Hello, crafty friends! Today I'm sharing my first ever tutorial for the Lori Whitlock design team. I am so excited to share my projects with you. I use my electronic cutting machines (yes, plural!) on a daily basis. For today's project, I have created the most adorable card using the Box Card Hedgehog Tulips file (svg, silhouette). I used the You Are My Sunshine collection from Echo Park and some additional cardstock.
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After cutting all of the pieces, I started assembling the card in sections. First is the hedgehog. I used brown ink to distress the edges of each piece. I used liquid adhesive to add the black oval behind the face of the hedgehog, then adhered the layer onto the cream. After that, I assembled the small flower and added the arms to the hedgehog. I then used foam adhesive to attach the body of the hedgehog to the dark brown layer. Finally, the entire animal is adhered to the green base layer. I folded along the scored tabs and added strong tape to either side.
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The next section is the tulips. Using liquid adhesive, I added the grass/leaves layer first. Next, I assembled each flower and adhered to the green base piece. I folded along the scored tabs and added strong tape to either side.
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The final section is the box portion of the card. It is two large pieces that will come together to form the box. I added floral patterned paper as a cute accent. I assembled all of the flowers and adhered them with foam adhesive just under the grass border. I added a sentiment sticker that says "Sending Sunshine." Then I folded along the score lines and added strong tape to each tab.
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Now it's time to put it all together. I connected the two box pieces to create one long strip. I did not adhere the final tab just yet. Once I had the box shape in place, I added the tulip layer. I peeled off the tape on only one side and lined up the tabs so that they touched the back of the box card. Next, I peeled the tape off one side of the hedgehog layer and adhered the tab directly in front of the tulips section. I peeled off the other side of the tulip and hedgehog sections and attached them to the side of the box. Finally, I closed the outer box card. I've added an image that shows what the bottom of the card looks like. You can see how the sections stack on top of each other like tables.
The end result is an adorable card that will fold flat into an envelope! You could easily tuck a gift card behind the hedgehog and use this for a birthday card.
I hope this inspires you to create today. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Spring! --Lindsay
I ended up with a very nice pile of flower clusters. I left a small white border. Nothing is perfect, but it will look just fine on a layout. I also didn't worry about how many single flowers versus clusters of flowers. I even cut half flowers from the edges of the paper. Every flower can be trimmed again or hidden once I start adhering them to my layout.
I used a second sheet of paper that featured letter boards with fall sayings. As I was trimming, I had a photo in mind, so I focused on frames that were in shades of blue and green. The next day, I decided to do something with my pile of flowers and frames. I chose a background paper and printed my photos. Then I selected a few accent papers that would tie together all of my color choices, and add a photo block for the eye to be drawn to. I typed and printed my journaling through the project life app. The only embellishment that I added was enamel dots (my favorite accessory!) from my "yellow" drawer of random bits and pieces. I truly played with the flowers, moving them, tucking them, etc. until I got the layers right. I knew I wanted them to cover the majority of the layout. Some have foam adhesive; some are flat. After adhering everything, I fold some of the flower petals up to give added dimension.
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A few weeks ago, I traveled to Utah for an amazing retreat hosted by Simple Stories. The team spoiled us with incredible classes and paper collections for three straight days. I came home with my luggage filled to the brim, and I had to ship an additional box to Colorado. The entire Simple Stories staff, plus some volunteers, were kind, helpful and gracious, no matter how demanding we got as attendees! Because I had gone to this event two years ago, I knew I wanted to take small gifts for a lot of people. Scrapbooking is about community, and I love it that my circle continues to grow. As I brainstormed gift ideas, I knew I needed to check three boxes: cute and personalized, relatively inexpensive, easy to replicate. I used a Lori Whitlock cut file to make a small sticky note "trapper keeper." I used the Crafty Things collection for both the paper and ephemera.
My Cricut did the majority of the heavy lifting. I could cut two folders at a time. I also had the scoring tool installed, but I felt that the lines weren't pronounced enough on the black patterned paper.
I grabbed my readers to give my eyes a boost and started scoring and folding each paper cut out. I added a small pocket inside the folder that would hold a vinyl sticker gift.
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Today, I'm sharing a layout that utilizes a cut file from PearTree Cut Files. While I am known for my two page layouts, I love the impact that a cut file can have on a single page. Because I have a Cricut machine, I'm able to simplify the cutting process for a great end result. First, I cut the file on my machine. I chose to use black cardstock to make the outline really stand out. I wanted to ink behind the file, so I placed the cut file on my background paper and made small pencil marks, indicating where the file would be adhered. This made my ink placement easier.
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