8.5 x 11inch layout Archives

Quick spring Layout

Mar

Hello everyone! Eva here, sharing a quick and easy layout inspired by spring and the lovely Hey, Hello collection!

Create a layout in minutes with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Hey, Hello! collection by @pebblesinc

I love spring and the magic that brings! Butterflies flying on my backyard, days getting warmer and of course flowers! Flowers remind me of my grandmother and for today’s layout, I decided to make them the subject of my layout.

This is a quick layout. It only took me 15 minutes to create!

I was inspired by this lovely print from one fo the papers of the Hey, Hello collection. The big flowers were gorgeous and as soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to fussy cut some of them and use them on a layout.

I cut a few flowers and added 3 strips of patterned paper at the bottom of my page. I curled a bit the edges with my fingers to create some dimension.

The flowers filled most of my page so I only added a few stickers and a die-cut as my title.

The last step was adding my journaling, I only added a line on the front and all the story on the back. I like to do that because that way I can write as much as I want without worrying if it is going to fit or not.

Aren’t those patterns gorgeous? The yellow one is one of my favorites!
This layout was super fast but the most important part was the story behind it!

Tanks for joining me today, have a great day!

Eva

Supplies
Hey, Hello! Patterned Papers
Hey, Hello! Word Stickers
Hey, Hello! Ephemera
Hey, Hello! Sticker Book

Floral Layout ft. Hey! Hello

Feb

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Hello everyone, it’s Eva on the blog today sharing a layout tutorial using lots of flowers from the Hey! Hello collection.

Use flowers to create a lovely spring layout like this one from @evapizarrov using the new #HeyHello collection by @pebblesinc

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to prepare than to create a layout filled with flowers? The new Hey! Hello line has lovely patterns filled with flowers, birds and friendship sentiments, it is a collection perfect for everyday projects!

I started my project by making some rolled flowers with patterned paper. You can make them in your cutting machine but I used just my scissors and relaxed while watching a tv series.

Here are the 4 flowers designs I made: waves, petals, fringe, and spiral.

The collection has many floral designs. gather your ephemera, stickers and fussy cut some flowers from this lovely patterned paper.

Now it is time to glue your flowers to the layout. Create a border trying to mix the flower types!

Next, cut the pieces that fall off the page and add them to your layout. Don’t throw anything!

Finally, add some stickers, ephemera and your picture.

I love the dimension and texture the rolled flowers give. It is fun to play with handmade embellishments once in a while.

Do you like to create floral layouts? I think they are not only for girls. My little one loves to give me flowers to show me how much he loves me.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you give this layout a try.

Eva

Supplies
Hey! Hello Patterned Paper
Hey! Hello Cardstock Stickers
Hey! Hello Sticker Book
Hey! Hello Ephemera – Phrases
Hey! Hello Ephemera – icons
Hey! Hello Patterned Paper
Hey! Hello Patterned Paper

Pretty Details and Layers on Layouts

Oct

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Hello Pebbles Friends! It’s Leanne here today and I am playing with all the stunning details, that make up the new Along The Way collection! There are so many pretty details in this collection, that I wanted to create a layout which will showcase its beauty and share some layering techniques too. I’m a huge fan of pretty details and lots of layers on layouts. However, too much of one technique can sometimes look cluttered. Here’s how I keep it simple without losing access to the fun stuff!

Gathering Supplies..

Select four or five favourite patterned papers from the Along The Way collection and trim into paper strips of different widths. Choose a sturdy, white cardstock as the layout base and trim to 8.5″x11″. Include the cardstock tags, paper ephemera and gold foil thickers as part of the details of the layout.

step 1. Choose papers with a variety of patterns to allow the details to stand out on the page. Trim the length of the paper strips to 11″ and layer on the left side of the cardstock base. Adhere and machine stitch the paper strips to the cardstock.

step 2. Cut a coordinating patterned paper piece, large enough to rest a 4″x4″ photo on top. Layer the photo block slightly over the inner paper strip on the left hand side of the page.

step 3. Use a combination of either a cardstock tag, patterned paper cut apart tag or cardstock ephemera tag to layer on top of the photo block. The different widths of the tags creates visual interest. Layering the tags at different heights, draws attention to the colours and patterns of the papers the complement.

step 4. Add dimension to the layout with foam dots and a die-cut ephemera phrase. Layer the phrase vertically along the same orientation as the paper strips.

Extra details..

step 5. Position the photo and start to fussy cut flowers from the Window Box patterned paper. Be sure to leave a small border of white around the images that are fussy cut.

step 6. Fill in the gaps with stunning cardstock ephemera die-cuts. I chose the girl in profile, that reminds me of my daughter and her long hair! Add extra fussy cut flowers in smaller clusters, above and below the ephemera piece. When adhering the flowers, add adhesive to the center of the image and gently roll the edges upwards, giving the flowers more dimension on the page.

step 7. At any stage, add small splashes of paint on the diagonal. This is a subtle way of layering and creating texture on the page. Maintain balance on the layout with more fussy cut images layered below and on top of the lower, outer edge of the photo.

step 8. On the reverse side of Sweet Sentiments, I have trimmed several meaningful phrases that was appropriate for this layout.

Each phrase was adhered to the layout on the vertical axis. This mimics both the paper strips and the earlier positioned ephemera phrase. Plus I love that the words are a little like “hide and seek” on the page, bringing an interactive element to my layout.

Layers on layers..

step 9. Finally complete the layout with additional features such as sequins (initially navy but swapped out for gold!!), a number title and whatever journaling you desire.

Before completing this layout, I have added one last paper strip on the left side of the page. At some point I had to stop adding all the pretty details. It was so easy to fall in love with Along The Way! I hope you can enjoy it as much as what I have when playing with it. Thanks for visiting..x

supplies:

Blooms Along The Way Patterned Paper 733984

Parkway Along The Way Patterned Paper 733985

For My Friends Along The Way Patterned Paper 733996

Birdseed Along The Way Patterned Paper 734006

Sweet Sentiments Along The Way Patterned Paper 733988

Bakeshop Along The Way Patterned Paper 734008

Windowbox Along The Way Patterned Paper 734014

Jen Hadfield Along The Way Thickers Gold Foil 733969

Along The Way Ephemera Die-Cuts 733973

Cardstock Tags Along The Way 733980

Phrase Stickers Along The Way 733981

Patio Party Safety Pins 733773

Out of the box layout idea using Land That I Love

Jun

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Hello Pebbles Friends! What do you do when you have a fabulous collection in front of you, but you don’t have a story to share that’s relatable to the product theme? The gorgeous Land That I Love collection is perfect for so many patriotic projects but don’t be put off by it if you don’t celebrate the Fourth of July. This collection is so versatile, that when you look a little closer, out of the box layout ideas will produce fun loving pages away from the scope of the original theme. Today I am sharing a layout using Land That I Love to help document my son’s “skyrocketing” growth.

Gathering supplies..

When wanting to create a non-themed projected from a specific collection, it helps to look closer at all the little details. The Die-Cut Ephemera skyrockets inspired me to use these pieces to represent something other than fireworks. The bright and playful colours are also indicative of boyish youth. Perfect for documenting my son’s towering growth from the age of thirteen.

step 1. Trim a piece of white cardstock to size (8.5″x11″) along with a patterned paper strip measuring 8.5″x3″. Adhere the patterned paper to the top of the cardstock.

step 2. Fussy cut some flowers from the Patriotic Blooms paper and layer over the join between the cardstock and the patterned paper. Roughly position the photo to determine how many fussy cut blooms you will need. Start adding extra ephemera to the flower cluster, to build up the layers and position the die-cut skyrockets.

step 3. Once the basic patterned paper cluster has been established, add textural detail such as enamel dots and silver foil star thickers.

step 4. To highlight your title, include a contrasting patterned paper strip at the bottom of the page. Use the paper strip as a guide for your title.

step 5. For further detail near the patterned paper cluster, hand stitching skyrocket trails can fill the white space without overwhelming the overall layout. Using a pencil, simply draw a line directly onto the cardstock and then pre-pierce the cardstock. Back stitch through the pierced holes with coordinating coloured thread.

Title work…

step 6. To help ground the title at the bottom of the page, create a secondary patterned paper cluster in the corner.

step 7. Foam dots will create height and definition, highlighting important features on the layout.

To complete the layout, add a few splashes of black paint in the white space between the paper clusters. Thanks for visiting the blog today. Happy crafting!

supplies:

Land That I Love Patterned Paper 733784

Patriotic Blossoms Patterned Paper 733785

Boom Sparkle Pop Patterned Paper 733787

Happy 4th Patterned Paper 733791

America Patterned Paper 733794

Fireworks Patterned Paper 733795

Icons and Accents Land That I Love 733796

Land That I Love Die-cut Ephemera 733797

Thickers Phrases Land That I Love 733799

Red, White & Blue Dots 733802

Creating Patterned Paper Embellishments with Patio Party

Apr

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Hello Pebbles Friends! It is Leanne here today hoping to inspire you to create your own embellishments using only patterned paper. I know, I know.. Pebbles have so many gorgeous little embellishments it can sometimes be hard to narrow down your choices! But I thought I’d like to challenge myself and showcase the gorgeous patterned papers, especially those in the new Patio Party collection.

The first step towards creating your own patterned paper embellishments is colour choice. Take a lead from the photos you wish to use. Colour match as best as possible and then think about story you want to document. If you can highlight the story with colours and patterned paper embellishments, your layout will have a more polished look.

Gather your supplies:

After I have chosen the paper collection I want to use, the rest of the patterned paper placement is easy. Within Patio Party, there are a few papers with polk-a-dots or circles. As my layout documents a first time trip to the ice-skating rink for my children, these dots and cool toned colours represent snowy features. As you can imagine, living in the tropics, we don’t get to experience extremely cold temperatures! So it was a lot of fun to play with this theme in mind.

Coincidently, did you know today is also World Penguin Day? 🙂

To build up my layout base, I layered white cardstock over black to create a simple border. I then machine stitched around the outside and ran my cardstock through the typewriter.

This layout has been designed with a linear look to it. To help reinforce the clean and simple design, I managed to align all my text on the right side. However, typing the text like this was time consuming and involved a first draft on scrap paper. Next I counted the letters and spaces between the words to work backwards from.

Patterned Paper Embellishments..

In the process of creating my layout, I started looking at the border strips provided as an extra bonus on each patterned paper sheet. I trimmed these borders to size and started to layer the strips across the top third of my page.

Trimming sentiments already established on the patterned papers is definitely a great way to use patterned paper on your page. My title “Happy Day” comes from the “From Me To You” patterned paper.

Fussy cutting clusters of flowers and mounting on foam tape helps to link other elements on the page together. Trimming or fussy cutting images from patterned paper is the easiest way to create your own embellishments.

Another method is to create your own banners. This is simply put together by cutting a strip of patterned paper and adding a notch to the shorter ends. I repeated this idea with my title sentiment and added a small notch to it as well.

For a more dimensional look and to fill in the blank space on top of the navy banner, I have created a small tag and tucked it below my top photo. To achieve this, trim a strip of patterned paper to the required size and evenly cut the corners off of one end. Punch a hole in the center of that same end and add bakers twine.

Repeat the same layered pattern style of DIY paper embellishments on the lower half of your layout, to complete a cohesive look.

Raise the fussy cut flower cluster onto foam dots to match the dimension of the other clusters.

Complete your layout and additional touches such as stamping or paint splatters. Thanks for visiting the blog today. I hope you have as much fun creating your own patterned paper embellishments as I do!

Supplies:

From Me To You Patio Party Patterned Paper 732960

Scattered Posies Patio Party Patterned Paper 732906

Shady Spot Patio Party Patterned Paper 732910

Bouquets Patio Party Patterned Paper 732961