Archives for December 2010

Design team member Zoe Nemburt created this sparkling holiday card using our New Arrival Boy collection.  Here’s what Zoe had to say … “Winter in Eastern Canada is always frosty! Usually with a good few feet of snow so what a better way to say “I’m thinking of you” than giving a frosty card for this holiday season.  I used New Arrival Boy the line has wonderful brown and blue tones, great for a winter themed card or layout.”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Brand New (751070)
New Arrival Boy So Sweet (751068)
New Arrival Boy He’s Here (751067)
New Arrival Buttons – Boy (747005)
Baby Boy Candy Dots (744235)
Brown Glitter Candy Dots (744227)
White Pearl Candy Dots (744234)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Doily (Michaels)
Mica (Melissa Frances)

Design team member Sarah Webb created some festive cards using Pebbles Chalks.  Here’s what Sarah had to say … “I have never used chalk before so this assignment was perfect for giving it a try. I was surprised at how much fun it was to play around with the chalk and colours. It was also a great way to make holiday themed cards without using holiday themed paper.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)
New Arrival Boy Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Boy Precious (751071)
Baby Blue Ribbon (744037)
Red Ribbon (744029)
Holiday Chalk Stencils (742060)
Basic Chalk (742122)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Glitter (Scribbles)
Stamp (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Punches (Paper Shapers, Marvy Uchida)

Design team member Deena Wuest created this stunning Christmas tree using products from our New Arrival Boy collection.  Here’s what Deena had to say … “Who says Christmas trees have to be green? A recent trip to a department store opened my eyes to the world of colored Christmas trees. Of course, there were the standard green but then there stood blue trees, red trees, white trees, pink trees, even black trees! It was the perfect inspiration for this funky non-traditional Christmas card. I ran three patterned papers from the New Arrival Boy collection through my die cut machine to get these fun scallops then just layered them and trimmed them into a triangle. I topped it with a layered felt star and sprinkled on pearl candy dots for some sparkle. A few letter stickers artfully arranged becomes a fun typography trunk and completes this quick and easy card!”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Boy He’s Here (751067)
New Arrival Boy So Sweet (751068)
New Arrival Felt Embellishments – Boy (747001)
New Arrival ABC Stickers – White (732021)
Baby Blue Pearl Candy Dots (744235)
Brown Pearl Candy Dots (744236)

Design team member Savitri Wilder created this festive holiday card using non-traditional holiday elements.  Here’s what Savitri had to say … “I had so much fun creating this holiday card because it was created using non-traditional pieces. There’s no snowflakes or Santa but after all’s done, it totally feels like a very Merry Christmas card!”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Welcome Home (751060)
Cats & Dogs Top Dog (751040)
Cats & Dogs Dimensional Stickers – Cat (732017)
New Arrival Chips – Boy (744116)
Raspberry Ribbon (744030)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)

Other materials:
Stamps (Waltzing Mouse)
Ink (Stampin’ Up!)
Punch (Stampin’ Up!)
Paint
Baker’s Twine
Tinsel

Before I share the beautiful holiday cards for today’s post I wanted to thank all of you who entered our giveaway last week.  Seems like there was a pretty good mix of those of you that would create handmade gifts with Pebbles products and wrap them up give them away as gifts themselves.  The lucky winner is …

Congratulations! Please email your full name and mailing information to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put “Gift Giving Winner” in the subject line.

Design team member Kryssi Ng created this adorably simple holiday card using the Cats & Dogs collection.  Here’s what Kryssi had to say … “The bright, happy colors in the new Cats & Dogs collection were just the thing to create the “ornaments” for my holiday card. I love how everything coordinates, so any paper from the collection would’ve worked for this simple holiday card.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Catnip (751051)
Cats & Dogs Prrrfect Stripe (751047)
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)

Other supplies used:
Punch (EK Success)
Stamps (A Muse)
Glitter pen

Design team member Ginger Williams  used the New Arrival Boy collection to create her stunning holiday card.  Here’s what Ginger had to say … “I love making Christmas cards in non-traditional colors — so for this card I decided to use the New Arrival Boy line to make a softly colored Christmas card. The Pebbles Felt Embellishments were the perfect touch for my “Holy Star!”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Boy He’s Here (751067)
New Arrival Boy So Sweet (751068)
New Arrival Boy 12″ Border Stickers (732025)
New Arrival Boy Icon Dimensional Stickers (732032)
New Arrival Felt Embellishments – Boy (747001)

Other supplies used:
Cricut Machine (Provo Craft)
Sewing Machine
Ribbon

This week on the Pebbles blog we are focusing on Holiday Cards.  There’s nothing better than giving (and receiving) a handmade card during the holidays.  I’ve asked some of our design team members to share with us some of their ideas for creating holiday cards made with Pebbles products.

Design team member Kristen Swain created this stunning card using scraps from some previous Pebbles projects.  Here’s what Kristen had to say … “One of my favorite things to do is to use my scraps from other projects, I find it’s so much easier to see unique combinations of colors and patterns when you are playing with the smaller pieces like scraps. I love that I can make several cards with my scraps, and my throw away is minimal, what a great way to save money and paper! I put these two red and green papers together and thought it was just a fun and pretty Christmas combo, making a card came easy once I was inspired to add a little kraft cardstock to the mix. Adding this large ribbon and bow really gives my card a lot of punch too!! I also used foam tabs on the chipboards, not just for the dimension they add, but now my card has more sticking power to stay well adhered.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Melody (751030) 
Twitterpated Giddy (751005)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Flower (Petaloo)
Ink (Ranger)
Mist (Tattered Angels)
Chipboard (K&Company)
Ribbon (May Arts)
Adhesives (American Crafts)

Design team member Samantha Sibbet created the perfect backdrop for her holiday photo using rub ons and brads from the New Arrival Boy collection.  Here’s what Samantha had to say … “I love making my Christmas cards each year and I always include a photo.  The pretty blue doily designs in the New Arrival Rub Ons reminded me of snowflakes and I thought they would look perfect on my Christmas card.”

Pebbles supplies used:New Arrival Boy 4×9 Rub Ons (735004)
New Arrival Boy Epoxy Brads (747008)

Other supplies used:
Card (American Crafts)
Chipboard
Paint
Glitter

Also there is still time to enter our current giveaway!  Post a comment on this thread for a chance to win a great Pebbles prize pack.  You have until midnight EST tonight and I will announce the winner tomorrow morning!