Archives for March 2014

Special Delivery Collection with Guest Sheila Burns

Mar

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We’re kicking off a week of AMAZING projects featuring the Special Delivery collection. Here to start things of right is Guest Designer Sheila Burns, from Part Time Pretties, with a trio of paper craft and scrapbooking ideas using the line.

Sheila is a wife, mom and crafter! She works with many mediums from knitting to paper crafting and scrapbooking. She’s also an avid blogger, providing craft inspiration to others many times a week.

Baby Boy Wreath

This fun wreath would complete any sweet little baby boy’s room. Wouldn’t it?

The combination of soft and hard speaks to everything baby and a whole lot of boy!

Supplies:
Little Boy Blue Patterned Paper 732451
B is for Boy Patterned Paper 732448
Paperclips with Flags 732479
Phrase and Icon Stickers 732456

Hot Air Balloon and Clouds created using images from Silhouette.

Here Comes Trouble Layout

We love to see specialized, themed collections used in unique ways. This winter page was created using the Special Delivery Boy line.

And the detail…

Supplies:
First Tooth Patterned Paper 732445
It’s A Boy Patterned Paper 732450
Lil’ Man Patterned Paper 732446
Love You So Patterned Paper 732449
Journal Cards 732470
Photo Overlays 732466
Baby Boy Glitter Thickers 732452
It’s a Boy Thickers 732453
Phrase and Icon Stickers 732456
Cardstock Shapes 732465

Snowflakes created using images from the Silhouette library.

Love Card

Shifting gears to the Special Delivery Girl side of things. You’ve got to check out this fun “love” card.

Supplies:
It’s a Girl Patterned Paper 732440
Special Delivery Paper Pad 732486
Paper Clips with Bows 732478

Thanks Sheila for sharing all of these amazing projects!

Bloom Hang Tag Banner

Mar

Grow Baby Scrapbook Layout

Mar

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Today we have Designer Renee Zwirek, who’s sharing a fantastic baby scrapbook layout that incorporates Pebbles hang tags and frames.

Garden Party was the perfect collection for this photo of Payton on her 1st birthday. She was wearing a really cute shamrock dress for her St. Patrick’s Day birthday and since there was a lot of white in her photo, the collection’s mix of greens, blues, pinks, and pops of yellow and orange were a great contrast. I had a lot of fun with the hang tag and frames for this layout. The designs are fun and the deep colors are wonderful.

For the bracket-style frame, I paired it with the lovely butterfly pattern paper.

For the blue gingham frame, I added some vellum underneath to mute the background design and layered some pretty flowers and leaves to it. I also added a number Thicker for her age and an adorable bumble bee, with some Graphite Zazz! Glitter Glue to the bee’s stripes.

For the pink scallop frame, I added a black polka dot pattern paper. I machine stitched a “love you so” sentiment banner to the frame and added a sweet paper clip with bow. I also added a glitter foam letter “P” Thicker for her name.

The “BABY” Watermark Rub-On works out perfectly and was placed in the corner of the photo. Baby is our nickname for Payton. In this case I did put baby in the corner, but it has nothing to do with that famous movie with that famous line. I used a hang tag in my layering and added twine and some fun phrases to it.

Supplies:

Garden Party Pansy (732519)
Garden Party Primrose (732522)
Garden Party Daffodil (732527)
Garden Party Bliss Thickers, Aqua (732528)
Garden Party Doll Thickers, Parfait (732529)
Garden Party Clothespins (732533)
Garden Party Flower Packet Cardstock Shapes (732536)
Garden Party Die-Cut Cardstock Shapes (732541)
Garden Party 6×6 Paper Pad (732544)
Garden Party Cardmaking Pad (732428)
Special Delivery Girl Watermark Rub-Ons (732461)
Special Delivery Girl Roller Phrase & Date Stamp (732464)
Special Delivery Girl Paper Clips with Bows (732478)
Special Delivery Girl 6×6 Paper Pad (732486)
Yours Truly Basic Heart Stickers (732387)
American Crafts Graphite Zazz! Glitter Glue (27463)
American Crafts This to That 3D Foam Dots (61709)
American Crafts Primio Bakers Twine (89423)

Happy Place Scrapbook Layout

Mar

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We’re loving the clean, simple grid style showcased in Designer Kim Kesti’s “Happy Place” scrapbook layout.

Using frames and tags from any of the Pebbles collections are perfect for grid style scrapbooking. Whether you use pocket pages or a traditional 12 X 12 format like I did, lining up a fun combination of hang tags and frames is a great technique for quick and easy pages.

I love the tiny black and white chevron pattern, so I purposely used three of the elements (a clothespin, washi tape and a pocket embellishment) to create a visual triangle. This gives my page a lot of interest, along with great balance.

Supplies:
Garden Party Cardstock Die Cuts (732541)
Garden Party Pockets with Inserts (732537)
Garden Party Mini Clothespins (732533)
Garden Party Journaling and Phrase Cards (732542)
Basics Washi Tape Black (747206)
Basics Black Dot Cardstock (751396)

American Crafts Thickers, Doodle and Sketchbook

Gift Bag Tags

Mar

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We’re always looking for great ways to dress up a basic. Today Designer Juliana Michaels is sharing a collection of fun gift bag tags she made using the Garden Party collection.

Hello and Happy Spring! When I was first asked to create a project using some of the Pebbles frames and tags, the first thing that came to mind was a banner. I quickly dismissed this idea, because we’ve had some awesome banners shared already on the Pebbles blog by the Pebbles Design Team and decided to keep brainstorming.

Gift bag tags created by @julianamichaels using @pebblesinc #gifts #crafts

I finally settled on the idea of creating a set of Garden Party gift bags using the new Special Delivery Baby Girl Printed Bags and some frames and tags from the Garden Party Cardstock Die Cuts pack.

How to decorate the bags:

Create a base piece by cutting a piece of patterned paper to 4″ x 5″. Ink the edges.

Cut a 3″ x 4″ band from patterned paper. Ink the edges and then center this piece horizontally on the base piece.

Use a sewing machine to stitch a border around the outside edge.

Select one of the die cut frames and cut a piece of patterned paper to fill the opening.

Select a die cut shape and attach it to the front of the frame with dimensional foam tabs.

Add sentiment sticker.

Attach embellished frame to patterned paper base with dimensional foam tabs.

Cut two 9″ lengths of jute and tie into a small bow. Attach to frame with Mini Clothespin.

Attach completed piece to front of bag.

Repeat this process using other frame and tag shapes from the Garden Party Cardstock Die Cuts pack.

I think these would be perfect to use as gift bags for a spring themed Garden or Tea Party. Can’t you just see them filled with a packet of seeds or some of your favorite flavors of tea?

Supplies:

Garden Party Patterned Paper – Forget Me Not

Garden Party Patterned Paper – Lily Garden Party Patterned Paper – Daffodil

Garden Party 6×6 Paper Pad

Garden Party Cardstock Stickers – Phrase and Accent Stickers

Garden Party Cardstock Die Cuts

Special Delivery Baby Girl Printed Bags

From Me To You Cardstock Stickers – Labels

Pebbles Basics Mini Clothespins

This and Thant Foam Tab Adhesive

American Crafts Jute Spool 10 yds – Caramel