Box – Page 2 – Lori Whitlock

Altering the Size of the Candy Box File

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023

Hello Everyone:

Anita here with a quick tutorial on taking one of Lori’s Candy Box SVGs and resizing them to fit the candy bar size that I need. I used Candy Box 6 Candies (SVG, Silhouette). I used Lori’s two Echo Park Paper collections including Our Little Princess and All About a Girl.

I wanted to make my own chocolate bars for Valentine’s Day given that there are food allergies in our family and wanted a pretty box to put them in. I picked this box as it seemed like it would fit the candy bar mold that I have. This file comes in two parts, Part 2 is for the box and part 1 is for the scalloped inserts. I used Part 2. When I imported my file into Silhouette Studio I used the grid lines on my mat on the screen to determine the size of the unaltered file. I knew what size I needed to fit my candy bar and with the file still grouped together I dragged the corner until the dimensions were what I needed them to be. Be sure that you don’t ungroup them before doing the resizing. As you can see from the photo above I did a pretty good job of getting my box to fit my candy bar.

These are the cut file pieces for my box. I opted to use the decorate overlay around the inner edge but you wouldn’t have to if you were short on time. I often put an acrylic sheet over the opening when making boxes but decided that the chocolate bar looked better with the hole open.

These are the box pieces assembled and ready for my chocolate bar. That’s it for me. Be sure to check out all of Lori’s Valentine’s Day files.

Hugs,

Anita

Sunshine Box Tutorial

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021

Hi Everyone! Lori has some new Sunshine Boxes in the shop. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to put one of them together. I used the Sunshine Box 2 (SVG, Silhouette)

To start, cut all your pieces on your digital cutter.

These are all the pieces that you have. Ink any edges first, if desired. Next, apply adhesive to the pieces, and start adhering the pieces while the box is flat.

If any of your rainbow pieces are not quite even, this is the time to trim them to line up with the edge. Fold the box into shape. Glue the side tab.

Now apply adhesive to the bottom panels and fold into place. Use brads to add the handle.

Now your box is ready for a fun gift to brighten someone’s day.

Lori also has a bundle which includes more sunshine bags and some coordinating cards here. Have a great day!

Halloween Styled Mother’s Day Hat Box Tutorial

September 10, 2020September 8, 2020

Happy Fall Everyone:

I fell in love with Lori’s new Echo Park Paper collection called I Love Halloween and knew that I wanted to use it for a Halloween project. We are going to be making the Mother’s Day Hat Box which you can find here in Lori’s SVG Shop and here in the Silhouette Design store. This is a fun and easy box to put together. Let me show you how I did it.

Here are the parts all cut out. I used my Silhouette Rotary Blade to cut the flowers. It cut the felt beautifully !

You are going to take your two long rectangle tabbed pieces and fold the tabs down.

Next you are going to glue the tabbed end of the rectangle piece to the other end making a circle. One strip is slightly longer than the other. The longer one will form the cover, the shorter one the bottom of the box

The file comes with four round circles. The two slightly smaller ones are for the box base. The two slightly larger are for the cover. One is glued inside the box and one is glued on top of the box. I like to glue my inside circle in first as I find it is easier to ease it to fit. Then I glue the top of the box on. I use a wet glue when making projects like this where I am asking the paper to be in different shapes.

I made both boxes and then checked to make sure that one slid easily over the top. I then glued the top on the box and the decorative band around the bottom.

I then glued the bottom of the box onto the scalloped piece centering it.

I brought the ends of the bow pieces on both sides to the center back of the bow and glued it together well. Then I wrapped the center bow piece around the bow and glued that as well.

I then added the ribbons of the bow to the back of the bow.

Here are my rolled felt flowers. I cut them easily with my Silhouette Cameo 4 and the rotary blade. I started at the end of the flower and rolled them up and secured them well with wet adhesive. (for a rolled flower tutorial see this post) Be sure that you don’t put your flowers in the way of the box being able to be opened and closed easily. I added some embellishments to my box and rolled some of the leaves to give them a bit more dimension.

Lastly, here is the box open with some Halloween candy for your favorite sweetie. I have my hat out as a Halloween decoration and it makes me smile when I look at it.

That’s it for me today. Be sure to check out all of Lori’s Halloween SVG files and don’t forget all SVGS, Fonts, Pattern Fills and Commercial Licenses are 30% off through Saturday when you use code SEP2020 at checkout!

Hugs,

Anita

Stationery Box

May 18, 2020May 17, 2020

Hi there paper crafting friends! It’s Michelle Starcher, aka the Bookish Designer, popping in on the blog to share the stationery box I made (SVG, Silhouette). I decided to make this adorable little card holder for a friend when I ended up with some left over journaling cards from a scrapbook project. I was able to fit 5 A2 sized cards in the box along with matching envelopes.

If you aren’t sure exactly how to put the box together, Lori has a video tutorial using a box that is similar to this one. I had to adjust the size slightly to accommodate the size restrictions of my Cricut Maker. However, I was still able to make the box using one sheet of paper on a 12×12 cutting mat.

Although the box is made to store a set of A2 sized cards and envelopes, you could use it to give a gift card or small gift. Since they store flat, you can make several of them and simply pop them open when you’re ready to use them.

Until next time,

Michelle

Gnome Box Tutorial

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019

There is a new Gnome Box Collection in the Lori Whitlock SVG store. They are all so cute. Here’s some quick tips about putting these together.

The gnome I pieced together can be found here in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop, and at the Silhouette Design store here.

I used paper from Lori’s Little Lumberjack collection by Echo Park.

If you have a Cricut and a scoring tool or wheel, you will want to upload the Solid SVG file. If you are using Silhouette or don’t have a scoring tool, you will want to use the Dashed Lines SVG file.

Here are all the gnome pieces. There are gnomes on both sides of the box.

This is the box piece. Notice that the gnomes will cover the sides of this box. And you will see the pattern of this paper on the short side when completed.