Box Card Flower Trunk Tutorial

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Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing an assembly tutorial for the Box Card Flower Trunk (SVG, Silhouette).  I used papers from the Day and Life collection by Echo Park Paper Co. I also cut a few extra flowers to add to my card to give it a fuller look.

The body of the box card is in two parts that will be glued together. The tabs are all folded in a valley fold. First, I inked the edges of all of my pieces then glued the decorative panels to the outside of my trunk. I then assembled the flowers. All of the flowers have two layers. I then glued the flowers to the two inserts. Three of the flowers are on the front insert and two flowers on the back insert.

For the trunk I added glue to both tabs and made sure to line up the holes on both pieces so that the brads would be fit. I then glued the decorative corner pieces to the trunk and added the brads to all of the holes. Enamel dots would also be cute on the holes if you can’t find brads. After I had all the brads in place I glued the back decorative panel into the trunk.

Next, I folded the tabs on the inserts in a valley fold and added glue to the back of the tabs. Securing one tab at a time I lined up the edge of the tab with the top of the trunk and held it in place while the glue set. I was also careful to not glue the tab over the back of the brad. I repeat the process for the other side of the insert. With both tabs glued I fold the card flat to check that it will fold flat then repeat the process for the second insert.

With both inserts secure I glued the last flower and stem to the front of the trunk.  I then embellished my trunk with the additional flowers and two butterflies I fussy cut from the collection.

This card is so pretty and has several sentiments for the back of the card that are included in the file.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Brandie

May Creative Team Blog Hop + 30% Off

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Welcome to the May 2025 Creative Team Blog Hop — we’re so glad you’re here! This month, our talented team has been bursting with inspiration and has created some stunning new projects to help spark your own creativity. To make things even more exciting, we’ve lined up a limited-time 30% OFF sale, a fabulous FREEBIE, and a fun GIVEAWAY just for you. Ready to hop along? Here’s the lineup…

We have a 30% OFF SALE at Lori’s SVG SHOP on all digital files and commercial licenses until Saturday, May 17th! Simply use the code MAY2025 (it’s case-sensitive!) to grab your favorite SVG files  at a fantastic price.

As a heartfelt thank you for joining our May Hop and sharing in the springtime fun, we’ve got a special treat just for you!

For today only, you can download this adorable Graduation Money Holder Card SVG file absolutely FREE. Just add it to your cart and complete checkout—no strings, no catch, just a little gift from us to you!

Note: To make this money roll card you can get the plastic money holder HERE.

 

 THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASE!

First up, check out our 3D Flower Pot Bouquet Bundle 2—a vibrant collection of paper blooms that make beautiful handmade gifts or décor for birthdays, weddings, thank-you gifts, and more.

Next, celebrate your favorite graduates with our Graduation Card Bundle, featuring fun pop-up and shaped designs that add a festive touch to any graduation celebration.

And last but not least, don’t miss our adorable 2025 Graduation Phrase Bundle and NEW set of Graduation Stickers. With graduation season just around the corner, these new SVG files are perfect for adding a festive touch to cards, gifts, and party décor!

Don’t forget that you can save 30% OFF on NEW RELEASES this week with code: MAY2025.

***CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SHOP***

How about a giveaway? You’re in luck! Enter our giveaway below, and we’ll announce the winner on the entry form right here on this blog post. Keep an eye on your inbox—you might be the lucky winner!


 

Be sure to check out the CT member blogs listed at the top of this post! Thanks again for dropping by! Have a GREAT day!

~Lori

 

Mother’s Day Stickers Tutorial

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Welcome to Thursday Tutorial.  Lori has some lovely Mother’s Day Stickers in her shop (SVG, Silhouette). I’m going to share a couple of ways to use them or any stickers in the shop.  This tutorial is specific to Silhouette, but you can use the ideas on other platforms.

1. Open the Stickers in Silhouette Studio.

 

2. Go to the Send Screen. If the stickers look like the picture below, select all the stickers, and Click Cut Edge.

3. You can print the stickers just like this.  Be sure to select a high quality print setting, and choose photo or presentation paper for the paper.  I used Avery Sticker paper that can easily be found at Office Supply stores.  Silhouette sticker paper is great to use as well.

4. After printing the stickers, they are ready to cut.  For the Avery Sticker paper, you want to edit the default Sticker settings.  I decreased the Force to 6.

This cut setting will cut through the sticker, but not the backing.

5. Next idea, is to make a sticker sheet. I created a box that would fit in an A2 envelope (4.25 x 5.75).

Be sure to change the color of the rectangle to blue.  Then drag and drop stickers to the rectangle, re-sizing as needed.

6. Now let’s get ready to cut. Select the Line choice at the right in the Send page.

 

The red line will be the sticker cut settings; the blue line will be to cut the rectangle.  Scroll down to edit the settings as needed.

So some ideas to use these stickers and sheets.  You can print some stickers out either full size sheet, or the smaller sheet.  Give some cardstock and the stickers to kids to create a fun card.

Hope you enjoy.  You can do the same activity with the Father’s Day stickers (SVG, Silhouette).

Hope you enjoy creating!

Ashley

Suitcase Mini Album Tutorial

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Hi friends! Traci here and today, I’m sharing a cute travel mini album that I made using Lori’s NEW cutting file titled Hidden Binding Mini Album Suitcase. (Silhouette) The fun shape is so versatile and can be made with any paper collection for your vacation needs. Since summer is ahead, I created it with a sunny beach theme.🌞

 

Suitcase Shaped Travel Mini Scrapook Album for vacation photos

Lori has designed a bunch of these hidden binding shaped albums and I love them! I’ve made the rectangle, apple, house, flower, telephone, and tag shape. Today’s mini is about travel, so the suitcase shape is perfect!

 

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album with a summer beach theme

For this “fun in the sun” project, I used the Doodlebug Design Seaside Summer Collection. But it would also be great for winter skiing, a visit to the lake, a cabin in the mountains, a road trip, a cruise, or any vacation.

Let’s take a quick look inside, then I’ll explain how I made it.

 

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Pages with cute summer and beach images

I decorated each page with 6×6 inch papers, fun die cuts, cute stickers, and a few enamel dots. 

 

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Pages with cute summer and beach images

Isn’t this cute? Such a colorful little scrapbook. For larger photos and details of each page, visit my blog here.

Now, for the tutorial …

 

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

1. First, I cut out the pieces. Since all of the suitcase shape pages are sandwiched using 2 pieces, I needed 10 total … 2 for the front cover, 2 for the back cover, and 6 for the 3 scrapbook pages inside.

2.  Note that the center piece is scored for the binding. The score
lines are a bit hard to see on the brown image 😊.  I folded along each
of the score lines to create “mountains” and “valleys”. 

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

3. Then, I added adhesive inside the “valleys” and stuck the sides together.

 

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

4.  Once the binding piece is adhered, it should look like this ^.

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial


5.  And the back side (the spine) will look like this ^.

 

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

6. Next, the cutting file comes
with pieces for the pattern paper that goes on top of the white spine, front and back covers, and suitcase shaped pages. I chose the blue waves print and adhered it to one side only of the exterior pieces.

 

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

7.  Once that was done, I adhered the front cover to the front of the first
spine fold. Then, the back cover to the back of the last spine fold. When it’s opened up flat, the
album covers and spine should look like this ^ on the outside.  

 

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

… and like this ^ on the inside.    

 

Suitcase Shaped Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

8. Next, I adhered pattern paper to ONE SIDE ONLY of the 8 remaining
suitcase shapes. Since these will be stuck back to back to another suitcase page, only one
side will show. 

 

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album Tutorial

9.  Now it’s time to assemble the album.  I adhered one suitcase page to the inside of the front and back covers. Then, I added one to the front and back of each spine fold … sandwiching them on the
“mountain” and creating 3 double-sided pages (6 individual pages). Including the inside covers, this gives you 8 scrapbook pages in total.

Suitcase Shaped Summer Travel Scrapbook Mini Album displayed on a clear acrylic stand by Artsy Albums


I hope you’ll try this fun project made with Lori’s Hidden Binding Mini Album Suitcase  (Silhouette) cutting file. It’s perfect for your vacation photos, or … it makes a wonderful gift idea. Have a great day! 😊

 

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