Archives for February 2012

Monthly Wrap Up

Feb

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!

How To Tuesday

Feb

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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

Mix & Match Monday

Feb

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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)

More “Scraplifted” Projects with Suzanne and I

Feb

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Design team member Suzanne Sergi lifted fellow team member Laura Craigie. Here’s what Suzanne had to say … “I fell in love with Laura’s ‘sugar cookie’ scrapbook page. I loved the strong graphic feel to her page, and the clean lines throughout. The bold title created in the middle of the page was one of my favorite elements. She has a fabulous ability to create strong, and striking pages with few embellishments. So, she also inspired my title for my page of my daughter. I also picked up on her cue, on creating simple borders along my 4×6 photo. A few floral embellishments, and tags rounded out my page, using the colorful Fresh Goods collection. Love Laura’s style, and the layout above was definitely on my list to scraplift!”

Laura’s Original Project

Suzanne’s “Lifted” Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732D75)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732D82)

Other supplies used:
Vellum
Baker’s Twine
Paper Clip

I (Lynn Ghahary) also found inspiration from design team member Laura Craigie. I loved how Laura created the open circles on the lower portion of her layout and only filled in some of them with patterned paper. I used the same idea on my layout but replaced the circles with hearts (cut with my Silhouette) to coincide with my Valentine’s Day cupcakes.

Laura’s Original Project

My “Lifted” Project

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love True Love (751202)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love You’re Sweet (751208)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)
Baker’s Twine (The Twinery)

More “Scraplifted” Projects with Ashley and Melanie

Feb

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Design team member Ashley Stephens scraplifted fellow team member Sarah Webb. Here is what Ashley had to say … “For this week’s challenge, I chose to scraplift this beautiful page by Sarah Webb. I’m always very drawn to the way she chooses to group elements, and this page was a perfect example. I love how she placed her title near the bottom of the page, the way she used little strips of paper under her photos, and her clustered embellishments. I changed it up just a little bit, choosing to group my photos with the title, but I kept the general layout the same.”

Sarah’s Original Project

Ashley’s “Lifted” Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Buttons (Papertrey Ink)
Twine (Craft Supply)
Punch (EK Success)

Design team member Melanie Blackburn lifted design team member Kim Kesti. Here’s what Mel had to say … “As soon as I saw Kim’s layout I knew I had to recreate it. I love the 2 strips of pictures, what a great way to feature multiple pictures on a layout! Also creating a title using the Masking Tape Stickers is such a great idea. I love how my layout turned out. I hope you are inspired to look through the blog and select a few projects to scraplift.”

Kim’s Original Project

Mel’s “Lifted” Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (757153)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732072)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Twine (Michaels)