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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

Star Garland

11
Nov
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today. Do you like to make some of your own Christmas decorations? I love adding homemade touches around my house… like this star garland. These origami stars can be made into ornaments for the Christmas tree or added to a swag to decorate your fireplace mantle.

To make my star garland I selected a variety of 6×6 pattern papers from the Merry Little Christmas 6×6 paper pad.

The first step to making these stars is to fold and cut the 6×6 papers into pentagon shapes. There is a fabulous tutorial I highly recommend on how to fold the stars here.

Once I had all my stars folded, I tied them to my swag garland with some gold thread.

This is even a craft you could do with older children. Here are some closer views of the stars…

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope I you will want to make your own origami star garland.

Supplies:
Pebbles – Merry Little Christmas Collection – 6 x 6 Paper Pad

~Marcia

Filed Under: Banner, Christmas, DIY, Home Decor, Inspiration, Papercraft, Party, Uncategorized, Winter Tagged With: Banner, Christmas crafts, christmas decor, Garland, Home Decor, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Merry Little Christmas

Quick and Easy Summer Banner

28
May
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I can hardly believe my kiddos will be out of school for the summer in just a few short days! I always like to surprise them with a fun little last-day-of school lunch, some fun summertime gifts, and of course a little bit of summer decorating! (Although I’ll be the first to admit that the decorating is more for me…but they’ve never complained, so I call that a win! 😉 ) It doesn’t take a lot of time to whip up some decor to make a celebration special – here’s the quick and easy summer banner I’ll be hanging up on Friday morning:

Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.

It really was easy! Here’s how to make it. Start by cutting six 4″ x 5″ blocks from a fun printed paper. Cut notches in the bottom of each block.

Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, cut several of the fun 3×4 cards from the sheet.

Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.

One of my favorite “tricks” to make something look a little more handmade, which I equate with a little more “special,” is to add a bit of machine stitching. It only took a few minutes to stitch with coordinating colors of thread around each of the 3×4 cards.

Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.
Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, I embellished each card with printed die cuts, or stickers, or both! Some are attached with foam adhesive squares for extra dimension.

Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.

I stacked a 3×4 card onto each floral banner and punched holes in the top, connecting them with string.

Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.

See how quick and easy?!? Now it’s time to welcome summer – I hope you get to decorate and celebrate soon too! ♥

Quick and Easy Summer Banner by Wendy Sue Anderson with the "Oh Summertime" collection by @PebblesInc.

—Wendy Sue Anderson

Supplies I Used:
“Oh Summertime” Patterned Papers
“Oh Summertime” Ephemera
“Oh Summertime” Accent Stickers

Foam Adhesive
Colored Thread, Sewing Machine

Filed Under: Banner, Papercraft, Summer Tagged With: Banner, oh summertime, Quick and Easy

Big Top Dreams Party Details with Guest Meghann Andrew

22
May
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Hello, friends! It’s Meghann Andrew with you today, and I am so excited to be here with you on the Pebbles blog as the guest designer this month! I’m working with the most fun new release around—Big Top Dreams! This summer, take your circus-themed party to the next level by creating with these spectacular new products, and your guests won’t even realize how easily the decor came together. Let me show you! 

From the invitations all the way to the guests’ grab-and-go favors, your party will be perfectly coordinated to create that “under the Big Top” feel. To begin, first set the circus tone of your party by inviting your guests with customized invitations!

When I create customized invitations (meaning, each one is individually created), I do it in a simple way by following the same equation for each card! Even though the individual elements may be different on each card, I use the same elements to make creating them fast and easy. I started these single-sided A2 cards by printing the details of the celebration on one side of smooth, white cardstock. Next, I grabbed an embossing folder with a frame design, to add a textural element to the cards, and ran each one through my die cutting machine.

The next steps were the most simple! On each invitation, I added a piece of patterned paper to fit inside my embossed frame, a phrase ephemera die cut with a mini staple at the top, an icon ephemera at the base (along with a small phrase sticker from the sticker book), three gold puffy star stickers, three rhinestones, and a few extra accent stickers. By adding the same elements to each card and keeping to a similar design, I saved myself time by not re-creating the design on each invitation, but was still able to make each one individual and special with similar elements.

Once your friends have arrived, you’ll want to “wow” them with the party details, and you can do that just as easily as you created your invitations! A few store-bought paper fans and lengths of burlap will add to the circus feel around the room. An easy banner, created with folded baking cups and icon ephemera die cuts adhered to each one, will add a handmade touch.

Carry your big top theme all of the way to the refreshments too! Plain milk bottles full of juice can be dressed up with a few simple layers of die cut patterned paper circles, an icon ephemera piece, cardstock star and a puffy letter initial—just to add a bit of personalization for each guest. Arranging them in a pyramid on your refreshment table makes them look like the classic carnival game.

You’ll want to send your guests home with something to remember your party by, and a lovely, layered tag on a goody bag full of in-shell peanuts or kettle corn is the perfect treat! When I create tags for favor bags, I always remember to layer, layer, layer. Just like my invitations, I follow the same equation for each goody bag tag. On these, I started with two layers of patterned paper, cut into banner shapes and a sentiment cut from the Best Day Ever patterned paper. I adhered each of these layers with an adhesive foam tab and stapled the top. Next, I added an icon ephemera piece, a cardstock or puffy accent sticker, a gold puffy star sticker, and a gold cardstock heart. Adhering these layered tags to a colorful treat bag will provide that final, lasting detail for your guests! 

Step right up and grab the Big Top Dreams collection to create the perfect celebration that your guests will be talking about for years to come! I hope I’ve given you some ideas on how to craft your summer circus celebration. Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today!

Meghann Andrew is a mom to a 6 year-old former micro-preemie and big Golden Retriever, wife to a Brit and a maker who lives outside of Houston, Texas. She documents her family’s adventures on layouts, in pockets, and loves to throw a party! Meghann currently designs for American Crafts and Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine, and designs and coordinates for Elle’s Studio. You can find more of her work and class lineup on her blog, Brioche and Blessings, her latest projects on her Instagram feed, and check out her process videos on her YouTube channel!

Project Supplies | Big Top Dreams collection: Best Day Ever paper (734120), Confetti paper (734122), Carousel paper (734130), Pinwheels paper (734126), Circus Fun paper (734129), Circus Treats paper (734125), Tightrope paper (734123), phrase ephemera (734117), icon ephemera (734116), stickers (734114), accent stickers (734113), matte puffy stickers (734112), foam phrase stickers (734111); Other supplies: Bazzill Coconut Swirl paper (302247), Core’dinations cardstock Intense Cobalt (378142); Sticky Thumb double-sided super sticky red tape (340264), Sticky Thumb adhesive foam tabs (340273), Bling adhesive rhinestones (346673), Homemade with Love treat bag kit (351420), Homemade with Love baking cups (351404, 351405)

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Banner, Big Top Dreams, Guest Designer, meghann andrew, papercraf, party decor, party time

Plan a Summer Party for the Girls!

22
Apr
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Even though it’s raining outside my window today, I know summer is coming…eventually! Instead of being sad because the weather is gloomy, I’m choosing to plan for the sunny days ahead by planning a fun little summertime party for the girls! I used the “Chasing Adventures” collection to whip up a few fun party elements! Here’s a look at the entire set:

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

I started by creating the fun “summer” banner.

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

I used my Silhouette machine to cut the background banners and the letters.

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

The rectangles were cut with a metal die, then I used multiple colors of thread to stitch around the edges with my sewing machine.

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

To finish it off, I added printed die cuts and stickers to embellish each banner, then strung it all together with yellow twine!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

I made these cute little favor bags by cutting a shape with my digital die-cutting machine. Each bag was then embellished with cute tags cut from one of the patterned papers in the collection. These cute bags are the perfect size to fill with a little treat or gift! I’m thinking some chocolates and nail polish would be a fun summer-ish gift!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

What’s a party without cupcakes? It’s easy to dress up beautiful cupcakes purchased from a favorite bakery (these were from Sweet Tooth Fairy – YUM!). I simply glued the cute girl printed die-cuts onto sucker sticks, then placed them in the center. The wraps were simply cut from patterned papers with the Silhouette – easy peasy!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

And, of course, after eating those delicious cupcakes, we might need a little drink. These water bottles were easy to dress up by wrapping a strip of patterned paper over the labels. And the straws are extra cute now – wrapped with washi tape and embellished with a fun little printed die-cut!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

Whether you’re already experiencing summertime temperatures, or you’re dreaming of sunny days ahead, don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate with your girls! Happy summer!!

—Wendy Sue

Supplies:
Chasing Adventures Patterned Papers
Chasing Adventures Printed Die-Cuts
Chasing Adventures Washi Tape
Chasing Adventures Layered Stickers
Chasing Adventures Cardstock Stickers

Filed Under: Banner, DIY, Gift Bag, Papercraft, Party, Summer, Treat Bag Tagged With: Banner, chasing adventures, Gift Bag, Party, Summer, Wendy Sue Anderson

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