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Box Card Envelope Strawberries

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Happy Monday!! It’s almost strawberry picking time so what a better way to celebrate that then with a strawberry card?! I made the Box Card Envelope Strawberries card found HERE.

I used paper designed by Lori Whitlock and Echo Park called Strawberry Fields found HERE.

I used the swiss dots embossing folder on my berries and some enamel dots on some of the flowers.

I also used a tag from the Strawberry Fields Frames and Tags found HERE for my sentiment/greeting.

Hope you enjoyed this card and happy strawberry harvest!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Basket Full of Strawberry Fields Forever

“Living is easy with eyes closed… “Well, maybe not when you’re trying to choose between all the adorable papers in Lori’s new Strawberry Fields collection!  From the sweet gingham patterns to cheerful strawberry prints, this collection instantly transported me to my own little version of Strawberry Fields.

I combined the Strawberry Fields Collection with two of Lori’s adorable files.  A charming berry basket that you can find here in the shop   and some little strawberry boxes that you can also find here in Lori’s Shop  Silhouette.  This project perfectly captures that carefree feeling of a sunny summer afternoon.

Start with your basket, this is really simple and comes together in seconds.  Cut, ink, fold, and adhesive and adhere together.  It is simplicity at it’s best.

 

Now for the strawberries, these were a bit tricky.  I think mostly because I scaled them down about 33% so that I could put quite a few in the basket.  I cut 7 strawberries and their tops.  I could do four different patterns at a time with the little 6×6 pad that comes in the collection.  You can see how they are cut here, then fold on score lines til you have the last shape on the bottom right.

 

 

So here we go with how to put these little cuties together.  I did have my hot glue gun out just in case I needed it.

 

1.  Start with a strawberry, fold along score lines…there is hole an all 6 tops for your brad.  Adhere the 1 st petal edge with the little flap to the 6th petal.

 

2. Insert a brad through one of the petals and begin shaping your strawberry…you simply pull each petal over the brad and practice patience here…lol, it took me a bit but I got it.  All six petals layer over that one little brad.

3.  Once you have all your petals overlapped, the strawberry begins to take shape into a little pouch or box. Open the brad prongs now and seal your little strawberry.

I glued my little tops on instead of messing and fighting with that little brad any longer.  The added buttons and twine to each one.  Adorable.

 

Now for the fun part.  Start embellishing your basket with all the fun elements from the collection.

 

The Beatles sang about Strawberry Fields Forever and while my version may be made from paper instead of growing in a garden, it has its own kind of magic.  Every fold, layer and embellishment are my escape to where creativity blooms.
Thanks for stopping by for my tutorial.
Cathy

3D Strawberry Bouquet Tutorial

Hello crafty friends! Noelene here today to share a tutorial of my take of the new 3D Strawberry Bouquet (SVG), (Silhouette). Lori has a few different designs to choose from. They are fun & easy to make!
To start cut out all your pieces. Next I created the small card. Then I valley folded the small piece of the envelope & applied glue to the tabs. I aligned it to the bottom & sides of the larger piece. This creates the pocket.

Next if you want to ink any of your pieces do this before you glue any pieces together. I inked the green stems of the strawberries.

 I wanted some dimension on mine, so I embossed the basket with an embossing folder. Remember to spray a light spray of water on your cardstock before you run it through, so that it makes your cardstock more pliable & not tear. Now glue all your panel pieces. I put some small foam squares on my flowers for dimension. I also put foam squares on the strawberries of the smaller green panel, as this will be on the front.
Now to create the mechanism.
Fold the little tab then fold the mechanism in half & glue the tab down.
For the easel leg glue the single tab to the back, then wrap the rest around going to the back & bringing it to the front glueing each tab. This is to make the easel leg sturdy.
Next valley fold both ends in so that it forms an x.
Now apply glue to the mechanism making sure you do not go past the fold on the easel leg.
Now place the glued mechanism on the inside of one of the pot panels making sure to align the leg to the bottom. It should sit a few millimeters beneath the top. Now, glue the top part of the mechanism only & place the other pot panel on top. Hold down for a minute or so till it dries. Now glue the tabs to the inside. I used paper clips to hold down the tabs until they dried.

Next take the larger foliage panel & turn it over. You want to apply glue on the back of the bottom square part. Now turn it over so you can see your front panels & gently slide it in between the back of your x. The glued square should be stuck onto the back pot panel. Now with the smaller foliage panel you will apply the glue onto the front side of bottom square. This time you will slide it into your x on the front folded part of the mechanism so that the glue adhers to the front pot panel.

Lastly I glued down the bow elements & glued a little flower button to embellish. Lastly I finished off by adding some white gel pen. I didn’t do this before I adhered my pieces, but if you do, it makes it a little easier.
To make your bouquet stand on its own, gently squeeze the sides of the pot & fold in the leg of your mechanism. To fold flat, place it back down again.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today! I will be definitely making more of these in the near future.
For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs
Noelene 🙂

Strawberry Jam Shaker Card

Happy Monday everyone! With spring right around the corner I’m starting to think of gardening and canning. My favorite times of the year. With that being said I created this great little You’re Sweet shaker card using the A2 Strawberry Jam Card cut found in Lori’s Shop or at Silhouette.

A2 Strawberry Jam Card

I turned the file into a shaker card. I did a tutorial awhile back how to turn most cut files into a shaker card. That tutorial can be found HERE.

I embossed my “fabric” top and added some bakers twine to the top. I also popped my strawberries with dimensionals. I cut extra strawberries to put on the bottom corner.

I used just some basic sequins for shaker bits with some little strawberries and paper buttons.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Summer Fruit Shaped Cards

Some of my favorite cards to create with Lori’s files are her shape cards, especially for my granddaughter.  She loves to receive mail and I try to send a card to her every couple of weeks with a bit of spending cash.  These are two cards that will be coming her way, bright and fun for summertime.  Both have just a couple of stickers from Lori’s Echo Park collection A Slice of Summer.  It’s one of my all-time favorite collections and I am always reaching for little bits and pieces of it to create with….it’s a must-have.

First, I have one of her new cherry cards. How cute is this?!  It is the Cherry Carton A2 Shaped Card  or you can find it here in the Silhouette Design Store.  I just love this little card, it’s so bright and cheery!  I used sketch pens to outline the basket, kind of hard to see here, and little hearts onto a couple of the cherries!

My next card continues with the fruit theme… this fun A2 Shaped Strawberry Card in Lori’s shop or here in the Silhouette Design Store.  Love the little hearts in the design of this file, so cute.  I added some stitch lines with a sketch pen to the top of the strawberry and a couple of stickers from the Slice of Summer collection. The perfect summer cards.

There are several strawberry and cherry card designs to choose from, go check them out!

 

Thanks for stopping by!
Cathy