Archives for May 2011

More “Favorite Things” Projects with Jennifer and Stephanie

May

Design team member Jennifer Yates combines two of her favorites on this absolutely adorable layout. Here’s what Jennifer had to say … “I recently found these photos of my daughter at just over a year old and was so excited to see her so little and in that tiny bikini too! With this layout I put two of my favorite products to use … Pebbles layered embellishments and punches! I always LOVE the look the layered embellishments give my layouts … the perfect color and dimension! And on just about every layout I create I always use my punches to add that whimsical touch!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Glass Slipper (751109)
Ever After Fairy Tale (751104)
Ever After Sparkle (751113)
Ever After Layered Embellishments (747099)
Pebbles Pink/Red Hearts Layered Embellishments (747064)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punches (EK Success, Fiskars)

Design team member Stephanie Baxter created this stunning card with lots of floral embellishments – one of her favorites! Here’s what Stephanie had to say … ““Picking a favourite Pebbles product is always going to be hard because there is SO MUCH cute stuff! I do, however, love love love all the flowery embellishments Pebbles has come out with this year and they are absolutely super for making really girly projects, like this card I’ve made. I picked an assortment of my favourite floral embellishments and made a bit of a feature of them on the front of the card … don’t they all look so cute together?! I also added the Pearl Flourish and one of the Toothpick Flags for good measure because they are two of my other favourite new Pebbles embellishments.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Pink Flowers Layered Embellishments (747062)
Happy Go Lucky Paper Flowers (747070)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747073)
Happy Go Lucky Assorted Toothpick Flags (747067)
Ever After Buttons (747097)
The Mr. & Mrs. Pearl Flourish (747081)
Twitterpated Love You Duplicate Rub-Ons (760235)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

More “Favorite Things” Projects with Lady Grace and Wendy Sue!

May

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First things first, I have a winner to announce from last week’s “Guest Designer” 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 Pebbles collection to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put “Guest Designer Winner” in the subject line.

Design team member Lady Grace Belarmino loves butterflies and shows them off on this beautiful layout. Here’s what LG had to say … “One of my favorite things I like to add to my layouts are butterflies. They are great to add dimension and layering to a page. Sometimes, I use butterflies as filler for dead spaces. That is why today I want to showcase my love of butterflies. With the Happy Go Lucky line, butterflies were a perfect touch.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Thrilled (751088)
Happy Go Lucky Glee (751082)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (751086)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Stickers (732036)
Happy Go Lucky Dimensional Stickers (732038)
Happy Go Lucky Flower Brads (747075)
Happy Go Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747072)
Happy Go Lucky Toothpick Flags (747067)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock
Chipboard (Maya Road)
Twine
Brads

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson designed this absolutely adorable layout featuring a favorite photo of her four favorite people … her children! Here’s what Wendy Sue had to say … “When I first received an assignment to create a “favorites” page, I knew I wanted to record some of my kids’ favorites right now. It seems like they have things that they are so passionate about for a while, then suddenly, out of nowhere, they move on to something else. I think it will be fun to create a page similar to this at least once (maybe a couple of times) every year. And, as a bonus, I get to have their handwriting in our scrapbook too! To go along with the theme … this is a layout about my four favorite people featuring my current favorite photo of all four of them together and created using my current favorite Pebbles, Inc. line! :o)”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Glee (751082)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Tickled Pink (751084)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy (751085)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (751086)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Black ABC stickers (732034)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Stickers (732036)
Happy Go Lucky Chipboard Flowers (74707)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747072 & 747073)
Happy Go Lucky Buttons (747069)
Happy Go Lucky Toothpick Flags (747067)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Pen (American Crafts)
Punch (EK Success)
Crochet Thread

Theme: My Favorite Things

May

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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! This week’s theme is “My Favorite Things.” I’ve asked some of our Pebbles design team members to create projects either focusing on some of their favorite things (e.g., a favorite photo) or using some of their favorite things (e.g., a product, technique, etc).

First up, design team member Suzanne Sergi created this adorable layout focusing on one of her favorite techniques – creating paper flowers. Here’s what Suzanne had to say … “It is all about favorites this week, and I decided to create a page using one of my favorite paper embellishments. My favorite paper flowers to create are simple scallop flowers. Pair them with the vibrant Happy Go Lucky line, and you have a perfect combination! I used the Glad patterned paper to create the red paper blooms. I used stickers, buttons, and cardstock to embellish the centers. This collection is all about happy, so I found this great photo of my daughter playing on her scooter. Her personality is colorful, and the papers helped to convey this story. The paper blooms were the perfect finishing detail to this fun page!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Glad (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (751086)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Stickers (732036)
Happy Go Lucky Buttons (747069)
Happy Go Lucky Toothpick Flags (747067)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Design team member Sarah Webb combined several favorites to create this stunning layout. Here’s what Sarah had to say … “For my favorites assignment, I decided that I would combine my favorite pictures of our daughter, my favorite line, and my favorite scrappy trend to create a layout. I love the Happy Go Lucky line and decided to combine it with the trend of a grid style page. Of course the page needed some butterflies, another popular scrappy trend, which are also perfect for my girl!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Tickled Pink (751084)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy (751085)
Happy Go Lucky Happy (751091)
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)
Boysenberry Glitter Candy Dots (747080)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stamp (Elle’s Studio)
Punches (Martha Stewart)
Ink (Ranger)

Guest Designer:

May

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Hi everyone! I am so excited to introduce you to this week’s Guest Designer Roree Rumph. Let’s get to know Roree a little better …

Describe yourself in 3 words … Caring, Shy, Procrastinator.

My guilty pleasure is … without a doubt – Starbucks. I should own part of that company by now. 😉

You’ll never find me without … my iPhone. I am addicted to playing games on it. It comes in so handy when I am waiting around.

You might be surprised to know that I … learned to sew because of scrapbooking. And the funny thing is that my mom made a living with her sewing machine while I was growing up. (She made custom draperies.) I never had any interest in learning when I was younger.

My least favorite chore is … vacuuming. My dogs are always bringing in dirt, so my floors always need to be cleaned.

I started scrapbooking in … 2005. I went to buy party invites for my daughter’s 5th birthday party, and the ones I wanted were really expensive. I decided to make my own, and after that I was hooked. In hindsight, I should have gotten the expensive invitations. I would have saved a ton of money in the long run. LOL

My favorite thing about this hobby is … getting to be creative. From picking and choosing color and patterns to making something from start to finish, I love it all.

If I were a Pebbles product I would be … the felt flowers. You can’t go wrong with flowers!

Roree created so many amazing projects for us including this gorgeous layout about her daughter. Here’s what Roree had to say … “When I saw the felt flower embellishments from the Happy Go Lucky collection, I immediately started looking through my photos for something with flowers. I found these pictures of my daughter picking flowers when she was 2. (She’s now 11!) The flowers were the perfect embellishment to help tell my story.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)
Happy Go Lucky ABC Stickers (732034)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Stickers (732036)
Happy Go Lucky 12″ Border Stickers (732037)
Happy Go Lucky Layered Embellishments (747073)
Happy Go Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)
Happy Go Lucky Candy Dots – Robin’s Egg (747079)
Ever After Candy Dots – Raspberry (747102)

Other supplies used:
Pen (American Crafts)
Punch (Fiskars)

Here’s what Roree had to say about her next project … “The Happy Go Lucky collection seemed like the perfect choice for a “Happy Notes” card set. I fell in love with those little birds, and I used them throughout the cards and the tin. With these fun, bright colors, you can’t help but feel happy!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy (757085)
Happy Go Lucky Thrilled (751088)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Happy (751091)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Stickers (732036)
Happy Go Lucky 12″ Border Stickers (732037)
Happy Go Lucky Dimensional Stickers (732038)
Happy Go Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)

Other supplies used:
Tin (Provo Craft)
Decorative scissors
Rub On alphabet
Ribbon
Embroidery Thread

Here’s what Roree had to say about her next project … “The Ever After collection is perfect for layouts about little girls. I actually got a little sad while making this layout though. It reminded me just how big my girls are getting. No more princess dresses, tiaras, and wands here. At least I have the memories (and a few photos too!).”

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Enchanted (751108)
Ever After Sparkle (751113)
Ever After Royal Banner (751115)
Ever After ABC Stickers (732046)
Ever After 12″ Border Stickers (732048)
Ever After Dimensional Stickers – Icon (732049)

Other supplies used:
Pen (American Crafts)
Rub On Alphabet

And finally Roree created this adorable card perfect for any little girl. Here’s what Roree had to say … “When I think of fairy tales, stars come to mind, (like “When you wish upon a star…”). I made a star shaped card and added die-cut flowers to the small rose brads to make them larger. Then I layered the rest of the embellishments to make a card perfect for any little girl.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Royal Garden (751106)
Ever After Magical Forest (751112)
Ever After Dimensional Stickers – Icon (732049)
Ever After Epoxy Brads (747095)
Ever After Flower Brads (747101)
Ever After Ribbon (780008)
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)

Other supplies used:
Die Cut Machine (Cricut Expression by Provo Craft)
Sewing Machine and Thread

Thank you so much Roree for creating so many amazing projects with Pebbles! To celebrate we will be having a giveaway. To enter simply leave a comment on this blog post telling us which of Roree’s projects was your favorite. 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!

Product Parade: Clear Stamps

May

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Hey everyone! Today we are focusing on one of the newest additions to the Pebbles product family … Clear Stamps! Clean and stylish, these stamp designs create just the right touch for cards and pages!

Design team member Savitri Wilder created this sweet “DREAM” card. Here’s what Savitri had to say … “I love making cards and stamping. Not only is the process relaxing but the end result is quite satisfying. It always makes me happy when a face lights up after receiving a handmade card. While card making can be as time consuming as scrapbooking it doesn’t have to be the case. A small piece of paper, a few embellishments, a stamp or two, and a bit of time is all you need to brighten someone’s day. For this card Pebbles Ever After pieces gave me everything I needed to create a piece that I’d be proud to gift. LOVE the color combo, so pretty I think. :)”

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Magical (751112)
Ever After Buttons (747097)
Ever After Clear Stamps (747104)
Raspberry Ribbon (744030)

Design team member Zoe Nemburt also created a card. Here’s what Zoe had to say … “I’m really not much of a stamper pro! But I do like stamps and seem to keep collecting more and more, I know have a whole box full of acrylic stamps, My favourites are Quote stamps like the one I used today, the absolute best thing about this stamp is that the quote “Once upon a time” is separate from the swirly border so you could stamp on it’s own or in two different colours! Most importantly just break out those stamps and have fun with them.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Princess Tiara (751105)
Ever After Little Princess (751107)
Ever After 12” Cardstock Stickers (732048)
Every After Layered Embellishments (747099)
Ever After Clear Stamps (747104)
Ever After Ribbon (780008)
Ever After Peony Candy Dots (747102)