Stationary Set by Traci and Centerpiece by Corri

Today we have some fabulous projects by Traci and Corri
Hi Lori fans!
I’m so excited to be on the blog today sharing a really fun, and pretty quick, project with you.  As many of you may know, I’m a mini album girl.  They are my all-time favorite project.  Despite my mini love, I also love giving fun gifts with cute packaging.  So today I decided to share my love of little gift notes.  A 3×3 gift note is the perfect little “accessory” to a perfectly wrapped present.  I make several at a time so that when I have a birthday, wedding, or new baby gift to wrap, I already have a cute little hand-made gift enclosure to go with it.
Here is some gift note inspiration for you — complete with Lori’s adorable 3×3 stationary box to keep the cards in until you need them.
I love all of Lori’s digital cutting files, so it’s never hard to find the perfect addition to any card or project.  For this one, my favorite part of each card are the sentiments.  Lori designed the “Happy Birthday”, “Thank You’ and “Hello” pieces with an adorable font and a great background piece.  The ability to cut a white background allowed each of my sentiments to “pop” off any pattern paper I layered it onto.  I also love the cupcake for this card…especially with the little heart cut out.
I have always been a fan of Echo Park…especially the paper and embellishments that Lori designs for them.  Most of the papers I’ve used in this card set are from the “My Girl” Collection.  For the card below, I added a fun little branch from the sticker sheet and set an adorable bird up on pop dots for dimension.
For the “Thank You” card, I found Lori’s mason jar cutting file
This design can be used for so many things — I cut the design and then added a flower sticker and brad from the “My Girl” collection and finished it off with a knot of twine.
For the 3×3 box, I cut the file and also created an “inset” shape for each side.  After adding the inset accent pieces, I cut one of Lori’s new 3D flower designs for the front.  The flower also serves as a little accent to tuck the tab behind so that the lid stays closed 🙂  So, so, cute!
Thanks so much for visiting today!  Please stop by my personal blog, Artsy Albums, to say hello!
Traci
Next we have this adorable center piece by Corri.
I have a fun project for you today that would be great for a Memorial Day or July 4th table decoration.
I cut Lori’s Octagon Flower Pot as sized in the file from some kraft card stock.
For the rim of the pot, I used the red wood grain paper from Echo Park’s “Perfect Summer” collection which Lori designed.
I cut 3 of the Spiral Stars (size reduced to 2.795″h) and 2 Spiral Flower 1 from some navy card stock and some pattern paper from the “Perfect Summer” collection.  I cut an extra base layer for each flower, then hot glued a wooden skewer to one of the base layers and mounted the assemble flower to that with foam dots.
To add some stability, put something with a little weight in the bottom of the flower pot.  I used a few tokens from Chuck E. Cheese!   I used some more hot glue to glue a 4″ foam ball in the pot and then arranged my flowers and covered with some paper shreds.
You could change up this cute project for all kinds of summer parties.  Add some graduation caps and 2013 on your sticks for a cute graduation party center piece. Corri

Tuesday Freebie + New in Shop

Good Morning! I hope your week is turning out beautiful! Today Lori has many fun new shapes available at both her SVG shop and Silhouette Portfolio.  We love to see what you create, be sure to post them to Lori’s Facebook page. Be sure to grab this freebie with any purchase in Lori’s SVG shop.

 Today only, this flag owl  SVG file is FREE with ANY PURCHASE. Just add coupon code: FLAG OWL at checkout and the cost will be deducted from your purchase.

 

Here are some of Lori’s newest shapes added to the SVG shop and her Silhouette Portfolio! Thanks for stopping by… Lisa

Teacher Gifts by Mendi + Ornate Cards by Christine

Today on the blog we have the talented Mendi and Christine. Today Mendi blew me away with these adorable teacher gifts. My mom was a teacher for many years and would have loved something like this. Mendi says…
As many of you are wrapping up your school year I thought I would share an idea for a quick and easy teacher’s gift.  I ran across some bare wood plaques at my local craft store when I was searching for ideas and thought they would be perfect. A simple coat of paint (and perhaps a light spraying of clear Kylon to seal) and they were immediately transformed and ready to cover. 
I have always been attracted to primary colors and school themes so I had a big stash of school themed papers to turn to, but it’s not hard to find something perfect these days with all the school ruled papers, cork, chalkboard and ruler paper out there on the market. I think Lori’s Take Note collection from last year would be super cute for this!
For these projects I used the following cutting files designed by Lori:
Pencil (Silhouette store only)
Apple (Silhouette store only)
September Art (Silhouette store only)
LW Happy Font
I hope I’ve inspired you to create a quick personalized gift for a special teacher in your 
life. I was serioulsy amazed with how quickly these came together!
Next we have Christine sharing these beautiful cards with us.
Today I am sharing two cards that I made with the Ornate Pull Out Cards.  I used numbers 1 and 4 today but the others are super fun too.  
Here are the cards together.  You can opt to leave the background piece, the fancy part, alone and it’s really pretty or you can back it with some cardstock, like I did with my cards.  For me, I liked the additional strength that it gave the card but you’ll want to make sure to use a very plain paper if you do so that those gorgeous cut outs don’t get lost.

Here are close ups of each card individually.  I used Lori Whitlock’s Sweet Girl paper and embellishment collection from Echo Park to create these cards.  The little extra sticker and brad here and there really make these cards extra special.

Here is what this card look like when the base is pulled out from the wrapped sleeve.  Lots of room for writing a special message or a signature.
My second card is pictured below.  
And here is a closeup of the center of the card and what it looks like pulled apart.  There are so many ways to decorate these cards and what a fun and different way to create an interactive card.
Thanks for stopping by.  Here are the supplies that I used to create my cards.
Lori Whitlock SVG’s: 
Other Supplies:
Sweet Girl Paper Collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper
Sweet Girl Embellishments by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper
Sweet Girl Cardstock Paper by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper
Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cut Machine

 

Tuesday Freebie + New Digital Cutting Files

First of all I want to remind you of the sale on ALL Lori Whitlock products.

Be sure to use SALE30 at checkout.

Sorry for the delay today, I had a few hiccups getting shapes loaded and wanted you to see all the beautiful new shapes Lori has created (these will be on sale too). I can’t wait to see what you make. Be sure to post them to Lori’s Facebook page we LOVE to see what you are working on! Because today’s freebie was late posting, it will run through Wednesday at noon.

 Today only, this stamp set  SVG file is FREE with ANY PURCHASE. Just add coupon code: STAMP at checkout and the cost will be deducted from your purchase.

Lori has so many fun new shapes. I wish my daughter was still little so we could make paper dolls and store them in her adorable Armoire box. Wouldn’t that be the cutest?

Here are some of Lori’s newest shapes added to the SVG shop and her Silhouette Portfolio! Thanks for stopping by… Lisa

Flower Pot by Brigit + Mini Album by Traci

Are you ready for Mother’s Day next weekend? When I saw this adorable project by Brigit, I was inspired and hope you are too.  Brigit says…

I first saw the 3 Little Flower Pots set from Lori’s store I wanted to make it right away, it’s so adorable.  I paired it with the Tree Shaped Card for a cute little unique gift set, perfect for Mother’s Day or just to give someone special!

The digital paper and elements are from Lori’s Sweet Memories Collection, I didn’t want a traditional green tree so the flower pattern was just what I was looking for.  Everything was printed and cutout on my Silhouette Cameo.

The 3D flower I downloaded from the Silhouette Online Store and the leaves are from the 3D Flower Set 8. I used utee (ultra thick embossing enamel), on some Limeade Trendy Twine for the stem so it would stand straight, I really love how these turned out.  I also used some Tickled Pink Trendy Twine on the planter box with a cute little button.

For the faux stitching I added an internal offset to the tree top and trunk and changed the lines to dashes, it’s a fun way to add stitching.  The tag is attached with some Tickled Teal Trendy Twine.

Thanks for stopping by, if you make this set I would love to see, you can post on Lori’s facebook page here, or add a link or on my blog post here. To check out Brigits blog you can go here.

Next we have an awesome mini album by Traci! Both of these projects took my breath away! Way to go ladies!

Traci says… “Spring has arrived here in Georgia, but before we know it, these warm days will turn into the hot days of summer!  Since I’m a little behind on scrapping last summer’s photos, I decided to make a quick mini album to get a little caught up.  This fun cascading album is one of my favorite new digital cutting files from Lori.  She has several of these cute albums, and they all have different edges.  You can use the same edge throughout the mini, or mix the edges up for even more fun!
The title is also one of Lori’s designs — I love how I can pull both up on my computer and size the title to fit the album perfectly!
The paper and embellishments are from Echo Park,  “A Perfect Summer” by Lori.  So cute!
For the first and second pages, I used several pieces from the chipboard sheet.  I also layered one of the adorable brads on the camera to give the page a little shine.
What would summer be without the sun?  When I saw this chevron edge circle it reminded me of a sun and I thought it would be a cute spot for a round photo.  
I always love pockets and tags in my mini albums, so this adorable library pocket was perfect for tucking in a journaling card.
I have a few more photos posted over on my blog at  Artsy Albums so I invite you to stop by and say hi!
Here is a list of products that I used in this mini:
Digital Cutting Files:
Lori Whitlock Library Pocket with Tab
Lori Whitlock 12 Months
Paper and Embellishments:
White card stock, Bazzill
Ribbon, American Crafts

Just a reminder that through tomorrow, May 7, you can get 30% OFF in Lori’s SVG SHOP.
Enter code SALE30 at checkout.
Lori’s Digital Scrapbooking files at Jessica Sprague are 30% OFF. No coupon code needed.