Category: Tutorial

Paper Succulents Tutorial with Kathy

Hi Everyone!  It’s Kathy today with a tutorial showing how to assemble Lori’s new Cactus and Succulents!  I was so excited to see these in the shop, finally plants even I can’t kill!  I couldn’t decide which one I liked best, so I made a trio of them, and will show you how easy they are to assemble!

I started with the 3D Cactus (here in the Silhouette Store).  I cut the pieces, then embossed the “leaves” to give them a bit more texture.

To assemble the pot, fold the sides up and around the base, glue the sides to the tabs on the base, tabs inside.

For the cactus, start by folding each piece in half along the score line.  I found it easiest to glue the pieces together in pairs, then glue all of the pairs together to form the plant.

The last part is the flower.  I started by curling the petals of each flower layer around a thin wood stick to give them some dimension.  Stack the flowers, with glue dots between the layers.  I finished it off with an enamel dot.  Using a glue dot, add to the top of the finished cactus.

To put it all together, I added some washi tape trim to the pot, and then filled the pot with some Spanish moss.  I added the cactus on top, securing with glue dots where necessary.

Next I decided to make the Succulent 2 file (here in the Silhouette Store).  Again, I cut the pieces and then embossed the leaves.  I also curled the leaves around the handle to my Silhouette Spatula for a more natural look.

The square pot is pretty simple to assemble.  I started by gluing the decorative edges to the pot base.  Next, fold the sides up and glue in place using the tabs.  Tabs are glued on the inside of the pot.

For the succulent, layer the leaves, using glue dots in between, smallest on top to largest on bottom, staggering the leaves to fill in the empty spaces.

The assembly of the whole project is the same as above, fill the pot with Moss, and add the succulent to the top, securing with glue dots where necessary.  Using your fingers, arrange and bend the leaves to make them look more natural.

The last succulent is called Succulent 5 in Lori’s Shop (here in the Silhouette Store).  I cut the pieces and embossed the leaves.

When creating any 3D project which is round, I find it easier to run the rounded piece along the edge of my desk to make it curve.  This makes it easier to shape it.  I did this with the sides piece of the pot.  I formed a circle with the sides piece and glued into place, tab inside.  I let it set a bit using a clothes pin to hold it in place.  I then glued the circle bottom in place.

For this succulent, I curled the petals of each layer using the handle of my Silhouette Spatula.  I then layered them smallest on top to largest, using pop dots between the layers to give it more height.  To finish, I used my fingers to fold up the petals to make it look more real.

Again, I added some washi tape and moss to the pot, and held the succulent in place using some glue dots.

I now have a cute trio of succulents to decorate my craft room!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek.



Happiness is Homemade Gift Box with Anita

Anita here with a quick and easy tutorial to put together Lori’s Matchbox Drawer Card-Cooking.  You can find this cut file here in Lori’s store and here in the Silhouette Design Store. It is such a cute box and you can fit many little treats in it. It would be a great thank you gift for a good deed done.

First, cut the pieces of the box.  I cut one extra rectangle because I wanted my box top to use the lovely Happiness is Homemade collection from Echo Park Paper.  I also used one of the die cut cardstock pieces from the matching Ephemera kit. I love to bake so this line was made for me.

This piece is for the main box.  Fold it along the score lines and glue it together.  It is easiest to glue the tabs in place first and then glue down the ends as you will see in the photos below.

Here the completed box.

Fold the outer wrap for the box on the score lines and glue the tab to the end of the strip.

 

These are the pieces for the card top.

To make the tab,  fold a 3″ piece of ribbon in half and glue it between the two layers of paper when you glue the inner piece inside the card.

You can see where I put the Die Cut from the Happiness is Homemade Echo Park Collection by Lori.  It’s so cute.

Here is a view of the slide for the box.

And here we have the completed pieces.  This box went together very quickly and Lori has so many different designs for many occasions to choose from.  Lastly, you will embellish your box with the cute baking tools that are part of this cut file.  Hope you have a chance to get creative today.

Hugs,

Anita

3D Flowers Tutorial with Kathy

Hi Everyone!  It’s Kathy today with a quick tutorial showing how to assemble some of the new 3D Flowers!  Lori has a lot of Flowers and recently released a few more…

They are really very simple to assemble, and I just want to show you a couple of tricks to make them look more like a real flower.  I chose 3D Flower 24  (here in Silhouette)for this purpose.

First, you want to cut your pieces, and find a brad that is a good size for the size you’ve made your flower.  Remember, all of these flowers can be sized in your cutting software to meet the needs of your project.

Next, to get more volume in your flowers, you want to curl the petals.  I use the handle of my Silhouette Spatula to do this, but you could use a pencil, or some other round tool.  You can also ink the edges of the flowers to give them a more variegated look.

Once your petals and leaves are curled, you can start assembling your flower.  I start by stacking my petal layers by size.  You want to start with the smallest petals.  Thread them onto the brad, making sure to alternate the petals to fill in the spaces and make your flower look fuller.

For my flower, I threaded the first 4 sizes of petals on with the flowers curled up.  I flipped the last 2 layers so they curled down.  This gave my flower a little more of a dome shape.

After all your petals are threaded onto the brad, add your leaves, and open the tines of the brad to secure it.

To finish the flower, use your fingers to “fluff” up the petals, and fold the very center petals up and around the brad.  The flower is now ready to add to your project!  These flowers can be added to frames, cards, scrapbook layouts… the possibilities are endless!

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

Flowers shown:

3D Flower 22 (here in Silhouette)
3D Flower 23 (here in Silhouette)
3D Flower 24 (here in Silhouette)
3D Flower 25 (here in Silhouette)


4 Step Card Tutorial With Courtney

Hello! This is Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here with the 4 Step Card with Front Flap from Lori Whitlock!

 

Step 1: Cut out all the pieces. If you are using Cricut Design Space make sure to “ungroup” the images, highlight all of the brown piece you are going to cut including the small black lines and click “attach”. This will keep the image together and the scoring lines in place.

 

Here is the paper I chose as the card base so that these adorable glossy white bunnies would be the front of the card and the tone on tone would be the inside. Make sure to always check both sides of the patterned paper! 🙂 

Step 2: Score along all dotted lines. It doesn’t matter which way you score them. I ended up flipped mine over because it was easier to see them on the yellow side. 🙂

Step 3: Bend the left ones “up” and the right ones “down”. This is a side shot so you can see what I did. I bent them the wrong way first and then the right way so don’t stress about which way they go as long as they end up stepping “down” when you are done! I bend them both ways no matter what to make them a little more pliable. 🙂

 

Step 4: Sew. I decided to sew along all edges to create some visual borders. However, on the pink adorable lamb paper I only did the outsides to give it a continuous feel with the panel to the left to make it feel like it was one piece. Scroll down for the later pictures to see what I mean if that was confusing. Adhere all of these pieces down while the card is flat.

 

Step 5:  Time to decorate. The steps were just begging for something adorable.

I knew this was going to a great-grandparent so I decided to put a picture of the us on the left hand side.

 

I kept the front simple. There is a lot going on visually inside the card.

 

Here are some other angles of the card so you can get a feel for it. This is what it looks like when the stair step is still folded in when you open the card. Now you can see what I mean about making the lambs feel continuous with the stitching and I also did that by adding the grass at the bottom on both sides.

On this one my oldest said, “The bunny! I didn’t see the bunny before!” so I thought I would share this photo with you too.

Well, that is all for me today! I really hope that you have a wonderful day and that you make a special card to send to someone special using this ADORABLE Celebrate Easter collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper!

4 Step Card with Front Flap in Lori’s Store

4 Step Card with Front Flap in Silhouette Store


Valentine Kisses Heart Box Tutorial with Kathy

Hi Everyone,  it’s Kathy today with a tutorial showing how to assemble the new Valentine Kisses Heart Boxes!  As soon as I saw this box, I had to make it, it’s such a cute little gift for someone special!  I made the Small box which holds four kisses, but it also comes in a larger size.  I’ve added links to both at the end of this post.

The boxes are really pretty simple to assemble.  These are the pieces that come with the small box.

I started by assembling the box pieces that are attached to each of the hearts to form the bottom box and cover.  The bottom box has slightly higher sides when glued together.

For both the top and bottom, layer the hearts and glue together.

You will notice on each of the scalloped hearts small notches have been cut.  These are there to help guide the placement of the triangle boxes.  The two scalloped hearts are different, one has a slightly larger area designated by the notches.  This is the piece for the cover.  Glue the box with the shorter sides to this heart, and the taller sides to the other heart.

The next step is to assemble the insert pieces that will hold the kisses.  Glue these strips into little triangles.  I glued the tab on the outside.

Glue the little triangle pieces together so that the form the shape of the box bottom, then slide them into the box bottom.

All that is left is to add some kisses!

You can customize the top of your box with stickers, and other embellishments to make a one of a kind treat for someone special!

Here are the links to all of the Valentine’s Heart Boxes.  There is also a Valentine’s Nugget Box which I’ve included below.  The assembly is very similar, the difference is that the box pieces and inserts are square to fit a Nugget Candy.  The guiding notches on the scalloped hearts form a square.

Valentine Kisses Heart Box Small (In Silhouette Store here)  Holds 4 Kisses
Valentine Kisses Heart Box Large (In Silhouette Store here)  Holds 9 Kisses
Valentine Nuggets Heart Box (In Silhouette Store here)  Holds 3 Nuggets

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