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Oh Summertime Travel Journal

10
May
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today with a tutorial on how to create your own travel journal. This could be used to document your summer vacation adventures or to send with a child to summer camp. I decorated this one with the Oh Summertime collection.

Here is a peek at the inside pages… There is a side pocket that can be used to hold sticker sheets or ephemera pieces. You could even store postcards and stamps to send to friends and family when you are traveling.

There are 3 gusseted pocket pages that follow. You could store photos, postcards, or other memorabilia inside.

In the back I have added a notebook. I covered this one with pattern paper to pretty it up.

I have put together a YouTube tutorial complete with measurements. It is fairly easy to put together. I hope you have a look. Click here

Supplies:
734097 Oh Summertime 12×12 Paper Pad
734094 Oh Summertime Ephemera
734086 Oh Summertime Cardstock Stickers
Sticky Thumb .25″ Double Sided Adhesive

Chasing Adventures Travel Journal

27
Mar
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today. Is anyone planning a Spring Break vacation in April? Take a look at my Chasing Adventures travel journal. It is perfect to take along on your trip to record your memories and store mementos, maps, postcards, photos and more.

The journal is crafted from a kraft cardstock and then decorated with the fun Chasing Adventures pattern papers. I glued two pieces of kraft cardstock together to make the folio stronger. To give it a vintage feel, I burnished the edges with some distress ink. An elastic band secures the binder shut. Let me show you the inside …


The front cover has a side pocket to tuck stickers and die cuts that can be used to decorate journal pages while traveling.

There are 3 pages inside. Each side of a page has a gusseted pocket to hold travel momentos, maps, postcards, and more.

Here are the other inside pages…

In the back of the journal I have added a notepad, covered with pretty pattern paper. Here you can journal about your daily adventures and add photos.

If you have an upcoming vacation, you might want to make a travel journal for yourself. Be sure to check out the Chasing Adventures collection to help you document your trip. I love that it has pattern papers and die cuts for whatever kind of adventure you desire from city vacations to mountain hiking to tropical relaxation.
Thanks so much for stopping by.

~Marcia

Supplies:

A Mini Calendar with Our Guest, Lucile

19
Jan
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Hello Pebbles friends, I am very happy to present you my first tutorial on this blog. It is for a mini calendar – perfect at the beginning of the year, right?

@dejolieschoses18 is on the blog with us today- and her calendar tutorial is too cute for words! @pebblesinc is blessed by her creativity!

The first step is to cut three pieces of cardboard according to the diagram below and assemble them to form the base.

@dejolieschoses18 is on the blog with us today- and her calendar tutorial is too cute for words! @pebblesinc is blessed by her creativity!

Then we will have to create our pages for the inside of the calendar. You can do it yourself with a word processor or print the file I made.

CLICK HERE to access the PDF

@dejolieschoses18 is on the blog with us today- and her calendar tutorial is too cute for words! @pebblesinc is blessed by her creativity!

To assemble my calendar, I used my cinch but you can do it using two classic rings.

To decorate my pages, I stuck a circle in the center and I added decorations. I used several collections to match each month. 

@dejolieschoses18 is on the blog with us today- and her calendar tutorial is too cute for words! @pebblesinc is blessed by her creativity!


@dejolieschoses18 is on the blog with us today- and her calendar tutorial is too cute for words! @pebblesinc is blessed by her creativity!

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial

Bisous,

Lucile

@dejolieschoses18 is on the blog with us today- and her calendar tutorial is too cute for words! @pebblesinc is blessed by her creativity!

New Year’s Resolution Recipe Book

21
Dec
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Have you started thinking about your 2019 New Year’s Resolutions yet?  I have!  One of my resolutions is to try one new recipe each week.  At the end of each month, I will choose one of my favorites and add it to a recipe book – the old fashioned way – by WRITING it down!!  I am so excited to try new recipes and find some new faves – and by the end of the year I’ll have a little keepsake worth passing down someday!  Here’s a look at my New Year’s Resolution Recipe Book featuring the “Along the Way” collection!

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

And here’s a look at how I created it:

I started with the “Bakeshop” paper, which is simply six recipe cards, printed front and back with beautiful designs:

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

Cut them all apart to prepare them for the recipe book.

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

I used two sheets of the paper so I would end up with 12 cards – one for each month.  I may add more if I really love more than one per month, but this is a good starting point.

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

Here they are, all stacked up for the book:

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

Using coordinating patterned papers, I created a cover for my little recipe keepsake book. The printed die cuts and gold foiled foam thickers were perfect for my needs! I cut apart a few words to form the word “of.”

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

To make the cover a little more sturdy, I glued two pieces of patterned paper together.  I also created a back cover with patterned papers.

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

 

Next, I sandwiched the cards between the covers

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

These fun pink clips (from a long-ago Pebbles collection) were perfect to clip it all together.  Of course, a twine bow is a fun addition to ANY project!

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

I can’t wait to start trying new recipes as soon as the New Year arrives!

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

Tell us what your new year’s resolutions are!

New Year's Resolution Recipe Book by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Along the Way" collection by @PebblesInc.

And Happy New Year to YOU!!

Wendy Sue

Supplies:

“Bakeshop” Along the Way Patterned Paper
“Porch Swing” Along the Way Patterned Paper
“Frolicking”Along the WayPatterned Paper
“Stitched Together” Along the Way Patterned Paper
Along the Way Gold Foiled ABC Thickers

2018 Mini Album

19
Dec
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Hello Pebbles Friends! It’s Leanne here today, sharing a 2018 Mini Album of memories. I have taken this opportunity, as holiday celebrations approach and this time of year becomes overwhelmingly busy, to step back and reflect on the many wonderful memories I have of 2018. I wanted to create a mini album that would also host not just specific details of memories but a more collective and overall study of the year. And I wanted to get these thoughts in order before 2019 hopes and dreams become the next focus.

This mini album is 4″x6″ in size and has been created using the glorious Pebbles Inc Along The Way collection. The fresh colours and abundant ephemera helped to establish all the base pages. One thing about mini albums that I love in particular is the way ephemera, tags and other items edge out between the pages. These tactile pages include sewing, journaling pockets and hidden depths that bring another dimension of joy to my memories.

The beauty of this mini album is also how inclusive it frames the 4″x4″ photos. The pages are not overtly feminine as you would expect with multiple floral patterned papers. Nestled among the patterned papers, photos of my three sons and husband aren’t lost to the world of pretty papers!

2018 Mini Album…

To recreate this mini album start by gathering your supplies. As mentioned, the Along The Way patterned papers is my collection of choice. My photos were printed directly from my family Instagram account which already had a steady source of memories documented from throughout the year. As a side note, at the time of taking the photos of the actual mini album, my journaling has not been filled in. As you look through the pages below, you will clearly see where I have left ample space to document.

Here’s a look at the front cover.

Two layers of patterned paper and one layer of cardstock, gives the cover strength and durability to withstand handling from my family. Stitched together ensures not only the strength of the page but adds an element of dimensional design. The title has been cut using an electronic die-cutting machine and embellishments have been kept to a minimum on the right hand side.

To keep all the pages together, the mini album has been secured with a single jump ring in the top left corner. I have used one 4″x6″ template to keep the hole placement uniform throughout the album. All base pages are trimmed to 4″x6″ with the exception of one. See more details below.

Inside the mini album…

Directly on the inside cover I have adhere a full 4″x6″ photo of my family. Minus me of course, but then someone has to be the photographer!!

The page opposite has been created using Along The Way patterned paper. Patterned paper cut aparts, are realigned to create a simple hidden journaling flap that opens downwards. Each sentiment on the cards is perfectly apt to convey my thoughts. Secure the flap with a score line 2mm from the bottom and then machine stitch below the score line. Machine stitch a paper tab to the side of the flap to help open the hidden element.

The rest of the mini album is relatively straight forward in design. Check out the next few pages including two photos adhered back to back.

Make sure there is plenty of space on some pages to add journaling.

The next image is a recreation of the first page in the mini album. The location of the hidden journaling flap is on the opposite side of the page.

Pages with no photos…

Mini album pages can include embellishments only. Journaling space will document household and day to day happenings or a daily routine.

Towards the back of the mini album, I wanted to created some interest by switching up the size of the pages without it being too noticeable.

This page is trimmed to 4″x9″. Score a fold line at the 6″ mark and adhere a photo overlapping the new 4″x3″ space. Back the photo with another photo or patterned paper of similar size.

To complete the mini album, have some fun with layered dimension using pop dots and the 2″x2″ sentiments.

Adhere another 4″x6″ photo directly to the back cardstock cover of the album and complete with a border of machine stitching.

The beauty of this mini album is its simplicity. I can happily add more pages to the album at will. I hope I have inspired you to jot down your memories of the year before the new one is in full force! Happy Holidays and thanks for visiting the blog today..x

 

supplies:

Along The Way Cardstock Stickers 733967

Thickers Along The Way 73396

Ephemera Cardstock Die-cut Phrases Along The Way 733973

Gold Foil Accents Ephemera Cardstock Die-cut Along The Way 733974 

Layered Stickers Along The Way 733976 

Cardstock Tags Along The Way 733980

Phrase Stickers Along The Way 733981 

Along The Way Along The Way Patterned Paper 733982

Home Sweet Home Along The Way Patterned Paper 733983

Stitched Together Along The Way Patterned Paper 733986

Sweet Sentiments Along The Way Patterned Paper 733988

Ride With Me Along The Way Patterned Paper 733989

Flower Market Along The Way Patterned Paper 733997

Scattered Sunshine Along The Way Patterned Paper 733999

Bird Seed Along The Way Patterned Paper 734006

Window Box Along The Way Patterned Paper 734014