Archives for December 2014

New Year Cards that Sparkle and Shine!

Dec

Hi there! It's Mendi here today. Can you guys believe it's almost a new year? Where did this year go? If you're like many of us, you may have run out of time when it came to making Christmas cards, but I'm hoping I can inspire you to send out New Year Cards instead! To create my cards I turned to the classy Home+Made Collection by Jen Hadfield. My first card uses all the soft and pretty gold and cream specialty papers and embellishments with the collection. I punched a snowflake from the gold foil cardstock and layered it with a smaller snowflake in vellum to give it a softer … [Read more...]

Pillow Box Shakers

Dec

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Hello Pebbles Fans! Holly here from Ribbons & Glue! Since the New Year is creeping upon us, I'm sharing some simple Pillow Box Shakers made from the Pebbles Inc. Home+Made collection that would be perfect to make to ring in the New Year. These shaker boxes are made using the We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board and the gorgeous Home+Made collection by Jen Hadfield. This collection is full of gold which just screams Happy New Year! To make my Pillow Box Shakers, I made a 5 x 6 inch pillow box following the We R Memory Keepers Punch Board instructions. I then added pop … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas

Dec

Christmas Cookies Mini Recipe Book

Dec

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Hi, it's Marjan here today. I am so proud to be a guest designer at Pebbles in December because this month is my favorite month this year. It's snowy, and you can do lot of fun things inside and outside the house like crafting, baking and skiing. I love baking cookies during December, so I want to share this adorable mini recipe book with you. Over here in Norway, where I live, you have to bake 7 different kinds of Christmas cookies. It is an old tradition that everyone does. You are also allowed to buy them if you do not have enough time to bake cookies all day long. Most people … [Read more...]

Mini Christmas Cards

Dec

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Hello everyone, I'm Eva Pizarro and today I'm going to show you how to make quick mini cards that you can use for small greetings or to add to a gift. For these mini cards I used the envelope seals from the Home For Christmas collection. The size is perfect and you get so many of these in one package that you can make these in bulk. Begin by sticking the seal to a piece of patterned paper. With a punch or a scallop scissor, cut all around the seal. Add the seal with dimensional dots to a 2 3/4 inch square card made with kraft paper. Decorate the borders of the card with a black pen … [Read more...]