Archives for April 2010

Hi everyone!  Today we are rounding up our fun week of projects featuring both Pebbles and American Crafts products.  I really hope you enjoyed all of the projects on the blog this week and feel inspired to mix and match these two wonderful companies’ products on one of your future projects – be sure to let us know if you do!  We’d love to see what you create!  And of course don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a prize package filled with all sorts of Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from our newest releases every day this week.  All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment.  Leave a comment every day and that’s 5 chances you have to win!

Design team member Suzanne Sergi used both the May Bouquet collection from Pebbles and the Botanique collection from American Crafts on this absolutely adorable layout of her daughter.  Here’s what Suzanne had to say … “When I saw the color palette of the Botanique, it reminded me of flowers, spring, and of elegance. The colors are soft, and very feminine. I knew I had a perfect snapshot of my daughter wearing a strand of pearls. She was dressed very casual on this day, but before we left the house, she wanted to “dress up”, her outfit. She slipped the strand of pearls around her neck, and stated she was ready! She is full of surprises, so I added a little shimmer mist, to add a little “spice” to these gorgeous papers.  Designing this page with American Crafts and Pebbles was very simple. The beauty of their products is that their papers feel like that they are from the same color palette.  I was able to create with beautiful, elegant papers and add a little bit of whimsy by incorporating the May Bouquet collection.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
May Bouquet Word Stickers (732006)
White Ribbon (744028)


American Crafts supplies used:
Botanique Eleanor
Botanique Greta
Botanique Dolores
Remarks Champagne Phrase Stickers
Flair – Lovely


Other supplies used:
Pearls (Jenni Bowlin, Queen & Co)
Mist (Tattered Angels)
Doilies

Design team member Pam Callaghan combined the soft palettes of the May Bouquet collection from Pebbles with the I Do collection from American Crafts on this beautiful wedding layout.  Here’s what Pam had to say … “I am always looking for great products to create pages for my wedding album.  I loved the colors in the papers and flair I chose.  I knew that it would make a beautiful wedding page.  To make it pop even more I added some Pebbles chips and flowers!”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Daisy (751020)
May Bouquet Vine (751016)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)
Front Porch ABC Stickers (732005)
Pebbles Chips White (44102)

American Crafts supplies used:
I Do Orchid
Remarks Stickers – Sparrow
Flair – Botanique Beauty

Design team member Christa Pastenbaugh created this quick and easy card using both Pebbles and American Crafts patterned papers.

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet 3X3 Cards (751012)
May Bouquet Courtyard (751019)
May Bouquet Daisy (751020)

American Crafts supplies used:
I Do Ranunculus 
Botanique Greta


Other supplies used:
Ribbon

And finally I (Lynn Ghahary) also created a card using a combination of the May Bouquet collection from Pebbles and the Botanique collection from American Crafts.  Using American Crafts Flair for the center of the paper flower from Pebbles adds the perfect amount of dimension and detail!

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Courtyard (751019)
May Bouquet Daisy (751020)
May Bouquet Word Stickers (732006)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)


American Crafts supplies used:
Cardstock
Botanique Greta
Botanique Flair Lovely

Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into a random drawing to win some Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from the newest collections released at this past winter CHA show!

Day #4 of our AC/Pebbles Product Swap.  Remember that we’ll be giving away a prize package filled with all sorts of Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from our newest releases every day this week.  All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment.  Leave a comment every day and that’s 5 chances you have to win! 

Design team member Christa Pastenbaugh created this sweet layout using a combination of the May Bouquet collection from Pebbles and several American Crafts collections including Abode, I Do, and Letterbox.

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Bloom (751017)
May Bouquet Courtyard (751019)
May Bouquet Journaling Stickers (732007)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)


American Crafts supplies used:
Abode Magnolia Lane 
I Do Ranunculus
Letterbox Kind Thoughts 
Letterbox Greetings
Thickers Tenant Phrases
Thickers Emerald
Dear Lizzy Pounce Phrases Rub Ons
Letterhouse Fleece Shapes
Letterbox Scalloped Edge Ribbon
Flair – Post Card

Design team member Samantha Sibbet created this fun and playful summer layout using the Twitterpated and May Bouquet collections from Pebbles along with the Heat Wave collection from American Crafts.

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
Twitterpated Giddy (751005)
Twitterpated Paper Flowers (741000)

American Crafts supplies used:
Heat Wave Lucky Lime
Remarks Journal Stickers – Snapper
Thickers Puffy Berry

Design team member Pam Callaghan combined the fresh colors of the May Bouquet collection from Pebbles with the fun colors of the Abode collection from American Crafts on this “yummy” layout.  Here’s what Pam had to say … “I made this page all about how I want to do more bread baking.  I wanted a fresh eye catching design and so I decided to go with circular photos along with two yellow scallop flowers.  The papers from American Crafts and Pebbles went together so well to make a perfect baking page.  I finished off my page with some baking stickers and flowers!”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Bloom (751017)
May Bouquet Courtyard (751019)
May Bouquet Bloom (751014)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)
May Bouquet Word Stickers (732006)
Glitter Candy Dots White (74222)

American Crafts supplies used:
Abode Chateau Court
Abode Ridge Road
Remarks Stickers – Spoon 
Thickers Delight 

Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into a random drawing to win some Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from the newest collections released at this past winter CHA show!

Happy Hump Day everyone!  We’ve still got tons of inspiration heading your way so sit back and enjoy!  And remember that we’ll be giving away a prize package filled with all sorts of Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from our newest releases every day this week.  All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment.  Leave a comment every day and that’s 5 chances you have to win! 

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created this beachy layout using a combination of the Tree House collection from Pebbles and the Heat Wave and Abode collection from American Crafts.  Here’s what Suzanne had to say …  “The colors of the Abode and Heat Wave collections are rich and vibrant. Immediately, I thought of the Tree House collection by Pebbles.  The color palettes are complimentary and remind me of summer.  I have not played with stickers in a long time and the Swell glitter stickers were the finishing touch to this layout!  I love having paper, and embellishments that are from the same collection.  It makes the designing process so much easier and faster.  I love that Amercian Crafts and Pebbles products are a perfect match!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Sunset (751029)
Sun Yellow Ribbon (744033)
Blue Glitter Candy Dots (744219)
Brown Glitter Candy Dots (744227)


American Crafts supplies used:
Cardstock
Heat Wave Radical Raspberry
Heat Wave Lucky Lime
Abode Aspen Ridge Road
Remarks Glitter Accent Stickers – Swell
Heat Wave Flair – Day in the Sun


Other supplies used:
Floss/String

Design team member Christa Pastenbaugh created this fun layout about her family using a combination of Pebbles and American Crafts products.  Here’s what Christa had to say … “The layout uses Dear Lizzy and Tree House products with some other embellishments from other American Crafts lines.  I thought these went together and complemented one another very well.  Very fun to use these together!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Club (751026)
Tree House Merriement (751028)
Tree House Sunset (751029)
Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)
Charming ABC Stickers (732001)
Spring Green Candy Dots (744208)


American Crafts supplies used:
Cardstock
Dear Lizzy Sweet Strawberry
Dear Lizzy Beehive Brunch
Dear Lizzy Crochet Flowers
Tenant Phrases
Remarks Garden Walk
Thickers Chit Chat Accents
Thickers Patchowrk Letters 

Other supplies used:
Twine (Studio Calico)

Design team member Pam Callaghan created yet another stellar layout using a combination of the Tree House collection from Pebbles and the Heat Wave collection from American Crafts.  Here’s what Pam had to say … “I had so much fun making this page.  I cut out two scalloped circles and added them to some summery Pebbles paper.  Next, I cut some words from American Crafts paper for part of my title.  The other part of the title was Thickers that I displayed around one of the circles.  I finished off the page with some fun beach themed stickers!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Trunk (751034)
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Sunset (751029)
Tree House Club (751026)
Tree House Word Stickers (732010)


American Crafts supplies used:
I Do Orchid
Heat Wave Lucky Lime
Thickers Honey
Remarks Accent Stickers – Swell

Design team member Celeste Smith combined Pebbles and American Crafts products to create this sweet card.  Here’s what Celeste had to say … “Once again I am amazed at how well these two lines (Pebbles May Bouquet and American Crafts Botanique) mix together.  The Glitter Candy Dots are so fun and add just a hint of sparkle to my card.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Freshly Picked (751013)
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)
May Bouquet Journaling Stickers (732007)
Glitter Candy Dots White (744222)
 
American Crafts supplies used:
Botanique Eleanor
I Do Ranunculus
Botanique Flair Pretty
Minimarks Aster Phrases Rub-Ons

Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into a random drawing to win some Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from the newest collections released at this past winter CHA show!

Welcome to day #2 of our AC/Pebbles product swap.  I am so happy that so many of you took the time to post a comment on our blog post yesterday – I loved reading them all!  Remember that we’ll be giving away a prize package filled with all sorts of Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from our newest releases every day this week.  All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment.  Leave a comment every day and that’s 5 chances you have to win! 

Design team member Samantha Sibbet combined the soft muted colors of Pebbles’ new May Bouquet collection with the equally elegant Botanique and I Do collections by American Crafts on her sweet layout.  Here’s what Samantha had to say … “I loved combining the two brands together.  The color palettes definitely compliment each other and are easy to mix and match.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
May Bouquet Daisy (751020)
May Bouquet Word Stickers (732006)
Charming Glitter ABC Stickers (732000)


American Crafts:
Botanique Eleanor
Botanique Greta
I Do Orchid 
Botanique Flair – Pretty
I Do Townhouse – Organza
Thickers Emerald

Design team member Liz Qualman combined the May Bouquet collection from Pebbles with the Abode collection from American Crafts – a very unexpected combination but one that totally works!  Here’s what Liz had to say … “These photos were taken at my son’s 1st birthday party and he was very interested in eating his cake, thus the journaling, “You can have your cake and eat it too.”  I thought it was a fun idea to mix the Pebbles May Bouquet collection with the American Crafts Abode collection.  The color palettes compliment each other perfectly.  There is a large strip of the Abode striped paper at the bottom of the page, but to change it up a bit at the top of the page I cut the polka dotted May Bouquet paper into 1.5 inch squares and then varied the heights.  I also added pop dots to three of them to make them stand out and added buttons for more interest.  I created a large bold title with the Dear Lizzy Thickers and then added a May Bouquet journal tag decorated with a little My House chipboard piece and a May Bouquet sticker flower.  Overall the layout has a bright birthday feel, but is grounded in some nice earthy tones.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
May Bouquet Garden (751015)
May Bouquet Daisy (751020)
May Bouquet Word Stickers (732006)
May Bouquet Journaling Stickers (732007)

Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (744027)

American Crafts supplies used:
Abode Aspen Ridge
Abode Chateau Court
My House Glossy Printed CHipboard
Thickers Berry

Other supplies used:
Buttons (Bo Bunny)
Punches (Martha Stewart)

Design team member Pam Callaghan created this sweet layout by combining the Twitterpated and May Bouquet collections from Pebbles and the Botanique collection from American Crafts.  Here’s what Pam had to say … “I loved combining these collections to create my page! I used rub-ons from both American Crafts and Pebbles to create the perfect title.  I also found that putting flair in the middle of the flower looked really pretty and really enhanced my page!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated Cute (751009)Twitterpated 3 x 3 Cards (751000)
May Bouquet Rub Ons (735001)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)
May Bouquet Journaling Stickers (732007)
 
American Crafts supplies used:
Cardstock
Botanique Eleanor
Botanique Greta
Botanique Flair – Beauty 
MiniMarks Aster Phrases Rub Ons

Other supplies used:
Zig Writer

Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into a random drawing to win some Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from the newest collections released at this past winter CHA show!

Hi everyone!  So this week proves to be a very exciting one here on the Pebbles blog.  I am so excited to announce that we have teamed up with our parent company American Crafts this week to bring you projects that use BOTH Pebbles and American Crafts products.  We’ll be sharing lots of projects to show you not only how easy it is to mix these two manufacturers but also just how fun it can be as well.  So sit back and get ready to be inspired!

I (Lynn Ghahary) had so much fun creating this layout about my boys at the beach.  The colors in the Tree House, Abode, and Heat Wave collections work together wonderfully.  I had a lot of fun accenting my photos with stickers and bits of paper that I fussy cut from both the Tree House and Heat Wave collections.  And of course I am loving the new glitter candy dots from Pebbles – they add just the right amount of sparkle (not too much, not too little) to my boyish layout.  

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Neighbors (751032)
Tree House Sunset (751029
Tree House Word Stickers (732010)
Chirpy ABC Stickers (732009)
Yellow Glitter Candy Dots (744221)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
Peacock Glitter Candy Dots (744229)


American Crafts supplies used:
Cardstock
Abode Aspen Ridge Road
Heat Wave Lucky Lime
Remarks Journaling Stickers – Snapper


Other supplies used:
Mist (Maya Road)
Punches (Fiskars)
Thread (Coats & Clark)
Dimensional Adhesive (All Night Media)

Design team member Celeste Smith also combined the Tree House and Abode collections on this sweet layout of her son.  Here’s what Celeste had to say …  “It’s amazing really – how well the American Crafts Abode collection and the Pebbles Tree House collection go so well together!  It almost doesn’t look like materials from two different lines!  I love the new Sunset patterned paper from Pebbles.  The little clouds layered with pop dots added the perfect embellishment to my page.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Melody (751030)
Tree House Sunset (751029)
Tree House Trunk (751034)
Tree House Word Stickers (732010)
Yellow Glitter Candy Dots (744221)


American Crafts supplies used:
Abode Lakeview Court
Abode Aspen Ridge Road


Other supplies used:
Cardstock
Baker’s Twine
Frame Template (Designer Digitals)

Design team member Pam Callaghan added a little Heat Wave to her Tree House and came up with this fun beach layout.  Here’s what Pam had to say … “I have been wanting to scrapbook my husband building sandcastles for quite some time.  The Pebbles and American Crafts supplies were perfect for my page.  I first drew a template on Photoshop Elements and cropped my photos to fit inside the template.  After I printed my photos, I designed my page with bright colors and beach themed items!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Neighbors (751031)
Tree House Club (751026)
Orange Glitter Candy Dots (744220)


American Crafts supplies used:
Heat Wave Lucky Lime
Remarks Accent Stickers – Swell


Other supplies used:
Cardstock

Design team member Liz Qualman created this fun congratulations card.  Here’s what Liz had to say … “I just love the little My House chipboard pieces from American Crafts and combined with the congratulations 3×3 journal card from the Pebbles May Bouquet collection it made the perfect card for a new homeowner.  To give the card a “window” appearance,  I cut a circle in the top paper and then pop dotted it from the rest of the card.  I used my Cricut to cut the little blades of grass and then added the neighborhood houses for newly moved in feel.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet 3×3 Cards (751012)
May Bouquet Blossom (751018)
May Bouquet Garden (751015)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)
Chocolate Brown Candy Dots (744201)

American Crafts supplies used:
Botanique Greta
My House Chipboard Pieces

So you just know we couldn’t have this Pebbles and American Crafts get together without inviting all of you to play along, right?  😉 All you have to do to be entered into a random drawing to win a prize package filled with all sorts of Pebbles and American Crafts goodies from our newest releases is leave a comment on today’s blog post.  Want even more chances to win?  Leave a comment on each blog post this week!  We’ll be giving away a prize package every single day – that’s 5 prizes to be given away!  We’ll be posting new projects everyday for tons of inspiration – I hope you’ll join us!