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DIY Art Party Birthday Invitations and Party Favors

Nov

Hello wonderful Pebbles friends. Heather Leopard is here sharing DIY Art Party Birthday Invitations and Party Favors I made for my daughter’s birthday. The Happy Hooray collection was a perfect match to this art themed rainbow party!

Gather your supplies

8.5″ x 11″white cardstock
5 – 6 colors of patterned paper or cardstock for the paint colors
adhesive
My free painter’s pallet cut file for Silhouette
Printer or pen to write the party details (mine were left blank for privacy reasons)

DIY art party birthday invitations tutorial

These are incredibly easy to make if you have a template for my free cut file. Let’s walk through the steps…

Determine the size you want to cut your invitations and then you can either print your party details on the cardstock before you run it through your die cut machine or leave enough space to add the party details later, like I did. I was able to cut two at a time from one 8.5″ x 11″ cardstock paper.

Cut the painter’s pallet from the cardstock. Make sure you measure and line your cut file up so it cuts around your party details where you want it to cut. NOTE: I included cut lines so you could insert a paint brush so keep that in mind when you are printing and cutting.

Cut the paint pieces from your patterned paper or colored cardstock. Adhere them around the edge and around your party details.
Insert a toy paint brush and deliver to friends. By the way, I found a package of 30 paint brushes in the party section of my local hobby store. Great buy with coupon!

DIY art party birthday party favors tutorial

Each little artist will walk away from the party with their own painting but here’s an idea to keep their creative juices flowing – watercolor party favors. You can whip these up quickly and easily are their are sure to be a hit! You can even have the birthday honoree write personalized thank you cards and all you have to do is insert them in the water color cases.

Cut a strip of patterned paper to fit inside the lid of the watercolor case.
Write a thank you sentiment and print it out on white cardstock
Add a solid colored frame around the sentiment to help it pop against the patterned paper strip
Adhere the frames sentiment to the strip and insert it into the watercolor case
Add some cute tags and a personalized note to the package. Tie with a ribbon.

With that, you’re all set for for your DIY art party birthday. Follow me on Instagram (@heatherleopard) and I’ll post the rest of the party decorations later this month

Thanks for stopping by today.

Heather

Supplies:
Happy Hooray Hooray (732337)
Happy Hooray Rainbowtastic (732391)
Happy Hooray Balloon Animals (732393)
Happy Hooray Make a Wish (732531)
Happy Hooray Party Animal (732534)
Happy Hooray Eat Cake (732580)
Happy Hooray Party Time (732588)
Happy Hooray Celebrate (732615)
Happy Hooray Enamel Sprinkles Stickers (732625)

Guest Blogger Tessa Buys is sharing some love!

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!

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Pinwheel Flowers

Apr

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Hi Pebbles fans! Amanda here today. Spring has sprung in my neck of the woods and I couldn’t be happier! I am just giddy every time I see a new bunch of flowers blooming along the side of the road and I love nothing more than fresh cut flowers in the house. Second only to fresh flowers, I also love crafting bouquets of paper flowers that withstand the test of time (and kids). These pinwheel flowers are easy to make and will make your house extra cheery.