Archives for February 2012

It’s been a fantastic February here on the Pebbles blog.  Design team members Laura Craigie and Kim Kesti have shared two fabulous tutorials.  You can see Laura’s tutorial for creating pleated borders here and Kim’s tutorial for creating your own custom buttons here.

We love our guest designers here at Pebbles.  This month we had the pleasure of sharing the beautiful work of guest designer Stacey Michaud.  Here is just one of the amazing projects Stacey created for us.  To see all of her fabulous Pebbles creations visit this blog post. 

March proves to be an exciting month as well.  We’ll be debuting our newest releases later in the month with lots of great new projects from our design team.  And of course we’ll have some giveaways as well so be sure to visit us daily here on the Pebbles blog! 

Today design team member Kim Kesti shares a tutorial for creating your own patterned buttons using Pebbles patterned paper.  Here’s what Kim had to say … “I wanted to share a little tutorial with you today on DIY buttons. I adore using buttons on my cards and layouts and sometimes I want something a little more customized than what my button jar has to offer. Enjoy!”

I’m going to show you different buttons – for the first you will need clear buttons, paper scraps and Glossy Accents adhesive.

Just drop a dab of glue (smaller than a dime) on your paper and firmly press your clear button right on top. Some of you probably already know this trick, but I always love how fresh it looks with new patterned paper styles.

After the glue dries (it dries really clear), just trim around the edge with your scissors. Easy peasy.

For the second button style, punch same sized circles from thin chipboard and patterned paper. I used a 1” circle punch.  Again, drop a dab of glue on the chipboard and adhere the patterned paper. Also, add some Glossy Accents to the top of the patterned paper for a pretty shine. Let dry and added your “buttonholes” with a paper piercer.

Here’s a card I created using both types of my DIY buttons. They add such a unique little flair to my creations.

Here’s a tag I whipped up using the chipboard button a little differently. I layered it with a brad and used it to fasten my tag. It almost looks like real wood, doesn’t it? Fun.  Thanks for following along – try making your own custom buttons, it’s so much fun!

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
New Addition It’s a Girl (751140)
New Addition Little Princess (751149)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock
Clear Buttons

It’s Monday again, which means we’ll be mixing and matching some Pebbles products to show you just how well our collections can be used with one another.

Design team member Sarah Webb created this sweet layout using several different Pebbles collections.  Here’s what Sarah had to say … “One of the things I love about a mix and match assignment, is the freedom to just spread out and choose whatever suits my mood. It’s extra easy when all the lines work together so well!”

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Calendar (751151)
New Addition Adorable (751155)
New Addition Sweet Baby (751160)
New Addition Little Prince (751161)
New Addition Congrats (751074)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Heart Paperclips (744281)
With Love Twist Ties (747161)
Button Candy Dots Rouge (744271)
New Addition Boy Ribbon (780011)

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

Design team member Pearl Liu created this sweet set of cards.  Here’s what Pearl had to say … “” I wanted to challenge myself to use holiday or themed lines for everyday cards and was delighted how this 6×6 square card set turned out. I mixed papers and embellishments from Christmas , Valentine’s and Baby Girl themes and the elements came together effortlessly and harmoniously. This just goes to show how versatile Pebbles’ papers and embellishments really are beyond the original themes they were created for. ”

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts ( 751117)
Floral Lane Memory Lane ( 751119)
Welcome Christmas Santa’s List (751182)
New Addition Girl Little Miracle (751147) 
New Addition Girl Little Princess (751149)
With Love Dimensional Stickers (732083)
With Love Candy Dots Hearts (744279)
Fresh Goods Chips ( 744118)
Welcome Christmas Chipboard ( 732073)
New Addition Girl Dimensional Sticker ( 732062)
New Addition Girl Dimemsional Border Stickers (732060)

Other supplies used :
Cardstock (American Crafts)