Tag: Decor

3D Pumpkin Decor with Traci

Hi crafters! Traci here and today, I have a great project for the fall season. I made some beautiful 3D pumpkins that will add a fun shape and pattern to your home’s decor. You can place them around the house, on a mantel, or cluster them together in a centerpiece for your dining table. Perfect for Thanksgiving!

3D Paper Pumpkin Decorations for fall

I created them using one of Lori’s amazing cutting files called 3D Pumpkin Solid Panels (SVG, Silhouette) and the Echo Park, I Love Fall Collection that she also designed. I made three and adjusted the size of the file for the last one by 30%. It’s a little smaller and so cute!

3D Paper Pumpkin Decorations made with a Lori Whitlock cutting file

Each panel can be removed so that you can place a small battery-operated tea light inside. However, since I’m using them in a centerpiece with candles and vases, I left them out. With the cute papers and shape, they were perfect as is!

3D Paper Pumpkin Decorations for a table centerpiece

I used three 12×12 pattern papers: Plump Pumpkins, 3×4 Journaling Cards, and Crisp Fall Air. They’re fabulous and look great with the solid card stock I chose in rust, orange, cream, brown, and green.

3D Paper Pumpkin Decorations with candles and a vase for fall

I hope these pretty pumpkins inspire your next autumn project. They make such a wonderful display. Lori’s cutting files are simple and fun and there are so many great ones to choose from! Hop on over to her shop
today and have fun exploring. Happy crafting!

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Valentine’s Day Box Card with Traci

Hi guys! Traci here and today I have a really cute Valentine’s Day project to share with you! I made a card using one of Lori’s fun cutting files called Box Card Shopping Bag Valentine Dog (SVG, Silhouette). It’s a gift bag with a sweet dog, flowers, and hearts popping out the top. I changed up the colors so the pup looks like my son’s little furball, Tarot. I love the way it turned out and I love this file!

Valentine's Day 3D Puppy Dog Card with Hearts & Flowers

This adorable box card can sit out on a desk, shelf, counter, or side table for display during the holiday. 

Valentine's Day 3D Puppy Dog Card with Hearts & Flowers

This 3 dimensional box card can be folded flat and added to an envelope for mailing, or … saved and stored as a thoughtful memento.

Valentine's Day 3D Puppy Dog Card with Hearts & Flowers

There is a little space in between the layers to slide a love note, a fun photo, a gift card, or money. There’s no bottom to the card, so you would need to add a little tape to keep it in place.

Here is what the cutting file looks like. You can make your dog any color you like!

Such a fun and simple project to create for someone you love. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner … time to get crafty with another one of Lori Whitlock’s wonderful cutting files!

New 3D House Patriotic Bundle!

I have a new bundle in the shop this week…the 3D House Patriotic Bundle.  It’s full of fun little patriotic houses, perfect for your 4th of July décor! Take a peek…

Aren’t they adorable?  Each of these houses is also sold individually in my shop and are coming to the Silhouette Design Store.  Here are some close-ups…

3D House Patriotic (SVG, Silhouette-coming soon)
3D House Patriotic 2 (SVG, Silhouette-coming soon)
3D House Patriotic 3 (SVG, Silhouette-coming soon)

 

3D Patriotic House (SVG, Silhouette-coming soon)
3D Truck Patriotic (SVG, Silhouette-coming soon)
3D House Patriotic Post Office (SVG, Silhouette-coming soon)

Even better these files are all 25% off this week in my SVG Shop so make sure to get them soon!

Have a great day!

July 4th Shaker Star Tutorial

Hi everyone!  Corri here today sharing a quick assembly tutorial for Lori’s Shaker Star (SVG, Silhouette).    To make this, you will need cardstock, chipboard (I used a soda box), a dowel or straw and a piece of clear acetate.   I normally use transparency sheets for the clear part but this time I used a piece of a clam shell package from some craft supplies.

When you cut out all the pieces, this is what you will have plus a bunch of confetti pieces that will go inside the shaker.

First, glue the three chipboard stars together.  This step creates a spacer that will allow the confetti pieces to shake.

Next, glue the chipboard to the solid red star and glue the star frame piece on top of the acetate star.

Now you can add the confetti pieces to the inside of the star and then glue the clear star on top.

I wrapped the paper strips around a pencil to form into corkscrew shapes.   I glued those and a wooden dowel to to the back of the completed star and then cut an extra star “back” to cover up where they were attached.

There you have it!  Super simple to put together and so much fun!  The kids will love to wave them to celebrate the 4th!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Paper Flower Shadow Box Tutorial with Michelle

Hello Friends! Paper Flowers are so popular and they are so fun to decorate with. Today I would like to share an easy tutorial for this cute home decor project featuring one of Lori’s latest flower files.

Paper Flower Shadow Box Tutorial

This is such a quick project to make. The flower only takes about five minutes to put together. When cut at normal size, the flower fits perfectly in this 4×4 Shadowbox Frame. The Shadow Box Frames are one of Lori’s classic designs. There’s an excellent Youtube Video showing how to assemble the frame. It’s so easy to make, and looks so professional. I love it! You can find the file for the 4×4 Frame at the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop, or at the Silhouette Design Store. You’ll also need the 3D Flower File. You can find the file at the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop and also at the Silhouette Design Store.

Photo Tutorial for 3D Paper Flower

Materials Needed to make the Flower:

  • fast drying glue or hot glue
  • a kitchen bamboo skewer or other end of a thin paint brush
  • white craft glue
  • yellow Prills or small beads for the flower center
  • a piece of craft foam or mouse pad
  • a stylus with ball on the end or the end of a clean pencil eraser.
  1. Curl petals away from you using your wooden kitchen skewer. This is the same motion that you would use to curl birthday ribbon.
  2. with petals facing down, place the petal piece on the foam and using a circular motion, roll your stylus around in the center until the petal begin “lifting” and a depression is formed in the center. Repeat Steps 2 & 3 for all petal pieces.
  3. Begin building your flower from the outside (Larger petal) towards the center. Use a small amount of fast drying glue or hot glue and hold in place until the glue is dry before moving to the next piece, then continue building the flower up one layer at a time. Note: Allow each one to dry first so that your flower doesn’t shift. When you get to the last smallest piece, add a drop of white craft glue to the center and add small beads or Prills to mimic a flower center. Flocking or yellow powder such as tumeric makes a fun center too.

While your flower center is drying, complete the shadow box as described in Lori’s Video. Any pretty papers from a 6×6 pad will look lovely on the front of the frame. I used a paper from Echo Park Paper and a piece of 10-inch ribbon (optional) to complete the look.

The great thing about making paper flowers is that there isn’t a right or wrong way. Try different curling variations for different looks. If you like, you can add inks or chalks for additional color variations. Each flower is unique and will be beautiful when you are finished.

I’m so pleased with how this came out. It really brightens up a corner of my craft room, don’t you think?

Paper Flower Display

Have a creative day!

Michelle

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