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Fall Sweet Treat | Caramel Apples Quick Gift

09
Oct
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Happy Fall!  Renee here to share a Caramel Apple Quick Gift using the Midnight Haunting collection and the We R Memory Keepers 123 Punch Board.  I love Fall!  I love watching the trees change colors, the crisp cool air perfect for sweatshirts and sweaters, and going to the pumpkin farm with my girls.  I also love apple cider donuts, pies, and caramel apples.  What’s a Fall season without enjoying a caramel apple? Not a good one!

A Caramel Apple Quick Gift can be given to a teacher, friend, or family member for a fun fall sweet treat.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

I measured the caramel apples and decided to make 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” sized boxes for them.  I trimmed the Whirling Leaves, Autumn Plaid, and Pumpkin Plaid pattern papers to 10″ x 10″…

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

…And followed the instructions on my 123 Punch Board to create the boxes.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

To create tags for my caramel apples quick gift, I trimmed the Midnight Sentiments pattern paper to 3″ x 8″, folded the papers in half and trimmed off the top corners.  I adhered the tags and added a decorative edge to them.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

With all the prep work done, the fun of embellishing the tags begins.  I distressed the edges of the tags and added Stickers, die-cuts, and layered banner sentiment stickers.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

I love the fall embellishments!  The leaves, pumpkin, and fall colors are perfect.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

Once I placed my caramel apple into the box, I punched a hole into all four corners of the top of the box.  I closed each flap one at a time over the stick of the caramel apple.  A perfect fit!  I simply added a tag over the stick of the caramel apple.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today!  I hope you enjoyed this fall quick gift idea.  Have a great day!

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

Supplies:

Midnight Haunting Midnight Sentiments (733639)
Midnight Haunting Whirling Leaves (733640)
Midnight Haunting Autumn Plaid (733644)
Midnight Haunting Hauntingly Beautiful (733647)
Midnight Haunting Pumpkin Plaid (733650)
Midnight Haunting Accent Stickers with Gold Foil (733653)
Midnight Haunting Ephemera with Gold Foil (733654)
Jen Hadfield Heart Of Home Layered Stickers (733766)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Flat Adhesive Dots, .5″ 300/Pkg (340275)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Raised Adhesive Dots, .5″ 150/Pkg (340276)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Marathon Runner & Refill, Permanent Solid .315″ x 33.3 yd (342038)
American Crafts Cutup Scissors 7″ (64201)
American Crafts Knock Outs Border Punch Value Kit (63013)
We R Memory Keepers 123 Punch Board (662530)

Back to School Scrapbooking

01
Sep
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Hey Pebbles friends, Becki here. I’m excited to share with you a back to school scrapbooking layout I created using the new Warm and Cozy collection. I love back to school photos. My kids will tell you that every year we take photos not only on the first day of school but we also do a back to school photo shoot a few days before school starts. As much as I love Summer I love the routine and the fresh start that a new school year brings.

I started by gathering some supplies from the Warm and Cozy collection. I LOVE all the gorgeous plaids in this collection. I chose this great red, black, and yellow plaid paper to create an huge apple.

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

I sketched a giant apple on a piece of white cardstock. (My kids think it looks like a pumpkin, they’re wrong. It’s totally an apple.) You could also use a die cut machine to cut the apple out of white cardstock. I backed the apple cut out with the red patterned paper. I really wanted the apple to be  the focus of the layout. I chose one photo for the layout. I wanted the journaling to be tucked away behind the photo on this project so I used a kraft treat bag.

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

The bag was a little too large for the journaling cards I chose so I folded it in half and stapled it.

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

You could also cut the bottom of the bag and stitch it closed with a sewing machine. The journaling cards fit perfectly into the folded/stapled treat bags.

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

The title is created with the beautiful copper foam Thickers that come with the Warm and Cozy collection. I created the title along the curve of the apple.

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

The leaves from the sticker sheet and die cut pack made the perfect addition to the layout with a pop of green, copper, and brown.

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

How do you document your back to school memories? Make sure to grab the Warm & Cozy collection to document all your Fall memories.

Back to School scrapbooking by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #scrapbooking #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Supplies:
Kraft Treat Bags 732635
Tartan Patterned Paper PBWC12-33405
Sprigs Patterned Paper PBWC12-33401
Star Mosaic Patterned Paper PBWC12-33408
Log Cabin Patterned Paper PBWC12-33411
Warm & Cozy Stickers 733388
Warm & Cozy Ephemera 733389
Warm & Cozy Thickers 733390
Warm & Cozy Washi Stickers 733391

Easy Back to School Gift

22
Aug
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Hello Pebbles friends, Becki here.  I’m so excited to share this easy back to school gift with you. Any mom of school age children will tell you that back to school time ranks right at the top of the busiest times of year. Registrations, back to school nights, and back to school shopping are enough to make any mom run herself ragged. Today, I have an easy back to school gift to make this time of year a little bit easier. This project only took me about 5 minutes to create. Yes, I said 5 minutes. When I go shopping for school supplies I always pick up a few extra supplies to give to my children’s teachers. Today, I’ll show you how I created this cute gift with only a few supplies and 5 minutes.

Easy Back to School gift created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #pebblesinc #papercrafting

I used bits of two pieces of patterned paper from the Woodland Forest collection to create a tag.

Easy Back to School gift created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #pebblesinc #papercrafting

I stapled the top of the tag to create a loop and put a piece of red and white twine through the loop.  I tied the loop around a cute polka dot glitter treat bag from the Home + Made collection and tied a bow. Then, I added a few supplies to the bag. It’s that easy!

Easy Back to School gift created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #pebblesinc #papercrafting

I love the 2×2 apple cut out. It’s perfect for back to school. The red and white twine adds just a bit more color to the neutral color of the bag.

Easy Back to School gift created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc #backtoschool #pebblesinc #papercrafting

Hopefully this easy back to school gift idea will help your back to school season a little less chaotic. Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today, I’ll see you again soon!

Supplies:
Thankful Patterned Paper WF12-33427
Stitched Floral Patterned Paper WF12-33429
Home + Made Kraft Bag with Glitter Accents 732635

Thank you Shaker Cards

16
May
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Hello Pebbles’ fans! Eva Pizarro here today bringing you a quick and easy tutorial to create a Thank you card for your child’s teacher. These cards look difficult to make but using a few tools from our friends from We R Memory Keepers you can make them in no time!

To make these cards cut an apple from a piece of cardstock and create your card. I used an electronic cutting machine but you could just draw the silhouette and use your scissors.

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

For these shaker cards I’m using the new Confetti Punch by WRMK, If you don’t have this little tool yet you have to get it! Anything is cuter with confetti! plus, with this punch you can punch two different circle sizes to create the perfect confetti look.

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

I also used The Fuse by WRMK, with this tool you can make shaker pockets fast and easily. I used a glass as my guide and simply used my Fuse to create a circle (make sure the circle is slightly larger than the apple!). Right before closing the circle fill the shape with confetti.

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

Cut your confetti circles and attach them to the back of your card using strong liquid glue

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

Isn’t it super cute? I LOVE shaker cards!

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

To complete the look create some leaves using a circle punch, simply punch twine each circle and bend the leaf in half.

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

Attach the leaves to the card and embellish with these gorgeous sentiments from the Spring Fling’s Ephemera pack and some 3D dots.

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

To add the final touch use some hemp twine an tie a bow to the side of your card.

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

Aren’t these cute? I am sure your children’s teacher would love these!

Thank you Shaker Cards by @evapizarrov using #Everyday and #Springfling collections by @pebblesinc

I am fan of confetti, are you? Look at these cute party favors Wendy Sue created for New Year’s Eve! These would be cute for any party!

New Year's Eve Confetti Tubes and Gift Box by @wendysuea for #PebblesInc with the "Winter Wonderland" collection

Have a great week!
Eva

Supplies:
Spring Fling Ephemera Pack (733116)
Everyday Tropical Delight (733071)
Everyday 6 x 6 Paper Pad (733082) 
American Crafts Hemp Twine (366587)
We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool (662567)
We R Memory Confetti Punch  (662567)

Teacher Tissue Box

13
May
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Hi Pebbles Fans! Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing with you a creative Teacher Tissue Box idea made with the Everyday patterned papers.

Teacher Tissue Box made with @pebblesinc Everyday collection by @jenhadfield and Silhouette Cameo. Designed by @ribbonsandglue

Teacher Tissue Box

Teacher Appreciation Week was officially last week but I know teachers appreciate gifts anytime of the year especially practical gifts, like tissues. From what I’ve observed in the classroom over the years, tissues are well loved and used by all so why not  make them cute.

Teacher Tissue Box made with @pebblesinc Everyday collection and Silhouette

To make this Teacher Tissue Box, I first used my Silhouette CAMEO to cut out the layers of a 3D Teacher Tissue Box cut file.

Teacher Tissue Box made with @pebblesinc Everyday collection and Silhouette

I then assembled the tissue box and the apple die cuts together using strong tape and embellished the box with School Days ribbon.

Teacher Tissue Box made with @pebblesinc Everyday collection by @jenhadfield and Silhouette Cameo. Designed by @ribbonsandglue

I’m sure most teachers would love to have this unique and cute tissue box displayed on their desk.

Teacher Tissue Box made with @pebblesinc Everyday collection by @jenhadfield and Silhouette Cameo. Designed by @ribbonsandglue

This Teacher Tissue Box is the perfect example why the Pebbles Inc. Everyday collection is a must-have collection since the patterned papers really are great for all your everyday projects.

Supplies:
Everyday Sweet Dots Paper
Everyday Pops of Color Paper
Everyday Scripted Thoughts Paper
Green Cardstock
Silhouette CAMEO
School Themed Ribbon
Red and White Twine
Red Button

Click on images to view more Pebbles Inc. Projects:

Patriotic paper stars made with @PebblesInc #Americana collection Created by @ribbonsandglue #craft #patriotic #fourthofjuly

Pebbles Beach Towel Gift