments… “Hello Friend” and “Happy Birthday” but this card would be perfect for so many occasions.  I think it would be really cute as a housewarming card.  You could even add a gift card to one of the pockets.    I decided to leave my sentiment portion empty for now until I decide who to give this to.

These explosion boxes are so fun to make!  They have a huge impact and look like you put a lot of work in.  Stop by the shop to see all the new explosion boxes.