Category: Tutorial

A2 Shaped Card Kite Tutorial with Brigit

I have a quick tutorial to share today using the A2 Shaped Card Kite file (svg, silhouette) and a sentiment from the Spring Easter Card Bundle from Lori’s shop. I used my Cricut Maker and Design Space to cut this project out.

I uploaded both files and ungrouped all keeping just the hello friends sentiment I deleted all the other sentiments and their layers.

I placed the sentiment on the cloud where I wanted it and select both and flatten, this creates a print and cut. I also selected the card base and score lines and clicked attach to keep them together, I did the same for the envelope.

I cut out all my pieces using Echo Park’s Spring Fling paper collection and glued them all together.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

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Easter House Ornament Tutorial with Brandie

Hi there friends! Brandie here with a tutorial for the Easter house ornament. These little ornaments are darling hanging on spring branches but I also think they would make cute place settings for your Easter dinner table.

I used the  House Ornament Easter Bundle from Lori’s shop. Each ornament is also in the Silhouette store. Easter basket, Easter lamb, Chocolate bunny, Easter chick. and Easter bunny. The paper is textured cardstock in spring colors.

I uploaded all of the houses into Cricut Design Space, attached the score lines, and flattened the décor pieces (turned them into a print and cut) to make the decorating easier.  I also color synced the white and yellow items.

Once everything was cut I folded the score lines. Most of the score lines are mountain folds except for the roof peaks, they are valley folds. Valley folds shown below. I also inked the edges of my windows and doors.

While the house was still flat I glued the windows and doors first, then the grass. I added glue to the sides tabs then folded the house in half and tucked the tabs in to glue into place.

I then shaped the roof on the house. Folding  the top tabs down into the house and pushing the sides of the house towards the center to create the eaves.

I then added glue to the inside corners then pinched together until dry. I applied  glue to the top of house then lined up the hole in the roof with the whole in the house and held together while the glue dried.

For the chimney I added glue to the outside tab and folded in half to create a box. Then added glue to remaining tabs and held down on roof until dry. (for my other houses I cut a small rectangle from scrap paper and glued to the bottom of the chimney then glued to the house.)

I then tied some decorative yarn into a loop and threaded through the whole in the roof.

I then folded the bottom tabs in adding glue to each layer to secure the bottom of the house. I then repeated the steps for the remaining houses.

I then decorated the houses with the cute characters, eggs, and flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today and  I hope you enjoy your holiday weekend!

Brandie

Easter Egg Diorama Tutorial with Kathy

Growing up I always loved those sugary Easter egg dioramas…they were so cute, with their little spring scenes!  When I saw Lori’s Easter Egg Diorama cut file (SVG, Silhouette)  I knew I had to make it!  The egg looks complicated but it really is easy to assemble, and it makes the cutest table decoration!  Take a peek…

To start, cut your pieces and lay them out.  I found it was easier to add the decorative panels to the egg base before assembling.

Start by folding all the pieces along the score lines. Then, for each of the egg pieces, glue the tabs that help curve the pieces into an egg shape.  (see blue circle)  Do this for both the tops and bottoms.  There are tiny tabs around the diorama’s opening, make sure to glue them as well.

Next you want to form the top and bottom pieces of the egg.  Start with the bottom two pieces.  Glue them to form the egg bottom using the tabs.  Once dry, glue on the bottom piece.

 

Repeat with the two top pieces of the egg.

Next you want to assemble the insert portion of the egg.  To make the bunny, glue both pieces back to back, making sure to add the white eye piece in between and do not glue the bottom half-circle pieces.  These will be split open to use as a base to glue the bunny to the insert.  I didn’t want a chocolate bunny in my egg, so I used a bunny cut out I had in my stash.  I created my own base by cutting two circles, folding each in half and gluing to either side of my cutout.

Insert the grassy piece through the front slot in the insert base and glue the inserted piece to the back side of the insert.  Next, fold the other grass piece, glue the eggs to the front, folding out the rounded half circles.  Glue to base.  Finally add your bunny by inserting the half circle pieces into the back most slot, opening up the circles and gluing to the backside of the insert.  See pictures for details.

Once your insert is complete,  add a little adhesive to the “spokes” and fit it into the bottom of the egg, spokes down as shown.

Add adhesive to the bottom tabs of the egg top and fit the top and bottom together.  You will want to press from the inside of the egg to secure.

Lastly you want to create the bow for the top.  Start by cutting the bow pieces and curling them as shown.  I ran a pencil along the pieces to do this.

Assemble each of the bow pieces by first gluing the end tabs into the center.  Then wrap the middle tab around the bow center and glue.  Stack the bow pieces and glue together.

Glue bow to to top of the egg.

So cute!

If you make one of these cute little eggs, be sure to tag Lori Whitlock on Facebook and Instagram.  We would love to see what you create!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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3D Chocolate Bunny Box Tutorial with Anita

 

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with a quick and easy tutorial to create this 3D Chocolate Bunny Box.  I used Lori’s cut file called 3D Chocolate Bunny Box to create this adorable Easter project.  You can find the cut file here in her store and here in the Silhouette store.  I used some of her new Echo Park line called Easter Wishes as well as one of her other lines including Sweet Baby Boy.

Here are the pieces that you will be cutting out.

This photo shows where you will be folding the box in preparation for gluing it together.

Fold up the sides and glue in place , tabs on the inside.

Once the box piece is glued, add the bunnies to either side, and done!

I used some adorable embellishments from Lori’s Easter Wishes collection from Echo Park to finish the box.   I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!  And don’t forget… now through Monday, all Easter themed files in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop are 25% off when you use code EASTER25 at checkout!

Hugs,

Anita

Pop Out Birthday Card with Ashley

Hi Everyone, Today I’m sharing the new Pop Out Birthday card. Such a fun card to send and easy to assemble!

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You can find this card in Lori’s shop and in the Silhouette Store.  

When you open this file in Cricut Design Space, there are a few steps to take before you cut.

1. Ungroup the file.

2. Optional: I changed out the dashed cut lines to score lines.  To do this, select the score line which is grouped in Shapes. Align the score line with the dashed cut line and resize as necessary.  Repeat for all the score lines on the white layer.

3. Group the 3 score lines  you created and delete the original dashed cut lines.

4. Select the score lines and the white card and then select Attach.

5. Repeat the processwith the blue card–replace dashed cut line with Score Line, Attach the the Score line with the blue card.

6. Now you are ready to cut.

You don’t have to replace the dashed lines if you are not using a Cricut Scoring wheel or scoring tool.  The dashed lines will be cut instead of scored.  But you will still need to attach the dashed lines to the appropriate layer.

Once you’ve cut the two card pieces, simply adhere the pop out portion of the card to the base, careful not to glue under the pop out section.  Then decorate the front.

  I used paper from Lori’s Spring Fling Collection with Echo Park.  Have a great day!