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New Creative Team Member Michelle Houx

I’m happy to announce that Michelle Houx will be joining the Lori Whitlock Creative Team!  Michelle’s work is beautiful, and she will certainly be a fabulous addition to the team!  Here’s a little bit more about Michelle…
Hello, my name is Michelle Houx, also known as Paper Dreams and Things. I came up with this name because I’ve always been a crafty girl at heart and I find myself continually dreaming of all the things I can create with paper, glitter and glue. I am a mother of two teenagers, which is fun and sometimes challenging, and consider this to be the greatest job in the world. I am so happy to be part of the Lori Whitlock Design Team. I fell in love with her cut files when I purchased my first Cricut Machine in December 2018.  My favorite cut file to date is the super cute Sand Pail Shaped Box (SVG, Silhouette)! I believe we are all makers in some way or another. I love inspiring others and being inspired and believe that we can all craft a life we love! xo
You can see more of Michelle’s work on her Blog, on Instagram and on her YouTube Channel.

Lori Whitlock SVG Envelope Necessities

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I would like to share my Top Ten Envelopes that are a must-have for any crafter. How many times have you made an awesome card and stuck it in an ordinary, thin, white envelope? It happens all of the time, which is why I’ve compiled this easy-to-reference list so you can find the right size and style for almost any card. I’ve also included some tips and embellishment ideas too!

All of the following envelopes are my very favorite. I know that they’ll be yours, too! All can be sent through the US Post Office, with the exception of the Money Holder. The Money Holder envelope is meant to be hand delivered, but it’s a great envelope to have on hand, so I included it too!

Envelope Card Size Lori Whitlock

SVG Shop

 Silhouette Design Store Features
1. A2 Envelope Liner Card Base 4.25” X 5.5” A2 Envelope with Liner & Card Design Id# 50776 Includes Liner & Card Base
2. #10 Envelope with Liner Card Base 3.75” X 8.5” #10 Envelope with Liner Card Base Design Id# 50783 Fun Size, Liner and Card Base
3. A7 Envelope Liner and Card Base 5” X 7” A7 Envelope Liner and Card Base Design Id# 50780 Nice Larger Size, Includes Liner & Card Base
4. Straight Flap Envelope 4.25” X 5.5” 3 Envelopes Design Id# 24862 Great Basic Envelope for Average Sized Card
5. 3” X 4” Envelope 3” X 4” Design Id# 4212 Smaller Notecard Size
6. A2 Thick Envelope Bracket 4.25” X 5.5” A2 Thick Envelope Set Design Id# 135341 For Thicker Cards w/ Embellishments
7. 6.5” Square Thick Envelope Curve 6.25”X 6.25” 6.5” Square Thick Envelope Set Design Id# 135392 Holds Large Square Card w/Thick Embellishments
8. Valentine Print & Cut Unicorn Card 3” X 4” Valentine Print and Cut Unicorn Design Id# 286426 Cute 3”X4” Envelope with Cut-Out Heart: File Includes Card
9. A7 Thick Envelope Card Bracket 5” X 7” A7 Thick Envelope Set Design Id# 135353 Thicker Size for cards with lots of embellishment
10. Money Holder Envelope* US Currency Money Holder Envelope with Tag Design Id# 209573 *Not to be mailed. This money holder envelope includes a print & cut tag

That seems like a lot, but there’s more! Did you know that there’s an entire category for  envelopes at the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop? You can find them all here!

You can make your envelopes in advance too! I like to use Easy-Tear Double Sided Tape. Simply leave the tape liner on and when you’re ready to seal the envelope, remove the tape liner and press firmly. It certainly beats licking the envelopes! Currently, a standard size envelope can be mailed First-Class mail for 55-cents. Square, oversized, thick, or oddly shaped envelopes start out at 70-cents. I always take mine to my local Post Office to be weighed. You can find out where your local branch is at: usps.com.

Want to make that envelope extra special? Make a coordinating label! I love the “Label 3 Dingbat Font.”

Label 3 has many different shapes and you can customize the size to fit your envelope. You can find the font at the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop, or at the Silhouette Design Store.

Curious about the samples posted above? They were made with Lori’s “Forward with Faith” Echo Park Paper line. I love, love, love the colors!

Bookmark this page so you will be able to create the perfect envelope for any project. Now, get those cards in the mail!

Happy Crafting!

Michelle

Summer Magnetic Bookmarks with Lori Whitlock SVG Cutting Files

Hello friends! Aimee here with a tutorial on making some fun Summer magnetic bookmarks! My daughter is a voracious reader so every Summer I get her a handful of books to read over Summer break. This year I thought I would make her some bookmarks to go with those books.

Lori has a lot of fun and cute Summer files to choose from. I chose Popsicle (Lori’s shop, Silhouette Store) , Ice Cream Cone ( Silhouette Store), and Watermelon Shaped Card (Lori’s shop, Silhouette Store).

I opened the 3 Popsicles file to show you how to take a cut and make it into a fold over bookmark.

To get the basic shape of the popsicle, I opened the Trace option and highlighted the shape and clicked on “trace outer edge”. That will give me the entire shape of the popsicle to create the base of the bookmark.

Then I duplicated the shape, flipped the one vertically, aligned it with one above the other, and then welded both pieces together. After I cut that piece out, all I have to do is fold it in half and add the decorative top layer.

If you would rather try your hand out with something a little easier you could always use one of Lori’s card svg files.

Now comes the easiest part of this tutorial and that’s adding magnetic strips to the insides of the bookmarks. I have a roll of sticky back magnetic strips so I just cut a couple of pieces off and added them to each one.

And now comes the funnest part of this tutorial and that’s decorating each bookmark.

I used some stickers and die cuts from Lori’s new I Love Summer collection to make my bookmarks pretty! That’s all from me today! Hope everyone is having a great Summer!

A New Friday $5 Bundle

Hi Everyone! Today we have a new Friday $5 Bundle! It will ONLY be available until Midnight Sunday and when it’s gone it’s gone. These SVG files can be used with Cricut Explore, Silhouette Studio (with the Designer Edition upgrade), Scan N Cut, and any other cutter that will work with SVG files. Help spread the word by telling your friends and announcing it on social media!

Now through Sunday, you can pick up this Birthday Bundle including 5 fun SVG files for just $5!

The cost of this bundle is $5, for $9.95 worth of SVG files, over a 49% savings! Make it your resolution to never miss a birthday! But don’t wait, this bundle will only be around until Sunday at midnight!

Have a great day!

Father’s Day Shadow Box Card with Ashley

Today I’m sharing with you a Shadow Box Canoe Card that you can use for a Father’s Day Card.

You can find this in Lori’s Shop and at Silhouette.

I have some tips for this card if you are using Cricut Design space.  When you open this file, the envelope is just slightly too big for the 11.5″ cutting space in Cricut Design Space. To remedy this, you will want to select all the pieces and just resize them a little.

After you have resized, ungroup and select just the envelope to make sure it is under 11.5″.  If not regroup all the pieces and try resizing a bit more.

I edited the file a bit further.  I recolored the covering panels since I wanted them the same paper as the frame panel.

After cutting all the pieces I started assembling.  Lori has a video tutorial here that can help you with the hidden binding.  I decided to add a few touches.  I added an orange and blue paper behind the canoe to give a little different look.  I also inked the greenery in the front of the card.  I used Lori’s paper line with Echo Park called Summer Adventure.

The back of the card is where you glue a panel to include a notecard.

And folded flat, this card fits into the envelope.

Have a great day!