Category: Tutorial

3D Witch’s Hat Tutorial

Happy almost Halloween!  My very favorite time of the year to paper craft.  I just love all things Halloween….seriously my favorite holiday.  I have a fun, simple quick project for you.  Just a few simple steps and you have a cute little decoration to add to your décor.  I started with Lori’s 3 D Witch Hat (SVG, Silhouette).  It’s a simple file  to cut, only 3 colors!  After cutting, this is what you will have.

Next, I just inked the edges of my patterned paper.

Fold up all the tabs of the brim of the hat.

Add your pattered paper circle to the brim.

Now your ready for the rest of the hat.  I ran my black card stock over the edge of my table a few times to get a nice curve and break down the fibers in the card stock to make it roll easier.

Then add double sided tape to your seam and roll until you have a cone shape….

Like this….

Now insert your cone into the brim of the hat, with all of those tabs going up.

One by one, I glued the tabs with some strong glue.  Then add your band for the hat around the bottom of the cone and over those tabs and adhere.  Yes, I forgot to take the last picture.

Then I just added some fun embellishments with a few pop dots and a little baby powder for they wouldn’t stick in certain places.!

It just makes me happy. I love it!

Here’s a little close up of the scene.  EEEEEKKKKKKK!  So cute! 

Thank you for stopping by ~Cathy

 

30% Off Sale on SVGs & 3D Witch Lantern Tutorial

Hello everyone! Marcia here today. Since Halloween is just around the corner, I thought I would get a jump on making some fun décor items.  I found this spooktacular 3D Witch Lantern (SVG, Silhouette) in the shop and had to make it!  There are similar lanterns with pumpkins, bats, haunted house, etc… so you could make a variety to set up all over your home. They are designed with an opening in the bottom so that you can place a tealight there to light the lantern up!

Let me show you how easy they are to make.

  1. Select a cardstock color and cut out all the lantern pieces. You will need 2 pieces of 12×12 cardstock.

2.  I like to assemble this from the top down. Glue the 5 D-Rings together. Then create a box with the square top piece to the left of the D-Rings in the above photo. The flat side of the D-Ring fits in the slot in the box. Bend the tabs out. Glue the side of the angled lantern top. Fit the tabs from the box top into the square opening. Flip the top over and glue the tabs one at a time to the inside of the slanted lantern top.

3.  I cut 4 pieces of vellum to place on the back side of the lantern design. Just be sure to apply the glue where it will not be seen. Glue the side of the lantern.

4.  Assemble the base. The small hole is for the tealight to poke through. Glue the sides of the base only, leaving a slot for the bottom panel to slide in and out allowing access to the tealight.

5.  Adhere the slanted lantern top to the tabs at the top of the middle design piece. I did this by applying glue to all 4 tabs at once and then setting the lantern top on over the glue. You can reach inside from the bottom of the middle section to make sure the two pieces adhere nicely. If your hand does not fit, use a bone folder or pencil to reach inside. Glue the bottom of the middle design piece shut. When it is dry, apply glue to the bottom of the middle design piece and fit the hole over the top of the hole in the lantern base. I found this easy to do with a tealight in place so I could be sure I wasn’t covering up too much of the tealight opening. Apply a small bit of pressure to get a good seal. I use a quick dry adhesive when creating 3D projects to reduce the time needed to hold things together until the glue dries.

Allow the adhesive to dry completely before you attempt to pick up the lantern by the D-Rings. I love how this turned out! My photo does not do it justice. I placed a color changing tealight inside … so cool in the dark! I think I will have to make more now. Go check out all the designs in the Lori Whitlock store.

And don’t forget, all SVG files are on sale in the Lori Whitlock SVG shop through Saturday, September 17th when you use code SEP2022 at checkout!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.
~Marcia

More Coffee, Please!

Hi there paper crafting friends!  It’s Michelle Starcher, aka the Bookish Designer, hopping onto the blog to walk you through the steps to create Lori’s K-Cup Holder 2 Cups (SVG, Silhouette).  This adorable tote holds two K-cups of coffee or cocoa. This little coffee tote is perfect for pumpkin spice season and is super easy to assemble using the steps below.

I made the K-Cup Holder 2 Cups using my Silhouette Cameo 4.  While I love using pattern paper, I recommend using a solid cardstock for the carrier and insert (khaki pieces in the image below).  However, you can use patterned paper for the outside pieces (red), just make sure you use the correct orientation if you are using a directional patterned paper.  I used an autumn leaf paper from Lori’s a Perfect Autumn collection from Echo Park Paper Co.

Before assembling the carrier, I inked the autumn leaf paper pieces with aged mahogany Distress Ink and adhered them to the carrier as shown below.  Next, I folded the carrier along the scores marks and added adhesive to the tabs of the carrier.

To assemble the box, I folded the taps inside the carrier to create a box shape by lining up the tab’s score marks with the edge of the handle panels.  Once the carrier was assembled, I folder the K-cup insert along the score lines and inserted it into the carrier.

Once the K-Cup Holder 2 Cups carrier was assembled, I decorated the front using stickers from Lori’s a Perfect Autumn collection from Echo Park Paper Co. I used foam tape to add dimension to the decorative elements used.  Then, I added two K-Cups to the carrier.  Finally, I used a cute autumn leaf ribbon to hold the carrier closed.

 

Lori has a number of K-Cup holders available in the shop.  Be sure to check them out if you have coffee (or cocoa) lovers in your life.

Until next time,

Michelle

3D Pumpkin Tutorial

I wish I could say fall is in the air… not quite yet in New England… so I’m making my own “fall” today!  This adorable 3D Pumpkin (SVG, Silhouette) was the perfect little project to make me feel more autumn-like!  It’s such a cute little decoration, you could fill it with a treat or use it as part of your seasonal tiered tray décor!  Take a peek…

I put together a quick assembly tutorial for this file… it’s really pretty simple….  I started by cutting my pieces. I curled the pumpkin sides using a pencil.  I also went to my stash to find a brad.  It really does not matter what color brad, it gets covered up. A smaller brad would be best.   Next, I folded the score lines of the stem piece all in the same direction. I maneuvered the pieces to create the stem shape and glued it together.

Next I gathered up the pumpkin sides to form the round pumpkin shape.  I chose to place my brad on the inside and have the prongs on the outside.  I found that easier.  You could always do it the other way.  I started bringing up each side, and sliding it over the brad tongs to keep it in place.

When I got to the last few sides, I gently stuck my hand into the pumpkin between 2 of the sides and then folded over the last piece.  If you are going to add a small treat to your pumpkin you will want to add it before you bring over the last side.

Once I had the last side in place, I then added the leaf.  I folded out the prongs of the brad to hold it all in place.  I then glued the stem on top of the brad to cover.  I did have to snip the ends of my brad, but if you used a smaller brad you might not have to.  I only had a large one.

All that was left was to add some fun twine!

That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Bakery Box Card Assembly Tutorial

Hi friends! I’m stopping by today to share a tutorial for the Box Card Bakery (SVG, Silhouette). This card is so darling and would make a fun birthday, get well soon, thank you, or just because card.
I cut out all of pieces in various shades of cardstock and then inked around the edges of most of the pieces in matching colors to give them a little depth.  The bakery sentiment was done using the print and cut function of my machine.
This card does have several small images and for me the easiest way to assemble them is using a sticker maker. The adhesive is strong with no mess or glue seepage that can happen with wet glue.
First, I folded all of the score lines into mountain folds. Then glued the white panel on what will be the inside of the card. This panel is to cover the holes for the door and window.

I then assembled the bakery sign, and awning. Dry fit the white pieces before gluing into place. Each little piece has a correct place on the awning. The image cuts the stripes in the right order. If you are careful when taking them off of your mat and keeping them in order, you won’t have a hard time assembling them.  Or if you are like me and go willy-nilly pulling everything off the sticky mat it isn’t too hard to figure out the correct placement.

I attached the door and window frame first. Then added the awning, the top trim piece, then centered and the bakery sign. I also added the smallest bread loaf, donut, and cookie to the window display.

For the insert I added the pretzel and largest loaf first then added the donut.

Now it’s time to assemble the box card. Flip the card base over so that the inside is face down on the table. With the insert face up, valley fold the tabs, and add glue to the right tab only. Glue down on the card base. (I added the X to show where to glue.)

Line up the tab with the top of the card base and to the left of the score line.

For the left tab, valley fold the tab, and add glue. Then fold over the left side of the card base. (Aiming for the spot where I have drawn the X.)

Hold until the glue sets.

The box card is ready to be closed up. Add glue to the last tab on the left then fold the right side of the card over. making sure everything is lined up.

Now it is ready to be sent off to someone special. Thanks for stopping by today!

Brandie