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Summer Layout

Jun

Hello everyone! It’s Eva on the blog today, sharing an easy summer layout using Pebbles’ new line: Sun & Fun

create a fun and easy summer layout with this tutorial from @evapizarrov using @pebblesinc new line Sun & Fun

This layout is fun and cheerful and I love the bright colors and the summer designs of this line, it is perfect to scrap your summer adventures!

To create this layout, I started by cutting 2 inch wide strips of paper and then cutting some triangles.

I placed those triangles behind a 7 1/2 inch circle and bent the edges a bit to give the layout a bit more texture.

Next, I added my picture on top of the circle and embellished it with some die cuts.

I felt something was missing, so I added a few strips of patterned paper on the bottom. I cut the edges with a border punch and I also bent the edges of the strips.

Finally, I added my title and some more triangles to the sun.

I love these word stickers! You can bend them if you want and they have a variety of fonts!

On the waves, I added a few fishes from one of the die cuts and some light blue puffy dots.

This is the final result! I love that the main focus of the page is my son’s picture. Those sun rays create the perfect frame for it!

Thanks for joining me today and have a great day!

Eva

Supplies
Sun & Fun Patterned papers
Sun & Fun Puffy Dots
Sun & Fun Ephemera
Sun & Fun Word Stickers

Hey there Pebbles Friends!
It’s Terhi here with you today. Hope you all are fine and doing great no matter where you are!
I’m here to share you a scrapbook page telling a story about one of the most important friendships in my life.
Let’s go, I’ll share how it was created, too.

I guess friendships are important to all of us, no matter where we are or how we were raised. This is no exception for me, my friends are my superpower! But instead of creating a layout including a silly selfie taken with friends, I thought to share who are my closest friends.
Side note, the silly selfies are important, too.

Who are the friends standing next to me when life gives me lemons?
Who are close to me when I’m ill?
Who smiles me every time we see each other – even if the last time was a second ago?
Who are always excited to do absolutely anything with me?
Who are the ones who agrees with anything I say and still be the most honest ones?
Who make my heart sign no matter how gray the world looks?
Please meet our two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Myy and Elsa. I hope I can be as loyal to them as they are for me.

Creating a page like this was easy.
I think the photograph and its meaning is so strong, that I didn’t want to disturb it too much. Only frame it gently, and add couple of heart there.
I had my calming moment with patterned papers and scissors, I love fussy cutting! Then, I simply adhered all the flowers on white cardstock, forming a circle and leaving some space inside it.

Before finishing the page I cut the title and adhered it too, as well as the hearts. Last, I flicked some watercolors around the flowers as I wanted to add some green to the page.
That’s it!
Oh, and another side note: See how beautifully Hey, Hello! collection and my darling dogs match together? It’s like a match made in heaven!

Do you scrapbook about your friends? How about your furry friends? Or are all of your albums including pages about your family?
I wish you are inspired! And staying mentally close to your friends.

Terhi xx
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Supplies:
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Pad 12×12 (736898)
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Thinking of You Sentiments (736850)
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Flower Blossoms (736848)
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Thank You Sentiments (736845)
Pebbles Hey, Hello Ephemera Icons (736800)
Pebbles Hey, Hello Ephemera Sentiments (736799)
Pebbles Hey, Hello Cardstock Stickers (736796)
We R Memory Keepers Premium Paper Trimmer (660557)
American Crafts White Cardstock (71259)

Documenting Christmas Joy with Terhi

Nov

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Hey Pebbles Fans, are you ready for Christmas?
I AM!
Can’t wait the lights, can’t wait the ginger breads, the chocolate, the tree… Oh, I’m ready for all. But more than anything else, I’m waiting for giving gifts.

This layout was inspired by my passion to give gifts and there’s a very long story behind the picture. As this post would grow way too long if I’d tell the whole story now, I’ll just say I didn’t know I was taking such precious pics when I took these shots couple Christmases ago and will focus now only for the scrapbooking part.
And literally the story IS behind the pic, I couldn’t fit it on the page so it’s written to the backside of the layout.

Last time I created a small Christmas mini book and today I’m using Merry Little Christmas, too. The mini book was easy to make, but trust me this layout is even easier!

Instead of using electricity or any other cutting machines, I created the background of this layout by punching away with one simple star punch. One star is about 1″ wide, so I punched a lot of stars. I used all green-ish patterned papers from Merry Little Christmas line and simply adhered the stars on white cardstock with foam dots.

Then, to give the layout some texture I added some thread on top, again keeping the tones on green. And then on top the photographs. First I was adding only the biggest photo, but soon I thought why not to add a row of smaller pics too. Seeing more faces of my sweet little girl makes the whole Christmas happiness even bigger!

Last phase of the creation process was to add watercolour drops here and there, a title and some embellishments.
Can’t wait to see what this Christmas brings!

Terhi xx
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Supplies:
340272 Sticky Thumb Adhesive Foam Dots
71793 Smooth Cardstock White
734146 Merry Little Christmas Ephemera
734152 Merry Little Christmas 12 x 12 Paper Pad
734145 Merry Little Christmas Ephemera Phrases
734147 Merry Little Christmas Puffy Thickers
734144 Merry Little Christmas Stickers

Oh Summertime collection on Repeat with Guest Designer Leanne Allinson

Jun

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We recently invited Leanne to prepare a guest designer post – and she accepted! We are blessed! Here is her blog post – hope you enjoy!

Hey Pebbles Friends! It’s Leanne Allinson here today popping in as a guest designer on the Pebbles blog! I am so excited to be back for a little while and to share with you the awesome new Oh Summertime collection!

Guest Blogger @leanne_allinson is on the blog with 3 fabulous summertime layouts!

I absolutely adore the fun, bold summery flavour of this collection and how it is versatile enough for either feminine or masculine layouts.

I also love layering patterned papers and the easiest way to create a statement is with repetition. Each layout shared today has one element in particular that showcases this technique.

On the first layout “Ice-Cream Breakfast” I have cut and created my own chevron pattern using the mini paper pad.

This pattern has been has been made with multiple 1” right angled triangles. To achieve a straight pattern across the page, with evenly spaced gaps between rows, simply line up the straight edge of the triangle with your background paper or cardstock layer.

To complete the layout, add a few layers of embellishment or ephemera paper pieces above and below the photo. The title work has also been die cut from the mini paper pad.

For the second layout, the element on repeat is the humble circle. Even the title card “Summertime” has rounded edges!

To recreate a similar layout, trim your two background patterned papers/cardstock to size with the top layer having a large circle cut from the middle. Hand stitch a row of embroidery thread around the outside edge to help secure it in place.

Using the We R Memory Keepers confetti punch, select coordinating papers and adhere the mini circles in the “window” between the two backgrounds. By adding circular paper ephemera, the circle motive is subtly enhanced.

Complete the summery feel to the layout by adding your own sunburst strips of paper to the cardstock layer.

On my final layout, “Really Kid?” the repetition is a lot more subtle. Check out the stripes!

Once it is pointed out, the technique becomes quite obvious! Even the paper ephemera pieces have got in on the act with offering clues.

Finally add journaling paper strips to complete the page.

products used:
Pebbles – Oh Summertime Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Bee Happy, Ball Toss
Pebbles – Oh Summertime Collection – Ephemera with Glitter Accents – Phrases
Pebbles – Oh Summertime Collection – Ephemera with Glitter Accents – Icons
Pebbles – Oh Summertime Collection – Mini Paper Pad
Pebbles – Oh Summertime Collection – Clear Stickers – Tiny

We R Memory Keepers Confetti Punch

American Crafts Heidi Swapp alpha stickers

other – cardstock, paint, embroidery floss, foam dots, wood mounted stamps.

The Story of the Christmas Tree with Terhi

Dec

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Hello everyone! Terhi here with another layout telling some very precious memories of our Christmases. I’m desperately trying to limit all I’d like to share, so that’s why I decided to make a layout about the most special Christmas tradition our family has.
It’s the Tree!
Before you skip the story thinking this sounds too usual, I want to mention our tree tradition starts from going outside to real woods! We usually celebrate Christmas at my parent’s farm, and way before December we already take lovely fresh walks in forests choosing the right tree. It has to be wide, but not too wide. Green, and right age. Furry and thick, and lots of twigs to hang all decorations. And most importantly the right kind of top to hang the star! We can easily discuss hours about which one is the right one, and still my Dad complains about the decision afterwards. But it’s part of the tradition and I’d be very worried if Daddy would approve.

To capture this story to the layout I chose one photo from last Christmas. Before printing I reduced the saturation and vibrance of the photograph to make it fit better to the layout. Black and white would have been ok too, but I like this kind of photographs!

To make the tree background I cut several 1/2″ wide paper slices using couple lovely patterned papers from Cozy and Bright collection. Then, I folded each from the middle to make dimension. Very random look, and surprisingly it does give the idea of twigs.

All the patterned paper slices are adhered onto the white cardstock using glue. On top the twigs are couple of rows of thread with some embellishments – just like on our real Christmas tree! Cozy and Bright Brads are perfect for this.

The photograph with couple patterned paper layers underneath it is a perfect tree trunk. I even added a layer of brown patterned paper just to make it look more tree.
Rest of the scrapbooking process was simple, just added some more embellishments, the title and couple splashes of watercolors from same color scheme as the papers.

Don’t see the journaling part? No worries, you’re not alone. Most of my stories are way too long to be written straight to layout, so I write them to the backside. No need to worry about messy handwriting or straight lines then!

All these memories makes me so excited about Christmas! Just couple more weeks and the celebration can begin.
Have a lovely weekend!

Terhi xx

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Supplies:
340272 Sticky Thumb Adhesive Foam Dots
733929 Cozy and Bright Cardst0ck Stickers
733930 Cozy and Bright Mini Icons
799946 Cozy and Bright Brads
733934 Cozy and Bright Ephemera
733931 Cozy and Bright Thickers
733927 Cozy and Bright Patterned Paper Home For Christmas
733925 Cozy and Bright Patterned Paper Fa La La La
733924 Cozy and Bright Patterned Jingle All The Way
733919 Cozy and Bright Patterned Santa Land
733918 Cozy and Bright Patterned Holly Jolly