Hello everyone!! I just love the new sleigh box cards that Lori came out with recently, not only are they adorable they are super simple to put together. I made the sleigh poinsettia (SVG, Silhouette) one and used paper and a couple of stickers from the lovely The First Noel Collection by Echo Park. The file comes with a Merry Christmas printable sentiment but I used a sentiment sticker from the collection instead.
Hello Everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! Anita here with a post to get the Christmas season off to a great start. I made Lori’s 24 Drawer Advent Calendar (SVG, Silhouette). Lori also has a YouTube assembly tutorial which you can find here. These are great to put together while watching some holiday movies. The file comes with some embellishments as well but I used some from my stash.. Now just have to fill it for my daughter. May be next year I will make one for my grandson as he will be a little bit older.
Have a wonderful rest of your day and a magical holiday season.
Hugs,
Anita
Hello everyone Brigit here, I’m so happy to be back on Lori’s Creative Team again, I’ve really missed being here!
I have a tutorial to share today, I love making bags and boxes to fill with treats and I thought this Camping Backpack that Lori made for Father’s Day (SVG, Silhouette) would be such a cute fall gift box with hot chocolate and marshmallows inside.
This is really a super easy box to put together and it can be used for so many different gift ideas.
I use Silhouette Studio so the first thing I always do is select the paper I want to use and then I separate the pieces into groups like I’ve done above and then I’ll group and change the color. On this project, I only ended up using one sheet of solid cardstock and three-patterned sheets from Echo Park’s My Favorite Fall Collection. All the embellishments I used for this project are also from that same collection.
For the pockets you can see in the photo above on the 3 medium blue rectangles that I welded the top and bottoms together, the paper is double-sided so I just folded down for the top flap.
I didn’t use the tag in this file but if you need a tutorial on print and cut Kathy has a good one here using Silhouette Studio. We also have one for Cricut here.
The main box is just one piece, I added the layers first and then folded all the score lines and glued the side flap first and then the top and bottom, that’s it, I just love how this box went together!
After assembling the box I added the two straps in the back, I trimmed them a little just to make them a little bit shorter and then added the pockets.
For the top sleeping bag I used a bone folder to curve it first, this really helps with the assembly. I glued two flaps at a time going from one side to another and it worked out great.
Here is the sleeping bag all rolled up, I just added the two bands and then the side pieces. Last I glued it to the top of the backpack and embellished it.
I really enjoyed putting this project together!
Thanks for stopping by
Brigit
Happy Thursday Everyone:
Anita here today with a tutorial for a Perpetual Celebration Calendar. I have a perpetual calendar which I have been using for years and wanted to replace it with something more fun. I decided to buy a rolodex and found some great files in Lori’s store that I used to create the pages for my calendar. I used Memorydex Scalloped Cards (SVG, Silhouette) and used all three included shapes. Male birthdays got the rectangle shape which can be found in the 4 Cute Tags file (SVG, Silhouette). I used 4 Scalloped Shapes (SVG, Silhouette) as the date reminder tags that went on the female birthday cards. And I used the Nested Hearts file (SVG, Silhouette) for the anniversary cards. For the files without the punch holes in the bottom, I used a memorydex punch to add them. Please note that each card also has an extra layer on the back of cardstock to give it a bit more stability and to help it to be more stable on the rolodex holder as it spins.
I used the Memorydex Box and Cards (SVG, Silhouette) for the month tab cards. You can find a tutorial to make the Memorydex Box and Cards here on Lori’s blog. I also used the Month 4X6 Journaling Cards (SVG, Silhouette) I resized them to fit on the card and then cut them out. I did my editing of this file on my Silhouette. I decorated the cards with ephemera from my stash.
That’s it for me today. I love how this came out and now each month I get to flip the pages to see who I will be celebrating that month.
Hugs,
Anita
Happy Columbus Day Everyone:
Anita here with a set of sympathy cards that I made for a dear friend who lost her uncle recently and he was a significant person in her life. I love how elegant these are. I used Lori’s file called Sympathy Card Thoughts Prayers which you can find here in Lori’s SVG Shop and here in the Silhouette Design store. The second card is called Sympathy Card Comfort Strength Hope and you can find that one here in Lori’s SVG store and here in the Silhouette Design store. I used one of Lori’s new Echo Park Paper collections called Our Wedding. The card file comes with an insert that you can put behind the card front but I liked the colors showing through the designs.
Lori has cards for every occasion and in these times when you may be choosing to stay closer to home, you can still keep in touch with your family and friends.
Hugs,
Anita