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Archives for April 2015

Happy Home Decor

14
Apr
2 Comments

Hello! I’m Amy from The Happy Scraps, and I’m so excited to be guest designing here at the Pebbles blog! Today I’m sharing a fun “HAPPY” home décor piece with you. I have fallen in love with the new Home+Made line from Jen Hadfield, and that is what I used for this project.

Fun-Phrases-Happy

I started out by trimming down the Alphabet Banner pieces.

paper-trimmer

I trimmed them to be about 2” x 3 7/8”, trimming some off of all sides.

trim-letters

I picked out some patterned papers from the 6” x 6” Cottage Living paper pad and trimmed them to be 3” x 4 1/2”.

patterned-paper

Using the Oversized Gold Paperclips I attached the patterned paper and alphabet banner pieces together.

paper-clip

Using the die for the Polaroid frame and some white cardstock, I cut out five of them.

polaroid-frame

Then I sprayed the frames with the gold glitter spray.

glitter-spray-frames

Next, I attached the gold sprayed frames to the back of my alphabet banner and patterned paper pieces.

layers-assembled

Now you are ready to attach them to a board. I grabbed a board that I had on hand and stained it. Then I used adhesive to adhere my pieces right to the board.

happy-board

I love the way it turned out. This would be perfect for a shelf in a craft room! Isn’t the glitter spray so fun?!

glitter-spray

Fun-Phrases-Happy

What kind of fun phrase would you make with your alphabet banner pieces?
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Supplies:
Cottage Living Alphabet Banner – 732777
Cottage Living Jumbo Paperclips – 732788
Cottage Living Die
Cottage Living Paper: Sweet Mint
Cottage Living Paper: Ombre Waves
Cottage Living Paper: Lovely Lace
Cottage Living Paper: Spring Meadow
Cottage Living Paper: Rounded Trellice

Filed Under: Altered Item, Banner, DIY, Guest Designer, Home Decor Tagged With: Amy Cowley, Cottage Living, Guest Designer, Happy, Home Decor, Home+Made, Jen Hadfield

Garden Theme Card Set

13
Apr
2 Comments

Hi Pebbles friends!  It’s Wendy Sue here today – and it’s my turn to share a little project I created with a “garden” theme.  You see, I love (love, love, love) a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  The smell of freshly cut flowers makes my heart smile.  I love walking in to a room with a beautiful vase full of brightly colored blossoms.  The only sad thing about it is when the flowers begin to droop and eventually die.  Now, I’m not going to stop adding fresh flowers to my home every now and again…but I sure do love how I can create projects with beautiful paper products and enjoy the flowers forever!

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collectionHere’s how you can build a paper bouquet to adorn your next greeting card!
First you’ll need to gather some supplies!

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

Cut the card base (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) from kraft cardstock.  You’ll also need to cut a 4″ x 5 1/4″ block of floral print paper (from the “home grown” collection), a 4″ x 3 1/2″ block of burlap and a small piece (about 2 1/2″  square) of text patterned paper.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collectionYou’ll also want some chips, puffy stickers, dimensional flowers, and adhesive.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

Start building the card base by placing the floral block on the card front.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

Add the burlap block.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

Cut the text block in half and tuck it under the top and bottom of the burlap piece.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

 Start your bouquet by adding some of the greenery.  These leaves are from the bag of chips.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

Now it’s time for the beautiful blooms!  Add three of the dimensional flowers on top of the greens.  I love these stickers, not only because of the fun dimension, but also because they are embellished with gems and glitter!

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

I wanted some extra color for my bouquet, so I tucked in a few more flowers from the bag of chips!

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

To complete my card, I added a sentiment tag, using foam adhesive squares for dimension.
And what’s a handmade card without a beautiful coordinating envelope?

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

To embellish the coordinating envelope, I used a few of the new dies to cut a scallop circle and a banner from patterned papers.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

I placed the two die-cut pieces, along with a sticker (adhered with foam adhesive) to the corner of the circle.

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

And because we all know that beautiful bouquets attract sweet honey bees, I added a puffy sticker bee to the front as well!

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

And since the dimensional stickers have TWO of each fabulous design, that means we can make a second card and envelope set to coordinate with the first!

Garden Bouquet Cards by @wendysuea for @pebblesinc using the #homegrown collection

Happy forever-flower-garden-bouquet card making!!

Supplies:
Home Grown “Flower Garden” Patterned Paper
Home Grown “Front Yard” Patterned Paper
Home Grown “Foliage” Patterned Paper
Home Grown “Icon & Phrase” Stickers
Home Grown “Bees” Puffy Stickers
Home Grown Layered Dimensional Flowers
Home Grown “Ephemera Flowers” Chips
Kraft Cardstock
This to That Foam Adhesive Squares
Pebbles Dies – Homemade Banners
Pebbles Dies – Cottage Living Polaroid

Filed Under: Birthday, Cards, DIY, Flowers Tagged With: Cards, Flowers, Home Grown, Wendy Sue Anderson

Spring Layout

10
Apr
3 Comments

Hello! Becki here, to share with you a Spring layout I created using an unusual color palette, lots of fussy cutting, and a splash of gold.  I always look forward to Spring. I’m always ready for warmer weather. Today I thought I’d use the Cottage Living collection to create a Spring layout. I also wanted to mix up my color palette by adding some black and white. By adding some black and white I stepped away from the traditional pastels of Spring. I chose these four pieces of patterned paper.

Spring Layout using the Cottage Living collection from @ Pebblesince and @tatertotsandjello created by @jbckadamsEver since that floral piece of patterned paper landed on my desk I knew I wanted to fussy cut it. So, I grabbed a pair of sharp scissors and got to work.

Spring Layout using the Cottage Living collection from @ Pebblesince and @tatertotsandjello created by @jbckadamsFussy cutting the flowers was the most time consuming part of this layout but I sat down with my favorite Netflix flick and cut away.  After I was finished with the fussy cutting, I started putting together a few of the elements of my layout. I like to add machine stitching to smaller elements of the page before adding them to my background paper. That way if I mess up I’m not ruining my background paper and I’m not making my sewing machine sew through quite as many layers.

Spring Layout using the Cottage Living collection from @ Pebblesince and @tatertotsandjello created by @jbckadamsAfter adding machine stitching I was ready to assemble my layout.

Spring Layout using the Cottage Living collection from @ Pebblesince and @tatertotsandjello created by @jbckadamsI love how the bold background makes the flowers pop off of the page.

Spring Layout using the Cottage Living collection from @ Pebblesince and @tatertotsandjello created by @jbckadamsI love the splashes of gold against the pastel patterned papers.

Spring Layout using the Cottage Living collection from @ Pebblesince and @tatertotsandjello created by @jbckadamsThanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today!

Supplies:
Cottage Living Floral Tapestry Patterned Paper PJHCL-32750
Cottage Living Sweet Mint Patterned Paper PJHCL-32752
Cottage Living Classic Stripes Patterned Paper PJHCL-32759
Cottage Living Rounded Trellis Patterned Paper PJHCL-32763
Cottage Living Gold Tipped Tags 732783
Cottage Living Jumbo Paper Clips 732788
Cottage Living Imprint/White & Gold Foil Thickers 732776
Cottage Living Rub-ons 732782
Homemade Large Alpha Stickers 732641

Filed Under: Flowers, Layout, Spring Tagged With: Becki Adams, Cottage Living, Home+Made, Layout, Spring

Sunshine Cards

09
Apr
3 Comments

Hello! I’m Amy, visiting from over at The Happy Scraps. I’m excited to be here today to share a couple of cards with you.

It seems like this time of year, there can be a lot of rain. As the saying goes, “April Showers bring May Flowers.” Well, sometimes those rainy April days can be a bit dreary. So why not brighten someone’s day by giving them a fun card?! Cards are some of my favorite things to make because they come together so fast. Today I’m sharing two cards with you – a “You are my Sunshine” card and “You Make Me Happy When Skies Are Gray” card.

april-showers-cards

For both of these cards, I used the Home Grown paper line with chip embellishments.

home-grown-supplies

I used an 8.5 x 11 piece of Kraft cardstock, cut it in half, then folded the two halves to make two card bases. Next, I cut some patterned paper, just smaller than the card base, 4 x 5.25. I rounded the corners on both the card base and the patterned paper.

rounded-corners

Then I adhered the patterned paper to the card base, and used one of the cloud shaped chips and adhered that to the card as well.

cloud

Next I used some foam dimension squares and put them on the back of the sun shaped chip.

sunshine-card

I adhered the sun over the top of the cloud.

cloud-sunshine

Next, I spelled the word Sunshine, using thickers, onto the red polka dot patterned paper. I trimed the edges leaving a small boarder, and then I rounded the corners on it as well.

corner-chomper

I adhered the Sunshine to the bottom of the card.

sunshine

Next, I used thickers to spell out the rest of the saying, “You are my” above the sunshine.

thickers

And that finishes up this card.

you-are-my-sunshine

For the other card, I had some fun with the paper filled with words. I looked over it and found most of the words that I needed, and then cut out separate letters for the other words.

words

I cut the cloud patterned paper to fit the card base and adhered it to the card.

clouds

With a mix of foam dimension squares and adhesive, I glued down the words and letters. I used thickers to spell “skies”.

skies-are-gray

So sit down for a few minutes and make some cards, and brighten someone’s day! I’m sure they would love it!

april-showers-cardsSupplies:
Home Grown Thickers (Ivy/Vanilla Foam) – 732813
Home Grown Printed Chipboard Ephemera – 732819
Home Grown Thickers (Ivy/Coral Foam) – 732822
Home Grown Quilt Cardstock – PHGP-32809
Home Grown Family Rules Cardstock – PHGP-32807
Home Grown Partly Cloudy Cardstock – PHGP-32805
Home Grown Home Sweet Home Cardstock – PHGP-32804

Filed Under: Cards, Guest Designer, Spring Tagged With: Amy Cowley, April Showers, Cards, Guest Designer, Guest Post, Home Grown, Sunshine

Window Card

08
Apr
1 Comment

Hello everyone! Eva Pizarro here to bring you a quick tutorial for a super fun and cute card for this spring. I love to make cards, but sometimes I feel like I do the same things all the time. For this card I wanted to create something a bit different, so I created a window in the front and added some small stitched shapes.

It is always hard to sew through small pieces of paper but here’s a tip! Start with a plain piece of paper – the kind you use for your printer is perfect! Do some stitches and begin feeding your shapes. After the first one, do two or three stitches more and add another. Continue doing this until you finish all your shapes.

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

Tear the paper very carefully and remove your garland.

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

Cut a circle in the card and decorate it. I used some clouds from a paper in the Home Grown collection and added flowers using the chipboard shapes. I love them! They are ready for use straight from the package and there are a lot of them in there!

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

Attach your raindrop garland on the back using washi tape. If you don’t want the washi to show, you can attach them in the front of the card before decorating it. Finally, put the message inside the window.

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

These cards are very simple but have a great effect! The shapes turn a bit and they look lovely when you open the card!

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

I also did one with little hearts and a message written with some thickers.

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

window cards by @evapizarrov using #happyday from @pebblesinc

I hope you like them and that they brighten your day as much as they did mine! Have a great week!
Eva

Supplies:
Home Grown Partly Cloudy (732805)
Home Grown Ephemera Flowers (732820)
Happy Day Garden Walk (732692)
Happy day Icons & Phrases (732702)
Happy day Phrases & Labels (732703)
Happy Day Thickers Woodland (732704)

Filed Under: Cards, Flowers, Spring Tagged With: Cards, Eva Pizarro, Happy Day, Home Grown, Spring

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