Watch HSN Today + The Story of Fall

First off, I wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be on HSN tonight (Monday, September 21) between 7:00 pm-9:00 pm talking about the new Silhouette Curio! If you’ve been wanting a Curio, this is your chance to pick one up at a great price with FREE shipping and Flex Pay.

Next up, Cathy is here today to show us a gorgeous project….

Hi everyone!  Cathy here with you today sharing a layout with the gorgeous new Lori Whitlock collection from Echo Park, The Story of Fall.  I had so much fun the other day taking some Fall pictures of our little grand baby and I knew that I wanted to scrap these precious photos with the collection.  If you look closely at the photo, can see she is holding a matching headband to her tutu.    The look of her face is one she gives me often…like really Grandma?, I hate these and refuse to wear this!

Man, I love that face though.

The Story of Fall has so many fun prints and just tons of embellishments.  I used the enamel dots, the ephemera pack, acorn and leaves washi tape, chipboard along with the collection pack.  Plus, check out those hearts, they are all embossed with the Falling Leaves embossing folder from the collection.  I was inspired by a sketch from Paper Issues that you can see here.  It was perfect for using the journaling cards in this collection.

The thankful, hearts and arrows are from Lori’s SVG file… There is Always Something to be Thankful For.  I love how versatile Lori’s files are, I simply sized the thankful  to what I needed and then re sized the hearts and arrow for embellishing my page.  Perfect!

Thanks for joining us today, we can’t wait to see what you create with The Story of Fall!

Mini Album with Gusset Tutorial with Corri

Hi everyone!   Corri here today to show you how to assemble the 5×5 Mini Album with Gusset Pages.  This is such a cute mini album and it’s pretty easy to put together.

First, cut out all the pages and the cover panels.  Once you have them all glued together, this is what you will have.

Next, cut 3 long pieces of twine…about 18 inches long.  I cut mine long just to make sure I had enough.

Thread one piece of twine through one of the top and bottom holes of your cover.

Repeat this step with all all three pieces of twine.

 

Next, thread one piece of twine through the holes in one of the pages and tie in a knot.

Repeat with all three pages.

Here’s out it looks on the outside.  I love it! I used the new Story of Family Collection that Lori designed for Echo Park.

This little album is so cute and would make a great brag book for Grandma!  Be sure to stop by the shop to see all the new files.  There are several new mini albums.

Changing a File to Fit the Season

Hi everyone – it’s Tya here to share with you a simple tutorial on how to utilize your cut files to fit any season!

 Some of the files that I have downloaded come with specific accents that fit a certain occasion.  For instance I bought these 2 files to use for some Valentines Day projects I had in mind back in February – but with a simple switch of the accents – you can use files that are supposed to be used for a certain holiday any time of the year.

Let me show you how I did these-

First the tall gable box-

I opened up the box and found a leaf shape that I liked that I wanted to substitute.

 I ungrouped the file and separated the heart from the box. I resized the leaf to be about the same size as the heart. I then placed the leaf in the center of the box and then grouped the box and the leaf shape all together.

 Here is the box with the leaf shape in the center instead of the heart. Just right for a little box of fall treats to give to a friend.

 

The steps are the same with this cute box. The original box had 3 hearts on the lid. I used the same leaf shape.

 Ungroup the hearts from the box, resize the leaf to be the same size as the hearts

 Add the leaf shapes to the box and then group the leaf shapes to the box. Cut out as normal.

Here are the files that I used to make these projects:

-Tall Heart Gable Box (LW Shop) (Silhouette)

-No Glue Box Hearts (LW Shop) (Silhouette)

-3 Fall Leaf Set (LW Shop) (Silhouette)

That’s all there is to it! I hope that I have inspired you to stretch your cut files to fit any occasion. The Silhouette machine makes it so easy to customize your cut files. One of the reasons I love my Silhouette so much – I can make it fit to whatever I want to design with a few simple modifications. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

September Blog Hop

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Welcome to our September 2015 Creative Team Blog Hop! Our creative team has been working hard making some great projects that will inspire you to get crafting this fall.

It’s been harvest time here at out house. My husband and I grow a fairly large garden and have about 12 fruit trees. I’ve been canning and freezing in all my spare time. I love this time of the year so I will just enjoy every single bit of this lovely fall weather and the bountiful harvest of our little farm in the back yard. I hope you’re taking time to enjoy this time of year as well.

2015-09-LW-Blog-Hop-Sale-Sep-630pxNow, on to the blog hop… First off, we have a 30% OFF SALE going on at Lori’s SVG SHOP. ALL files (and commercial licenses) from Lori Whitlock, Kolette Hall, and Dresden Carrie are on SALE. Use code SEPTEMBER (case sensitive) at checkout in the SVG SHOP. It’s a great time to stock up!

2015-09-LW-Blog-Hop-SC-Sale-SepAND, TODAY ONLY, you can save 30% OFF all of Lori Whitlock’s digital scrapbooking files over at Snap Click Supply. Shop digital scrapbook files HERE. Be sure to use code: SEPTEMBER at checkout.

Check out all the awesome new files that we have in the SVG Shop, and they are on SALE 30% OFF through September 13 due to the Blog Hop!!! Be sure to use coupon code SEPTEMBER at checkout.

Did you see the cute 4×6 Recipe Caddy and the Matchbox Suitcase? I made some assembly videos for you and posted them this morning. They are super fun projects and hopefully you enjoy putting them together with me!


 

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As a small token of my appreciation for you, the following file is free for the next 24 hours. Simply add this FALL DAYS FUN DAYS TITLE file to you cart and and use code: FALL at checkout. The price will be subtracted from your order and you should have a “free checkout” option. The file will be immediately available under “My Account” and “Downloads.” You will need to checkout with the freebie separately from the sale coupon as the cart will only allow one coupon per transaction. Enjoy!

We have a GIVEAWAY going on today! It’s super simple to enter to win a $20 gift card to the SVG Shop! Simply enter to win through the Rafflecopter form below.

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And, last but not least… would you like to see what our amazing team has created? Click the links below for some wonderful inspiration. If you get lost come back here to get on track.

Corri Garza 
Mendi Yoshikawa 
Traci Penrod 
Kathy Skou 
Tya Smith 
Chrissy Guido
Ashley Cook
Rachael Sheedy

Thanks again for dropping by! Have a GREAT day!

Monster EOS Holders with Kathy

Hi Everyone, it’s Kathy today with a really fun idea for Halloween.  I know it’s early, but I just couldn’t resist these cute Lip Balm Monsters that are New in Lori’s shop!  Take a peek…

Aren’t they adorable??? These would be great for Halloween or Monster themed parties or for those special trick-or-treaters in your life!  They go together really quickly too!  Here are some close-ups of the individual monsters… I call them Moe, Larry & Curley…

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here in Silhouette Store

That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by!