Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Doodlebug Design Puppy Love 2-Page Fur Babies Layout

I'm so excited to be on the Doodlebug Blog today with a 2-page layout using the adorable new Puppy Love collection!  

I've had these special photos of my sister with her babies waiting for just the right papers and this collection feels like it was custom made for them.

Doodlebug Design Puppy Love Fur Babies Dog 2-page Scrapbook Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

For my page I wanted to create three distinct groupings of embellishments to form a visual triangle and drawn the viewer's eye through the two pages.  

Doodlebug Design Puppy Love Fur Babies Dog 2-page Scrapbook Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

I love how the stickers from the icon sticker sheet seamlessly blend with the odds & ends cutouts for fun scene building options!


Doodlebug Design Puppy Love Fur Babies Dog 2-page Scrapbook Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

I created my title using some lily white chippers, dotting my "i" with a bone from one of the sprinkles sets from the collection.

Doodlebug Design Puppy Love Fur Babies Dog 2-page Scrapbook Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

I am smitten with this little notebook card from the odds and ends pack--The lines are perfectly spaced for computer journaling (I only wish my darn printer didn't pull my paper through at a slight angle).  ;)

Doodlebug Design Puppy Love Fur Babies Dog 2-page Scrapbook Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

As I was laying things out, I realized the photos on the right side of my layout weren't as wide as the ones on the left side so I was able to visually balance it out a bit by adding some paw prints leading up to my third embellishment grouping.

Doodlebug Design Puppy Love Fur Babies Dog 2-page Scrapbook Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

I hope I've inspired you to scrapbook some special fur babies in your own life.  This collection is so much fun and I can't wait to use it again soon!  :)



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, July 12, 2016

Lori Whitlock Blog Hop: Beach Ball Purse & Flip Flops Card


Hello there!  The Lori Whitlock team is back with our monthly blog hop.  :)



I thought it would be fun to get creative with several of Lori's fun beach themed shapes and mix and match them to create something new.  I took her basic flip flops cutting file and welded a pair of them together to create a fun shaped card.  I then added some flowers from a separate cutting file set to dress them up.



For the purse shaped box I took advantage of the round scalloped shape that was already part of the cut file and layered half of a beach ball over the top to dress it up!  I get a little thrill from finding ways to mix and match my cut files to create something new and a bit unexpected.



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:
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 "JUL2016" through July 18, 2016.  :)



She also is having a sale at Snap.Click.Supply for 30% all her digital products using the code "DIGIJUL16", but you must hurry!  The sale is only for today.  :)



She is also giving away this adorable 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 Kathy's Blog.  You can also get the full line up at Lori Whitlock'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, July 6, 2016

Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten Cat Themed Layout

Hello there!  It's my turn on the Doodlebug blog today and I'm sharing a fun layout using the sweet new Kitten Smitten collection.

Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten Purrfect Cat Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa.

I love the pastel colors in this collection and how they pop against the touches of black--The soft colors are the perfect compliment to my fluffy kitten photos!  

I was really drawn to the little polaroid frames from the odds & ends pack so I used them as a jumping off point of my page.

Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten Purrfect Cat Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa.

As I was working, I realized the polaroids would look really cute turned into a banner, held together by the darling shaped paper clips from the collection.  I had fun putting the finishing touches on my banner with the fun shaped sprinkles.  The little heart sprinkles from the set also made perfect kitty noses!


Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten Purrfect Cat Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa.

I hope I've inspired you to pull out your favorite kitty photos!  I've been waiting a long time for a new Doodlebug Cat themed collection and I think this was well worth the wait.  :)

Make sure to check out the Doodlebug blog to see more great projects with this fun 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)