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Five Tips to create Quick and Easy Invitations

17
Apr
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Hey everyone!
Terhi here again, wishing you the happiest Friday!
Today I want to share tips and tricks for creating unique invitation cards.
To create these four invitations I used Hey, Hello! Boxed Cards. The package includes 40 cards and envelopes, all good to go just the way they are.
Instead of writing my own greetings and sending them away like that, I decided on adding handmade look. Altering the cards is fun, easy and quick.
And here are my best tips to make them look better than ever!

1. Use one card to alter another.
To have matching floral elements to decorate the invitations, I fussy cut couple of flowery cards from the Hey, Hello! Boxed Cards. To get bigger and smaller florals too, I used patterned papers from the same line but most of what you can see here are from the Boxed Cards package.

2. Sentiments.
“Happily Ever After” surely sounds more like a sentiment on top of a greeting card, but fortunately there are no rules for crafty things like that. That’s why I thought it would be great to create “Happily Ever After” invitations for a wedding, engagement party or similar.
What do you think?

3. Be prepared.
Most of us are inviting someone to somewhere to some occasion during the next 365 days, right? Would it be great to be prepared with handmade invitations in advance!
General titles like “Celebrate” or “Today is the Day” would fit for any occasion. Just to mention few, the “Celebrate” would be perfectly for a Birthday Party, House Warming Party, Girls/Boys/Ladies/Gentlemen Night Out or even for a Baby Shower.

4. Add layers.
The fussy cut elements I talked before can be adhered here and there, but I like to make them look more real by gathering them to one spot and layering them. To make the process easier, you can use glue for some, foam dots for some and even two layers of foam dots for the ones you want to get shown the most.
Also, don’t forget the envelopes! Couple of nice flowers makes the envelopes look much more interesting and pretty.

5. Play with sizes.
The Boxed Cards from the Hey, Hello! line, as well as from all other Pebbles lines, are slightly smaller than 4″ x 6″. The envelopes are 4″ x 6″ which makes total sense in order to make the cards fit in perfectly. The 4″ x 6″ is a good and traditional size, but it isn’t the only possible size and shape. I cut these invitations to the size 3,5″ x 3,5″ and now they look so cute in square form.
Use your imagination to make the cards triangle, teeny tiny squares or maybe half circle!

What was your favorite of these five tips?
And what is your own tip for creating invitations?
If you have a tip to share, please comment here below as I would love reading them!
Have a great and crafty weekend!
Terhi xx 
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Supplies: 
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Pad 12×12 (736898)  
Pebbles Hey, Hello Boxed Cards (736807)
Pebbles Hey, Hello Cardstock Stickers (736796)
 
Pebbles Hey, Hello Cardstock Sticker Book (736804)

Pebbles Hey, Hello Ephemera Sentiments (736799)
We R Memory Keepers Premium Paper Trimmer (660557) 

Filed Under: Birthday, Cards, DIY, Easter, Flowers, Gift, Inspiration, Papercraft, Party, Spring, Summer, Teacher, Thank You, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Card, Cardmaking, Invitations, party invitations, Terhi Koskinen

Hey, Hello Cards

26
Feb
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia back today. I’ve been playing with the beautiful new Hey, Hello collection from Jen Hadfield. This collection is a cardmakers dream! So many elements that can be layered to make gorgeous cards for any occasion; Birthday, Sympathy, Thank You, Thinking of You, and so much more. The first cards I created were birthday cards. I always need birthday cards. I bet you do too. Check these out…

This little hedgehog is the cutest! He is all ready to celebrate with you!! The Hey, Hello collection has a sheet of 12×12 pattern paper full of tags like this one. They are excellent for cardmaking layered over a couple other pieces of pattern paper.

There is also a sheet of 12×12 pattern paper with 3×4 journal cards perfect for cardmaking as well. This card features an adorable sloth.

Then I made a sympathy and a thank you card using beautiful florals and black pattern paper for striking contrast.

My sympathy card is also made from a 3×4 journal card. I added some florals for dimension, a dainty bow, and a few nuvo drops for interest.

There is another 12×12 sheet of pattern paper with 2×2 squares, giving you another option for layering on cards.

This last one might be my favorite. I tucked in some fussy cut florals and used lots of layers. Another bow and nuvo drops add interest. My tip for cardmaking: Use some foam dots to help separate the layers like I did here.

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you are a cardmaker, this is one collection you NEED!

Supplies:
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Pad 12×12
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Birthday Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Donuts
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Blushing Hedgehogs
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Yellow Roses
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Loves Me
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Blushing Blooms
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Flower Blossoms
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Thank You Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Sympathy Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Birdies
Pebbles Hey, Hello Sticker Book with Foil Accents
Pebbles Hey, Hello Ephemera Icons
Pebbles Hey, Hello Ephemera Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Cardstock Stickers with Foil Accents
American Crafts White Cardstock


Filed Under: Birthday, Cards, Inspiration, Papercraft, Party, Thank You Tagged With: Birthday Cards, Card, Cardmaking, hey hello, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Sympathy card, Thank You, Thank You Cards

Gift boxes ft. This is Family

02
Aug
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Hello everyone! Eva on the blog today sharing a quick gift box perfect to thank that special person in your life.

create quick and easy gift boxes for your kid's teacher with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new @pebblesinc line "This Is Family"

These little boxes are made with the new and gorgeous “This is Family” collection by Jen Hadfield, the pattern are modern and feminine and the sentiments are perfect for your everyday life! I made them for my kid’s teacher but you can use them to thank any person in your life!

To create the boxes, start by cutting some 10 inch x 8 inch paper and use your Gift Bag Punch Board to create the box.

create quick and easy gift boxes for your kid's teacher with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new @pebblesinc line "This Is Family"

I didn’t punch the holes on the top part of the gift bag, instead, I cut another flap and used a We R Memory Keeper Punch to create a window.

create quick and easy gift boxes for your kid's teacher with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new @pebblesinc line "This Is Family"

Assemble the box and embellish with die-cut and ephemera. I love the tag paper included in the collection, super versatile and makes your job very easy!

create quick and easy gift boxes for your kid's teacher with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new @pebblesinc line "This Is Family"

Another favorite is the clips, look at those lovely faces! aren’t they cute?

create quick and easy gift boxes for your kid's teacher with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new @pebblesinc line "This Is Family"

Now the last step is to fill these pretty boxes with your favorite treats. I used some jellies that my sister in law brought me from Italy, yummy!

create quick and easy gift boxes for your kid's teacher with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new @pebblesinc line "This Is Family"

Do you ever make gift boxes? Gift-giving doesn’t have to be hard and expensive, the best things are the ones made from the heart.

create quick and easy gift boxes for your kid's teacher with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new @pebblesinc line "This Is Family"

Thanks for joining me today, have a great day!

Eva

Supplies
This is Family Patterned Paper
This is Family Ephemera
This is Family Paper Clips
This is Family Tags

Filed Under: Gift Bag, Teacher, Thank You Tagged With: Eva Pizarro, Gift idea, this is family

Thank A Teacher With Bigtop Dreams

29
Jul
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Well hello there, Pebbles friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today and though I’m not a teacher, I have several friends who are elementary school teachers, and each of them will attest to the fact that, at times, they feel like the ringmaster of their own little circus. That’s why I thought it was particularly appropriate to create a few teacher appreciation gifts featuring the “Bigtop Dreams” collection!

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

These cute little popcorn themed gift card holders (cut file #130271 in the Silhouette store) were just perfect to use with the Bigtop Dreams collection, weren’t they? If you’d like to make one of these cute gifts for a ringmaster in your life (especially the teacher variety), follow these quick and easy instructions!

  1. Begin by cutting the pieces from the various papers in the collection. I used the red/white stripe (“Big Top Dreams” #734121) for the popcorn box, “Step Right Up #734128” for the gift card holder, and “Tightrope” #734123 for the popcorn pieces
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

2. Assemble the popcorn box by using a strong adhesive/tape to secure the sides. Isn’t the scalloped top so cute? And if you peek inside you see the fun circus tents!

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

3. Add the popcorn pieces to the gift card holder. I added a few bonus pieces with foam adhesive for a little bit of fun “popping” dimension!

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

4. Tuck a gift card under the notches in the holder (teachers can always use a yummy treat OR you could give them a gift card to an office supply store or even target or walmart where they could buy classroom supplies).

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

5. Continue to embellish the front of the popcorn box by cutting a small square sentiment from the “Best Day Ever” #734120 paper. Mount this piece on white cardstock and adhere to the front of the popcorn box.

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

6. Now choose a fun printed die-cut from the icon ephemera pack (#734116). Add foam adhesive squares to the back and attach next to the sentiment.

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

7. For an extra bit of sparkle and shine, add gold stars from the Circus Thickers Collection (#734111)!

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

Now go ahead and tuck the gift card inside the popcorn box and you’re all set!

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

See, it was SO easy!! Thanks to all of the teachers out there who work so hard to train our little monkeys and clowns – they surely deserve a little extra thanks now and again!!

teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection
teacher thank you gift card holder by wendy sue anderson for @pebblesinc featuring the bigtop dreams collection

Filed Under: Gift, Teacher, Thank You Tagged With: Bigtop Dreams, Giftcard Holder, Wendy Sue Anderson

Sunshine Card Set with Video Tutorial

17
Apr
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Hello all! Terhi here, hoping you all are having sunshine in your day today! I’m sharing some sunshine for you with my card set I made using ‘Oh Summertime!’ collection. To show you how I created these, I recorded a process video – see it in the end of this post.

To be more specific of what these cards are, I’d describe them as a treat bag tags mixed with cards. I got the idea to make the set of cards/tags when I was starting to plan some kind of gift to our children teachers this spring. Something handmade for sure, but also fun and colourful!

The treat bags I used, Homemade with Love Treat Bag Kit – Day Dream, are perfect to go with Oh Summertime! collection. They can be filled with any sweets of course, but also with anything else. How about some seeds to plant and grow beautiful flowers? Don’t let your imagination stop you.

As you can see, I didn’t add any large sentiments. Instead, I let the big circle shaped element speak loudly, wishing warm and sunny days, and thought to write my greetings to the back side.

To add more depth and interest to the cards I layered paper, paper and glitter die cut ephemera and fussy cut elements together. The result is fun-looking and very detailed!

This kind of project is super quick to do, and also quite simple. No need for tools in addition to scissors!

Take a look to the video here. If you can’t see the video, follow this link: Sunshine Card Set for Pebbles.

 

Thank you so much for taking time to visit here! See you soon again!

Terhi xx 
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Supplies:

340272 Sticky Thumb Adhesive Foam Dots

71793 Smooth Cardstock White 

734097 Summertime 12×12 Paper Pad

734087 Summertime Clear Stickers

734094 Summertime Ephemera

734093 Oh Summertime Glitter Ephemera

734091 Oh Summertime Foam Thickers

734086 Oh Summertime Cardstock Stickers

351422 Homemade with Love Treat Bag Kit – Day dream

Filed Under: American Crafts, Cards, Gift, Gift Bag, Party, Teacher, Thank You, Treat Bag, Tutorial, Uncategorized Tagged With: homemade with love, oh summertime, Papercraft, Terhi Koskinen, Treat Bag, Treat bags

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