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Easy Sudoku and Crossword Activity Books

May

School’s almost out for summer. This brings a wave of changes–both good and challenging–to our household. Boredom tops the list of struggles that both the kids and I will have to deal with this summer. Pulling weeds and folding laundry aren’t my kids’ idea of boredom busters, whereas I think they are a perfectly acceptable cure for boredom.

Although it would be nice to let my kids sit in front of the TV all day, deep down I know better and try to keep a few educational activities on hand for those super boring summer days. With a few sheets of sudoku and crossword patterned papers, you can create some stimulating activity books in a snap.

Create a fun cover page by adding some Thickers and a few cute stickers. Create a simple border with a black pen. No fuss here.

Making the pages out of patterned paper makes the inside of the books extra fun.

I know, I know. I spelled colossal wrong. And where in the world did I come up with rhodium? Making up your own crossword is quite challenging. While these crossword pages aren’t traditional, it is kinda fun to fill in as many spaces as possible. I highly recommend using a pencil.

Pebbles knows how to put the fun in functional. How adorable are these sudoku and crossword papers? Each Thinking of You sudoku paper has 16 puzzles, and you can trim nine 13×13 crossword puzzles from the Puzzled paper. Seriously fun times ahead.

Create the book pages by cutting pieces of patterned paper that are about 2″ wider than the puzzle. This will give you enough space to create a binding while giving the puzzle-doer enough space to write. Adhere the puzzles to the right-hand side of the page.

Score each page 3/4″ from the left. Adding the score line makes it easier to open the pages of the book. Also, I am not really left handed.

Create the binding by using a Crop o Dile hole punch and eyelet setter. This baby punched through 13 pieces of patterned paper with no problem. Keep it simple by only punching the binding twice.

I like to add my eyelets one at a time so my binding doesn’t get wonky between punches. Add at least two eyelets to the binding, or more if you’re feeling fancy.

Wishing you a summer free of boredom!
Amanda

Disney Pocket Pages – Meeting Merida

May

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Hello, Renee here today to share a Disney Pocket Page spread for my Project Life Disney Album. I’m using the Jen Hadfield Cottage Living collection for these pages of my girls meeting their FIRST Disney Princess…Merida from the Disney/Pixar movie Brave. Merida was SO fun, sweet and great! The girls were completely starstruck. Happy girls right here.

As you can see, I used the new We R Memory Keepers Photo Sleeve Fuse Tool for these pages. I love this tool! I used it along with the 4 x 6 Fuse Sleeves for my Photo Pocket Pages Designs C & D.

I started by trimming off a bit of the Fuse Sleeve because I wanted to use it for my vertical photos.

I lined up the Fuse Sleeve seam to the seam on the Photo Pocket Page (Design D) and placed the Ruler Stencil on top of the seam.

My Fuse Tool was ready to use (after 10 minutes) and I moved it slowly and firmly along the Ruler Stencil.

Done. So easy. I feel like it fused perfectly together.

I placed my photos inside to test it out…

…and WOW! Awesome! How cool is this tool? I just love it!

Here are the pages again completely done using the beautiful Cottage Living collection.

I added a lot of fussy cut flowers to both pages. Here’s a closer look at the left page. I love these black & gold foil Thickers I used for my title.

I used the We R Memory Keepers 3 x 4 Card Punch to trim the “Smile” card. I stamped a frame I cut from the Gallery Wall pattern paper with the “I adore you” phrase and used a gold Jumbo Paperclip to attach it to the photo.

I love that I can use the paperclip to flip the photo up.

Here’s a closer look at the right page. I used a frame from the Gallery Wall pattern paper for this photo of Merida signing the girls’ autograph books.

I cut the Gold Foil Accent Cardstock Hello pattern paper to 4 x 6 and simply placed it into a photo pocket. It looks great.

I have to admit that I hoarded this Mint with Gold Foil Dots pattern paper for something special. This project is very special and it went so well with it. I love how these black and white Thickers pop against the mint and gold.

I used the Jumbo Paperclip again to flip up my Fuse Sleeve (this time it’s fused horizontally) to reveal the questions and answers that the girls had for Merida. I wanted to add these to jump start their memories of their time with Merida.

Here are all the pages again:

I hope you enjoyed my Disney Pocket Pages. I always enjoy making them when I have the time. I can’t wait to get more pages done and use the Photo Sleeve Fuse Tool. I love this tool so much that I want to share it with you. Please stop by my blog for details on a GIVEAWAY!

All of these awesome photos were taken by a Disney World cast member so that I could take this video. I love it when Payton’s left foot goes up when she’s nervous.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4biysHmFrA&w=480&h=270]

Supplies:
Cottage Living Floral Tapestry (732750)
Cottage Living Sweet Mint (732752)
Cottage Living Hardwood (732753)
Cottage Living Gallery Wall (732754)
Cottage Living Ombre Waves (732757)
Cottage Living Dotted Blossoms (732758)
Cottage Living Lovely Lace (732764)
Cottage Living Gold Foil Accent Cardstock, Sweet Greetings (732768)
Cottage Living Gold Foil Accent Cardstock, Hello (732771)
Cottage Living Gold Foil Accent Cardstock, Mint with Gold Foil Dots (732772)
Cottage Living Gold Foil Accent Cardstock, Chevron (732773)
Cottage Living Imprint Thickers, Black & White Chipboard (732774)
Cottage Living Imprint Thickers, Black & Gold Foil (732775)
Cottage Living Dies, Polaroid (732785)
Cottage Living Jumbo Paperclips, Gold (732788)
Cottage Living Puffy Phrase Stickers (732791)
Cottage Living Acrylic Stamps (732792)
Cottage Living 6 x 6 Paper Pad (732798)
Cottage Living Golden Color Mist (369021)
American Crafts Amy Tangerine Yes Please Roller Stamp (59175)
American Crafts Glitter Tape .375″ x 4′ 12/Pkg, Golden (96239)
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Styleboard Roller Stamp (683438)
Becky Higgins Project Life Photo Pocket Pages – Big Variety Pack 1, Designs C & D (380001)
Becky Higgins Project Life 4 x 6 Fuse Sleeves (380509)
Becky Higgins Project Life Corner Rounder Punch (93740)
We R Memory Keepers Photo Sleeve Fuse Tool (662567)
We R Memory Keepers 3 x 4 Card Punch, Straight Corner (71318-0)

Easy Mothers Day Gift Idea

May

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Hello! Becki here to share with you an easy and quick Mother’s Day gift idea. I used to dread Mother’s Day because I worried about finding the perfect gift for my mom. As I’ve gotten older and I’m a mom myself I’ve realized that finding the perfect gift doesn’t matter. As a mom I just want to know that my kiddos are thinking about me and I’ve realized that my mom is the same way. She would much prefer a visit from her kids and grandkids over a fancy present. This year I created a small gift bag that I’m putting a small flower and a gift card in for my mom and my mother-in-law.

I used the Cottage Living collection and the Gift Bag Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers. These two products made creating my Mother’s Day projects so quick and easy!

I started by collecting a few supplies. I got some patterned paper, Thickers, embellishments and the punch board.

Using this punch board I was able to create two cute little gift bags in just a couple of minutes.

Then the fun part began. I added just a few little embellishments and some Thickers to basic kraft tags.

I stitched the Thickers onto the tags so I was sure they wouldn’t fall off of my gift bags.

After that I added a flower and a gold clip to the top of the kraft tag.

Then I adhered the tag to the gift bag. Easy, easy easy.

The final touch was a couple of small staples at the top of the tag. I stapled the tag to the gift bag just to make sure the tag stayed put.

I added some cute little violas inside the gift bag along with a gift card and my Mother’s Day gifts are ready to go!

Thank you for stopping by the Pebbles blog today. Come back and visit us soon and have a very Happy Mother’s Day!

Supplies:
Sweet Mint Patterned Paper PJHCL-32752
Delightful Dots Patterned Paper PJHCL-32766
Cottage Living White and Gold Thickers 732776 Cottage Living Paper Flowers 732784
Cottage Living Gold Metal Clips 732781
We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board 71333

Mother’s Day Mini Album

May

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Hello Friends! Amy here, visiting from The Happy Scraps. I’m so delighted to be here today sharing this fun little Mini Album, perfect to give Grandma for Mother’s Day.

I started by collecting my supplies.

Using my electronic die cutting machine, I cut my chipboard into the shapes I wanted for the pages.

Next, I cut the same images out of the paper. I flipped the images and cut them for the back sides of the chipboard as well. I ran them through my sticker maker to make it easier to adhere all the paper to the chipboard pages.

I adhered the paper to the chipboard.

Once I had all the patterned paper adhered to the chipboard, I punched holes for the binding using the Cinch.

I cut the binding down to the size I needed it for this book.

Then put the pages on the binding and closed the binding.

Now you are ready to embellish your cute little book. I started by adding letters using Thickers to the front cover.

Next I made some little flowers for the cover as well. I hand cut out some circles in different sizes. Layered them, pierced a hole, and used a brad to hold them together.

I adhered the flowers to the front of the album. I attached the larger one directly down on the page, and I used dimension squares for the smaller one, adding a little bit of height.

I continued through the book, adding the words to write “Home is where Grandma is” using the Thickers. I also embellished using ribbon & twine, and adding the little clip on the second page. I had each of my boys draw a little picture for grandma, and then I added a couple of family pictures at the end. You can see each page below.

I also added some ribbon to the binding. I think it’s such a fun touch!

I’m sure that grandma will love to receive such a fun little gift, because it is so personal.

Supplies:
Happy Day Thickers – 732704
Homegrown Cardstock: Home Sweet Home
Homegrown Printed Chipboard – 732819
Happy Day Cardstock: Puzzled
Happy Day Metal Clips – 732710
We R Memory Keepers Cinch Binding Tool
We R Memory Keepers Cinch Wires .625″
We R Memory Keepers Cinch Book Board 6″x6″
We R Memory Keepers Cinch Wire Cutters

Gift Bag and Easy Tag Set

Mar

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Hi friends, it’s Wendy Sue again, sharing my most recent happy little project with you! I really love giving little “just because” gifts to family members and friends. Seeing the look of surprise in someone’s eyes when you give them a special little gift, just out of the blue, is the BEST! It’s really easy to do these types of things, without a lot of planning ahead, if you have a nice stash of gift cards, gift bags, gift tags, etc. on hand. I recently discovered that my stash was getting low. I decided to use some fun little phrase cards from the “happy day” collection to create some quick and easy tags. And of course, I had to use the coordinating papers, along with my Gift Bag punch board, to create some sweet little gift bags – just perfect for tucking in a delicious treat…chocolate anyone?!?