Archives for May 2016

Color Blocking Layout with Hidden Journaling

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May

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Hello everyone! How are you? It’s Eva Pizarro here on the blog showing you a quick layout using Color Blocking. I use a lot this technique because it allows me to make a quick layout with perfect results every the time!

When I received the Everyday Collection, one of the papers that really caught my eye was this one:

Happy Thoughts Paper by @pebblesinc

I loved the mix of colors and sentiments and thought it would work great with the color blocking technique! Half of the job is already done! I also got inspired by this layout that I previously made for the Pebbles blog. It is an old layout, and I loved to scraplift it.

To make the layout, begin by layering your papers and leaving a spot for your title.

I wanted to include several pictures and (like the original layout), and I decided to hide my journaling. To make the flaps, cut a 2×4 inch white cardstock and bend it in half.

Glue your picture on one side and glue the other half to the paper.

Glue all your photos and add your title. Because the paper had many sentiments I decided to cover some squares with patterned paper. I used the 6×6 paper pad because that way the designs are to scale.

To keep your flaps closed, add small brads.

Write your journaling inside the flaps.

Add some stitching using your sewing machine. I even stitched through my title! You can find useful tips on how to do this on this post.

And here it is the final layout! I didn’t think it needed more embellishments – it’s perfect this way!

Do you use this color blocking technique? Here’s another example made with patterned paper squares and stitching.

Have a great day!
Eva

Supplies:
Everyday Happy Thoughts (733054)
Everyday Pops of Color (733063)
Everyday Tropical Delight (733071)
Everyday 6 x 6 Paper Pad (733082)
Everyday Ella Thickers, Floral (733084)
American Crafts Precision Pen .01 Point, Black (62301)
American Crafts This To That Foam Tab Adhesive, Squares (61710)

Memorial Day: Quick Gift

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May

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Hi friends! It’s Wendy Sue here with you today, sharing a project I recently created with the brand new “America the Beautiful” collection. Memorial Day is a federal holiday, set apart for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Usually, we visit and decorate graves of those brave men and women who died…but I also like to create a little decoration to display inside to commemorate the holiday as well. I started brainstorming this year’s decoration, which would also work perfectly for a quick little gift, and this is what I came up with:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

You’ll never believe how quick and easy it was to make! Here’s how:

First, die-cut the 3-d jar with a digital die cut machine (be sure to cut the jar “lid” too):

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Next, attach several of the printed die-cuts to wooden skewers – in keeping with the “quick” theme, use tape to attach the pieces:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

If you want to add additional stickers or embellishments on some of the images, do that now. I like to use foam adhesive for this part.

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Open up the paper jar and arrange the pieces however you’d like them. If they are sticking out below the bottom, just snap the stick! Use tape to attach the skewers:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

When the paper jar is folded over, it will look like this:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Now it’s time to embellish the front. Trim a 3×4 card from the paper, add washi tape to the top of the card, and a sticker to the corner. And place the card on the front of the jar with foam dots:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Add the fireworks sticker to the top of the jar front, then place the paper lid over the top:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Add additional stickers here and there – use foam dots for dimension!

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Now tie a piece of jute around the lid:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Stuff the middle with basket filler:

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

And that’s it! Now you can gift this sweet little decoration, or display it in your home with pride!

Memorial Day Decoration/Quick Gift Project by @wendysue with the "America the Beautiful" collection by @pebblesinc.

Supplies:
America the Beautiful Ephemera with Gold Foil
America the Beautiful Cardstock Stickers
America the Beautiful Washi Tape Strips
America the Beautiful “Happy 4th of July” Patterned Paper
America the Beautiful “Fireworks” Patterned Paper
America the Beautiful “Flag Strips” Patterned Paper
America the Beautiful “American Blooms” Patterned Paper

Patriotic Pallet Sign

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May

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Hello Pebbles Fans! Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing a Patriotic Pallet Sign made with the America the Beautiful collection perfect to display for those Summer holidays.

Patriotic Pallet Sign created by @ribbonsandglue using the @pebblesinc America the Beautiful collection

Patriotic Pallet Sign

I don’t know about you but I love red, white and blue projects. Toss in a little bit of rustic wood and it’s game over for me. This Patriotic Pallet Sign is exactly the perfect combination that I love of rustic red, white and blue.

Map die cut with @silhouettepins using the @pebblesinc America the Beautiful collection

This Pallet Sign is made from two pieces of scrap pallet wood that I adhered together then gave the wood some dry brushing with white paint. Next, I used my Silhouette CAMEO to cut out a Land that I Love shape using America the Beautiful patterned papers.

Patriotic Pallet Sign created by @ribbonsandglue using the @pebblesinc America the Beautiful collection

I assembled the layers of the map together using a glue pen and adhered the map on to the pallet using hot glue.

Patriotic Pallet Sign created by @ribbonsandglue using the @pebblesinc America the Beautiful collection

I love the way this Patriotic Pallet Sign turned out. I know adhering paper on to wood isn’t typical but, I find it an easy way to reuse my pallet wood signs for other holiday seaons.

Supplies:
America the Beautiful Bandana Paper
America the Beautiful Collection
Silhouette CAMEO
Red and White Twine

Click on images to view more Patriotic projects:

Memorial Day Cards

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May

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Hey friends, Becki here. I’m so excited to share with you a set of cards I created with the brand new America The Beautiful collection (you can read more about the collection HERE). This Memorial Day card set was SO easy to create. I only used two products from the new collection the washi paper and the ephemera die cuts and some cardstock.

Each card has a few strips of washi paper and a die cut. I love that there are so many choices of washi tape in each washi paper booklet. It’s like having 48 different rolls of washi tape.

I added buttons to a couple of the cards, tied with twine, of course. Isn’t that “America the Beautiful” die cut gorgeous? This was the first die cut I grabbed out of the package. I knew I wanted to use it first.

The die cuts are adhered with pop dots so they stand out from the background of the card. It’s so hard to tell in this photo but there’s a gold border around the “USA” die cut. Metallics are gorgeous but not very easy to photograph.

Yes, that is a die cut of the Liberty Bell. Isn’t it adorable?

I think this entire card set only took me 30 minutes to create. Not only are these cards perfect for Memorial Day but they’re also perfect for the 4th of July as well.

I will be creating many more cards with this collection. You can never go wrong with a red, white, and blue color scheme for all your Summer projects. If you like these Memorial Day cards, you’ll love the cards I created last year. These cards are not in the traditional red, white, and blue color scheme. You can find them HERE.

Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today.

Supplies:
America The Beautiful Washi Tape Strips 733235
America The Beautiful Ephemera Die-Cuts 733203

Teacher Gift with Treat

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May

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Hello Pebbles fans! Amy from The Happy Scraps here today, and I’m so excited to be sharing a quick teacher gift with you today. Teacher gifts are some of my very favorite things to put together. I love to spoil those that teach my children. The thing about teacher gifts, is that they don’t have to be anything big, they can be something small, just letting the teacher know they are appreciated.

I decided I wanted to put together a couple of little treat holders. You could make a home made treat or grab a store bought treat, but I personally don’t think that the treat needs to be big. Teachers receive a lot of gifts, and if every student in their class gave them a whole box of cookies, they’d have cookies to last them quite some time. I gathered up a few supplies from the Jen Hadfield Everyday collection.

I love these little Foiled Gift Boxes. They are ready to be used in no time. You unfold it, and then peel the tape backing and stick the box together. Then all you need to do is fold in the flaps.

Before I folded in the top of the box, I put my cookies in there.

I folded the box shut, and was ready to embellish it.

I cut one of the triangle strips off of the Everyday Angled Tiles paper.

I wrapped it around the box, and secured it on the back.

I took the “thanks” tag from the Gold Foil Words Tags and tied it around the box. Have your child write a little heart felt note on the back, telling the teacher how much they are appreciated.

See, wasn’t that quick? That takes care of one of the Teacher Gifts with a treat. Now let me show you the second one. I really adore the way this one turned out!

For this next little teacher gift, I pulled out one of the Happy Day Cutouts with Gold Foil from the Jen Hadfield DIY Home collection along with the chunky gold glittered foam thickers.

I trimmed a piece of the Angled Tiles paper from the 6 x 6 paper pad. I spelled out the word YOU with the chunky gold glittered foam thickers and placed them on the paper.

After trimming the “Make The World A Better Place” tag down to the size I wanted, I used adhesive to attach the two of these together.

I placed the tag on the top of my bag with two cookies in it, then grabbed some baker’s twine and wrapped it around and tied it in a bow.

Don’t you think this makes the perfect little quick gift for a teacher? Those glittered thickers are sure to make anything more fun though, right?

So grab your supplies and put together these simple teacher gifts to let them know you’re thankful for all their hard work this year.

Supplies:
Jen Hadfield Everyday Foiled Gift Boxes
Jen Hadfield Everyday Angled Tiles Cardstock
Jen Hadfield Everyday Gold Foil Words Tags
Jen Hadfield Everyday 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Jen Hadfield DIY Home Chunky Gold Glittered Foam Thickers
Jen Hadfield DIY Home Happy Day Cutouts w/ Gold Foil
Baker’s Twine
Adhesive
Small Treat Bag