Category: SVG files

Lemon Place Cards Tutorial

Hello crafty friends, Noelene here today! Recently I hosted my daughter’s Bridal Shower. She chose an Amalfi theme, so I decided to create some name place cards for seating using one of the lemons from the box card Lemonade from Lori Whitlock (SVG) (Silhouette). Now this can be done with any shaped file of your choosing. I had never used print & cut in a shaped file before, so I am going to share with you today how I went about doing so.
1. First step was to open a new page in silhouette program. Open page setup panel – Design Area Setup  -Media size A4 – Registration Marks On – Dimensions & position – slide the bars all the way to the left. This makes the printable area larger & saves paper.
2. Now open the box card file & copy & paste one of the lemons onto the page you created.
3. Enlarge the lemon to the desired size. I have enlarged mine that the yellow part of the lemon measures approx 3.5″. Now ungroup and move the green background to the side.
4. Next click on the lemon & change the colour to no colour in the colour tab.
5. Open the font panel & choose your font & size & type name. I have chosen Hello Honey.
6. Now click on the name & change the font colour to the colour of your choosing. Today I am using black.
7. We want to center the text onto the lemon. Open transform panel & drag your cursor over the whole lemon making sure you pick up the text as well then click center.
8. Then we want to click over the whole image & copy & paste until we have enough to fit onto the printable page area.
9. Then click onto the text of each of the remainder of lemons idividually to change the name. Don’t forget to center the text on each lemon after typing.
10. Once done load your yellow cardstock in printer & press print. In the print preview you will only see the text not the lemons. If you see the lemons then you didn’t change the colour to no colour in previous step 4. Now place your a4 printed paper onto your cutting mat & making sure you have chosen cut edge, cut your printed paper on your Silhouette machine.
If you need more just change the names & don’t forget you still have to center your font on each lemon.
Once all lemons have been print & cut turn off your registration marks. Move your lemons aside then drag the green back panel of the lemon onto your page & copy & paste enough to fill the page or desired amount. Now cut these.
Last step is to glue all your panels together & your done!
For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs
Noelene 🙂

Box Card Pineapple Drink Tutorial

Good morning!! Today is National Refreshment Day. This beverage holiday toasts those moments of ice, cold refreshment. So what a better time to send one of these cute pineapple drink cards?!  Today I will walk you thought the assembly. First cut allyour pieces and lay them out.

First I assembled the fruit and added score tape to the tabs. My paper is from Echo Park’s Little Things Mean A Lot collection.

Next is the base, add score tape to the tab like in the photo below.

Make your box by folding where the perforations are and adhering your score tape to the inside of the neighboring flap.

Add your dark brown piece to the light brown piece and then add both the back and front to the box making sure the small portion is on the bottom like below.

Once you have your front and back attached, fold the perforated tabs and line the top of the inset up with the top of the pineapple and adhere to the sides with your score tape.

Add the second insert and get ready to mail your refreshment!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Shadow Box Card BBQ Invitations

Summer Vibes & BBQ Invitations!

The first week of the summer holidays is behind us here in the Netherlands, perfect timing to dive into some summer creativity!

What better way to celebrate the summer than with good food, great company, and a little handmade magic? That’s why I created the “Shadow Box Card BBQ” – a fun and festive card that’s just bursting with summer vibes!

You can buy the file HERE in Lori her webshop, and its available in the Silhouette shop

This card is perfect for wishing someone a happy holiday, but let’s be honest… it’s even more fun to use it as a BBQ invitation for your friends and family! Imagine their faces when they open this cheerful card, packed with grill-goodness – it’s a guaranteed succes!

I absolutely love cards that are 3 dimensional and still fold flat to be sent in the mail, don’t you?!

So fire up the barbecue, grab your craft supplies, and let the summer fun begin. Whether you’re heading to the beach or staying close to home, there’s always room for a little handmade sunshine & good food with friends and family ☀️

Happy summer & happy crafting!
Tamara

A “Chickens” Mini Cookbook

 Hi everyone!  I have a fun little mini album to share with you today.  I created it with Lori’s new Echo Park Chickens collection.  I used every element of this collection, from the 12×12 paper pack, the frames n tags, the ephemera, enamel dots, matching cardstock and the 6×6 pad.  How blessed I am to have all this at my fingertips to create with.

 

I started by choosing four patterned papers to create envelopes.  I used this envelope, Nesting Window Card Envelope in Lori’s Shop.  I cut them and assembled, just ATG tape was used to adhere.
I then took all four and used my Cinch binding machine to create the little book with a spiral binding.
After I had my pages bound I then used this fun elements sheet to make 4 mini cards to go inside the envelopes. I cut my card stock 8.5 x 4. 25 inches and scored in the middle to make the little cards.
Simple little cards, my plan is to add my daughter’s favorite chicken dish recipes to these.  Hand written is the goal.
Next, I cut four library pockets and I just adhered these with ATG adhesive as well.
Next, four tags cut from an elements page to go inside my four pockets.  Again, I will add more hand written recipes.
I adhered the library pockets onto the back of the envelopes as you can see in the following photos.

 

This is a darling collection and just so perfect for creating a cookbook.

 

Thank you for stopping by!
~Cathy

Vroom Mini Album

Happy Monday, friends!  I’m glad to be back on Lori’s blog with a new project for you!  Today I used Lori’s adorable Race Car Box card file (SVG, Silhouette) and the new paper collection she designed for Echo Park called Vroom, to create a new mini album.  I also used one of my Artsy Albums acrylic albums for the perfect size book for gift giving. 

 

How cute are these race cars?  I love how the tires are separate and you can see the pattern paper peeking from behind.  I added enamel dots to the tires for an extra pop of color and shine. 

Inside the album I used papers from the 6×6 paper pad and some super cute stickers.  Isn’t that little road sticker fun?  I like how it jogs around the photos.
The 6×6 paper pad comes with a smaller version of the cards that are part of 12×12 sheets, so I used “Be Brave Little One” on the front of this flippie, and one on the front cover (see pic below).   

Any little guy or girl who is into cars and racing would love this album, so head over to my blog to see more pictures of this project and learn about the instructions I’ll have have in my shop soon!  Until next time, happy crafting friends!