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Guest Designer: Kandis Smith plus a GIVEAWAY!

17
May
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Hi everyone! I am so excited to introduce you to this week’s Guest Designer Kandis Smith!  Let’s get to know Kandis a little better …

Describe yourself in 3 words … hmmm … creative, learner, procrastinator.

My guilty pleasure is … chocolate! Chocolate cheesecake, ice cream, cupcakes … anything chocolate!

You’ll never find me without … a camera of some sort. I usually carry my iphone with me. I’m still too scared to bring my Canon 5D Mark ii everywhere!

You might be surprised to know that I … competed in DECA in High School. I placed 10th in the nation for Restaurant Management. I have no desire to work in a restaurant though.

My least favorite chore is … the dishes. Ugh! It’s really no fair that I have to do them everyday.

I started scrapbooking in … junior high … a LONG time ago. Back when we just threw some stickers on a paper an called it good. That was 15 years ago.

My favorite thing about this hobby is … the creativity that it allows. Unlike other creative outlets, you can really try anything here. Be who you want to be. Unlike cake decorating or sewing which have to have basic principles and rules to look right, you can do almost anything with scrapbooking!

If I were a Pebbles product I would be … the paper flowers! They are colorful, dimensional, and have a little bit of bling on them! 😉

“I really love using little journaling cards to create the main focus of a card. This collection comes with so many fun ones to use! I paired this sweet bird card with a yellow paper flower and some bakers twine. Simple and easy to create! I would love to create a whole set with the same elements!”

Party with Amy Locurto Bliss (751444)
Party with Amy Locurto Over The Rainbow (751443)
Party with Amy Locurto Paper Flowers (732226)

“Ok, so I have three superhero crazed boys living in my house. I can’t tell you in words how much I LOVE this collection. My boys tried to steal it all from me before I even got a chance to make anything! The papers, stickers, everything go together so well, you will be able to make a card in mere minutes!”

Party with Amy Locurto Super Kid (751454)
Party with Amy Locurto Label Stickers (732216)
Party with Amy Locurto Accent and Phrase Stickers (732204)
Party with Amy Locurto Dimensional Stickers (732208)
Basics Powder Chevron (751385)

“This little superhero boy sticker stood out to me from the second I picked up the sticker pack. I knew I had to use him! I paired him up with some glittery Thickers and added the my hero banner underneath. All the papers in this collection match perfectly so you can layer without worrying.”

Party with Amy Locurto Pow (751455)
Party with Amy Locurto Hero (751459)
Party with Amy Locurto Accent and Phrase Stickers (732204)
Party with Amy Locurto Round Stickers (732220)
Party with Amy Locurto Crimson Glitter Foam Thickers (42379)
Basics Powder Mini Dot (751386)

“My jaw dropped at how amazing these polka dot  bags are. Just so great. They would be perfect for party favors or just to bring a neighbor a special treat. I simply added some label stickers and round stickers and added some twine to package up some fun candies for my boys.”

Party with Amy Locurto Printed Bags (732232)
Party with Amy Locurto Round Stickers (732220)
Party with Amy Locurto Label Stickers (732216)

“Here’s another card using the darling journaling cards. I thought this pretty rainbow was just so cute! I created a simple card by adding gems to the rainbow and placing a label sticker next to it with a button for a little dimension. I added some blue and white checkered paper–I think the whole card is very “Dorothy” inspired! :)”

Party with Amy Locurto Bliss (751444)
Party with Amy Locurto Accent & Phrase Stickers (732206)
Party with Amy Locurto Label Stickers (732218)
Basics Powder Dot (751384)

Thank you so much Kandis  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 Kandis’ 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!

Sketchy Thursday

16
May
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For today’s edition of “Sketchy Thursday” we asked one of our design team members to create a project based on this exclusive sketch by Becky Fleck.

“Anyone who knows me knows that I love sketches. This one was a lot of fun to work with because it was slightly outside my normal style. While I did make some changes to it I decided to challenge myself and stick pretty closely to the original design. I created a banner using my photos and one of the phrase cards from the Love You More Collection. This card also doubled as my title, just like in the sketch. Although it is hard to see in this image, the romper my son is wearing in the photos has cars on it and the colors in the car patterned paper are a perfect match to his outfit. I love how this sketch made me step a little outside my normal scrapping style but still allowed me to stay true to myself.”  – Donna Jannuzzi, Pebbles Design Team Member

Love You More Ethan (751419)
Love You More Andy (751422)
Love You More Zach (751424)
Love You More Accents & Phrases Cardstock Stickers (732193)
Love You More Phrase & Journaling Cards (747221)
Basics Honeycomb Mini Dot (751377)

Dear Pebbles

15
May
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Good morning everyone!  Today we are featuring cards from some of our design team members using their favorite Pebbles products.

“I seem to always need cards for kids, and I thought I would put my stickers to use and make up some to have on hand for each gender.  The accent and Phrase stickers make for great easy focal points on my cards, and to give them some added interest and dimension I added adhesive foam behind them.” – Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Party With Amy Locurto Bliss (751444)
Party With Amy Locurto Poolside (751448)
Party With Amy Locurto Accent and Phrase Stickers (732206)
Party With Amy Locurto Dimensional Stickers (732210)
Love You More Blake (751420)
Love You More Matty (751421)
Love You More Zach (751424)
Love You More Accents and Phrases (732193)

“Making sweet handmade cards is easier than ever!  Pebbles recently started creating the most fabulous little booklets to coordinate with their new paper collections – the booklets are comprised of 4″x6″ phrase cards and 2″x3” phrase cards.  The cards are really versatile and can be used in many ways – but my favorite way to use them is on handmade cards.  By adding patterned papers and embellishments from the same line, the result is always a very coordinated and tasteful card.  For this set of cards, I used the Family Ties collection – I just love the uplifting phrases that were in the booklet and thought they made perfect card sentiments!”  – Wendy Sue Anderson, Pebbles Design Team Member

Family Ties Paper Pad (751360)
Family Ties Phrase Cards (751358)
Family Ties Dimensional Stickers (732150)
Family Ties Chips (732153)

How To Tuesday

14
May
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“For today’s project I am going to share with you how to make a shaker card envelope or goodie bag.”  – Shawna Webster, Pebbles Design Team Member

I am starting out with a few supplies as seen below, but will add a few more later on.

 
First we are going to make the shaker using a wood veneer frame, vellum, and some star sequins. I am using liquid glue for the vellu,m but you can substitute what you like best.

Adhere and let dry before cutting the vellum out. I recommend setting something heavy on top to keep the vellum from warping.  Then flip it so that the vellum in on the bottom. Dump in some sequins. You can use a lot or a little.

Apply glue to the wood frame and carefully adhere the pocket on top.  It is a little more difficult to get it on straight this way but if you are using liquid glue you can fix the position easily before it dries.  If you prefer you can put the sequins in the middle of your pocket and adhere the frame over them.

Next I added some twine and a paper flower.  I also used one of the Pebbles pennants to add more interest.

Next I am using a Pebbles treat bag.  Before you do this next step add your card or treat to the bag.
Next close the bag, fold and adhere a doily in half over the front. It will be folded slightly over half of it ending up on the front.

When you are finished up add your pocket to the front of the bag.  I also added a banner for the occasion that the card or treat would be for. In this case it is a thank you gift.

Basics Powder Pennant Banner Kit (751408)
Party with Amy Locurto Printed Bags (73223)
Party with Amy Locurto Paper Flowers (73225)
Walnut Grove Dimensional Banners (747188)
Seen & Noted Library Cards and Pockets (747192)

Mix and Match Monday

13
May
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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.

“I love these spring photos of my daughter last year and knew I wanted to use them for this project. I had a lot of fun mixing and matching “older” lines from last year, along with the Love You More, Basics and Party with Amy Locurto lines. I added some dimensional glaze in droplets to my title to make “rain” for a fun effect.”  – Nicole Nowosad, Pebbles Design Team Member

Basics Aqua Chevron (751382)
Basics Cards & Pockets (747202)
Basics Journaling Cards (751402)
Love You More Ainsley (751416)
Love You More Andy (751422)
Love You More Annie (751414)
Love You More Sticky Notes (747220)
Love You More Kensie Thickers Robin’s Egg (732190)
Walnut Grove Eliza Jane (751304)
Walnut Grove Nancy (751298)
Walnut Grove Nellie (751297)
Party with Amy Locurto Hooray Thickers Aqua (42380)
Party with Amy Locurto Accent & Phrase Stickers (732206)
Party with Amy Locurto Adhesive Labels (732218)
Party with Amy Locurto Dimensional Stickers (732210)

“The Mix and Match assignment is really a no-brainer when using Pebbles product. I used the Basics Cardmaking Pad 2 for all my card bases, then just piled on bunches of cute accents and stickers. It just couldn’t be easier.” – Kim Kesti, Pebbles Design Team Member

Basics Cardmaking Pad 2 (751432)
Basics Chips (732174)
Basics Banner Kit (751409)
Basics Accents & Phrase Stickers (732164)
Party With Amy Locurto Paper Flowers (732224)
Party With Amy Locurto Paper Flowers (732225)
Party With Amy Locurto Paper Flowers (732226)
Party With Amy Locurto Dimensional Stickers (732209)
Party With Amy Locurto Adhesive Labels (732218)
Party With Amy Locurto Accents & Phrase Stickers (732206)