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4th of July Cards

Jun

Hi, Renee here today to share a couple of 4th of July cards I made using the America the Beautiful collection. Yay! The 4th of July is coming up soon and with that all the celebrating. My favorite parts are the looks on my girls faces as they watch the fireworks.

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

Here is my first card:

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

I gathered the supplies used for this card. My card base measures 5″ x 6″.

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

I started by trimming the Fireworks pattern paper to 4 ¾” x 5 ¾” and made sure to include the bottom decorative strip because I really liked the red stripes. I added splatters of Golden Color Mist across the card. I added a Washi Tape Strip along the top of the bottom decorative strip. I added Glitter Star Stickers and arranged them to go around the eagle die-cut I used as the main embellishment of this card. Love it!

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

Here is my next card:

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

I gathered the supplies used for this card. My card base measures 5″ x 7″.

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

I used the star punch for a great border along the side of my card. TIP: Punch any sheet of paper first and use it as a template to center the stars on the card and pencil mark where the first star and last star will be punched out.
I trimmed the American Plaid pattern paper to 4 ¼” x 6 ¾”. I trimmed the American Blooms pattern paper to 1″ x 6 ¾” and adhered it along the side of the American Plaid pattern paper.
I added splatters of Golden Color Mist across the pattern paper layers and adhered it to my card base.
I added the Statue of Liberty Die-Cut, flowers sticker, and “Happy 4th of July” sticker to embellish my card and sprinkled a bit more Golden Color Mist around the card.

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

I love the way this card turned out! It looks like fireworks going off next to the Statue of Liberty. I hope you enjoyed my 4th of July cards and hope that they inspire you to create yours with this wonderful collection. For more awesome card inspiration using America the Beautiful, check out these patriotic cards. Have a safe and Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July Cards by @reneezwirek using the America the Beautiful collection by @pebblesinc

Supplies:
America the Beautiful Fireworks (733344)
America the Beautiful American Plaid (733349)
America the Beautiful American Blooms (733352)
America the Beautiful Icons & Accents with Gold Foil Stickers (733197)
America the Beautiful Ephemera Die-Cuts with Gold Foil (733203)
America the Beautiful Glitter Stickers, Red, White, and Blue Stars (733211)
America the Beautiful Washi Tape Strips (733235)
Cottage Living Golden Color Mist (369021)
American Crafts Textured Cardstock Pack 12″ x 12″ 60/Pkg, Brights (71250)
American Crafts This To That Foam Tab Adhesive, Squares (61710)
American Crafts This To That Adhesive Runner, Strips (61712)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Flat Adhesive Dots, .25″ 300/Pkg (340274)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Flat Adhesive Dots, .5″ 300/Pkg (340275)
American Crafts Knock Outs Border Punch Value Kit #2, Stars (63014)

Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor

Jun

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Hello there! Amy from The Happy Scraps here today and I’m excited to be sharing my newest Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor piece with you today. I love to decorate for Independence Day and the new America the Beautiful collection is perfect for it.

To start off, I grabbed the Patriotic Posies Paper and used the gift bag punch board to make a little bag for my pinwheels. I cut my paper to be 7″ x 12″ and followed the instruction on the gift bag punch board to make my bag. I used the Sticky Thumb Two-Sided adhesive tape to put my bag together. I embellished the front with the fireworks and Pledge of Allegiance from the America the Beautiful Ephemera Die-Cuts. I hot glued a piece of floral foam into the bottom of my bag, so I’d be able to stick the pinwheels down into it.

Once I had my bag done, I started on the pinwheels. I cut my paper into 4″ squares and followed the instructions on the pinwheel punch board.

I punched the corners, lined up the paper with the size I started with. I punched the center hole and cut where it needed to be cut. Because I was layering the pinwheels, I followed the instructions for cutting the second piece.

I got all my papers cut, got my pinwheel parts out, and started assembling them. I placed the back piece of paper on the back, and layered the front piece at a diagonal on the top. I put it on the plastic part for the pinwheel, then added the front pinwheel part.

I pulled the back paper through the cuts on the front, pulled all the punched holes to the center and put them on the dowel piece. I place the front cap on, added a star sticker, and put the paper straw in the back.

Once I got all of my pinwheels made, I put them in my bag.

I had the perfect spot for it up on my shelf next to the rest of my Independence Day decor.

I love the way the pinwheels look all done up! They are SO fun!

Even though the bag was really simple to make and put together, as well as add the embellishments to it, I love the way it turned out. I was excited when I found the Pledge of Allegiance in the pack.

I love what it adds to the rest of my 4th of July decor.

Supplies:
America the Beautiful Americana Cardstock
America the Beautiful Star Spangled Banner Cardstock
America the Beautiful Fireworks Cardstock
America the Beautiful Flag Stripes Cardstock
America the Beautiful Sparklers Cardstock
America the Beautiful Patriotic Posies Cardstock
America the Beautiful Ephemera Die-Cuts
America the Beautiful Glitter Star Stickers
Sticky Thumb Two-Sided Adhesive
Pinwheel Attachments
Gift Bag Punch Board
Pinwheel Punch Board

Fourth of July Pebbles Party

Jun

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Get ready to party with us, celebrate America and pay tribute to all those who have done so much for our country. We love celebrating the Fourth of July and couldn’t wait to share some fun party ideas with you! Keep scrolling to check out more shots of the party as well as tutorials on how to make a couple of the projects for your Fourth of July celebration!

Keep scrolling to check out how to make a few of these fun projects for your party!

America the Beautiful Firecrackers
America the Beautiful 12×12 Papers
AC Cardstock – Crimson (#71029)
CA Cardstock – Denim (#71073)
Glue Gun

Cut papers in a variety of lengths to create firecrackers in multiple heights. Roll the paper into a tube and use a hot glue gun to adhere.

Cut a six inch circle for the larger firecrackers, four inch circles for the medium firecrackers and so forth. After cutting your circle, cut a slice out of the circle as if you are cutting a slice of pie.

Take the two edges of the circle and fold across each other and adhere with hot glue to create the dome for the top of the firecracker.

Hot glue the dome to the top of your tube and boom! Your firecrackers and ready to go.

America the Beautiful Pinwheels
America the Beautiful Paper – Flag Stripes (#733345)
Sparklers (#733350)
American Plaid (#733349)
We R Memory Keepers Pinwheel Punchboard (#71345)
Clear tubes
Candy
Glue Gun
Brads

Cut paper to 6 x 6 inches. Then follow the directions on the punchboard for making the six inch pinwheels.

Attach the center of the pinwheel with a brad.

Fill the tube with candy and hot glue the pinwheel to the tube. And just like that your pinwheels are ready for the party!

We hope you enjoyed our fun Fourth of July party and are now busy crafting and creating for your own! Make sure to share any of your project photos with us on our Facebook page or by tagging us on Instagram (@pebblesinc) or using the hashtag #madewithPebbles.

Happy crafting, friends!

Father’s Day Bottle Toppers

Jun

Father’s Day Bottle Toppers

Dad’s are pretty simple to give gifts too. I know my own Dad doesn’t want anything big and my husband is pretty simple too. Since my husband does like flavored sodas, I had my kids pick out some flavors their Dad would like and added a quick and easy bottle topper on to them.

Father's Day Bottle Toppers made with Silhouette and @pebblesinc America the Beautiful collection. Project created by @ribbonsandglue

To make these Father’s Day Bottle Toppers, I used my Silhouette CAMEO to cut out a Father’s Day Tie Bottle Topper file using patterned papers then used my CAMEO again to cut out the letters.

Father's Day Bottle Toppers made with Silhouette and @pebblesinc America the Beautiful collection. Project created by @ribbonsandglue

After the toppers were cut out and embellished, they slid easily over the top of the bottle necks. Just like a necktie.

Father's Day Bottle Toppers made with Silhouette and @pebblesinc America the Beautiful collection. Project created by @ribbonsandglue

I think these Father’s Day Bottle Toppers turned out great and they really are a simple gift idea for all those simple, easy going Father’s out there too.

Supplies:
American the Beautiful-America Plaid Paper
America the Beautiful- Sparklers Paper
White Cardstock
Blue Cardstock

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Memorial Day: Quick Gift

May

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Hi friends! It’s Wendy Sue here with you today, sharing a project I recently created with the brand new “America the Beautiful” collection. Memorial Day is a federal holiday, set apart for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Usually, we visit and decorate graves of those brave men and women who died…but I also like to create a little decoration to display inside to commemorate the holiday as well. I started brainstorming this year’s decoration, which would also work perfectly for a quick little gift, and this is what I came up with: