Layout by Mendi and Cards by Joy

Happy Presidents Day. I am home playing with my kids today and hope you are doing something fun also.  Today we have 2 projects to share with you. First is Mendi, she says…

“Today I thought I would give Lori’s awesome Life Card cutting files a try. I don’t actually keep a Project Life  album, but I just knew these fabulous little cards would also work well for a traditional grid style layout as well.  I decided it would be fun to cut them out with a white tone-on-tone approach, almost making them appear as if they were embossed.  I have to say I love the results!  I especially love how it adds a lot of texture and detail without overwhelming my layout visually.  Swing by my blog today for more detailed shots and design dilemmas I overcame for my layout”.

For This project, I used the following cutting files:
Border Strip Layered (Silhouette Store)
4 Button Set (Silhouette Store)
Arrow Set (Silhouette Store)
3 Circles (Silhouette Store)
Hearts (Silhouette Store)
Next up we have Joy. She has some cute Thank You cards to share with us…

I’m bad about keeping cards on hand.  I usually make them and then use them, so when an event comes up I have to prepare for the event AND make a card.  I’m trying to get ahead so I stop driving myself crazy.  LOL!  I used these two thank you card files by Lori :  “Thank You Card” and “Thank You So Much Card“.  They’re so easy to make!  Did you see that washi tape?  I’m in love with it.  It’s from Lori’s newest Echo Park paper line release:  All About a Boy and Sweet Girl.  All the paper I’m using comes from those lines too.  I used the 6×6 paper pads and shrank my cards down so I could have a few smaller ones on hand.  Whew!  Three thank you cards down…now to make a few birthday ones, hello ones, get well ones, Easter ones…

 

Digital and Hybrid layouts by Lisa Barrie and Roelien

Today we have our digital girls sharing their talents. First Lisa Barrie has created this beautiful layout…

Echo Park t&t charming wood stripes
Echo Park documented turquoise flowers
Echo Park documented bird
Echo Park tailored bird
Echo Park FRT Element 13
Echo Park FRT Element 19
Echo Park FRT Element 28
Echo Park documented Here and Now
Echo Park documented fly
LW office oriented paper

Next we have Roelien

Flowers and words: Maggie Elements
Buttons: Flair Buttons (available on 2/15)
Box and tags: Gift tag set
Doilies: 3 Doilies set

 

 

Happy Valentines Day projects by Corri & Amanda

Happy Valentines Day! or SAD (Single Awareness Day) as my teenagers would say. We hope no matter your situation you have a fabulous day! As always we are sharing some amazing projects. First up is the talented Corri, she says…

Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope you all have a great day with the ones you love.

I have one last Valentine’s Day project to show you and I have to say I’m a little sad….I’ve had so much fun creating with the Love Story Collection from Echo Park, designed by Lori Whitlock.  

For today’s project, I made a simple card using two hearts from Lori’s 11 hearts set. 

I created the scallop mat by welding a border strip to a rectangle. I cut this adorable tall heart gable box to match.  This box is super simple to make….it cuts out has one piece. I added some chipboard embellishments from the Love Story collection.

Amanda has created this beautiful Valentines Day Box…

As it’s valentine’s day I thought I’d create and decorate Lori’s fabulous heart shaped box. I used some layered flowers and doilies on the lid for embellishment. I glittered the flower pieces and added a valentine’s border around the lid.
I used the Love Story papers and SVG Files used are:
3 doilies 3 
Heart Shaped box
Valentines borders 2 
5 layering flowers 

One Dollar Wednesday at Jessica Sprague

Today is One Dollar Wednesday at JessicaSprague.com!

That means from now until midnight (Pacific time) you can pick up a couple of digital kits for a steal…

First of all is the 2013 Planner. It is on SALE for 75% OFF the entire month, which makes it only $3.25!!!

2013 PLANNER

TODAY for JUST $1 you can grab the popular: Life Is Good Layout

LIFE IS GOOD LAYOUT

This layout template is perfect for a quick page to add to your project life pages or into your digital scrapbook (hint hint It is also available in Lori’s shop as an SVG file, which means if you don’t do digital but own a digital die cutting machine you can still use this file. Just cute out the shapes in your favorite papers and assemble.)

And, you can snag the following awesome product for HALF OFF… which makes it ONLY $2.99 (that’s a real deal): Happy Day Collection

HAPPY DAY COLLECTION

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

New Today in Lori Whitlock’s Shop

There are many great and exciting things being created at the Lori Whitlock office. Today I have one of these things to share. Have you seen the Life Templates at Jessica Sprague? There have been some requests for making this available for digital die cut machines: ie Silhouette, Cricut, etc. I have been working on making that possible. All 12 Life Templates are in the shop along with some fun double page layouts that you could also cut out and add to your Project Life books. If you are wanting to create Project Life like pages, but do not want to invest in the page protectors, these grid overlays work great in 12×12 sheet protectors. If you want to make your own project life cards, use the inside shapes and decorate to your hearts content. There are plenty of additional shapes in the shop to personalize your cards.

The 4 Season Layouts, Life is Good Layout,and You Make Me Happy Layout, would be great additions to add between the grid pages of your Project Life books. Just cut these files with your die cut machine, assemble and place in a 12×12 sheet protector. These files sold at Lori Whitlock ARE NOT print and cut files, but SVG’s ready to cut your favorite pattern paper. If you are not a paper scrapbooker, but digital instead, head over to Jessica Sprague and grab these files in layered PSD templates.

Don’t forget about the Valentines Day Sale. You can get 30% off now through Thursday on these new shapes!