November Blog Hop! 30% OFF!

We’re thrilled to launch the November 2024 Creative Team Blog Hop! Our amazing team has been busy creating some stunning new projects that are sure to spark your inspiration this fall.

To make things even more exciting, we’re offering a fantastic 30% OFF SALE at Lori’s SVG SHOP on all digital files and commercial licenses until Saturday, November 16th! Just use the code NOV2024 (don’t forget, it’s case-sensitive).

But wait, there’s more! We have a special freebie for you and an incredible giveaway you won’t want to miss.

Join us, dive into the fun, and let your creativity shine! Happy crafting!

As a huge thank you for joining the hop and spreading the joy with your friends, we’ve got a special gift just for you! For TODAY ONLY, you can get this amazing Flexi Card Fall Scene SVG file completely FREE. Don’t delay—add it to your cart and it’s all yours at checkout!

NEW Files!

This week, I created a charming collection of fall-themed box cards, each one capturing the cozy spirit of the season. The set includes a festive Thanksgiving turkey, a rain boot overflowing mushrooms and flowers, a barn brimming fall flowers, a gorgeous acorn, a wagon filled with pumpkins, and a mason jar adorned with sweet mushrooms and blooms. These delightful cards would make perfect table decorations for Thanksgiving or a thoughtful surprise to send to a loved one, sure to brighten anyone’s day. I hope you enjoy using these SVG files as much as I enjoyed designing them!

We’re excited to introduce the brand-new Doodlebug Farmhouse collection of SVG files, now available in the shop! This adorable set is perfect for all your fall and farm-themed projects. Featuring charming designs like pumpkins, sunflowers, a cornucopia, scarecrow, and turkey, it’s a must-have for anyone who loves the cozy, rustic feel of autumn. Whether you’re crafting for Thanksgiving or simply embracing the harvest season, these files from Doodlebug Designs will add the perfect touch to your creations!

***CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE NEW FILES***

How about a giveaway? Yay! Watch for the winner to be announced right on the entry form found on this blog post. The winner will receive an email.

And, last but not least… would you like to see what our amazing team has created? Click the links below for some wonderful inspiration. If you get lost come back here to get on track Lori Whitlock you are here), Traci Penrod,, Ashley Cook, Cathy Harper, Chelsea VanWyk, Sue Kment, Noelene Apap, Tamara Tigchelaar.

Thanks again for dropping by! Have a GREAT day!

~Lori

 

Halloween Scene Decor

 

Welcome to my  Thursday Tutorial !

We are so close to Halloween and I’ve always wanted to make this Halloween Scene Decor file (Lori Whitlock Store or Silhouette Store)-so here it is. It’s actually very easy but it is a decor file so it is much bigger than normal creations.

 

Here it is all done! It’s over 18 inches long and very cool!

Here you can see the six panels. The bottom three panels are glued on top of the main panels.

You will cut 6 panels with different scenes. They are big–11.5 inches tall and a bit over 6.5 inches wide for each panel. Plan on using 6 pieces of black cardstock with extra left for other projects.  I used Michaels paper  65lb cardstock because it cuts details so well, but it wasn’t really strong enough for this stand up scene. My solution was to cut 3 extra panels for a bit more extra strength. I would suggest using heavier paper and all will be good!

You will glue the three full scene panels together. Two panels have a tab. Glue those together and then add the third panel. I would then glue the other three top panels to the main panels, making sure to line up the elements.

You can cut the top panels different colors but I stuck with all black for the panels and changing up the colors for the paper piecing. You can see all the pieces laying on the glued panels so you can see the placement .

Here you can see where all the pieces should be placed.  I did cut a purple spider for that third panel for a little more color balance. To isolate the spider I made a copy of that panel (in the Silhouette  software hit the Ctrl key and arrow key to make a copy of the selected piece you want) and then I used my knife tool and cut it out of the panel. A little extra trimming with my scissors  after it was cut and I was ready to add it to the panel. My favorite pieces of this file are the little brown door boards. They even have itty bitty nail holes at each end! Such detail!

I also used a brick stencil on my buildings to make them look like haunted castles. Scuffed up the rest of the pieces with black chalk and then glued them on. I found a little black bat on my floor so had to add that LOL!  I have a lot of Halloween things floating around. Ha! I think it would be fun to add velum behind each panel and then add lights behind it…I might still do that!

I’m excited to add this to my Halloween decorations-it will look spooky on my mantel!

Sue

Hidden Binding Mini Album House – Halloween Style!

Hi friends!

Traci here and today, I’m sharing a fun Halloween Mini Album that’s in the shape of a not-so-scary little haunted house. I made it with a wonderful Lori Whitlock cutting file called Hidden Binding Mini Album House (SVG, Silhouette) and I just love it!

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album with cute ghosts, spiders, and bats

To start, I cut the base out of Bazzill card stock in raven black, then added some cute pattern paper and mini icon stickers from the Doodlebug Happy Haunting Collection. Lori’s file comes with 2 pretty flowers and a front door but, I added some stickers instead to keep with the Halloween theme.

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album with cute ghosts, spiders, and bats

The album uses a hidden binding technique to secure the pages. That allows
enough room in between for pop dots, stickers, die cuts, tags, twine, etc. And, it lays
perfectly flat when closed! You can watch the assembly tutorial for it over on Lori’s YouTube Channel here.

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album page with a cute cat sitting on a pink chair, a bookshelf, and spider webs

Inside, I wanted 4 pages that were super sturdy so I cut 8 pieces out of black card stock and adhered two back to back to make each of my 4 pages. But, you could create this album with just 4 single pages.

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album page with a chandelier, skull and bones, and a stack of books

I covered each page in cute pattern papers, photo mats, then decorated with stickers. It’s “frightful & delightful”!

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album page with ghosts, owls, and wonky eyes
Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album page with a moon, a cloud, and purple skeletons

While I designed this as a haunted house, the file could be used for ANY theme just by changing the paper collection. You could decorate it for pictures of family/home, a dog house, fall, a summer beach house, a cabin in the woods, or a winter wonderland in the mountains. It’s so versatile!

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album page with cute ghosts, stars, and a gate

On some of the pages, I added scalloped circular photo mats. To make these, I used a 3″ scallop circle punch and a 2.5″ circle punch.

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album page with pumpkins and colorful stars

 

This cute mini album would be great filled with Halloween photos of family, friends, the pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, a party, a haunted house, a festival, a corn maze, awesome costumes, trick-or-treating, and loads of sweet treats!

 

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album page with cute houses, pumpkins, and a skeleton

This would also make an amazing gift idea for the holiday. Give it to a friend, teacher, babysitter, dog walker, or the hostess of a Halloween party. 

 

Halloween House Shaped Scrapbook Mini Album on an Artsy Albums Acrylic Display Stand


Lori has other hidden binding mini album shapes too.
I’ve made the flower, telephone, and the tag shape and I’ve loved them all. But she has even more, so be sure to check those out.

I hope you like my Halloween version of this house shaped mini album and it
inspires you to create one yourself. Until next time … happy scrappin’!

 

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October Blog Hop! 30% OFF!!

We’re thrilled to launch the October 2024 Creative Team Blog Hop! Our amazing team has been busy creating some stunning new projects that are sure to spark your inspiration this fall.

To make things even more exciting, we’re offering a fantastic 30% OFF SALE at Lori’s SVG SHOP on all digital files and commercial licenses until Saturday, October 12th! Just use the code OCT2024 (don’t forget, it’s case-sensitive).

But wait, there’s more! We have a special freebie for you and an incredible giveaway you won’t want to miss.

Join us, dive into the fun, and let your creativity shine! Happy crafting!

As a huge thank you for joining the hop and spreading the joy with your friends, we’ve got a special gift just for you! For TODAY ONLY, you can get this amazing Fence Mailbox Pop Up Card SVG file completely FREE. Don’t delay—add it to your cart and it’s all yours at checkout!

***CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE NEW FILES***

How about a giveaway? Yay! Watch for the winner to be announced right on the entry form found on this blog post. The winner will receive an email.

And, last but not least… would you like to see what our amazing team has created? Click the links below for some wonderful inspiration. If you get lost come back here to get on track Lori Whitlock you are here), Brandie Adams, Ashley Cook, Cathy Harper, Chelsea VanWyk, Sue Kment, Noelene Apap, Tamara Tigchelaar.

Thanks again for dropping by! Have a GREAT day!

~Lori

 

Baby Bottle Shaped Shaker Card Tutorial

Hello Crafty friends, today I want to share how I made this adorable Baby shaker card!

The file for my project today is the Baby Bottle Shaped Card (SVGSilhouette).
 
I opened my file in Silhouette studio & took the bottle panel of my file, (coloured in white in my pic), & made a copy so that I now have 2. 
 
One will be used to create a frame for my shaker by making an internal offset & the other I will use to cut a sheet of acetate for the shaker window.

 

I created an internal offset of 0.450 on one of them. You can now put the other, (for the acetate), without the offset to the side. I have slightly enlarged my card so the offset measurements may vary depending on the size of your card. I just kept playing with mine till I got it to the desired size.
 I then copy & pasted this to fill my page. I was able to fit 4 in total. I cut out 12 pieces of this panel. These are to create the frame for your shaker. You only keep the outside frame. The insert is not needed. You will only need to cut 1 frame if you prefer to create the window frame with foam tape. I prefer this way as I find them much sturdier. I then cut out another of the same panel using the printed paper to make the top printed panel. This time keep both the frame & inside cut. Once I cut out all my pieces the first step was to glue the frame together by layering carefully my 12 pieces.
How thick the layer will depend on the type of shaker confetti you use inside. My shaker balls where a little raised & I wanted them to move freely in my card.
Next I glued together my top panels onto the front of my bottle panel & also glued down the shaker frame I created onto the bottom part.
I wanted some embellishments as well as sprinkles in my card, so I adhered some cute stickers on the inside panel first.

 

Once my stickers were in place I took the panel & glued it inside my frame. This should fit perfectly. Then I added my tiny balls. You can use any sprinkles in your stash. I wanted mine to look like milk inside the bottle that is why I chose the white balls. Next I gave my acetate a light brush of powder on the side I was going to glue down so that it is not static. I then glued the acetate to the frame. I let it dry before the next steps. Acetate takes a little longer to dry & not so instant as paper. Once the acetate was dry I glued on top the printed panel frame. Lastly I glued down my complete bottle panel onto the front of the card frame.
I added a sticker with sentiment on top to finish off!
 
For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs
Noelene 🙂