Category: Lori Whitlock

Soft Floral Wreath for Mom

There is something extra special about creating a card for Mom, and this design makes it so easy to turn paper into something truly meaningful.

I fell in love with the delicate floral wreath framing the little mom sentiment.  The soft pastel palette, layered flowers and tiny embellishments give this card a light, cheerful feel~perfect for celebrating someone who means so much to me.

Mom Wreath Card in Lori’s Shop.

Silhouette Store

 

This card feels like a keepsake.  Whether you’re tucking it into a gift or letting it stand on it’s own, it’s a beautiful way to remind Mom just how loved she is.

~Cathy

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

 

 

 

 

Box Card Hedgehog Tulips Tutorial

Hello, crafty friends! This is Lindsay, and I’m here today sharing my first ever tutorial for the Lori Whitlock design team. I am so excited to share my projects with you. I use my electronic cutting machines (yes, plural!) on a daily basis. For today’s project, I have created the most adorable card using the Box Card Hedgehog Tulips file (svg, silhouette). I used the You Are My Sunshine collection from Echo Park and some additional cardstock.

After cutting all of the pieces, I started assembling the card in sections. First up is the hedgehog. I used brown ink to distress the edges of each piece. I used liquid adhesive to add the black oval behind the face of the hedgehog, then adhered the face layer onto the cream layer. After that, I assembled the small flower and added the arms to the hedgehog. I then used foam adhesive to attach the body of the hedgehog to the dark brown layer. Finally, the entire animal is adhered to the green base layer. I folded along the scored tabs and added strong tape to either side.

The next section is the tulips. Using liquid adhesive, I added the grass/leaves layer first. Next, I assembled each flower and adhered to the green base piece. I folded along the scored tabs and added strong tape to either side. It helps to have the sample image pulled up on Lori’s website. That way you can zoom in and piece the flowers together easily.

The final section is the box portion of the card. It is two large pieces that will come together to form the box. I added floral patterned paper as a cute accent.  I assembled all of the flowers and adhered them with foam adhesive just under the grass border. I added a sentiment sticker that says “Sending Sunshine.” Then I folded along the score lines and added strong tape to each tab.

Now it’s time to put it all together. I connected the two box pieces, peeling just one tab, to create one long strip. I did not adhere the final tab just yet. Once I had the box shape in place, I added the tulip layer. I peeled off the tape on only one side and lined up the tabs so that they touched the back of the box card. Next, I peeled the tape off one side of the hedgehog layer and adhered the tab directly in front of the tulips section. I peeled off the other side of the tulip and hedgehog sections and attached them to the side of the box. Finally, I closed the outer box card. I’ve added an image that shows what the bottom of the card looks like. You can see how the sections stack on top of each other like tables.

The end result is an adorable card that will fold flat into an envelope! You could easily tuck a gift card behind the hedgehog and use this for a birthday card.

I hope this inspires you to create today. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Spring!

Lindsay

 

Happy Birthday Pop Up Card Tutorial

Today I’m excited to share a fun birthday project I made using the “Happy Birthday Pop Up Card” file from Lori.


This card is perfect for surprising someone special because honestly, nothing beats receiving a handmade 3D card in the mail!

You can download the file here:

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1

Open the file in your cutting machine software.

Step 2

Cut all the elements using the correct colors of cardstock. I used 80 lb (216 gsm) cardstock for a sturdy result.

Step 3

Sort all the pieces that belong together so assembly becomes easier (see photo).

Step 4

Glue the cupcake together.

Step 5

Assemble and glue the balloons the right way.

Step 6

Glue the gift boxes together.

Now that everything is assembled, it’s time to put the card together!

Step 7

Fold the white card base as shown in the photo below.

Step 8

Apply glue to the first pop-up tab and attach the first gift.

Step 9

Add glue to tab 2 & 3 and attach the cake and second gift.

Step 10

Take the two white strips and glue them into squares,

Step 11

Now apply glue to the long side of each. Attach the cupcake to the wider piece and the smallest gift to the other one,

Step 12

Apply glue to the bottom of the white block with the gift and attach it to the right side of the card, slightly in front of the right gift.

Step 13

Glue the bottom of the white square behind the cupcake and attach it to the left side of the card, halfway next to the left gift.

Step 14

Attach the balloons to the white card panel with the black strings and the text “It’s your day”.

Step 15

Glue the pop-up card into the folded base card as shown in the photo.

Step 16

Attach the white panel with the balloons to the front of the card.

I hope you love this card as much as I do! The 3D effect really makes it feel like a little celebration in an envelope!

Happy crafting!

XO Tamara

Floating Easel Card Sunflower Tutorial

Happy Thursday everyone! Today I am bringing you a tutorial for this fun floating easel card with a sunflower. (Lori’s Shop, Silhouette)

As always, cut all your pieces and have your supplies ready. You will need fishing line for this card.

I folded my 2 pieces on the score marks.

Then added the patterned paper to the base.

I assembled my sentiment and added dimentionals before centering it onto the base.

Assemble your flowers by offsetting the 2 colors of the flower. I also embossed my centers for a little extra texture. You will need to attach the backs of your 2 flowers with your fishing line between the 2 flowers (my fishing line is yellow for you to see better).

Add your circle piece of patterned paper on top followed by your 1st circle border. Attach your fishing line to the top of the circle border left to right. Trim your fishing line so it does not go past the circle border. Add the 2nd circle border over top of the 1st.

When the card is done, the flower will be hanging within the circle.

And when the easel is in place, it is a cute little floating sunflower.

It even swings like the video below.

I’d love to see if you make one of these fun cards. Until then, thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!