Silhouette Tutorial: Card Making with Mendi

Hi there!  It’s Mendi here and I’m super excited to be sharing a Silhouette technique that I’ve been having a lot of fun using lately on all sorts of cards and layouts:  Creating journaling and sentiments around the edge of a circle using Silhouette’s print and cut features!

Unfortunately when preparing for today, I realized the hard way that this print and cut technique really works best when using circles that fit within the registration marks so for those of you that have a 12×12 printer, that means your circles can be up to 10.5″ wide and sadly for me (whose wide format printer recently bit the dust) that meant I was limited to a circle 7.2″ wide.  I had planned a layout using a 11.5″ circle but as hard as I was trying to find a way around it, I decided I needed to set that aside for another day and come up with a new project that would be easier to share with all of you.
As an alternative I settled on a fun spinner style birthday card for my nephew which can double as a rainy day activity spinner (or with the addition of numbers can be a great game piece for any game a child can dream up).  I think this would also be darling idea for chores too (although I’m not sure children would agree).  😉
My papers are from Lori’s fun new 6×6 “That’s My Boy” paper pad which she designed for Echo Park.
Without further ado, here’s my video tutorial sharing how I created it:
On a side note, I layered and glued 3 of the black arrows together to give it extra stiffness and make it easier to flick for spinning.  I also enlarged the center holes a bit and made sure to not tighten my brad too much so that it can still spin freely.
To complete my card and tie my theme together,  I decided to run the back of my card through my printer for a quick sentiment (using temporary adhesive on a piece of printer paper).
For my project I used the following cutting files available in Lori’s shop:
I have a link to another example using this same technique at my blog today.  I hope you’ll give it a try!  🙂

Silhouette has some great deals starting today running through the end of the month:

  • 1 CAMEO, 1 stamping starter kit, 1 light hold cutting mat, 1 teal CAMEO dust cover for $269.99 (MSRP $351.96)
  • 1 Portrait, 1 stamping starter kit, 1 light hold cutting mat, 1 grey Portrait dust cover for $129.99 (MSRP $229.96)
  • Stamping starter kit 25% off
  • Almost everything at silhouetteamerica.com is 20% OFF! (Excludes Silhouette CAMEO®, Silhouette Portrait®, downloads, download cards, subscriptions, and gift cards.)
  • PLUS: all orders over $25 SHIP FREE (that includes the machine bundles)(Reminder: FREE shipping only applies to the lower 48 states)

To get these prices use code: LORI at checkout and shop through this link: www.silhouetteamerica.com/stamp

$1 Wednesday at Jessica Sprague

One Dollar Wednesday at JessicaSprague.com!

Jessica Sprague is home to ALL of Lori’s digital Scrapbooking kits, both Echo Park and exclusive designs by Lori Whitlock. SVG’s by Lori are NOT sold at Jessica Sprague but at her SVG shop.

It’s Wednesday again and that means TODAY ONLY you can snag two of her adorable kits for an amazing deal… TODAY for JUST $1 you can grab this awesome set: Maggie Collection

This kit is regularly priced at $5.99 and TODAY ONLY it’s just $1!

MAGGIE COLLECTION

And, you can get the following awesome product for HALF OFF, Arrow Brushes Set 3 making it $2

ARROW BRUSHES SET 3

While you are at jessicasprague.com getting your kits, be sure to check out the samples made with each of these kits at the bottom of each listing.

 

Tuesday Freebie + New In Shop

TODAY ONLY, this VALENTINE TICKETS SVG file is FREE with purchase.

With your $3.00 purchase this $0.99 file will be yours free. This freebie is ONLY good until midnight tonight! Please use coupon code TICKET to receive this file for free.

 

We have many requests for the PDF file for hand cutting, class room projects etc, now many of new shapes will also include a line art PDF as well. Check the description on each shape before making your purchase, if you desire the PDF on an older shape that does not include a PDF let us know. Remember ALL new shapes from Lori and Kolette are normally on sale for 25% off until Monday of next week.

Only a purchase in Lori’s SVG shop will qualify for the free cutting file.

Thank You Card with Natalie

Today’s project is a thank you card.  I saw this in Lori’s store and knew I need to make it.  It was darling.  I made it with Lori’s Reflections collections from Echo Park found here.  The card file is found in her store, here.    I love these card files, they are super easy to put together, and they make such darling cards that everyone loves.  I dressed this one up with some stitching, twine and a thank you sticker.  Perfect for that someone that needs a thank you!
Thanks for stopping by…. Please check Natalie’s blog for her $10 SVG winner. Kimberly Vojacek, congrats on being the winner from Lori’s page. Check your email for details.
Also, if you have been trying to use the coupon code LOVE to get shapes at 30% off, be aware there was a problem and it cut off the sale early. We are extending the sale till MONDAY February 17. If you would like to take advantage of this great sale use coupon code LOVE at checkout to receive the 30% off.