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Valentine’s Day Treats for Kids

Feb

Hello there! It’s Mendi here today popping in with some sweet little Valentine’s Treats perfect for your child to exchange with classmates. As soon as I saw the sheet of 12 little Valentines I knew I wanted to find a fun project to use them on! I was looking for a project that would be easy to mass produce for a class of 24 children and could include some candy. What’s Valentine’s day without candy, right?

I decide on these sweet little sleeves filled with Sweethearts candy. Best of all I was able to get a 2 lb. bag making this a really affordable project to hand out. 🙂

Step 1: To create these, start by cutting your 12×12 paper into 4-inch strips. (you can get 3 treat bags from each piece of paper so including the sheets of cutout, I used 10 sheets of paper to make 24 valentines).

Step 2: Score your paper at 5″, 5.5″, 6″ and 11″. This will form the accordion fold at the bottom of your treat bag and the flap at the top. If you have a print that has a definite top and bottom, make sure to have the top of the print face the zero score line so that the patterned paper design will be upright when folded.

Step 3: Fold the treat sleeve along the score lines and add the 3×4 inch valentine to the front.

Step 4: Adhere a line of scor-tape just below the fold line of the top flap. Fill a small 4×6 clear bag with candies and fold over bag and adhere to tape. I calculated the 2 lb. bag gives each kid 25 to 30 candies for a 24-student classroom.

Step 5: Using a ruler, find the center of the bag and punch two holes in the top flap, punching through all the layers.

Step 6: String the holes with twine and tie a bow. A little trick I figured out to make the process quicker was to thread a fat needle with a long piece of twine so that I could easily thread the holes without my twine unraveling. This allowed me to tie 4 or 5 bows quickly before repeating the process.

There you have it! Easy and really fun to make! I decided to finish off mine by adding a little die-cut border to my flap for an extra detail, but they are cute either way.

Supplies:
WE GO TOGETHER WE GO TOGETHER DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK
WE GO TOGETHER SENDING LOVE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK
WE GO TOGETHER XOXO DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK
WE GO TOGETHER U R SWEET DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK
WE GO TOGETHER ROSES ARE RED DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK
WE GO TOGETHER BEST FRIENDS DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK
WE GO TOGETHER SWEETHEART DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK
WE GO TOGETHER BUDDING ROMANCE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK

Journal Card Mini Book

Feb

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We’ve had such fun sharing an array of fun ways to use journal cards this week. If you’re still not sure how you’d use them though, today’s journal card mini book by Designer Marjan Pel will definitely win you over!

The new line “Special Delivery Boy” is perfect for a mini book.

I used the 6×6 paper pad for the base and adhered 2 sheets of paper for the inner pages and 3 sheets of paper for a more sturdy cover.

BUT, it was the journaling cards that came in quite handy. I used them as an embellishment and for the journaling.

I adhered at least 2 journaling cards to each double spread. Some of the cards work as an hidden journaling behind the photo or patterned paper.

I embellished the pages with lots of coordinating stickers, die-cuts, photo overlays and the cute paper clips.

To give this mini book a more personal note I wrote some sentiments like “sweet”, “cute” or “you are loved” with a brush and Mr. Huey’s Misting Spray in navy on 4×4 sized patterned paper.

I stamped more sentiments with a roller stamp.

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Photo Pocket Page Scrabooking with Journal Cards

Feb

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We love how Designer Eva Pizarro is doing photo pocket page scrapbooking with Pebbles journal cards. She’s mixed and matched cards from several different lines in this fun layout.

Pebbles’ Journal and Phrase cards are so versatile! You can use them to make a mini, for a layout or for a Project Life Spread like I did here.

I used mostly cards from the Americana collection because they matched my photos perfectly. It is great that I can use a theme collection for everyday photos!

Tip: Sometimes writing directly on your photos using a photo editor can be tricky. Achieve the same look with rubons. I love the white ones from Pebbles.

Supplies:
AMERICANA CARDSTOCK STICKERS 6″X12″ 2/SHEETS PHRASE & ACCENT
AMERICANA CARDSTOCK DIE-CUTS 46/PKG SHAPES
AMERICANA JOURNALING CARDS 24/PAD
GARDEN PARTY POCKETS W/INSERTS 20/PKG
GARDEN PARTY JOURNALING & PHRASE CARDS 4″X6″ 24/PAD
GARDEN PARTY CARDSTOCK DIE-CUTS 44/PKG SHAPES, TAGS, FRAMES, FILE, JOURNALING
FROM ME TO YOU CARDSTOCK STICKERS 6″X12″ 2/SHEETS LABEL
FROM ME TO YOU CARDSTOCK STICKERS 6″X12″ 2/SHEETS PHRASE & ACCENT
FROM ME TO YOU RUB-ONS 3.75″X7″ PHRASE/WHITE
FROM ME TO YOU LIBRARY POCKETS WITH CARDS 24 PIECES 12 POCKETS & 12 CARDS
FROM ME TO YOU CHIPS PRINTED CHIPBOARD PIECES 22/PKG JOURNALING & SHAPES

Framed Spring Journal Cards

Feb

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You might have noticed that most of our collections include a pack of journaling cards. We love how versatile these cards are and this week challenged some of our design team to come up with a project featuring the cards. We think you’ll love what they’ve come up with.

We’re kicking things off with an awesome piece of framed art for spring created by Designer Juliana Michaels using the Garden Party line.

I love to challenge myself to think outside the box when it comes time to create using products that are designed with a particular use in mind. Take for example the Pebbles, Inc Journaling Cards. At first glance, you may think they are only for scrapbook pages – specifically the ever popular pocket style. However, if you step outside the box and look at them a little differently, you will see that they can be used for so much more than creating scrapbook pages.

Framed Spring Art Using Journaling Cards

I was inspired to use the Journaling Cards as part of a wall art piece when I saw a clip frame at Pier 1. The openings, which were initially intended for photos, were the perfect size for the 3×4 journaling cards.

I selected nine cards and matted them with a 1/8″ cardstock frame and then a 1/4″ patterned paper frame. This made the finished cards 3 3/4″ x 4 3/4.”

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Next, I proceeded to embellish the cards with pieces from the Garden Party Cardstock Die Cuts, Garden Party Cardstock Die Cuts Flower Packet, Garden Party Bliss Thickers, Garden Party Cardstock Stickers and one of the Garden Party Self-Adhesive Dimensional Butterflies.

Many of the shapes I selected to decorate the journaling cards were based on the images already printed on the card.I then used American Crafts Foam Dots to attach the die cuts and stickers, which gives the images more depth and dimension.

The clip frame came with it’s own clothespins, but I knew the Pebbles Garden Party Mini Clothespins would be the perfect thing to hang the Journaling Cards. After I finished decorating the cards, I pinned them to the frame using the clothespins.

If you look closely, you will see that there are 2 green polka dot and 2 blue floral clothespins. The pack only comes with one of each color or pattern and it also comes with a black and white chevron pattern and yellow/orange pattern that did not match my piece.

To fix this problem, I took the green polka dot, blue floral, black and white chevron and yellow/orange clothespins apart. I then paired it so the back side of each clothespin would have the color/pattern that I didn’t want and the front would have the one wanted. I then put them all back together and finished them off by adhering a jute bow for added texture and fun.

Now that you’ve seen this spring themed project, head on over to my blog (17turtles) to see a patriotic themed piece using this same clip frame and the journaling cards from the new Americana collection.

Supplies:

Garden Party Journaling & Phrase Cards 732542

Garden Party Die Cuts 732541

Garden Party Self Adhesive Dimensional Butterflies 732538

Garden Party Die Cuts Flower Packet 732536

Garden Party Mini Clothespins 732533

Garden Party Thicker Bliss 732528

Garden Party 6×6 Paper Pad 732544

From Me To You Cardstock Stickers 732272