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Christmas Treats for Your “Sweets”

09
Nov
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Hi everyone.  Heather Leopard is here sharing a Christmas surprise idea with you.  I made some Christmas treats for my “sweets”. My sweet girls that is and it was so fun to make these and to watch the delight my girls had wondering and discovering what was inside.

I’ll step you through how I made these but I’ll be back next week with the process video I created so you can see it come together in action!

Christmas Treats by @HeatherLeopard using the @PebblesInc #cozyandbright collection #madewithpebbles #Christmas #gifts #Christmastreats

It might be a little hard to tell but these treat bags are bursting at the seams with Christmas chocolates!  These can be used as party favors, advent or just fun little treats for your friends, family and even co-workers. The great thing is that they are really easy to make if you have a pair of scissors or die cutting machine, glue and a few embellishments.

Christmas Treats by @HeatherLeopard using the @PebblesInc #cozyandbright collection #madewithpebbles #Christmas #gifts #Christmastreats

Let’s take a look at how I assembled the Christmas tree. I used my Silhouette CAMEO but you could easily hand cut these.  Either way, you need two identical cut trees. Easy, right?

Christmas Treats by @HeatherLeopard using the @PebblesInc #cozyandbright collection #madewithpebbles #Christmas #gifts #Christmastreats

Next, add brads from the embellished brads set. Alternatively, you can use die cuts, glitter, enamel dots but these brads are just so awesome.  I love the color variations and the gold rim around them.

Christmas Treats by @HeatherLeopard using the @PebblesInc #cozyandbright collection #madewithpebbles #Christmas #gifts #Christmastreats

Next, Starting at the widest part of the tree, which is the bottom, glue the bottom and the edges together until you have a large pocket.  Once dry, fill it with candies. Repeat until you are at the top and your tree is completely filled.

Christmas Treats by @HeatherLeopard using the @PebblesInc #cozyandbright collection #madewithpebbles #Christmas #gifts #Christmastreats

Here’s an example of a treat bag embellished with die cuts.  Simply adhere the die cut with strong liquid adhesive and set aside to dry.

Christmas Treats by @HeatherLeopard using the @PebblesInc #cozyandbright collection #madewithpebbles #Christmas #gifts #Christmastreats

Set them out as a surprise treat for the special people in your life.  They have no idea what’s inside and it’s so fun to watch them open their surprise.

Christmas Treats by @HeatherLeopard using the @PebblesInc #cozyandbright collection #madewithpebbles #Christmas #gifts #Christmastreats

Beware, they will want to open them all!  You could also add in different candies or other small items you think your friends and family will enjoy!

Check back next week for the process video I filmed while creating these Christmas treats for my sweets!

Supplies:

COZY & BRIGHT DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
COZY & BRIGHT DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ SANTA LAND
COZY & BRIGHT DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ WINTER GREEN
COZY & BRIGHT DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ MERRY & BRIGHT
COZY & BRIGHT DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ WARM & COZY
COZY & BRIGHT DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ FA LA LA LA
COZY & BRIGHT DECORATIVE BRADS
COZY & BRIGHT EPHEMERA CARDSTOCK DIE-CUTS ICONS W/WHITE GLITTER ACCENTS
COZY & BRIGHT EPHEMERA CARDSTOCK DIE-CUTS PHRASE W/WHITE GLITTER ACCENTS

Filed Under: Christmas, Gift, Papercraft, Party, Treat Bag Tagged With: Cozy & Bright, Gift, Heather Leopard, Quick Gift

Thanksgiving Gifts | Party Favors

15
Nov
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Hello everyone.  Heather Leopard is here and while my Thanksgiving guests usually leave quite stuffed, I like to send them off with a treat so show that I am grateful they chose to spend their day with us.  This year, I’m sending them home with a Thanksgiving gift – some delicious home baked bread and since I don’t want you to feel left out, I’ve included the recipe below.

Thanksgiving Gift Idea and Recipe by @HeatherLeopard using @PebblesInc #HeartofHome collection #thanksgiving #ThanksgivingGift #madewithpebbles

Let’s start baking!

Thanksgiving Gift Idea and Recipe by @HeatherLeopard using @PebblesInc #HeartofHome collection #thanksgiving #ThanksgivingGift #madewithpebbles

Gather your Thanksgiving gift supplies and follow the recipe to make your very own delicious zucchini bread. Set it aside while you prepare your packaging.

Let’s get crafty!

Thanksgiving Gift Idea and Recipe by @HeatherLeopard using @PebblesInc #HeartofHome collection #thanksgiving #ThanksgivingGift #madewithpebbles

The Heart of Home collection has the best tags and die cuts for these delicious bread gifts.  They are especially great because they already have sentiments pre-printed on them so it makes this project easy peasy! Pick your favorites and start layering them.

Wrap it up!

Thanksgiving Gift Idea and Recipe by @HeatherLeopard using @PebblesInc #HeartofHome collection #thanksgiving #ThanksgivingGift #madewithpebbles

Once the bread has cooled, insert them into cellophane bags, wrap some twine and add your tags. Now you have a delicious Thanksgiving gift to treat your guests to.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a blessed week!

Heather

Supplies:
Heart of Home Family Tree 12″x12″ Patterned Paper (733744)
Heart of Home From Me to You 12″x12″ Patterned Paper (733745)
Heart of Home Wild Daisies12″x12″ Patterned Paper (733755)
Heart of Home Ephemera (733769)
Heart of Home Dimensional Stickers (733765)

Filed Under: DIY, Gift, Gift Bag, Gift Box, Inspiration, Papercraft, Thanksgiving, Treat Bag, Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, Fall, Gift, Harvest, Heather Leopard, Quick Gift, Thanksgiving

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout | Midnight Haunting

31
Oct
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Happy Halloween, everyone!  Heather Leopard is here with a spooktacular Trick or Treat scrapbooking layout today.  My daughter has been wearing her Halloween costume every day since we got it a few weeks ago.  She asked if she could try out the bow and arrow so we headed out to the yard and what do you know? This toy set actually worked.  I grabbed my camera real quick and took a few action shots.  I just loved this one where she looked up at me so I had to scrap it.

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout by @HeatherLeopard using @pebblesinc #MidnightHaunting collection #Halloween #scrapbooking #scrapbook #trickortreat

Trick or Treat scrapbooking layout supplies:

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout by @HeatherLeopard using @pebblesinc #MidnightHaunting collection #Halloween #scrapbooking #scrapbook #trickortreat

Take a look at how the Trick or Treat scrapbooking layout came together

Gather your favorite Midnight Haunting ot combination of Halloween supplies.  I used at least 6 different patterned papers, maybe even more, plus stickers and my electronic die cutting machine.

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout by @HeatherLeopard using @pebblesinc #MidnightHaunting collection #Halloween #scrapbooking #scrapbook #trickortreat

Make a super-sized Trick or Treat statement using your favorite font, or download one from your cutting machine’s store, like I did.  Design the page in the die cut software to make sure everything fits just right and then you can do one of two things…..1, cut the letters from the background paper or 2, cut each letter from your patterned paper of choice.  I chose option 1.

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout by @HeatherLeopard using @pebblesinc #MidnightHaunting collection #Halloween #scrapbooking #scrapbook #trickortreat

After choosing option 1, I hand cut papers to add to the back of the page, shifting them around until I felt the patterns were evenly distributed. You can see that I just have them placed under each letter.  I’ll trim them up as I adhere them to the back of the paper.

Make it stand out!

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout by @HeatherLeopard using @pebblesinc #MidnightHaunting collection #Halloween #scrapbooking #scrapbook #trickortreat

I wanted the words to POP so I traced around each of the letters and what a difference that made!

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout by @HeatherLeopard using @pebblesinc #MidnightHaunting collection #Halloween #scrapbooking #scrapbook #trickortreat

Since I was doing a Halloween layout about my Archer Girl, I added a fun arrow-like design to the page, where there was a big open gap.  It filled the space perfectly and really tied the photo better to the page.  The arrow I selected had openings in the feather tips so I added a couple of patterns there too.

Add your finishing touches

Trick or Treat Scrapbooking Layout by @HeatherLeopard using @pebblesinc #MidnightHaunting collection #Halloween #scrapbooking #scrapbook #trickortreat

Next, I added my photo and embellishments, placing a few butterflies and stars scattered here and there.

So, this Halloween, will you ask her for an archery trick or give her a treat?

Supplies:
Midnight Haunting “Midnight Sentiments” Patterned Paper (733639)
Midnight Haunting “Whirling Leaves ” Patterned Paper (733640)
Midnight Haunting 12″x12″ Pumpkin Patch Patterned Paper (733642)
Midnight Haunting 12″x12″ Eyes on You Patterned Paper (733643)
Midnight Haunting 12″x12″ Haunted Mansion Patterned Paper (733645)
Midnight Haunting 12″x12″ Hauntingly Beautiful Patterned Paper (733647)
Midnight Haunting 12″x12″ Pumpkin Plain Patterned Paper (733650)
Midnight Haunting Ephemera (733654)
Midnight Haunting Cardstock Stickers (733653)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Adhesive Runner & Refill (340261)
White Cardstock

 

Filed Under: Fall, Halloween, Inspiration, Layout, Papercraft, Uncategorized Tagged With: Fall, Halloween, Heather Leopard, Layout, Quick Gift, Silhouette, Tutorial

Create a quick gift for book lovers

25
Oct
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Hello Pebbles fans, it’s Monique here today sharing a “quick gift” project using the Midnight Haunting collection. If someone asks me what kind of gift I would like to receive most, I’ll always say a book as I’m a huge book lover! Every free minute I have is either spent scrapping or reading. So it goes without saying that one of my favorite gifts to create is a bookmark! For lovers of thrillers, detectives or mysteries I created this set of three scary bookmarks:

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

It’s so fun to use the Midnight Haunting collection with it’s many (puffy) stickers and die-cuts of owls, ghosts and bats to create scary & spooky bookmarks. Bookmarks can’t be too bulky otherwise they damage your book, but in this collection there are so many embellishments that are just perfect for creating (flat) bookmarks!

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

I started the bookmarks by cutting 3 strips of black cardstock (3″x 8″) and choosing some patterned papers I wanted to use. If you want to create really quick gifts you don’t have to stitch the sides of the patterned papers, but I just have to add sewing to my projects otherwise they don’t feel complete. If you do decide to use your sewing machine make sure you do this before glueing the patterned papers to the cardstock background.

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

Next I added the embellishments, stitched a bit more and glued the papers to the black cardstock and added a few ribbons.

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

And here are the bookmarks one by one. I just love the gold accents in this collection, like the gold bat in the photo below, the gold foil vellum in the second photo and the gold Thickers in the third photo:

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

My daughter, who’s also a huge book lover, already claimed one of the bookmarks and to be honest I would really like to keep one too, but that would mean that I would have only one left to give away …. I suppose I’d better start making more of them as they are really quick to create and I’ve got so many book loving friends!

Quick Gift for book lovers by @moniqueliedtke with the #Midnight_Haunting_collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #bookmark

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog to have a quick look at my quick gift! I hope I inspired you to create a few quick bookmarks of your own!

Here’s the list of supplies I used:

Midnight Haunting Ephemera (733654)
Midnight Haunting Puffy Stickers (733656)
Midnight Haunting Cardstock Stickers (733653)
Midnight Haunting Specialty Vellum Sheet 12″x12″ Gold Foil (733651)
Midnight Haunting Alpha Thickers Stickers Gold Foil (733652)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Pumpkin Patch (733642)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Eyes on You (733643)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Autumn Plaid (733644)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Hocus Pocus (733648)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Batty (733649)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Pumpkin Plain (733650)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Adhesive Runner & Refill (340261)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Double-Sided Super Sticky Red Tape (340264)

Filed Under: American Crafts, DIY, Fall, Gift, Halloween, Inspiration Tagged With: Halloween, midnight haunting, Monique Liedtke, Quick Gift

Fall Sweet Treat | Caramel Apples Quick Gift

09
Oct
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Happy Fall!  Renee here to share a Caramel Apple Quick Gift using the Midnight Haunting collection and the We R Memory Keepers 123 Punch Board.  I love Fall!  I love watching the trees change colors, the crisp cool air perfect for sweatshirts and sweaters, and going to the pumpkin farm with my girls.  I also love apple cider donuts, pies, and caramel apples.  What’s a Fall season without enjoying a caramel apple? Not a good one!

A Caramel Apple Quick Gift can be given to a teacher, friend, or family member for a fun fall sweet treat.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

I measured the caramel apples and decided to make 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” sized boxes for them.  I trimmed the Whirling Leaves, Autumn Plaid, and Pumpkin Plaid pattern papers to 10″ x 10″…

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

…And followed the instructions on my 123 Punch Board to create the boxes.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

To create tags for my caramel apples quick gift, I trimmed the Midnight Sentiments pattern paper to 3″ x 8″, folded the papers in half and trimmed off the top corners.  I adhered the tags and added a decorative edge to them.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

With all the prep work done, the fun of embellishing the tags begins.  I distressed the edges of the tags and added Stickers, die-cuts, and layered banner sentiment stickers.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

I love the fall embellishments!  The leaves, pumpkin, and fall colors are perfect.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

Once I placed my caramel apple into the box, I punched a hole into all four corners of the top of the box.  I closed each flap one at a time over the stick of the caramel apple.  A perfect fit!  I simply added a tag over the stick of the caramel apple.

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today!  I hope you enjoyed this fall quick gift idea.  Have a great day!

Caramel Apples Quick Gift by @reneezwirek using the #MidnightHaunting collection by @pebblesinc

Supplies:

Midnight Haunting Midnight Sentiments (733639)
Midnight Haunting Whirling Leaves (733640)
Midnight Haunting Autumn Plaid (733644)
Midnight Haunting Hauntingly Beautiful (733647)
Midnight Haunting Pumpkin Plaid (733650)
Midnight Haunting Accent Stickers with Gold Foil (733653)
Midnight Haunting Ephemera with Gold Foil (733654)
Jen Hadfield Heart Of Home Layered Stickers (733766)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Flat Adhesive Dots, .5″ 300/Pkg (340275)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Raised Adhesive Dots, .5″ 150/Pkg (340276)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Marathon Runner & Refill, Permanent Solid .315″ x 33.3 yd (342038)
American Crafts Cutup Scissors 7″ (64201)
American Crafts Knock Outs Border Punch Value Kit (63013)
We R Memory Keepers 123 Punch Board (662530)

Filed Under: American Crafts, Apples, Fall, Gift, Gift Box, Tutorial, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: Fall, heart of home, Jen Hadfield, midnight haunting, Quick Gift, Renee Zwirek, Tutorial

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