Archives for January 2012

It’s been a busy month here on the Pebbles blog. We’ve definitely kicked off the New Year in a big way with the announcement of our 3 latest collection releases for CHA Winter 2012.

Our first reveal was for the lovely Country Picnic collection.  Picture a sunny afternoon lying in the grass sipping sugary lemonade and you’ve got the feel of Country Picnic. Rosy pinks, sage greens and a heavenly light kraft combine into a lovely collection blooming with florals, polka dots and stripes.

Next we revealed the cheerful Hip Hip Hooray collection.   Hang the banners, throw some confetti and start the party with this birthday-inspired line. Hip Hip Hooray is bursting with bright, bold colors and designs that are perfect for all your birthday paper crafting needs, from layouts and cards, to decorations, favors and invitations.

Then we shared our patriotic Let Freedom Ring collection.  With this line, memories become timeless with traditional red, white and blue designs and a classic feel. It’s a versatile collection for honoring memories of military service or capturing the fun of hometown parades, picnics and fireworks.

And finally we revealed a new addition to our vast range of Candy Dots – Crystal Candy Dots!  Shimmering morsels in six tasty colors, Crystal Candy Dots jump off the page to make the ordinary project extraordinary. These little gems come in red, black, green, white, blue, and two shades of pink — A dazzling addition to the Candy Dot family. Self adhesive Crystal Candy Dots go anywhere brads or buttons would go. They’re perfect for card making, as well as scrapbooking and other crafts.

Whew!  It’s been a busy month hasn’t it?  And last but not least 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) to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put “Guest Designer Winner” in the subject line.

Thanks so much for stopping by and here’s to a fabulous February! 

It’s Monday again, which means we’ll be mixing and matching some Pebbles products to show you just how well our collections can be used with one another.

First up, design team member Stephanie Baxter created this striking layout using patterned papers from several Pebbles collections.  Here’s what Steph had to say … “I saw this image on Pinterest and thought that it would be great to use it as an inspiration piece with a bunch of Pebbles products. I picked some of my all-time favourite papers in really bright colours and cut some leaf shapes from them to use on my page. I finished the layout off with some Button Candy Dots in different complimentary colours, white spray mist, Thickers and some hidden journaling on a gift tag from the With Love collection, which I slipped behind my photo.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Button Candy Dots Spinach (744275)
With Love All Mine (751209)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
New Addition Girl Love Bug (751142)
New Addition Girl Button Candy Dots Baby Pink (744233)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Button Candy Dots Pink (747114)
Floral Lane Button Candy Dots Aqua (747113)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)


Design team member Elizabeth Carney created a love themed layout by mixing pink patterned papers from our New Addition Girl and With Love collections.  Here’s what Elizabeth had to say … “Mixing and match New Addition collection and With Love collection as well as other Pebbles products were an easy fit because of the pinks! I loved the fact that I could use New Arrival without it being overly baby for my Love layout!”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Girl Calendar (751139)

New Addition Girl Layered Embellishments (747120)
With Love So In Love (751204)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Kiss Me(751211)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
 With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Heart Clips (744281)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love ABC Stickers (732082)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Ever After Pearl Pins (747096)
Ever After Pearl Candy Dots (747088)

Other supplies used:
Corner Rounder (Creative Memories)
Punches (Fiskars)


Finally, I (Lynn Ghahary) created a pair of cards using a variety of Pebbles collections.  I wanted to focus on some of the current “hot” trends right now in paper crafting – banners and chevrons.  To create the banners I simply cut strips of patterned paper in varying widths and snipped the edges into a banner shape with my scissors.  To create the chevron pattern I actually used my photo corner punch.  After punching several “corners” I placed them together on my card front to form the chevron pattern.  These cards came together so easily because the colors carry seamlessly from collection to collection.  

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
New Addition Girl She’s Here (751055)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Punches (EK Succss)
Twine (Divine Twine)