Lori Whitlock

Mini Album by Traci and Layout by Mendi

July 15, 2013July 12, 2013

Here we go again, it is already the middle of the month. The best part is that it is Monday, which means our awesome Creative Team is here sharing inspiration with you. First we have an adorable mini album from Traci…

“Today is Always a Happy Day” when you get to create fun projects with Lori’s designs, and I had a lot of fun with this adorable mini album. This album was created using Lori’s 5×5 album with box. The pattern comes in two files, one for the box, and one for the album, and the whole project is a snap to put together.

For the base of the box, album pages, and title (which is also one of Lori’s designs and can be found here or at the Silhouette online store) I used heavy white card stock. I wasn’t sure if it would be sturdy enough for the project, but once I layered all of the other papers and embellishments, it is very durable.

The paper is from the Here & Now collection by Echo Park and the little sun sticker is from A Perfect Summer line.

The little birds on the branch are an SVG in Lori’s shop called Love Birds. I chopped one of the little bird’s legs off (poor guy) so that he could sit lower on the branch.

I love how the design of this album has the ribbon/twine holes already punched for you. I did, however, use a 1/4″ hole punch to make them a little larger so that my thicker ribbon would slide through easily.

I will have a few more pictures posted over at Artsy Albums today, so please stop by my blog and say hello!

Thanks, and I hope your day is happy!

Traci

www.artsyalbums.com

Next, is this beautiful layout by Mendi…

Today I turned to the Maggie Holmes collection by Crate Paper and a handful of complimentary cutting files designed by Lori. I knew I wanted to do something fun with the 12×12 decorative tape sheet from the collection so I cut it into strips, mixing it with other paper strips and adhered them to printer paper. I then cut my mouse ears out on my Silhouette by welding 3 basic circles together.

I took Lori’s “memories” title from a layout cutting file and paired it with one of her awesome banners which I enlarged to fit over my mouse ears and popped up with foam tape between the layers for some depth.

I also used her scalloped border which I cut twice (once from blue and another without the inside cuts from ivory). I like to do this to minimize the visual distraction when a patterned paper is layered below my borders. I finished off my layout with a layered tag to document the basic details of the day.

To Create my layout I used the following cutting files designed by Lori Whitlock:

Banner Labels

Border Set 10

Memories Layout (for title)

5 Layered Labels (Silhouette Store only)

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July 12, 2013July 12, 2013

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Stationery Box Cutting Diagram

July 12, 2013July 12, 2013

If you’re wondering how to cut out this Stationery Box, you’ve come to the right place. Below you’ll see that I’ve created a labeled diagram of all the pieces in the file. Hopefully this helps you plan out your paper for cutting.

3 Stacking Boxes Cutting Diagram

July 12, 2013July 12, 2013

If you’re wondering how to cut out the 3 Stacking Boxes, this just might help you out. I’ve created a labeled diagram of all the pieces in the file. I’ve kept them grouped as you’ll see them in the file. All the pieces for the large box are labeled yellow. All the pieces for the medium box are labeled red. All the pieces for the small box are labeled blue.