Lori Whitlock's August Blog Hop

Hi there and welcome to my blog! This is my first ever blog hop as a new member of the Lori Whitlock Creative Team and I am super happy to be here! You should have arrived here from Stacey's blog. If you need to know the order of the hop - please refer back to Lori's blog.

One of my favorite commercials is the one where the parents are shopping for school supplies and the Christmas song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" plays in the background. Now don't get me wrong - I LOVE having my kids home for the summer - but once the school supplies start coming out in the grocery stores - I am glad that the kids will be going back to school! I wanted to give my daughter's teacher a fun little gift for the first day of school to put on her desk and using some of Lori's darling cut files made it so easy! Here is what I came up with-

To create my projects, I used the following files:

• LG Gift Box with Easel Card
• 3x5 Card & Pen Organizer
• Lori Whitlock School Days Digital Paper and Elements Collection (at Snap Click Supply)
• Apple from Back to School Board
• Sugar Font 

                         

And because Lori is cool like that - she is offering this darling free SVG download from here site HERE

 She is also offering this amazing deal of 30 % off her SVG and Fonts at her site through August 18th - so stop by and stock up HERE.

And for TODAY AUGUST 12th ONLY - you can take advantage of this awesome deal of 30 % off all Lori Whitlock Digital Scrapbook Files at Snap Click Supply! Head over to Lori's blog and go stock up now!

                            

  

 Thank you so much for stopping by - I am so excited to be able to work with all of these amazing designers on Lori's team - Stop by and visit my fellow Creative Team members and check out what they have been up to for this month! Chrissy's blog is your next stop!

• Lori Whitlock
• Corri Garza 
• Mendi Yoshikawa 
• Traci Penrod 
• Lorrie Nunemaker
• Linda Kaiser
• Stacey Schafer
• Tya Smith-------YOU ARE HERE!!
• Chrissy Guido
• Stephanie Chavers 
• Ashley Cook
• Lisa Barrie
• Rachael Sheedy
• Summer Christiansen 
• Lisa Bell 

 

Cutting Doodlebug's Sugar Coated Cardstock with the Silhouette Cameo

 Hello Doodlebug fans! I am here today to give you a quick tutorial on how to cut Doodlebug's amazing Sugar Coated cardstock with the Silhouette Cameo. If you don't already know - I LOVE using my Silhouette Cameo to make all sorts of projects so it is always really important to me that the paper I use is compatible and easy to use with my Cameo machine - and let me tell you - Doodlebug's Sugar Coated cardstock cuts BEAUTIFULLY!  I decided to make a few of these fun purse themed projects and to give you a couple of tips on just how easy it is to use the Sugar Coated cardstock with your machine - so here we go!

 

First off - pick the shapes you want to use - I used the following shapes to make my projects-

Purse Tag

Purse Card

A2 Purse Shaped Card

Now here's a sneaky little tip - While I love using my Silhouette mat to cut normal papers - I like to use my heavier Cricut mat when I cut heavier papers such as the Sugar Coated cardstock - it loads just fine into the Cameo :) I like to use a fairly new sticky mat so there will be no shifting going on.

Now - Go to your Silhouette cut settings and find the one that says glitter cardstock. Also make sure that you have the speed set super low - I use a 2 or 3 and that the Double Cut box is checked.

 Now adjust your blade to 8 - this is the setting I have always used and it cuts great without cutting through my Cricut mat (can't say the same for my poor Silhouette mat - lol! )

Now go ahead and make your cut - and before I take my shape off the mat, I always lift one corner off of the sides of my paper up just to make sure that it cut all the way through.

 So those are my few handy tips on cutting this fun paper - here's a few close ups of my projects - The Sugar Coated cardstock folds and layers beautifully and was so fun to work with! Hopefully with my tips you will find some fun shapes on the Silhouette to use with this cute glittered paper!

Thank you for stopping by - have fun!

Next batch of Paper Crafting Tips on My Craft Channel

Hey all - thanks for stopping by - here's the next couple of batches of Paper Crafting Tips on My Craft Channel! Thank you for all your pins! Make sure you stop by My Craft Channel daily for amazing deals on products and a new tip daily! :)

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2 more Crafty Tips - My Craft Channel

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Lattice Scored Card Technique and Sequins

Hi there! Today I wanted to share with you my project featuring Doodlebugs yummy Sequins! I love using sequins when I want to add a little bling and texture to my projects. I wanted to share with you this lattice scored card technique that I think highlights just how fun the sequins can be when you add them to this type of card. It is super simple and adds a fun touch to an otherwise ordinary card  front.

 Let me share with you how to do the lattice design on the cards:
  I used a 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch piece of card stock on my projects. I used my Scor- Buddy to make the scored lines. Starting on the top right corner of the paper, I lined the cardstock up on the diagonal and scored every inch

. Now, take the paper and line up the top left corner and again score every 1 inch.

I then added the sequins to the intersecting scored lines.

Here are the cards- I used the Sugar Shoppe and Hip Hip Hooray lines to make these cards.

Thanks so much for joining me and go try this technique on your next card if you want to add a little extra "bling"- with the different styles of sequins in each bottle from opaque to metallic - you are sure to find just the right sequin to use! Happy Crafting!

Doodlebug Patriotic Parade Simply Put Pocket Style Layout

Hi everyone - I"m here, sharing with you this fun and festive Patriotic Parade layout featuring the darling Simply Put Stars and Stripes 4x6 cards and the awesome pocket style page protectors from Doodlebug Design! I have a confession - The 4th of July  is my absolute favorite holiday! Because of that I usually end up taking oodles of photos on this holiday documenting every parade, flag and firework- so these nifty pocket style protectors and the 4x6 cards make scrapbooking these type of events quick and easy!

I am always on the lookout for an awesome brush script font - I used Cheddar Jack font from dafont.com. I love this one- Definitely a keeper!
Here is the pocket page-- this protector type is one of my favorites- I love the mix of vertical and horizontal photos , plus the 2 x 12 inch space on the side was perfect to highlight the darling star garland that is one of the newer products that Doodlebug came out with this year!

Here are the close ups of the pocket page elements- I used lots of different embellishments such as Stars and Stripes Jewels, Red, White and Blue mini pearls, Firecracker Doodlepops, Silver sprinkles, Red, White and Blue star sprinkles,and Ladybug hearts sprinkles.

Thanks for stopping by and remember when scrapbooking events that include lots of photos - reach for one of the super useful Simply Put 4x6 paper pads, and your favorite pocket page protecor, and you will have darling pages in no time! Happy crafting!