Archives for March 2012

“If there is one thing I love to do it’s mix patterns. On this page I managed to mix 7 of them. I used a variety of prints from Fresh Goods to fill the space behind letters I die cut out of the background with my Silhouette. To complete the sentiment, I wrote the word “forward” in a script font, welded it then cut it from another Fresh Goods pattern. The simple white background lets all the bright springy color pop.”  – Valerie Mangan, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Come Again (75119)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Mom and Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods,Chips (744118)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

“I created a duo of monochromatic cards using the New Addition Boy and Girl collections. I love the colors for spring and kept the design very simple and easy to duplicate. I had already used the girl bird dimensional sticker on another project so I simply placed a little vellum over the sticker I selected and placed the rub-ons and stickers directly over the vellum.”  – Jill Cornell, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Love Bug (751142)
New Addition Darling (751143)
New Addition Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732059)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)
New Addition Layered Embellishments (747121)
New Addition Cutie Pie (751154)
New Addition Adorable (751155)
New Addition Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732065)
New Addition Boy Ribbon (780011)
New Addition Layered Embellishments (747133)
Floral Lane Hello Rub Ons (747115)

“The Fresh Goods collection was the first line I thought of when I started to make something for Spring week. Sure, Fresh Goods has a lot of kraft paper and primary colors in it, but there are also lots of fun flowers and pinks, light blues, and greens! Perfect for Spring! I grabbed the Dimensional Phrase Stickers, chipboard embellishments (Chips), and some scraps of patterned paper to make these 3 cards. Fun and easy!”  – Gretchen McElveen, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)

“The sun is shining, and the days are getting longer! I am so ready for Spring, and the arrival of Easter. I do love creating fresh and new home decor projects. I decided to create a fresh spring frame welcoming the arrival of Easter. Here I took an open frame, and inside placed a white canvas. I love this combination, and will be trying this again soon. I decided to leave the canvas white and with a few patterns of paper from various collections, I have an Easter memory to cherish. I created an egg banner by simply sewing eggs die cut out of various papers with the sewing machine. This is so easy to do, and hung it from the top of the frame.  Using the new corrugated letters from Pebbles, and two egg die cuts, I created a whimsical title at the bottom. The felt flowers, and the vellum are the finishing details to my project.”  – Suzanne Sergi, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
New Addition Girl Love Bug (751142)
New Addition Boy Cutie Pie (751154)
New Addition Boy Fabric Brads (747139)
New Arrival Girl Welcome Home (751060)
ABC Stickers (732093)

“I love Spring and all that comes with it. The flowers, the sun, the green leaves, etc.  For this layout I wanted to use the pictures of the sunflower field and the Fresh Goods collection was perfect. I also used some papers from the Floral Lane collection that matched perfectly with my color combo.”
– Eva Pizarro, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (741183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Clothespins Natural Wood (744278)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)

“For me spring = flowers. So I pulled out all the flower embellishments and decided to make three similar cards using different flowers.  Again, it’s just so easy when all the collections work together so well!”  – Sarah Webb, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icon Stickers (732076)
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy (751085)
New Addition So Sweet (751068)

“Alyssa recently got her braces off and its the next chapter to her life without them!!!! Thought it was appropriate to use since spring time always brings in new things as well!”  – Elizabeth Carney, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Thanks A Bunch (751125)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane Just Because (751116)
Floral Lane ABC Clear Stamps (747106)
Happy-Go-Lucky Epoxy Brads (747078)
Happy-Go-Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)
Layered Embellishments Pink Flowers (747031)

“When I think of Spring, the first that comes to mind is the sunshine, the blooming flowers, growing grass and all the little critters that come to life. Those things were my inspiration for these cards. A bouquet of blooming flowers was the main inspiration for the Welcome Home card. The butterflies fluttering by where my focus for the Happy Day card. A splash of yellow to each card added warmth and brightness, just like the sunshine would. I hope Spring is in full bloom in your corner of the world. Happy crafting!”  – Mel Blackburn, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Sticker Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
With Love Envelopes (747158)

We’ll be celebrating the arrival of Spring all this week on the Pebbles blog with spring themed projects from some of our design team members.

“We don’t have a lot of spring decor in our house so I thought the Floral Lane line would be perfect for a spring project.  I chose 4 different papers and did some paper weaving as a base.  I had bought a frame from Michaels for just a dollar and simply traced around the oval frame and cut my paper weaving to match that.  I stitched just a bit to hold it all together even better.  My favorite Pebbles Silhouette shape is that banner and knew I wanted to use it for this too!  I cut some brown cardstock and layered more Pebbles paper behind that for part of my title.  Some pretty flower, ribbon and butterfly accents and it’s ready to hang up!”  – Christa Paustenbaugh, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Just Because  (751116)
Floral Lane Sweet Thoughts  (751120)
Floral Lane You’re Sweet   (751121)
Floral Lane With Delight  (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling  (751126)
Floral Lane Brown Clear ABC Stickers  (732052)
Floral Lane Surf Button Candy Dots   (747114)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Stickers   (732076)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers  (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies  (747154)

“I had a really fun time making up these spring cards, I especially love mixing our soft patterned paper with touches of kraft. I stamped the background of the “Hi” card with a sweet little flower found on our ABC stamps – it was like discovering a little bonus on that stamp set!”  – Kim Kesti, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Embossed Border Stickers (732077)
New Addition It’s a Girl (751140)
New Addition Love Bug (751142)
Ever After Magical (751112)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
Button Candy Dots, Lollipop (747113)
Adhesive Candy Dots, Pearl (744234)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Floral Lane ABC Stamps (747106)