Tag: Kathy Skou

Memorydex Box and Cards

Hi Everyone!  I’m excited to bring you some brand new files that are in Lori’s SVG shop and coming to the Silhouette Store!  Memorydex scrapbooking is making a comeback!  They are perfect for documenting weekly favorite photos, December daily, recipes,  events… whatever!  I decided to use this Memorydex box for my weekly photos.  My goal is to do a card a week in 2020 documenting my favorite picture of that week.  Take a peek…

I started with the new Memorydex Box and Cards file (SVG, Silhouette). (see tutorial below)  I decorated the base box and then created cards for my first two weeks of 2020.

For week one, I used one of the new Memorydex Foldover Cards (SVG, Silhouette)  I love how you can decorate the front of the card, and add extra photos on the inside!  It’s great for when you can’t pick just one photo to document!

For week 2 I used one of the new Memorydex Scalloped Cards (SVG, Silhouette)

I made a set of all the new cards that coordinate with the Memorydex Box, so that it’s easier for me to keep up with documenting my year!

Memorydex Foldover Cards (SVG, Silhouette)
Memorydex Scalloped Cards (SVG, Silhouette)
Memorydex Envelopes (SVG,Silhouette)

I put together a quick tutorial showing how to assemble to box.  To start, you’ll need 2 pieces of 12×12 paper, a 12×12 sheet of chipboard (I used Silhouette’s chipboard, it’s the perfect thickness) and 2 straws or wooden dowels that are at least 8.25″ long and .25″ in width.  Cut the two boxes from the paper and the remaining pieces from the chipboard.

  1.  Assemble the larger box (the one with no holes) by folding along the score lines and gluing tabs on the inside of the box.
  2. Before assembling the inner box (with the holes) glue the chipboard pieces to the bottom center of the outside of the box and to the sides with the holes, making sure to align the holes.
  3. Fold up the sides and glue this box with the tabs on the outside.
  4. Add the chipboard pieces to the long sides of the box.
  5. Glue the remaining chipboard pieces to the inside short sides of the larger box, making sure they are flush with the bottom of the box.
  6. If using straws, cut them down to be just over 8″.  I cut mine to be about 8.125″.  If using wooden dowels, cut them to be 8.125″.  Insert the straws (or dowels) into the inner box with holes so they form the sliders.  They should barely stick out of the ends of the box.  You may need to trim.  If you want you can add a little glue to the outside of the holes to secure.
  7. Insert the smaller box with the straws into the larger box.  If your straws are sticking out too much, you may need to trim.  It’s a snug fit, a little patience helps.
  8. I added some glue between the layers of the 2 boxes and clipped until dry.

All that’s left is to decorate your box and start documenting!  Hopefully, I can keep up with my weekly memories!

If you make a Memorydex box using this file, we would love to see your projects!  Be sure to tag Lori Whitlock on Facebook and Instagram so we can see!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Gift Card Holder Tutorial

Got Gift Cards to give?  Why not personalize the gift with a fun holder?!  Lori’s Gift Card Holder (SVG, Silhouette) is an easy way to package up a gift card, and it can be decorated to suit the occasion and the recipient!  I also like that it’s a “box” and you could wrap it if you wanted.  Take a peek…

How fun is this?   You can decorate the front and then add a sentiment on the inside.  This is super easy to assemble… I’ve outlined the steps for you below…

  1.   These are the pieces that come with the file.
  2.  Start by folding the score lines on the main piece.  All lines are folded in the same direction.
  3.   The “inside” score lines are folded in and under as shown.
  4. On the solid side of the box, fold up the sides and glue in place.  Tabs go on the inside.
  5. Repeat for the tabs and sides on the other end.
  6. Add adhesive to the inside tabs.
  7. Fold the box over so that it closes.  Glue sides down.
  8. Tuck the inside tabs “in” and press to adhere.
  9. Fold the cover along the score line and add adhesive to the inside of the tab.
  10. Glue the tab to the outside edge of the box so that when folded over it covers the gift card insert area.
  11. Add the panels to the inside cover and on the front of the cover. (for mine, I flipped one of the pieces to be blue)

Now all that is left is to decorate!  I added some embellishments from Lori’s My Favorite Winter Collection for Echo Park Paper.  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Gifts for my Gnomies

During the holidays, it’s always good to have a few items on hand to use as last minute hostess or thank you gifts.  They always come in handy! Lori has so many little favor bags, you’re sure to find one that fits your needs!  This year I’m making a couple of these little bags…take a peek…

The bag is Lori’s Tuck Flap Favor Box (SVG, Silhouette).  The finished bag is about 4.5 x 3 x 1.75.  It’s sized perfectly to hold some chocolate kisses, or other little candies.  I pieced it together with some papers from Echo Park Paper’s My Favorite Christmas and Little Lumberjack collections.  To complete the bag I added stickers from the Christmas Gnome Stickers (SVG, Silhouette). The little gnome sticker was the perfect decoration and it keeps the bag closed!  This would also make a great teacher or coach gift too!

Have you used any of Lori’s files for you holiday gift giving?  Be sure to post them and tag Lori on Facebook and Instagram!  We love to see your creations!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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A Purr-fect Halloween Card

Only 15 more days until Halloween!!  Have you bought your candy yet?  I’m putting that off until last minute so I’m not tempted to sneak a few for myself!  I did make some Halloween Cards, including this “purr-fect” card… the Pop Up Box Card Halloween Cat (SVG, Silhouette).

I changed the design slightly… adding some green and pink papers behind the kitty’s face and I also added some silly enamel dot eyes to the spider.  It’s such a fun card, I can’t wait to send it out!  Have you made any of  Lori’s Halloween cards or projects?  Be sure to tag her on Facebook and Instagram, we would love to see your creations!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Stickers, Not Just For Planners!

Have you seen the new sticker sets?  There are 2 new Birthday Sets (Birthday Stickers (SVG, Silhouette), Birthday Stickers 2 (SVG, Silhouette)) and a new set of Fall Stickers (SVG, Silhouette).  These stickers can be used for a number of different projects… in addition to planners, you can use them on cards, gift bags, etc.  Individual stickers can be resized… larger for a gift bag for instance or you can print a few of the same stickers to make cards in multiples.  I used the new fall stickers to decorate a little gift bag.  Take a peek…

I started with The Gift Bag with Scalloped Handles (SVG, Silhouette).  I resized the bag to make it a bit larger. (11.75″ wide)  When resizing make sure that you do it uniformly by clicking the Lock Aspect Ratio in the top tool bar.  I pieced the bag together using some papers from Echo Park’s My Favorite Fall Collection.

I loaded the Fall Stickers into Silhouette Studio.  I only wanted to use some of them for the bag, so I started by ungrouping the stickers. (Lori has a print and cut tutorial for Cricut here)

For this group of stickers, ungrouping also ungrouped the individual designs on each sticker.  I zoomed in on the stickers I wanted to keep, selected all of the sticker pieces, right mouse clicked and selected group.  I did this for each sticker I planned on using and deleted the rest.

I knew I wanted to make a little scene, so I placed the bag file on my cutting mat and arranged the stickers as I wanted.  Some stickers I resized like the leaves and the acorn to make them smaller.  This allowed me to make sure everything would fit.

Once everything was sized as I wanted, I moved everything from my mat and set it up for print and cut.  First, using the page set up I set the media size to 8.5×11.  This is the size of my sticker paper.  I used Matte White Sticker Paper from Staples.

Next I turned on the registration marks.

I then moved the stickers I wanted printed onto the mat, making sure each sticker was inside the registration mark area, then sent it to print.   It would be easy to make multiples of this bag by simply copying the stickers and fitting them on the page.

Once the stickers were printed I added the paper to my Silhouette mat and fed it into my machine.

In my Silhouette software I clicked send then set up the cutting for Sticker Paper.  Make sure that Cut Edge is selected, so that only the edges are cut.  Then hit send.

A couple of notes if you’re having difficulty with the print and cut.  First, if your machine is not reading your registration marks, make sure you are running the most current version of Silhouette and that the paper you’re using is not colored. You can also try coloring over the square a bit with a black marker.  You may also have problems if the registration marks are smudged.   Some colored papers cause the marks to not be read.  Also, you can try shutting down your machine and computer and unplugging your Silhouette then start it all up again.  You would be amazed at the issues this can fix.  I also recommend the shut down process if your cut lines are out of sync with the designs.  Any time I have ever had issues with print and cut, the shutdown method has worked.

Once I had my stickers cut, all that was left was to add them to my bag!

If you use Lori’s stickers for any projects, make sure to tag her on Facebook and Instagram.  We would love to see your creations!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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