Archives for April 2012

“I tell each of my kids that they are my favorite.  I tell my daughter she is my favorite daughter.  I tell my boys that they are my favorite 7 and 5 year olds.  My daughter has caught on and usually responds with, ‘I’m your only daughter!’  Oh well.  The boys still love it.  To make this layout, I used my Silhouette and sketch pens.  I simply ‘sketched’ the design onto the cardstock and then cut it out from a few sheets of paper.  Inked and glued.  A very easy layout!”  – Mandie Pierce, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Yipee (751230)
Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day (751232)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots (744286)

“My favourite embellishment from all the Pebbles lines are the Button Candy dots. They are perfect for a touch of colour, to add a little dimension, or as that final detail for any project. I decided that I really wanted to create something that would feature these buttons. I originally started out trying to build a star, but that just didn’t work. 😉 After more time than I care to admit, I found my way to a heart. The stitching was added to better define my shape and of course a little flag to finish it off.”  – Sarah Webb, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Button Candy Dots Pink (747114)
Button Candy Dots New Addition Girl -light pink (747125)
Button Candy Dots New Fresh Goods (744276)
Button Candy Dots New Addition Boy (747137)
Button Candy Dots Lagoon (744274)
With Love Clear Stamp (747162)

“I loved this weeks theme and thought I’d incorporate it in two ways.  First is a page where I list some of my son’s current favorites, and secondly I decided to use polka dots and banners – two of my favorite things in scrapbooking!  I then made a matching card since I had all my supplies and a design ready to go.”  – Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time (751225)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers (732090)
Hip Hip Hooray Flag Banner Kit (747163)
Country Picnic Mini ABC Stickers (732099)
New Addition Girl Button Candy Dots (747126)

“For this week’s challenge I decided to feature my favorite technique, stitching on a layout! I can not complete a layout without adding a bit or a lot of sewing. For this particular project I went all out, I stitched around the larger pattern paper, the ampersand and the tag, only to name a few. Since I was adding so much stitching to my layout I decided to use a neutral color, this doesn’t overpower the paper and embellishments, it just compliments them. If you do not have a sewing machine, you can easily add hand stitching to your layout using DMC floss.  One funny fact, I rarely use my sewing machine for clothing, only for scrapbooking projects! 😉 Happy stitching!!!”  – Mel Blackburn, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Terrace (751246)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Courtyard (751242)
Country Picnic Vineyard (751250)
Country Picnic Gift Tags (747173)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Jewel Candy Dots (747103)

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) to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put “Guest Designer Winner” in the subject line.

“I was so excited to capture a moment in time of my daughters with their best buddies. The funny thing about these photos is that they clearly capture their personalities. One has just a few close friends and the other has many, many dolls and animals with a couple that are well loved above the rest. I combined several Pebbles collections – Fresh Goods, With Love, Country Picnic and Hip Hip Hooray – for an eclectic, pieced together, simple project.”  – Jill Cornell, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
Country Picnic Corrugated Natural ABC Stickers (732093)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day (751232)
Hip Hip Hooray Multi ABC Stickers (732090)

“My latest Pebbles project combines quite a few of my favorite things: the classic grid design layout, machine stitching and of course, cute photos of my youngest daughter. Thanks for letting me share!” – Kim Kesti, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Orchard (751249)
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Gift Tags (747173)
Country Picnic Mini ABC Stickers (732099)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Country Picnic ABC Stickers (732095)

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, subject, etc) or using some of their favorite things (e.g., a product, technique, etc).

“I created this quick and easy layout with a little twist on banners. I cut a traditional banner shape out of several pieces of Hip Hip Hooray papers and then arranged them horizontally, with the negative shape next to them. It’s a fun way to incorporate a lot of different patterned papers but with a bit of organization. I added my list of “favorites” directly on top of the strips and punctuated each with a sequin candy dot as sort of a bullet point. You can tell by my list of favorites that I’m an easy gal to please!”  – Ashley Stephens, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time (751225)
Hip Hip Hooray You’re Invited (751226)
Hip Hip Hooray Let’s Party (751227)
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Yippie (751230)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Pink ABC Stickers – Glitter (732089)
Hip Hip Hooray Flag Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Pinwheels (747168)
Hip Hip Hooray Circle Sequin Candy Dots (744285)
Country Picnic Mini ABC Stickers (732099)

“The Hip Hip Hooray collection has such fun colors in each paper. The one’s that spoke the most to me were the cute polka dots. I love polka dots! I knew I wanted to make circles on my page using the polka dots as inspiration. Since this week was all about our favorites I coupled my love of polka dots, circles with my family! This photo is my absolute favorite that we took recently. It pretty much sums up who we are together as a family full of life, full of fun! I love all 3 of these things!” – Elizabeth Carney, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray You’re Invited (751226)
Hip Hip Hooray (751331)
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time (751225)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (744290)
 Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots (744285)
Hip Hip Hooray Twist Tags (747169)