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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]