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Planner Pages with Amanda & The Land That I Love!

27
Jun
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Hi Pebbles Friends & Fans!

Amanda here; today I am sharing one of the most loved Holidays in the planner girls’ calendar – the 4th of July!

“Oh say, can you see….” I’m singing as I type this post, and feeling all the Land of the Free feels right now!

This is such a wonderful holiday to celebrate, and I just love the Red, White & Blue adorning the pages of my weekly view planner! Forget functionality, this week is all about showing your stripes –  and plenty of them!

Here’s how I’ve prepared my pages for this special occasion….

God Bless America!

As I’m quite the planner addict, you’ll spot that this is yet another new planner in my stash! (Sssh! Don’t tell Mr Baldwin – he doesn’t need to know 😉  ) You’ll note that this a much larger size and more ‘boxed’ style of planner (it’s a MAMBI Happy Planner) compared to my previous planner & traveler’s notebook shares. The great thing is that regardless of planner size or type, you can take the ideas from this post and edit them to best suit your  daily organizer needs. Yay!

Here’s how I created this patriotic spread….

First you’ll need to gather up your Pebbles: Land That I Love supplies. As well as embellishments, you’ll also need pattern papers Stars & Stripes Forever, Happy 4th! and Land That I Love.

I just LOVE those Puffy Stickers! Oh My Stars, indeed!

I start with creating the full size decorator boxes. For this specific project, that means trimming pattern paper Stars & Stripes Forever to size 1 1/2″ wide x 2 1/2″ long. One 2 1/2″ x 12″strip will create exactly 8 boxes, with the choice of two patterns – stars and stripes OR blue with white stripes. Adhere to your pages as shown above.

Next, take pattern paper Happy 4th! and trim all the ‘strips’ to create faux washi tape.

Trim to size, and adhere with glue. This is already starting to look good!

Trim a 3″ x 4″ card from pattern paper Land That I Love, and create a ‘flap’ or two for hidden planning! I have a Printed Cardstock Shape flag as my second flap. I took out some red tape from my stash to secure them in place.

Decorate with a few Puffy Stickers! You’ll see that I have cleverly positioned my puffy star stickers to double up as ‘dot points’ in my planner! Much more fun than asterisks or bullet points!

I put in more Puffy Stickers, and embellished them with the 6 x 12 Accent stickers too! You can never have too many stickers!

 

Next I created a few planner clips for the top of my page. To make, simply hot glue some of the Printed Cardstock Shapes to metal paperclips. For finishing touches, I tied a patriotic ribbon to the base of my planner to act as my page marker. Love it!

Here’s a closer look…..

 

I love the ‘flaps’ – such a fun way to decorate without losing all your pen space!

The Red, White & Blue speaks for itself!

I hope you’re as excited as I am for the Fourth of July celebrations! I can’t wait to see what your planners, organizers and notebooks will look like this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Happy Arty Days, Amanda xo 

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Pebbles Land That I Love Supplies:

733788 – Stars & Stripes Forever

733791 – Happy 4th!

733784 – Land That I Love

733797 – Printed Cardstock Shapes

733798 – Puffy Stickers Phrases & Icons

733796 – 6 x 12 Accent Stickers

733802 – Puffy Stickers Red White & Blue Dots

Filed Under: American Crafts, Inspiration, Tutorial, Uncategorized Tagged With: 4th of July, Holiday, Land that I Love, Organiser, Planner, Red White & Blue

Geometric Paper Ornaments

02
Dec
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Hello!  It’s Renee here today to share a step-by-step tutorial on paper ornaments I made using the wonderful Home for Christmas collection.  These paper ornaments are so quick and simple to make and look modern and fun on your Christmas tree.  They’re also durable and flatten easily for storage so you can use them year after year.  Your kids or grandkids would enjoy making these paper ornaments and can sprinkle a little glitter for that finishing touch.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

Supplies you’ll need to make these paper ornaments:
6″ squares of pattern paper
scissors
small hole paper punch
Baker’s Twine
bone folder (optional)
pencil and ruler (optional)

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

1.  Take your 6″ square of pattern paper (I used Deck the Halls here) and position it face up.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

Then, fold it in half from top to bottom.  I used a bone folder for a nice, crisp fold.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

2.  Fold the top sheet in half…

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

…and flip the paper over to the other side.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

3.  Fold the top sheet in half.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

Now, you have a “W” in front of you after all the folds are done.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

4.  At the top of your “W”, mark the center of the paper with a pencil.  You can also just pinch a tiny fold to mark the center of the paper.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

5.  Cut through all the layers from each bottom corner of your “W” to your center pencil mark or fold at the top of your “W”.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

Then, separate the triangles (one 6″ square of pattern paper will give you 2 paper ornaments).  Work on them one at a time.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

6.  Starting from the bottom center of the triangle, mark about ¼” on either side of the center and then mark about every ½” after that.  You can also eyeball this part from your pinch mark to make your cuts.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

Here’s a closer look at my measurements.  I made 5 tally marks on either side from the center.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

7.  Cut parallel lines and stop about ¼” from the top of the triangle.  Cut a wedge at each end of the triangle.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

8.  Alternate the fold cuts up and open to make the paper ornament 3D.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

9.  Use the small hole paper punch to make a hole near the top of the paper ornament and thread it with the Baker’s Twine (I used red and green) to hang the paper ornament.  You can skip the hole and just run the Baker’s Twine (string or thread) through the top opening of the paper ornament.

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

10.  Repeat steps 1-9 with all your 6″ squares of pattern paper.  Merry Making!

geometric paper ornaments by @reneezwirek using the #HomeForChristmas collection by @PebblesInc.

Supplies:
Home for Christmas Holly Jolly (732649)
Home for Christmas Christmas Cheer (732652)
Home for Christmas Deck the Halls (732653)
American Crafts Baker’s Twine Value Pack 5 yd Spools 24/Pkg, Bright (366303)

Filed Under: Christmas, Tutorial Tagged With: Christmas, Holiday, Home for Christmas, Renee Zwirek

Patriotic Memory Tray

20
May
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Today Designer Holly Gagnon is sharing a fun patriotic memory tray. It’s a great project that would easily bring the spirit of America into any home!

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Holly here sharing with you an altered Memory Tray to Celebrate America using the Pebbles Americana collection.
Patriotic memory tray created using @pebblesinc #Americana collection by @ribbonsandglue #scrapbooking #fourthofjuly #patriotic
The Americana collection is perfect to use for any 4th of July decorations with it’s mixture of rustic and traditional American embellishments.
Patriotic memory tray created using @pebblesinc #Americana collection by @ribbonsandglue #scrapbooking #fourthofjuly #patriotic
This memory tray was easy to decorate using various stickers, patterned papers, cardstock shapes, pinwheels and journaling cards found in the Americana collection.
Patriotic memory tray created using @pebblesinc #Americana collection by @ribbonsandglue #scrapbooking #fourthofjuly #patriotic
To add a unique dimension inside the tray, I added red & white paper straws into one of the slots and adhered a printed cardstock shape on top.
Patriotic memory tray created using @pebblesinc #Americana collection by @ribbonsandglue #scrapbooking #fourthofjuly #patriotic
Supplies:
Americana 6×6 Paper Pad 732515
Americana Journaling Cards 732507
Americana Printed Cardstock Shapes 732506
Americana Phrase& Accent Stickers 732504
Americana Dimensional Star Stickers 732510
American Pinwheels 732508
Americana Clothespins 732513
Pebbles Candy Dots
Red & White Paper Straws
Blue & White Twine
Foam Squares

Filed Under: Home Decor Tagged With: Americana, Fourth of July, Holiday, Holly Gagnon, Home Decor, Patriotic

Holiday Gift Boxes and Tags

13
Dec
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We love the beautiful touch Marjan Pel applies to all of her projects. Today she’s sharing a lovely set of holiday gift boxes and tags that you will not want to miss!

Handmade holiday boxes and tags

I love to make decoration and gifts for Christmas and the Front Porch collection by Pebbles is just perfect for this. The color scheme I used is red, grey and silver.

Handmade holiday boxes and tags

For this project I made cute pillow boxes and embellished them with photo frame hang tags.

Instead of using photos I put small pieces of different patterned paper in each tag. I used the 1.5″ create-a-sticker by Xyron to adhere the small strips of punched stars and small snowflakes to the paper.

Handmade holiday boxes and tags

 

I adhered the big snowflakes with the help of the 2.5″ create-a-sticker by Xyron.

Handmade holiday boxes and tags
I finished off the tags with typical christmas words like joy, peace and merry and some cute clothes pins. Here and there I adhered some glitter and crystal dots.

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The big star is really decorative with all the small festive pillow boxes. I filled the boxes with chocolate and sweets. My family will love this!

Handmade holiday boxes and tags

Supplies:
Front Porch Patterned Paper Lazy 732317
Front Porch Patterned Paper Cottage 732318
Front Porch Patterned Paper Barefoot 732321
Front Porch Patterned Paper Home 732326
Front Porch Thickers Cherish/Gray Dot 732332
Front Porch Photo Frame Hang Tags 732331
From Me To You Patterned Paper Greetings PFMP-32264
From Me To You Clothes Pins 732279
Basics Mini Clothes Pins 747205
American Crafts Peppermint Express
Value Pack Premium Ribbon 366117
American Crafts Value Pack Baker´s Twine 366303

Filed Under: Gift, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, Front Porch, gifts, Holiday, Marjan Pel

Quick and Easy Holiday Gift Wrap

12
Dec
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Kraft paper packaging is one of the best bases to build on when you’re wrapping up your holiday gifts. Today Design Team Member Emily Spahn is showcasing quick and easy holiday gift wrap that starts with…you guessed it, kraft paper!

Quick and Easy Holiday Gift Wrap

The holidays are a busy time! It seems like there is never enough time to accomplish everything you want and need to get done. Today, I have a quick and easy way to spruce up your holiday wrapping!

Quick and Easy Holiday Gift Wrap

I started off with some plain kraft wrapping paper.  A quick note, kraft paper and Scotch tape do not work well together!!  When you tape down your paper, make sure you use your fingernail or a bone folder to press the tape down, or you’ll find yourself with a half-opened package! I tied a number of the American Crafts Peppermint Express ribbons around the bottom of each package.  I used my Xyron gluestick to help adhere the ribbon in place!

Quick and Easy Holiday Gift Wrap

I was planning on using my Silhouette to create some designs for my packages, but I decided that this was a bit too time-consuming for my “quick and easy” project, so instead I just used my paper trimmer and a couple of punches to create some simple decorations. I ran them all through my Xyron Create-a-Sticker machine and stuck them onto the kraft paper.  This is a fun way to make your gifts stand out at the holidays without taking up precious cookie-baking or carol-singing time!

Supplies:
Front Porch Snuggle 732319
From Me to You Notes 732254
From Me to You Message 732260
From Me to You Written 732263
Basics Powder Mini Dot 751386
Basics Leaf Dot 751378
American Crafts Peppermint Express Value Pack Premium Ribbon 366117
Xyron 5” Create-a-Sticker
Xyron Gluestick for Corners

Filed Under: Gift Tagged With: Christmas, Emily Spahn, Gift, giftwrap, Holiday

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