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Capturing life along the way with Guest, Natalie

Jan

Hi friends! I am Natalie Dill and I’m THRILLED to be guest designing for Pebbles today!

I used the lovely new collection from Jen Hadfield called Along the Way to create this 8.5×11 layout about my sweet puppy girl.

@scrappinhappy we love all the elements you added to this darling page featuring your fur baby! Thanks for being a guest at @pebblesinc!

The base kraft paper is actually from the Pebbles Cozy & Bright 12×12 paper pad. I sewed it to a white background paper using a zig zag border stitch. The 6×8 Along the Way patterned paper pad is perfection when creating an 8.5×11 layout! Cutting lengths of the patterned paper down the 8 inch side in different widths built my middle layer strip. I used a lacy paper punch for the border strip on that yummy pink piece, and I popped up my photo with some adhesive foam for added dimension.

I picked some of my favorite ephemera pieces from the icon and phrases packs to embellish, and I chose pieces with black on each to tie them together from top to bottom.

I love allowing a bit of the die cut to come off the page. It will stick out the protector a bit, but adds great interest! I used some gold and black sprays for splatter and a gold wax seal for mixed media embellishing.

I loved using this soft, homey collection to document my dog in her napping element. The sentiments are great for documenting your home life and cozy moments!

Thanks for having me, Pebbles!

A summertime product reveal is here!

Jan

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Summertime – and spring and fall and (parts of) winter might be our favorite seasons… with summertime definitely at the top of the list!

With this in mind, we set to developing some fun and fabulous new products for you! The results?? The Oh Summertime Line of items! Take a look at some of the parts and pieces – you are sure to need it for all your seasonal projects, parties and more!

Puffy Stickers
Washi Tape
Stickers
Ephemera 1
Ephemera 2
Box of Cards

The papers match the embellishments – and you are sure to love them too! Look for all kinds of inspiration in the coming months on what to do with these beauties! They will be online and/or at your local retailer by the first part of February!

Now Presenting: Chasing Adventures from Jen Hadfield!

Jan

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When we are busy creating new collections and coming up with marketing plans, it is SO HARD to keep them under wraps! This collection was especially hard, as it makes us long for summer, camping season, and travels around the world!

Chasing adventures from @pebblesinc and @tatertotsandjello is bound to be your new favorite! The fun icons, prints, patterns and puffy stickers will have your heart!

Have you seen our posts about Chasing adventures yet? This is a line for all the seasons, all the trips, and all the after parties! Here are a few peeks at what we have in this line – the rest is coming soon!

All the parts and pieces of the collection will be available beginning in February in your local scrapbook store as well as online! Keep your eyes here for loads of inspiration too!

National Watermelon Day with Amanda!

Aug

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Hi Pebbles Friends!

Happy National Watermelon Day!

Amanda here, & I thought we might celebrate this fun day with some super cute cards!

Think melons, lemons, berries & cherries – it’s a fruit salad of My Bright Life inspiration!

Oh-so-pretty! & SO many fruity possibilities within this collection! Love it!

Here’s how I created those sweet watermelon cards….

Use a metal die, digital cut file OR fussy cut your own watermelon die cuts from white cardstock. Paper piece the melons with patterns from the 6 x 6 Paper Pad.

Take a 12″ x 12″ sheet of white cardstock and trim it 10″ x 7″ to create the 5″ x 7″ card, as well as 10″ x 5″ to create the smaller square card. Score down the centers, and fold to create the card bases.

Trim the reverse side of pattern paper Retro Stripe to 4 3/4″ x 6 3/4″ & adhere to the front of the 5″ x 7″ card. To soften the vivid lime green paper (so it doesn’t distract your eye from the watermelons) cover it with a 4 3/4″ x 6 3/4″ sheet of clear vellum paper. Repeat this process for the smaller 5″ square card.

Foam mount a watermelon to the center of the card fronts.

Add Thickers for the card sentiments.

Embellish with a gold foil Accent Sticker & for finishing touches use black sequins, gemstones or beads to make the melon seeds.

Voila!

Super simple, but oh so effective! You’re 1 in a Melon, indeed!

Using the same card bases, and other fruit pattern papers from My Bright Life, I was able to create a series of fruity cards…..

Aren’t these berry cards the sweetest?! They feature pattern paper Strawberry Picnic, as well as the 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Ephemera & Puffy Stickers. Cute!

These lemon cards are full of sunshine and include pattern papers Fresh Picked and Lemons, as well as the 6 x 6 Paper Pad, and Ephemera. Adore!

And last but by no means least, these pretty cherry cards are pink perfection! They include pattern papers Sweet Cherries and Little Thoughts, as well as the 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Ephemera, Puffy Stickers, Accent Stickers, and that fabulous Dimensional Sticker too!

Deliciously sweet & fruity cards to share with family & friends!

Happy Watermelon Day!

I hope I have inspired you to make some fruity-liscious cards!

Happy Arty Days, Amanda xo

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MY BRIGHT LIFE SUPPLIES:

733865 Retro Stripes

733892 6 x 6 Paper Pad

733888 Bryn Thickers

733882 6 x 12 Accent Stickers with Gold Foil

733873 Strawberry Picnic

733886 Puffy Stickers

733860 Lemons

733875 Fresh Picked

733878 Sweet Cherries

733870 Little Thoughts

733884 Ephemera

Embroidered Scrapbooking Layout | Challenge Yourself

Jul

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Hi everyone, Heather Leopard is here. This week is all about challenging ourselves. I went about tackling this by doing something relatively new to me – Mixed Media – and something I LOVE to do but never make the time to do – Hand Stitching. Take a look at this embroidered scrapbooking layout and then keep reading to see how it all came together.

As you can see, I did not shy away from this challenge. I just fell in love with the floral patterned paper and absolutely HAD to create an embroidered scrapbooking layout.

To get started, I trimmed the upper right and lower left triangles of my layout. If I had been machine stitching a pattern, I would normally have stitched the entire thing but I knew I didn’t want to embroider something that I would have to cut apart. I added a small cluster of die cut flowers and a wood embellishment to the top portion of the layout. Just a little since the embroidered patterned paper was quite busy enough.

This is the lower half. As you can see, I spent way too many hours poking holes and threading the needle doing what I refer to as a regular stitch and french knots. If you are thinking about doing this, I suggest finding a comfy spot of the couch and binge watching your favorite show. Or if you have a road trip (and your the passenger) or a long flight.

I added two photos to the layout. I was originally going to tuck them both under the pretty embroidered patterned paper so I wouldn’t have to cover any of it up but it didn’t look right so I tucked one under and another over. That’s when it felt right! I also added some layers of patterned paper and vellum and die cuts, 3D stickers and regular stickers.

Oh, the mixed media…I added white gesso to the yellow patterned paper background and then applied watered down mist to the gesso. I just needed to soften up the background slightly and add a few pops of color. All I need to do now is add my journaling – private words to my daughters will be written on those lines above!

There you have it – my labor of love, literally and figuratively! I hope you have enjoyed seeing how I challenged myself this month and hope you will try something just a bit outside of your comfort zone very soon!

xoxo, Heather
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Supplies:
My Bright Life Bright Life Patterned Paper 733858
My Bright Life Stitched Flowers Patterned Paper 733859
My Bright Life Fresh Picked Patterned Paper 733859
My Bright Life 6×6 Paper Pad 733892
My Bright Life Ephemera Die-cuts with Gold Foil 733884
My Bright Life Cardstock Stickers 733882
My Bright Life Dimensional Stickers with Gold Foil Accents 733883