Tag: Mendi

Layout by Mendi

First of all, I must mention, Lori and I were SO overwhelmed by all the applications for our Creative Team. We are working on it, I PROMISE, but not quite there yet.  When that much talent invades your inbox, you need some extra time. We haven’t forgotten you and will have an answer soon.

Today on the blog we have Mendi sharing her talents with us.  (Lisa)

Mendi says… Today I have another 2-page 8×8 layout that I made for my Mother-in-law’s mini album to share. I was so happy to discover that Echo Park’s “About A Boy” papers designed by Lori were a perfect match for my photos!  
To create my title I turned to Lori’s LW Tall Font and I love that it’s tall and skinny nature fit the space perfectly. For my journaling box I combined her 12×12 Background Circle 3 with the heart from the Valentines set.  To finish my project off I repurposed her reindeer shape for my little fawn cut from the wood grain patterned paper.  I must admit it makes me giddy when I’m able to re-use Christmas and Valentine’s Day shapes on a non-holiday layout.  🙂

Ombre Layout by Mendi

Spring Break is over and it’s back to work. What a happy layout to welcome me back today. I absolutely adore Mendi’s layout! What a great way to capture a current trend in your scrapbooks. Thanks Mendi, this is great! …Lisa
“For today’s layout I thought I would try the ever so popular “ombre” effect that is popping up everywhere these days!  I started my project by searching through my stash for every pink patterned paper I could find in the same color family and then lined them up from lightest to darkest.  I altered Lori’s star button to become my outline and filled it with her darling scalloped border to carry out this fun effect.  Swing by my blog for a mini tutorial on how I accomplished this”. 
I used the following cutting files designed by Lori:
8 Buttons (Star shape)
Baby Icon Set (Scalloped Border)
Last but not least, don’t forget, you have until midnight tonight.

Eye Candy by Mendi and Joy

Today we have 2 of our talented ladies on the blog, Mendi and Joy. Mendi is up first with an adorable Easter layout…
“Well, as promised I challenged myself to use Lori’s new Echo Park collections to create an Easter layout. What took me by suprise though was that rather than going with the more girly “Sweet Girl” line, I ended up using her “About A boy” line almost exclusively. Just goes to show how versatile these papers can be for all sorts of themes including a girly project.   When it came to embellishing my page I turned to Lori’s fun spring shapes.  I think one of my favorite things about diecutting my own embellishments (aside from saving loads of money) has to be dressing them up. With the help of some chalk ink, hand stitching, foam tape and buttons, Lori’s flower, chicks & butterflies totally came to life!   I used her LW Happy font for my title, topped with some Glossy Accents. I love how doing this gives you the feeling of a fancy alphabet sticker, but the beauty is it’s always the perfect size to fit your space and you’ll never running out of vowels”.   🙂
For today’s layout I used the following cutting files:
Also don’t forget that today is the last day to get all these great shapes and many more for 25% off using the promo code “March25” at checkout.

Next we have Joy with the cutest gift’s. Joy says…

These purse toppers are so cute!  Cut them to fit any bag you already have to turn it into an adorable gift holder.  It’s such a versatile file.  You can dress it to fit any occasion.  Use it to hold gift cards, candy and more!

Creative Team Member Mendi

Mendi has covered an unfinished wooden jewelry box for her project today. I gotta say, I LOVE IT, and so does my teenage daughter! 

Mendi says “For this holiday gift I transformed an inexpensive wood jewelry box that I found for under $5 at my local craft store into a one of a kind keepsake using Lori’s For the Record 2 Documented papers from Echo Park and some of her cutting files.  After painting the piece black, I lined the divided sections and inside the drawer with patterned paper for a splash of color.  As a finishing touch I used white vinyl and Lori’s fabulous flourish shape files to embellish the mirror.”

 
Absolutely adorable Mendi, Thanks for sharing. Lisa

Creative Team Member Mendi

Please forgive me for the late post today, computer and internet woes while I am away. Mendi has the most adorable recipe box to share today. I am envious of this cute project.  

Some of these shapes are available in the shop and others are available only at silhouette, but not for long. I will post a link when the produce shapes are available. Mendi has wonderful instructions on her blog, so head on over and check it out. Mendi, Thank You, this is adorable!