Santa Shaped Card with Corri

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  Corri here today sharing a fun shaped card made with Lori’s Santa Face file. Here’s how I made it.

First, ungroup the pieces and drag them off your mat.    Drag the beard portion onto your mat and then click on the replicate menu along the top. Click on mirror above.

Next, select the top beard and move it down slightly.  Select both pieces and the right click and select weld.

Now you have your card base. Next, cut all the layers including an additional white beard piece.   To add some texture to the card, I embossed this layer.

I used paper from the Christmas Cheer Collection from Echo Park Paper.  Such a fun card and it goes together really quickly.

Be sure to check out all the new Christmas files in Lori’s SVG shop and Silhouette Shop.

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Christmas Tag and Card with Lorrie

Hello there!  I’ve got a Christmas Tag/Shape Card Tutorial for you today using Lori Whitlock’s SVG files with the Cricut Explore.  Lori’s SVG files are super easy to use with the Explore.

I created a shaped gift tag and used the same file in a larger size to make a matching card.    The tag and card were made using the Santa 2 SVG file. 

I made a video tutorial for you showing how to use Lori’s files with the Cricut Explore.

Thanks, Lorrie for this awesome tutorial! Visit Lorrie’s blog HERE.

Silhouette Tutorial with Traci

Hi everyone!  It’s Traci here and, as I promised back on our October blog hop, I’m sharing a video tutorial on how I created the pumpkin page layout you saw on the hop.  Here is the original page (and thanks for understanding that my videography skills aren’t that great.  This was a first for me)!
Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
Traci

Silhouette Tutorial with Traci Glass Etching

Happy October Lori fans!  It’s Traci, from Artsy Albums here to share a fun tutorial for making a Halloween treat jar!  
I have to admit before we get started that I had never used etching cream on glass before this, but I was inspired by all of the fun projects I’ve seen, so I had to try it.  I was surprised by how easy it was (thank you Gina…you are wonderful teacher)!  The key is…if you want “easy” and “quick”, don’t pick a cutting file that is intricate for your first attempt.  Go with something chunky for your first try.  Lori’s “Trick or Treat” title was perfect, and taught me how the detailed spaces (the spider web) take more time, but I love detail so it was fine with me 🙂  
You will need the following supplies to complete this project:
 
Vinyl cutting material
Transfer material
Etching cream
Glass jar, plate, vase, etc. (don’t you just love discount and dollar stores)?
Foam brush 
Scraper or spatula 
Tweezers or Silhouette hook
 
Okay — this is super fun so let’s get started!
 
First, pick out a cutting file.  Sometimes this can be the hardest part 🙂
Next, be sure your cut setting is on “vinyl”, and cut out the shape.  Remember, if you are using a roll of vinyl, just feed it into your machine…no mat needed, but be sure your machine screen says “load cutting material“, not load cutting mat.
Cut your shape out of the vinyl and then use scissors to cut a fairly large area out of the vinyl around your shape.  You want to do this because when you apply the etching cream to the glass, you don’t want any cream to get on the glass where you don’t want it.  The extra vinyl will act as a barrier around your shape (see picture below).
Remove the vinyl from the cutting machine and remember, the etching cream will “etch” the glass wherever the vinyl is removed.  If you do a phrase like mine, be sure to carefully remove the “etching areas” with a hook or tweezers (be sure to leave all those little spaces in the centers of the letters!)
Once you have removed the spaces that you want “etched” into the glass, apply a piece of transfer paper over the top of the design.  This will help you lift the design off of the vinyl backing in one piece.  You want to make sure there are no bubbles, so use a spatula or Silhouette scraper to smooth over the entire surface.  
 
Once you’re sure all of the pieces of your design are attached to your transfer paper, flip the piece over and peel off the vinyl backing.
Replace any tiny pieces that may have been lifted off with the backing, and apply the entire design (vinyl and transfer paper) to your glass.
Slowly peel the transfer paper away from the vinyl at a 45 degree angle.  Smooth out any bubbles in the vinyl and make sure that all of the vinyl is adhered to the glass.  Etching cream is a thick consistency which I applied to my design with a foam brush….a spatula would also work.  Make sure you cover the etching area completely, smoothing the cream out in multiple directions to get even coverage.  Set your project aside for a while.  My etching cream jar says 5 minutes…..I left it for 15 minutes.
After giving the glass a good amount of time to work, run warm water over the glass and rinse off all of the cream.  Carefully peel away the vinyl to reveal your wonderful etched glass design 🙂
To finish my project, I cut another one of Lori’s files (Ground Bat Wings Canister) to cut a circle for the top of the jar lid.   I cut the file twice, trimmed only the bat out of one of the cuts, and added him on foam tape to give the lid a dimensional look.  A few gems, some ribbon and twine, and my jar was finished!
 
Whether you are a Halloween fan or just a Fall Fanatic, Lori has lots of files that would be adorable etched into a glass design.  
Try this! Make fun gifts! Create awesome home decor!….go craft crazy and have a fun fall everyone!!

Banner Tutorial with Stacey

Hello, Lori Whitlock fans!
Stacey here with a Quick and Easy Banner Tutorial using some awesome Lori Whitlock Silhouette files from the Silhouette Design Store.
 This banner came together in a snap!
Quick and Easy Banner Supplies:
Card Stock
Patterned Paper
Tape Adhesive/Glue
Foam Adhesive
Liquid Adhesive
Paper Flowers & Leaves
Baker’s Twine
Quick and Easy Banner Directions:
1.  Cut the Lori Whitlock Layered Bunting Banner from teal card stock using my Silhouette Cameo, using the standard sizing.
2.  Cut the Lori Whitlock 3 Doily Set using my Silhouette Cameo, resizing the doilies at 50%, ungrouping them to allow cutting from different patterned papers.
3.  Adhere the Layered Bunting Banner pieces together with tape adhesive or glue, then layer the 3 Doily Set using foam adhesive for dimension.
4.  Embellish the banner with paper flowers and leaves using liquid adhesive. Add string baker’s twine through the given holes for displaying your banner.
Thanks so much for stopping by the Lori Whitlock blog today!
I hope you are inspired to create a quick and easy banner of your own using Lori Whitlock’s Silhouette files!