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New Home Mini Album

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Today we have a special post for you! We’re so excited to introduce the newest member of the Lori Whitlock Creative Team, Leslie Turner! 🎉

You may already know Leslie and her wonderful work with CutCardStock, Keep It Simple, ScrapbookingStore, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, and Cut It Up Challenges. She’s incredibly creative, and we’re thrilled to have her joining our team!

If you haven’t met Leslie yet, here’s a little bit about her—in her own words:

“I’m absolutely delighted to be the newest member of the Lori Whitlock creative team! I’m married to Ed, and we have four grown kids and six grandkids. I’m affectionately known as the crazy cat lady and crafting junkie! We are paw-rents to ten feline rescues and a Forkie (Frenchie + Yorkie) pup! I’m addicted to stamping and love making cards, ATCs, and 3-D projects (especially paper shoes, paper purses, and mini albums). I also dabble in mixed media, art journaling, altered art, and custom jewelry. If you’re looking for me, I’ll either be in my studio or getting some kitty or puppy lovins!”

We’re so happy to have you, Leslie, and can’t wait to see all the wonderful projects you create! Please join us in giving her a warm welcome to the Lori Whitlock Creative Team! ❤️✂️🎨

 

 

Here is her first post with us:

Hey everybody, happy Monday! I hope your week is off to a nice start! Leslie here, sharing my debut project as a new creative team member, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! I’ve been a huge fan of Lori Whitlock for many years and this opportunity is a dream come true for this old gal! I’m sharing THE cutest new home mini album that I created using Hidden Binding Mini Album House SVG cut file (Silhouette) (from the Hidden Binding Mini Album Bundle 2) and the Library Pocket SVG cut file. Also used papers from the Pattern Fill Set Fresh Air. I’m a mini album fanatic and a huge fan of Lori’s hidden binding mini albums, so you’ll be seeing more of them in future posts. Let me show you this one in more detail!

This album features a variety of designer papers from the Fresh Air Pattern Fill Set and a front sentiment created with the draw function on my Cricut. I’ve also included elements such as die cuts, library pockets, and fussy cut florals on the inside pages and the back.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to make a hidden binding mini album. They are so much fun!

Scrappy hugs,
Leslie

Box Card Hedgehog Tulips Tutorial

Hello, crafty friends! This is Lindsay, and I’m here today sharing my first ever tutorial for the Lori Whitlock design team. I am so excited to share my projects with you. I use my electronic cutting machines (yes, plural!) on a daily basis. For today’s project, I have created the most adorable card using the Box Card Hedgehog Tulips file (svg, silhouette). I used the You Are My Sunshine collection from Echo Park and some additional cardstock.

After cutting all of the pieces, I started assembling the card in sections. First up is the hedgehog. I used brown ink to distress the edges of each piece. I used liquid adhesive to add the black oval behind the face of the hedgehog, then adhered the face layer onto the cream layer. After that, I assembled the small flower and added the arms to the hedgehog. I then used foam adhesive to attach the body of the hedgehog to the dark brown layer. Finally, the entire animal is adhered to the green base layer. I folded along the scored tabs and added strong tape to either side.

The next section is the tulips. Using liquid adhesive, I added the grass/leaves layer first. Next, I assembled each flower and adhered to the green base piece. I folded along the scored tabs and added strong tape to either side. It helps to have the sample image pulled up on Lori’s website. That way you can zoom in and piece the flowers together easily.

The final section is the box portion of the card. It is two large pieces that will come together to form the box. I added floral patterned paper as a cute accent.  I assembled all of the flowers and adhered them with foam adhesive just under the grass border. I added a sentiment sticker that says “Sending Sunshine.” Then I folded along the score lines and added strong tape to each tab.

Now it’s time to put it all together. I connected the two box pieces, peeling just one tab, to create one long strip. I did not adhere the final tab just yet. Once I had the box shape in place, I added the tulip layer. I peeled off the tape on only one side and lined up the tabs so that they touched the back of the box card. Next, I peeled the tape off one side of the hedgehog layer and adhered the tab directly in front of the tulips section. I peeled off the other side of the tulip and hedgehog sections and attached them to the side of the box. Finally, I closed the outer box card. I’ve added an image that shows what the bottom of the card looks like. You can see how the sections stack on top of each other like tables.

The end result is an adorable card that will fold flat into an envelope! You could easily tuck a gift card behind the hedgehog and use this for a birthday card.

I hope this inspires you to create today. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Spring!

Lindsay

 

Halloween Bobble Head Ghost Card

Anita here with a fun twist on one of Lori’s brand new Halloween files called A2 Halloween Card Ghost (SVG, Silhouette).  I used a small spring which you can find here as mentioned in this tutorial from Lori, which is here.  I took this cute ghost card and put one of the springs on the back of the ghost before I glued the other side to the card.  They are actually called Action Wobbles. You could also use foam tape or pop dots if you wanted.    I used some of Lori’s Echo Park Paper collections including I Love Halloween and A Perfect Autumn.  This file also comes with an envelope.

Below is a photo of the ghost off to the side of the card showing how it would wiggle and bobble.

This is a photo of the side view of the card showing the spring Action Wobble.

That’s it for me today. Just think of all the cards that you could make elements wobble, so much fun. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hugs,

Anita

Layered Heat Transfer Vinyl Tutorial

Anita here with a fun and easy tutorial on how to apply layered heat transfer vinyl to your projects.  My daughter got engaged recently and I wanted to make her a fun t shirt to wear.  I used Lori’s SVG including Hand Lettered Bride and Groom (SVG, Silhouette) and Wedding Rings Card (SVG, Silhouette).  I prewashed the shirt first and gave it a good press.

Here are the pieces that I cut out of Vinyl.

Here are the pieces laid out on the t shirt for placement.

I removed all the pieces from the t shirt except for the gold ring.  I lightly pressed that down at 315 degrees for 30 seconds.  You have to work from the bottom most design piece and build your way up.  I have a Cricut Easy Press and if you don’t have one you can use a regular iron.  The wool, silk and polyester settings on a standard iron are at around 300 degrees so if using a regular iron I would just increase the time a little bit.

Once the item was cool to the touch, I peeled off the protective plastic over the design.  Next, I put on the white layer which is the background for the stone.  I  pressed that down at 315 degrees for 30 seconds.  I  removed the plastic layer from that piece once it was cool to the touch.

Lastly, I applied the top of the diamond stone and adhered that in the same manner.  Once it had cooled to the touch I removed the plastic topping from the stone.

Next, I laid out the bride word and the decorative swirl.  I like to put it where I think I want it to be and lightly press one edge to make sure that it did not move when I adhered the last two pieces.  I pressed the bride and swirl for 30 seconds at 315 degrees and there was some overlap with the ring and it did not cause any issues.  After waiting for it to cool, I peeled the last two plastic protective layers off, flipped the shirt over and pressed the back for 15 seconds.

I find that these t shirts are best cleaned and dried inside out and that they design holds up well.

And don’t forget, that there’s a sale in the Lori Whitlock SVG shop through Saturday.  Get 30% off all SVGs, Fonts, Pattern Fills and Commercial Licenses when you use code JUL2022 at checkout.

That’s it for me today.  Have a great day.

Hugs,

Anita

Box Card Toaster

Hi Everyone:

Anita here with an adorable box card from Lori’s wonderful assortment of cards in her store.  It is called Box Card Toaster (SVG, Silhouette).  I’ll bet you have at least one person in your life who you would be toast without.  I made two cards and sent them off to two special ladies.  I added a layer for peanut butter and jelly.  The card folds flat for mailing and is just so cute.

 

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hugs,

Anita