Tuesday Freebie + New in SVG Shop + Silhouette Giveaway

August 26, 2014August 25, 2014

TODAY ONLY, this 3 FALL LEAVES file is FREE with Purchase.

Here is a fun Thanks Card to add to your card collection. Simply add this file: 3 FALL LEAVES to your shopping cart along with any $3 purchase from www.loriwhitlock.com/shop and this file is yours FREE. Be sure to use Coupon Code: FALLDAY at checkout. The price of the 3 FALL LEAVES will be deducted from your total.

We have many requests for the PDF file for hand cutting, class room projects etc, now many of new shapes will include a line art PDF. Also included is new Cricut friendly files. They are labeled with a -C before the file extension. If you need measurements for an older file please don’t hesitate to ask by emailing us HERE

New this week… Check out these adorable new files in the SVG Shop, and they are on SALE through the weekend, too!!! Most of these downloads include SVG file, cut size instructions and a PDF for hand cutting if so desired.

Don’t forget about your chance to win a Silhouette Portrait.

Cards with Cathy + Silhouette Portrait Giveaway

August 25, 2014August 25, 2014

Hi Everyone! Cathy here sharing a couple of fun cards created with some new Lori Whitlock files and Lori’s Echo Park collection We Are Family.

I used Lori’s Pop Out Card Heart for the first one. I love these pop out cards…so easy to create and then they fold flat in an A2 sized envelope for mailing. Perfect! There 6 different pop out cards to choose from.

Next, I created a card from Lori’s Camera Set using the vintage camera and again, Lori’s Echo Park We Are Family collection. Love how this turned out. Such a fun card to give!

Stop by Lori’s Shop to see all the new designs added this week!

We have a fun surprise for you today! We have a Silhouette Portrait for a lucky winner! The GIVEAWAY ends Thursday night and the winner will be announced Friday! Enter through the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck everyone! And just a reminder, there’s a Silhouette Promo going on right now. If you’re looking for a Silhouette machine, be sure to check out these deals on a machine + a great bundle. Be sure to use promo code: LORI and shop here: www.SilhouetteAmerica/August.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

New at Snap Click Supply

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014

This week we have a NEW kit to share with you. You can pick it up now at Snap Click Supply Co. for 20% off.

MY GIRL COLLECTION

Each individual piece is also available if you would rather not purchase the kit.

MY GIRL PAPERS

MY GIRL ELEMENTS

This kit also coordinates beautifully with our recently released Emma Jane Paper Dolls

Silhouette Tutorial: Adding Stitch Lines and Embellishments

August 21, 2014August 19, 2014

Hi everyone! It’s Traci and I’m so excited to share a tutorial with you today! For my project, I used several of Lori’s adorable shapes to create the cover for my latest “Artsy Albums” mini album kit.

As you’ll notice, I added some details to my green banner. Here’s how I got the words to bend along the banner shape, and how I added those cute stitch lines.

First, find a banner shape in Lori’s shop … she has several really cute ones that you can add a title to.

Next, highlight your shape and go to the “Offset” window. Create an internal offset and set the offset distance to .50.

Now, with your offset line highlighted, open the “Line Style” window and choose a dashed line and set the line thickness to .75. With the line still highlighted, go to the “Line Color” window and select the color for your dashed “stitched” line. I chose white for my project.

For the title, use the type tool to add a title for your project. Highlight the title and change the fill color and size if desired. Now, with the title highlighted (with green box around it) hover your cursor over the small circle with a cross in it. Click on the small circle, hold it and drag the title over the curved line of your shape.

Release your cursor, and the words should pop onto your line as shown in the photo below.

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Now, notice in the photo above, there is a little grey bar just to the left of the “E” in my title. If you slide the oval part up and down the bar, your title should move up into your shape, rather than sitting right on the line. See the photo below.

Now you can treat the shape as a print & cut. Make sure to go to the “Cut Style” window and make sure the outer edge is all that will be cut.

Lori’s shapes used on this cover:

Banner with Bows

Jar with Heart Label

Echo Park “Fine & Dandy” paper collection designed by Lori

Thanks for letting me share this fun technique with you! If you are interested in seeing additional photos of this mini album, or purchasing the kit for yourself, please visit my blog at www.artsyalbums.com or my Etsy shop here.

Traci