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Guest Blogger Nicole: Love you more!

25
Jan
1 Comment
Good morning everyone! I am so excited to be guest designing for Pebbles Inc. this month! I just love Pebbles paper products. Seriously, the embellishments and papers are all so fab. I’ll be honest, I opened my box and sighed with contentment, looking at all the gorgeous contents.
This month, I had the pleasure of working with the Forever My Always. Since I didn’t want to leave anything out, I used a little of everything! I started by creating this layout of my hubby and I. I took these selfies on New Years Eve. They aren’t perfect photos, but I still love these photos. What a great night!
Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc
I love the cut apart sheet with all the sentiments so I hand-cut a few of the sentiments and used them to create a fun, grid layout. Then I tucked a few die cuts and stickers here and there to fill in the white space.
Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc
I tore the xoxo paper to create a nice border for the layout. I love incorporating a variety of textures and shapes on my projects; totally fun!
Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc
Every now and then, I like to staple my embellishments on my projects. I like how it looks.
Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc
Here’s another layout I created of my little man and I. I love this boy more than anything in this world. He is quite a kid. Notice the layers… again. I LOVE playing with patterned paper and embellishments. It’s my favorite thing to do in my spare time.
Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc
I couldn’t help it. I had to use the pencil and what better way to use it then to add it at the bottom next to my journaling.
Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc
I layered the die cuts using a foam square then added a puffy heart sticker. LOVE these itty bitty hearts!

 

Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc

To help pull the layout together, I added a big title at the top of the layout. I hand cut the “I think about you. A lot.” sentiment from a die cut and adhered it at the top of the gold title using foam squares.

Don't miss these fabulous projects from our guest blogger @nicolemartel1978 using the Forever My Always products! @pebblesinc

I really like how this layout turned out. So cute…so us. And here are a few cards I created with this adorable collection! These cards are all 4″x4″. I find this size to be easier to work with when making cards. I used several pieces of die cuts and stickers to create these cards. I cut the background from 6×6 paper pads.

A 4x4 card from Nicole Martel using the Forever My Always collection of paper products

 

 A 4x4 card from Nicole Martel using the Forever My Always collection of paper products
A 4x4 card from Nicole Martel using the Forever My Always collection of paper products

Incase you need an item list, here it is! Forever My Always Paper/ Love Notes (733623), Love Labels (733625), From My Heart (733627), Forever My Always Dimensional Stickers, Forever My Always Printed Cardstock Shapes, Forever My Always Foil and Foam Phrase Stickers (733634), Pebbles Puffy Stickers (733635), Forever My Always Accent Stickers (733633), Forever My Always 6×6 Paper Pad

I hope inspired you today with my projects. I had a wonderful time creating these projects for today’s guest post. Thank you Pebbles Inc. for giving me the opportunity to guest design for you!

-Nicole

Filed Under: Cards, Guest Designer, Layout, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Be Mine, Forever My Always

Be Mine Valentine Wreath

11
Feb
2 Comments

Have you seen the Pebbles Be Mine Collection? Oh, it is SO adorable! Amy here from The Happy Scraps today, and I had SO much fun playing with this collection. So much pink and red goodness. Today I’m going to show you how to make this Be Mine Valentine Wreath.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

Collect all the Be Mine paper you’d like to use, along with the Valentine Minc Tags and the Be Mine red glittered thickers. I created my own wreath form out of chipboard, tracing a circle, then cutting it out.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

Start by cutting several strips of paper to be 1″ x 4″.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

You’ll bend each strip of paper, placing it on your chipboard wreath form, and then use a stapler to secure it to it.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

Continue all the way around your wreath form, then start on the second row, offsetting it slightly.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

For mine, I ended up with three rows.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

Because I wanted to cover the staples that were showing, I trimmed the extra chipboard out of the center, so I wouldn’t have as much area to cover.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

I got out my Sticky Thumb Cordless Glue Gun so I could attach some ric rac to the inner edge of the wreath.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

I just put a little glue down at a time, and then placed the ric rac on it. I continued around the entire wreath doing this.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

I pulled out the Valentine Minc Tags and the Minc Foil Applicator machine, along with some pink and silver foil.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

I added the silver and pink to these tags, making it a perfect match to the Be Mine Collection.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

I attached both of the tags together using adhesive on the back, making sure that they would stay where I wanted them for the wreath. Using the red glittered thickers, I attached the words BE MINE.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

Next I tied a baker’s twine bow to the top of each tag.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

Using two strands of baker’s twine, I tied a bow and attached it to the wreath.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

With the tails of the baker’s twine from the bow attached to the wreath, I turned over my foiled tags, and put some adhesive on each, then I placed the baker’s twine tails onto the adhesive.

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

It created the perfect way to hang the tags!

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

You’re wreath is all finished! You didn’t even need to head out and find a wreath form!

@thehappyscraps created this cute Be Mine Valentine Wreath using the @pebblesinc #bemine collection. Click for the tutorial.

Supplies:
Be Mine Collection Bouquet Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Sweetheart Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Scattered Love Cardstock
Be Mine Collection XOXO Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Sugar Cookies Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Share Love Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Chocolate Dipped Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Be Mine Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Love Is In The Air Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Sprinkles Cardstock
Be Mine Collection Rouge/Glittered Foam Thickers
Be Mine Minc Tags
Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator
Sticky Thumb Cordless Glue Gun
Adhesive
Baker’s Twine
Ric Rac
Chipboard

Filed Under: American Crafts, Home Decor, Papercraft, Tutorial, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Amy Cowley, Be Mine, Minc, Valentine's Day, Wreath

Punny Pop-Up Valentine Cards

09
Feb
1 Comment

Hi friends, it’s Wendy Sue back with you today!  I’m kind of a goofy kid with a silly sense of humor…so the “punny” valentines in the “Be Mine” collection were right up my alley.  I couldn’t wait to sit down and create some unique cards with the punny cards, stickers, and embellishments included with this fun collection full of cute images and traditional reds and pinks!  Here’s a look at the card set I created:

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

But wait…there’s more!  Not only are the fronts of these cards cute, but there’s a big surprise inside!

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Yep, pop-up valentines!!  They are super cute, and super easy to make. Here’s how:

First, you’ll need one sheet of  12×12 cardstock for each card base.  You need to cut one card base (any size you wish), and a second one about 1/4″ smaller all around.

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

After they are cut, score and fold them in the middle.  (these cards should open from the bottom up, not from the right side).

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Use scissors to cut a notch in the middle of the smaller card. When the card is open, the notch will “pop up!” Open the base and fold the middle notch the opposite direction on the same score line:

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Now you can add whatever item you’d like to “pop” right on the front of the notched out piece. Make sure the bottom of the sticker doesn’t go down further than the tab – it needs to fold under when the card is closed:

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Now use adhesive to place the small card base inside the large one.  Don’t glue the pop-up tab!

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Now you can add embellishments to the inside of the card:

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

After you’re happy with the inside, pull out some additional products to decorate the front of your card:

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Put it all together:

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Completed!

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Now repeat the process for each of the Valentines you’d like to create:

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

These little characters make the cutest pop-ups!

Punny Pop-Up Cards created by @wendysuea with the "Be Mine" collection from @pebblesinc

Have fun making special punny pop-up cards for your sweeties!

Supplies:
Be Mine Cardstock Stickers
Be Mine Puffy Heart Stickers
Be Mine To/From Cardstock Heart Stickers
Be Mine Layered Stickers
Be Mine Valentines Patterned Paper
Be Mine Bouquet Patterned Paper
Be Mine XOXO Patterned Paper
Be Mine Sugar Cookies Patterned Paper
Be Mine Share Love Patterned Paper
Be Mine Sprinkles Patterned Paper
American Crafts Rouge Cardstock
American Crafts Crimson Cardstock
American Crafts Blush Cardstock
Adhesive Runner
Sticky Thumb Adhesive Foam

Filed Under: American Crafts, Cards, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Be Mine, Cards, Valentine's Day, Wendy Sue Anderson

String Art inspired layout

08
Feb
1 Comment

Hello everyone! I’m Eva Pizarro and today I bring you a layout inspired by string art. I love this technique and it is so on trend right now that I decided to incorporated into my layouts but with a twist: instead of strings I used tiny strips of paper.

I am not going to lie, it takes some time to complete your project, but I promise you the result is worth it. The depth of the strips of paper is gorgeous and I think it would be very fun to do small images and hang them as decorations on your home. Maybe some animals in your kid’s room? that would be lovely!

To make the string art piece you need to draw a shape and mark small points where you are going to glue your strips. Don’t worry if you don’t have drawing skills, just try two or three times like I did until you are happy with the results.

String Art inspired layout by @evapizarrov using the new valentine's line #bemine from @pebblesinc

Cut very fine strips of paper, erase the lines of your design and glue your strips to your paper. Begin in one dot and move another one, then glue another strip from that same do to another one and so on.

String Art inspired layout by @evapizarrov using the new valentine's line #bemine from @pebblesinc

when you are finished your shape would look like this. I love that some of the strips bend a little giving a lot of dimension to the heart.

String Art inspired layout by @evapizarrov using the new valentine's line #bemine from @pebblesinc

Create a hidden pocket by glueing a piece of paper to the back of your picture. Inside I put a journaling card and glue a donut sticker cut in half to make a tab.

String Art inspired layout by @evapizarrov using the new valentine's line #bemine from @pebblesinc

Glue your photo and your white paper to your base.

String Art inspired layout by @evapizarrov using the new valentine's line #bemine from @pebblesinc

Embellish with some stickers from the same collection and add your title. This year my husband and I celebrate our 10th anniversary so this layout is dedicated to that wonderful event!

String Art inspired layout by @evapizarrov using the new valentine's line #bemine from @pebblesinc

Love this glittery alpha, it has chunky transparent glitter on top and shines beautifully.

String Art inspired layout by @evapizarrov using the new valentine's line #bemine from @pebblesinc

I wrote my journaling in the card and put it on my secret pocket.

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Did you like this technique? I hope you did and that you try it at home! if you do please share your creations with us!

And what about some real string art technique? you could also include this idea on a layout:

String Art Layout by @evapizarrov using the #HomeforChristmas collection by @pebblesinc

Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
Eva

Supplies:
Be Mine Bouquet (733031)
Be Mine XOXO (733035)
Be Mine Sweetheart (733032)
Be Mine Chocolate Dipped (733038)
Be Mine Sugar Cookies (733036)
Be Mine Alphabet Glittered Foam (733043)
Be Mine Cardstock Stickers (733044)
Be Mine Valentine’s (733030)

Filed Under: Layout, Tutorial, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Be Mine, Eva Pizarro, Layout, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Frog Card

04
Feb
1 Comment

Hi Pebbles fans! Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing with you a Valentine’s Frog Card made from the adorable Be Mine collection.

Frog Valentine Card made with Silhouette and @pebblesinc Be Mine collection by @ribbonsandglue

Valentine’s Frog Card

Valentine’s crafts are my total favorite. This card was really simple to make using my Silhouette and the adorable embellishments found in the Be Mine collection.

Heart Card made with Silhouette and @pebblesinc Be Mine collection

To make this Valentine’s Frog Card, I used my Silhouette to cut out a Candy Heart cut file twice, attached the two pieces together along the sides to make it in to a card then adhere a heart doily on the front.

Heart Valentines Card with action wobble in undenearth @pebblesinc Be Mine cardstock shapes

Since I chose to use the cute frog card stock shape, I attached him on to an Action Wobble on the front of the card so when the card held, a little but of wobble happens. Reminds me of a frog jumping. Cute, huh?

Frog Valentine Card made with Silhouette and @pebblesinc Be Mine collection by @ribbonsandglue

I hope this Valentine’s Frog Card inspires to create unique and fun cards this Valentine’s Day using the Pebbles Inc. Be Mine collection.

Supplies:
Be Mine Bouquet Paper
Be Mine Puffy Hearts
Be Mine Cardstock Shapes
Paper Doiley
Googly Eyes
Action Wobble
Silhouette Die Cutting Machine
Candy Heart Cut File

Filed Under: Cards, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Be Mine, Cards, Holly Gagnon, Silhouette, Valentine

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