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Documenting the Festive Season with Cozy & Bright!

Dec

Hi Pebbles Friends!

Welcome back for more Christmas inspiration!

Amanda here, & this week’s theme post is all about documenting a Christmas Tradition in your ‘home’ country. For those of you who don’t know, I’m an Aussie girl and spend most of my days at the beach! And Christmas is no exception! But before we get to the big day, we have quite a few traditions that we like to participate in. The festive season doesn’t officially start for us until the Christmas Pageant (think Christmas Parade ) has occurred. So, for today’s post, I am documenting my children participating in the Christmas Pageant. Yay!

Here’s my layout…..

“Pageant Day”

Isn’t this the sweetest?! Such a bright, happy & adorable page! So.much.fun!

Best part? It’s super simple and easy to recreate – here’s how….

Start by trimming the reverse side of pattern paper Tis The Season (candy cane stripes) on an angle. I made my paper strip 3″ at the widest end and 2″ at the shortest point. Attach to the top of the white cardstock background. Repeat this process, but this time use the candy canes pattern of Tis The Season, and reduce all measurements by one inch. Layer over the top of the stripes paper & glue into place (as shown above).

Take your square photograph, and tuck a Cozy & Bright Tag beneath it. Add a a few layers of torn white tissue wrap to the back of the tag. This torn paper adds both dimension and interest to the photo cluster.

Foam mount the photo cluster onto the top right hand side of the layout, & embellish with a few Die Cuts.

I just adore that cookies n cocoa Santa – so super cute!

Embellish with more Die Cuts, as well as some fabulous 6″ x 12 ” Accent Stickers.

Add a 1/2″ trim of pattern paper, Tis The Season (reverse side) to the very base of the page.

Embellish with those amazing Decorative Brads.

Add some Puffy Stickers – they make everything look awesome!

Create your title (& xo subtitles) with the Cozy & Bright Maggie Thickers. So cool! Love these amazing candy cane print alphas!

Build on your title work with a Decorative Brad!

Continue to embellish with stickers, brads and die cuts until your happy!

And Voila! An adorable page that is oh-so easy to create!

Here’s a few close ups for you……

And there you have it! Cozy & Bright – perfect for documenting the Festive Season!

I hope I’ve inspired you to get creating with this amazing new line!

Happy Holidays, Friends!

Amanda xo

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PEBBLES: COZY & BRIGHT SUPPLIES:

733926 Tis The Season

733936 Cozy & Bright Tags

733934 Die Cut Ephemera

733929 Accent Stickers

733943 Decorative Brads

733935 Puffy Stickers

733930 Clear Stickers

733932 Maggie Thickers

Happy Day Layout With Amanda & Along The Way!

Nov

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Hi Pebbles Friends!

Amanda here, & today I am sharing a really beautiful layout with our adorable Along The Way collection.

With so many pretty patterns and such a delightful color scheme, it’s an absolute joy to memory keep with! And this lovely layout is both effective and super easy to recreate at home! But enough chatter, here’s my lovely page….

“Happy Day”

Oh so pretty, indeed! Clean, & contemporary design with a soft, feminine twist!

Here’s how to recreate this layout….

Start by adhering 5 tags from the Along The Way Tags pk to the right hand side of white 12″ cardstock, as shown above. I adore this sweet pack of tags and just had to feature some of them in my layouts!

Next, trim the reverse side of pattern paper Flutter (blue with polka dots print) to 3 1/4″ x 12″ and attach to the right hand side, being sure to cover the prints on the Tags. Then, trim Flutter to 2 3/4″ x 12″, mount with foam tape and attach from the right hand side also. This creates a raised paper overlay onto the polka dots print, and looks so impressive! A great point of interest to the right side of the layout, and such a wonderful way to showcase that divine Flutter paper!

Time to create the photo cluster….

Trim the reverse side of pattern paper Flutter to 4″ x 3″, and then trim the reverse side of Window Box to 4 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ and glue them together. Attach another of the Tags beneath the paper layers, as shown above. Glue your smaller size photo (mine was 2″ 2 1/2″ size) & embellish with an Ephemera sentiment. I applied foam dots to the Ephemera to make sure it was easy to see against the pattern papers.

Align this photo cluster beside the center Tag on the layout, and tape into position.

Tuck a couple of Ephemera leaves into the photo cluster. Embellish over the cluster with the pretty girl Ephemera. Again, I used foam dots to ensure this adornment was easily identified.

Embellish with butterflies! I used two of the 6″ x 12″ Cardstock Stickers butterflies, as well as that gorgeous Dimensional Sticker one! So pretty!

Add a title with the gold foil Katherine Thickers, and a few tiny spots of journaling with Phrase Stickers.

Tuck a floral sticker beneath the right hand corner of the photo, and add the extra pretty girl Cardstock Sticker. For finishing touches, add the smile always heart Cardstock Sticker, a baker’s twine bow to the photo cluster tag and a scattering of pastel pink sequins.

Such a lovely page to document the oh so pretty person in your life!

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with the beautiful Along The Way collection!

Thanks so much for visiting,

Happy Arty Days, Amanda xo

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ALONG THE WAY SUPPLIES:

733980 – Tags

734000 – Flutter

734014 – Window Box

733967 – 6″ x 12″ Cardstock Stickers

733974 – Ephemera

733976 – Dimensional Stickers

733981 – Phrase Stickers

733885 – Katherine Thickers

AMERICAN CRAFTS SUPPLIES:

303722 – Bazzill Basics Smooth Classic White Cardstock

340261 – Sticky Thumb Permanent Tape Runner & Refill

340272 – Sticky Thumb Foam Dimensional Dots

90701 – 12 Inch Trimmer Scrapbooking Tool

Other Supplies: Baker’s twine, sequins.

Cards of Hope With The Along The Way Collection

Oct

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Hi Pebbles Friends!

Amanda here, and today I am sharing something that’s a little close to my heart; raising cancer awareness & spreading hope. These days cancer is all too well known, with most of us being affected either with the disease, or having a friend or family member suffering. It is a thing of great despair & darkness.

So let’s bring some light to those who need it most, by creating cards of Hope!

Infact, why not host a little ‘Coffee, Cake & Create’ card making session to raise money for cancer awareness? Together we can all make a difference!

Here are my cards of hope with the beautiful Along The Way collection…..

Aren’t they beautiful?!

Here’s how to recreate them……

Start by trimming pattern paper Blooms into two sections, 10″ x 7″ and 10″ x 5″. Score down the center, and fold to create 2 card bases, as shown above. One card is a larger 5″ x 7″ size, and the other is cute 5″ square card.

Next, trim the reverse side of pattern paper Window Box to 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ and 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ and adhere to the card fronts. Cut a 4 1/2″ x 3″ strip of pattern paper Bird Seed and attach to the Window Box base of the larger card. Glue doilies to the card centers.

Select a tag or two from the Along The Way Tags pk, and embellish with a Phrase Sticker or Ephemera sentiment.

To add dimension and interest, build up your card layers with foam mounted ephemera.

Add a few stickers, & a lil more ephemera!

Looking good!

Use the pretty laurel leaves from the Kacie Thickers to add another texture, & element of interest.

Apply a sentiment at the card base with the gorgeous gold foil Anne Thickers.

For finishing touches add a coordinating bow, and some sequins. Simple, but oh so elegant!

Cards of Hope only take a few minutes to create, but their thoughtfulness will last for months. Let’s spread the hope, and support our community! I hope my cards have inspired you to get creating and maybe even raise a little money towards cancer awareness too!

The Along The Way collection is really beautiful, and just perfect for all those special projects.

Thanks so much for visiting,

Happy Arty Days, Amanda xo

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ALONG THE WAY SUPPLIES:

733984 – Blooms

734014 – Window Box

734006 – Bird Seed

733969 – Thickers Anne

733968 – Thickers Kacie

733980 – Tags

733981 – Phrase Stickers

733973 – Ephemera

733974 – Ephemera

733967 – 6″ x 12″ Accent Stickers

OTHER SUPPLIES:

Doilies, ribbon & sequins.

Trick Or Treat Pumpkins Layout with Amanda!

Oct

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Hi Pebbles Friends!

Welcome back for more Spooky Boo inspiration!

Amanda here, & today I am sharing my take on this week’s pumpkins theme! It’s super cute & fun!

“Trick Or Treat: Boo!”

Eeek! Isn’t this the cutest for Halloween?! Totally Spook-tacular! & just check out all those amazing pumpkins!

And here’s how easy it is to recreate this page….

1. Mount an 11″ x 11″ sheet of white cardstock onto pattern paper, Sweet Tooth.

2. Use your digital cutting machine to cut out the Paige Evans’ Pumpkin Wreath cut file in white cardstock. Back the pumpkins with pattern papers Hocus Pocus, & the reverse side of Sweet Tooth. Leave a few of the cut pumpkins ‘open’ and without any backing, too.

3. Use watercolor paints to outline a few orange & yellow circles in the center of the background, as shown above. Add a few tiny splatters for interest.

4. While the paint dries, attach your spooky Halloween photograph to the Pumpkin Wreath cut file.

5. Position wreath onto the background paper and painted circles, then glue into place.

6. Embellish the photo cluster (& bottom right quadrant of the layout) with Cardstock Shapes die cuts, and 6 x 12 Accent Stickers. You’ll spy lots of pumpkins here too!