Archives for September 2015

Cookie in a Jar Gift

Sep

Hi Pebbles Fans! Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing with you a Cookie in a Jar gift idea made with the Pebbles Inc Harvest collection.

Easy Cookie in a Jar gift made with the @pebblesinc Harvest collection by @ribbonsandglue

Recipes has been the theme this week on Pebbles blog and since Fall is here, it’s also that time of year when people like to bake and give gifts to special people in their life to show gratitude. I don’t actually have a homemade recipe to share but I do have a {store bought} Cookie Mix in a Jar that will definitely do the job.

Mason Jar lid covered with @pebblesinc Harvest collection by @ribbonsandglue

To embellish the Mason Jar, I covered the lid with patterned paper and adhered a wood veneer leaf on top using sticky thumb dots.

Journaling Cards foiund in the @pebblesinc Harvest collection by @ribbonsandglue

Even though it’s a store bought cookie mix, it still requires instructions on how to make the cookies so I created a simple card by cutting out two Journaling Cards and…

Simple card with machine stitching made with the @pebblesinc Harvest collection by @ribbonsandglue

stitched them together using my sewing machine.

Inside the card, I wrote the instructions on how to make the cookie mix then, adhered a Harvest Label sticker inside.

Canvas stickers found in the @pebblesinc Harvest collection

The outside of the jar is wrapped with raffia and I adhered a Harvest Fabric Sticker on the front.

Easy Cookie in a Jar gift made with the @pebblesinc Harvest collection by @ribbonsandglue

These butterscotch cookies are technically not a homemade recipe but you’d never know by they way they look!

Easy Cookie in a Jar gift made with the @pebblesinc Harvest collection by @ribbonsandglue

A Cookie in a Jar is a simple gift idea that looks like it took a lot of effort but easy to make and embellish with Pebbles Harvest collection.

Supplies:
Harvest Hand Towel Paper
Harvest Flour Sack Fabric Stickers
Harvest Label Stickers
Harvest Wood Veneer Shapes
Harvest Let’s Eat Paper

Homemade Banana Bread layout

Sep

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Hi, Renee here today sharing a step-by-step tutorial of this favorite recipe layout using the Harvest collection. I am not the best cook. There are a few things I cook really well, but my favorite food is not even cooked by me. My girls and hubby make me THE best banana bread! The best! I always love it when they make a loaf of banana bread just for me. I don’t know what it is…they make it perfect every time! Gimme a thick slice of their homemade banana bread and a glass of milk and I’m a happy girl.

I created this layout to share the simple recipe and (yummy) photo.

I started my layout by choosing this great hand-written recipe text pattern paper for my background.

I trimmed another awesome text pattern paper under the word “bread”…

…and used my Sticky Thumb 2-Way Glue Pen to adhere it to the background.

I trimmed the reverse side of that pattern paper to 5 3/4″ x 9 1/8″ and adhered it to the page. Love the wheat design.I used the Hand Towel pattern paper and larger Recipe Card Die…

…to include a decorative recipe card to the page. This larger recipe card die measures 4″ x 6″ plus the tab.I trimmed the fun Utensils pattern paper to about 4.5″ x 7″ and adhered it to the page.

I trimmed the Canning Jars pattern paper to 4″ x 6″ and adhered it to the page.

I added my photo which measures 4″ x 4″. I trimmed a decorative 4″ x 6″ recipe card from the Recipe Cards pattern paper and printed off the ingredients and directions. I used Another Typewriter for the journaling on my recipe card.Embellishment time!

I added the adorable measuring cup, hand mixer, and milk Chips Die-Cut Shapes to my page using Dimensional Dots.

I added my title. Really love the “Homemade” Puffy Sticker!

I added a “freshly baked” Layered Sticker, a “from the kitchen of” Label Sticker, and a “baked with love” Stamp to the page. Love this stamp set and the black ink pad that comes with it, too.I added a few Enamel Dots.I added a bit more journaling this time using the From Me To You Roller Stamp.

For a final touch, a wooden spoon puffy sticker next to my title.

Here are some close-up photos of my Homemade Banana Bread layout.

I love the gold shine of the Home+Made Gilded Thickers.

Supplies:
Harvest Scattered Leaves (732875)
Harvest Utensils (732877)
Harvest Hand Towel (732878)
Harvest Canning Jars (732879)
Harvest Cook Book (732880)
Harvest Recipe Cards (732881)
Harvest Puffy Stickers, Words & Icons (732889)
Harvest Dies, Tab & Recipe Card (732890)
Harvest Label Stickers (732891)
Harvest Wood Mounted Stamps (732893)
Harvest Layered Stickers (732894)
Harvest Chips Die-Cut Shapes (732895)
Harvest Enamel Dots (732898)
Home+Made Gilded Thickers, Gold (732613)
From Me To You Roller Stamp (732278)
American Crafts This To That Dimensional Dots (61709)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb 2-Way Glue Pen, Wide Tip

Pumpkin Spice Cards

Sep

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‘Tis the season for pumpkin spice everything! The arrival of pumpkin spice goodies is a sure sign that fall has arrived. The deep flavors and rich fall colors of pumpkin spiced baked goods are absolutely irresistible. Amanda here today with some pumpkin spice inspired cards and a super yummy pumpkin cake recipe.

Inspired by a way delicious pumpkin cake I made last week, I thought it would be fun to make some pumpkin spice inspired thank you cards for Fall. I dug through Pebbles’ Harvest collection for deep yellow and orange pumpkin spice colored patterned papers and embellishments.

Really great cards don’t have to be complicated. Attach a journaling card to the front of a card with a clip and you have a super easy and sophisticated card (Amy uses the same technique in this post HERE). Add some texture by adding stitching detail and a jute twine bow.

Adding fibers to a card gives a flat card warmth and dimension. Simply wind some twine around your hand and place beneath an embellishment.

You can also add texture to a card using Pebbles delicious flour sack labels.

Choosing the right adhesive can make or break a project. A little bit of double sided adhesive tape on the back of a patterned paper panel holds everything in place until you stitch the border of the card. Crafty Tip: Strategically place adhesive away from the areas where you will be stitching so you don’t gum up your sewing machine.

Raised sticky dots are perfect for adhering cardstock embellishments to cards. Add a few well placed raised sticky dots to your embellishment and place directly on top of the twine to hold the twine in place.

Adhere bows to cards with a dab of liquid adhesive. This glue also dries clear so you won’t even notice the glue blob.

Now this is what you’ve been waiting for–the pumpkin cake that inspired it all. I recommend making at least two. Yum!

Frosted Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (from Cooking Light magazine)

Cake Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree

Frosting Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 (8 oz.) package 1/3 less fat cream cheese
2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

3. Combine brown sugar 1/4 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, to sugar mixture; beat well after each addition. Add pumpkin; mix well. Fold in flour mixture. Spread batter into a 13×9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees F or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.

4. To prepare frosting, combine 2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and cream cheese in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until well combined. Spread frosting evenly over top of cake.

Happy pumpkin everything!
Amanda

Supplies:
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Fall Time
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Let’s Eat
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Scattered Leaves
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″From My Kitchen
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Cook Book
Harvest Flour Sack Fabric StickersPhrases
Harvest Dies 9/PkgTab & Recipe Card
Harvest Chips Die-Cut Shapes 44/PkgEphemera
Harvest Enamel Dots 88/Pkg
Baker’s Twine Value Pack 5yd Spools 24/Pkg
Sticky Thumb Double-Sided Tape
Sticky Thumb Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue 3.3oz
Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam 272/Pkg
Sticky Thumb Sticky Flat Adhesive Dots
Sticky Thumb Sticky Raised Adhesive Dots

DIY Recipe Card Holder

Sep

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Hello Pebbles fans! Amy from The Happy Scraps here today, and I’m excited to be sharing this simple DIY Recipe Card Holder with you today. The Harvest line is great for Fall, but it’s also perfect for anything in your kitchen.

I collected a few supplies out of the line that I thought might be fun to use for this project. I didn’t use all that are pictured below, but I did use some.

I started out by painting my wood block. I painted it a light ivory color, so it would match the off white color in the Harvest collection. Once the paint was dry, I applied the Harvest Alpha Thickers to spell the word yummy.

Next I cut a piece of the Apple Crisp paper to fit my magnet board. I used spray adhesive to adhere it to the metal.

I picked out a few of the Harvest Chips Die Cut Shapes that I wanted to use to make some magnets for the magnet board. I used the Harvest Wood Mounted Stamps, and grabbed the silverware stamp to stamp on the cutting board die cut, and then I used Sticky Thumb sticky dots to adhere the magnets to the back of the die cut shapes. Aren’t these die cuts the cutest?!

I cut out one of the cards from the Harvest Recipe Cards paper and wrote out one of my very favorite recipes, it’s dinner rolls out of my great grandmas cookbook. Then I put it on the magnet board, holding it on with the cute magnets.

I can’t wait to cook and have my recipes displayed on this cute recipe card holder. What recipe would you make first using this fun recipe card holder?

Supplies:
Harvest Apple Crisp
Harvest Recipe Cards
Harvest Chips Die Cut Shapes Ephemera
Harvest Thickers Peppercorn/Black & White Chipboard
Harvest Wood Mounted Stamps
Sticky Thumb Sticky Dots
Wood Block with Paint
Magnet Board
Magnets

A Favorite Recipe Quick Gift

Sep

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Hi there, Pebbles friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today, excited to share one of my favorite recent projects! Do you have a favorite Fall recipe? One that you make over and over? I sure do – my mom’s pumpkin cookie recipe! Seriously, I’ve made it more than any other recipe in my entire life. I’ve already made it three times since school started! And I’ve eaten more than my fair share – but I also love to make this recipe to share with friends, neighbors, and co-workers. I’ve yet to meet anyone who didn’t love these cookies…which makes it even more fun to make and share! Since I make it so often, I thought it would be fun to make a little recipe art and leave it out on my kitchen counter all season long. This is what I came up with, using the new Harvest Collection:

You can make it too – with my recipe – or one of your favorites! Here’s how:

Start with your recipe, of course. You can use your original copy if you like…or you could rewrite it on these super fun pre-printed cards with your favorite pen. I also embellished the cards a bit with fabric stickers and dimensional stickers!

(these project life pens are my favorite – the 01 size is ideal for my journaling/recipe writing).

Next, use the recipe card die to cut a piece of patterned paper as the base of your project.

Now, you will want to use a really good, strong adhesive to add the paper to your wood frame. I love, love, love the new Sticky Thumb cordless hot glue gun – it’s seriously making my crafty life so much easier!

After gluing this piece to the wood (right over the opening), add some fun die-cut pieces to two corners:

I used a sewing machine to stitch my two recipe cards together at the top – then I glued them right to the center of the patterned piece:

I just had to use some of these colorful dots to embellish the die cut shapes too!

And now for the GIFT part of my project! My favorite way to share cookies is stacked! I have a huge roll of cellophane that I cut to wrap around a stack of delicious cookies – and I tie the top closed.

Now anyone would be happy to get these yummy cookies, just like this…but I can’t give them away quite yet. I must make them cuter! I cut out the preprinted tags from the 12×12 sheet, added a sticker, and a super fun wooden leaf. Of course, I attached the wood piece with my favorite glue!

After layering and gluing all of the tags,

I tied them right onto the cookie stacks with fun baker’s twine:

And now I’m off…because I have cookies to deliver!

Supplies:
Harvest – From My Kitchen patterned paper
Harvest – Canning Jars patterned paper
Harvest – Recipe Cards patterned paper
Harvest – Flour Sack Fabric Stickers
Harvest – Label Stickers
Harvest – Layered Stickers
Harvest – Die Cut Chips Ephemera
Harvest – Baker’s Twine
Harvest – Enamel Dots
Harvest – Tab & Recipe Card Dies
Harvest – Wood Veneer Leaves
Sticky Thumb Cordless Glue Gun
Precision Pen 01