Archives for November 2015

How to Create an Interactive Layout

Nov

Hey friends, thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today. I’m Becki and I’m here to show you how to create an interactive layout. The harvest themed interactive layout has 6 photos, a large title, and a 4×6 inch place for journaling. What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “harvest”? I grew up on a farm so the theme “harvest” always has a special meaning to me. I have fond memories of working on the farm with my family. My dad raised potatoes for many years. I decided to create a layout about my memories of potato harvest.

I started this layout by adhering 4 glitter tag pockets across the page. These pockets will hold 4 small photos and make a great backdrop for my giant title.

I used sticky dots to adhere the tags to the background paper. These sticky dots are a great way to adhere bulky embellishments to your layouts. I cut glitter circle stickers in half, stuck them back to back to create tabs for the photos that go in the tag pockets.

I used letter stickers to create the title for this layout . The glittery pockets make a great background for my title. I finished the title off by adding a few die cuts. I used a little bit of liquid adhesive on the letter stickers to make sure that my title stays in place on top of the glitter.

Behind the main photo of the layout I created a flap (using kraft recipe cards and washi tape). These kraft journaling cards are the divider tabs in the recipe box from the Homemade collection. Under the flap I added another 4×6 photo, my journaling, and a few stickers. And here’s the final photo of my layout with lots of interactive elements. My challenge to you is to create a layout with an interactive element. (Bonus points if you include a story/photo from your childhood.)

Have a great Thursday!

Supplies:
Words to Live By patterned paper PDIYH-32913
Ivory Inlay patterned paper PDIYH-32923
Family Rules patterned paper PDIYH-32925
Blossoms patterned paper PDIYH-32916
DIY Home Washi Tape Strips 732958
DIY Home Ephemera 732956
Homemade Mini Kraft Pocket Tags 732620
Homemade Decorative Tape 732626
Homemade Wooden Recipe Box 732632
Gold/White Foil Thickers 732776
Cottage Living Puffy Thickers 732791
Cottage Living Gold Circle Stickers 732786

Fall Leaves Card

Nov

DIY Blessed Banner

Nov

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Hello Pebbles fans! Amy here from The Happy Scraps today. I love this time of year! I love the crispness in the air, all that comes with the Thanksgiving season, and of course paper crafting. Today I’m excited to share the tutorial with you for this DIY Blessed Banner using the beautiful Pebbles Harvest Collection.

I went through the Harvest collection and found some patterned paper that I knew I might use in making this banner. I also picked out some fun embellishments.

I cut my paper down to 5″ x 6″.

Using the We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board, I cut my banner pieces and punched the holes in the top.

Here are the pieces all cut.

I used some brown ink to ink the edges of the banner pieces.

Next I used back side of the Harvest Scattered Leaves Cardstock to cut some pieces to 3.5″ x 3″.

I used the We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper to round the corners of my little cards. Once the corners were rounded, I used the brown ink the ink the edges of these as well.

I used my electronic die cutting machine to cut out the letters to spell BLESSED. I cut these letters out of the Harvest Cutting Board Cardstock. I grabbed some dimensional adhesive so adhere these to the banner pieces.

I placed dimensional adhesive on each corner of my card.

I attached the card, then used dimensional adhesive on the back of the letters.

Then attached the letters to the banner.

Now comes the really fun part. The embellishments. I used the Harvest Enamel Dots along with the Wood Veneer Leaves.

I attached the embellishments, alternating the colors of the enamel dots I used on each piece.

Last, I used some brown baker’s twine to string the banner together.

Now you are all ready to hang this beautiful banner in your home for the Thanksgiving season!

The dimension added by using the dimensional adhesive makes this banner more textured. The wood veneer leaves add a fun texture as well.

Do you have the perfect place in your home to hang this BLESSED banner?

Supplies:
Harvest Fall Time Cardstock
Harvest From My Kitchen Cardstock
Harvest Hand Towel Cardstock
Harvest Sunflowers Cardstock
Harvest Scattered Leaves Cardstock
Harvest Cutting Board Cardstock
Harvest Enamel Dots
Harvest Wood Veneer Leaves
Dimensional Adhesive
We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board
We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper
Brown Ink Pad
Baker’s Twine
Electronic Die Cutting Machine

New from Pebbles: Be Mine

Nov

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Today we’re super excited to debut our brand new collection for Valentine’s Day, Be Mine! It’s the perfect pick for sending heartfelt thoughts and sentiments to all your favorite sweethearts. This collection focuses on sweet quotes, fun icons and bright images that everyone can enjoy. It truly is for the young at heart and features simple, easy-to-use products that even the most novice crafter can use to create something stunning in just minutes.

We hope you love the new collection as much as we do! We can’t wait to see all the beautiful and heartfelt goodies and notes you’ll make!

Embroidery Hoop Fall Decor

Nov

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Hi friends, Becki here. I’m so excited to share with you this embroidery hoop Fall decor that I created with the Harvest collection. Fall is my favorite season, hands down. I love everything about it. One of my favorite things about Fall is the colors and Fall decorations. This collection is focused on home, cooking, and baking. I created this to hang in my kitchen during Fall months.

I started with a few supplies from the Harvest collection.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut “Harvest.” I used a ruler to measure the width of the embroidery hoop a little below the center of the hoop.

After I had the letters cut and measured, I adhered the embroidery hoop with heavy duty liquid glue. Then I adhered the letters with dimensional adhesive.

Then I got started with the fun part, embellishments.

The big puffy “homemade sticker is my favorite part of this project. I layered it on top of a cute cutting board die cut and an apple die cut. At the bottom I adhered a branch die cut to the embroidery hoop. This die cut isn’t attached to the background paper, just to the hoop.

To finish embellishing my embroidery hoop I grabbed these three adorable spice jar die cuts. I used some red and white twin from the Harvest collection to tie a bow around one of the jars. I adhered these jars to the outside of the hoop. These die cuts are not adhered to the background either.

The last thing I did was cut the background paper away from the embroidery hoop with a craft knife.

Happy Fall, I’m so excited to hang this in my kitchen to enjoy during the Fall months. What is your favorite Fall decoration?

Supplies:
Harvest Patterned Paper PHP-32871
Fall Time Patterned Paper PHP-32872
Harvest Puffy Stickers 732889
Harvest Chips Die Cuts 732895
Harvest Bakers Twine 732897
Harvest Layered Stickers 732894