Hi everyone! I am so excited to introduce you to this week’s Guest Designer Dawn McVey! Let’s get to know Dawn a little better …
Describe yourself in 3 words … happy, creative, content
My guilty pleasure is … hmmm … The Bachelorette? I have said for the last few seasons that I wasn’t watching any more (and didn’t) but totally got sucked in again this time around. Ha.
You’ll never find me without … my iPhone! It’s always close by. I don’t know what I did before I had an iPhone … I use it for so much!
You might be surprised to know that I … sing at church and used to sing with a 16-piece big band doing old jazz standards like music by Ella Fitzgerald!
My least favorite chore is … cleaning my sink. I have no idea why. Haha.
I started paper-crafting in … maybe 2005. I started out making cards and friends and family started asking to buy them and eventually I started submitting my work to magazines and everything just grew from there.
My favorite thing about this hobby is … the wonderful girls all around the world that I’ve connected with whether online or in real life. It still amazes me sometimes!
If I were a Pebbles product I would be … the Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers With Brads! They’re just so colorful and fun!
“I really wanted to use lots of different patterned papers on one card, and this type of layout lends itself to that idea beautifully! By paying careful attention to the scale and colors of each paper, you can easily create a really eye-catching card, with lots of great colors and patterns all on the same card. The flowers and sentiment were really just used as accents. I think the patterned papers are the star of the show here!”
Shop Pebbles Country Picnic products here
Country Picnic Cobblestone (51244)
Country Picnic Vineyard (51250)
Country Picnic Greenhouse (51251)
Country Picnic Back Porch (51248)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers With Buttons (747172)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Hip Hip Hooray You’re Invited (51226)
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time (51225)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Stitched Circles (744290)
“For this card, I really just wanted to let those paper flowers shine and what better way to do that than to use several of them all together?! They’re so cute and colorful and don’t need much else to create a really fun card … I almost can’t decide if they look more like flowers or colorful fireworks! A really neutral background was perfect for letting these flowers “pop”!”
Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here
Country Picnic Picket Fence (51241)
Country Picnic Clear Stamps (747171)
Hip Hip Hooray You’re Invited (51226)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers With Brads (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Pinwheels
Hip Hip Hooray Glitter Flag Banners (747163)
“There are lots of fun elements on this card and again this time, I went with a really neutral background so that all of the colorful bits and bobs could take center stage and not get lost on a busy background. The Glitter Flag Banners were really fun to cut apart and use, peeking out from behind the flowers. Also, what’s better than a dimensional flower? A dimensional flower stacked on top of a larger dimensional flower!”
Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here
Country Picnic Terrace (51246)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers With Buttons (747172)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Stitched Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Candy Dots Sequins (44286)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers With Brads (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Glitter Flag Banners (747163)
“I adore the layered craft tags and couldn’t wait to use one on this card. All of the layers here, really took shape around using that tag and topping the tag with that adorable little clothes pin was like the icing on the cake! I should also mention how much I love the Back Porch patterned paper … it works like a really great neutral since the ledger pattern is so subtle and yet it’s got such a great pop of color!”
Shop Pebbles Country Picnic products here
Country Picnic Back Porch (51248)
Country Picnic Courtyard (51242)
Country Picnic Greenhouse (51251)
Country Picnic Layered Craft Tag (747173)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Hip Hip Hooray Clothes Pins (744287)
Hip Hip Hooray Candy Dots Sequins (44286)
WOW! Thank you so much Dawn for creating so many amazing projects with Pebbles! And now for a GIVEAWAY! To enter simply leave a comment on this blog post telling us which of Dawn’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!