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USS Missouri

24
Jun
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Hello Pebbles friends. Marcia here today kicking off patriotic week at Pebbles. I pulled lots of red, white, and blue pattern papers from the Oh Summertime, Chasing Adventures, and Big Top Dreams collections and created a layout about a visit to the USS Missouri battleship in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Because I had little in the way of patriotic embellishments, I wanted to make the pattern papers work for me by using a digital cut file I designed myself and creating a fun banner with the Jen Hadfield Banner Punch Board.

That dark blue pattern paper makes a bold statement as my background with the die cut stars don’t you think. To add dimension, I created a festive banner with my Banner Punch Board. I machine stitched these triangles together. I made it a little easier to work with the banner.

Other embellishments were kept to a minimum. The ship in a bottle from the Chasing Adventures collection was the perfect touch, layered on top of a tag.

I used some older Thickers I had in my stash for my title and added a few journaling strips below my banner.

If you are interested in watching my scrapbook process video click on the link below.

There is a lot you can do with just your pattern papers and the right tools! Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Supplies:
Chasing Adventures Collection – papers and ephemera
Oh Summertime Collection
Big Top Dreams Collection
Banner Punch Board
Thickers – Memo Newsprint

~Marcia

Filed Under: American Crafts, Banner, Inspiration, Layout, Summer, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: Banner Punch Board, Big Top Dreams, chasing adventures, Layout, oh summertime, Patriotic, Process Video, scrapbook layout, scrapbooking, YouTube

Guest Blogger Tessa Buys is sharing some love!

24
Oct
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Hello, Pebbles friends! My name is Tessa Buys and I am so excited to be here today! Guess what? I’m expecting a little girl in early February. While everyone else may have Halloween on the brain, it was so very nice to sit down and create for Valentine’s Day. Now that I have some cute decor and Valentines made for my kids, I won’t have to worry about it once baby arrives. And the best part about this project is that I was able to complete the entire thing on my bed, watching my favorite show, with the help of a couple of trusty We R Memory Keepers tools: the Banner Punch Board and the Alphabet Punch Board.
First of all, how adorable is the Forever Always collection? Oh my goodness, it’s the perfect Valentine’s Day line. The papers were a dream to work with and the embellishments made accessorizing a breeze. First, I cut out banner pieces using the Banner Punch Board. Super quick and easy with this tool! These particular banners are 6.5 inches tall.
Next, I used the Alphabet Punch Board to create five X’s and five O’s out of contrasting patterned papers. I assembled the banner by stringing the pennants and adhering the X’s and O’s with foam dots. To embellish, I adhered a few rosettes and several die-cuts—all attached with a little metallic gold thread tucked behind.
I love to make my kids Valentines and, while I had all these gorgeous supplies at my fingertips, I went ahead created four quick and cute cards. I adhered a 4 x 5.25 inch panel on each card. Next, I chose embellishments and sentiments, keeping in mind I wanted my three boys to get cards that weren’t too frilly, but my that my daughter would really enjoy all the pretty florals in the collection.
For the “Love You” card, I added a die-cut heart and sticker tag (complete with tied-on ribbon), then applied the “love you” Thickers. Splatters of black ink and a black and gold color palette make this one a bit more masculine for my 14-year old. My 8-year old will receive the red card, as he still loves getting X’s and O’s from his mama.
The “Hello I Love You Truly” card is going to my 13-year old. Again, the black and gold with a touch of blue is great for my guy, and the added detail of blue backing the openings of the Thickers is a nice touch that I love, even if he might not notice. The floral card is for my little girl.  I already know she will love the combo of stickers and die-cuts because she already tried raiding my product stash for these pieces!
If you need a break from Halloween creating, or maybe you just aren’t ready to dive into Christmas, go for Valentine’s Day! The Forever Always collection is so fun to work with, and you’ll feel great for being so ahead of the game! Happy creating! And thank you, Pebbles, for the chance to play with such great stuff!
I live in Sacramento, California with my husband, three boys, and little girl (with one on the way!). They’ve been the darlings of my scrapbook pages since I started a family, but I had been playing with paper and glue long before they came along. I currently design for We R Memory Keepers and Elle’s Studio. When I’m not documenting life with pretty papers and embellishments, I’m getting creative in the studio teaching dance and setting choreography on competition students. I’m obsessed with the color yellow, short hair, and floral prints. Thanks to Pebbles for the wonderful opportunity to guest design!
blog: http://precociouspaper.blogspot.com/
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/precocioustessa/
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCby2CfwxmAiU5BXXAIdshCQ
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/precociouspaper/

Filed Under: Banner, Guest Designer, Tutorial, Valentine's Day, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: Banner, Banner Punch Board, DIY Party, Forever My Always, Heart attack, Party, punch board, Tessa Buys

DIY Patterned Paper Fall Banner

02
Nov
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Hello Pebbles fans! It’s Monique on the blog today sharing a fun and easy DIY Fall project: a decorative banner to bring an Autumn feel to any room! As Autumn is my favorite season of the year I love creating projects like these to brighten up my home. For today’s project I chose the awesome Woodland Forest collection with the beautiful patterns and cute die-cuts.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

To create the six pennants I chose six different patterned papers and three different colored sheets of cardstock. The 6 pennants each measure 7.5″ x 5.5″.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Before adhering the patterned papers to the cardstock pieces I embellished and machine stitched them first. I cut the word “Fall” from the Apple Cider sheet, using the mini alphabet punch board from We R Memory Keepers:

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

This was so much fun and so super easy to do! The punch board comes with an instruction booklet with instructions on how to create each letter of the alphabet, plus the & and the ! and the numbers 0 – 9.

Once the letters and the embellishments were in place I assembled all the pieces of the banner and used some orange colored twine to string them together. I really love the result!

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Here are close-ups of the separate pennants. I adore the cute die-cuts in the Woodland Forest collection!

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

I hope you like this DIY Fall project and can’t wait to see yours if you decide to make one too. For now, happy crafting!

Supplies:
Woodland Forest Leaf Toss (733426)
Woodland Forest Pears (733428)
Woodland Forest Stitched Floral (733429)
Woodland Forest Apple Cider (733430)
Woodland Forest Pumpkin Patch (733432)
Woodland Forest Fall Florals (733434)
Woodland Forest Woodland Critters (733435)
Woodland Forest Ephemera Die-Cuts (733437)
Woodland Forest Wood Veneer Shapes (733439)
Bazzill Mono Cardstock 12″x 12″ Candle (1646)
Bazzill Orange Peel Cardstock 12″x 12″ Orange Juice (3049)
Bazzill Mono Cardstock 12″x 12″ Pomegranate (9234)
American Crafts Baker’s Twine Value Pack 5YD Spools 24/PKG (366303)
American Crafts This To That Double-Sided Super Sticky Red Tape, .5″ x 5 yd (61754)
American Crafts Cutup Scissors 7″ (64201)
We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board (662565)
We R Memory Keepers Mini Alphabet Punch Board (663004)

Filed Under: Banner, DIY, Fall, Home Decor, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: Autumn, Banner, Banner Punch Board, DIY, Fall, Mini Alphabet Punch Board, Monique Liedtke, patterned paper, Woodland Forest

Easy Weekend Fun Activity Banner

06
Jun
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Hi there. It’s Amy from The Happy Scraps here today and I’m excited to be sharing this Easy Weekend Fun Activity Banner with you. We recently moved into a new home and have been spending our weekends working on things in and around the house, getting all kinds of things done that have needed to be done since moving. Since we haven’t done many fun things on the weekends yet this year, and since school just got out, I decided I wanted to make this easy weekend fun activity banner. I’m looking forward to the weekends this summer and getting out and spending time together as a family.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I pulled out the 6 x 6 paper pad from the Jen Hadfield Everyday collection and selected some bright and fun patterned papers that look like summer to me. I cut them each in half so I had two pieces about 3″ x 6″.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Using the Banner Punch Board and one piece of each patterned paper, I cut the flag shaped banner.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Then I trimmed the top off, making them the length that I wanted. I’ve found that if I cut the top off after I’ve cut the triangle part out of the bottom, I end up with the exact size of banner piece that I want.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Then I cut the triangle banner pieces. Once I had all the pieces cut, I punched out the holes in the top to lace the banner together with.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Here are all the banner pieces.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I placed all the pieces on the table, figuring out the order I wanted them to hang.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Using a large pair of scissors, I cut my paper straws into six pieces each.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

With a large needle, I threaded my baker’s twine into it. Then I put three straw pieces on my needle and pushed them down on the string. Then I added a banner piece.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I put three straw pieces between each banner piece.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Once I had the banner strung together, I punched out some hexagon shapes and wrote our activities on them.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Using some dimensional adhesive squares, I mounted them onto the banner pieces.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I’m so excited about these weekend activities I’ve planned to do with my family and I’m also excited that it looks so cute to hang up too!

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Here it is, hanging from my self.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Doesn’t it just go perfectly with my Hello Summer board?

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

What fun plans do you have for the summer?

If you are looking for a fun way to display your photos from a fun weekend, check out this fun Play Frame.

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Supplies:
Jen Hadfield Everyday 6 x 6 Paper Pad
WRMK Banner Punch Board
Paper Straws
Baker’s Twine
Dimensional Adhesive
Large Needle
Hexagon Punch
Scissors

Filed Under: Banner, DIY, Home Decor Tagged With: Amy Cowley, Banner, Banner Punch Board, Everyday, Paper Straws

DIY Master Bedroom Decor

26
Apr
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Hello friends! Amy here today from The Happy Scraps, and I’m so excited to be sharing our DIY Master Bedroom Decor with you today. We recently moved, and we have a lot more space do decorate now. Where we lived previously, we didn’t really have a color them or anything for our master bedroom. Since moving, I’ve decided that I want to use the colors gray, white, orange, and navy in our master bedroom. When I saw that the Jen Hadfield Everyday Collection had these colors, I knew I had to do something with them for our bedroom!

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

I wanted to make something to go above our bed, on the wall. I decided I’d cut out some wood shapes to apply paper to.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

Once I had the wood cut out, I traced my shapes onto the back of the paper I wanted to use.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

Then I cut out the paper.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

I painted the edges of my wood white. I like to do this after I trace the paper, so I don’t end up with a pencil line showing on my paint.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

Using wood glue, I spread some onto my wood. I spread it out with a sponge brush, then applied my paper.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

I smoothed out the paper well, making sure it was stuck to the wood really well.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

Once I had all my wood letters and shapes finished, I decided I also wanted to add a banner to hang above the wood on the wall. I pulled out my banner punch board and had it put together in no time.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

After I punched the holes in the top, I used baker’s twine to string the little triangles together.

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

Then I hung them on the wall. I’m so giddy over how it all came together and turned out!

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

What kind of decor do you have in your master bedroom?

Create custom Master Bedroom decor with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps using @pebbliesinc paper from #jenhadfield.

Supplies:
Jen Hadfield Everyday Brushstrokes
Jen Hadfield Everyday Dotted Chevron
Jen Hadfield Everyday Citrus
Banner Punch Board
Baker’s Twine
White Paint
Wood Glue
Wood Shapes

Filed Under: Banner, DIY, Home Decor, Papercraft, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: Amy Cowley, Banner, Banner Punch Board, Everyday, Home Decor, Mini Banner

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