Archives for May 2010

Hi everyone!  We’re taking a little break on the blog today to celebrate Memorial Day with all of our friends and family.  The weather is gorgeous here in New Jersey and we just got in our first swim of the season – woo hoo!  Hopefully the weather is as nice where you are!

I did just want to let you know about an AWESOME Memorial Day Sale going on right now over on Addicted to Scrapbooking.  I know lots of you have been looking for online stores to pick up our newest collections – Twitterpated, Tree House, and May Bouquet – well Addicted to Scrapbooking has all 3 new collections on sale right now for 20% off.  Plus they also have some other coupons and deals going on as well.  If you were looking for an opportunity to get your hands on some new Pebbles products I would say now is the time to buy and save.  The sale runs now through June 3rd! 

We’ll be back on Tuesday with more creative inspiration for you.  Til then ENJOY the rest of your weekend!  🙂

It’s Free For All Friday today and that means our designers had creative license to share whatever they wanted with us. 

First up is design team member Sophia Allison who created lots of cards to share with us today.  Here’s what Sophia had to say … “For my first card I fussy cut the patterned paper to make my flower accents and added foam squares behind to lift them, added some of the Tree House chips for dimension.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Chips (744114)
What’s Up Duplicate Stickers (761005)

Sophia also created this little bag of mini cards as well using our new 3×3 cards as the starting point for her projects.  Here’s what Sophia had to say … “I used the 3×3 cards and added a bit more definition to them to give them more of a 3D feel.  I added them into a clear bag and tied it with a pretty chiffon ribbon as a little bag if mini cards to be given to someone as a gift.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet 3×3 Cards (751012)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)
Tree House Chips (744114)
Tree House Borders Duplicate Rub Ons (750245)
Orange Glitter Candy Dots (744220)
White Glitter Candy Dots (744222)
White Ribbon (44028)
Orange Ribbon (44032)
Spring Green Ribbon (44034)

Design team member Beth Root created this friendship themed layout.  Here’s what Beth had to say …  “I just adore the new Tree House Collection. The colors are so bright and fun and were perfect for the traditional year end photo of my son’s class. It’s funny, it can be tough to find a somewhat primary school colored scheme for a pre-teen boy. I thought the small flowers, along with little creatures gave it a whimsical school feel, yet not too young. I added each child’s 1st name on top of their photo. The thin lined American Crafts pen allowed me to write, but not overwrite the child’s face. I feel like it will be fun to look back at the photo and see the name with the classmates face.  This was what I call a quick and easy blocked layout. I cut strips, layered the strips and then added the layered look of embellishments. Crinkling the edges adds texture, with minimal time. Great for a busy year end project.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Merriment (751028)
Tree House Adventure (751032)
Tree House Trunk (751034)
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Journaling Stickers (732011)
Chirpy ABC Stickers (732009)

Hey everyone!  Welcome to another edition of “Sketchy Thursday.”  Design team member Liz Qualman creates such beautiful sketches and the one our design team members used today is no exception.  Thank you Liz!

First up is design team member Akiko Kuroki who created this adorable spring themed layout using lots of goodies from our new Tree House collection.

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Merriment (751028)
Tree House Neighbors (751032)
Tree House Bliss (751033)
Tree House Fun (751035)
Tree House Sunset (751029)
Tree House Melody (751030)
Tree House Adventure (751032)
Tree House 3×3 Cards (751024)
Tree House Stackers (740002)
Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)
Tree House Rub Ons (735002)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
Peacock Glitter Candy Dots (744229)
Yellow Glitter Candy Dots (744221)
Brown Glitter Candy Dots (744227)

Design team member Lisa Warren used the May Bouquet collection on this gorgeous wedding layout.  Here’s what Lisa had to say … “I  love a good multi-photo sketch!  For my take, I have cropped each of the photos to 4×4 and aligned them in the grid pattern.  I have swapped out the journaling for an oversized title, which I’ve nestled on a cluster of journal stickers.  Instead of stitching a circular element onto my layout, I have used a pretty doily.  The colours of the new May Bouquet collection are so soft and complimented my wedding photos beautifully. This is one sketch I will definitely be filing away for future use.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Garden Gate (751023)
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
May Bouquet Garden (751015)
May Bouquet Journaling Stickers (732007)
May Bouquet Chips (744113)
May Bouquet Paper Flowers (741001)
Front Porch ABC Stickers (732005)


Other supplies used:
Rhinestones (Sam & Lucy)
Alphabet (Craft Fair)
doily, buttons, twine, ink

Design team member Samantha Sibbet also used the May Bouquet collection on this adorable layout about her daughter and her babydolls.  Here’s what Samantha had to say … “I love the fresh color palette of the May Bouquet collection.  The floral patterns are cheerful and easy to match up with photos.  I am so happy that Pebbles has coordinating journaling stickers, makes it so much easier to  record my story.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet Freshly Picked (751013)
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
May Bouquet Garden (751015)
May Bouquet Bloom (751017)
May Bouquet Daisy (751020)
May Bouquet Journaling Stickers (732007)

Welcome to another “Dear Pebbles” post here on the Pebbles blog.  Today we are featuring cards created by some of our design team members using their favorite Pebbles products.

Design team member Deanna Kroll created two cards for us today.  Both are adorable – thank you Deanna!

Pebbles supplies used:

Tree House  Bliss (751033)
Tree House Fun (751035)
Tree House View (751027)
Tree House Melody (751030)
Tree House 3 x 3 Cards (751024)
Tree House Chips (744114)
Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)
Red Pebbles Chips (44103)
Yellow Glitter Candy Dots (744221)

Other supplies used:
Cards (K&Company)
Tag Maker (Creative Memories)

Pebbles supplies used:
Linnie Bell Eyelet (50934)
Linnie Bell Patchwork (50931)
Linnie Bell Vignette (50933)
Linnie Bell Pearl (50932)
Red Pebbles Chips (44103)
White Pebbles Chips (44102)
Twitterpated Borders Duplicate Rub Ons (760239)

Other supplies used:
Cards (K&Company)
Tag Maker (Creative Memories)

Design team member Celeste Smith shows us once again that the May Bouquet collection is perfect for the men in your life as well.  Here’s what Celeste had to say … “Once again those 3×3 cards came in handy – I used the front of the card to create a sentiment on my larger card for Father’s Day.”

Pebbles supplies used:
May Bouquet 3X3 Cards (751012)
May Bouquet Front Porch (751014)
May Bouquet Bloom (751017)
May Bouquet Garden Gate (751023)


Other supplies used:
Alphabet (Pink Paislee)

Design team member Lisa Johnson created this adorable card using the Tree House collection.  Here’s what Lisa had to say … “”Summertime is right around the corner and so is summer vacation. I love visiting girlfriends for a weekend of just a day trip. This is the perfect card for inviting a girlfriend over, or letting her know that you will be coming through town … or even just an invite for a long distance phone call! These sweet little birds chips are bright and cheery. I can truly imagine their sweet little conversation! I love how colorful this collection is!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House View (751027)
Tree House Club (751026)
Tree House Fun (751035)
Tree House Chips (744114)
Tree House Stackers (740002)

Other supplies used:
Stamps, Cardstock, Dies and Ink (Papertrey Ink)
Punch (EK Success)

Good morning everyone!  Every now and again we receive emails from scrapbookers and paper crafters around the world showing us what they’ve created with our Pebbles products.  Today I thought I would share a few of those projects. 

Victoria in Belarus sent us this lovely card using an older Pebbles baby collection.  I just love the paper pieced baby buggy with the lace trim!

Sunghee, a store owner in Korea, held a class featuring the Lil’ Miss line collection.  Here are a few cards her students created.  LOVE that paper button tree – so clever!

If you’ve created a project using Pebbles products we’d love to see it and perhaps feature it here on the blog!  Send us your images (and include you blog addy if you have one) to pebblesinc(at)americancrafts(dot)com.