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Creative Team Projects by Mendi and Brigit

Today we have a special treat by having 2 of our talented Creative Team Members sharing projects with us. First we have Mendi, her blog is here if you want more info…

Today I have a new layout up on Lori Whitlock’s blog using her adorable Sweet Girl Collectionshe designed for Echo Park.  I thought for a slight change of pace I would try a layout where diecutting would take on more of a complimentary role to all the cute embellishments that come with this fun collection.

 

With my addiction to diecuts I must admit that sometimes I have an adversion to stickers (particularly ones with a white border), but with a little fussy cutting I was able to trim the banner border and one of the pinwheels to fit my style perfectly.  This line has so many adorable images.  Love the dimensional hot air balloon!

For my title I cut out the word “happy” from the patterned paper, inked the edges and popped the squares up with foam tape to carry out the Scrabble tile feel.  The word “girl” was diecut using Lori’s My Girl Titles cutting file.

I also used her Banner Flag Set which I elongated by welding the pennant to a rectangle of the same width.   To anchor my title I used an enlarged label from her 14 Labels set paired with a couple of darling brads from the collection.

Next we have Brigit sharing her first project on the blog.

Mother’s Day is right around the corner and I thought this cute card and box from Lori’s shop would make a wonderful gift set.

I chose digital paper and elements from Echo Park’s For The Record 2 Tailored, I love the flower pattern, the colors are beautiful.

For the Mom Shaped Card I used some elements from the paper collection and one of the flowers from the Layered Flowers Set 2.  The pretty pink and cream bow is Trendy Twine’s Posy.  This card also comes with an envelope.

Love this Window Treat Box, it comes with the matching bracket tag.  I added the internal offset shadow layer and did a print and cut on my Cameo for the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment.  The same flower was used from the Layered Flower Set 2 on the tag.  The box is tied closed with some homemade pink crinkle ribbon.

You can check out Brigits blog here

Card Sets by Christine and an International Giveaway

Please give Christine a warm welcome on the blog today! She has created an adorable card set sure to make anyone happy. Take it away Christine…
I love giving sets of cards as gifts and I like when I have a cute box to put them in.  This Stationary Box is the perfect solution.  It’s very easy to put together and you can decorate it for any occasion.  I used the Sweet Girl paper collection to cut it out, and the Layered Flowers Set 2 to decorate the front.

The box doesn’t have a handle to cut out so I decided to make my own from washi tape.  There are 3 different patterns in the Sweet Girl collection and I chose the light yellow one.  To make the handle I tore off a long piece probably about 20 inches long and did my best to keep it laying down on my desk, sticky side up.  Then I took another piece approximately the same length and stuck to the other piece so they were back to back.  The washi tape makes a really cute little handle that is strong but flexible and also matches perfectly.  After the handle was put together, I folded back the edge on both ends, punched a hole in these double layered ends with a 1/16 inch hole punch and then put a brad through the holes.  I also prepunched holes in the sides of the box so that the brads are secure inside.

Here is a closeup of the Layered Flowers.  I used some foam adhesive under some of the layers to get them dimension.  I really love the way they turned out.  I know these are files that I will be using over and over again.
Here is a card that I made to go along with the set.  The box will hold many other cards plus envelopes.  I’ll have to get busy to fill it up.  For my card, I used the 3×4 Quote Cards as the focal point.  I use these cards in my Project Life layouts but I wanted to challenge myself to use them in a different way.  I really like that it makes a perfect background for the card’s sentiment.  (Please excuse the spots on my card.  My digital camera needs to be cleaned.)
Thanks for stopping by.  I’ll be posting more pictures of my project on my blog here.
Lori Whitlock Supplies used:
Celebrate Today phrase (Silhouette store, Design Id #9382)
Other Supplies:
Sweet Girl paper paper collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Sweet Girl Cardstock stickers by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Sweet Girl Chipboard Shapes by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Sweet Girl Brad collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Sweet Girl Washi Tape by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Silhouette Cameo
Before you leave, let me share with you a giveaway for our INTERNATIONAL customers only.  For National Scrapbook day there is a huge giveaway going on at Scrapbooker’s Inner Circle. She shares all the details of the contest over there so be sure and check it out if you are across the seas and good luck to you!

Layout by Christine

So I am guessing that there are a lot of you out there that have been bitten by the “Project Life” style of scrapbooking and I have to say that it really has a lot of appeal to me as well.  I feel that with my current style of scrapbooking that I focus more on the design and less on the story.  Which is okay because I use scrapbooking as my creative outlet as well as a way to do something with all of the thousands of pictures that I have taken of my family over the years.  But I also see the benefits of “telling the story” and with the “ProJect Life” style of scrapbooking I feel that I have an easier time doing that.
So, with all of that said, have you seen all of the cool Life Cards that Lori has in her store? There are so many different options, but I also want to show some ways to be creative with these files and “make them your own!”
The following picture shows a closeup of the title, Remember This.  This card is actually a combination of two different files, a frame and the Remember This title.  I sized them to fit each other and then welded them together so that it cut out as one piece.  You can also see another embellishment that I created in this picture.  I took one of the labels from the file 3 Labels, cut it out with my Silhouette from a couple patterned papers and stamped the words, “Taking It All In” from an Ali Edwards stamp set.  Then I cut out the word “wonder” from the layout file, Wonder Layout.
This picture shows how I used the arrow files to create a 3×4 filler card.  I ungrouped the arrow file and drew a 4×3 rounded rectangle around them.  The arrows that overlapped the edges, I either deleted or moved around to fit into the rectangle shape.  I cut it out and attached it to a piece of patterned paper.
In this picture I have a close up of my journal card. I used a premade card from the Boy’s Life patterned paper collection and added some journaling using my Silhouette.  This is a new trick that I learned recently and I am totally hooked.  I need to perfect the technique a little bit more but I am so excited about the possibilities.
Lori Whitlock supplies used:
3 Labels (Silhouette store Design ID# 14672
Other Supplies:
All About a Boy paper collection and chipboard embellisments by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
All About a Boy washi tape
All About a Boy decorative brads
Ali Edwards Just Awesome Tabs stamp set
Aunt Jana Sketch Silhouette font
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Sketch Pens
Becky Higgins Project Life Photo Sleeves
Night of Navy Stampin Up!  ink

Layout by Mendi

First of all, I must mention, Lori and I were SO overwhelmed by all the applications for our Creative Team. We are working on it, I PROMISE, but not quite there yet.  When that much talent invades your inbox, you need some extra time. We haven’t forgotten you and will have an answer soon.

Today on the blog we have Mendi sharing her talents with us.  (Lisa)

Mendi says… Today I have another 2-page 8×8 layout that I made for my Mother-in-law’s mini album to share. I was so happy to discover that Echo Park’s “About A Boy” papers designed by Lori were a perfect match for my photos!  
To create my title I turned to Lori’s LW Tall Font and I love that it’s tall and skinny nature fit the space perfectly. For my journaling box I combined her 12×12 Background Circle 3 with the heart from the Valentines set.  To finish my project off I repurposed her reindeer shape for my little fawn cut from the wood grain patterned paper.  I must admit it makes me giddy when I’m able to re-use Christmas and Valentine’s Day shapes on a non-holiday layout.  🙂

Flip Swing Cards by Christine

These cards are one of my favorite products that Lori has created and Christine has done such a great job personalizing them. LOVE these Christine!  lisa
Lots of oohs, and aahs occur when I showed these cards to friends.  The Swing Flip cards are just adorable and oh, so much fun.

Just pull the sides and the card opens to reveal the inside and the backside of the front panel.  Lori has created these great card files in many different panel shapes.  Everything from scalloped circles to squares to stars.

Here is another look at the card from a different angle.  I used papers and pretty stickers from the brand new collection Sweet Girl by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park.  The sentiment Happy Birthday came from another card file by Lori called, Happy Birthday card set.

I also made a fun flip card for a boy using the brand new paper collection, All About A Boy, by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park.  This particular flip card file also includes the panel shapes that I used to cut the patterned paper from.

Sorry that the card looks a little warped.  These kinds of cards are little hard to keep standing for photographs.  This photograph shows what the inside of the boy card looks like when pulled apart.

 I added a little washi tape on the panels.  Yes, new washi tape from Echo Park!!  Love it!!  The next photograph shows the back of the card.  I used some of the Echo Park matching cardstock paper to create the card base.  It is a double sided paper with orange on one side and red on the other.

Supplies Used:
Flip Swing Card Set 2  (See the assembly video at this link too)
Happy Birthday Cards  (Happy Birthday sentiment)
Sweet Girl paper collection and embellishments by Lori Whitlock for Echo Paper
All About A Boy paper collections and embellishments by Lori Whitlock for Echo Paper
Silhouette Cameo