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Plan a Summer Party for the Girls!

22
Apr
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Even though it’s raining outside my window today, I know summer is coming…eventually! Instead of being sad because the weather is gloomy, I’m choosing to plan for the sunny days ahead by planning a fun little summertime party for the girls! I used the “Chasing Adventures” collection to whip up a few fun party elements! Here’s a look at the entire set:

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

I started by creating the fun “summer” banner.

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

I used my Silhouette machine to cut the background banners and the letters.

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

The rectangles were cut with a metal die, then I used multiple colors of thread to stitch around the edges with my sewing machine.

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

To finish it off, I added printed die cuts and stickers to embellish each banner, then strung it all together with yellow twine!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

I made these cute little favor bags by cutting a shape with my digital die-cutting machine. Each bag was then embellished with cute tags cut from one of the patterned papers in the collection. These cute bags are the perfect size to fill with a little treat or gift! I’m thinking some chocolates and nail polish would be a fun summer-ish gift!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

What’s a party without cupcakes? It’s easy to dress up beautiful cupcakes purchased from a favorite bakery (these were from Sweet Tooth Fairy – YUM!). I simply glued the cute girl printed die-cuts onto sucker sticks, then placed them in the center. The wraps were simply cut from patterned papers with the Silhouette – easy peasy!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

And, of course, after eating those delicious cupcakes, we might need a little drink. These water bottles were easy to dress up by wrapping a strip of patterned paper over the labels. And the straws are extra cute now – wrapped with washi tape and embellished with a fun little printed die-cut!

Summer Party for the Girls by Wendy Sue Anderson featuring the "Chasing Adventures" collection by @PebblesInc

Whether you’re already experiencing summertime temperatures, or you’re dreaming of sunny days ahead, don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate with your girls! Happy summer!!

—Wendy Sue

Supplies:
Chasing Adventures Patterned Papers
Chasing Adventures Printed Die-Cuts
Chasing Adventures Washi Tape
Chasing Adventures Layered Stickers
Chasing Adventures Cardstock Stickers

Filed Under: Banner, DIY, Gift Bag, Papercraft, Party, Summer, Treat Bag Tagged With: Banner, chasing adventures, Gift Bag, Party, Summer, Wendy Sue Anderson

Hawaiian Luau Party Decor

13
Jul
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Aloha everyone, Heather Leopard is here and with summer fully upon us here in the States, I’ve been daydreaming about Hawaii. I figured why not throw a little Hawaiian party on a random Friday?!?!

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

The new My Bright Life collection has the perfect mix of colors to pull this Hawaiian Luau Party off. The decor I created includes garland I cut and strung, cupcake holders and toppers to resemble a pineapple and a few goody bags. Let’s take a look at how it came together

Lei inspired garland

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

The backdrop features a lei inspired garland. To get this look, I cut plumeria flowers out of two different patterned papers as well as palm leaves in two different sizes and then large yellow circles. I created 7 garland strips each containing 10 pieces (a mix of flowers, leaves and circles). Once I had 10 pieces for each strand, I ran them through my sewing machine with a straight stitched until I got to the end. I repeated that process 6 more times.

Pineapple cupcakes

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

So I cheated with store bought cupcakes and they’re a mix of chocolate and vanilla – not pineapple but I dressed them up as pineapples.  Using a cut file I purchased, I simply cut cupcake wrappers and pineapple toppers using my electronic die cut machine.

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

The wrappers have little cuts in them and when you bend them back slightly, it resembles a pineapple.

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

The pineapple toppers can be inserted right into the icing. So easy and oh so cute!

Goody Bags

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

Since Hawaii is known as the rainbow state and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” by Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo`ole is one of my all time favorite songs, I made Rainbow tags for the goody bags.

Aloha Luau Party by @HeatherLeopard @PebblesInc #MyBrightLife #aloha #madewithpebbles #hawaiian #luau #party #pineapple #luauparty #partydecor #giftbag #goodybag

They are cut into squares and feature a scallop circle and “Mahalo”, the Hawaiian word for Thank You. I decided to add some palm leaves and a flowers as well.

I hope this mini Hawaiian Luau party I am hosting for my girls this weekend has you daydreaming of Hawaii as well.

Mahalo,

Heather

Supplies:
My Bright Life Stitched Flowers Patterned Paper(733859)
My Bright Life Field of Flowers Patterned Paper (733879)
My Bright Life Bright Stripes Patterned Paper (733869)
My Bright Life Flower Rows Patterned Paper (733862)
My Bright Life Fresh Picked Patterned Paper (733875)
My Bright Life 12×12 Paper Pad

Filed Under: Altered Item, Banner, Flowers, Gift, Gift Bag, Gift Box, Home Decor, Inspiration, Papercraft, Party, Summer, Thank You, Treat Bag, Uncategorized Tagged With: Gift, Heather Leopard, Jen Hadfield, My Bright Life, Party, Party Favor, Party Favors, Silhouette, Summer

My Bright Life Party Details

11
Jul
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Hi friends!  It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a few quick and easy party detail projects you can whip up with the new “My Bright Life” collection!  I just love inviting friends over to my home for little get together – and if I can use my paper supplies to decorate just a bit, you can bet I will!  But I usually want to focus on the food or activity, so the decorations and details have to be simple and quick – so here are a few details from my last little soiree!

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

With the gorgeous “My Bright Life” collection and the help of a few fun punch boards, all of these items were so quick and easy to create!

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

Here are a few of the details!

Using various patterned papers, and the mini alphabet punch board, I created this quick little “celebrate” banner.  After cutting each letter, I used a small hole punch and string to attach them together!

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

The Gift Box punch board made quick work of these little favor boxes (don’t forget to use the little tags and stickers to create fun dimensional tags!):

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

And the flower punch board made it so easy to decorate the table – but look how fun they would be as box toppers too!

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

The pre-printed tags are cute alone, but look at how fun they are when they are layered together:

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

And since every party is better when there are sugar cookies involved, why not put these tags to work???

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

Wrap them up – easy peasy!

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

Of course, if you need utensils, you can make them fun too! Put them in a jar and decorate the jar:

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

And, finally, with all of the sweet treats, water is the best drink option – decorate it too!

Quick and Easy Party Details by @WendySue featuring the "My Bright Life" collection by @PebblesInc.

Even one of these ideas of My Bright Life Party Details will make your next event a little more fun and a lot more personalized!  Happy celebrating!

Supplies:

My Bright Life “Sweet Cherries” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Field of Flowers” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Little Thoughts” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Flower Rows” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Kitchy Kitchen” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Fresh Picked” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life “Flower Pop” Patterned Paper
My Bright Life 6×6 Paper Pad
My Bright Life Ephemera
Gift Box Punch Board
Flower Punch Board
Mini Alphabet Punch Board

 

Filed Under: Banner, Gift Box, Party Tagged With: My Bright Life, Party, Wendy Sue Anderson

Forever My Always projects with Guest Enza Gudor!

15
Feb
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Hello everyone! My name is Enza Gudor, and I am so excited to be here this month to share some projects with you. I have always loved Pebbles collections, so I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to create with one of my favorite lines: Forever My Always.

This first project is a layout. Although I love all kinds of crafts, I’m a scrapbooker at heart. For the “Who do you love” theme this week, I decided to go with a picture of my little ones.

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

My idea was to create a soft and sweet layout that complemented the photo. As it often happens, I started with a cut file. I love all the tiny butterflies on the background, and the dreamy and whimsical look they bring to the page. I layered some of them with vellum for more dimension, while I kept the other ones as a single layer to let the mint patterned paper peek through. Most of them were hand-stitched down to keep them in place.

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

Since the background was pretty busy, I decided to limit myself with the rest of the embellishments. How difficult it was! I love every single piece in this collection! I simply adhered the photo down with foam adhesive for dimension and framed it with stickers and die-cuts. The dimensional rosettes, as well as the floral images and sweet sentiments, are absolutely lovely.

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

To balance the bottom left corner and to finish the layout, I layered three of the Foil and Foam Sticker hearts in the opposite corner of the page.

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

My second project is a card/gift duo. Random Acts of Kindness Day is coming up next week, so I thought it would be fun to share how I’m planning to surprise and lift someone’s spirit with an unexpected card or small present.

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesincFor the card, I mostly used the 6×6 Paper Pad. The smaller patterns are perfect for the 5’x5′ inch format of this card.

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesincThe circular rosette inspired the floral design. The cut file I used for the top layer lets the fun polka dot paper come through and bring in a contrasting color. I tucked some floral die-cuts and stickers on opposite sides of the rosette and added some enamel dots as a finishing touch.

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

The little gift box was a lot of fun to make!

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

After assembling the box, which I cut with my electronic die cutting machine out of several patterned papers from the collection, I started working on the lid to recreate the same floral idea of the card. First, I glued the ribbon in place to keep it from moving. I went on building the layers of the flowers by adhering the following elements on top of each other: die-cut petals (which I curved a little to make them look more realistic), fussy-cut leaves, and the heart rosette that I love so much. I find that the sentiment is perfect and the dimension it adds is fantastic!

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

Guest blogger @enzam78 worked her Forever my Always paper into beautiful projects! Thanks for joining us, we know you'll be inspired! @pebblesinc

I finished it all with some foliage from my stash.

 

I hope you have found some inspiration in my projects today. Thank you so much Pebbles for having me as your guest this month! Have a lovely day!

 

Enza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Forever My Always “Love Notes” Patterned Paper

Forever My Always “From My Heart” Patterned Paper

Forever My Always Accent Stickers

Forever My Always Printed Cardstock Shapes

Forever My Always Dimensional Stickers

Forever My Always 6×6 Paper Pad

Forever My Always Foil and Foam Phrase Stickers

 

Filed Under: Guest Designer, Inspiration, Tutorial, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Forever My Always, Party, random acts of kindness

Easy “Merry Merry” Holiday Party Favors

18
Dec
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Hello Pebbles Friends!  It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a quick and easy holiday party favor idea.  It’s easy to customize a very inexpensive treat with “Merry Merry” papers and embellishments, resulting in a very fun and festive treat for your guests and friends!  Here’s a look at the final basket full of treats – but keep reading to see how easy it is to whip up a bunch for yourself!

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

I started with my all-time favorite sweet treat:

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Measure the box and cut a strip of patterned paper to cover it:

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

After measuring, score the paper to fold around the box:

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Now it’s time to pull out the embellishments to decorate!

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Cut a 3×4 card to add to the front of the box:

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Next, use the decorative washi tape to secure the card:

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Use foam adhesive squares to attach a die-cut or sticker embellishment:

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Now wrap the entire piece around the box and secure with tape on the back.

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Repeat as many times as needed for each treat box!

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Easy holiday party favors by @WendySueA with the "Merry Merry" Collection from @PebblesInc.

Wrap them up and arrange them, ready to share with your guests!  Now you’re one step closer to being ready for your holiday celebrations!

Supplies:

“Merry Merry” Ho Ho Ho Patterned Paper
“Merry Merry” Holly Berries Patterned Paper
“Merry Merry” North Pole Patterned Paper
“Merry Merry” Washi Tape

Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Box, Tutorial Tagged With: Christmas, Favors, Party, Wendy Sue Anderson

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