Candace Zentner Archives

Birthday Cards for Everyone

Jul

It’s the darndest thing, but people just keep having birthdays year after year. And so often, the cards in the grocery store aisles just don’t cut it. So why not make some personalized birthday cards that you can have ready any time one of those birthdays sneaks up on you?

Hey everyone! Candace from Scrappin’ 2 Little Princesses here today! If you are like me, you can never have too many birthday cards on hand. There is always a birthday party popping up unexpectedly so I love to be able to make quick easy cards to keep in my stash. The Birthday Wishes Collection is amazing for birthday projects. The color pallet and great elements can either be used to create masculine, feminine or unisex projects which makes the collection so versatile!

I made a set of three cards that took me a total of about an hour. These cards came together SO easily and they look great!

I used very few materials to create these cards and I definitely could have easily created many more simple cards. I used the Birthday Wishes cardmaking pad for my card bases and cardstock die cut shapes as well as cardstock stickers to embellish.

Small details were added to my cards using some border dies (My Creative Time). I also added a few small jewels to the centers of the stars for a little sparkle.

By adhering my stickers and die cuts using foam stickers I was able to create dimension on my simple cards.

The Birthday Wishes Collection makes creating quick, easy, fun cards so easy!! I hope my cards have inspired you! Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Supplies:
Birthday Wishes – Cardmaking Pad
Birthday Wishes – Carstock Shapes & Phrases Stickers
Birthday Wishes – Die Cut Shapes

Treat for Pop

Jun

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We’re gearing up for Father’s Day with a week full of fun Father’s Day themed projects and featured. Here to kick things off is Designer Candice Zentner with a fun “treat for pop.”

The colors in the Americana collection remind me of old vintage Coca-Cola and I thought this inspiration would be a great place to start for a little Father’s Day card and treat. I found a really neat glass cup shaped like a pop can in the dollarstore and made a shape card that mimicked the same style of can.

Since the initial can card I made was fairly plain, I decided to add some interest and detail using some of the fun elements that match the American Collection, like the printed cardstock shapes. I used some stamps as part of my sentiment then added ‘Pops’ to the bottom with the super sparkly crimson Thickers.

Using dies from My Creative Time, I cut out two stars from the 6×6 paper pad and used a clothespin to hold the stars together with a bow.

I thought it would be really fun to fill my matching cola can cup with coke bottle candies.

I used some cone shaped treat bags, filled them with candies and tied the bag at the top using some hemp twine and two more stars cut from patterned paper.

I hope my project using Americana has sparked some inspiration for a gift for one of the dads in your life! Happy crafting!

SUPPLIES:
Americana Crimson thickers
Americana Justice Cardstock
Americana Fourth of July Cardstock
Americana Cardstock Die Cuts
Americana Mini Clothespins
Americana 6×6 Paper Pad

Teacher Appreciation Gift

May

Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Layout

Mar

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Who’s feeling lucky? We are genuinely lucky to work with some of the best designers on the planet! Today’s Designer Candace Zenter is no exception. We love her lucky St. Patrick’s Day layout.

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I was inspired to create a layout using shamrocks, rainbow patterns and my current favorite – gold! Since my family doesn’t typically do a lot to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to take everyday photos and make put a little St. Patty’s Day spin on them. The From Me to You collection had some great papers I could pull out to create an appropriate color scheme.

I grew up always wishing I had a sister so I always tell my girls they are so blessed to each have two sisters. Lucky, lucky girls.

Aren’t the gold Thickers gorgeous?? I have been dying to use them on a project!!

I used a small die from Jaded Blossom to create some tiny shamrocks to sprinkle around my layout. Since I usually have leftover dots (colons and semicolons) in my Thickers sets, I used them to add some small detail to the layout.

I am always a big fan of collections that are very versatile and can be used for numerous themes and occasions. One of the many reasons I love everything from Pebbles!! So much versatility in each and every collection!

Supplies:
From Me To You Patterned Paper
From Met To You Alpha Stickers
From Me To You Library Pocket Cards
From Me To You Chips
From Me To You Cardstock Stickers
Gold Glitter Thickers

Heartstrings Valentine’s Day Layout

Feb

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One of the things we really love about our designers is how well we get to know them and their family…through photos! Today Designer Candace Zentner is sharing a fun Valentine’s Day layout featuring one of her sweet girls.

Hey Pebbles fans! Today I am here to share a double layout that I am super excited about. The Yours Truly line has been one of my favorite collections and I cannot stop playing with all the paper and fun embellishments!

As soon as I saw this paper and the color scheme I knew that I had to create a layout with some pictures I took of my daughter. I am so happy this collection has a splash of blue in it – I get a little tired of using only traditional holiday colors!

I am so in love with the chunky glitter on these gorgeous Thickers! I almost couldn’t even use them they are so pretty!!

I always love to journal on my layouts and the mini envelopes and a card from the phrase card pad made the perfect little place to write a note to my daughter.

Another phrase card and some pretty rhinestones flower centers were the perfect touch on the second page of my spread.

The Yours Truly Collection is so great for projects for Valentine’s Day as well as other occasions! I can see myself using it all year round!

Supplies:
Pebbles Yours Truly Phrase Cards 732392
Pebbles Yours Truly Mini Envelopes 732394
American Crafts Knock Out Heart Punch
Pebbles Yours Truly Water Mark Rubons 732395
Pebbles Yours Truly Chips 732390
Pebbles Heart stickers 732387
Pebbles Yours Truly Patterned Paper: Love Note, Darling, Together
American Crafts Thickers