Category: Tutorial

Easy Paper Flower Tutorial with Michelle

Hello Crafty Friends! Michelle here with you today to share a paper flower tutorial to make what could be the world’s easiest paper flower, but no one will know that except for you! You don’t need any tools or any experience to create this full, lush, dimensional bloom. You just need your electronic cutting machine and Lori’s cute cut files! Let’s get started!

Lori Whitlock Easy Paper Flower Tutorial DIY with Michelle Zerull

For this flower, I used “3D Flower 43” that can be purchased at the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop or at the Silhouette Design Store. The flower looks different in the photo, but that’s only because we’re using the super easy construction method. Download all of the files and cut them out in your choice of colors. I made mine pink to coordinate with the paper from Lori’s “I Love Summer” Echo Park Paper Collection. Even the tag matches. Isn’t that the cutest?

Cut out all of your petals and group them by size. You should have five groups of three.

Starting with the smallest group, curl the petal strips that are the same size, upward with your fingers and glue them on top of each other as shown. Don’t stress about the curling them because we have more to do with them anyway and the curling will barely show. Use whatever glue you’re comfortable with. A fast drying glue, or hot glue is recommended. Glue all five groups in this manner.

Place your index finger in the middle of each petal, and gently pinch the petal ends so the form a “cup”. Do this to each group and set aside.

 

 

Pinch the “leaves” together just as you did with the petals. Your groups will look like the above photo. But we still need to complete the center!

The center will be completed in two steps. First, glue the two sides together. Do not fold a crease in the strip. Instead gently hold the the sides together until the glue sets, and move down along the sides until it is all glued together.

Add a line of glue down the cut edge and gently roll the strip. I tried to keep my roll tight. You can roll it tight, or loose. It’s up to you! When it’s all rolled up, set it aside to dry.

While your center is drying, start combining your petal sets. I started with my smallest set and glued it to the set that’s a little bigger, by placing a drop of glue in the middle and holding it down with finger as shown. Make sure your glue has taken hold before adding your next set. For best results, stagger the petal placement so that they are not right on top of each other.

Finish the flower by placing your center in the middle and by adding your leaf piece to the back.

I cut my flower in the dimensions shown when I opened my file. It makes an impressive size! You can scale the size of your flower up or down depending on the project. These would be great for wall decor or used in place of a bow like I made mine. In fact, I scaled up the size of my gable box in order to accommodate the flower’s width. I used the Gable box here in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop, and also found in the Silhouette Design Store.

 

That’s it! You are going to impress everyone with your flower making skills!

Have fun!

 

Happy Birthday Box by Aimee

Hi crafty friends! Aimee here today with a tutorial on merging cut files to create a project tailored to your needs. I merged 3 files to create this birthday boy gift box with an adorable little frog on it.

To get started, I pulled up these 3 cut files…Star Top Box Square (Lori’s Shop or Silhouette)

Treat Bag Frog (Lori’s Shop or Silhouette )

Gift Card Holder Balloons (Lori’s Shop or Silhouette)

I pulled the frog and balloons along with happy birthday sentiment and resized them to fit onto the panels of the box.

Then cut out the pieces in the colors I chose for my box and adhered them together. Next, I adhered those pieces to my box, folded on the score lines of the box, and then put the box together.

This cute box is perfect for any small treat, money, or gift card. It could also be used with pinks and purples for a little girl’s gift box.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Aimee

 

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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