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Patterned Paper Title with Sunshiny Days

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Hello Pebbles’ fans, it’s Eva Pizarro here today showing you how to use your favorite designs to create a patterned paper title for your next layout.

The Sunshiny Days collection has so many beautiful patterns and colors that it is hard to choose only a few of them for my projects. To avoid over-embellishing my layout, I decided to add a big patterned paper title. That way I could include more of my favorite designs!

To make the patterned paper title, I used my Mini Alphabet Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers. This mini version is perfect for cards, mini albums or layout titles.

I added a few pencil marks where I wanted my journaling to be and used my Typecast Typewriter to write it.

Next, I glued my title in place. The page is pretty clean—I like that the right side of the layout is mostly black and white and the left side has all those pretty colors!

After that, I adhered my picture in place as well as and some die cuts and stickers.

Finally, I created a border using two thin washi tape prints. By overlapping them a bit, I was able to create a zipper effect.

See all those pretty patterns? They are perfect for your summer pictures! My favorite is “Paradise” with all those gorgeous flowers!

Because the patterned paper title is bright and colorful, you don’t need many embellishments. Summer is a busy season and you only need 30 minutes to create this quick layout.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you try a patterned paper title on your next project!

Have a great day!

Supplies
Sunshiny Days Ephemera (733609)
Sunshiny Days Chipboard Stickers (733610)
Sunshiny Days Paradise (733596)
Sunshiny Days Sweet Cherries (733602)
Sunshiny Days Daydream (733598)
Sunshiny Days Pineapple Float (733600)
Sunshiny Days Let’s Float (733604)
Sunshiny Days Washi Tape (733612)
Typecast Typewriter (310296)
Mini Alphabet Punch Board (663004)

Heart of Home Layout “Happy Christmas”

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Jul

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Hello Pebbles friends and fans, Becki here to share a Heart of Home layout entitled “happy Christmas”.

When this collection landed on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago, I was giddy!! I fell in love with two things:. 1. the gorgeous shade of green that is throughout the collection and 2. the beautiful floral prints. I made sure to use BOTH of my favorite elements on this layout.

The first thing I did on this layout was fussy cut the flowers. I turned on Netflix and cut away while watching one of my favorite shows. While I cut out flowers, I was thinking about how I wanted this layout to come together. The patterned papers in this collection have such a happy, cozy feel. I felt like stitching and lots of layers were in order, so I pulled out my We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy sewing machine. Can I tell you, it is so much fun to work with! I LOVE the beautiful thick stitches around the layers on this layout. Oddly enough, I did use a Christmas photo on this layout even though this isn’t a Christmas-themed collection. Most of my Christmas photos are taken in poor light so I often print them in black and white. By printing my Christmas photos in black and white, I’m able to use any kind of products to document my Christmas memories. The label stickers in this collection are gorgeous and SO full of possibilities. I used them to nestle into the flowers as a base for some tiny word stickers. Hidden journaling is one of my favorite techniques lately. I used a basic kraft tag and a black journaling pen to handwrite my journaling. It is very important to me to have my hand writing appear frequently in my scrapbooks. I do love how this layout turned out and I LOVE this brand new Heart of Home collection.

As you can see, this collection is extremely versatile and completely gorgeous! Thank you for stopping by the Pebbles blog today. I’ll see you again soon!

“Heart of Home” layered card trio

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Jul

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I’m excited to share my “Heart of Home” layered card trio with you here on the blog today! I just love the soft pinks and grays, combined with the woodgrains and florals in this beautiful collection! I couldn’t wait to whip up a few cards to have on hand for some weddings that are coming up later this summer. I also dug into my stash and pulled out these recipe card dies from an older Pebbles collection. Here’s a look at the entire trio; keep scrolling down for step-by-step instructions to see how easy these cards are to make!
Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Start with the larger recipe card die and cut a card base from white cardstock:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, use the smaller recipe card die to cut two pieces from coordinating papers:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Add the first piece to the top left corner of the card front:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, place the second piece so the top portion of the bottom piece is exposed and the tabs are lined up:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Now gather some printed die-cuts to add to the top:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Tie some twine through the tag:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Add the leaves and flowers as shown, then use foam adhesive squares to attach the tag over the top:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Here’s the final card – isn’t it the perfect mixture of casual and elegant? I think it is! Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Of course, I never make ONE card when I’m in the mood for card-making, so here’s a closer look at the other two cards. Same formula, similar pieces, different cards:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

You can even turn the card on it’s side for a different look:

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! Be sure to keep checking back for more fun “Heart of Home” projects!

Layered card trio by @wendysuea with the "Heart of Home" collection by @PebblesInc.

Wendy Sue Anderson

Supplies:

Heart of Home “Ephemera Die Cuts”
Heart of Home”From Me to You” Patterned Paper
Heart of Home “Painted Dots” Patterned Paper
Heart of Home “Painted Gingham” Patterned Paper
Heart of Home “Krafted” Patterned Paper
White Cardstock

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards

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Jul

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Hello Pebbles Friends! Renee here today to share a couple of Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards using the Jen Hadfield Heart of Home collection. These gatefold birthday cards have small pockets inside to add a gift card. Even though I created these cards for the summer birthdays that are to come, these gatefold birthday cards are great to give at any season.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

To create the gatefold birthday cards, I simply trimmed pink cardstock to 6″ x 12″. I scored at the 3″ and 9″ lines and folded my cards.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

I decorated my gatefold birthday cards by trimming the Gatherings and Wild Daisies pattern papers to 2 ¾” x 5 ¾” (two pieces) and 5 ¾” x 5 ¾”.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

To embellish the front of my gatefold birthday cards, I used circle and scalloped circle punches to add paper layers underneath my flower and butterfly die-cuts.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

I used the reverse side of the Gatherings pattern paper under the flower die-cut and the reverse side of the Wild Daisies pattern paper under the butterfly die-cut along with white cardstock.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

I love the flower die-cut on this “Happy Day” gatefold birthday card! I stamped the sentiment on a pretty label sticker.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

On my “Happy Wishes” gatefold birthday card, I added a pretty gold-foiled butterfly die-cut.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

The inside of the cards have layered pattern papers for the message and I created the little gift card pockets.

Happy Day, Happy Wishes Gatefold Birthday Cards by @reneezwirek using the #HeartOfHome collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today! Hope you enjoyed these simple yet lovely gatefold birthday cards.

Supplies:

Heart Of Home Gatherings (733750)
Heart Of Home Wild Daisies (733755)
Heart Of Home Label Stickers (733762)
Heart Of Home Accent Stickers (733770)
Heart Of Home Ephemera (733769)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam Dots (340272)
American Crafts Black Precision Pen .08 Point (62331)
American Crafts Smooth Cardstock Pad, Primaries (71824)
American Crafts Courtyard Clear Stamps (59214)

Heart of Home Mini Cards For Every Occasion

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Jul

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Hi Pebbles fans!! It’s Monique here today sharing a collection of “Heart of Home” mini cards.

When I saw the brand new collection from Jen Hadfield (“Heart of Home“), it was love at first sight! What an amazing collection this is! I adore the soft colors and the beautiful designs! When I got started on my cards, I thought I would create about 5 cards…and created 20! I just couldn’t stop playing! Creating with this collection truly made me happy. Here’s what I did:

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

I’ve always had a special love for small sized cards. Whenever I see them in a store, I can’t resist buying them. They are so versatile! Not only can you send them to someone, they are also perfect to add to a present or hang from a bottle. If I won’t be home for a few days, I like to leave a little card on my kids’ or husband’s pillow with a little message inside. I created these cards with a single sheet of “Love of Home” patterned paper and I didn’t even use all of the squares (there are 36 in total and I used 20 of them)! I also used 4 different colors of cardstock (white, kraft, pink and a light yellow).

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

Whenever I get started on a project, I like to see the entire collection (even though, in this case, I only used the Love of Home sheet). I used my trimmer to cut out all the squares:

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

The squares measure 5 cm x 5 cm and I cut two pieces of cardstock just slightly larger as a mat, both about 0.7 cm larger. The finished cards measure approx. 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm.

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

Before adhering the squares on the card base, I first made 20 sets as I wanted to decide on the color combinations and also add some machine stitching.

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

When the machine stitching was done, I glued the stitched squares on the cardstock bases and I was done!! It really took no time at all, but maybe that’s also because I had such a great time making the cards … time just flew!

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

Here’s one of the cards, aren’t the soft colors and pretty designs fantastic?!

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

And here are a few more:

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

When I was finished making the cards, I wanted to be able to see them rather then put them in my desk drawer with my other cards. I hung them in this We R Memory Keepers Clip Frame. I really love my collection of Heart of Home mini cards and hope you do too!

Heart of Home mini cards created by @moniqueliedtke with the #Heart_Of_Home collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #heart_of_home_mini_cards

Supplies:

Jen Hadfield Heart of Home Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x 12″ Love of Home (733751)
American Crafts Textured Cardstock Pack 12″x12″ 60/pkg Neutrals (AC712P12-52)
American Crafts Textured Cardstock Pack 12″x12″ 60/pkg Spring (AC712P12-53)
American Crafts Cutup Scissors 7″ Pink (64201)
We R Organization Gallery Shadow Box Frame 17″x17″x2″(660876)