Snippets By Mendi: Free Cutting Files

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Doodlebug Under The Sea Disney 2-page Scrapbook Layout

Hello there! I'm thrilled to be back sharing another 2-page layout on the Doodlebug blog today, this time using Doodlebug's fun Under The Sea collection!

Doodlebug Design Under The Sea 2-page Scrapbook Layout by Mendi Yoshikawa

I was super excited to be able to visit the CHA trade show and Doodlebug's adorable booth for the first time this past January so I was determined to find a way to take inspiration from their booth and use portholes on my scrapbook page! To do this I created a special cutting file on my Silhouette that I am sharing as a free download HERE.

I cut each porthole once from cardstock and then a slightly smaller version twice from Silhouette's chipboard. It designed extra thin so your machine can handle it so I think glued all the layers together with a glue pen. When I was done I added 12 white mini brads to the provided holes and back it with a circle cut from the beach treasures patterned paper.

I love the depth that little bit of chipboard gives to the scene! I embellished the portholes with icon stickers popped up with foam tape. Doodlebug's new Bubble Sprinkles were the perfect finishing touch!

To balance out my portholes, I added a fun little scene to the bottom, left-hand corner of my layout using the Mermaid Doodlepop and more fun stickers from the icon sticker sheet.

Before I go I thought I would share a couple pictures of Doodlebug's beautiful booth that inspired my page (unfortunately The portholes were on the other interior walls and I didn't get a very good picture). ;)

Doodlebug Design: CHA 2016 Booth with an "Under The Sea" theme

I had so much fun with this page! I hope I've inspired you to pick up some of this happy collection and create some fun for yourself. ;)

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, November 4, 2015

Doodlebug Design Goal! Soccer Mini Album with Download

Hi there! I'm excited to be sharing a fun project on the Doodlebug blog today using their newest Goal! collection (along with 8 sheets of 6x6 raw chipboard I had on hand).

I knew immediately when I saw these darling papers, I needed to make a special mini album as a gift for my Stepdad. His daughter was a soccer champ and now he has a little grandson who is following in his Mom's footsteps so I thought it would be fun to give him an album to collect all his treasured photos in. :)

I was only given a few pictures to start the album off with so the remaining pages have been left open. I plan to make this a gift that keeps on giving. As my Stepdad acquires new pictures, I will print them off and size them to fit in his little album.

Today I am offering a free download HERE for the cutting files I created for some of the special pages in this mini album, including the curved label for the front cover, the scalloped pages for the soccer ball sprinkles seen below and the curved labels for the last set of pages.

While some of the pages are pretty simple in design I wanted to resist the urge to get too specific. I decided it would be easier to use later with photos of any orientation if I didn't paint myself into a corner design wise.

For the last set of pages in the book, I designed it to fit a series of baseball sized cards (or in this case soccer cards).

I just love the soccer ball die-cuts in this collection. I thought they were really fun to design with and I had fun finding new ways to incorporate them on the different pages.

In the end I was able to use 8 of the 12 papers that come with the collection pack and a great deal of the matching embellishments for my project. Since we don't personally play soccer, I love that I was able to put nearly every last bit to good use without a lot of waste.

I hope I have inspired you to make a special keepsake album of your own. Keep in mind this project could easily be made with the baseball or basketball papers instead simply by switching out the balls so if soccer's not your game, this would be perfect for the other sports as well. ;)

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Doodlebug Design Masculine Birthday & Father's Day Cards

Hi there! Today I'm thrilled to be sharing some playful cards which are being featured over on the Doodlebug blog. They would be perfect for the guys in your life!

Doodlebug Design Inc. Masculine Birthday & Father's Day Cards by Mendi Yoshikawa

Up first I have a fun sweater vest card which I created using my Silhouette (available as a free download HERE).

I paired Doodlebug's Day to Day bow tie with a variety of great basic papers from various collections. I then used my clear ruler to poke holes every 1/8 inch down the center of each diamond to hand-stitch my argyle pattern with 3 strands of embroidery floss.

Doodlebug Design Inc. Argyle Sweater & Bow Tie Father's Day Cards by Mendi Yoshikawa

My next card also was created on my Silhouette (available as a free download HERE).

I cut the guitar top from some Friendly Forest woodgrain paper which perfectly coordinates with the teal paper from the Kraft In Color Collection. I strung Doodle twine through 6 holes I poked with my paper-piercer and then used those same holes to insert doodlebug's mini brads. I then taped the strings to the back of the guitar panel before adhering it to the card base. The Happy Birthday Doodle cardstock stickers are a little pliable so they were perfect for applying on the curve!

Doodlebug Design Inc. Guitar Masculine Birthday Card by Mendi Yoshikawa

When in doubt I think stars always work well for boys so for my last card I paired a Patriotic Parade star sticker and star sprinkles with the colorful papers from the Hip Hip Hooray collection. For my star burst pattern I simply cut random rays with my paper trimmer and scraps of paper. I then adhered them to a 5.5" x 4.25" card panel, cut off the excess with my scissors and stitched them with coordinating colors of thread.

Doodlebug Design Inc. Masculine Star Burst Birthday Card by Mendi Yoshikawa

I have submitted these to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog that is challenging readers this week to "Make It Masculine". I hope you will check out their challenge and submit your ideas as well.