You’re A Good Egg

 

 

You’re a good egg!!!  

 

This fun new cardstock release from Lori Whitlock is so fun. Having been a “chicken mom” for several years, I fell in love with it right away!

 

For my card today I used Lori’s 6×6 Chickens paper pad and also the coordinating ephemera package

and Lori’s Shaped Card Chick Egg cut file. (SVG, Silhouette

 

I resized the chick file so that it would fit inside the frame that came with the ephemera package. I then cut it out with my Silhouette. All other papers came either with the 6×6 pad or from the packaged goodies. I added the chick to my card with an action wobbler so the cute little chick could ruffle it’s feathers! I must say that the paper with the carton of eggs is my fave! I  used it for the background of this card.

I know you will love these chickens too!

💕Sue 

 

Easter Projects Tutorial

Hello there! 
 
My tutorial is very easy today but I wanted to show you the cute little candy baskets, bags and boxes I have been making for Easter. You still have plenty of time to make some of these fast and easy projects!
 
Basic directions on these projects is to cut your pieces and fold on the scored lines. Glue any little pieces to form faces etc and glue the project up joining at the flaps. These cut files are simple so you can make all of these, or pick one and make multiples. They are perfect to hold a bit of candy. The chick bag and the white Easter bunny basket with it’s fun little hair bow are also a good size to hold a gift card.
 
 

 

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 Treat Bag Easter Chick (SVGSilhouette)
The chick on this bag is adorable. Lori also made a bunny bag too . With so few pieces this is a  quick one to finish. Glue the black piece behind the chick head and add the rosy cheeks and the beak. I added some shading with distress inks before I put the pieces on. This bag would easily hold a nice size candy bar and is the largest of all the projects. Stands 5.5 inches tall.
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Easter Basket with Carrots (SVGSilhouette)
 
Fold this one up, add glue to all side tabs and fold up to form the box. Burnish the glued tabs a bit so that they all stick well. Add your little carrot design on the front and tie up the top.
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Easter Bunny Petal Basket (SVG)
 
I made this guy with kraft paper. I creased all the score lines and glued the black piece on the inside where the face cut out is. I added the nose with dimensionals before closing the box by bringing up the two top loops and then slip the sides with the slits over the top. I  glued on the ears about a quarter of an inch from each edge. 
 

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3D Easter Carrot Box (SVGSilhouette)
 
Glue on the “greenery”(love the fun scallops) and then fold the carrot in half along the center score line and glue together with the side tab. All that’s left is to tie the top with some twine or ribbon. This project is just over 8 inches long including the carrot top greens.

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Easter Bunny Tote (SVGSilhouette)
 
For this file- glue the black piece on the back of the piece with the face so the eyes and whiskers show through. 

Glue the other white piece with the ears  to the back of the face section so it covers the black piece for a finished look. Glue the sections together then fold in half and glue together with the tab. Glue the bottom flaps One thing about Lori’s files- when you fold a file in half (like boxes ,bags, 3D cards) the two sections match perfectly. I love this-no struggle to force a file to fit together. Glue the bottom flaps.

 I added the handle on with two brads but you could easily just glue them on.
I hope you enjoyed these little projects-it’s just so hard to pick from all Lori’s fun Easter creations!

Easter Banner Tutorial

Hello crafty friends. Today I want to share with you how I made this cute Easter banner using 6 Lori Whitlocks Files:
Layered Bunting 2 (SilhouetteSVG)
Easter Purse Topper (SilhouetteSVG)
Easter Sheep Car Box Card (SilhouetteSVG)
Easter Bunny Car Box Card (SilhouetteSVG)
5×7 Easter Bunny Card (SilhouetteSVG)
Easter Basket Chick Box Card (SilhouetteSVG)
I wanted my banner to have a pastel rustic feel. I chose some Doodlebug kraft gingham cardstock for my bunting base. Then some coordinating coloured papers to match.
To start my project I opened all the files in Silhouette that I wanted to use.  I deleted the parts I didn’t need then I copied them onto one page with the bunting.  You will see I have used the similar bunnies from the 5×7 Easter Bunny Card & Easter Bunny Car box card. I did this because the carrots in the box card are whole carrots once you ungroup everything. Also she has more of a body. I omitted her bow & used the floral head piece from the 5×7 card. You can just use the Bunny from the Easter Bunny Car box Card if you wish. I also took the extra step of using the egg from the topper to give the bunny a belly like the one in the 5×7 card. To do this I used the same step below by sizing it onto the bunny.
When you open the Bunting file it will have 3 bunting shapes across the page. I right clicked over all 3 & enlarged by dragging the corner just enough so that all 3 bunting pieces fit across my page. I then coppied all 3 & pasted another row. You can make yours bigger or smaller however you please. I did mine this way as it will give me the most bunting pieces, (6 in total per page), without too much scrap. I cut 9 bunting panels in total. Next I sized my images one by one. To do this I copied a bunting panel to the side of my page. I then placed my image piece inside & enlarged or reduced the size making sure it fit inside. Make sure you place the little panel across the top of the bunting as well as I did in my image below.  Do this step for all your pieces.
Now once you have all the sizes correctly cut out all your pieces & glue together all your image pieces.
Then just place everything onto the panels to see what order you want everything to sit. Once you are happy with it, it helps to take a photo so that you remember where to glue everything.
Now glue the panels onto the bunting base. You will notice that the body on the bunny is a little long. Before I stuck down the bunny I placed her onto the bunting with washi tape, then I turned the bunting over & traced the edge with pencil along the back of the bunny. I then cut along the pencil trace & proceeded to stick the bunny onto the front of the bunting.
 
I used foam squares to stick down my image pieces. This gives them a raised look.
Once you have all the bunting pieces ready the last step is to thread some twine & pastel pom poms through to finish the banner.
You can use as little or as many files as you wish. The possibilities are endless. I just love Lori’s files & couldn’t resist the temptation.
I hope I have given you some inspiration today to create an easter bunting banner!
For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs
Noelene 🙂

Box Card Easter Bunny and Chick Carrot Car Tutorial

Hi! Are you ready for spring yet? Here in Utah, the weather is undecided. We’ve had beautiful spring like weather and then the next day, snow. Fortunately, for us, it melted quickly! For me, spring and Easter are synonymous and with that I want to show you how to put together Lori’s adorable Box Card Easter Bunny and Chick Carrot Cars. Here are the Silhouette links: Box Car Easter Bunny Carrot Car and Box Car Easter Chick Carrot Car

To start with, I cut out all my pieces. I’m making multiples to send to my grandkids so there are many pieces.

I then inked a few of the pieces. I wanted my yellow accents on the chick to stand out a little. I also like to add a light gray to the white edges of the eggshell. And of course, orange and green to make the carrot pop.

I then glued the main base piece together. With making multiples, I didn’t want the seam to open up while I was working on the next piece so I clamped them together with a binder clip.

Then I added the layered pieces of the front and the back to the main base.

Next are the cute little drivers. I started with the eyes on the chick and then flipped it over to add the other pieces. With the bunny, I started with the ears and then the eyes.

Next, glue the character to the insert and then add the insert to the base with the tabs bent to the back. I like to flatten the card after adding the insert to make sure that the card will lay flat for mailing.

And that’s it! You have an adorable carrot car box card.

Teri

 

 

50% OFF + Cuteness + March KOTM!!

Just wanted to make sure you know….. we have a 50% OFF flash sale on SVGs at shop.loriwhitlock.com now through Friday, March 3! Use code: 50FLASH at checkout. It’s a great chance to stock up on all your St. Patrick’s and Easter SVG file projects.

This week I designed some new St. Patrick’s Day Grid Card SVG FILES and an adorable set of Character Treat Boxes! Check them out below….. SHOP NEW FILES HERE

I also wanted to let you know about our new 2023 March Kit of the Month that is FREE with any $20 purchase… it will automatically be added to your cart with your qualifying purchase. No code necessary.
Thank you for joining us today! Have fun crafting!!
Lori