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How To Tuesday

31
May
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First things first, I have a winner to announce from last week’s “Favorite Things” giveaway. Thank you all so much for your comments. And the lucky winner is …

Congratulations! Please email your full name and mailing information (including your phone number for shipping purposes) as well as your choice of current Pebbles collection to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put “Favorite Things Winner” in the subject line.

Design team member Laura Vegas is going to share a fun ribbon technique with us today.  You’ll also notice that Laura is using our brand new mid-release collection Floral Lane – isn’t it gorgeous?!?  Here’s what Laura had to say … “One of my favorite Pebbles products is their ribbons. I love all the fun and bright colors that they come in. I’m always looking for new ways to incorporate ribbons onto my layouts and cards. One new technique I have been having fun with, is making flowers out of ribbons.”

First, you’ll need to gather your supplies. You will need some ribbon, thread or floss, a needle, glue dots, and your embellishment of choice to add to the centers of the flowers. I’m using some dimensional stickers for mine. But you could also use buttons, felt embellishments, chipboard flowers, etc.

Thread your needle. White thread works just fine, since it really won’t show once the flower is assembled. Start at one end of the ribbon, and do a basic running stitch (up and down through the fabric) along the bottom of the ribbon. You want to go about 1/8 of an inch from the bottom of the ribbon.

The length of your ribbon, will depend on how big you want your flower to be. I suggest doing your running stitch, and bunching up the ribbon now and then to get a feel for how more you need to stitch. For my flowers, I used a 10 inch strip of ribbon.

Once you have completed your running stitch, you will want to gather up the ribbon. To do this, you will hold the remaining thread (keeping the needle on there) with one hand, and push the ribbon down the thread to gather it. You might need to work it down from the bottom a little, and then come back to the top and work that part down. You can gather it as tightly or as loosely as you like.

The gathered ribbon will curl up, so you need to work it into a nice circle shape, making sure it doesn’t get too twisted up as you go. Then hold the two ends of the ribbon together, and use your needle to sew those ends together, tying it off on the backside.

Repeat these steps for any remaining ribbons. I created three flowers, using yellow, pink, and blue ribbon. Also pull out your embellishment of choice for the flower centers.

To assemble my ribbon flowers, I use mini glue dots to adhere the ribbon to my card or layout, leaving the center open. Then I use foam pop dots to adhered my embellishment to the center, which gives it some lift and dimension in the center of the flower.

These ribbon flowers will look super cute on your layouts or cards. I hope you’ll try out this fun technique, and see what you can come up with!

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane You’re Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Raspberry Ribbon (744030)
Sun Yellow Ribbon (744033)
Baby Blue Ribbon (744037)
Pebbles ABC Stamps (747106)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Mix & Match Monday

30
May
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Happy Monday everyone!  And a very Happy Memorial Day to all of our United States blog readers as well!  Today we’re mixing things up 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 Anna Sigga shows us just how easy it is to mix and match with Pebbles on this adorable layout.  Here’s what Anna had to say … “Mixing and matching Pebbles collections is fun and easy. I used items from the Happy Go Lucky, Ever After, and The Mr .& Mrs. collections. Have
fun mixing and matching the Pebbles way. ;o)”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)
Happy Go Lucky Border Stickers (732037)
Ever After Magical Forest (751110)
Ever After Jewel Candy Dots (747102)
Ever After Dimensional Icon Stickers (732049)
Ever After ABC Stickers – Brown (732046)
The Mr. & Mrs. Flower Brads (747089)
The Mr. & Mrs. Pearl Flourishes (747081)

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

Design team member Kristen Swain shows how perfectly Ever After and Happy Go Lucky combine on this adorable Easter layout.  Here’s what Kristen had to say … “Mixing and matching with Pebbles Happy Go Lucky and Ever After collections is easy peasy!  Both collections have similar colors and easily combine on your creations.  For my layout I couldn’t bear to part with my scraps from other projects, so I incorporated them by adding a large diecut piece with layers on my layout. I was even able to use tiny pieces by punching them into easter eggs.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Ever After Fairy Tale (751104)
Ever After Magical Forest (751110)
Ever After Glass Slipper (751109)
Ever After Magical (751112)
Ever After Jewel Flowers (747098)
Baby Pink Glitter Candy Dots 


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Thickers (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine (Cricut by ProvoCraft)
Punches (EK Success)
Decorative Scissors (ProvoCraft)

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Check this out!

28
May
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Hey everyone!  I just wanted to share with you a really amazing project a retailer in Australia made using American Crafts and Pebbles papers.  How cool is that?!?  The details with the cascading flowers, pleated layers, and large flower corsage belt is simply stunning!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and we’ll be back on Monday with more Pebbles projects!  🙂

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More “Favorite Things” Projects with Eva and I plus a GIVEAWAY!

27
May
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Hi everyone!  Today we are rounding up our fun week of favorites.  I really hope you enjoyed the projects this week and be sure to enter our GIVEAWAY (details below). 

First up, I (Lynn Ghahary) created two fun cards using one of my favorite tools – my electronic die cut machine.  I actually own both a Cricut Expression and a Silhouette SD and love them both.  For my project I used my Silhouette and created two fun shaped cards using papers and embellishments from the Ever After collection (another favorite!). 

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Glass Slipper (751109)
Ever After Sparkle (751113)
Ever After Journaling Dimensional Stickers (732050)
Ever After Layered Embellishments (747099)
Ever After Buttons (747097)
Ever After Ribbon (780008)
New Addition Chips (744115)
Tree House Trunk (751034)


Other supplies used:
Rub Ons (Melissa Frances)
Floss (DMC)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)

Design team member Eva Pizarro used lots of her favorites on this sweet layout about her husband.  Here’s what Eva had to say … “For this assignment I decided I wanted to use a lot of “favorites” so I printed one of my favorite pictures of me and my husband, and I used two of my favorite tools: my circle punch and my sewing machine. I punched a lot of circles from different lines, sew them to the page and then embellished a few and bend the other ones. I also included hidden journaling underneath the photo to write a little more.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)
Happy Go Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Stickers (732036)
Happy Go Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747072)
Happy Go Lucky Buttons (747069)
Happy Go Lucky Candy Dots – Robin’s Egg (747079)
The Mr. & Mrs. Black ABC Stickers (732039)
The Mr. & Mrs. Icon Dimensional Stickers (732043)
The Mr. & Mrs. Spiral Paper Clips (747092)
Ever After Magical (751112)
Ever After Sparkle (751113)
Ever After Fairytale (751104)
Ever After Jewel Flourish Stickers (732051)
Ever After Fairytale (751104)
Ever After Buttons (747097)
Orange Ribbon (744032)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Patterned Paper (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punch (Fiskars)

And now for a GIVEAWAY!  To enter we want you to “LIKE” our Facebook page and/or “FOLLOW” us on Twitter.  Leave a comment on this post and tell us which one of these two things you did AND the name of your favorite Pebbles collection.  One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a prize pack full of Pebbles goodies.  Submit your comments by Monday at midnight (EST).  I’ll announce the winner Tuesday morning.  Good luck!

Filed Under: Giveaway, Theme

More “Favorite Things” Projects with Laura and Lisa

26
May
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Design team member Laura Vegas documented her current list of “favorites” on this fun layout.  Here’s what Laura had to say … “I thought it would be fun to do a layout about some of my favorite things. I have created a few other layouts like this in the past, and it’s fun to look back and compare which favorites have changed and which remain the same. As with a lot of my “all about me” layouts, I choose to create a photo-less layout. I have a lot of fun creating these, and just focusing on the fun products and what I want to say. I used my circle cutter, to cut out different sized circles from a variety of pattern papers. Each circle contains a list of favorites for a specific theme, like music, hobbies, TV shows, and more.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Ever After Magical (751112)
Ever After Princess Tiara (751105)
Ever After Fairy Tale (751104)
Ever After Glass Slipper (751109)
Tree House Club (751026)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Border Stickers (732037)
Happy Go Lucky Chipboard Flowers (747071)
Happy Go Lucky Flower Brads (747076)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747073)
Twitterpated Charming Brown ABC Stickers (732001)
Spring Green Ribbon (744034)
Candy Dots Chocolate Brown (44201)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stickers (Making Memories)
Staples (Tim Holtz)

Design team member Lisa Kisch created this sweet layout about one of her favorite things using a favorite photo.  Here’s what Lisa had to say … “When Lynn suggested we scrap a favourite thing, I immediately though of scrapping holding hands with my girls. I love walking down the street, a little girl on either side, clinging to my hands and chatting away. I beam like the proud mama I am! I wanted to contrast the black and white photo with something very delicate frilly– so I made up these rolled paper flowers on my Wishblade using cut files from Laina Lamb.  I decided to type the journaling, and here’s a tip! Print out journaling on scraps of photo paper. The text comes out crystal clear, and the shiny surface helps it to stand out better.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Glee (751082)
Happy Go Lucky Tickled Pink (751084)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Dimensional Stickers (732038)
Happy Go Lucky 12″ Border Stickers (732037)
The Mr. & Mrs. ABC Stickers (732040)
Raspberry Candy Dots (747102)
Twitterpated Metal Brads (744218)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Digital Cutter (Xyron)
Cut Files (Laina Lamb for Two Peas in a Bucket)

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