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Let Your Cards Do The Talking!

04
Aug
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When it comes to making cards, whether for a specific recipient or just to have in my stash, I think it’s okay to let your cards do the talking!  Sometimes it doesn’t take much more than the sentiment on the front of the card (and sometimes you can fill the entire inside with many, many, many more words!).  I love the “Girl Squad ” collection for cardmaking and the little journaling cards and sentiments are just perfect for them!

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

I used two different patterned papers with “journaling” or text…in addition to the little square sentiment cards.  Of course I’ll write on the inside, but honestly, the outside says it all!  Here’s how easy it is to whip up these cards:

Start with a text paper base (4″ x 5 1/4″):

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, cut a 4″ x 3″ piece of a coordinating text paper and place it on the base:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Now add the sentiment square:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Cut a paper doily in half and place it under the middle block:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

The next step is to cover the rough edge with a strip of coordinating paper and tie a black string around the entire piece:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Add a strip of coordinating washi tape across the top of the block:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Add a few stickers (I added leaves and a flower):

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

In addition, I used foam adhesive squares to pop up the flower:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Finally, place the entire piece on a white cardstock base:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

See how easy that was?  So easy, you can whip up another one in no time at all!

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

A couple of close-ups:

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Let the journaling on the patterned papers say it for you - like these cards by @WendysueA featuring the "Girl Squad" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next time you have to make a card, choose papers with text, or journaling in the design and let your card do the talking!!

Wendy Sue

Supplies:
Girl Squad Stickers
Girl Squad Washi Tape
Girl Squad “Hello Friends ” Patterned Paper
Girl Squad “Besties” Patterned Paper
Girl Squad “Happy Day” Patterned Paper
Girl Squad “Girl Squad ” Patterned Paper
White Doily
White Cardstock

Filed Under: Cards, Gift, Papercraft, Tutorial Tagged With: Cardmaking, girl squad, Wendy Sue Anderson

Summer Holiday Projects | A Fun and Funky Girl Squad Journal

02
Aug
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Have any projects to help with your summer holidays? With our next one in mind, I decided to create a travel journal—one that I could easily bring with me and that needed only a couple of pictures and handwritten stories to complete.Hello Pebbles fans! It’s Monique with you today, sharing a Fun and Funky Girl Squad Journal! When brainstorming how I wanted to put things together, I needed the embellishing mostly done so that a few stickers and washi tapes would be enough to bring along with me. What I find so fabulous about the Girl Squad collection is that it can be used for almost every occasion. When you look at my album, you see that it’s not a travel album just yet—my photos and texts will make it that—but I could also easily turn the album into a family or girls-weekend-out album… the possibilities are endless! The journal includes 20 different pages & 2 tags; it measures 5.5″ x 8″.

Here’s a photo of the cover of my “Fun and Funky Girl Squad Journal”. I just love all the papers, die-cuts, stickers and washi tape in this collection!

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

Before I got started on my project, I gathered everything I thought I would need, including a piece of heavy cardboard for the front and back of my journal and my Zutter to punch the holes.

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

I’ve used almost every patterned paper from the Girl Squad collection for my album, as they are all equally fabulous!

Let me show you a couple of pages from my journal. Here’s the first page. I left most of the left side blank as I want to adhere a large photo there. From the right page (the first of four tab pages), I cut out a large ampersand and adhered it in the same spot on one of the next pages.

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

Every page in this Funky Girl Squad Journal is different. The sizes, patterns, forms… everything is different. In the photo below, you can see I stitched a triangle in one corner to create a space for all the bits and pieces I tend to collect during my vacations. Have you seen that coffee cup paper? Isn’t it awesome?!

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

I have also included a few products from other Pebbles collections, like this foiled sheet w/gold from the Simple Life collection and the word stickers from the Tealightful collection:

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

From the “You Got This” paper, I created a bag with a tag inside by folding the paper in two and stitching the sides closed. The outside of the bag is perfect for journaling.

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

How I love that bicycle paper!!

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

When my album was finished, I realized that I had been inspired by the mini albums by Amy Tangerine. If you look them up, you’ll see just what I mean.

Funky Girl Squad Journal created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Girl_Squad_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #funky_girl_squad_journal #mini_album

This is it! My Funky Girl Squad Journal. I’m going to use it for a travel journal in the south of France.  Together with my Instax camera and some stickers and washi tape, I’ll journal all the fun memories we make. I’ll make sure to show you the result as soon as it’s finished.

Supplies:

Girl Squad 6×6 mini paper pad  (733714)

Girl Squad Cardstock Stickers Icons & Accents w/gold foil (733715)

Girl Squad Washi Tape Rolls 5/pkg (733717)

Girl Squad Puffy Sticker Mini Icons (733718)

Girl Squad Cardstock Ephemera Die-Cuts 10/pkg (733719)

Girl Squad You Got This Patterned Paper (733702)

Girl Squad Go Girl Patterned Paper (733703)

Girl Squad Besties Patterned Paper (733704)

Girl Squad Fri-Yay Patterned Paper (733705)

Girl Squad Good Vibes Patterned Paper (733706)

Girl Squad Food On The Go Patterned Paper (733707)

Girl Squad Cool Treat Patterned Paper (733708)

Girl Squad Happy Day Patterned Paper (733709)

Girl Squad Soda Shop Patterned Paper (733710)

Girl Squad Girl Squad Patterned Paper (733712)

Girl Squad Hello Friends Patterned Paper (733713)

Simple Life Foiled Cardstock w/gold (733494)

Tealightful Word Stickers 3/pkg (733544)

American Crafts Textured Cardstock Spring Seasonal (71253)

 

Filed Under: DIY, Mini Album Tagged With: DIY, girl squad, journaling, Mini Album, Monique Liedtke, Travel Journal

Summer Cards with the Girl Squad collection

25
Jul
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Hello Pebbles friends and fans, Becki here to share with you some Girl Squad Summer-themed Cards. I’ve been dying to dive into the Girl Squad collection. From the moment this collection landed on my doorstep, I was in love! I knew that I could make some amazing Summer cards! When I started looking through the collection for images to use on my cards, I fell in love with the taco truck sticker and the bike sticker. Those two stickers were “must haves” for this project. Of course, I used patterned paper from the 6×6 paper pad to create these cards. There are so many great pink patterned papers in the collection. I picked two of them to create these cards. Let’s start with the bicycle card. The Stitch Happy sewing machine from We R Memory Keepers is one of my very favorite tools. I used this machine to stitch around the edge of the pink gingham patterned paper. I adhered the paper so the corner was in the middle of the card and trimmed off the excess with my paper trimmer. Putting stickers onto foam adhesive dots is one of my favorite ways to give stickers a little extra dimension. That’s what I did with the bicycle sticker. That cute sticker needs to pop off the background.At the top of the card, I added a “you’re great” sticker. Once again, I used pop dots to give the sticker some dimension. I cut the flower cluster sticker in half and tucked it under the pink patterned paper. The entire sticker was too overwhelming for a small card.This taco truck card is a personal favorite of mine. It makes me smile whenever I see it. I combined a few different patterned papers to create the background of the card. I did keep the majority of the background pink though—I love pink!I kept the design of these two cards very similar. By keeping the design similar, I was able to create these two cards very quickly. Along the bottom of the card I added the taco truck sticker (on pop dots).  My favorite part of this card is the black “taco Tuesday” puffy sticker that I added in the window of the taco truck. How cute is that sticker?!?!? Along the top of the card, I added a sunshine/cloud sticker. I used pop dots to adhere both of these stickers as well. To give both of these cards a little bit of shimmer, I sprinkled some Heidi Swapp color shine on them. I LOVE the finishing touch that the color shine gives to these cards.Thank you for stopping by the Pebbles blog today. Hurry, start creating your Girl Squad Summer cards! You’ll love playing with this fabulous collection. I’ll see you again soon!

Supplies:

Girl Squad 6×6 Paper pad 733714

Girl Squad Cardstock Stickers 733715

Girl Squad Puffy Stickers 733718

Girl Squad Ephemera 733719

Filed Under: Cards, Flowers, Summer Tagged With: Becki Adams, Cards, girl squad, Summer

Picnics and BBQs Layout with Girl Squad!

10
Jul
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Hello Pebbles Friends! Today I’m sharing a layout which celebrates friends who are practically family! These guys are some of our absolute favorite people.  One of the things we love to do is get together and eat! We have regular barbecue sessions at each other’s homes, with all the kids eating outside picnic style!

I’ve chosen the Girl Squad collection to create this layout because of its fabulous colours and distinctively fun flair! You aren’t limited in the reach of this collection—it is definitely meant for documenting more than just girl moments.

The photo used on this layout is quite busy, and because it has a lot going on in it, I wanted to have a bold background to neutralise the fuss. The black patterned paper grounds the elements in the photo while the white ledger style patterned paper opens up the page almost like a blank canvas.

I then layered patterned paper from the mini paper pad. The colour palette is still fun and coordinates with the colours in the photograph.

To add interest to my layout, I trimmed three sentiment squares from the Hello Friend patterned paper. I also fussy cut matching colour flowers to add to the element cluster triangle on the layout.

The title has been created by using the foam thicker stickers from the Girls Squad collection and have been strategically placed onto the edge of the white patterned paper to prevent it from blending into the background.

When adding some of the elements to the page, try to work in a piece that might enhance your layout. Make it pop by adding foam tape for dimension.

Finally, add some journaling to complete your layout.

I hope you found this layout to be inspirational, helping you to think outside the box when using themed collections.

Thank you for visiting.

supplies:

Girl Squad 6×6 mini paper pad 733714

Girl Squad Thicker Sticker phrases 733716

Girl Squad Puffy Sticker Icons 733718

Girl Squad You Got This Patterned Paper 733702

Girl Squad Go Girl Patterned Paper 733703

Girl Squad Hello Friends Patterned Paper 733713

Bazzill Cardstock White

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Layout, Papercraft, Party, Tutorial Tagged With: girl squad, Leanne Allinson

Paper Wall Banner with Girl Squad

23
Jun
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Hello everyone, it’s Eva Pizarro here today bringing you a quick decor for your craft space using Pebbles’ new line: Girl Squad.

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

This line has beautiful colors and the designs are perfect to make scrapbooks or home decor projects. My favorite embellishment are the handwritten thickers so I made this banner to display some of the gorgeous words and embellish my craft space.

First, I trimmed my paper 9 inch wide and made the tip of the banner by cutting 2 triangles from the center of the paper to 2 1/2 inches from the bottom. Next, I added a 7 inch wide circle made with white cardstock on top of my banner.

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

Once that was done I chose 3 words from my thickers and placed them on top of my banner.

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

Next, I used some die cuts and embellishments to decorate the paper wall banner. I added some 3d dots to some of the pieces and also decided to add the gold ampersand to my phrase.

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

Finally, to hang my paper wall banner I used a rod and thread from my Stitch Happy machine. I also used 3 different thread hues and gold thread to make some decorative tassels.

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

And here’s my final result! I love how it turned out, this paper wall banner is going straight to my craft room!

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

Look how beautiful those thickers look! This project is great to decorate your kids room too! Just use regular thickers to spell you child’s name. Thanks for joining me today! have a great day!

Follow this tutorial from @evapizarrov and use the new #GirlSquad line by @pebblesinc to make this adorable paper wall banner #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #homedecor #wallbanner

Eva

Supplies
Girl Squad Darling (733711)
Girl Squad Icons & Accents Stickers with Gold Foil (733715)
Girl Squad Skyler Phrases Thickers (733716)
Girl Squad Ephemera Cardstock Die-Cuts with Gold Foil Accents (733719)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam Dots (340272)
Stitch Happy Acqua Thread (660374)
Stitch Happy  Pink Thread (660391)
Stitch Happy  Red Thread (660392)
Stitch Happy Gold Thread

Filed Under: DIY, Home Decor Tagged With: DIY, Eva Pizarro, girl squad

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