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Make Pinwheels With Your Kids

29
Jun
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia back today with another craft you can do with your kids. When I was little, my Mom showed me how to make a pinwheel. Pinwheels are fun. You can play with them. Learn about wind. Even use them to decorate with. You probably already have all the supplies you need at home too.

They look awesome in a vase. You could even use them for party favors.

Change the paper and you get completely different looks. I used different pattern papers from the Pebbles Sun & Fun collection.

Here is how you can make them too.

Supplies needed:
paper
pencil
ruler
scissors
a straw
a long stemmed brad.

1 Select your pattern paper. You want the front and back to coordinate well as you will see both sides. It’s ok to use a paper pad even where the back side is white. Cut the paper into a 6″x6″ square. Draw a line lightly in pencil diagonally from corner to corner, and repeat with the other corners. Then measure from each corner along the line and make a mark at 2 1/2″.

2. Use a hole punch to make a hole in the middle of the square where the 2 lines intersect. Then make 4 more holes just to the left of each corner near the edge.

3. Using a scissors, cut up from each corner following the penciled line to the pencil marking 2 1/2″. Erase the penciled lines.

Take the brad and insert it through the corner holes one at a time. Then insert it through the hole in the middle.

After you push the brad through the straw, open up the brad prongs, leaving enough space so you can still turn the pinwheel.

Enjoy!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you’ll try making pinwheels with your kids too.

Supplies:
Sun & Fun Patterned papers

Filed Under: DIY, Inspiration, Papercraft, Party, Tutorial Tagged With: Kids Crafts, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Papercraft, patterned paper, sun & fun

Sun And Fun Mini Album

24
Apr
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Hello Pebbles friends, Marcia here today. I thought I would get a jump start on a Summer mini album now when I have time versus in the summer when (hopefully) things are back to normal. The Sun and Fun collection is awesome for recording all kinds of summer activities from pool parties to camping to just enjoying summer foods. I decided on a beach ball shaped mini album. All the pages are circles so even without an electronic cutting machine you could recreate this pretty easily.

I embellished my mini album with the die cut ephemera icons and phrases, cut paper strips, and the cut apart 3″ x 4″ pocket journal cards.

Here are the inside pages. It was fun coordinating the pattern papers. I used a mixture of 2″ x 3″ photo mats and 3″ x 4″ photo mats. This will make it easy using my photo editing software to print multiple photos on 4″ x 6″ photo paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Are you ready to start some summer fun?

Supplies:
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Pad
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Fresh Squeezed
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Freshly Picked
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Butterfly Love
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Strips
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Ice Cream Yum
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Splish Splash
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Make A Wish
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Sand In My Toes
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Quotes
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Ball Toss
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – 12 x 12 Paper Summer Bouquet
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – Ephemera Icons with Foil Accents
Pebbles – Sun and Fun Collection – Ephemera Quote with Foil Accents

Filed Under: Inspiration, Mini Album, Summer Tagged With: Die Cuts, ephemera die-cuts, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Mini Album, Mini Book, patterned paper, shaped mini album, sun & fun, sun and fun

Tis The Season

29
Nov
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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia here today. If you live in the United States, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. But now that Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is getting all my attention! I like to scrapbook some of the Christmas card photos I get from family, like this one of my daughter and her great pyrenees dog who love playing in the snow. The Merry Little Christmas collection was perfect to use! I love the fun patterns and colors. For this photo, I pulled more of the snowy embellishments, not the Christmas ones. I love how versatile this collection is.

I used a digital cut file for my title Tis The Season, and backed it with a variety of pattern papers and colors. This is a great way to use up scraps of paper. I attached these mittens to my title and added a little bow. The title was then placed on a big snowflake.

I love finding adorable die cut ephemera pieces like this girl wearing a red coat. Since my daughter was also wearing a red coat, I had to use it on this layout. I matted my photo with two different green pattern papers and tore the bottom edge so I could see the white core. The white edges remind me of snowbanks. Take a look at the dimension foam tape gives too.

One of my favorite things about this collection are the tags, like this Happy Holidays tag. These tags would make amazing quick and easy cards too. For this snowy scene, I added some dimension with some stickers and foam dots. Behind the tag you can see two of the washi tapes I layered on the background. There are so many embellishment options with this collection!

If you are interested in my process video, have a look here.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
Merry Little Christmas 12×12 paper pad
Merry Little Christmas Washi Tape
Merry Little Christmas Die Cut Ephemera
Merry Little Christmas Tag Pad
Merry Little Christmas Stickers
Merry Little Christmas Mini Stickers

Filed Under: Christmas, Layout, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, Layout, Marcia Dehn-Nix, Merry Little Christmas, patterned paper, scrapbook layout, stickers, washi tape, Winter

DIY Patterned Paper Fall Banner

02
Nov
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Hello Pebbles fans! It’s Monique on the blog today sharing a fun and easy DIY Fall project: a decorative banner to bring an Autumn feel to any room! As Autumn is my favorite season of the year I love creating projects like these to brighten up my home. For today’s project I chose the awesome Woodland Forest collection with the beautiful patterns and cute die-cuts.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

To create the six pennants I chose six different patterned papers and three different colored sheets of cardstock. The 6 pennants each measure 7.5″ x 5.5″.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Before adhering the patterned papers to the cardstock pieces I embellished and machine stitched them first. I cut the word “Fall” from the Apple Cider sheet, using the mini alphabet punch board from We R Memory Keepers:

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

This was so much fun and so super easy to do! The punch board comes with an instruction booklet with instructions on how to create each letter of the alphabet, plus the & and the ! and the numbers 0 – 9.

Once the letters and the embellishments were in place I assembled all the pieces of the banner and used some orange colored twine to string them together. I really love the result!

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Here are close-ups of the separate pennants. I adore the cute die-cuts in the Woodland Forest collection!

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Decorative Fall Banner made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

I hope you like this DIY Fall project and can’t wait to see yours if you decide to make one too. For now, happy crafting!

Supplies:
Woodland Forest Leaf Toss (733426)
Woodland Forest Pears (733428)
Woodland Forest Stitched Floral (733429)
Woodland Forest Apple Cider (733430)
Woodland Forest Pumpkin Patch (733432)
Woodland Forest Fall Florals (733434)
Woodland Forest Woodland Critters (733435)
Woodland Forest Ephemera Die-Cuts (733437)
Woodland Forest Wood Veneer Shapes (733439)
Bazzill Mono Cardstock 12″x 12″ Candle (1646)
Bazzill Orange Peel Cardstock 12″x 12″ Orange Juice (3049)
Bazzill Mono Cardstock 12″x 12″ Pomegranate (9234)
American Crafts Baker’s Twine Value Pack 5YD Spools 24/PKG (366303)
American Crafts This To That Double-Sided Super Sticky Red Tape, .5″ x 5 yd (61754)
American Crafts Cutup Scissors 7″ (64201)
We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board (662565)
We R Memory Keepers Mini Alphabet Punch Board (663004)

Filed Under: Banner, DIY, Fall, Home Decor, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: Autumn, Banner, Banner Punch Board, DIY, Fall, Mini Alphabet Punch Board, Monique Liedtke, patterned paper, Woodland Forest

Patterned Paper Gift Bags

01
Nov
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Hello Everyone! It is Leanne here today and I am excited to share with you a quick and easy way to create DIY gift bags using patterned paper from the Woodland Forest collection and the WeRMemoryKeepers Gift Bag punch board.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson

These paper bags are so incredibly versatile, and let’s face it, we can always use a little gift bag to brighten someone’s day. And let’s not even mention all the opportunities such as birthdays or the holiday season that is about to descend upon us, where these bags will be more than appreciated!!

Patterned paper with a seasonal print just adds a little something extra to the gift giving experience, but with the bags I’m sharing today, I wanted to mix up patterned paper combinations, creating either a collar or a decorative band.

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Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Each bag base has been created using a normal 12″x12″ piece of patterned paper with a coordinating piece trimmed to 2.5″x12″. Start creating by following the easy instructions on how to create your gift bag base with the punch board. To add a collar to the top of the bag, I recommend that it is added before the ribbon holes have been punched. Here is how I put mine together:

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

As shown in the photo above, the collars have been trimmed from patterned paper cut to 2.5″ wide and 12″ in length. For the red stitched floral gift bag, I left the border trim (found at the bottom of the patterned paper) attached, to create an extra detail at the top of the bag. Another option is to use a scallop border punch or similar to attract attention.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Add a score line to the top of the 2.5″x12″ paper piece at the 0.5″ mark. Score and add adhesive all along the top of the reverse side of the paper, making sure it is between the score line and top edge. Carefully add the collar to the top of your gift bag base. If your gift bag requires ribbon handles, now is the time to add the holes. Continue to follow the instructions with the gift bag punch board as your guide.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Complete your gift bag by adding cute details such as a fussy cut patterned paper flower spray of create your own tags.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

I personally think it’s the details that make gift giving a little more special!

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

To create the gift bag above, follow the same instructions on the punch board twice, but vary the height difference. Once you have created two bags, slip the larger one inside the smaller one and secure with adhesive. Add extra details such as a patterned paper bow and decorative border band.

Create fun DIY #patternedpaper gift bags using @PebblesInc gorgeous new #WoodlandForestcollection with @leanne_allinson.

There are no limitations when it comes to creating fun gift giving trimmings, especially when beautiful patterned paper  is involved! Thanks for visiting here today..x

Supplies:
Woodland Forest Leaf Toss 733426
Woodland Forest Autumn Day 733433
Woodland Forest Stitched Floral 733429
Woodland Forest Pumpkin Patch 733432
Woodland Forest Woodland Forest 733425
Woodland Forest Mini Paper Pad 733441
Bazzill Cardstock Eggshell 300398
We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board 71333

Filed Under: Gift Bag, Uncategorized Tagged With: Gift Bags, Leanne Allinson, patterned paper, Woodland Forest

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