Archives for August 2019

Surprise boxes for party!

Aug

Hello crafty friends, it’s Lucile! Today I find you for a new article! Who has never needed to create little boxes to slip gifts? Today I show you how to make your own surprise boxes.

To make my boxes, I use the 1 2 3 punch board of We R Memory Keepers. It’s a great tool that lets you do things like boxes. You can choose the shape and size of your boxes thanks to the size guide.

To create my boxes I used Jen Hadfield’s new collection : This Is Family. I chose three assorted papers to create a harmonious whole.

The first box is the smallest, I wanted to create a scene as if the scene was happening in a lounge. I add stickers with 3D mousses. I ended up adding foliage details. We find them on the three boxes, I really like to add a similar element when there are several boxes.

For the second box, I wanted a more childlike atmosphere. I love the little bears that have found in the collection. To add a festive side, I added a hat to the bear using a 3D foam square.

For my last box, I chose a height format. The decor is more refined than the first two, I added dies cuts and a quote.
I hope that these three idea of boxes for the holidays will have pleased you, I will find you soon in a new creation.

SUPPLIES :
– This Is Family Collection- Paper Baking Day (ac-734166)
– This Is Family Collection- Paper Tag You’re It (ac-734183)
– This Is Family Collection- Paper Fridge Art (ac-734182)
– This Is Family Collection – Icon Ephemera(ac-734190)
– This Is Family Collection – Phrase Ephemera (ac-734189)
– This Is Family Collection – Phrase Copper Foil (ac-734187)
– This Is Family Collection – Sticker (ac-734185)

This is Family – talking Layouts with Tarrah

Aug

Leave a Comment

Hi everyone, it’s Tarrah McLean here with you today and I am super excited to be guest designing using the gorgeous This Is Family collection. I have created 4 layouts all together and still have loads of product! I will certainly be using my leftovers for future projects!

I absolutely love the colours, the fun icons and the versatility of the This Is Family collection. Ready to see what I created?

For my first layout, Delightful, I decided to feature quite a few of the different papers by using them to back a large title cut file design. Once all the letters were backed, I then used craft foam to pop it up off the background paper slightly to the left of the page. I trimmed the barcode strip off the bottom of the background paper and added it to the top of the page for some added colour.

I matted the photo of myself with my family with some of the die-cut pieces and placed it to the right of the large title and I tucked in one of the cute acetate flower clusters under the photo. I added another of the flower die-cuts to the letter ‘D’ in Delightful to balance the flowers. To keep things in 3’s, I also added one of the flower stickers under the ‘G’. Lastly I added more die-cuts and stickers to finish embellishing, I especially love the super cute fish bowl sticker!

For my second layout, Family Traditions, I used a heart cut file design but this time I used it as a guide. I lightly adhered the template to my chosen background paper and then used the positive pieces to cut my chosen papers. I then adhered all the papers in and pulled up the template once done. I then took out my sewing machine and stitched in between all the triangles. I chose a photo of myself with my Mum, Sister and Niece together and adhered it using craft foam slightly to the right of the design. I also layered one of the die-cut frames under the photo. I decided to keep the embellishing to a minimum as the design is fairly busy with all the different papers.

I added one of the banner stickers and that small phrase die-cut that says ‘Love You To Bits and Pieces’ was the perfect addition because the design is exactly that – bits and pieces! I popped this piece up using pop dots for some added dimension and did the same for the Be Happy For This Moment piece at the bottom and the Family Traditions piece that I used for my title.

I really love the rubber charms on the clips and wanted to add the girl one. The clip part wasn’t going to work so I took some time to pull the clip off so that I could use the rubber charm only. Lastly, I added a couple more of the stickers including a floral one, some phrase ones and some of the clear stickers too.

I absolutely love the birthday elements in the ‘This Is Family’ collection so I just had to make a birthday themed layout! I started with some plain white cardstock and then cut the Celebration paper to fit ¾ of the white cardstock. I also cut a strip of the Fridge Art paper and used the ‘B’ side to add to the bottom of the Celebration paper. I then layered one of the pink bar code strips over that paper. I took the large birthday cake die-cut and added some foam dots underneath; I then placed it to the bottom left of the pink strip and added some twine around the whole page for some added texture. I added a few of the phrase stickers to the top of the cake for some added interest. I cut out the ‘Hip Hip Hooray’ card from the Fun Times paper to act as my title. I placed it right next to my photo that I matted and machine stitched it in place. I tucked one of the ‘B’ sides of the recipe cards in behind the photo plus some of the candle die-cuts to the right hand side.

To embellish, I popped up the Happy Birthday banner die-cut and overlapped it on the Hip Hip Hooray card. I also popped up the party hat and the smaller birthday cake and also added the cupcake sticker. The last things added were some of the clear stickers and the streamer stickers to finish the layout.

As well as the birthday elements, there are stacks of cooking/food icons in this fabulous collection and I knew I had the perfect photos to scrapbook a layout! I went for a grid design for this layout as I wanted to use all the cooking-related papers on one page. I cut the papers to about 3” x 3” and arranged them on the yellow side of the ‘Fresh Picked’ paper that I chose for my background. Once I had them all adhered in place, I machine stitched a rectangle around the entire square design. I then decided to trim down the yellow paper a little and added it to white cardstock.

This time I have included 3 photos on my page, the photos are of my little guy dressed as a mini chef. He is soooo cute don’t you think?! I popped the photos up on craft foam and arranged them across the page. I then tucked in one of the plate die-cuts and love how the fork overlaps on to the next photo. I pulled out the rest of the food and cooking-related elements including stickers, clear stickers and die-cuts. My title was obvious when I saw that Supper Time piece. I popped it up with pop dots and also clustered a few other embellishments near the title too. I tried to decorate each square on its own and treated each one like a tiny layout. I left the bottom middle one without any extra embellishing as the paper was busy without it. Some of the elements I popped up with pop dots and some are flat. I love how this layout tells the story of my mini chef!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Pebbles Inc blog today! I hope I have inspired you in some way using the This Is Family collection.

Thank you so much to Pebbles Inc for asking me to guest design, I absolutely LOVED working with this gorgeous collection!

Happy creating!

Tarrah

DIY Autumn Wreath

Aug

Leave a Comment

Hey everyone, Michelle here today sharing a new project using the This Is Family collection. This is one of my favorite Pebbles collection ever. The colors are absolutely gorgeous. When I saw the mustard yellow paper, I immediately thought of sunflowers. I found a beautiful sunflower cut file in the silhouette store. I started off my project by cutting out 3 of them.

I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them after they were cut out, but then I saw this wooden hoop I had in my scraproom and I knew I had to make a wreath. I cut out some leaves and twigs from the Silhouette store, The Cut Shoppe, and JustNick studio. I didn’t really have a plan, I just cut out a whole bunch and started sticking them to my wreath.

I really love all the layers and dimension it created. I even curled the sunflower petals a little bit to add some extra.

I finished it by added a greeting from the phrase thickers. This was a fun project to make. I can’t wait for fall to display this in my house.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies used:
Pebbles – This Is Family Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Fresh Picked
Pebbles – This Is Family Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Bits & Pieces
Pebbles – This Is Family Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Scattered Leaves
Pebbles – This Is Family Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Golden Field
Pebbles – This Is Family Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Growing Together
Pebbles – This Is Family Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Picnic
Pebbles – This Is Family Collection – Thickers – Phrase – Puffy – Copper Foil

Party Favor Gifts

Aug

Leave a Comment

Well, hello friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today and I’m planning a fun little girl’s night next weekend, and what’s a party without fun little take-home gifts? I love filling cute little boxes with some of my favorite things (lip gloss, lotion, chocolate truffles, etc.) for my bff’s – and it’s so much fun to wrap them up differently every time! This time, I used a fun cut file (#294809 in the Silhouette Store) and products from the “This is Family” collection. I think they are pretty, and they were super easy to create! Keep reading for the details!

Party Favor Gift boxes by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc featuring the "This is Family" Collection

I started by cutting the shape from several papers – I’ll walk you through the entire process below!

First, cut it out:

Next, fold gently along the scored lines for the box ends and add adhesive to the handle.

Glue the handles together and fold the ends.

Choose coordinating washi tape and wrap all around the middle to keep the ends securely closed (be sure to put the treats inside BEFORE taping it shut)!

Now add a coordinating printed die-cut on top of the washi.

Create a layered tag by cutting the printed tags from the page, then cutting an additional tag shape from a coordinating paper. Punch a 1/2″ circle and cut one of the sides off.

Layer the pieces together and glue.

Use a smaller hole punch to punch through the pink circle portion.

Use coordinating string, twine, or ribbon to tie the tag to the handle of the box.

That’s it!! Super cute AND easy!!

Now repeat the process until you have enough party gifts for each of the party-goers!

If you make these cute gifts, be sure to drop a link in the comments so we can have a peek!

Birthday Cards with 4 Things

Aug

Leave a Comment

Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today. This week we were challenged to create a project using only 4 things. I decided to create a set of birthday cards. It seems I am always in need of one and the new This Is Family collection had fun ephemera die cuts that were perfect for birthdays. My 4 things are paper, a cut file, ephemera die cuts, and a sentiment stamp.

Some of my favorite die cut ephemera pieces from the This Is Family collection are the bears riding bicycles. They are too cute! They add a fun, whimsical feel to this card set. This first card I am sharing didn’t need a stamped sentiment. That Happy Birthday banner is one of the die cut ephemera pieces.

By keeping the design relatively the same, these cards came together pretty fast. I only had to choose which papers I wanted to use. I love that the This Is Family collection has colors suitable for boys and girls.

and Mamas and Papas.

Would you love to receive one of these?

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend!!
~Marcia