Lori Whitlock April Blog Hop

It's time for a blog hop! Since this is my first official hop with the Lori Whitlock creative team, I decided to lean into the "hop" theme with this adorable Frog Shaped Birthday Card (svg, silhouette)! I made the sentiment slightly larger, but otherwise kept the file exactly the same. I love using subtle patterns rather than just cardstock. I also inked the edges for an added detail. You can grab this file at an amazing discount right now. Use the code below:

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Blog Hop Order:

Lori Whitlock

Brandie Adams

Cathy Harper

Chelsea Van Wyk 

Sue Kment 

Noelene Apap

Tamara Tigchelaar

Holly Jo Taylor

                                                                      Lindsay Wahl  <----You are here. You made it to the end! 

Thanks for stopping by and Hoppy Crafting! -- Lindsay

Box Card Hedgehog Tulips Tutorial with Lori Whitlock

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.

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.

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.

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.

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