Lori Whitlock

5×5 Bug Book Album

March 20, 2025March 25, 2025Leave a comment

Hi everyone! I have a fun mini album to share with you created with Lori’s new Echo Park collection, Little Things Mean A Lot. It’s a fun collection, full of bright colors and lots of attention to detail with fun little critters. I thought it would be perfect to create a mini for a little guy that I know that will love to catch some bugs for the summer and his mama can add some pictures as they go.

I cut one cover, and then I cut four pieces to cover the inside and the outside of the cover. Three base pages and then 12 squares to cover those and one spine cover. You also need some twine or thread along with adhesive.

Here is all my pieces cut…lots and lot. Then my inside pages put together. Ink all the edges. The bottom left corner is your cover pieces and the bottom right is just a bunch or borders of Lori’s that I cut to add to my pages for fun and detail.

Top right you can see the inside of my inside pages, top left is the inside of my cover and the bottom picture is the outside of the cover.

Next, just line up the holes of your three inside pages with the holes on the cover and tie them in with twine or string. How cute it that spine on the cover!!!??!!

Then you get to just go to town embellishing and creating with the amazing collection. I had so much fun. I used enamel dots, ribbon, stickers, buttons and just had the best time creating this. I know he and his mama will love it. And how cute is that little bug catcher!?

You can find the album here in Lori’s Store or here in the Silhouette Store.

I hope you will give one of these mini’s a try!

~Cathy

Shaped Bug Cards

March 17, 2025March 16, 20251 Comment

Hi everyone! Another 60 degree false spring day here in South Dakota so it inspired me to make some bug cards. I used Echo Park Little Things paper designed by Lori Whitlock.

The files for these cute little bugs come in sets. I used the bee from the Bugs 2 set and the ladybug and snail from Bugs set.

I embellished the cards with twine, buttons and the ephemera and frames and tags from the paper line.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Chelsea

Box Card Spring Flower Pot Tutorial

March 13, 2025March 25, 2025Leave a comment

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a quick assembly tutorial for one of the new Flowerpot box cards. I used the Box Card Spring Flower Pot file (SVG, Silhouette). This file is so bright and cheerful. It has several print and cut sentiments so that it can be used for any occasion. I used the Happy Birthday sentiment, and the papers are from the Our Happy Place paper collection by Echo Park Paper Co.

The box part of this card comes in two separate sections with two decretive panels on each. These two sections are glued together side by side. It also has two rim pieces that will be glued on the front and back of the card. The rim pieces hang over the edge of the pot a little so be sure not to add glue all the way to the edge of the paper. I glued the pot all together forming the square before adding the inserts this time as well.

Before the inserts are added to the box card the flowers need to be assembled. All of the flowers have multiple layers for added dimension. The file does come with centers for the flowers, but I used enamel dots for mine. After all of the flowers are assembled I added them to the inserts. Inserts one and two are the only ones with flowers. The third insert is plain green.

The tabs on all of the inserts are folded into valley folds and glue added to the backs of the tabs. I held the tabs folded down and slid the insert into the box, made sure the top of the tabs was flush with the top of box and front of the tabs was flush with the front of the box. After I had the tabs lined up, I folded the box card flat in both directions to make sure everything would lay flat. I then added the remaining inserts the same way but using the insert in front as the guide.

With the inserts all in place I then glued the flower and sentiment to the front of the box.

I love how versatile this box card can be. I hope you give it a try. Thanks for stopping by today!

Brandie

March Creative Team Blog Hop

March 10, 2025March 11, 202510 Comments

We’re so excited to kick off the March 2025 Creative Team Blog Hop and get this month rolling with lots of crafting inspiration! Our talented team has been busy creating beautiful new projects that will spark your creativity throughout this season.

To make this month extra special, we’re offering an exclusive 30% OFF SALE at Lori’s SVG SHOP on all digital files and commercial licenses until Saturday, March 15th! Simply use the code MAR2025 (it’s case-sensitive!) to grab your favorites at a fantastic price.

We’ve also got a special freebie and an exciting giveaway waiting for you! Keep reading…

As a big thank you for joining the hop and spreading some March/springtime cheer, we’ve got a special gift just for you! For TODAY ONLY, you can grab this adorable Happy St. Patrick’s Day SVG file completely FREE. Just add it to your cart, and it’s yours at checkout—no strings attached!

This week I designed an Easter version of the ultimate XL fold flat village scene. It is just the cutest project! I hope you love it as much as I do. What a perfect project to make at this time of year. Bring festive cheer to your home with this charming Easter Village Paper Project, measuring 24″ wide by 11″ tall when assembled. Featuring interlocking 3D village houses, this whimsical scene includes the Easter Bunny riding a carrot car, an Easter chick peeking out of a window, and spring trees in full bloom as the backdrop. The clever design allows the houses to fold flat for easy storage, making it a perfect space-saving decor item for your mantle, shelf, or tabletop. Ideal for Easter and spring, this delightful piece adds a playful and vibrant touch to your home year after year. Grab it 30% off this week with code MAR2025.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SHOP

How about a giveaway? You’re in luck! Enter our giveaway below, and we’ll announce the winner on the entry form right here on this blog post. Keep an eye on your inbox—you might be the lucky winner!

And, last but certainly not least… ready for some amazing inspiration? Check out the creative projects from our talented team! Just click the links below for some wintery crafting magic. If you get lost, no worries—just come back here and pick up where you left off: Lori Whitlock (you are here), Traci Penrod, Ashley Cook, Cathy Harper, Chelsea VanWyk, Sue Kment, Noelene Apap . and Tamara Tigchelaar.