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Quick and Easy St. Patrick’s Day Letterboard Project

Mar

When the March wind starts blowing, it seems all thoughts turn to green, rainbows, and lots of luck! I’m not really a believer in “luck” per say, but I do believe that if you work hard, good things will happen! So that’s the thought I wanted to share when I updated our letterboard for March!

Quick and Easy St. Patrick's Day letterboard idea by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection from @PebblesInc.

I always like to add a little something extra to my monthly letterboards – so this month I opted to add a little rainbow-ish banner to keep up the March vibe! It was super quick and easy and anyone could whip it up in a matter of minutes! Here’s the quick step-by-step! Start by cutting out enough triangle banners to span your letterboard and enough rainbow hearts for each banner piece.

Add foam adhesive to the back of each heart.

Place each heart on it’s triangle banner.

Use baker’s twine (or whatever string you wish) to thread the banner together.

Add your favorite quote or sentiment to your letterboard – be sure to leave room at the top or the bottom for your banner.

Add the banner by securing the twine on the back side of the letterboard.

Now…get out there and work hard today so you can be “lucky” tomorrow!

Happy March, Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and Happy Almost-Spring!

Wendy Sue

Supplies:

Chasing Adventures 6×8 Paper Pad
Chasing Adventures “Fiesta Flowers” Patterned Paper
Chasing Adventures “Savanna” Patterned Paper
Chasing Adventures “Sip Sip” Patterned Paper
American Crafts Green/White Bakers Twine
Sticky Thumb foam adhesive dots
DCWV 16×20 Black Letterboard
DCWV Black 1″ Letters
DCWV Gold 2″ Letters

New Year Banner 2019

Dec

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Hello Pebbles Friends! It is Leanne here today with a celebratory blog post to help welcome in the New Year! And what better way to do that than with a little DIY décor? Using Black and White patterned paper as my theme and a little assistance from the We R Memory Keepers Alphabet punch board, a 2019 New Year Banner can be created in moments.

Happy New Year..

Using the Alphabet Punch Board as your guide, trim the patterned paper to 3″x5″. Follow the instructions in the booklet, taking note of the image direction on the patterned paper.

Punch out the individual letters, ensuring the patterned papers form a cohesive balance across the banner.

Thread string through holes punched at the top of the letters. Keep the holes at an even height, allowing the new year banner alphas to sit flat on the string.

Adding Extra..

To further enhance the banner, add 3D stars to hang from the string.

Now all that is left to complete this project, is to hang the New Year banner in an appropriate location and light some sparklers! Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2019 will be amazing..x

supplies:

Stitched Together Along The Way Patterned Paper 733986

Picnic Basket Along The Way Patterned Paper 734004

Bird Seed Along The Way Patterned Paper 734006

Sweet Sentiments Along The Way Patterned Paper 733988

Ride With Me Along The Way Patterned Paper 733989

We R Memory Keepers Alphabet Punch Board

Scattered Sunshine Along The Way Patterned Paper 733999

Porch Swing Along The Way Patterned Paper 734016

A Boo-tiful Gift Idea for Halloween!

Aug

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Hi Pebbles Friends!

It’s Amanda, & today I am sharing a super sweet Halloween decor item that makes for a spook-tacular gift!

I LOVE Halloween, and the new Spooky Boo collection is just perfect for Halloween cards, decor & memory keeping!

Here’s the gift I’m sharing today…..

Trick or Treat!!!

How fun is this?!!

Not everyone in my neighborhood celebrates this holiday, so to let Trick Or Treaters know if it’s ok to visit, we all hang a wreath, banner or decorative item on our front doors. I thought this cute door hanger would be a perfect gift for our new neighbors across the street. I hope they like it!

Here’s how to make one of your own….

Start by trimming a sheet of chipboard into a 5″ wide triangle with an 8″ point. Cover both sides with your fave papers from the Spooky Boo collection. I chose the reverse side of HOCUS POCUS for the front side, and SWEET TOOTH for the back. Use your We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile, or similar tool, to punch holes in the top corners of the triangle.

To add that ‘Halloween’ feel, (& hide those ugly chipboard edges) apply METALLIC CREAM CHALK in black to the edges of the triangle.

Insert burlap ribbon into the holes, tying it off with knots to create the ‘handle’. I use burlap as it’s quite sturdy and won’t perish easily! Use 1″wide black ribbon to create the fancy concertina trim at the top of the triangle.

Kinda looks like a carrot as this stage, but once we start embellishing the triangle you’ll barely see that orange base!

Embellish with faux spiders web (stretched cotton wool), and one of the smaller WALL BATS in the center of the triangle.

Next, foam mount PRINTED CARDSTOCK SHAPES on top of one another to create a focal point. I love the framed witch silhouette supported by the little bat ephemera, but there are tons of options in the PRINTED CARDSTOCK SHAPES pack to choose from!

Here’s a closer look for you…..

Lookin’ boo-tiful already! But it really needs more…….

For my gift, the ‘Trick Or Treat’ sentiment is a perfect adornment to the top of my decorative door hanger, but again many of the PRINTED CARDSTOCK SHAPES or 6″ x 12″ ACCENT STICKERS would work for personalizing your decor!

I also tuck a few PRINTED CARDSTOCK SHAPES into the top of the focal point. Now it’s starting to look super spooky!!!

Add more ribbon & trim to the ‘handle’, as well as a length of ribbon at the triangle point. Adorn the ribbon with more cobwebs, and for finishing touches attach those fabulously freaky WALL SPIDERS.

Witches, spiders, bats, & pumpkins – totally CREEPIN IT REAL!!!

Here’s how it looks hanging on the door…..

Say Boo!

A spook-tacular Halloween gift that really does say Boo!

I hope I have inspired you to get started on your Halloween crafts with the new Spooky Boo collection today!

Thanks so much for visiting,

Happy Arty Days, Amanda xo

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SPOOKY BOO SUPPLIES:

733898 Sweet Tooth

733901 Hocus Pocus

733908 Printed Cardstock Shapes

733911 6 x 12 Accent Stickers

733912 Wall Bats

733913 Wall Spiders

OTHER SUPPLIES:

742007 Metallic Cream Chalks: Precious Metals

70907-7 We R Memory Keepers: Crop – A – Dile Hole Punch & Eyelet Setter

340272 Sticky Thumb Dimensional Foam Dots

340265 Sticky Thumb Double-Sided Tape

Hawaiian Luau Party Decor

Jul

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Aloha everyone, Heather Leopard is here and with summer fully upon us here in the States, I’ve been daydreaming about Hawaii. I figured why not throw a little Hawaiian party on a random Friday?!?!

The new My Bright Life collection has the perfect mix of colors to pull this Hawaiian Luau Party off. The decor I created includes garland I cut and strung, cupcake holders and toppers to resemble a pineapple and a few goody bags. Let’s take a look at how it came together

Lei inspired garland

The backdrop features a lei inspired garland. To get this look, I cut plumeria flowers out of two different patterned papers as well as palm leaves in two different sizes and then large yellow circles. I created 7 garland strips each containing 10 pieces (a mix of flowers, leaves and circles). Once I had 10 pieces for each strand, I ran them through my sewing machine with a straight stitched until I got to the end. I repeated that process 6 more times.

Pineapple cupcakes

So I cheated with store bought cupcakes and they’re a mix of chocolate and vanilla – not pineapple but I dressed them up as pineapples. Using a cut file I purchased, I simply cut cupcake wrappers and pineapple toppers using my electronic die cut machine.

The wrappers have little cuts in them and when you bend them back slightly, it resembles a pineapple.

The pineapple toppers can be inserted right into the icing. So easy and oh so cute!

Goody Bags

Since Hawaii is known as the rainbow state and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” by Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo`ole is one of my all time favorite songs, I made Rainbow tags for the goody bags.

They are cut into squares and feature a scallop circle and “Mahalo”, the Hawaiian word for Thank You. I decided to add some palm leaves and a flowers as well.

I hope this mini Hawaiian Luau party I am hosting for my girls this weekend has you daydreaming of Hawaii as well.

Mahalo,

Heather

Supplies:
My Bright Life Stitched Flowers Patterned Paper(733859)
My Bright Life Field of Flowers Patterned Paper (733879)
My Bright Life Bright Stripes Patterned Paper (733869)
My Bright Life Flower Rows Patterned Paper (733862)
My Bright Life Fresh Picked Patterned Paper (733875)
My Bright Life 12×12 Paper Pad

My Bright Life Party Details

Jul

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Hi friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a few quick and easy party detail projects you can whip up with the new “My Bright Life” collection! I just love inviting friends over to my home for little get together – and if I can use my paper supplies to decorate just a bit, you can bet I will! But I usually want to focus on the food or activity, so the decorations and details have to be simple and quick – so here are a few details from my last little soiree!

With the gorgeous “My Bright Life” collection and the help of a few fun punch boards, all of these items were so quick and easy to create!

Here are a few of the details!

Using various patterned papers, and the mini alphabet punch board, I created this quick little “celebrate” banner. After cutting each letter, I used a small hole punch and string to attach them together!

The Gift Box punch board made quick work of these little favor boxes (don’t forget to use the little tags and stickers to create fun dimensional tags!):

And the flower punch board made it so easy to decorate the table – but look how fun they would be as box toppers too!

The pre-printed tags are cute alone, but look at how fun they are when they are layered together:

And since every party is better when there are sugar cookies involved, why not put these tags to work???

Wrap them up – easy peasy!

Of course, if you need utensils, you can make them fun too! Put them in a jar and decorate the jar:

And, finally, with all of the sweet treats, water is the best drink option – decorate it too!

Even one of these ideas of My Bright Life Party Details will make your next event a little more fun and a lot more personalized! Happy celebrating!

Supplies:

My Bright Life “Sweet Cherries” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Field of Flowers” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Little Thoughts” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Flower Rows” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Kitchy Kitchen” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Fresh Picked” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Flower Pop” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life 6×6 Paper Pad
My Bright Life Ephemera
Gift Box Punch Board
Flower Punch Board
Mini Alphabet Punch Board