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Hey, Hello Cards

26

Feb

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Hello Pebbles friends! Marcia back today. I’ve been playing with the beautiful new Hey, Hello collection from Jen Hadfield. This collection is a cardmakers dream! So many elements that can be layered to make gorgeous cards for any occasion; Birthday, Sympathy, Thank You, Thinking of You, and so much more. The first cards I created were birthday cards. I always need birthday cards. I bet you do too. Check these out…

This little hedgehog is the cutest! He is all ready to celebrate with you!! The Hey, Hello collection has a sheet of 12×12 pattern paper full of tags like this one. They are excellent for cardmaking layered over a couple other pieces of pattern paper.

There is also a sheet of 12×12 pattern paper with 3×4 journal cards perfect for cardmaking as well. This card features an adorable sloth.

Then I made a sympathy and a thank you card using beautiful florals and black pattern paper for striking contrast.

My sympathy card is also made from a 3×4 journal card. I added some florals for dimension, a dainty bow, and a few nuvo drops for interest.

There is another 12×12 sheet of pattern paper with 2×2 squares, giving you another option for layering on cards.

This last one might be my favorite. I tucked in some fussy cut florals and used lots of layers. Another bow and nuvo drops add interest. My tip for cardmaking: Use some foam dots to help separate the layers like I did here.

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you are a cardmaker, this is one collection you NEED!

Supplies:
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Pad 12×12
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Birthday Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Donuts
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Blushing Hedgehogs
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Yellow Roses
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Loves Me
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Blushing Blooms
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Flower Blossoms
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Thank You Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Sympathy Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Patterned Paper Birdies
Pebbles Hey, Hello Sticker Book with Foil Accents
Pebbles Hey, Hello Ephemera Icons
Pebbles Hey, Hello Ephemera Sentiments
Pebbles Hey, Hello Cardstock Stickers with Foil Accents
American Crafts White Cardstock

Teacher Appreciation “Thank You” Pocket Cards

18

May

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Hi friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a fun little project for Teachers! I wanted to put together a little card for each of my boy’s teachers. Instead of a traditional card, I decided to create a card that doesn’t even open up! I don’t think the teachers will mind though, since the front is actually a pocket, containing a sweet note from one of their students, a little inspirational thought card, and a gift card too! Here’s a peek at the finished cards – and keep scrolling down to see how to make these cards for yourself!

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

Start with a piece of 2-sided patterned paper – it’s best not to choose one with text because we’re going to flip the bottom up, which will turn the text upside down! So if you don’t want your teacher to have to stand on his head to read it, just choose two fun patterns without words. 😉 I cut mine 8″ tall and 4 1/2″ wide. Next, I scored the bottom portion so the base would be 5 1/2″ tall. This way, if you want to add it to a traditional card base, you can easily do that! Also, I used a large (3″ circle punch) to cut a little notch out of the top of the fold-over portion. This is completely optional and won’t affect the finished product at all – it’s just for looks.

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

Next, I pulled out my sewing machine and chose a fun yellow thread to stitch the sides of the pocket! After I added the stitches, I pulled them through to the back side and secured them with scotch tape. I forgot to take a picture, but I placed a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of white cardstock on the back to hide the stitches and add stability. Of course, if you prefer not to use a sewing machine, you can easily use adhesive to seal up both sides of the pocket.

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

I cut a 2″ square sentiment from patterned paper and attached it to the front of the pocket next. Then I found a fun die-cut shape and added foam adhesive to the back before adding it to the pocket.

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

Remember the wood box I used HERE? It came with these fun little lined papers, which I thought were perfect for the kids to write a thank-you note to their teachers. Before handing them over to the kids, I trimmed them down to fit in the pocket, then I used chipboard thickets to add “Teacher” to the top of the cards.

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

I looked through all of the awesome 3×4 cards in all of the newest collections and decided on one inspirational thought for each teacher. This card can easily be displayed in the classroom, if the teacher should choose to do so. Then, of course, the gift card, which EVERY teacher appreciates!

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

The best thing about making your own cards is that you can customize to the teacher’s personality. If you know his/her favorite color, hobbies, interests, etc., it’s fun to make it more personal. You can also make these cards masculine or feminine, depending on your needs! Here’s a peek at the other card I made:

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

Now I just need to get my boys to write a little note and these cards are ready to go!

Teacher Appreciation "Thank You" Cards by @wendysue for @PebblesInc

Supplies:
DIY Home “From Me to You” Patterned Paper
DIY Home “Soft Blue Classic” Patterned Paper
DIY Home “Buffalo Check” Patterned Paper
Cottage Living Imprint Black & Gold Foil Thickers
Cottage Living “Sweet Greetings” Patterned Paper
Spring Fling Cut-Outs with Gold Patterned Paper
Spring Fling Ephemera
Spring Fling Puffy Stickers

A Favorite Recipe Quick Gift

22

Sep

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Hi there, Pebbles friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today, excited to share one of my favorite recent projects! Do you have a favorite Fall recipe? One that you make over and over? I sure do – my mom’s pumpkin cookie recipe! Seriously, I’ve made it more than any other recipe in my entire life. I’ve already made it three times since school started! And I’ve eaten more than my fair share – but I also love to make this recipe to share with friends, neighbors, and co-workers. I’ve yet to meet anyone who didn’t love these cookies…which makes it even more fun to make and share! Since I make it so often, I thought it would be fun to make a little recipe art and leave it out on my kitchen counter all season long. This is what I came up with, using the new Harvest Collection:

You can make it too – with my recipe – or one of your favorites! Here’s how:

Start with your recipe, of course. You can use your original copy if you like…or you could rewrite it on these super fun pre-printed cards with your favorite pen. I also embellished the cards a bit with fabric stickers and dimensional stickers!

(these project life pens are my favorite – the 01 size is ideal for my journaling/recipe writing).

Next, use the recipe card die to cut a piece of patterned paper as the base of your project.

Now, you will want to use a really good, strong adhesive to add the paper to your wood frame. I love, love, love the new Sticky Thumb cordless hot glue gun – it’s seriously making my crafty life so much easier!

After gluing this piece to the wood (right over the opening), add some fun die-cut pieces to two corners:

I used a sewing machine to stitch my two recipe cards together at the top – then I glued them right to the center of the patterned piece:

I just had to use some of these colorful dots to embellish the die cut shapes too!

And now for the GIFT part of my project! My favorite way to share cookies is stacked! I have a huge roll of cellophane that I cut to wrap around a stack of delicious cookies – and I tie the top closed.

Now anyone would be happy to get these yummy cookies, just like this…but I can’t give them away quite yet. I must make them cuter! I cut out the preprinted tags from the 12×12 sheet, added a sticker, and a super fun wooden leaf. Of course, I attached the wood piece with my favorite glue!

After layering and gluing all of the tags,

I tied them right onto the cookie stacks with fun baker’s twine:

And now I’m off…because I have cookies to deliver!

Supplies:
Harvest – From My Kitchen patterned paper
Harvest – Canning Jars patterned paper
Harvest – Recipe Cards patterned paper
Harvest – Flour Sack Fabric Stickers
Harvest – Label Stickers
Harvest – Layered Stickers
Harvest – Die Cut Chips Ephemera
Harvest – Baker’s Twine
Harvest – Enamel Dots
Harvest – Tab & Recipe Card Dies
Harvest – Wood Veneer Leaves
Sticky Thumb Cordless Glue Gun
Precision Pen 01

DIY Home Cards

17

Sep

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Hello Pebbles fans, Becki here, to share with you a card set I created using the brand new DIY Home collection. This collection is fabulous for creating cards. There are so many elements that are the perfect size for cards.

I chose to work with the 3×3 Minc card set. With these 3×3 cards this set of 3 Thank You cards came together in minutes. I also used stickers, patterned paper, Thickers, and the Minc machine.

This card simply has a 3×3 Minc card layered with a little patterned paper and stickers. I added a cute gold clip at the top for a little more shine and dimension.

On this card I added the “Thanks” sentiment with gold Thickers. That beautiful floral card is from the Minc card set. I added gold foil with the Minc machine.

The sentiment on the last card in this set is fussy cut from the Me to You patterned paper and layered with a 3×3 card from the Minc set.

What do you think? I think you’d love playing with this new collection and making your very own set of cards. Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today.

Supplies:
Me to You Patterned Paper PDIYH-32911
Ribbon Stripe Patterned Paper PDIYH-32915
Jen/Chunky Gold Glittered Foam 732938
Pink/Gold Ombre Foil Woodgrain DIYHSP-32933
Minc 3×3 Card Set JH732941
Soft Blue Classic Patterned Paper PDIYH-32912
Wood Floors Patterned Paper PDIYH-32920

Gift Card Enclosures

15

Jul

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Hi there! It’s Mendi here today with some fun ideas for incorporating gift cards into your card making.

For my first card I created a background alternating stripes of gold glitter tape and 7/8″ wide strips of patterned paper from the Cottage Living 6×6 paper pad. I then die cut the large pennant and “thank you” sentiment using the Brannboll font and my Silhouette die-cutting machine.

To create the matching gold heart on my card front, I die cut it using the mini heart die from the Cottage Living Polaroid Die Set and some gold glitter circle stickers from the Homemade collection that were just a wee bit larger than the die. I loved how well they cut (with the acetate backing in place) and how it peeled right off and was ready to stick to my card.

For the inside, I embellished the Homemade Mini Kraft Pocket Tags. These are just the perfect size to hold a gift card which is pretty awesome.

To embellish the pocket with a sentiment, I pieced together two separate phrases from the Cottage Living Rub-ons & paired them Homemade Phrase Tags. Glittered surfaces can be tricky, but these transferred pretty easily without a lot of fussing over them. I love that!

For my next card I turned heart die cuts into balloons with the help of some paper string (borrowed from those same Homemade Phrase Tags). For my scalloped border I used a die from the Homemade set and hid the seam behind the kraft tag.

The inside of my card features a fun fold designed to tuck a gift card into. I also cut some extra hearts to carry out my theme and make the inside as pretty as the outside.

To create my card base and pocket for the gift card, I started with a 10.5″ x 5.5″ piece of cardstock. I then scored it at 4.25″, 5.25″ and 6.25″.

At the center score mark, I held up the gift card as a guide and used a cutting knife along with the We R Memory Precision Glass Cutting Mat to slice a slot for the card to slip into (making it extend about 1/8 ” beyond each end of the gift card. Cutting on this glass mat is so smooth–My self healing mat has some serious competition.

After cutting the slit, I then folded my cardstock accordion style and flipped it over to add adhesive down each channel created by the score marks. It is important to not to add adhesive at the center score mark where you have cut your slot for the gift card to slip into. To create an extra snug fit, I chose to add a line of adhesive perpendicular to my cut, just below and just above my cut line. I then simply brought the score lines together. This gave me an A2 card base ready to decorate.

Here’s one last peek at my two completed cards. I hope I have inspired you to include some interactive gift card pockets into your upcoming projects!

Supplies:
HOMEMADE MINI KRAFT POCKET TAGS
HOMEMADE PHRASE TAGS
PEBBLES HOMEMADE BANNERS DIES
PEBBLES COTTAGE LIVING POLAROID DIES
COTTAGE LIVING PHRASE & ICON RUB-ONS
PEBBLES COTTAGE LIVING 6X6 PAPER PAD
AMERICAN CRAFTS GLITTER PAPER TAPE 3YD
WE R MEMORY KEEPERS PRECISION GLASS CUTTING MAT