Tutorial – Lori Whitlock

Lets Make an Easter Basket!

February 26, 2026February 25, 2026Leave a comment

Hi everybody, it’s Holly! Today, I’m excited to share a fun “easy diy” project perfect for spring. This “Easter craft” tutorial shows you how to create an adorable hexagon Easter basket using a file from Lori Whitlock. It’s a great “do it yourself” “craft idea” that results in a lovely “handmade basket” for your holiday celebrations! The paper collection I used “Easter Basket” is also by Lori Whitlock. The beautiful pastel colors in the collection will make you SMILE!

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Echo Park Paper

Happy crafting!

HollyJo

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Bone-A-Fide Birthday Bash Box

February 19, 2026February 18, 2026Leave a comment

I have a fun little project to share with you today, Birthday Explosion Box to celebrate my Cash’s Birthday. I’ll get photos printed this week and add them to the tags in the box. Lori has a brand new Party Animal Collection from Echo Park. This is such a sweet line for Birthday’s of our precious pups. Perfect colors and the cutest embellishments.

You can find the file here in Lori’s Shop and here in The Silhouette Design Store. It is a really easy project to put together and it has WOW results.

Here is the Birthday Boy! He turned 5 just a few days ago.

We celebrated with a walk and a hamburger!

So I’ll walk you through a quick tutorial. First, start by cutting out all your pieces and ink all the edges.

Next, fold your box shape and the score lines.

Easy peasy, put the lid of the box together.

Fold and glue your library pockets. There are four!

Add eyelets if you wish to your tags.

Then simply adhere the pockets with the tags to the inside of your box.

Now for the cake. I used liquid glue to adhere these. This little cake is a box, so you could add little trinkets or a little gift for the recipient. I’m not sure what I will put in there for Cash.

Make both the top and bottom pieces the same way. Fold all the little tabs inward and adhere the ends together, as shown in step two. There are two circles for each box, on the brown piece, one fits in the inside and the other on the bottom. This makes a nice clean finish for the bottom of the cake.

Do exactly the same with the lid. Lori’s file has a sweet little candle but I love to use embellishments from the line on my projects, so I picked a couple of candle stickers and placed them back to back.

Now adhere the box in the center of the box or you could just add it and your recipient can take it out.

That’s it, now fold up your box and put the lid on.

Of course, this is where the fun really begins. You get to embellish and make it your own!

I love this so much!

And this sweet little tag…sit, stay and CELEBRATE!

Thanks for joining us today and I hope you check all of Lori’s Explosion Boxes!

~Cathy

Money Roll Gift Bag Tutorial

February 12, 2026February 12, 20261 Comment

Hello there! Today I am sharing a tutorial for the Money Roll Gift Bag Birthday file (SVG, Silhouette). For this project I also used the Party Animal collection by Echo Park Paper Co. This little gift idea is perfect for a last-minute gift idea or that hard to shop loved one.

After cutting everything out, I inked the edges of my bag, box, cake, and candles. I glued the decorative panels in place, assembled the cake, and folded all the score lines into mountain folds. Since I used patterned paper for the cake, I couldn’t use the print and cut feature, so I added a few stickers from the collection for the sentiment.

Once the cake was assembled, I glued the back and attached it to the front of the bag. I folded down the bottom tabs and glued each layer to hold it in place. For the money roll box, I glued the smallest tabs and secured each side. The back of the box stays open and will fold shut once the money roll is tucked inside.

The file includes a print-and-cut tab to attach to the end of the money. I used low-tack washi tape to secure the tab and connect the money end to end. Starting from the end without the tab, I rolled up the bills, fed the tab through the slot in the money roll box, and then closed the box. The money roll box fits perfectly into the bag.

This money roll gift set is sure to be a hit with the recipient and will make gifting money exciting as the tab is pulled. Thanks for stopping by today, and happy crafting!

Brandie

Valentine Cat Bag and A2 Card Gift Set

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

Hello Crafty Friends Noelene here today! With Valentine’s Day less than 2 weeks away today I want to share with you an adorable little bag & card gift set I made using one of the newest files from Lori Whitlock called Valentine Bag Cat (SVG), (Silhouette). I also created a matching card using an A2 card Base (SVG), (Silhouette)

To start off I cut out all the panel pieces for the bag. Make sure you cut 2 of each of all the panels that make the cat, (if you are making the card). I did not need to alter the size of the cat in any way as it fit nicely onto the a2 card base. Now start by putting all your pieces together for the cat by following the steps below.

Now it’s time to put the bag together. Glue all your bag panels onto the bag base.

Note the next step I did after glueing the panels, but it may be slightly easier to do before the panels are glued on, as the cardstock will be more flexible. Mountain fold the bottom flaps & valley fold the sides of the bag.

Next glue the side tab of the bag.

Glue the base then set your bag aside for the time being.

Now to create our matching A2 card. Firstly cut out all the panels. You will see that I have an extra rectangle piece of cardstock which is not in the file. I just cut out a rectangle 1.25″ x 4.25″ with the same paper I used on the side of my bag so that it coordinates with my card.

Glue the 2 front panels onto the card base.

Glue the extra rectangle piece onto the far right side of the inside of your card, so that when you close your card it will be visible from behind the pinking pattern.

Lastly to finish off place a cat onto the front of your bag & another onto the card front. I used foam squares to give it dimension. Then add the ribbon to your bag & any other embellishments you wish. Today I have kept it simple & only added a heart stickle.

For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Noelene 🙂

A2 Easel Card Be My Valentine

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

Starting to make a few Valentine’s Day Cards, searching my library, and came across this cute easel card. They are quick to make and are always a huge hit with the recipient. You can purchase the A2 Easel Card Be My Valentine files here: (SVG, Silhouette).

First, gather your papers. This is a fun one to use lots of patterned papers.

Below, see all the pieces to cut.

1. Sort and arrange your pieces.

2. Fold you red easel piece into it’s shape.

3. Add the pink base to the bottom of your easel piece.

4. I added just a strip of patterned paper across the pink heart.

5. Then layer all your hearts on top on this piece and adhere it to your card base.

6. Now you need to add a button or brad, something for your easel fold to rest against. There is a little hole right in the file that Lori created, so you know the perfect place to add this. I used a little heart button adhered with a glue dot.