It's my life: 3D

Lori Whitlock Spotlight- Penny Sliding Card

One of the things that Lori does best is create fun interactive cards and I have found that I love making them! So today I am going to show you a brand new interactive card in the store called the Penny Slider Card Circle. I also needed to have a special envelope to put it in because of the weight and height so I also cut out the Sliding Box for it. The box that I selected was actually not large enough, but I was able to enlarge it and you can see the tutorial on how I did that here, on Lori Whitlock's blog.

The card was a lot of fun to make and I can see all kinds of potential for this one. The directions and tips that Lori gives on her YouTube video are definitely worth watching. You can see it here. I used some fun paper, chipboard and sticker gears and brads from Lori’s All About A Boy paper collection for Echo Park.

When you swing the card around the penny makes the little gear more in a circle and around the card at the same time. Pretty cool, huh? Here’s a closeup. I used a Papertrey Ink stamp for the center image. I loved how the little 3D star embellishment fit right inside the middle.

The slider box is going to see a lot of use in the future. This box can be used with or without the inside box. It’s fun to decorate and I love the bracket shape on the front flap. I created a mat for the flap by using the Internal Offset feature and also enlarged the file to fit my card. The chipboard gear and sticker ribbon on the front is acting as my closure. I attached it to the box with some foam adhesive and then attached the smaller circle and brad on the bottom part of the box, then wrapped a cotton string, up and around both pieces to hold it closed.

Here is a closeup of the card in the sliding part of the box. You can see how the foam adhesive under the blue circle helps to lift it up so that the pennies can slide underneath it.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today. Be sure to check out the other slider card, Penny Slider Card Straight, as well as the some of the other interactive cards in Lori’s shop!

Lori Whitlock Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

All About a Boy Paper Collection and Embellishments by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Papertrey Ink 2012 Birthday Tags stamp set
Stampin Up! Ink in Pumpkin Pie
Foam Adhesive from Imaginisce
Cotton string, Joann’s

Tutorial on resizing envelope box

June 12, 2013 in 3D, Cards, Digital Cutting, Echo Park, Lori Whitlock, Stamping, Tutorials | Permalink | Comments (0)

Silhouette Tutorial on Resizing

I have a tutorial on Lori Whitlock's blog today that I hope you will go and check out. Often times the files that I purchase are too big or too small for what I need. If I need it smaller, then it's pretty easy to just select all and reduce the size, but if I need to have it bigger, it may be that the pieces are too big to fit on the 12 x 12 mat. So that's when I get out my trusty knife tool and start cutting it apart.

Learn my tricks on resizing a box what has a sliding drawer to hold a 3D card. You'll be surprised to see how easy it is and how learning these fun techniques can help you in many different ways.

Here is my project, and here is the link to my tutorial.

Resizing a Box Tutorial by Christine for Lori Whitlock

June 06, 2013 in 3D, Cards, Digital Cutting, Lori Whitlock | Permalink | Comments (0)

Lori Whitlock Spotlight- Card Carrier and Matching Card

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!

Thanks for stopping by.

Lori Whitlock Supplies used:

Stationary Box

Layered Flowers Set 2

3×4 Quote Cards

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

April 25, 2013 in 3D, Cards, Digital Cutting, Echo Park, Lori Whitlock | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Petaloo and Bella Blvd Team Up This Week

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.

Petaloo Supplies used:

Petaloo Floradoodles Embossed Mulbery Paper Daisies in Yellow Petaloo Floradoodles Embossed Mulbery Paper Daisies in Fuschia Petaloo Dazzlers Birthday - Gift Boxes

Other Supplies:

Bella Blvd Birthday Girl Paper and Sticker Collection
SVG Cuts "B is for Birthday" digital cutting file
Silhouette
misc buttons
Stampin Up! ribbon

April 10, 2013 in 3D, Bella Blvd, Cards, Digital Cutting, Gifts, Petaloo | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

Lori Whitlock Spotlight- Sweet Girl Mini Album

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.

Supplies Used:

Mini Album Pinking Edge

Scalloped Shapes

4x6 Frame- Silhouette Store #9783

Sweet Girl Paper Collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park

Have a wonderful day!!

March 26, 2013 in 3D, Digital Cutting, Echo Park, Lori Whitlock, Mini Albums, Scrapbooking | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Lori Whitlock Spotlight- Chocolate Bunnies and Easter Baskets

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.

Supplies used:

Woven Basket

3D Bows

Chocolate Bunny

Other Supplies used:

Sweet Girl 6x6 Paper Pad by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park

Note To Self Collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park

Silhouette Cameo

Scor Tape

Stampin Up! Dimensionals

Bo Bunny Gems

Making Memories Brads

March 19, 2013 in 3D, Digital Cutting, Echo Park, Lori Whitlock | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Lori Whitlock Spotlight- Easter Ideas

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.

Lori Whitlock Supplies used:

Chick Candy Dispenser

Card Kit Happy Easter- Silhouette Store, Design Id #8564

5-Card Kit Elegant Envelope- Silhouette Store, Design Id #7680

Other Supplies:

Bo Bunny Double Dot Cardstock

Stampin Up! White Cardstock

Glitter Cardstock Die Cut With A View

Hershey Kisses :)

March 12, 2013 in 3D, Cards, Classes, Digital Cutting, Gifts, Lori Whitlock | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

New Textured Printed Darjeeling Flowers from Petaloo

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

March 02, 2013 in 3D, Petaloo | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Epiphany Crafts Teamed Up with Bella Blvd

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.

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Flower Button Studio Shape Tool
Epiphany Crafts Flower Buttons
Epiphany Crafts Round Button Studio Shape Tool
Epiphany Crafts Round Buttons

Other Supplies:
Bella Blvd Kiss Me Collection
Silhouette Cameo
Lori Whitlock 3D Flower Shape Silhouette file
A Little Hut Office Companions Silhouette file
Twine from The Twinery

February 24, 2013 in 3D, Bella Blvd, Digital Cutting, Epiphany Crafts, Lori Whitlock | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Welcome New Textured Flowers and Antique Lace from Petaloo

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.