Archives for November 2010

For today’s “How To Tuesday” post design team member Deena Wuest shows us how to create this adorable rewards chart.  Here’s what Deena had to say … “To reward positive behavior in our children, I created this Rewards Board. If I catch them doing something good (like doing an extra chore without being asked, saying something encouraging to a friend or helping a sibling), I will tuck a little reward inside of their pocket. What goes in the pockets? Stickers, temporary tattoos, little thank you/love notes, etc. But I think their favorites are these little computer tickets. (They like to save them up like money and spend them all at once.) It’s so cute to watch them walk by the board and see their excitement as they catch a glimpse of something in their pocket. It’s funny how something so simple can mean so much.”  And here are Deena’s step by step instructions …

First, you’ll need a frame.  Scour thrift stores for a long narrow picture frame. I found this one with photo mat included for 25 cents because the glass was missing. Perfect! We won’t use it anyway.

Prime the frame with a spray primer and top with a coat of gloss white spray paint.

Select double-sided patterned paper. Place the design you want to use face down on the table, measure in four inches, score and fold. Repeat twice more to create three pockets.

Line up the three papers so the folds slightly overlap.

Adhere ribbon to the edge of each paper.

Place your photo mat face down and run adhesive along all four sides.

Turn mat right side up, position over the patterned paper and press to adhere. Trim off excess paper from the top.

Insert the mat in the frame and add small sepia photos to the front of each pocket.

Sew buttons onto paper flowers with embroidery floss and adhere the trio to one corner of the frame. Stack multiple pop dots on each other to create fun dimension.

Take a long strip ribbon and tie a bow directly in the center. Tie each end to the back of the frame and hang your new Rewards Board in a special place.

Print special coupons, tickets or notes of praise to tuck inside of each pocket.

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Girl Rock-A-Bye (751063)
New Arrival Girl Daddy’s Girl (751053)
New Arrival Boy So Sweet (751068)
New Arrival Girl Buttons (747004)
New Arrival Girl Paper Flowers (741003)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (44027)

Other supplies used:
Love Tickets by Katie Pertiet, Designer Digitals

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Time to mix things up a bit on the Pebbles blog as some of our design team members show off their creative skills while mixing and matching products from several Pebbles collections.

Design team member Lisa Kisch created this fabulous double page layout using several different Pebbles collections.  Here’s what Lisa had to say … ” love mixing product lines – in fact, I find it much easier than constraining myself to one collection! The key is to look at the colour combination in each collection, and how they relate to your photos. For this layout, I had lots of autumn colours which made me think of the Cats & Dogs and Tree House collections.  However, the blue of Audrey’s jean jacket was quite prominent, and that allowed me to mix in some New Arrival Boy in the embellishments.  Sometimes it is easier to mix embellishments than it is to mix paper – and that’s okay! This layout has only a few patterned papers, but lots of texture and charm from the stickers and embellies.  I’m also a meanie with the scissors.  I will cut embellishments apart at the drop of a hat! A felt “cat paw” sticker became the accent for the layered circle embellishment to the left of the title, and also the “rivets” for the grid washi tape. Don’t be afraid to cut apart embellishments that don’t work for you as is. I’m not a cat owner and wouldn’t likely use that sticker otherwise. How great to add it to my layout in a different way, and not let it languish in my stash!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Merriment (751028)
Tree House Neighbours (751031)
New Arrival Boy Buttons (747005)
New Arrival Boy Rub Ons (735006)
New Arrival Boy Word Stickers – Boy (732027)
Felt Embellishments – Cat (732019)
Charming ABC Stickers Brown (732001)
Chocolate Brown Pearl Candy Dots (744236)
Orange Spool Ribbon (44032)
Basic Brights Chalk (742122)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock  (American Crafts)
Japanese Washi tape

Design team member Ria Mojica also did a fall themed layout using a mix of Pebbles goodies.  Here’s what Ria had to say … “Autumn is a season that’s foreign to me – here where our seasons are aptly (and boringly) called wet and dry. That’s why the whole idea of Autumn is such a marvelous thing to me. Plus the fact that it’s turkey season – it’s no wonder we’re one of the few Filipino families who celebrate Thanksgiving in Manila! It’s the best excuse to cook a turkey!  These are random photos that a New Yorker friend took while walking around Central Park one autumn day, and although I’ve been to Central Park in the winter and summer someday I’ll be back there in autumn, too so I can see all these wondrous things in person!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Pebbles Chips (744114)
Tree House View (751027)
Tree House Melody (751030)
Twitterpated Spark (751004)
Twitterpated Charm (751008)
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Shake (751044)
Cats & Dogs Kitty Condo (751050)
Charming ABC Stickers (732001)
Earth Tone Chalks (742003)
Accents Chalk Stencils (742061)

Other supplies used:
Pen (American Crafts)
Felt (Fancy Pants; Queen & Co)
Stickers (Making Memories)
Mist (Tattered Angels)
Punch (Martha Stewart)
Cork Tape

Happy Friday!  Before we dive into today’s Free For All Friday post I wanted to announce the winner of this week’s decor”8″ giveaway.  The lucky winner of their collection of choice is …

Congratulations!  Please email your full name and mailing information to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put “Decor8 Winner” in the subject line.  And now for a few Free For All Friday projects!

Design team member Kryssi Ng created this adorable birthday card using the New Arrival Girl collection.  Here’s what Kryssi had to say … “This collection is perfect for making sweet birthday cards for all those little recipients, and boy (or girl!), do I have a ton of little girlie birthdays coming up. It was too quick and easy to whip this one up, all the elements and papers just go together so nicely!”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Girl Daddy’s Girl (751053)
New Arrival Girl She’s Here (751055)
New Arrival Girl Icon Dimensional Stickers (732030)

Other supplies used:
Stamp (Papertrey Ink)
Ink (Ranger)
Doily

Design team member Natalie Dever created this boy themed layout using the Cats & Dogs collection.  Here’s what Natalie had to say … “I love the colors in the Cats & Dogs collection but they don’t only need to be for pets.  I think the more geometric prints and the backs of some of the papers are PERFECT for cute little boys! :)”

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Leash (751042)
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)
Cats & Dogs Catnip (751051)
Cats & Dogs Perfect Stripe (751047)
Ransom ABC Stickers (732012)
Felt Embellishments Dog (732018)
Metal Tags Cat (743701)
New Arrival 3×3 Brown Envelopes (759500)
New Arrival Boy Word Stickers (732027)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Design team member Sarah Webb created this fun wall hanging for her son’s room.  Here’s what Sarah had to say … “I really wanted to come up with something for my son’s wall (I find it easier to come up with decorations for my daughter). He has a great love for fish so I thought it would the origami fish would suit him. All I need now is a nice frame to hang the page in!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)
Tree House Adventure (751032)
New Arrival Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Precious (751067)
New Arrival Congrats (751074)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Mist (Maya Road)
Gems (Robin’s Nest)

For today’s edition of “Sketchy Thursday” I asked some of our design team members to create a project based on this fabulous sketch by Becky Fleck.

Design team member Suzanne Sergi shows the versatility of the Cats & Dogs collection in this fall themed layout.  Here’s what Suzanne had to say … “When I first saw the Cats & Dogs collection, I immediately thought of fall colors. The bold circles and the fun stripes were perfect  for documenting our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch.  As you can probably tell, this paper is not limited to only pets. This page came together due to the wonderful sketch that was given to me. One of my favorites elements on the sketch were the large scallops across the top. As with all sketches, they are a fantastic starting point. It helped me decide on the basic design, and I let the large scallop play into the larger circles on the right hand side of the page. I adhered one of the smaller photos to a tag, and anchored it with the circles to create movement. It took me about two hours to complete this page. It only took my son, fifteen minutes to find the perfect pumpkin!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Prrfect Stripe (751047)
Cats & Dogs Cat-i-tude (751046)
Cats & Dogs Dog Felt Embellishments (732019)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punch (EK Success)
Die (Sizzix)

Tag (7 Gypsies)
Felt (My Mind’s Eye)

Design team member LG Belarmino followed the sketch to a tee on her adorable birthday layout.  Here’s what LG had to say … “Today’s sketch  is so beautiful that I decided to interpret it as it is.  I have used the Twitterpated collection with these photos of me and my charming 2 year old daughter taken on her birthday last April.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated Crush (751003)
Twitterpated Sweetheart (751010)
Twitterpated Cute (751009)
Twitterpated Admire (751006)
Twitterpated Word Stickers (732002)
Twitterpated Epoxy Brads (744217)
Twitterpated Paper Flowers (741000)
Twitterpated Chips (744112)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Design team member Eva Pizarro created her colorful layout using both the Twitterpated and Tree House collections.  Here’s what Eva had to say … “I love to use sketches because it makes the creative process so much easier! For this sketch I decided to change the scalloped circles for a flower line. The tree house paper was just perfect for this!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Fun (751035)
Twitterpated Admire (751006)
Tree House Guess Who Duplicate Stickers (761005)
Tree House Epoxy Brads (744231)
Tree House Pebbles Chips (744114)
Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)
Charming ABC Stickers Brown (732001)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stamp (Amercian Crafts)

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 Savitri Wilder created this adorable card using the Tree House collection.  Here’s what Savitri had to say … “Here’s a card that I made using the Tree House collection. I LOVE the chipboards, so so fun!!!!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House View (751027)
Tree House Sunset (751029)
Tree House 3×3 card (751024)
Tree House Chips (744114)
Tree House Red Candy Dots (744228)
Rasberry Ribbon (744030)

Other supplies used:
Punch (Martha Stewart, Stampin’ Up!)
Twine
Buttons

Design team member Ginger Williams created a trio of cards using the New Arrival Girl collection.  Here’s what Ginger had to say … “I love how versatile the new Arrival collections from Pebbles are! They not only make great baby projects, but they work well for other themes too. I decided to use the New Arrival Girl collection to make some thank you cards this week as I only have baby boy photos at my house, and thank you cards are always nice to have on hand!”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Girl Heaven Sent (751054)
New Arrival Girl Sweet Moments (751056)
New Arrival Girl Perfect (751058)
New Arrival Girl Rock-A-Bye (751063)
New Arrival Girl Icon Dimensional Stickers (732030)
New Arrival Girl 4×5 Rub Ons (735005)
New Arrival Girl Chips (744115)
New Arrival Girl Felt Embellishments (747000)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (744027)

Other supplies used:
Ribbon (Offray)
Rub Ons (Melissa Frances)
Punches (Fiskars and EK Success)
Jewels (Queen and Company)