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Her Bookcase and Mine

11
Jan
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Hello Pebbles fans!! For this week’s “Organization” theme I, Monique, created a layout about how my daughter and I organize our bookcases. We are both huge book lovers and it’s not enough to just read them, we want to own the books we love too. There’s just nothing better than collecting the books you love! As I’m older it makes sense that my bookcase is fuller than my daughter’s but she’s getting there! The funny thing is that while I organize my books by author, my daughter organizes her books by color. Although this way of organizing would never suit me, I really love how it looks and decided I just needed a photo and so the idea for this layout was born!

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

Doesn’t the bookcase on the right look much better than mine (on the left)?!

I used an older Pebbles collection to scrap this layout as I found Jen Hadfield’s Home + Made collection just perfect for these photo. When I started my page I held my photos against the different collections and chose the one that fitted best.

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

I love large ampersands and decided this 3″x 3″ Minc card with the ampersand needed to be included too.

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

However I found it needed a little embellishing and used my sewing machine to add a bit of texture:

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

I really like the result!

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

The flower stickers from the Everyday collection and the gold Thickers from American Crafts were a perfect match for both my photos and the papers. How I love all the gold details in the various Pebbles products!

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

I added a bit of hand written journaling and lots of machine stitiching. With a few black paint drops my layout was done!

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

This is it! Hope you like it!

A layout about how to organize your books made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #Homemade collection from @PebblesInc.

Supplies:
Homemade 12×12 Paper Pad (732643)
Homemade Mini Kraft Pockets With Gold Glitter Accents (732620)
Homemade Decorative Tape (732626)
Homemade Decorative Tape
Homemade Minc 3×3 Card Set
Jen Hadfield Everyday Cardstock Stickers (733085)
American Crafts Thickers Printed Foil Letter Stickers

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog! Wishing you a wonderful day!
Monique

Filed Under: Layout, Organization Tagged With: Everyday, Home + Made, Monique Liedtke, Organization

Favorite Phrases Layout

28
Dec
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Hi Pebbles friends.  Heather Leopard is here with a layout featuring one of my favorite phrases.  This one is about the special bond between siblings, specifically sisters.  While I don’t have any siblings myself, I see how much these two adore each other and I just fell in love with this quote.

Use a quote on your layout like this one by @heatherleopard using the #WarmAndCozy collection from @PebblesInc.

This quote means so much to me.  Obviously about their bond but also about my hopes and dreams for them, that they will be each other’s rock as they share life’s adventure.  I chose to dominate the page with the quote and a single black and white photo zooming in on them holding hands.  I will walk you through the steps on how to recreate something like this.

Use a quote on your layout like this one by @heatherleopard using the #WarmAndCozy collection from @PebblesInc.

I knew I wanted to use a large phrase but I also knew I wanted some sort of grounding factor to it so I stitched layers of the same paper to the left 1/4 of the page. I also sewed a small black border (not pictures).

Use a quote on your layout like this one by @heatherleopard using the #WarmAndCozy collection from @PebblesInc.

First, select a phrase and then cut the words.  You have many options – hand cutting, die cutting using dies or your electronic cutting machine.  I chose the latter. Just type your words in the software.  Since I had the border on the left side of the page, I drew that out in the software so that I’d know just how big or small to make the letters.  Once I liked the size, I cut the letters out of three different patterned papers.

Use a quote on your layout like this one by @heatherleopard using the #WarmAndCozy collection from @PebblesInc.

Next, adhere the letters to the background paper.  Make sure to leave room for your photo, embellishments and journaling, if you want to add additional comments.

Use a quote on your layout like this one by @heatherleopard using the #WarmAndCozy collection from @PebblesInc.

I added little flower clusters around the page and the photo.  I just fussy cut flowers that fit int he space I had available!

Use a quote on your layout like this one by @heatherleopard using the #WarmAndCozy collection from @PebblesInc.

Some of the embellishments were tucked behind the layers and photo while others were adhered with foam squares for added dimension. So there you have it – a favorite quote of a favorite photo of my favorite girls.  Now I will add just a bit of journaling and the date to finish it off.

Supplies:
Warm & Cozy Checkerboard Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Fall Bouquet Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Cozy Comfort Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Breezy Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Warm Quotes Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Fall Day Pattern Paper

Filed Under: Flowers, Layout Tagged With: Heather Leopard, Home + Made, Layout, Warm & Cozy

Recipe for a Scrapbooking Layout

27
Sep
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Hello, my friends.  Heather Leopard is here and I thought I’d do a bit of a twist on this week’s recipe projects.  All of my family recipes are tucked away in my recipe box so instead of scrapbooking a favorite recipe, I decided to create a recipe to share with you.  A recipe you can use in your every day scrapbooking…

Recipe for a Scrapbooking Layout

recipe-for-a-scrapbooking-layout-by-heather-leopard
This recipe contains all the ingredients I use most often when creating a layout.  Feel free to right click the recipe image below to save a copy to your PC.  This recipe contains:

  • Select the perfect cut of photos. I usually use 1 photo but today I mixed 4 photos layered together to make one.
  • Blend together 5 coordinating pattern papers
  • Add a dash of machine or hand stitching
  • Garnish with embellishments (die cuts, wood veneer, cardstock/acetate shapes, chipboard, etc.) to create lots of layers
  • Add a dollop of alphas for a title
  • Complete the layout with journaling

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I used the recipe above to create this scrapbooking layout today. I hope you enjoy it and use it as a guide for your scrapbooking needs.

Select the perfect cut of photos

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I usually only use 1 – 2 photos on a page but because I know many Pebbles fans love to use multiple photos on a page, I thought I’d mix the two styles so that I could include multiple photos but only taking up the space of one.  To do this, I used my Fuse tool to create a waterfall photo flip.  I simply printed photos in different sizes and used the fuse tool to make protectors sized to the photo.

waterfall-photo
I layered the photos over each other so that each of my children’s faces and their word would show, with the last photo only revealing a photo of my husband and I and the last word of the sentence, which also serves as the main title.

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Blend together 5 coordinating pattern papers

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Next, I wanted to create a background of leaves but I also wanted to add some contrasting color so I trimmed my first pattern paper to 10″x12″ and added a small border using my 2nd pattern paper to the left side. For the right side, I combined those two patterns used on the left with 2 additional pattern papers, overlapping them together to make a larger border on that side.

Add a dash of machine or hand stitching

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No layout of mine would be complete without stitching.  For this layout, I stitched the seams of each border, leaving room to lift the paper just a bit.

Garnish with embellishments to create lots of layers

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I used a combination of hand cut and die cuts leaves as well as wood veneer to add layers around my photo as well as to create the triangle visual design pattern around the page.

Add a dollop of alphas for a title and complete the layout with journaling

we-are-blessed-scrapbooking-layout-by-heather-leopard
I’ll admit, I almost never have a title in mind when I start creating.  I wouldn’t recommend this but it’s what I do and almost always work out.  Journaling is a key component to a layout that you really shouldn’t go without.  Although you may remember the story as you are creating it, you probably won’t remember those details years or decades from now and those who are looking at the pages in your album certainly won’t remember it or may not have even been a part of the story so please, please add an ounce or two of journling, even if it’s just the who, when and where. You can add journaling directly to the layout in various ways or you can add hidden journaling on the front or back of the page.  You don’t always see it on the layouts I show online but I always add it. Sometimes I like to keep those details private and add them to the layout after photos are taken.

So, while this recipe for a scrapbooking layout is not an official Pebbles challenge, I’d love to see your take on it. You can find me on Facebook and Instagram (@heatherleopard)

Supplies:
Warm & Cozy Tweed Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Afternoon Naps Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Fall Day Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Breezy Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Fall Botanical Pattern Paper
Warm & Cozy Ephemera Die-cuts
Warm & Cozy Leaves Chipboard

Filed Under: Fall, Layout Tagged With: Heather Leopard, Home + Made, Home+Made, Jen Hadfield, Layout, scrapbooking

Back 2 School Layout

29
Aug
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Hi everyone! It’s Monique here today with a “Back 2 School” layout using the wonderful “DIY Home” collection. The photo I used is of my daughter on the first day of her last year of secondary school. This was a bit of a special year for her as she had been away for a year. She had done five of the six years of secondary school when she decided she wanted to go to the USA to attend one year of High School, which she did. When she came back though, she still had to finish her school here in The Netherlands. I’m happy to say that last May she graduated and this month she will be going to university!

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

When I looked at the colors of my photo I knew straight away that I wanted to use the DIY Home collection as the colors are such a perfect match. I had lots of left-overs which I could use to create the mat under my photo and I loved the quote so I wanted to use that as well:

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

Next I wanted to include some “String Art” in my layout as I really love the extra dimension this gives. I decided I would do part of my title in a string art-way. Here’re a few photos how I achieved this:

I printed the word “school” on a regular piece of paper, using the “Cocogoose” font, size 120 and placed the print on a sheet of white cardstock (Cocogoose is a free font and can be found HERE):

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

Using my paper piecer I punched little holes through the printed sheet in my cardstock beneath:

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

Once I was done I removed the print and with some embroidery thread I hand stitched each letter on the white cardstock, starting with the outline before filling in the rest of the letter:

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

Here’s the end result. Doesn’t it look great?

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

Here are a few close-ups of the rest of my layout. The feather, the “xoxo” and the polaroid frame were all created using some of my dies and a die-cutting machine. The feather and the polaroid frame were cut from the DIY Home “Pink Ombre” sheet and the “xoxo” was cut from the “gold dot” sheet.

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

The flower die-cut comes from the “Warm & Cozy” collection and the word “smile” is a phrase tag from the “Home + Made” collection.

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

The rest of the title was created with some “gilded” Thickers and next to it I added a few lines of hand written journaling. Last but not least I added some machine stitching and a few paint drops and I was done! Hope you like it.

A Back To School layout with a fun String Art title by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #DIYHome collection from @PebblesInc.

Supplies:
DIY Home Brush Strokes (732914)
DIY Home Buffalo Check (732917)
DIY Home Sunset (732919)
DIY Home Wood Floors (732920)
DIY Home Quotables (732929)
DIY Home Gold Foil With Embossed Dots (732927)
DIY Home Pink/Gold Ombre Foil Woodgrain (732933)
DIY Home Decorative Tape: Gold Glittered Scallop (732953)
Home + Made: Warm & Cozy Ephemera (733389)
Home + Made Phrase Tags (732639)
American Crafts Gilded Thickers (732613)
American Crafts Precision Pen 03 Black (PP03-62311)
American Crafts White Cardstock (SKU: AM710-81)
American Crafts Baker’s Twine Ribbon Spools (89423)

Filed Under: Layout Tagged With: back to school, DIY Home, Home + Made, Layout, Monique Liedtke, scrapbook layout

Hello Farm Life Scrapbooking Layout and Free Cut File

15
Aug
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Hi everyone.  Heather Leopard is here to kick off our Geometric Shapes theme this week here on the blog. Luckily for me, shapes are my most favorite to work with when creating a scrapbooking layout. I almost always use geometry to create fun backgrounds for my layouts. Inspiration for these types of layouts can be found everywhere, from quilts to art posters to this project right here.

It’s been blazing hot here in Texas so I thought I’d attempt to cool it down a bit by creating a fall layout using the new Warm & Cozy collection.

Hello Farmlife Geometric Shapes Scrapbooking Layout and Free Cut File by Heather LeopardLet me walk you through my creative process for this scrapbooking layout.

  • Choose a light colored background paper. I chose the white Cozy Comfort one that resembles a sweater.
  • Cut three 2.4″ x 12″ strips of similar pattern papers. I chose the Tweed paper with text.
  • Stitch the strips to the background creating evenly spaced columns.
  • Download my free Silhouette cut file. If you don’t have a machine to cut these, simply cut large triangles / diamonds and octagons or circles.
  • Alternate the diamond and octagon shapes so that the top and bottom of your layout always includes a half shape and the inner part of your layout includes full shapes. Adhere with a small amount of adhesive.
  • Once all shapes are in place stitch down the middle of the columns / shapes.
  • Next, I added layers of pattern paper behind my photo, tucking in embellishments here and there.
  • Lastly, I finished it off with a title above my photo and a sentiment at the bottom in one of the embellishment clusters.
  • To complete the layout, I will journal in the open white space just under the photo.

Hello Farmlife Geometric Shapes Scrapbooking Layout Title and Free Cut File by Heather Leopard
Use a combination of different stitching types to add interest to your layout.Hello Farmlife Geometric Shapes Scrapbooking Layout Shapes and Free Cut File by Heather Leopard
Don’t be afraid to add layers of clusters under and around your photo.  It helps draw the eye to the photo and can really help compliment storytelling.Hello Farmlife Geometric Shapes Scrapbooking Layout photo and Free Cut File by Heather Leopard
I hope you enjoyed a peek into my creative process for this scrapbooking layout.  Don’t forget to download the free Silhouette cut file I created.  And if you create anything with it, please share a link to it here or tag Pebbles and me (@heatherleopard) on Instagram so we can ooh and ahh over it!

Supplies:
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Warm & Cozy – Daisy
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Warm & Cozy – Log Cabin
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Warm & Cozy – Tweed
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Warm & Cozy – Fallen Leaves
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Warm & Cozy – Tartan
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Warm & Cozy – Cozy Comfort
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Warm & Cozy – Fall Bouquet
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Stickers
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Printed Chipboard Shapes
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Ephemera
Jen Hadfield Home + Made: Accent Stickers
American Crafts Thickers: Cozy
This To That Foam Tab Adhesive – 617

Filed Under: Layout Tagged With: Heather Leopard, Home + Made, Home+Made, Jen Hadfield, Layout, Warm & Cozy

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