Hi everyone!  In honor of Earth Day this coming Thursday, April 22nd I’ve asked some of our design team members to create a project with this theme in mind.  As a nature lover myself I was excited to see what this talented group of ladies came up with and they most certainly did not disappoint! 

Design team member Liz Qualman created this fabulous layout using some of our new Tree House collection – perfect for a project with a nature theme!  Here’s what Liz had to say … “For Earth Day I wanted to send the message that our planet is just as important to the animals as it is to humans and since animals cannot voice their concerns, humans need to be better advocates for our furry friends.  I snapped this photo while hiking a few summers ago and was surprised that the little guy in the photo did not have much fear of us, but then he lives in a national forest where he and his environment are protected.  I used my circle cutter to make the square 3×3 journal tag into a round one and if you look closely, you can see that instead of saying so sweet like the original tag, it now says SOS.  I made the message on the tag come from the fox’s point of view, “I need this planet as much as you do.  Please keep it clean for all of us. – Mr. Fox.”

 

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House 3×3 Cards (751024)
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Word Stickers (732010)
Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)
Candy Dots Chocolate Brown (744201)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Alphabet (American Crafts, Adornit)
Buttons (American Crafts)
Punches (EK Success)
Circle Cutter (Creative Memories)

Design team member Mimi Leinbach not only created a project with a nature theme but recycled a paint chip and used paper scraps for her project – how clever!  Here’s what Mimi had to say … “I could not do an Earth Day project without including recycling of some sort.  To create my background I used a large paint chip made by Behr Paint.  All the paper used in this project came straight from my Pebbles scrap bin.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Lil’ Buddy Bubba (50940)
So Tweet Nesting (50901)
Linnie Belle Vignette (50933)
So Tweet Birdies (50904)
So Tweet Chirp (50903)
Pebbles Chips Spring Green (44108)
Candy Dots White (44202)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Buttons (GCD Studios)
Tag and String (Jillibean Soup)
Thread
Paint Chip (Behr)

It’s my turn (Lynn) to share an Easter themed project on the blog today.  For my project I decided to create some fun hanging Easter eggs using the Lil Miss collection. 

This was such a fun and SIMPLE project to create.  All you need is a few styrofoam eggs, a circle punch, ribbon, buttons, pearl pins, and a few decorative punches.  First you will need to punch out a bunch of circles from your patterned paper (my circle punch is 3/4″) and then attach them to your styrofoam egg (I simply used glue dots).  Once your egg is completely covered, cut a length of ribbon and wrap it around your egg and create a loop at the top for hanging (I secured mine with glue dots and a pearl pin).  Punch out your decorative shape, add a button secured with pearl pins, and you are done!  Simple right?

Pebbles supplies used:
Lil Miss Sugar (750951)
Lil Miss Sister (750952)
Lil Miss Sunshine (750954)
Lil Miss Spice (750955)


Other supplies used:
Punches (Martha Stewart, Marvy Uchida, Stampin’ Up!)
Buttons
Pearl Pins

Design team member Pam Callaghan created an adorable Easter layout for her project this week.  Here’s what Pam had to say … “This is a page all about the fun Sean had coloring Easter eggs.  I used mostly scraps of patterned and solid paper to create my layout.  I grabbed my scraps from the Skipping Along and So Tweet collections and assembled them into lots of layers with scallops. To accent my page, I used lots of Pebbles Chips to frame my photos.  I also used a few Skipping Along flower accents to finish of my page.  I love how bright and fun this turned out!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Skipping Along Carefree (50913)
Skipping Along Merrily (50915)
Skipping Along Happily (50911)
Skipping Along Stickers (50917)
So Tweet Chirp (50903)
Pebbles Chips Spring Green (744108)


Other supplies used:
Alphabet (American Crafts)
Decorative Cutter (Fiskars)

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created this adorable card and gift tin for an Easter gift.  Here’s what Suzanne had to say … “There is a Teacher’s Tea at my children’s school the week before Easter.  I decided to create a card and cover a small metal tin as a gift.  I put in a few chocolates in the tin and embellished it with the same paper as the card.  The Lil Miss color palette reminds me of Easter, and instead of the traditional bunny, I opted for butterflies.  I used the Pebble Chips quotation marks as antennae for the butterflies.” 

Pebbles supplies used:
Lil Miss Sweetheart (750953)
Lil Miss Sunshine (750954)
Lil Miss Silly (750956)
Lil Miss Toddler Stickers (750959)
Candy Dots Spring Green (744208)
Pebbles Chips Chocolate Brown (744101)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)

Stamps (Creative Cafe, Maya Road)
Floss

Design team member Mimi Leinbach created this stunning layout using a mix of patterned papers from some of our Pebbles collections.  Here’s what Mimi had to say … “For this layout I took some of my favorite candid shots of last Easter.  I wanted it to be a clean, colorful layout that included the fun and special parts of the holiday for us!”  Lovely Mimi!

Pebbles supplies used:
Lil’ Miss Sister (50952)
Downtown Times (50925)
Skipping Along Happily (50911)
So Tweet Chirp (50903)
Skipping Along Carefree (50913)
Skipping Along Merrily (50915)
Lil’ Buddy Blankie (50942)
Skipping Along Stickers (50917)
Yellow Spool Ribbon (744033)
White Spool Ribbon (744028)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Pen (American Crafts)
Journaling Spot (Jillibean Soup)
Flower (K&Company)
Chipboard (Making Memories)

Design team member Deanna Kroll created a cute altered Easter Bunny wall hanging with some of her Pebbles supplies.  Here’s what Deanna had to say … “I love to be able to make homemade items for the house and if I can incorporate my scrapbook items into the “art” I make it’s even better because I feel that it really personalizes the items that are in my home.  I found this little bunny sign at my local Hobby Lobby and I knew that the Pebbles products would be perfect for me to create an Easter sign with.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Downtown Broadway (50924)
Downtown Central Park (50922)
Skipping Along The Garden (50916)
Skipping Along Holding Hands (50912)
Skipping Along Merrily (50915)
Candy Dots Yellow (44207)
Candy Dots Spring Green (44208)
Pebbles Chips Red (44103)
Pebbles Chips Baby Pink (44105)
Pebbles Chips White (44102)
Pebbles Chips Orange (44106)
Pebbles Chips Baby Blue (44111)
Pebbles Chips Sun Yellow (44107)
Spring Green Spool Ribbon (44034)

Other supplies used:
Buttons (Autumn Leaves)
Ribbon
Alphabet (American Crafts)
Punches (Fiskars, EK Success)
Adhesive/Glue (EK Sucess, Deacon, KI Memories, Mod Podge)
Paint (Shimmerz)es: Deacon, KI Memories

Design team member Maureen Blanc created another wall hanging project perfect for Easter using the Lil Miss collection.

Pebbles supplies used:
Lil Miss Sunshine (750954)
Lil Miss Spice (750955)