#lori whitlock

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Santa & his Reindeers

Santa & his Reindeers

I really enjoyed making this card. I had fun colouring the minuscule images of Santa and his Reindeers and I felt liked a little kid again while doing so! I now understand why people take so much pleasure colouring in those Zen books. I think much has to do with it bringing us back to our childhood days where we could just sit and colour and not worry about anything else.

All the dies were cut…

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Generally don’t do layer cards too often (I hate gluing things), but really happy with how this turned out. [Image description: Three photos of the same greeting card. The front of the card is blue and has a blue pocket in the center. The opened card has a pop-up workbench with various tools on a pegboard. The bottom of the card reads “Happy Birthday!” / End ID]

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Treetop House Step Card

After making my first box card, I got motivated and inspired to do more of those 3-D like cards. My 2nd attempt is now what they call a step card. This is a Lori Whitlock house step card design which I got from the Silhouette store. I used all the cut files except for the treetops. I actually stamped those using Close to My Heart Treetops (C1368) in a variety of Topiary, Pear and Sweet Leaf inks. The background paper I believe is from Basic Grey, or Ki Memories, I'm not so sure anymore. It was pretty easy to assemble, and since I'm not in the mood cutting more images, I just used puff stickers to decorate the card and surround it with flowers. This will be a nice card to welcome someone to a new home or neighborhood.

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Birthday Box Card

I took advantage of the 50% off promotion Silhouette has ongoing until the end of March. I stocked up on some box cards and some other SVG designs I have on my wish list. I’ve always wanted to make one of these and try my hand at it. It’s supposed to be quick, but I have to admit it took me awhile and at the last minute I switched to chipboard adhesives and puff stickers that I have in my stash. It was too cumbersome to cut the small cake and gift box images and I didn’t feel like wasting paper on a super tiny image. Making the box and pieces were quick and easy, it’s cutting the small files that got too much for me. This is a Lori Whitlock design, and for the decorative paper I used a mix of DCWV and American Crafts. The base is Recollections cardstock. This card folds into an A2 size, which is super convenient as I don’t have to make a custom envelope for it. It folds flat after which is super cool! I’m sending this one to my mom for her birthday and I hope she’ll love it! I use Photoshop to clean up my image since I took it last night and the really dark background and shadows didn’t look great. I’m not an expert in Photoshop so forgive the little messes here and there.

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3-D Paper Pumpkin Tutorial

3-D Paper Pumpkin Tutorial

Oh how I love this time of year! Have I mentioned how much I love pumpkins?  :)

I recently had a birthday (39…again!) and had a fun gathering with friends, neighbors, and family.  I received some lovely gifts from my amazing friends and decided to give a “thank you” gift, instead of a “thank you” card.

I found this adorable 3-D paper pumpkin on the Silhouette on-line store.  I always seem…

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Personalized Initial with Scrapbook Paper

Personalized Initial with Scrapbook Paper

Yes, I admit, I’ve been a bit obsessed with paper flowers lately.  How can I not be? They are so pretty and easy to make, and with millions of paper patterns out there, the possibilities are endless.

My sweet little neighbor up the street turned the “big 13″ last week.  Even though she has just became an official teenager, she’s all things girly girl.  Since I have all boys in my house (minus the…

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