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Oversized Ornament Tags

20
Dec
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Well hello friends, it’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a quick and easy last-minute Christmas craft! When my kids were little, I started making oversized tags to designate stockings so dear old Santa didn’t get confused when he tiptoed into our family room during the night. I thought it might help him out if he could locate the stocking (with each child’s name), then place the stocking next to the gifts for that child. I think Santa appreciated my help, because it can sure get confusing for an old guy to keep everyone straight! 😉 Here’s a peek at the tags I made for old St. Nick this year:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

I just love the Merry Little Christmas collection and knew I wanted to use it for the tags this year. Each tag is about 5″ in size – so large enough to be easy to see, but small enough that I could fit all four on one sheet of paper – win/win. Here’s a quick step-by-step photo set to show you how I made these!

First, here are the pieces. An ornament shape (about 5″), a coordinating circle, slightly smaller, a banner, the child’s name (I cut mine with my Silhouette from white cardstock, but you could also use letter stickers!), and anything you might want to use for embellishment – I chose a printed die-cut, and some gold holly berries and leaves (thickers) :

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Start with the ornament shape:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Add the slightly smaller circle:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Now add the banner shape – I used foam squares to attach my banner because I love the little bit of dimension it adds:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection
Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Now is the time to add the name over the banner:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Add embellishments now! Start with the coordinating printed die-cut:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Complete the tag by adding a bit of shimmer! These gold puffy holly berries and leaves are perfect:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Now old Mr. Claus will be sure to give the correct gifts to each kiddo!! Here’s a closer look at all four completed tags:

Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection
Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection
Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection
Oversized Oranment Tags by Wendy Sue Anderson for @PebblesInc. featuring the "Merry Little Christmas" collection

Merry Christmas to all!!

—Wendy Sue

Filed Under: Christmas, Tutorial Tagged With: Christmas, Merry Little Christmas, Tags, Wendy Sue Anderson

December Mini Album

16
Dec
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today with a mini album I created to document my December. I don’t do December daily albums, but like a more scaled back approach. It allows me to document my life without the pressure of having to come up with something new every single day!

My mini album is approximately 5″x7″ and created in much the same way as my previous travel journals. This one however has a pretty gold ribbon to tie it shut. Here is a closer look at my cover…

The Merry Little Christmas collection has so many fabulous embellishments; ephemera die cuts, stickers, thickers … plus the most festive pattern papers. Inside I altered photo mats with 3″x4″ journal cards.

I love the look of transparent pages embellished with digital cut files. This FaLaLa tree is available at JustNick Studios.

I love the gingerbread ephemera and stickers in this collection. On these pages, I added a cut file gingerbread house border from Paige Taylor Evans that is available in the Silhouette store.

Here is a second transparent page, this time with a wreath cut from 3 different green cardstock shades. This cut file is available from JustNick Studios as well. You can also see snowflake flourishes on the previous page. The snowflake cut file is available in the Silhouette store.

The wreath will eventually frame the photo I add on the wintery page following.

Here is the back cover… I was having so much fun, I couldn’t help but decorate the back cover too. The Joy card is another JustNick Studio digital cut file.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great December. Maybe you would like to try to make a December mini album to document your special days too.

Supplies:
Merry Little Christmas 12×12 paper pad
Merry Little Christmas Die Cut Ephemera
Merry Little Christmas Stickers
Merry Little Christmas Mini Stickers

Merry Little Christmas Phrase Thickers
Jen Hadfield Banner Punch Board
Sticky Thumb adhesive

Filed Under: Christmas, Inspiration, Mini Album, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas mini album, Document December, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Merry Little Christmas, Mini Album

Christmas gift box

12
Dec
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Hello crafty friends, it’s Lucile! Today I find you for a new creation. We are going to make a gift box. It’s perfect for wrapping your gifts in a nice way or for storing your december daily!

The first step is to create the box. For that I used cardboard. The box is 15 by 20 centimeters and 4 centimeters thick. I started by cutting all of my pieces and then I assembled them with double sided. I then covered my box with a paper from the Pebbles Merry Little Christmas collection. Then, I covered the inside of my box with another paper. I love the patterns of the papers I find them too cute!

On the edge I wrote 2019 with an alphabet because this box will allow me to store my December daily at the end of the month.

On the front of my box, I cut a circle in my cardboard. This technique allows me to add a volume effect to my box. Then, I cut a crown of leaves with my Silhouette Cameo. I came to stick it around my circle and then I glued a grid pattern paper underneath.

Then I decorated the top of my box. I started by cutting a frame in a paper from the collection. Then I decorated my crown of leaves with dies cut and stickers from the collection. I also added golden stickers in holly strength. Finally I stuck “Joy to the world” in the center of my circle.

Inside my box I ordered my december daily! I hope you like this box, I can’t wait to see your Christmas gift boxes. See you soon for new creations, Lucile.

SUPPLIES :
– Merry Little Christmas Collection – Ephemera with Foil Accents – Icons (ac-734146)
– Merry Little Christmas Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Pad with Foil Accents (ac-734152)
– Merry Little Christmas Collection – Thickers – Puffy with Foil Accents (ac-734147)
– Merry Little Christmas Collection – Ephemera with Foil Accents – Phrase (ac-734145)
– Merry Little Christmas Collection – Stickers with Foil Accents (ac-734144)

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, Gift Box, Lucile Peignon, Merry Little Christmas, Pebbles Inc

Tis The Season

29
Nov
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today. If you live in the United States, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. But now that Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is getting all my attention! I like to scrapbook some of the Christmas card photos I get from family, like this one of my daughter and her great pyrenees dog who love playing in the snow. The Merry Little Christmas collection was perfect to use! I love the fun patterns and colors. For this photo, I pulled more of the snowy embellishments, not the Christmas ones. I love how versatile this collection is.

I used a digital cut file for my title Tis The Season, and backed it with a variety of pattern papers and colors. This is a great way to use up scraps of paper. I attached these mittens to my title and added a little bow. The title was then placed on a big snowflake.

I love finding adorable die cut ephemera pieces like this girl wearing a red coat. Since my daughter was also wearing a red coat, I had to use it on this layout. I matted my photo with two different green pattern papers and tore the bottom edge so I could see the white core. The white edges remind me of snowbanks. Take a look at the dimension foam tape gives too.

One of my favorite things about this collection are the tags, like this Happy Holidays tag. These tags would make amazing quick and easy cards too. For this snowy scene, I added some dimension with some stickers and foam dots. Behind the tag you can see two of the washi tapes I layered on the background. There are so many embellishment options with this collection!

If you are interested in my process video, have a look here.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
Merry Little Christmas 12×12 paper pad
Merry Little Christmas Washi Tape
Merry Little Christmas Die Cut Ephemera
Merry Little Christmas Tag Pad
Merry Little Christmas Stickers
Merry Little Christmas Mini Stickers

Filed Under: Christmas, Layout, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, Layout, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Merry Little Christmas, patterned paper, scrapbook layout, stickers, washi tape, Winter

Christmas Layout

27
Nov
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Hello everyone! It’s Eva on the blog today showing you a Christmas layout made with the new Merry Little Christmas line.

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

This layout is easy, fun and best of all you need only a few supplies to create this lovely Christmas wreath.

I started by selecting one of the Merry Little Christmas papers from the 12 x 12 paper pad. I wanted the cut file garland to stand up from the background, so I chose this gorgeous green snowflake paper.

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

Next, I cut a white cardstock circle and put it on the back of my wreath. I curled the leaves a little bit and glued the wreath with some 3d dots.

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

I opened the ephemera packages and selected a few that worked with the design. The die cuts have a white border so they are a perfect match to the white wreath!

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

Finally, I added the title with these lovely gold thickers and my journaling.

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

I also used some 3d dots on a few ephemera pieces, it gives great dimension to the layout.

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

This was a one photo layout, but you could include a strip of pictures or a mini accordion to help you scrap all those favorite photos from the Christmas season.

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

Thanks for joining me today and I hope that you give this easy layout a try, have a wonderful week and happy Thanksgiving.

Create a fun and easy Christmas Layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using the new Merry Little Christmas line from @pebblesinc

Eva

Supplies
Merry Little Christmas Paper Pad
Merry Little Christmas Ephemera
Merry Little Christmas Gold Thickers

Filed Under: Christmas, Layout Tagged With: Christmas, Eva Pizarro, Layout, Merry Little Christmas

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