Archives for December 2010

We’re ringing in the New Year here on the Pebbles blog with some Free For All Friday projects.  From all of us to all of you we wish you a very happy and healthy 2011!

First up I (Lynn Ghahary) created a mini fold book using this tutorial by the very talented and former Pebbles design team member Lisa Johnson.   My sister-in-law snaps monthly photos of my niece Gia in the same chair with the same stuffed animal to help document how she has grown from month to month.  I thought a mini fold book would be the perfect little place to store these photos for a quick glance at Gia’s growth during her first year (there are enough pages for her first 12 months).  My sister-in-law can easily print and paste Gia’s photos in the mini fold book and I think it will make the perfect book to add to Gia’s keepsakes.

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Girl Daddy’s Girl (751053)
New Arrival Girl Heaven Sent (751054)
New Arrival Girl She’s Here (751055)
New Arrival Girl Sweet Moments (751056)
New Arrival Girl Little One (751057)
New Arrival Girl Bundle of Joy (751062)
New Arrival Girl Word Dimensional Stickers (732031)
New Arrival Girl Duplicate Rub Ons (760246)


Other supplies used:
Velcro Tabs

Design team member Mimi Leinbach created this fun altered notebook to start off the New Year in style.  Here’s what Mimi had to say … “I always love the start of a new year … so much promise, so many great ideas, and a time for renewal. This year I plan on getting more organized. I actually kind of am already but a little bit more can never hurt and a cute little memo book like this makes it more fun. I love a big purse so this 5×7 memo book will fit in great and I won’t need to be searching through all my purse contents to try to find my tiny little note pad. Now when a great idea comes to me or I remember I forgot to add milk to my shopping list I can just jot it down in one place and know just where it is.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Fetch (751045)
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Sassy Cat (751049)
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Catnip (751051)
Cats & Dogs Ransom Alphabet (732012)
Cats & Dogs Felt (732019)
Orange Ribbon (744032)
Blue Ribbon (744034)
Red Ribbon (744029)
Brown Classic Candy Dots (744201)
Red Classic Candy Dots (744203)

Other supplies used:
Memo Book (Traditions Studio)

Design team member Zoe Nemburt created this fun layout using lots of different Pebbles products.  Here’s what Zoe had to say … “”I for one am a terrible scrapper when it comes to mixing product lines, I like to buy the whole collection and keep them all together.  When asked to go outside of the box I often find that I surprise myself.  My layout today mixes up 4 different Pebbles collections including New Arrival Boy, Twitterpated, Tree House and Cats & Dogs.”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Brand New (751070)
Cats & Dogs Fetch (751045)
Cats & Dogs Leash (751042)
Twitterpated Sweet (751002)
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Neighbors (751031)
Tree House Journaling Stickers (732011)
Tree House Guess Who Duplicate Stickers (761004)
Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)
Tree House Border Rub Ons (760245)
Tree House Chips (744114)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)


Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Don’t forget to enter our giveaway by leaving a comment on this blog post.  We’ll see you in 2011!

Does the aftermath of the holidays have you short on creative time?  If so then you’ll love today’s post. I challenged some of our design team members to whip up up a project in 30 minutes or less.

Design team member Laura Vegas created this holiday layout in no time at all.  Here’s what Laura had to say … “I love that the Pebbles collections have lots of basic patterns worked into their paper designs. So that when Pebbles doesn’t actually have a Christmas collection, I was able to use the Cats & Dogs collection for my Christmas layout. To make a quick and easy 30 minute layout, I started by simply adhering all my photos to my background cardstock. And then I cut some strips and blocks of pattern paper, to fill the rest of the space. The striped pattern paper had the color orange, which didn’t work on my Christmas layout. So I did some small pleats along the paper strip, folding it over to hide the orange parts. Then I simply added my sticker title, a chipboard accent, and a few candy dots to finish off the layout.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Prrrfect Stripe (751047)
Cats & Dogs Top Dog (751040)
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)
Cats & Dogs Buddy ABC Stickers (732013)
Tree House Trunk (751034)
Spring Green Chips (744108)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (744027)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Staples (Tim Holtz)

Design team member Kryssi Ng created this fun layout using a watercolor effect on her background.  Here’s what Kryssi had to say … “With one of my BFFs recently engaged, I’ve been browsing wedding sites a lot lately. I came across this image, courtesy of oncewed.com, and love the soft watercolor effect swish swashes in the background and decided to emulate that in my layout. I sprayed some color from Smooch onto a silicone mat, watered it down and used a paintbrush to messily paint over my paper canvas.  I so love the rich colors in Tree House that is suitable to use in Christmas projects.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Neighbors (751031)
Tree House Fun (751035)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Stamps (Hero Arts, Technique Tuesday)
Glitter (Ranger)
Spray (Smooch)

Design team member Stephanie Baxter created this bright and colorful “thank you” card.  Here’s what Stephanie had to say … “”With Christmas just behind us, I thought it would be a great time to start making some ‘Thank You’ cards to send to people expressing my appreciation for the lovely gifts they gave me for Christmas, and because it’s still a busy time of year catching up with friends and family, it’s good to be able to make something in not very much time at all! I love the 3×3 Cards that are part of each collection…they make it so easy to make quick cards because they have the sentiments already written on there for you, so all you have to do is just stick them down and you’re good to go! Add a ribbon and an embellishment or two, and you’ve got yourself a fabulous card.”

Pebbles supplies:
New Arrival Girl Welcome Home (751060)
Treehouse 3×3 Cards (751024)
Twitterpated Chipboard Embellishments (74112)
Raspberry Ribbon (44030)

Other supplies:
Cardstock, Adhesive (American Crafts)

Today’s “How To Tuesday” post is brought to you today by Kristen Swain. Here’s what Kristen had to say “I love creating a matching card and gift wrap. I keep tins and boxes that are interesting and regift them once I’ve filled them and given them new life. Those who receive these gifts are doubly wowed, the outside is beautiful and the treats inside are yummy! I found these gorgeous cupcake shaped truffles at a store, I love that I could show them off in the tin because they are just so pretty.”  And here are Kristen’s step by step instructions …

1. Cut blocks of Twitterpated Giddy and I Love You, then stitch around outside edge of Twitterpated Giddy, adhere to card base.

2. Cut and tear corrugated cardboard, then tear off top paper of cardboard.  Adhere Twitterpated 3×3 Card at an angle.

3. Adhere chipboard flower and dot ribbon to card.

4. Layer Paper Flowers with Epoxy Brad, add journaling sticker and chipboard heart to card, then add greeting with letter stickers and finish with Candy Dots.

1. Fill tin with treats, then tape sides and tie ribbon around tin with bow topper.

2. Cut strip of Twitterpated Giddy, wrap around tin, and hold in place with ribbon.

3. Add journaling sticker, Paper Flower with epoxy brad and letter stickers to tin, finish with Candy Dots.

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated 3×3 Cards (751000)
Twitterpated Giddy (751005)
Twitterpated Sweetheart (751010)
Twitterpated Journaling Stickers (732003)
Twitterpated Epoxy Brads (744217)
Twitterpated Paper Flowers (741000)
Twitterpated Chips (744112)
Green Glitter Candy Dots (744215)
Raspberry Ribbon (744030)

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend.  Today’s post is all about mixing and matching as some of our talented design team members show you how well all of our Pebbles collections work together.

Design team member Eva Pizarro mixed and matched lots of Pebbles goodies on her stunning layout.  Here’s what Eva had to say … “For this layout I used different collections combining greens, pinks and yellows. I love the versatility of the themed lines – the papers and embellishments can be used for all kind of layouts! The Stackers were perfect for my hidden journaling because they embellished my journaling but they didn’t add bulk underneath the picture.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated Sweet (751002)
Twitterpated Admire (751006)
Twitterpated Chips (744112)
Twitterpated Stackers (740000)
Twitterpated Journaling Stickers (732003)
Twitterpated Epoxy Brads (744217)
Tree House Club (751026)
Tree House What’s Up Duplicate Stickers (761004)
New Arrival Little One (751057)
New Arrival Heaven Sent (751054)
New Arrival Girl Rub Ons (735005)
New Arrival Paper Flowers – Girl (741003)
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Catnip (751051)
Cats & Dogs Top Dog (751040)
Green Glitter Candy Dots (744215)
Baby Pink Spool Ribbon (44031)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill)
Brads

Design team member Samantha Sibbet combined the New Arrival and Cats & Dogs collection on this sweet layout about her newest family.  Here’s what Samantha had to say … “I thought a mixture of both New Arrival and Cats & Dogs would be the perfect combination to scrap photos of the newest arrival to our family.  The two lines have a few similar colors making them easy to combine.  I used rub ons on the metal dog tag to include his name in the lay out.”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Precious  (751071)
New Arrival Boy Brand New (751070)
New Arrival Boy Rub Ons (735004)
New Arrival Boy Word Stickers (732027)
New Arrival Boy Border Stickers ( 732025)
Cats & Dogs Tags – Dog (743700)
Cats & Dogs Chipboard Stickers – Dog (732014)
Cats & Dogs Felt – Dog (732018)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts, Bazzill Basics)
String (May Arts)
Rub Ons (Maya Road)