Category: Tutorial

Princess Castle Box Card Tutorial

Hello everyone! Marcia here today. Have you seen Lori’s new Our Little Princess collection from Echo Park Paper?  There are lots of coordinating die cuts that you can use to create a truly special card for your little princess. I love making dimensional cards so I selected the Castle 3 Box Card (SVG, Silhouette).

Let me show you how easy it is to put together.

  1. Cut out pieces with your electronic cutter. You can use the print and cut feature for the sentiment on the back of the card or use a sticker from the collection. If the pattern paper you are using is different colors on the front and back, you will want to cut 2 of the castle backs that the sentiment piece is adhered to. This is so when viewed from the front, it is the same color as the rest of the card.

  2. Glue the black cardstock pieces behind the windows and door. Use coordinating ink to ink the edges of the paper to add dimension.

  3. Assemble the card front panel, the back panel, and the 2 castle inserts.

  4. Glue the card base to create a rectangle and then adhere the card front and back panels to the base.

  5. Add the box card inserts and then embellish with stickers from the Our Little Princess collection.

This card folds completely flat for mailing (A7 envelope) and is sure to bring a smile to the lucky recipient’s face. Be sure to check out all the other castle cut files in Lori’s store too.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
~Marcia

Bunny Head Box Tutorial

Anita here with a tutorial to make Lori’s Bunny Head Box (SVG, Silhouette).  I used some of Lori’s Echo Park Paper collections for this box including Wish Upon a Star and Celebrate Spring.  I am going to make these to give to each person who comes for Easter dinner! They will look so cute on my table and will be filled with yummy sweets.

Here is a photo of the pieces that you need to cut out for this box.

The next photo shows the face and ear pieces glued on as well as the direction the score lines need to be folded.

This photo shows the sides of the box glued together which was the first step in putting the box together.

After the sides are glued together the bottom hexagon piece gets folded up and glued in to cover up the tabs.

Lastly you can see how cute the box looks with a little Easter grass in it and some chocolate.

To close the box, fold in the short sides first, then gather the ears together and secure with some ribbon or twine.  You could even add a bute little pom pom for a tail!   This went together quickly and easily.  Hope that you have a chance to try this one out.  Be sure to look at all of Lori’s SVG files for your Spring celebration needs.  That’s it for me today.

Hugs,

Anita

Candy Dispenser Bunny Tutorial

I know it’s still March, but I’m thinking ahead to Easter, trying to get a head start on some Easter crafts!  Looking through Lori’s files, I found this adorable Bunny Candy Dispenser (SVG, Silhouette).  I thought it would be fun to make and give!  Take a peek…

 

This file looks complicated, but it’s really easy to assemble.  I’ve outlined the steps below…

Start by cutting your pieces.  I added the foot pads to the feet, the inner ears & nose to the face.  I also backed the bunny face with the black oval to show through the eyes and whiskers.

Next I covered the back of the bunny face with the solid piece to cover the black oval.

In the third photo I folded up the sides of the cover and glued in place.

Add the bunny face to the cover, aligning the bottom of the face with the bottom of the rounded part of the cover.

Next Start the base of the dispenser.  Fold the base and glue so it’s a box shape.  You then want to add the bottom to the base.  Fold down the tabs on the base, add adhesive.  Add the bottom panel as shown… you want the “hatch” to be on the side of the opening.

Once the bottom is attached, flip the base over.  To make the sliding drawer part, maneuver the side arms in through the hole in the base.  There are small slits in the front score lines, you want to fit the arms into those slits so they are held in place.  If the opening and closing of the drawer seems stiff, you can add baby powder to the arms before inserting them.  You can also make the slits slightly longer if needed.

Add the feet to the door of the dispenser.  You can then fill the dispenser from the top and add the cover.  The bunny face overlaps the feet to keep the door closed.

Now all you need to do is to decide what sweets to add to your dispenser!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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3D Clover Décor Tutorial

Hi there! Have you jumped on tiered tray bandwagon yet? I have! And have had a lot of fun making décor items for it. Lori has a new group of files for St. Patrick’s Day home décor that are perfect for a tiered tray. You can find it in her shop here. Today I’m going to show you how to assemble the 3D Clover (SVG, Silhouette).

I started by cutting all of the pieces. In the file there is only one side of the clover, but you will need to cut two. I also wanted two layers of the front decorative panel, so I customized a piece by making an internal offset and cutting that out as well.

I folded all of the tabs. Most of the folds are mountain folds. The very middle score line is a valley fold as well as the tab on the end.

The middle valley fold will be in the middle of each of the clover petals.

With some liquid glue I secured the first tab. I like to get a good anchor established before moving around the rest of the petal.

Then added glue to the next few tabs and secured them to the clover petals.

I repeated the process for the other two petals.

Once I had the other two petal edges complete, I glued the end tabs in place. It would also work really well to glue all of the edge strips together then glue them to the front of the clover. Rather than doing each petal separately.

For the back piece I just went for it and added glue to all of tabs and laid the cover on top while I adjusted and lined up all the edges. It would probably be easier to anchor one tab then add the glue to the rest of the tabs and adjust/line up as needed.

The last bit is the best part. I inked the all the edges. I glued all the decorative panels on the outside edges. I used my sewing machine to stich the two front decorative panels together. I added a rolled flower (SVG, Silhouette) and a few gold sequins.

And don’t forget, there’s a sale happening now in Lori’s SVG Shop!  Get 30% off all SVGs, Fonts, Pattern Fills & Commercial Licenses when you use code MAR2022 at checkout.  Don’t miss out, sale ends Saturday!

That’s it for me today. I hope you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Brandie

 

French Door Easel Card – St. Patrick’s Day Tutorial

Happy Tutorial Day.  Lori has added some new French door easel cards to the shop. I’m making the St. Patrick’s Day Version today. You can find it in Lori’s SVG Shop or in the Silhouette Store.

I started by cutting all the pieces.

French Easel Pieces

Next start building the layers of the card.  Glue the pieces to he base as shown.  Print and cut the sentiment and add it to its background piece.

Now let’s make the leprechaun. The black oval goes behind the leprechaun body for the color of the eyes and mouth. Then layer over the body of the leprechaun.

Now let’s dress the Leprechaun. Add the hat, pants, and shoes.

Now add the band to the hat and add the belt.

Add the shirt and buckle on the hat.

And finally add the beard and other face pieces.

Attach the completed leprechaun piece to the card base as shown below.  It should be centered horizontally, and hang below the base by about 3/4″.

 

Look how fun this card is!  To get it to stand, fold the card along the main score line.  Bring the two side tabs inward, and rest the card front into the notches.  This card folds flat to fit into an A2 envelope for mailing.

Now all that’s left is to gather your favorite green papers and make a fun St. Patrick’s Day card!

Have a great day!

Ashley