Lori Whitlock

So Easy

August 2, 2012August 2, 2012

Anyone that knows me, knows that hand making cards is just NOT my thing. They end up as clutter and turn into trash after I spent way too much time on them, so you can imagine my hesitance at making any of Lori’s amazing cards. Don’t get me wrong, they are BEAUTIFUL and inspire me as I upload them into the shop. And this week that desire to play with them over ran my clutter theory, and boy am I glad. These cards were so easy and fast! I think it took more time glueing pieces together than it did cutting everything, and it didn’t take that long to glue them.

I used a few of Lori’s files for these cards as well as her “Note to Self” collection from Echo Park. The “Birthday Button Set” inspired this round of cards. Originally it was just going to be one card, but I had left overs and some other patterns I was dying to try. I also used “Card Base and Envelope Set 2” for the Birthday card. These are AMAZING. If you have not tried any of them head over to the shop and grab one, or two, or three ;). They cut out so fast and beautiful. For the star card I used Lori’s “Belly Band Cards.” I can’t say enough about how quick and easy these were. I definitely see card making in my future thanks to Lori. Glad she has lots to choose from. There is a bit more info on my blog if you need it… happy card making, Lisa

Back to School is just around the corner

August 1, 2012August 1, 2012

Look what Corri has created for us today. She made the cards out of one of Lori’s shapes welded together, SMART! Corri says… ”

I cut Lori’s 3″ x 3″ stationary box from this adorable apple paper from DCWV – Grade School Stack. I increased the size of the box so that it filled the 12″ x 12″ mat. I embellished it with this 3d bow.

For my little note cards, I welded two scalloped squares from this set.

The little apples are from Lori’s Patriotic set.” Great job Corri, check out her blog for more details.

Thanks Corri for this adorable teacher gift idea!

A Special Giveaway

July 30, 2012August 7, 2012

About a month ago I was contacted by Lori Gentile about a new kit club she’s starting. She wanted me to contribute to her monthly kits. I thought it sounded interesting and decided to join in the fun. The site launched TODAY. And, it’s so cute! You need to go check it out.

Gossamer Blue is a new monthly kit club dedicated to inspiring and motivating memory keepers and crafters alike. Each main kit is well coordinated with a mix of products from multiple manufacturers. The best part? Each main kit features a set of Lori Whitlock digital designs. The digital file contains both SVG (for use with electronic die cutting machines) and PNG files custom colored to match the kit (for use in Photoshop and/or Word). The designs are current, stylish and practical and can be used over and over, again.

This is the first month’s kit. Isn’t it CUTE!

Here’s a layout created by Cindy Liebel using the new kit. You’ll notice that she used a special edition of my “7 Tabs” cutting file found HERE. Great layout Cindy!

How about 5 chances to WIN this beautiful kit ($34.95 value)?

Like us on Facebook, follow us on Pinterest, follow us on Twitter, sign up for our email updates (to the right) and leave a comment on this post letting us know what you think by midnight on Saturday, August 4th. Don’t worry if you already like us or follow us. We’ll randomly pull a name from our entire lists and share the lucky winner’s name on Monday, August 6th.

Oh, and be sure to visit the Gossamer Blue blog for a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to my online SVG shop.

WINNER and so many goodies

July 24, 2012July 24, 2012

First of all lets get to the winner. Straight from Lori this morning…

“Hello everyone! I am blown away at the response to the FTR2 Giveaway! We had 539 entries! Thank you so much for your participation and support. You all seriously ROCK! I wish I could send product out to everyone! Now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…. here are the two lucky winners of the complete FTR2 collections:

Tailored: Nicole Doiron

Documented: CallyAnn Cornwell

Nicole and CallyAnn please email your address to me at: info@loriwhitlock.com and I’ll make sure you get your prizes. Please note the these products are not shipping until August… but that’s just around the corner… can you believe it!!

Keep your eyes out for more giveaways… I have a couple more that will be showing up in the next few weeks.” Congratulations ladies!

I hope you will stay a bit longer and see what our amazingly talented design team has created. First is Krissy. She used Lori’s Wheel Card, “Scalloped Box,” “Relax Summer is Here,” and “Don’t Bother Me.” She has wonderful instructions with detailed photos on her blog. Go check it out.

Next is Natalie. She created this beautiful owl box. Make sure and check out her blog because she gives instructions and more info about this adorable project.

And finally my last design team member to showcase is Joy. She embellished a children’s bucket with Lori’s “Don’t Bother Me.” file. What a great way to personalize something.

and don’t forget the back.

Thank you ladies. I love all your projects! Check out these ladies blogs for more detailed info on each projects.

Summer 2012 CHA Release

July 18, 2012July 18, 2012

Hi everybody. I had this post ready to go yesterday… but due to a delay in Echo Park’s announcement, I’ve held this back for a day…

I’m here in Chicago today for the first day of CHA and I’m so EXCITED to share my new releases! The Echo Park booth is setup and ready to go. I’m heading down in just a few minutes to join the fun. But, before I leave I wanted to post my new collections for Echo Park that are debuting today.

FOR THE RECORD is back by popular demand! FTR was such a hit and we’ve had so many requests for more that we decided to release a For the Record 2. This time we’re releasing 2 color schemes. You can see them below.