St. Patrick’s Day Layout

Mar

Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Layout

Mar

Who’s feeling lucky? We are genuinely lucky to work with some of the best designers on the planet! Today’s Designer Candace Zenter is no exception. We love her lucky St. Patrick’s Day layout.

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I was inspired to create a layout using shamrocks, rainbow patterns and my current favorite – gold! Since my family doesn’t typically do a lot to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to take everyday photos and make put a little St. Patty’s Day spin on them. The From Me to You collection had some great papers I could pull out to create an appropriate color scheme.

I grew up always wishing I had a sister so I always tell my girls they are so blessed to each have two sisters. Lucky, lucky girls.

Aren’t the gold Thickers gorgeous?? I have been dying to use them on a project!!

I used a small die from Jaded Blossom to create some tiny shamrocks to sprinkle around my layout. Since I usually have leftover dots (colons and semicolons) in my Thickers sets, I used them to add some small detail to the layout.

I am always a big fan of collections that are very versatile and can be used for numerous themes and occasions. One of the many reasons I love everything from Pebbles!! So much versatility in each and every collection!

Supplies:
From Me To You Patterned Paper
From Met To You Alpha Stickers
From Me To You Library Pocket Cards
From Me To You Chips
From Me To You Cardstock Stickers
Gold Glitter Thickers

Garden Party Collection with Guest Designer Krissy McKee

Mar

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**Be sure to head over to Facebook and check out the fun giveaway we have going on today.

The weather in Utah has been unusually warm recently and we’re really trying to soak in the sunshine and enjoy it. It also seems to be the perfect time to take a closer look at Garden Party, a pretty collection full of classic spring icons like butterflies, florals and raindrops.

All week we’re going to be showcasing designers favorite Garden Party projects and we’re kicking it off with a bang with Guest Designer Krissy McKee.

Krissy is a great friend of Pebbles and has graciously agreed to put together a trio of amazing projects to share with you today, so grab your favorite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy!

Hi Pebbles fans! My name is Krissy Clark McKee, and I live in a suburb right outside of Houston, Texas. I love anything and everything crafty – scrapbooking, card making, Project Life, upcycling and altering, mini albums, home decor – you name it! My husband and I have six children between the two of us, although all but the youngest two have flown the nest (except for Sunday dinners and occasionally on laundry days). We also have one rambunctious grand-daughter who has us wrapped around her little finger.

Bloom and Grow

My first project is a layout called Bloom and Grow. My 13 year old daughter is growing up right before my eyes. As a young teenager she loves bright colors and anything that has glitter, so this fun spring-themed collection was perfect for a layout about her! The Garden Party Pocket with Inserts is one of the prettiest tag holders I have seen and is just the right size to hold my journaling!

Spring layout featuring Pebbles Inc Garden Party collection

I love for my layouts to have lots of texture and dimension. This was easily achieved by using Pebbles’ self-adhesive butterflies, clothes pins, and glitter foam Thickers.

I also added foam adhesive behind several of my cardstock stickers as well as the small squares I cut from my Poppy patterned paper to balance out the dimension created by the 3-D butterfly and clothes pin.

I am a HUGE fan of layering patterned papers on my layouts. Pebbles is one of my favorite lines because its well-coordinated patterns make it a breeze to layer my papers as much as I want without anything clashing or looking too busy!

Supplies:

Glitter Foam Thickers

Printed Chipboard Thickers

Cardstock Phrase and Accent Stickers

Pockets with Inserts

Dimensional Self-Adhesive Butterflies

Project Life Inspired Layout

I am new to Project Life, but I already LOVE it! I wanted a way to keep track of the mundane day-to-day events in my family’s lives, and I wanted to be able to do something with all of my Instagram pictures. Most are not great quality (and many are selfies simply because this is the year of the selfie); however, I love them and didn’t want them to just sit on my phone where they will become forgotten. Project Life is the perfect solution for me.

Project Life inspired pages using Pebbles Inc. Garden Party collection

I already had square pocket pages made by American Crafts, which are just the right size to hold my Instagram pictures. And although Pebbles’ Garden Party Collection is not specifically geared towards Project Life – the stickers, coordinated papers, envelopes, and journaling tag holders make putting a Project Life spread together a snap!

Just like with my layouts, I love to add a few extra layers to my pockets; and the journaling tags and envelopes included in the Garden Party Collection make layering so easy. I just adhered the envelopes to the top of my page, and I had extra space for journaling without a lot of increased bulk.

Supplies:

Printed Chipboard Thickers

Accents and Phrases Cardstock Stickers

Journaling Pockets with Inserts

3 Dimensional Self Adhesive Flowers

Spring Purse

I was inspired by the Peony paper in the Garden Party Collection, which looks just like a bunch of seed packets. I decided to cut out each image and turn it into a real packet. And what’s better to hold my little paper packets than an equally pretty paper purse?

I used my Silhouette to cut out the purse; however, the packets were made simply by cutting a similar sized 4×6 piece of paper and sewing the sides and bottom to the back of each seed packet paper. I then filled each packet before sewing the top closed.

I filled my packets with small candy treats since they will be given out as party favors at an upcoming party, but they could just as easily be filled with wildflower seeds, gift cards – anything small. The accent and phrases stickers and clothes pins, along with images punched or cut from Garden Party’s Poppy paper, provided the cutest finishing touches!

Supplies:

Layered Valentine’s Day Layout

Feb

Heartstrings Valentine’s Day Layout

Feb

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One of the things we really love about our designers is how well we get to know them and their family…through photos! Today Designer Candace Zentner is sharing a fun Valentine’s Day layout featuring one of her sweet girls.

Hey Pebbles fans! Today I am here to share a double layout that I am super excited about. The Yours Truly line has been one of my favorite collections and I cannot stop playing with all the paper and fun embellishments!

As soon as I saw this paper and the color scheme I knew that I had to create a layout with some pictures I took of my daughter. I am so happy this collection has a splash of blue in it – I get a little tired of using only traditional holiday colors!

I am so in love with the chunky glitter on these gorgeous Thickers! I almost couldn’t even use them they are so pretty!!

I always love to journal on my layouts and the mini envelopes and a card from the phrase card pad made the perfect little place to write a note to my daughter.

Another phrase card and some pretty rhinestones flower centers were the perfect touch on the second page of my spread.

The Yours Truly Collection is so great for projects for Valentine’s Day as well as other occasions! I can see myself using it all year round!

Supplies:
Pebbles Yours Truly Phrase Cards 732392
Pebbles Yours Truly Mini Envelopes 732394
American Crafts Knock Out Heart Punch
Pebbles Yours Truly Water Mark Rubons 732395
Pebbles Yours Truly Chips 732390
Pebbles Heart stickers 732387
Pebbles Yours Truly Patterned Paper: Love Note, Darling, Together
American Crafts Thickers