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Mothers Day moments and more with Guest Suzanna Lee!

11
May
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Hi Pebbles fans! I am honored to be guest designing for Pebbles this month. My name is Suzanna and I have two layouts to share with you today, one for Mother’s Day and the other for everyday.  Both were created using the bright and festive Patio Party collection! This collection from Jen Hadfield is just stunning with the bright colors and bits of gold scattered through out!

Guest designer Susanna Lee shares her scrappy skills with us just in time for Mother's Day!

This first layout is fitting for the holiday happening this weekend, Mothers Day! This layout uses a digital cut file from the Silhouette store which becomes the decorative center piece of the layout. Flowers from the collection, both dimensional and stickers, add color to the circular wreath while the creased flowers and layering add dimension and movement.

Guest designer Susanna Lee shares her scrappy skills with us just in time for Mother's Day!

I like to be able to use the alphas/Thickers that accompany collections but am inclined to make my titles less generic, per se. I used “Happy Day” phrase and just inserted Mothers to make the title fitting to the layout. The letters for “Mother” were cut using a Big Kick but you could also use a digital cutting machine or letter stickers.

Guest designer Susanna Lee shares her scrappy skills with us just in time for Mother's Day!

The brown and white strip at the top of the layout just grounds the layout and provides a bit more visual interest to the page.

Should you be of the process video inclination, you can see this layout come together here;

This second layout uses some of the left-over leaves from the first. I was inspired by a graphic design I saw on Pinterest but can no longer find. It too had “summer” going down the page as I have with foliage in amongst the letters.

Guest designer Susanna Lee shares her scrappy skills with us just in time for Mother's Day!

The word “summer” was cut using my Silhouette in two different patterned papers from the 12×12 pad then overlapped slightly to give a shadow effect. Some of the letters are popped up on pop dots to provide some depth to the layout.

Guest designer Susanna Lee shares her scrappy skills with us just in time for Mother's Day!

I could have used fussy cut flowers from one of the patterned papers, however, I really only wanted yellow flowers.  I then used a multi-layer stamp set for the larger flowers that are interspersed among the letters. Stickers from the collection are scattered amongst the letters to create a garden scene.

Guest designer Susanna Lee shares her scrappy skills with us just in time for Mother's Day!

One of the lovely golden puffy stickers completes the title for “Hello Summer”.

Early next week, this process video will be available for viewing on my personal YouTube channel.

Thank you Pebbles for the honor of guest designing! If you enjoyed my projects please be sure to visit out my personal social media sites for additional inspiration.

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Filed Under: Guest Designer, Inspiration, Papercraft, Summer, Tutorial Tagged With: Guest Designer, Jen Hadfield, Mother's Day, Patio Party, scrapbooking, Suzanna Lee

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother’s Day Cards

07
May
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Is anyone else shocked to see that Mother’s Day is just a few days away?  Wasn’t it JUST Christmas???? Don’t worry, I’m here with a quick and easy homemade card idea sure to please your mom! Here’s a peek!  Keep reading to see how to create your own butterfly shaped card featuring the beautiful products from the “Patio Party” collection!  (And if you’re more prepared than I am, and already have your cards for Mother’s Day, simply change the letters and use these cards for any occasion!)

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Start by creating a butterfly shaped card base.  You can use a digital cut file, a metal die, or even find a simple template online and cut it out by hand!

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Cut a piece of patterned paper to cover the front of the card base. Choose a coordinating paper and cut a second patterned butterfly. Cut it in half and place the top piece over the striped base:

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Use one of the tear strips from a different paper to create the border strip between the two patterned papers:

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Add a gold foiled die cut on top of the border strip:

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Place a butterfly sticker or die cut next to the flowers.  Be sure to glue only the middle piece, so the wings are lifted off the card:

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Finally, add gold foiled thickers to spell out “MOM” on the other wing:

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

See?  I told you it was quick and easy!!

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

If you’re lucky enough to have a mother-in-law, a bonus mom, or someone else to celebrate on Mother’s Day, whip up another card or two using the same instructions, but choose different papers!  It’s fun to mix and match!

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Quick and Easy Butterfly Shaped Mother's Day Cards by @WendySue with the "Patio Party" collection by @PebblesInc.

Happy Mother’s Day!

♥ Wendy Sue

Supplies:

Patio Party 6×6 Paper Pad
Patio Party Stickers 
Patio Party Ephemera
White Cardstock

Filed Under: Cards, Tutorial Tagged With: Mother's Day, Quick and Easy Cards, Shaped Cards, Wendy Sue Anderson

DIY Mother’s Day Bath Salt Pampering and Recipe

11
May
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Hello lovely Pebbles friends.  Heather Leopard is here today to share a pampering DIY Mother’s Day idea. This is a perfect way to treat any guests you welcome to your home for this weekend’s celebration, or any time for that matter. It’s also a sweet idea for those moms who may be a bit hard to buy for.  Or, maybe you just want some time to yourself. Either way, this DIY project is sure to please!

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Not only do these DIY Mother’s Day bath salts add an extra spa-like element to your bathroom, they are also fun and easy to make!

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Supplies:

  • small jar(s) to hold the salts
  • twine or ribbon
  • Patterned paper for decor
  • 1 Cups Epsom salt (unscented)
  • 1/2 Cup Coarse Sea Salt – if you don’t have this, add another 1/2 C Epsom Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Kosher Salt
  • 6 – 8 drops of your favorite essential oils – consider lavender, peppermint, citrus, geranium, frankincense, chamomile, or your favorite blends.
  • Food coloring (optional) If you do not add food coloring, the bath salts will be white in color.

 

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Begin making your DIY Mother’s Day gift by adding all ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl; stir together until well blended.  If you choose to use multiple scents, mix everything but the oils together. Split the mixture into separate smaller bowls.

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Add the oil or oil blend of your choice.

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Add a few drops of food coloring if you choose to add color to your salts.

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Once dry, add the salt mix to your containers. Store in airtight container for up to 6 months.

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Lastly, add a little note and pretty bow to make them pretty. I used these from the Tealightful collection. Display in your bath and you’re all set to relax!  Just turn on your favorite spa music and get ready to tune out the rest of the world for the next 30 minutes.

Bath Salts are perfect for a relaxing Mother's Day pampering. @heatherleopard shows you how to make these DIY Mother's Day gift at home using the #tealightful collection by @pebblesinc

Fill the bath with warm water and add 2 – 3 scoops (approx. 1/4 C.) to the warm bath. Enjoy pampering yourself!

Supplies:
Tealightful Tea Party Sentiments 12″ x 12″ patterned paper (733536)
Tealightful Puffy Stickers Puffy Icons (733542)

Filed Under: DIY, Gift Tagged With: DIY, Gift, Heather Leopard, Mother's Day

Quilted Mother’s Day Layout & Card

09
May
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Hey there Pebbles friends and fans, Becki here to share with you a fun quilted Mother’s Day layout and card set that I created with a combination of the TeaLightful collection, the Sunshiny Days collection, and the Lullaby collection. I chose bright patterns that mostly had smaller tone on tone prints, as well as some of the branding strips from the patterned papers. White cardstock was my base for both the Mother’s Day layout and the card. I wanted a blank slate to showcase the fun quilt blocks. When I began this project, I wasn’t intending  to create a card but I had a few bits and pieces left from the quilted pieces I created for the layout.

For the Mother’s Day layout, I began by cutting lots of 12×2 strips of patterned paper. Then, I adhered them to a piece of 12×2 white cardstock.

After I had a few 12×2 strips, I trimmed them down into 2″ squares.

When I had a little pile of 2×2 squares, I stitched down the center of each strip using white thread on my sewing machine. After all the stitching was finished, I began adhering the squares to my white background, diagonally on the left side of the layout.

I added a photo of my kids and I on the right side of the layout. I used Thickers from the Sunshiny Days collection to create the title, placing it above AND below the photo. The journaling for this layout is simply printed on white cardstock, cut into strips, and adhered above the title. I kept the embellishments on this layout to a minimum so that the photo and the quilted squares could shine. Once the Mother’s Day layout was finished, I had a few remaining squares on my desk and decided that I would make a quick Mother’s Day card as well, using only the leftover supplies.

I LOVE how both of these projects turned out!

I hope that these projects inspire you to create your own Mother’s Day projects. Thank you for stopping by the Pebbles blog. Happy Mother’s Day!

Supplies:

Baby Girl Blossoms 733506

Thickers 733607

Summer Day 733606

Flower Garden 733603

Pink Flamingos 733597

Pineapple Float 733600

Daydream 733598

Meadow 733532

Tealightful Puffy Stickers 733542

 

Filed Under: Cards, Layout Tagged With: Becki Adams, Lullaby, Mother's Day, Sunshiny Days, Tealightful

Mother’s Day Card and Frame Gift Set

05
May
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Hi, Renee here today to share a Mother’s Day Card and Frame Gift Set using the Jen Hadfield Everyday collection.  I used this photo of my girls in a Spring layout a few weeks ago.  I decided to include it in a gift for my mom since she doesn’t have this photo.  I love this photo so much and I know she will too.

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

The Layered Frames make a perfect gift!  I’m so happy I hoarded it for a special project.  😉  As I mentioned before, my mom has an amazing green thumb.  Since her garden always looks so pretty (and she loves the color green), I wanted to include lots of greenery and pretty flowers on this frame.

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial of how I put together the Layered Frames:

  1. I gathered the Layered Frames, Pretty Peonies and Tropical Delight pattern papers, and some adhesive.
  2. I added adhesive to the photo part of the frame and used a brayer tool to make sure my Tropical Delight pattern   paper was pressed flat against the frame.
  3. I trimmed the pattern paper using a craft knife and my Cutting Mat.
  4. I printed my photo to a 5″ x 7″, added adhesive, and trimmed around the frame again.
  5. I added adhesive to the 8 ¾” x 10 ¾” part of the frame and added the Pretty Peonies pattern paper to it.
  6. I centered my photo frame and adhered it to the base part of the frame.

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

It’s SO simple and looks SO cute!  To embellish my frame, I made a pretty paper flower:

  1. I gathered the Gemstones pattern paper, my Flower Punch Board, green cardstocks, and a gold circle stickers.
  2. I used both sides of the pattern paper to create the layers of this flower.  I layered two XXS (3″ dia.) flowers with one XS (4″ dia.) flower.  My two sets of leaves measure 2″ and 2 ½”.  You can see how I made some paper flowers using the Flower Punch Board here.
  3. I used a brad to attach all the flowers layers together with the larger leaves.
  4. I used my Mini Hot Glue Gun to adhere my flower and leaves to the frame.  All done!

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

My frame looks great!  Here’s the Mother’s Day card to go with my frame gift:

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

I made a simple window cutout style card.  Inside is a pretty flower for my Mama and we’ll write her a special note.

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial of how I put together the window cutout style card:

  1. My card base measures 5″ x 7″.  I trimmed a 4 7/8″ x 6 7/8″ piece of the Gemstones pattern paper and adhered a 2 ¼” x 4 7/8″ piece of the Pretty Peonies pattern paper along the bottom.  I added some Decorative Tape along top of the Pretty Peonies pattern paper.  I used the corner punch before adding it all to my card base.
  2. I punched a 3 ½” scalloped circle and then centered and adhered it to the top portion of my card.
  3. I used a 3″ circle template and my Cutting Mat to create my window cutout.
  4. I adhered a flower Die-Cut inside my card and made sure to center it so it can be seen through the window cutout.  I used the corner punch on my card base and I added a stamped sentiment to finish off the card.

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

I love how this Mother’s Day Card and Frame Gift Set turned out!

Can’t wait to give it to my Mama!

Mother's Day Card and Frame Gift Set by @reneezwirek using the #JHEveryday collection by @pebblesinc and @Tatertots and Jello .com

Wishing you all a blessed and very Happy Mother’s Day!

Head on over to my blog to see another Mother’s Day card idea using the Spring Fling collection.  Oh my goodness, remember this adorable teacup die-cut shape from the Garden Party collection?  It went perfectly with this card!

Mother's Day Card by @reneezwirek using the #SpringFling collection by @pebblesinc

Supplies:
Everyday Gemstones (733069)
Everyday Pretty Peonies (733070)
Everyday Tropical Delight (733071)
Everyday Ephemera Cardstock & Vellum with Gold Foil Die-Cuts (733093)
DIY Home Layered Frames 2/pkg (732942)
Home+Made Numbers & Glitter Decorative Tape (732626)
Home+Made Gold Stickers (732621)
American Crafts Textured Cardstock Pack 12″ x 12″ 60/Pkg, Primaries (71247)
American Crafts Textured Cardstock Pack 12″ x 12″ 60/Pkg, Tropicals (71249)
American Crafts This To That Foam Tab Adhesive, Squares (61710)
American Crafts This To That Adhesive Dot Runner (368570)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Cordless Mini Hot Glue Gun (340278)
We R Memory Keepers Flower Punch Board (71342)
We R Memory Keepers Precision Glass Cutting Mat (71299)
Becky Higgins Project Life Corner Punch

Filed Under: Altered Item, American Crafts, Cards, Gift, Tutorial, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: Card, Cards, Everyday, Frames, Gift, Jen Hadfield, Mother's Day, Renee Zwirek

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