Category: Scrapbooking

Little Black Notebook

I have a stack of black paper that doesn’t cut very well on my Silhouette machine. It tends to tear. So, I was trying to think of a use for it. My girls like to doodle and love crafts. I decided to make them some unique notebooks for Christmas with black paper and give them a white pen with their books.

I decided I wanted the covers to have a fun chalkboard graphic. I thought they’d LOVE to have their names on them, so I proceeded to design the cover artwork. (You could use any phrase or graphic from your library.)

Next, I loaded black paper into my Silhouette. I replaced the blade with one of Silhouette’s white sketch pens. Then, I changed the cutting setting to SKETCH PEN.
While that was sketching,  and used a paper cutter to trim down the black paper to the desired size. I cut 1 piece of gorgeous Sliver Glitter DCWV paper, from this pad, and 2 pieces of chipboard for the front and back covers.

When the art was done sketching I cut it down with my paper cutter and used Mod Podge to adhere the cover and back cover to the chipboard pieces.
Last,  I used my Zutter to cut and install the wire binding.
And, that’s it. What a simple little project made out of things I already had in my craft room. All I had to purchase was the white pen. I really hope my girls enjoy these little notebooks and that they are not reading this blog post until after Christmas! : )

Layout by Mendi + Canvas by Traci

Today we have two beautiful projects to share with you by Mendi and Traci. First to share with you is Mendi.
I’m so excited to finally be sharing this layout today!  I actually started this one back in May and was just waiting for the perfect moment to share it between all the Summer and Fall themed occasions.  For this project I turned to my all time favorite collection of Lori’s called Summer Days which she designed for Echo Park, along with a number of her awesome cutting files.


I’ve had this photo of my daughter in my photo box for nearly 4 years waiting for the perfect rainbow inspired layout to use it on.  As soon as I saw Lori’s doily cutting files I knew it would be so much fun to cut each one from a different color for a clean and simple layout.  I love the way they look cut from the different solid colors from the collection!


If these shapes look like a bit of fun to cut out, you would be correct.  They definitely leave their fair share of confetti on your cutting mat so make sure to have a scraper or old gift card handy to get all these little guys off. These beautiful doilies were more than worth the tiny bit of extra effort though.  😉


To complete my layout I used the following cutting files available for purchase in Lori’s Shop:
Next up we have Traci with a beautiful wall hanging.
Happy Fall everyone!  Do you love this time of year as much as I do?  The colors of the leaves, the cooler temperatures, the sweaters … love sweaters!  I have a great home decor piece to share with you today since fall is officially here.  Lori’s 6×8 Canvas set is such a fun project and so versatile — you could make one for each season!  The cutting file comes with even more than you see here — not only are the two hanging “canvases” included, but 4 different mat shaped backgrounds are also in the file!  You could hang two like I’ve done here, or hang three, or even more!
The paper collection is one of my favorites this season — Echo Park’s Reflections Fall, designed by Lori.
I also love Lori’s title “A Thankful Heart is a Happy Heart“.  You can find it with 4 other fall titles in Lori’s shop, or in the Silhouette shop.
Thanks for letting me share this canvas wall hanging with you!  Please stop by my blog and say hello today!  I’ll be giving away a $10 Silhouette download card to one lucky winner!
Have a wonderful week!
Traci

Blog Hop + Promo + Giveaway + $1 Wednesday

Welcome to our Creative Team Blog Hop, today! Our FABULOUS Creative Team is at it again and has some amazing projects to share with you. Keep reading because we have a Silhouette Promo and GIVEAWAY below. Check out their fun projects by following the links here:

Lori Whitlock
Brigit Mann 
Christine Ousley 
Corri Garza 
Mendi Yoshikawa 
Traci Penrod 
Chrissy Guido
Haley Ney
Kim Lund 

Have you seen the new stamp material from Silhouette? Yep, that’s right I said STAMP MATERIAL!!! With this amazing product you can cut your own stamps with your Silhouette machine! This is a brand new product and it’s AWESOME! I had a chance to play with it this week and I have to say… I’m in LOVE!! Up until now, there was not a great way to create your own rubber stamps… well, now there is! I created this apple tag with stamping in mind. I was able to create a custom shaped tag and apple with coordinating stamp images! How fun is that? Keep reading because I’m giving away this apple tag set with a stamp material purchase below. 

Here are a couple of informative videos that that show you a little more about the stamping material and how to use it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwRl9B8x-pw
http://youtu.be/hkvDkvDZ-hY

Right now Silhouette is offering my readers some incredible prices on stamping products, both with and without a machine. And, to top it off, here’s my special offer to you…  Anyone who purchases one of the deals below I’ll send you the Apple Tag Stamping Set FREE (SVG & Studio files). Simply email your order # to me at info@loriwhitlock.com and I’ll email you a link to download this cute set.

To shop be sure you follow THIS LINK (www.silhouetteamerica.com/stamping) and use code LORI at checkout to get these great prices and the FREEBIE offer.

And, don’t forget it about our $1 Wednesday at Jessica Sprague… (keep reading… there’s a Silhouette Portrait Giveaway at the bottom you won’t want to miss!)

One Dollar Wednesday at JessicaSprague.com!

It’s Wednesday again and that means TODAY ONLY you can snag two digital kits for an amazing deal…
TODAY for JUST $1 you can grab this awesome set: Everyday Stamps

EVERYDAY STAMPS

And, you can get the following awesome product for HALF OFF, 4×6 and 3×4 Template Set 2

4×6 AND 3X4 TEMPLATE SET 2

While you are at jessicasprague.com getting your kits, be sure to check out the samples made with each of these kits at the bottom of each listing.

And, last but least… we have a Silhouette Portrait to GIVE AWAY!!! One lucky winner will be announced on Monday, September 9, 2013! Enter through the form below. Good luck everyone!!!

 

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And, don’t forget to finish the blog hop!

 

Cascading Album by Traci and a Layout by Mendi

Today we have 2 fabulous projects to share. Traci has created one of the Cascading Albums and Mendi has an adorable layout.
Happy Monday everyone!
I am glad to be back sharing another project with you today!  If you know me, or have ever been to my blog, you know that I’m a huge fan of mini albums.  They are my favorite project and I love the fact that Lori has so many wonderful options in her shop.  So for today’s project, I used one of Lori’s Tiered albums with a bracket edge.  I also used brand new papers and embellishments that Lori designed for Echo Park called Reflections.  Oh my goodness what a fabulous collection!!
For the title of my album, I used Lori’s Family Memories phrase.  This new paper collection is perfect for older family photos or more recent ones — I just love the colors!
I wanted to add a fold-up card piece to one of the album pages, so I cut out Lori’s Hinges to give the card more interest.  Depending on the size you make your hinges, you can add brads to the holes, or use a little bling like I did 🙂
Finally, to add to the vintage feel of my album, I added a fancy frame.  I just love how the frame looks with some gems added for sparkle!
I have posted additional photos of this album over on my blog today, so I hope you’ll stop by and check them out.
Thanks for letting me share with you!!
Traci
Thanks Traci! Here is Mendi’s beautiful layout!
Mendi here today sharing a layout which uses Echo Park’s Here & Now collection (one of my favorite collections of Lori’s) and a number of her fun SVG cutting files.


To form my title block, I layered 5 different cutting files of Lori’s.  I had some old (OLD) Autumn Leaves ticket stamps which I paired with Lori’s ticket shape.  I also mixed things up a bit by removing the shadow from the “Spring Is Here” title and enlarging the word Spring and moving the words to two separate lines to fit on my label.


I created a second grouping to form the second point in my visual triangle using Lori’s layered flower, pennant and a matching sticker from the collection kit.  I added a pearl brad and some foam tape for my flower to add a little interest.


Lori’s tabs with the date was just what I needed to finish my visual triangle (and remind me where to file this one away in the albums when I finally get around to it).  😉

To complete my layout I used the following cutting files designed by Lori:

Layout by Traci and Cake Explosion Box by Christine

Traci is on the blog today sharing this beautiful layout with us… Hi everyone! I’m back today to share a sweet layout with you.  This is my darling niece back in 1997 (I’m just a tad behind on my scrapbooking).  She was at such a cute age back then that even though each of these photos wasn’t from the same day or event, I wanted to use them together.  (How cute is that hat)??  Every time I saw Taylor back then, she made me laugh — so Lori’s title was perfect for this layout.  I’ve also been wanting to use one of Lori’s 12×12 backgrounds and I fell in love with the honeycomb pattern.  Using my cameo, I was able to cut the entire 12×12 background out of a sheet of pink pattern paper.  Then, I clipped parts of the inside away, so that the pattern was left on the bottom and up one side.
I also cut a few of the hexagons out of other pattern papers to give the layout some random pops of color.  I cut a hexagon shaped card in half to layer under some embellishments in the top right corner, and I finished up the page with twine around the edge and a few flowers.
Here are the cutting files that I used…thanks for letting me share with you today!
Lori Whitlock Geometric Lace, also available in the Silhouette store as Honeycomb Background Lace
and check out what Christine made today
It just so happens that my day to share on Lori’s blog is also my daughter’s 21st birthday so I thought that it would be fitting to share something birthday related.  This birthday explosion box is new in Lori Whitlock’s store and I had a lot of fun putting it together and adding my own personal touches.

On the top of the box, I added a bow that comes with the Birthday Box file.  Just cut a couple of strips of paper and secure with a brad.  When you lift the top off the box, the sides fall open and the cake inside is revealed.

I made the little 21 myself by typing the numbers out first and ungrouping them.  Then I drew a small rectangle the width of the numbers and welded it to the bottom of the numbers.  This created a little tab that I was able to use to attach it to the top of the box.  If I had thought about it before I cut out the box, I would have put an extra slit in the top of the box like the others have, so that I could just slide the tab in and secure it underneath.  Next time I make this, it will be easier to make it look nice.  Make sure that you can fold the number over, or the lid won’t fit on the box.
I used October Afternoon’s CakeWalk collection to cut out my box and added a few sticker embellishments here and there.
This way a really fun box to create.  I am excited to try it again in different colors.
So, if I may, a big Happy 21 Birthday Wish to my daughter.  I hope this day brings you joy and happiness!
Lori Whitlock Supplies used: