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Countdown to Christmas: Easy Holiday Cards

04
Dec
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Hello friends! It’s the first week of December already – do you have your Christmas cards done? I usually purchase photo cards to send out to the masses, but I like making handmade cards for a few special people in our lives. That being said, I always seem to run short on time, so it’s a good idea to create a simple card and duplicate it using different papers and elements.

Easy Holiday Cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" Collection by @PebblesInc.

The “Merry Little Christmas” collection is so fun and cheery, it was an obvious choice for this year’s cards! I started by trimming a patterned paper to 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ – then I cut 1″ from the bottom to create a coordinating paper strip to add to the card front.

Easy Holiday Cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" Collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, I cut white cardstock to 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and stitched around the edges with green thread. (I love using my sewing machine on my projects!) I placed the white stitched piece in the center of the pattered background paper, then placed the 1″ coordinating paper strip on top – I varied where I placed the coordinating strip.

Easy Holiday Cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" Collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, I added a tag from the coordinating tag set. I used foam adhesive behind some of them for a touch of added dimension. I also scrounged around in my ribbon scraps to find fun ribbons to tie through the holes of each one. As you can see, I tilted the tags slightly when I attached them over the white stitched piece.

Easy Holiday Cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" Collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, I added coordinating printed die-cut pieces to each card. Some are tucked slightly under the tag, some are overlapping on top. And finally, I added some gold puffy sticker thickers to some of the cards (the holly leaves and berries).

Easy Holiday Cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" Collection by @PebblesInc.

After they were complete, I attached all of the card fronts to white cardstock bases and now I have a start to my handmade cards for this year!

Thanks for stopping by – I hope you feel inspired to whip up a few festive cards yourself now!

Wendy Sue

Filed Under: Cards, Christmas, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cardmaking, Cards, Merry Little Christmas, Wendy Sue Anderson

Give the Gift of Kind Words

18
Nov
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Hi friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a project filled with kindness! My assignment was to create a project based on “giving” or “receiving” and I chose giving, of course! My favorite thing to GIVE is a kind word or a bit of encouragement. Whenever I can use paper and glue to make those words into a little gift, I call it a double win!

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

I used the “This is Family” collection to create this set of cards. I knew I wanted to make a bunch, so I kept the design pretty simple. I started by cutting several different papers into 3 3/4″ squares. Next, I cut half of those squares in half diagonally. I used my sewing machine to stitch each half square onto a full square, right up the middle.

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

Then I cut apart all of the 3″ squares on the cut-apart sheet in the collection. I placed one square in the center of each stitched piece.

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

Finally, I attached each piece to a 4″ square card cut from white cardstock. I also added a sticker or die cut to some of the card fronts.

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

My plan is to write notes to some of the special people in my life, telling them WHY I think they are special, why I am thankful for them, and what makes them so great! I hope they appreciate hearing a kind word as much as I know I would! I plan to share a card or two each day from now until Thanksgiving. 🙂

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

What gifts do YOU like to give? Kind and encouraging words are always a good choice!

Thankful cards by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "This is Family" Collection by @PebbleInc.

Happy Thanksgiving Season!

Wendy Sue

Filed Under: Cards, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Cardmaking, this is family, Wendy Sue Anderson

November is here – time for a new challenge!

01
Nov
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Ready to start on a new challenge? It’s perfect for adding to your cardmaking and scrapbooking repertoire– and easy too! Here are the projects our guest designers created with the sketch – take a look!

And here is the sketch… how did they do?

Sketch courtesy of Stamps to Die For

Ready to participate? Be sure to create a project based on the sketch (one that is a literal replica or close enough) and send us a photo. Projects should have 75% Pebbles products in them. Photos should be emailed to [email protected] by November 13th. Please spread the word – can’t wait to hear from you!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cardmaking, scrapbooking, Sketch Challenge, sunday sketches

Birthday Cards With Fall Flair

16
Oct
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I love adding a bit of seasonal influence to my birthday cards sometimes, especially if it’s not over-the-top obvious – which is why I created this set of birthday cards with a bit of fall flair!

Birthday Cards with a Fall Flair by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "This is Family" collection

It’s easy to bring in a bit of autumn for birthdays falling during fall months. Simply add a few pretty fall leaves! You can choose to cut them by hand, use metal dies, or even an electronic die-cutting machine. Just cut a bunch of leaves from some pretty colored papers (like these from the “This is Family” collection) and you’re set!

Birthday Cards with a Fall Flair by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "This is Family" collection

Here’s a closer look at each cards – they are basically the same, with a few minor changes.

Birthday Cards with a Fall Flair by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "This is Family" collection
Birthday Cards with a Fall Flair by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "This is Family" collection

With a few leaves, some paper strips, a button, and twine, these birthday cards have a subtle touch of autumn without screaming it so loudly that it overpowers the sentiment.

Birthday Cards with a Fall Flair by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "This is Family" collection

Happy Fall AND Happy Birthday!!

Birthday Cards with a Fall Flair by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "This is Family" collection

Filed Under: Birthday, Cards, Fall Tagged With: Cardmaking, Cards, Fall, this is family, Wendy Sue Anderson

quick and easy birthday card set

02
Oct
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Hi friends, it’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing my favorite tip for making a big set of birthday cards – hint: assembly line!!

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

Watch how easy it is to create a half dozen cards in a jiffy!

Start by cutting the background. These papers are 4″ wide and 5 1/4″ tall.

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

The next layer is this fun text paper, cut at 4″ wide and
3 3/4″ tall. I centered each piece (eyeballing the center – no measurements here)!

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, I cut a few different tear strips to 4″ wide and placed them on the top and bottom of each blue piece.

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

Now cut red patterned papers to 2 1/2″ x 4″ and white birthday text paper to 1 1/2″ x 4″. Add one of each to every card, tilting slightly in opposite directions.

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

Now we’re going to put one of my favorite, and most versatile papers, to work! Cut apart the tags from this fun paper!

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

Punch out the holes and tie baker’s twine through each one. Add a puffy sticker or two for interest and dimension!

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

Now the card tops are complete and the final step is to place each one onto a white cardstock card base! The final cards measures 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

I made a set of 6 cards, but you could easily make an entire dozen almost as quickly! Here’s a closer look at each of the six cards:

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.
quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.
quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.
quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.
quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.
quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

It’s easy to put together an entire set of cards, and having a fun collection like this one makes it extra fun!

quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.
quick and easy birthday card set by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Happy Cake Day" collection by @PebblesInc.

Filed Under: Birthday, Cards, Tutorial Tagged With: Birthday Cards, Cardmaking, happy cake day, Wendy Sue Anderson

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