Tag: Ashley Cook

Box Castle Card and Sketch Fonts

Hello!  Today I have a great castle card to show off and a review of some of Lori’s Sketch Fonts.

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SVG/Silhouette

On the back is a Happy Birthday sentiment.  I decided I wanted to try out some sketch fonts with different pens.  On the card I used the LW Favorite Sketch font. Here are fonts I experimented with:

Tall Sketch Font: SVG/Silhouette

Jordan Sketch Font: SVG/Silhouette

Favorite Sketch Font: SVG/Silhouette

Block Sketch Font: SVG/Silhouette

Dot Sketch Font: SVG/Silhouette

I also tried some fonts that aren’t Sketch:

Delightful SVG/Silhouette

Skinny Minnie SVG/Silhouette

State Heart Dingbats SVG/Silhouette

I’m using the Cricut Explore Air 2 today.  These sketch fonts will also work with other Cricut machines as well as Silhouette machines.  I first used a pen, and I forgot to select Draw for several of the fonts (so some were cut).  First tip when using sketch fonts and pens is to make sure to select Draw for your font.

You can see the sketch fonts are a single line and the other fonts, the machine draws an outline of the letters.  I think they all look great though.  Next I used a 1 mm marker.  This was an older marker, so by the end of the drawing, it is getting a little faded.

I learned that you select the type of pen or marker in the pallet square next to the Linetype selection drop down menu in Cricut Design Space. I think the marker is especially great for the Tall Sketch Font and the State Dingbats font.

Last I tried selecting some fonts with the pen and some fonts with a marker.  The turquoise words are in pen and the gold are 1 mm marker. The machine stops after finishing drawing with the pen, and then tells you to change tools.  You can see what the different fonts look like.  I love having some sketch fonts to be able to add your own sentiments to cards.

The first font in the above picture is the Dot Sketch font (not Block).  The marker writes the Skinny Minnie font really great too.

Well there you go–an exploration in using different fonts with your sketch pens.  Is anyone interested in seeing the Silhouette sketch pens?  We can try that in another post!

And don’t forget,  all SVGs, Fonts, pattern fills and commercial licenses are on sale now in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop.  Get 30% off when you use code AUG2020 at checkout.  Sale Ends Saturday.

Have a great day!

Ashley

 

Cookie Box

Welcome to the first Monday in July! Ashley here, and I am so excited to share this Cookie Box (SVG, Silhouette) with you today.  Do you ever want to give a little something to make someone’s day brighter?  One of my favorite treats are the special cookies that several companies local to me sell.  And now there is a Cookie Box that can hold them.

This box is a great size.  It is a 4.5 inches square and 2 inches high. It is best to adhere the decorative panels to the box top before you glue the glue tabs. You can fill the box with a cookie or another treat and deliver some cheer to someone. Enjoy the week.

Have a great day!

Flower Truck Box Card Tutorial

Today I am showcasing this fun XL Box Card Flower Truck.

SVG/Silhouette

You can make this card with a Silhouette or Cricut machine.  I’m going to show you today what it looks like in the Silhouette Studio software.  When you open the file in Silhouette, it looks like this:

From here, right mouse click on the truck and select ungroup.  You can then move the individual pieces around and group the pieces by color for cutting.

Cut each color on your paper or cardstock. I actually cut some of the decorative pieces from vinyl, it readily sticks to the cardstock base.   I arranged many of the small pieces on the same mat and placed scrap vinyl for each color:

 

I used the print and cut function for the “Flower” sign and the Mom license plates. After you have all your pieces cut out, it’s time to assemble:

It is helpful to have the product picture, so you can arrange all the pieces correctly. You will want to place the bottom skinny strip of silver at the bottom of the truck before you place the darker purple pieces.

Once you have all these pieces decorated, it’s time to assemble the card.  The square-ish pieces with the license plates are the front and back of the truck.  You glue them to the sides to form the “box” of the card.    Apply adhesive to the tabs and attach those at each end of the truck sides.  Once you have the box formed, apply adhesive to the tabs on the flower insert piece.  Slide that into the box, centering it and press the glue tabs to the front and back pieces to secure.  Done!

You could use this as a Birthday card. You could also change out the “Mom” for Sis or a name.  It’s east to personalize for someone special.

Don’t forget about the the June Sale is happening now in Lori’s SVG Shop!  Get 30% off all SVGs, Fonts, Pattern Fills and Commercial Licenses when you use code JUN2020 at checkout! Sale ends Saturday, so don’t wait!

Have a great day!

Ashley

DIY Doormat with Ashley

You probably have seen the popular DIY coir doormats around.  I tried my hand at one using a font from Lori’s shop. I used the Monogram Family 7 Font.

SVG  / Silhouette

I didn’t use the circle part, so I just deleted those parts.

For our last name Cook and the numbers, I used the font Georgia–a font I have in my library. I used freezer paper as a stencil and outdoor paint on the mat. I used a 24 inch long mat, so I could cut the stencil in one piece from the freezer paper.  I carefully removed the freezer paper and placed it on the mat as the stencil.  I then used a stencil brush to paint.  I also used a skinny brush for some of the parts that are very skinny.  I let the black dry, then I used the banner part of the stencil to add Cook in white paint. I used some straight pins to hold down some of the skinny edges and the middles of the letters.  Stick the straight pins down at an angle and push them in as far as you can, so they don’t get in the way of the painting.  And just throw away the freezer paper stencil and straight pins once finished painting.

A fun way to pep up our front porch. Lori has several fonts and quote files that would be great on a doormat!

~Ashley

Fold Tuck Card

Ashley here today sharing a new card. Lori recently added some new insert fold tuck cards.  These cards are so fun and quick to put together.  All of Lori’s insert cards include files to use with the new Cricut Joy as well as files that work for other Cricut and Silhouette machines.  You will love making these.

 

SVG, Silhouette

SVG, Silhouette

I made this Circle fold tuck card with Echo Park’s double-sided paper.  This looks really neat with the 2 colors.  Lori has a tutorial for these cards here.

Have fun making these cards!

Ashley