Snippets By Mendi: June 2016

Monday, June 27, 2016

Doodlebug Fun In The Sun Hawaiian Themed Layout

Hello there! I'm popping in today today with a happy Hawaiian themed layout featuring the brand new Fun In The Sun collection and my new favorite product of theirs called Odds & Ends!

Doodlebug Design Fun In The Sun Hawaiian Dole Pineapple Themed Scrapbook Layout.

The Odds & Ends pack from this collection is loaded with 84 individual cutouts for endless design options! I used the journaling die-cut to print my journaling on (adhering it to my office paper with washi tape to keep the notebook edge nice and flat as it went through my printer). I then clipped one of the new darling flamingo paper clips at the top and layered a scene along the bottom using a number of fun die-cuts!

For the bottom half of my layout I cut a strip of the floral paper from the bordered patterned paper to ground my second little scene and title. Even the banner and title were pulled from the odds & ends pack. The awesome thing is I barely made a dent in the die-cuts. There are still so many cute shapes to use on future projects.

I hope I've inspired you to take a closer look at these fun new products! Make sure to check out the Doodlebug blog for more amazing ideas from the rest of the team using this super cool collection!

Interested in the products I used to create my projects today? To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included).

Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Lori Whitlock June Blog Hop: Echo Park Happy Summer Layout

Hello there! The Lori Whitlock team is back with our monthly blog hop. You should be arriving here from Corri's blog or if you are just joining in, you can start from the beginning at Lori's blog. :)

For my project today I pulled out Lori's newest collection for Echo Park called Happy Summer.

Echo Park Happy Summer Floral Wreath Layout using Lori Whitlock cutting files by Mendi Yoshikawa

I used the Hello Spring Wreath as the jumping off point for my design. I first cut it out as it is in one solid layer from the green paper and then duplicated the shame and used my knife tool to cut apart the flowers and extra berry sprigs so that I could cut more from extra colors without wasting too much paper.

To add a little more interest I also cut flowers from the Box Card Mason Jar Bouquet file, inked the edges with my distress inks and layered them with foam tape. Some glossy accents for my red berries and enamels dots and buttons for my flower centers helped me finish off my wreath.

I hope I've inspired you to take a closer look at these fun cutting files. To recap, today I used the following cut files available in Lori's shop:

Hello Spring Wreath
Box Card Mason Jar Bouquet (used flowers only)
Kolette Hall Coffee Wine Phrases (for the word "Friends")

This week you can get 30% off all her and Kolette Hall's wonderful cutting files and fonts in her online store using the code "JUN2016" through June 20, 2016. :)

She also is having a sale at Snap.Click.Supply for 30% all her digital products using the code "DIGIJUN16", but you must hurry! The sale is only for today. :)

She is also giving away this adorable heart owl cutting file today at her shop.

And if that wasn't enough, she is also giving away a $20 gift card to her shop to one lucky winner. Leave a comment on her blog for your chance to win. ;)

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Don't forget to check out all the inspiring projects at my fellow teammates blogs. Your next stop in the hop is Traci's Blog. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by. :)

Interested in the products I used to create my projects today? To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included).

Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

A Doodlebug Mix & Match Layout with Spring Garden

Hello there! It's my turn on the Doodlebug blog today and I'm sharing a layout showcasing a mix of three favorite collections: Under The Sea, Spring Garden and Kraft In Color.

Doodlebug Spring Garden & Kraft In Color Mix & Match Ladybug Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

I have been holding onto these photos for so many years waiting for the perfect collection, but when we decided to showcase how well Doodlebug's papers mix and match, I realized I could create my own perfect collection!

To create the base of my page I turned to a beautiful tone-on-tone lilac print from the Kraft In Color collection. I then pulled in the pink and grass prints along with the ladybug and grass borders from Spring Garden. I rounded out my design with some small rainbow strips from Under The Sea. It's one of the few collections that includes lilac in the rainbow so I knew I had to find a way to include them. ;)

I completed my design with some flower icon stickers and some doodle pop stickers from Spring Garden with some hand stitched stems and some cupcake gems added to their centers.

I hope I've inspired you to try mixing some of your favorite Doodlebug collections too! :)