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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

Mini Valentine’s Treats

06
Feb
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Hello everyone, Eva here on the blog showing you how to create a quick and easy Valentine’s treat for your friends and family.

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

These cute treats are perfect to give to your classmates or friends from work. They are fast and you can make them in bulk placing your favorite valentine’s treat inside.

To create them start by cutting some 2 x 6.25-inch strips from your favorite patterned papers and scoring it at 1 inch.

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Next, use a border punch on the side and bend the paper on the scored line.

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Make two small holes using your Crop a Dile and close the top with a small piece of baker’s twine.

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

You can use one of the cute tags that come in the ephemera pack or use the stamp set to create your own!

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Use a punch or cut the tags by hand and place them in the baker’s twine.

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

To decorate the front of my treat bag I used a small sticker wreath and a small heart. Isn’t it cute?

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Inside the treat bag you can place your favorite chocolate. I put a small heart with a glue dot. you can also write a small note or glue am ephemera.

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

To close the treat simply slide the paper inside the border like a matchbook. Here are all the treat boxes I made.

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

The pastel colors in this collection were perfect for my treats!

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Thank you for joining me today and I hope you give these treats a try! Happy valentine’s Day!

Ready for Valentine's Day? @evapizarrov teaches you how to create these cute mini treats with the new Lovely Moments collection by @pebblesinc #pebblesinc #madewithpebbles

Eva

Supplies
Lovely Moments Patterned Paper
Lovely Moments Ephemera
Lovely Moments Sticker Book
Lovely Moments Clear Stamps


Filed Under: Valentine's Day Tagged With: Eva Pizarro, Lovely Moments, Treat bags, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day LOVE Banner

05
Feb
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The countdown to Valentine’s Day is on – have you started decorating yet? It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a quick and easy banner I created to add a little love to our home!

Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

You can make this banner too – it’s easy! Here’s how:

Start by cutting several hearts in two sizes. You can cut these by hand, with a digital machine, or even with metal dies if you have them. The smaller heart I used has scallops around the edges – but this is totally optional. You’ll also need to gather some letters to spell “LOVE” on each heart. I used a variety of stickers and die-cut words. **NOTE: I mostly used papers and stickers from the “Peek-A-Boo-You” collection for baby girls – I love the soft colors for this Valentine’s Day project!

Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

Layer the small heart onto the larger heart. Use a sewing machine to stitch around the edges if desired (of course I love the softness a bit of stitching adds).

  • Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.
  • Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

Next, add the stickers to the center to spell out “LOVE” (or if you prefer to mix up the phrases, like conversation hearts, that’s fun too).

  • Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.
  • Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

At this point, you can also add additional stickers or embellishments to some of the hearts if you desire!

Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

After the hearts are completed, you need to punch holes to string them together. I like to use my Crop-o-dile punch so I can punch several at a time.

Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

Stack them up, and punch away!

  • Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.
  • Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

Choose your favorite ribbon or twine to string the hearts together

Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

Now hang it up…and feel the love! I hope I’ve inspired you to create something fun to decorate your home for the big LOVE day coming up!

Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

Happy Valentine’s Day! –Wendy Sue

Valentine's Day HEART banner by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc.

Supplies Used:
Peek-A-Boo-You Paper Pad
Peek-A-Boo-You Stickers
Peek-A-Boo-You Thickers
White Cardstock
Gray Cardstock
Foam Adhesive Dots
Gray/White Baker’s Twine
White Sewing Thread
Sewing Machine
Crop-a-dile Punch
Gray/White Baker’s Twine
White Sewing Thread
Sewing Machine
Crop-a-dile Punch



Filed Under: Banner, Tutorial, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Banner, peek-a-boo you, Valentine's Day, Wendy Sue Anderson

Just Me And You

28
Jan
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today. With Valentines Day coming up, we are turning our focus on L O V E . I decided to use the gorgeous Lovely Moments collection to scrap a layout of my nephew and girlfriend. I love the soft pinks combined with the kraft cardstock. It’s the perfect choice for documenting the loves of your life.

I used a double heart cut file from the Handipaper Etsy store. I backed one of the hearts with the pink and white striped pattern paper and backed the other heart with my photo. I used the heart to frame my title Just Me and You.  

The copper foil puffy sticker phrase is from the This is Family collection. These Thickers work great with this collection as well as the copper foil matches some of the die cut ephemera pieces.

And of course there are gorgeous floral die cut ephemera pieces. Here again you will see some beautiful copper foil pieces.

This is such a gorgeous collection! How many of you need this on your scrapbook table right now? It’s perfect for all the lovely moments of your life.

Supplies
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Just Dessert 12×12 pattern paper
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Cruisin’ 12×12 pattern paper
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Blooms 12×12 pattern paper
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Strawberry Fields 12×12 pattern paper
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Botanical Rose 12×12 pattern paper
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Pokies 12×12 pattern paper
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Die cut ephemera icons
Pebbles – Lovely Moments collection: Die cut ephemera phrases

Pebbles – This is Family Puffy Phrase Thickers

Filed Under: Inspiration, Layout, Valentine's Day Tagged With: ephemera die-cuts, Layout, Love, Lovely Moments, Marcia Dehn-Nix, puffy stickers, scrapbook layout, thickers, this is family, Valentine's Day

It’s A Girl!

15
Mar
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today. Our theme this week has been party invites. Since I am helping to plan a baby shower for my nephew and his new wife who are expecting a girl, I decided to go with a baby shower theme. The Pebbles Loves Me collection was perfect with all those pretty pink pattern papers and cute die cut ephemera pieces and stickers. I found this cute umbrella bag digital cut file at SVGcuts and could not wait to make these. They are going to look so fabulous on tables at the baby shower! I could fill them with snacks. They would also be awesome as small gift bags.

Each umbrella is created from two different pattern papers. They are not full umbrellas, rather the back is flat. This left space for me to stamp “It’s A Girl!” and then embellish with die cuts and stickers. Each one is different.

There are adorable sloths adorning the handles of each umbrella as well as bows.

Don’t pack your Loves Me collection away just yet … Valentines Day is over, but this collection can do double duty for baby girls, Easter, Mother’s Day and so much more!

Supplies:

  • Pebbles Loves Me – Papers
  • Pebbles Loves Me – Stickers
  • Pebbles Loves Me – Die Cuts
  • American Crafts cardstock
  • American Crafts 2-sided tape

Filed Under: American Crafts, Gift Bag, Inspiration, Papercraft, Party, Treat Bag, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Baby, baby girl, Gift Bag, Loves Me, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Papercraft

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