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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

Give the Gift of Kind Words

18
Nov
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Hi friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a project filled with kindness! My assignment was to create a project based on “giving” or “receiving” and I chose giving, of course! My favorite thing to GIVE is a kind word or a bit of encouragement. Whenever I can use paper and glue to make those words into a little gift, I call it a double win!

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

I used the “This is Family” collection to create this set of cards. I knew I wanted to make a bunch, so I kept the design pretty simple. I started by cutting several different papers into 3 3/4″ squares. Next, I cut half of those squares in half diagonally. I used my sewing machine to stitch each half square onto a full square, right up the middle.

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

Then I cut apart all of the 3″ squares on the cut-apart sheet in the collection. I placed one square in the center of each stitched piece.

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

Finally, I attached each piece to a 4″ square card cut from white cardstock. I also added a sticker or die cut to some of the card fronts.

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

My plan is to write notes to some of the special people in my life, telling them WHY I think they are special, why I am thankful for them, and what makes them so great! I hope they appreciate hearing a kind word as much as I know I would! I plan to share a card or two each day from now until Thanksgiving. 🙂

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

What gifts do YOU like to give? Kind and encouraging words are always a good choice!

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

Happy Thanksgiving Season!

Wendy Sue

Filed Under: Cards, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Cardmaking, this is family, Wendy Sue Anderson

Grateful Jar

28
Oct
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Hello everyone! It’s Eva on the blog sharing a quick tutorial on how to create a Grateful Jar for this season using the lovely “This Is Family” line.

Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc

One of the most important things that I try to teach my son is that he has to be grateful for all the wonderful things he has in life, all the opportunities and never take anything for granted! Even though we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Chile, I believe it is a great opportunity to pond on all the things we are grateful for.

To create this simple Grateful Jar start by washing a big glass jar and decorate it with some stickers. I really like this small sticker sheets because they are transparent and let you see trough! Perfect for this kind of project!

Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc

I used some ephemera to decorate the lid of my jar and these beautiful cooper phrases to put the title.

Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc

The last step to decorate my jar was to hang some decorations. I used ephemera, tags, and even a cute flower clip!

Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc
Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc

Finally, I created a small box with my 1,2,3 Punch Board to hold little pieces of paper. I love the happy fall colors of the “This Is Family” line!

Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc

I created a small station at my house with everything you need to write the small notes, that way, you can use it anytime you want and don’t have any excuses!

Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc

I think it will be very helpful to read all the things we are grateful for after these Holidays! I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving season and thank you for visiting the blog!

Creating a Grateful Jar it is easy with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the "This is Family" line from @pebblesinc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc

Eva

Supplies
This is Family Papers
This is Family Stickers
This is Family Ephemera
This is Family Thickers


Filed Under: Home Decor, Thanksgiving, Tutorial Tagged With: Eva Pizarro, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, this is family

November is here – and so is our new sketch challenge (hint: it’s about gratitude)!

02
Nov
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Who else is ready for a new challenge? We certainly are! It is so fun to try something new each month, especially when it centers around a sketch! Guess what…we have a challenge… but there isn’t a sketch to follow (What?!!).  Instead, there are fun phrases and images to inspire your creativity. Here they are:

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Source: Instagram search

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Source: @chakracharmshop

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Source: @mom_in_life

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Source: @andreadonsky

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Source: @spiritual_life11

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Source: @papersource_westwood

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Source: @pilotpenau

Do you see a theme?? We are embracing gratitude this month! Who else tries to live in gratitude daily? We do – but sometimes we forget to look for the positive.  Hope you don’t mind using this (along with us) as a reminder to do better this month!

So…how does the challenge work? All we ask is that you create a project that is centered around gratitude or thanksgiving.  We asked some friends to create projects that might help inspire you.  Here are their beautiful creations:

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Courtesy of Victoria

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Courtesy of Maria

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Courtesy of Victoria

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Courtesy of Jess

Living with a grateful heart this November on the @Pebbles blog! #grateful #thanksgiving

Courtesy of Victoria

Didn’t they do a great job??

So, what is left for you to do now? Start creating a project of your choice and send us a picture of it! Pictures are due to [email protected] by Midnight, November 20th.

Please note : we’ll be picking 2 winners at random this time around – just to shake things up a bit.  We’ll post all our submissions on our Facebook Page November 21st so that you can weigh in too.  That is the same place we’ll announce our winners as well.

Ok – time to get busy! We can’t wait to see what you put together!

 

Filed Under: Fall, Flowers, Party, Sketch Challenge, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cardmaking, Gratitude, Planner, plannergirl, Thanksgiving

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner

19
Oct
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Halloween will soon be over and it will be time to decorate for the next big holiday! It’s easy to transition into Thanksgiving decor and this quick and easy Thanksgiving Banner is proof that it doesn’t take a ton of time and effort to add a little thankful flair to your fall decorations! And you’d never guess that I used papers and stickers from the “Spooky Boo” collection for my banner, but I sure did!

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Isn’t it cute?  Here’s how you can whip one up for yourself:

Start by gathering some of the patterned papers that are not obviously Halloween-themed. Use a digital die cut machine (or hand cut) to create banner flag shapes.

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Cut the same number of banner shapes from kraft (or whatever color you choose) solid cardstock.  Cut the letters to spell “thankful” from the centers of the kraft banners.

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

This next step is optional, but I love adding a little bit of detail and interest by stitching around the perimeter of each flag with white thread. Secure the loose threads on the backside with tape.

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, punch holes in the corners of all of the kraft flags:

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Use one of the kraft flags as a template and punch corresponding holes in the patterned flags:

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Arrange the patterned flags behind each kraft flag, but do NOT attach them with glue.

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

The only piece that is actually glued down is the center of the letter “a:”

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Now it’s time to string the flags together with jute!

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Start with the last letter (“L”) and slide it on the spool of jute.

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Spelling out the word backwards, add the remaining flags:

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

There are also some fun fallish stickers on the Spooky Boo Sticker sheet.  I chose a few to add to some of the banners:

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

I opted to use foam adhesive squares behind some of the stickers for a bit of dimension.

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

See how easy that was?  Now string it up and enjoy this fun little reminder of Thanksgiving for the next few weeks!

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Spooky Boo" collection by @PebblesInc.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wendy Sue

Supplies:

Spooky Boo Sticker Sheet
Spooky Boo 12×12 Paper Pad
S
pooky Boo Hocus Pocus Patterned Paper
Spooky Boo Hey Pumpkin Patterned Paper
Spooky Boo Falling Leaves Patterned Paper
Foam Adhesive Squares
Adhesive Roller
Kraft Cardstock
Jute

Filed Under: DIY, Fall, Thanksgiving, Tutorial Tagged With: Banner, spooky boo, Thanksgiving, Wendy Sue Anderson

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