Snippets By Mendi: Echo Park

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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:

Beach Set
Purse Shaped Box Card Mini 2
Popsicle, Flip Flops, Beach Ball (Silhouette Store)
Mega Flower Collection

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. ;)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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)

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. ;)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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)

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Lori Whitlock Hop: Echo Park Petticoats & Pinstripes Layout

Echo Park Petticoats & Pinstripes Mother's Day Tea Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa (using cutting files by Lori Whitlock)

For my title I paired some stickers from the collection pack with the word "daughter" cut out on my Silhouette using an old favorite font of mine called "CK Puppy Love". It's a fun one.

To create my scalloped borders I welded several of my favorite borders together of Lori's. I love how I can always size them to be the perfect width for my project!

As soon as I saw the teapots patterned paper I knew I had the perfect photo that had been sitting in my photo box for a number of years that would go with it perfectly! I chose to cut out Lori's cute teapot and teacup cutting files that match so well.

After I cut them out though I was feeling they felt a little flat to me so I decided to cut out a second set, trimming off the handles, spout and bases to pop up over the first set with some foam tape for a little dimension. I added some chalk ink to the edges to add to that sense of dimension and then pulled out an old paper daisy and an Echo Park brad to add for a final touch of interest.

I will admit that I really struggled to finish this layout. I felt like it was busy and a bit blah all at the same time. After I finished and stitched down my background, I really hit a brick wall. I must have moved the photo and elements around a million times and couldn't figure out where to fit in my journaling.

As a last minute addition, I realized I could cut out one of Lori's fun photo corners topped with a sticker from the collection to complete my visual triangle. While it's probably not my favorite layout, I finally got it to a point where I'm satisfied. Ultimately I'm happy to have the memory documented and that's what's really important, right? ;)

I hope I've inspired you to document a special memory of your own. Just 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 "APR2016" through April 18, 2016. :)

She also is having a sale at Snap.Click.Supply for 30% all her digital products using the code "DIGIAPR16", but you must hurry! The sale is only for today. :)

She is also giving away this awesome 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. ;)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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. :)

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)