4 Step Card Tutorial With Courtney

Hello! This is Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here with the 4 Step Card with Front Flap from Lori Whitlock!

 

Step 1: Cut out all the pieces. If you are using Cricut Design Space make sure to “ungroup” the images, highlight all of the brown piece you are going to cut including the small black lines and click “attach”. This will keep the image together and the scoring lines in place.

 

Here is the paper I chose as the card base so that these adorable glossy white bunnies would be the front of the card and the tone on tone would be the inside. Make sure to always check both sides of the patterned paper! 🙂 

Step 2: Score along all dotted lines. It doesn’t matter which way you score them. I ended up flipped mine over because it was easier to see them on the yellow side. 🙂

Step 3: Bend the left ones “up” and the right ones “down”. This is a side shot so you can see what I did. I bent them the wrong way first and then the right way so don’t stress about which way they go as long as they end up stepping “down” when you are done! I bend them both ways no matter what to make them a little more pliable. 🙂

 

Step 4: Sew. I decided to sew along all edges to create some visual borders. However, on the pink adorable lamb paper I only did the outsides to give it a continuous feel with the panel to the left to make it feel like it was one piece. Scroll down for the later pictures to see what I mean if that was confusing. Adhere all of these pieces down while the card is flat.

 

Step 5:  Time to decorate. The steps were just begging for something adorable.

I knew this was going to a great-grandparent so I decided to put a picture of the us on the left hand side.

 

I kept the front simple. There is a lot going on visually inside the card.

 

Here are some other angles of the card so you can get a feel for it. This is what it looks like when the stair step is still folded in when you open the card. Now you can see what I mean about making the lambs feel continuous with the stitching and I also did that by adding the grass at the bottom on both sides.

On this one my oldest said, “The bunny! I didn’t see the bunny before!” so I thought I would share this photo with you too.

Well, that is all for me today! I really hope that you have a wonderful day and that you make a special card to send to someone special using this ADORABLE Celebrate Easter collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park Paper!

4 Step Card with Front Flap in Lori’s Store

4 Step Card with Front Flap in Silhouette Store


Birthday Cake Exploding Box with Courtney

Hello!!!! Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here with a little Kit of the Month inspiration!

My mother in law’s birthday is coming up and when I saw this exploding box card as part of the kit of the month then I knew I wanted to make it for her! She is going to love it!

I used Lori’s “Happiness is Homemade” collection for Echo Park Paper for this card. The colors are so old-fashioned-scrumptious.

I didn’t even need to add details for this to look impressive. I love that – when a cut files lends itself to being awesome by just cutting it… that’s what I love about Lori Whitlock’s cut files. Try it and see!

Check out this month’s kit of the month! It is FREE with any $20 purchase if you add it to your card and use the coupon code: JANKOTM

3D Birthday Cake Explosion Box – Silhouette Store


Stacking Card Dot Base Birthday Card with Courtney

Hello Lori Whitlock fans!!!!!! Today is my short tutorial on focal points. This is Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here using two of Lori’s cut files and her awesome “I Love Family” collection for Echo Park Paper to make a birthday card for my dad!

There is this “rule of the triangle” in crafting that is supposed to draw your viewer to whatever your focal point is: your sentiment on a card perhaps or the picture on a scrapbook page. So when I am designing I remember this “rule” but like they say in Pirates of the Carribeanâ„¢ “They are more like guidelines anyway.” This one works for the triangle example though.

I created this look by doing four things to get my focal point across.

  1. First, I cut the smallest hole layer out of a lighter colored cardstock. This was actually a mistake. I meant to cut the most outside layer out of the white tone one tone paper, but I REALLY liked it afterwards. Score!

2. I used my sewing machine to create an “X” behind my sentiment but where you could still see it. This is the real “star” of creating the focal point on this card.

3. I used three enamel dots (tone on tone) to surround my sentiment. This isn’t a super noticeable addition but your brain notices it in the subconscious level and it draws the eye in.

4.  I used a contrasting color and a dark color for my sentiment. So the contrasting color to blue is orange and the dark is against the light background.

The “point” of the triangle is the top of these balloons. This was the VERY first cut file that I downloaded from Lori when I got on the Design Team. I LOVE these balloons and I am kind of a balloon cut file connoisseur. 😉

So there it is! In all of it’s glory! It’s one of those super simple cards that comes together very quickly but looks uber professional in real life. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today on creating a focal point and I hope you have a VERY merry New Year!!!!!!!

Cut Files in Lori Whitlock’s Store (Cricut AND Silhouette users)
Birthday Balloons
A2 Stacking Card Dot Base

Cut Files in Silhouette Store (Silhouette users only)
Birthday Balloons
A2 Stacking Card Dot Base


Snow Globe Pop Dot Card with Courtney

Good morning Lori Whitlock fans! It’s Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here with another one of Lori’s snow globe pop dot cards.

I cannot get enough of these! I think they are just SO beautiful! I used Lori’s I love Christmas collection for Echo Park for this card. It’s it classic!?!

I thought I would show you a side view with the depth. it’s really pretty. I feel like I can get lost in these snowglobe scenes.
So far I have made two of these but I just love them!!! Click on the links below to pick up some from yourself and share your creations with us! We love to see them!

Lori’s Shop: A2 Pop Dot Card Snowglobe Trees
Silhouette: A2 Pop Dot Card Snowglobe Trees


Thanksgiving Box Card Tutorial with Courtney

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!! Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here today with a box card tutorial!

One of these tabs is not like the other. It doesn’t have scoring marks on it. Don’t fold it… You can see that I started to this time! eek! But it needs to stay straight. That is your back piece. Do not assemble the box part. It is so much easier to add the piece while it is flat.

I like to start by adding the panel pieces to the front and back of the box card like so… except for that tall yellow piece. Hold onto that. for a second. It turns out that covers up the “flap” of the box when you put it together. I had to tear mine off and put it back on.

Oh no! I forgot that I wanted to add this gorgeous background stamp to my yellow panels! Even designers make mistakes (ahem.. all the time…). Just add it on anyway! 🙂

Now assemble the “box” and add the back yellow layer to cover up the flap.

I embossed and inked the edges of the turkey and pop and glue all the pieces to their layers.

Add the layers in and a sentiment and you are done! 🙂 I got this sentiment from the “I Love Family” chipboard: a Lori Whitlock collection for Echo Park Paper.

No matter what happens today remember that the day is all about relationships and being thankful. If you burn the turkey, don’t sweat it. You have food to eat. If people fight, don’t worry about it. You have people who love each other enough to want to get together on a day – family, friends, loved ones. You aren’t alone. And if you are still feeling stressed at the end of it… well… leave the dishes to the morning and go get in your craft room! 🙂

This is Courtney Lee signing off and wishing you a VERY happy and full Thanksgiving.

Lori’s Store: A2 Box Card: Thanksgiving Turkey
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ilhouette Store: A2 Box Card: Thanksgiving Turkey