Snippets By Mendi

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Lori Whitlock Blog Hop: Echo Park Jack & Jill Girl Layout

Hello and welcome to Lori Whitlock's August blog hop! You should be arriving here from Corri's blog or if you're just joining us you can start from the beginning at Lori's blog. :)

In honor of today's hop I created a special layout that combines Lori's cutting files along with the Jack & Jill collection she designed for Echo Park and the We R Memory Keeper fuse tool. :)

I wanted to create a layout about my sweet grandma that passed away a few months ago. I inherited an overwhelming large volume of photos and I was looking for a way to document a lot of them on a single layout. I am pleased to say I was able to squeeze 26 photos on this single page!

Echo Park Jack & Jill Girl Heritage Scrapbook Layout with We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool Flip book by Mendi Yoshikawa

Please forgive the glare or slight blur of my page. To fully appreciate this layout I had to take a picture of the layout with the page protector on because all the fun flip book goodies on the outside of the page.

I used the We R Memory Keeper's 4x4 pockets along with their Fuse tool to create a little waterfall mini album of sorts down the left side of my page protector. I decorated each pocket with a different one of Lori's border cutting files and a 1-inch strip of paper from the collection. I actually chose to seal these along the top so they wouldn't constantly fall out, but before I did, it was important to make sure everything was facing the right way (and that any floating cat fur had been cleared away). ;)

To make the fusing possible I had to really put on my thinking cap because the glass mat was too big to fit inside my page protector and the tool will melt a self-healing mat. Then I remembered a small silicone stamping surface I had by Inkadinkado. It worked perfectly not only because it didn't melt and it fit nicely inside the protector, but also because of the grid printed on it that helped me get my lines straight.

I cut several of Lori's tabs in coordinating colors to help with the flipping and add little sticker phrases to.

I wanted to take my favorite photo of her and have it stand alone on the page as sort of a focal point. It was feeling a bit bare though so I cut a rose from Lori's Layered Flowers Set. It was just the finishing touch I was looking for!

While this layout is intended to be viewed with the page protector on, I thought I would give you a peek at what it looks like under there. I added the last minute additions of the strips of patterned paper under the flip book to help it feel a little bit more finished while flipping through it, but I think this step could have easily been skipped.

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 amazing cutting files and fonts using the code "AUGUST" through August 16, 2015. :)

There's also a one-day sale going on over at Snap.Click.Supply using the code "AUGUST".

In honor of our hop Lori is also giving away $20 to her shop and a free cutting file today . :)

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. :)

Paper Team:

Lori Whitlock

Corri Garza

Mendi Yoshikawa (you are here)

Digital Team:

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)

Monday, August 10, 2015

Cardmaker Blog Share: Lawn Fawn Fall Thankful card

Hi there! Just popping in to share a little peek of a card I created that is being featured on CardMaker Magazine's blog today.

Today's post is all about taking inspiration from an older card published in a past issue of their magazine and transforming it into something fresh and new for the current season. I hope you will hop over and visit me me over there. ;)

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

Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)

Supplies Used (available at Simon Says Stamp)

Friday, August 7, 2015

Random Rainbow Cards Using a Variety of Mediums

Happy Friday!!! I hope this beautiful day finds you in good health and high spirits! I am excited because both kids had activities all day with friends for the first time this summer and I can craft to my heart's content without interruptions or feelings of guilt. ;)

I feel like I've been a wee bit absent from my blog this summer. I've been working on a big project behind the scenes that I can't wait to share, but that news will have to wait for another day. ;)

Today I thought I would gather up several random past cards I created that I don't think I ever got around to sharing (I'm embarrassed to admit how long ago I made some of these, but that's just how desperate I am). They all just happen to have a rainbow theme! I love rainbows... Don't you? Perhaps it's because I grew up in the 80's, but I think it has more to do with my love for bright colors. The more the merrier, right?

My first card uses Papertrey Ink's Wonderful Words Hello Stamp set. I made this for a challenge to use up scraps of ribbon and I thought a bunch of tabs as a border would be fun. This a great way to use up little pieces that are too small to make a good bow. It reminds me of one of those baby toys. ;)

My second card uses a technique I learned in grade school where you color an image with crayons and then go over it a second time with the same color in watercolors. Aside from the stamps & hillside border dies everything else was using just good ol' Crayola products. I think it's fun to create with basic supplies every once in awhile to feel like a kid again and remind ourselves that we don't always need expensive supplies to make something beautiful.

My last card is absolutely ancient, but it featured a rainbow so it fit my theme of the day. ;) I created this using Papertrey Ink's chevron stripes border die along with some basics by Pebbles Inc.

I hope if your day wasn't already feeling sunny that I've managed to spread a little sunshine your way. Thank you to all those leaving me nice comments. Your sweet feedback always makes me feel so good! :)

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Lawn Fawn August Guest Designer ~ Happy Wedding Cards

I'm back to share a couple wedding cards that are being featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog today! I love all things cutesy so wedding's can be tough in that department, but Lawn Fawn has managed to capture all the cute wedding details perfectly.

For my first card I created my background using two of the heart images from the stamp set creating a subtle tone-on-tone effect. When I saw these fun wedding bells, my mind immediately thought of how cute they would be paired with a swag. I pulled out my Bannerific set to pair with my sentiment, curving it to fit with the curve of the banner. To complete the soft, sweet look I cut some scallops using the Stitched Scalloped Border dies.

My next card matches the first one, but adds some yellow and gray to the mix. For my background, I repeated the knotted heart image by inking up just the heart and one side of the trail. This enabled me to easily line-up and repeat the motif to create a pattern.

I thought those two little yellow birds looked out of place on my card so I colored in another banner from the Bannerific set with yellow Copics to tie everything together. Unfortunately none of the sentiments I wanted to use from the Happy Wedding set fit into my banner so I borrowed one from the Sophie's Sentiments set instead.