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Wedding Gift Bags

27
Apr
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Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a new project to share using the Lovely Moments collection. I found these super cute cut files in the silhouette store. They were perfect for this love themed collection.

I decided to keep these simple by using black and white papers with a touch of pink. I think this one is my favorite!

I then just added a few stickers and embellishments. I can’t wait to be invited to a wedding so I have a reason to use these!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies used:
Pebbles – Lovely Moments Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Flower Burst
Pebbles – Lovely Moments Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Blooms
Pebbles – Lovely Moments Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Botanical Rose
Pebbles – Lovely Moments Collection – Cardstock Sticker Book
Pebbles – Lovely Moments Collection – Ephemera – Phrase with Foil Accents

A “Forever My Always” Gift Bag to express Gratitude

28
Nov
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Hello Pebbles fans! It’s Monique here sharing a quick and easy “Forever My Always” project created for “Gratitude Week” here on Pebbles blog. Most of the time when I’m someone very grateful I want to bring a gift. Here in The Netherlands that gift is often a bunch of flowers, but once in a while I want to give something else, like for example a gift card. So, for today I decided to create a little gift bag for a gift card. As I had been waiting for an opportunity to use the fantastic Forever My Always collection I decided now was the time! Here’s what I created:

Forever My Always gratitude gift bags created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Forever_My_Always collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #forever_my_always_gift_bags #gift_card

I started my project by selecting a two patterned papers from the Forever My Always collection plus the gold dotted cardstock and using my Silhouette I cut three gift card bags (3″x 4 1/4″):

Forever My Always gratitude gift bags created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Forever_My_Always collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #forever_my_always_gift_bags #gift_card

Next I folded the bags, but didn’t glue them together just yet. I wanted to use my tiny attacher to adhere the embellishments on the front of the gift bag and that’s easier when the gift bag isn’t glued closed on three sides. I used a few more of the beautiful Forever My Always patterned papers, a couple of Forever My Always die-cuts and two of the Heart of Home tag labels:

Forever My Always gratitude gift bags created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Forever_My_Always collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #forever_my_always_gift_bags #gift_card

When the embellishing of the front of the gift bag was done I glued the sides together using some American Crafts double-sided sticky red tape and the gift card bag was finished. Super easy and quick! Here are the gift bags one by one:

Forever My Always gratitude gift bags created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Forever_My_Always collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #forever_my_always_gift_bags #gift_card

Forever My Always gratitude gift bags created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Forever_My_Always collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #forever_my_always_gift_bags #gift_card

Forever My Always gratitude gift bags created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Forever_My_Always collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #forever_my_always_gift_bags #gift_card

Isn’t the Forever My Always collection awesome?! I can’t wait for an opportunity to play some more with it.

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog today. As today is my last day on Pebbles’ blog as a member of the Design Team I want to take the opportunity to thank you & Pebbles for an amazing time I have had being on the team. I have loved being able to play with all the new collections and create fun projects for you! I hope I’ll continue to see you all on the world wide web somewhere.  If you want to know where to find me, then these are the places you’ll find me most: my blog, my facebook page, my Instagram account and my Pinterest account. Thank you all again and hope to see you soon!

Forever My Always gratitude gift bags created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Forever_My_Always collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #forever_my_always_gift_bags #gift_card

Supplies:
Forever My Always Follow Your Heart Patterned Paper (733622)
Forever My Always Mint Dots Patterned Paper (733626)
Forever My Always Date Night Patterned Paper (733624)
Forever My Always Freshly Baked Patterned Paper (733631)
Forever My Always Ephemera Cardstock Die-Cuts (733632)
Heart of Home Tag Labels W/Gold Foil Accents (733766)
Jen Hadfield Gold Dot Cardstock (732927)

 

Patterned Paper Gift Bags

01
Nov
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Hello Everyone! It is Leanne here today and I am excited to share with you a quick and easy way to create DIY gift bags using patterned paper from the Woodland Forest collection and the WeRMemoryKeepers Gift Bag punch board.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson

These paper bags are so incredibly versatile, and let’s face it, we can always use a little gift bag to brighten someone’s day. And let’s not even mention all the opportunities such as birthdays or the holiday season that is about to descend upon us, where these bags will be more than appreciated!!

Patterned paper with a seasonal print just adds a little something extra to the gift giving experience, but with the bags I’m sharing today, I wanted to mix up patterned paper combinations, creating either a collar or a decorative band.

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Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Each bag base has been created using a normal 12″x12″ piece of patterned paper with a coordinating piece trimmed to 2.5″x12″. Start creating by following the easy instructions on how to create your gift bag base with the punch board. To add a collar to the top of the bag, I recommend that it is added before the ribbon holes have been punched. Here is how I put mine together:

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

As shown in the photo above, the collars have been trimmed from patterned paper cut to 2.5″ wide and 12″ in length. For the red stitched floral gift bag, I left the border trim (found at the bottom of the patterned paper) attached, to create an extra detail at the top of the bag. Another option is to use a scallop border punch or similar to attract attention.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Add a score line to the top of the 2.5″x12″ paper piece at the 0.5″ mark. Score and add adhesive all along the top of the reverse side of the paper, making sure it is between the score line and top edge. Carefully add the collar to the top of your gift bag base. If your gift bag requires ribbon handles, now is the time to add the holes. Continue to follow the instructions with the gift bag punch board as your guide.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Complete your gift bag by adding cute details such as a fussy cut patterned paper flower spray of create your own tags.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

I personally think it’s the details that make gift giving a little more special!

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

To create the gift bag above, follow the same instructions on the punch board twice, but vary the height difference. Once you have created two bags, slip the larger one inside the smaller one and secure with adhesive. Add extra details such as a patterned paper bow and decorative border band.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

There are no limitations when it comes to creating fun gift giving trimmings, especially when beautiful patterned paper  is involved! Thanks for visiting here today..x

Supplies:
Woodland Forest Leaf Toss 733426
Woodland Forest Autumn Day 733433
Woodland Forest Stitched Floral 733429
Woodland Forest Pumpkin Patch 733432
Woodland Forest Woodland Forest 733425
Woodland Forest Mini Paper Pad 733441
Bazzill Cardstock Eggshell 300398
We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board 71333

Quick Halloween Gift Bags

20
Oct
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Hello Pebbles friends!  It’s Wendy Sue here with you today, sharing a quick and easy little Halloween treat/gift project.  If you haven’t figured it out already, I love (love, love, love) putting together fun little treats to share with my friends, family, and neighbors!  It’s all about the idea of sharing something fun and cute just to let people know I think they are special. Usually, it’s a store-bought treat that I’m sharing as well – not something that takes me tons of time to bake. And then I  use my most favorite scrapbooking supplies to create gift wrap or packaging to share the treat. With Halloween just around the corner, of course I’m busy thinking of fun ways to share yummy treats with everyone!  I always love the cute, whimsical artwork on the Pebbles, Inc. products, and this “Boo!” collection is no exception.  I also decided to add a little bit of Halloween shine with my new favorite tool, the Minc by American Crafts!  Here’s the project I whipped up:

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

And here’s how easy it was!

First, I pulled out my Minc, some orange and purple foil, and these awesome little treat bags

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

Have you used a Minc?  Just in case you don’t know what it is, the Minc is a tool that allows you to add foil details to your craft projects.  Pebbles has their own line of pre-printed pieces to be used along with the reactive foil and your MINC machine for easy and stylish embellishments.

Every packaged Minc item has a little heat setting number on the back of the packaging – simply dial up that number on the Minc and allow it to warm up.  The light will turn green when it’s ready.

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

While you’re waiting, you can prep your project!  You just place the pre-printed items, in this case the little gift bags, on the plastic folder that comes in the Minc.quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

As you can see, right now, the bags look tone-on-tone gray/black.  Next, cut the foil and place it over the bags.

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

Close the folder and insert it into the front of the Minc.

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

The item is automatically “fed” through the machine and comes out the back…similar to a printer!  After the item is completely finished, you simply peel back the foil.  Like magic, the foil is transferred onto the product (you can also make your own projects if you have a printer that uses toner!)!!

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

I repeated the process with the purple foil. Peeling up the foil is my favorite part!

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

And here’s a look at all four of my foiled treat bags:

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

Of course I had to “cute-ify” them some more, so I cut apart the 3×4 tags and broke open my bag of Boo! Chips to embellish the front of each bag.  And don’t you just love the bat clothespins?  I do!!

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

Next, fill up the bags with yummy treats:

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

Fold over the top and add a little enamel dot to the center of the flap:

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

That’s it!  Easy!  But so stinking cute, don’t you think?  Now I just need to decide which of my spooky friends will get this set of goodies.

quick and easy treat gifts by @wendysuea with the "Boo!" collection by @pebblesinc

I still have a several days until Halloween, so I’m sure there will be more treat bags in the making!

Supplies:
Boo! Collection
Boo! “Happy Halloween” Patterned Paper
Boo! Enamel Dots
Boo! Black Bats Clothespins
Boo! Chips
Minc Foil Applicator
Pebbles Minc Halloween Treat Bags
Minc Orange Foil
Minc Purple Foil

Fun In The Sun Shaker Gift Bags

29
Jul
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Hi there! It’s Mendi here with some fun ideas for summer gift bags using Pebbles Fun In the Sun collection along with the new Fuse tool & Gift Bag Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers. I don’t know about you, but I rarely think to prepare a fun gift bag on the actual day of an event so I love having some ready to go when I’m headed out the door to a special occasion.

Summer Shaker Gift Bags by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

I thought it would be fun to experiment with different shapes of shaker windows for each of my bags.  Up first I have a circle shaped shaker that I created.  To achieve this I added all my sequins to the circle shape before closing it up.  I then slid the sequins over to create citrus slices by using the little metal ruler that comes with the fuse tool.

Summer Shaker Citrus Gift Bag by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

My next bag features a star window filled with multi-colored sequins.  I cut an extra band of patterned paper to go along the top of my bag which I punched with a scalloped edge using a border punch.  Make sure to keep reading because I share step-by-step instructions on how I created this fun window using the fuse tool.

Summer Shaker Starfish Gift Bag by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

My last gift bag is my favorite.  It uses some of the fun watermelon print papers from the collection so I thought it would be really fun to create a heart window and punch out little raindrops to pose as watermelon seeds for my shaker.

Summer Shaker Watermelon Gift Bag by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

I was amazed at how easy it is to create these little windows with the fuse tool and some basic supplies I already had on hand! Using an old page protector I snipped off a small section just a wee bit larger than my die.  I then used the die as a template and traced it with the fuse tool, making sure to leave a small section open to slip my sequins and punches into.

Fuse Tool Shaped Shaker Tutorial by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

After filling up the little pouch, I re-positioned my die and fused the remaining two edges with the tool.

Fuse Tool Shaped Shaker Tutorial by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

I then trimmed around the star leaving a small border around it and added sticky adhesive tape to the side that I wanted to face out on my bag.

Fuse Tool Shaped Shaker Tutorial by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

Using the same die I die-cut a window out of my gift bags.  This was a bit tricky for my largest gift bag due to the width so I had to fold the bottom flaps under while running it through my diecutting machine.

Fuse Tool Shaped Shaker Tutorial by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

I then taped the fused star pouch to the inside of my bag.  Using the same sized die works well for this technique since most dies have a slight border around them.

Fuse Tool Shaped Shaker Tutorial by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

Here’s one last look at my three different summer bags.  I hope I’ve inspired you to create some shaker gift bags of your own.  I am really loving how many different techniques that are possible with the fuse tool!  🙂

Summer Shaker Gift Bags by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #FunInTheSun collection by @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

Supplies:
FUN IN THE SUN SUNSHINE 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN WATERMELON 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN LEMONADE 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN POPSICLE 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN BEACH TOWEL 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN CHIPS DIE-CUT SHAPES
FUN IN THE SUN LAYERED STICKERS
PREMIUM SOLID GROSGRAIN RIBBON VALUE PACK
WE R MEMORY KEEPERS PRECISION GLASS CUTTING MAT
WE R MEMORY KEEPERS PHOTO SLEEVE FUSE TOOL
LIFESTYLE CIRCLE NESTING DIES
LIFESTYLE STAR NESTING DIES