Today I am sharing two cards that I made with Lori Whitlock's Ornate Pull Out Cards. I used numbers 1 and 4 today but the others are super fun too. You can see more pictures and information about them on Lori's blog.
Thanks for stopping by. Here are the supplies that I used to create my cards.
You may or may not have heard that I have been turning my attention more and more to my sewing machine and have opened up an Etsy shop called Sew Many Ruffles. I really enjoy all of my paper projects but wanted to add a little something else to my crafting pursuits.
I really am not new to sewing at all, and have made many a baby quilt, bags, pillows, costumes and other things for around the house or for fun. I think I probably made my first stuffed doll when I was under 7. In the last couple of years though, my machine had seen a lot more paper than fabric and so I decided I wanted to change that.
So you are probably wondering, how do you get from playing around with a sewing machine for fun to opening an Etsy store selling handmade custom boutique dresses? Well, I don't really know except that I seem to have the entrepreneurial spirit ingrained in me and when I love making things I just have to share them. Since I can't really afford to just give them away, "Hey a girl's got to be able to buy new fabric!", I decided that it would be best to try to sell them, and so Sew Many Ruffles came in to being.
I am still doing all of my other crafty pursuits, having lots of fun creating for Lori Whitlock and Petaloo and teaching Scrapbooking and Silhouette classes monthly, so you will see be able to come here for inspiration in those areas but now I'll also be sharing a little bit of my sewing projects as well.
Please help me spread the word about my Etsy shop, Sew Many Ruffles by liking me on Facebook. I have a Facebook Fan Page here as well as a blog dedicated to Sew Many Ruffles here. I'll also post specials and discounts here and on my Facebook Page so be sure to choose notifications when you are there "Liking" me.
I'm going to let the pictures do the talking today. If you would like more information about either the card box or the card, click on over to Lori Whitlock's blog and you will see a few instructions about how I created them or , as always, please feel free to leave your questions in the comment section. I'll get right back to you!
This week on the Petaloo blog and Petaloo Facebook Page you will see some beautiful projects created by the designers for a special team up with Simple Stories. There is also a chance to win $150.00 in Petaloo and Simple Stories products.
To learn more about my project and to see more closeup pictures please stop by the Petaloo blog here. I really enjoyed working with all of these lovely products and hope that you will be inspired too.
Hello everyone. I am sharing a scrapbook page today that I created using some new die cuts from Lori Whitlock. The "Project Life" style of scrapbooking is new to me and I am enjoying learning how to manage the supplies and photographs and how to be "creative" with it.
So I had a little fun with some diecuts from Lori Whitlock's store. I combined some shapes and used some fun negative space technique.
To see more closeups and to learn more about how I created a few of the 3x4 cards, please check out my blog post on the Lori Whitlock blog here.
Well, I'm a bit late with my blog post but you still have time to hop on over to the Petaloo blog and comment to win!
I already had a post schedule for Tuesday so I had to wait until today to tell you about the team up with Petaloo and Bella Blvd.
We are having a party all week at the Petaloo blog, sharing projects for birthdays. Home decor, gifts and gift bags, cards, anything to do with birthdays. The Bella Blvd design team is also sharing their birthday projects using Petaloo flowers too so you'll want to stop by their blog as well for more inspiration and of course more chances to win.
So I am going to share a little sneak peek with you here so you'll have even more of an incentive to hop on over to the Petaloo blog. :)
Have a great day and have fun soaking up all of the beautiful projects from both teams.
Today I have another project for Lori Whitlock. Have you taken a peek at her store lately? It is so full of fun things. It seems that I am on a birthday kick this week as I have two birthday cards to show you today and some more birthday projects later this week for Petaloo. Be sure to come back to see that.
Let me tell you a little bit about these cards. I am totally addicted to this style of card. It is an interactive swing flip card and it opens up by pulling both sides out at the same time. I wish I had made a video to show you because they really are adorable. Everytime I have shown them to people, I always hear a bunch of oohs and how cute!
The card is actually very easy to put together. On the girl birthday card I used the scalloped circle flip swing card. By the way each of these cards come together as a set so if you buy the file you will get both the scalloped circle and the rectangle. The scalloped circle card also comes with a mat shape so that it is easy to layer different papers on top of each other.
This is what the card looks like, pulled apart, on the inside. As you can see, you can decorate both the front and the back of the scalloped circle. Here I used some pretty stickers and another digital die cut sentiment that I found in this card kit.
The papers that I am using are all from Lori Whitlock's new Sweet Girl and All About A Boy paper and embellishment collections. I love the happy colors and the double sided plain colored cardstock that coordinates with the set, is perfect for this card that is decorated both inside and out.
And here is the boys card. I loved the extra mats that are included in the cut file. They really bring it all together for a nice finished look. I added some chipboard embellsishments from the collection as accents.
Then as you pull on both sides of the card, the inside is revealed. I used the same sentiment on this card as I did the other but just cut it a little bit bigger. Some more chipboard embellishments and some fun washi tape and it's done.
Here is a quick peek at what the back of the card looks like.
If you have any problems with putting your card together, don't forget that Lori Whitlock has a fabulous You Tube channel where her videos are all about putting her files together. Believe me, I've had to watch a couple and you know they are pretty fun to watch and very informative.
I have a cute little mini book to share with you today. I am using the Mini Album Pinking Edge and some papers and embellishments from Sweet Girl by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park.
We are on vacation right now and heading out to see some snow, so I'm just going to leave you with some pictures of the album. I'll try to get back on the computer later today and give a few more details about each page.
Supply list is at the bottom.
Mini books are really so much fun, especially when you can cut out your own. It easy to add as many pages as you want and even alter the size. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by to see my project.
I've created this beautiful card with the newest Petaloo flowers. They are gorgeous!! I've also used some Silhouette files and Graphic 45 paper. If you would like to see more, just click on over to the Petaloo blog here.
I just wanted to let everyone know that Friday will be the last day that you can sign up for my Creative Silhouette Series- Cards class at My Creative Classroom. In the class you will be learning how to create the card below, from scratch, no die cut files needed, just the Silhouette software that came with your machine! Pretty cool, huh?
Cost: $14, Registration ends, March 22, 2013. Once you sign up the material, 4 videos and 4 step by step instruction sheets, are available to you forever at MCC.
So, come with me, and find out all the things that you can do with your Silhouette!
Ok, I will admit it. I have a weakness for chocolate. So I'm so glad that most holidays feature sweets as part of the celebration. Easter, of course, is no exception. In fact, it's the best holiday for chocolate and sweets in my book. So when I saw that big chocolate bunny created by Lori, I just knew he would be the perfect thing to put into my woven Easter basket.
First, I cut out the basket. I used some woodgrain paper from Lori Whitlock's paper for Echo Park. The basket went together very easily but I would suggest cutting out two handles so that you can have both sides of the handle look the same and so that it is a bit sturdier. Lori has a video on her YouTube channel that shows you the exact steps to putting this basket together.
Next, I added this cute little bow as decoration. Wow, what fun these little bows are to put together. I am definitely going to do more of these in my future projects.
Here is my little chocolate bunny. I thought it would be fun to cut out his bow a couple more times and attach the extra pieces with foam adhesive. I love the dramatic look. I also cut out a mirror image of him and the bows so that you could see him from both sides.
Welcome to Tuesday's with Lori Whitlock. I have some cute Easter ideas for you and a short step-by-step Silhouette tutorial on how to create the mat on the flap of the envelope. I love making Easter projects and as soon as I saw the Chick Candy Dispenser, I knew that I just had to cut it out.
I followed Lori's instructions here on her YouTube Channel to put it together and then added a few of my own embellishments. Don't you just love googly eyes? I think that they add so much personality to my little chick.
The front of the box opens up to reveal your treat of choice. I had just picked up these yummy Hershey's Kisses in Easter colors. The front will close and then you carry the box around by the handle at the top.
I added the feathers on the back of the box. I had to use some really good glue to get them to stick but once they were dry everything was fine. I used orange glitter paper on the beak and the feet. Sometimes, those little details can really make a project pop!
You can't have a treat box without a card, can you? So I looked through Lori's card files and found this one which I think is perfect. It gave me a way to incorporate the cardstock that I used on the chick into the card so everything is matching!! I love how simple it is too.
And since it was so easy to cut out this card, I decided to make a matching envelope. Again, I used the same yellow cardstock to cut it out. What fun to have a bright yellow envelope. I used the fancy envelope. I love the beautiful flap. Because I wanted to dress it up even more, I cut out a mat for my flap.
So here is an easy way to make a mat for your envelope.
Open up the envelope that you are using. Next, click the knife tool and cut the flap off. Start at the top of the envelope at the score line. Click your mouse at the beginning of the cut and keep holding the mouse down as you scroll down the score line. Once you reach the bottom of the flap, let go off your mouse.
At this point you will be able to click on the larger piece of the envelope and seperate it from the flap. Delete the larger piece of the envelope. You won't need it anymore.
Click the the Offset tool in the top right hand menu. Then click the flap on your mat. Go back to the Offset panel and click Internal Offset. Then change the amount of Offset Distance. The amount to offset it is a personal preference but I usually dial mine in anywhere in between .07-.1 When you are happy with the offset amount, click apply.
You should then have two seperate pieces. Pull the smaller of the two pieces away with your mouse and delete the larger. The smaller piece is your mat and you will be able to cut it out in a different color than your envelope if you like for a fun, dramatic embellishment.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you can use the Silhouette tutorial on your next envelope.
If you are interested in learning more about what your Silhouette can do, please check out my new class at My Creative Classroom. It is called Creative Silhouette Series: Cards. I'm a new teacher at MCC and it's also my first online class so I am really excited. The class starts this Wednesday, March 13, 2013. I hope to see you there.
You must see the new flowers that Petaloo is releasing this winter. Oh, my!! They are gorgeous. I put them on a little burlap canvas this week and they just steal the show.
The large flower on the canvas is the color Aqua but they come in many different colors. The butterflies are part of that collection too. I just love how they look on the burlap canvas. If you would like to see more closeup photos, hop on over to the Petaloo blog today and check them out.
Petaloo supplies:
Petaloo Textured Printed flowers in Aqua, Textured Printed Butterflies in Aqua, Textured Mini Flowers in Peach, Darjeeling Bead Hat Pins
Other supplies:
Stretched burlap canvas from Canvas Corp, Graphic 45 paper and stickers, Ali Edwards stamps
Welcome to the February's Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop!!
Lori Whitlock's Creative Team is showcasing a special kind of die cutting file in this blog hop. Many people use all kinds of die cuts on their cards and scrapbook pages, but have you ever actually die cut an entire scrapbook page. Well, you will see how each of us took on this challenge using Lori Whitlock's brand new die cut scrapbook layout files.
The file that I chose is called Four Seasons Layout: Fall. I started out with the intent of doing a double page layout but as I started choosing paper and pictures and cutting elements, I realized that I only wanted to use the right side of the double page layout.
Here is what the original file looks like. As you can see I used the beautiful bracket element as well as the leaves and label. The title was created by welding the letters in the words together and cutting out a shadow for each of them as well.
I used the Thankful collection by Authentique to create my page. I also used some of the cardstock stickers in the collection as accents.
What I really like about these die cut scrapbook layout files is that I can follow them exactly or use just a few of the elements to create something new.
I hope you have enjoyed my layout but you still have a couple more stops to go. Click here to go to Lisa Barrie's blog or click on any of the links below to hop to the other team members projects.
So did you see that Epiphany Crafts teamed up with Bella Blvd? Between the two companies design teams there were so many awesome projects.
I have to admit that I am behind in sharing my project on my personal blog. It was shown on the Epiphany Crafts blog last Thursday. So I'll tell you a little bit about it here and then link you over to their blog to check out the rest.
I love decorating notebooks. It's a great way to use my favorite papers because I use most of the notebooks I make so I get to see the pretty paper on my desk all of the time. I also made a matching post it not holder. I used my Silhouette and a fun file that I found at A Little Hut.com to make it.
I decorated both pieces with one of my favorite products from Epiphany Crafts, the clear circle button and clear flower button. Behind the clear buttons, I put some of my favorite pieces of Bella Blvd Kiss Me paper behind them.
Here are a couple more closeups.
Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back next week to share some fun Lori Whitlock projects.
Have you seen my cards on the Lori Whitlock blog yet today? If not stop by and see how I took a simple die cut file and created some great cards for my stash in just minutes!
I had so much fun creating this project for Petaloo. I am also so thrilled to introduce you to Petaloo's newest products, the Antique Lace and Textured Flowers. I go into a lot of detail about this decorated muslin bag and matching notebook on the Petaloo blog so head on over there for more details.
Doesn't the Authentique Seasons: Spring collection go amazingly well with these beautiful flowers?
My last Valentine post for the year is all about this gorgeous heart shaped box that I cut from the Heart Shaped Box file in Lori Whitlock's shop. I love how it turned out, especially using Lori's Love Story paper collection. The file comes in two pieces. The top parts are in one file, and the bottom parts in another. I used the same papers for both top parts but it might look really cute if I had used two different ones.
Another cut file I used was the 3D Flower Set 3. To create this flower I used a fun digital/hybrid technique. Echo Park also releases a digital version of their collections. Not only do they have all of the papers and embellishments in the digital version, they also include the matching plain cardstock in matching colors.
This is where the fun starts!! You might have heard that you can fill your digital die cut files with colors and patterns, but did you know that you can fill the shapes with digital pattern paper?? Sound intriguing?
Well, this is how you do it. Open up the file on your computer that contains the digital paper files that you want to use. Leave the window open and make sure that it is pushed to the side and you can see the paper's thumbnail you want to use. Open up your Silhouette program and place the files that you want to cut on your mat. Then take your cursor over to the file window and click and drag the digital paper file on top of the digital cut file. It might take a second but you will see your cut file being filled in with the digital paper. You have now created a print and cut file. The next step is to make sure that the Registration Marks are turned on. You will need them to print on the paper along with the flowers so that when you put the paper on the mat to cut it will be able to use them to "see" where to cut. Print the file and then place on the mat to cut.
I added a black satin ribbon to finish off the box. I love the color scheme of this paper collection and the black bow really looks good against those bright pinks.
Here is the inside of the box. The files are set up so that you also have a second bottom or top piece to cover all of the seams. This box is really easy and fun to create. It is plenty big enough to put candy or a small gift in. I also think that this box would make a great favor box at a wedding. Just size it down so that it would fit in your hand and fill it with rice, or bubble jars, or candies.
Here is a little preview of the projects that I created for the Petaloo/Authentique blog hop this week. There is a chance to win a huge prize package each day so head over to the Petaloo blog and see what you need to do to be entered to win. I also share more pictures of my project and how I created them.
