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Life with the along the way collection from Guest Designer, Laurie!

16
Nov
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Hello Pebbles Friends and Fans, my name is Laurie! I am so very happy to be a guest designer for Pebbles in the month of November. I was given the opportunity to work with the Along the Way collection by Jen Hadfield and I was so excited to open this beautiful box of goodies! I love the color tones of Jen’s collections and could not wait to dig in and start layering all of the beautiful pieces!
For my first project, I created a traditional 12×12 scrapbook layout. One of my favorite things about Jen’s collections is that they are family-oriented. I’d been waiting on the perfect collection to document some pictures of my girls and this is the collection!
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
I chose to use a grid design for this page so that I could showcase all of the beautiful embellishments and gorgeous prints. I used 3×4 photos and added some simple layers behind them as well as a simple cluster along with the title. The “happy” in the title is from the phrase Thickers and the girls are using the alpha included in this collection. I love the gold foil. It is a bit muted and the perfect hue.
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
For the notebook paper layer, I cut a piece of one of the papers into a 3×4 card.  I then punched three holes down the left edge so that it looks like a tiny piece of notebook paper. It is so cute!
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
For the other embellishment cluster, I used one of the cut-apart tags and layered a couple of patterned papers underneath.  I also used two of the gold-foiled floral pieces from the ephemera pack. Finally, I fussy cut some of the butterflies and dragonflies from patterned paper and used them on foam dots to give a little dimension.
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
I printed my photos in black and white to allow the colors of this collection to stand alone – they really are gorgeous!

I couldn’t stop at one project…so here is one more! After all, when I saw this collection I knew I also had to use it to document our family photos from a couple of years ago.
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
I created a simple one ring mini album, using the 3×4 cut apart cards and the tag pack as my base. I printed all of my photos as 3″x4″ and then arranged them so that I had one picture and one title card for each “page”.
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
This collection made this mini album so easy to create! The colors and the prints are just stunning and the pieces fit my theme so well.
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
This hello friend tag had a “to” and “from” section at the bottom…so I just covered it up using a branding strip and one of the pink word stickers from the collection. I thought this tag would be sweet to go opposite from the picture of my girls. They are besties!
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
I also loved the “I feel pretty. oh so pretty” parts of this collection; they were perfect to document the solo photos of the girls!
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
We have a guest on the blog today using the Along the Way collection. Don't miss it! #pebblesinc
Thank you for spending some time with Pebbles and I today!  The Along the Way collection was an absolute joy to work with!

Have a happy day, friends!
Laurie

Filed Under: Guest Designer, Inspiration, Layout, Papercraft Tagged With: along the way, Guest Designer, Jen Hadfield, laurie crouch, papercrafting, scrapbook, scrapbooking, Tatertots and Jello

Spooky and Sweet moments with Guest Designer Karla Der!

13
Sep
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Hello!  This is Karla Der and it’s my pleasure to be a guest designer today. I got to work with Spooky Boo and it was just perfect to scrap some Halloween photos that I had printed last year. Spooky Boo has the cutest little monster embellishments and it was perfect for my little monsters 🙂
@karlader is with us today on the Pebbles blog, sharing some fun layouts using Spooky Boo!
We had a halloween photo shoot with a friend last year and this was one of the fun pictures we got. My girl got to dress up as Ray and Wonder Woman last year. I love the strong female role models little girls have these days! For this layout, I cut the spider web glitter background and layered it with some of my favorite patterned papers. The title is actually a card from the cut apart 12×12 paper.
@karlader is with us today on the Pebbles blog, sharing some fun layouts using Spooky Boo!
My furry monsters get to dress up too. The big one tolerated a homemade ghost costume. That’s a big deal because he’s afraid of most costumes, so we won’t dress him up. The little one doesn’t mind costumes at all. Although he looks like he’s saying ‘argh’, he’s actually in the middle of eating a well deserved treat! I used my thickers alignment guides to make a circular title with the black glitter thickers. I had a lot of fun using the ephemera pack and stickers to make little embellishment clusters around the photos. Embellishment clusters are my favorite part of making a scrapbook layout, and they were so easy and fun with this collection.
I hope I’ve inspired you to pick up Spooky Boo for your Halloween crafting!

Filed Under: Guest Designer, Halloween, Pumpkins, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: fur babies, fur baby, Halloween, Karla Der, scrapbook, scrapbook page, scrapbooking

Little Cutie Floral Wreath Scrapbooking Layout

13
Apr
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Hi friends, it’s Heather Leopard and I am here today with a labor of love with this floral wreath scrapbooking layout.  If you like fussy cutting and if you like mixing and matching die cuts and flowers, this is a layout for you.  Take a look at the project and then check back next week for the process video I created for this project.

Floral Wreath scrapbooking layout by @heatherleopard using @pebblesinc #patioparty collection #scrapbooking #madewithpebbles #scrapbook #flowers #mixedmedia

All those flowers came from one gorgeous piece of patterned paper from the Patio Party collection. That’s a lot of fussy cutting, don’t you think?

Want to know a little secret??? I didn’t actually fussy cut all those flowers. I used my Silhouette CAMEO and Pixscan to trace and cut all those flowers.  I can’t say it really saved that much time since I had to set it up and trace it, clean it up, cut and weed it but it sure did save my hands from getting tired.

Floral Wreath scrapbooking layout by @heatherleopard using @pebblesinc #patioparty collection #scrapbooking #madewithpebbles #scrapbook #flowers #mixedmedia

To create this floral wreath layout, I used two pieces of patterned paper for the base, cutting an 8″ circle from the middle of the top sheet and layering it over the 2nd paper.  Then, I applied gesso and spray mists to give the background a bit of texture and color. Once dried, I stitched around the circle 3 times.

Floral Wreath scrapbooking layout by @heatherleopard using @pebblesinc #patioparty collection #scrapbooking #madewithpebbles #scrapbook #flowers #mixedmedia

I also used a cute file from Paige Evans. It’s an adorable floral / leaf bundle, which I cut out of white cardstock and backed the leaves with green patterned paper while keeping the flowers plain.  I did that because I knew I was going to stack the fussy cut flowers over the top. I like the mix of materials here.  I also added a few fussy cut gold butterflies to the mix.

Floral Wreath scrapbooking layout by @heatherleopard using @pebblesinc #patioparty collection #scrapbooking #madewithpebbles #scrapbook #flowers #mixedmedia

I left plenty of room to add a title and journaling and then sprinkled a few gold hearts around the openly stitched areas so they wouldn’t feel lonely.

Please check back next week for my follow up blog post, which will include the process video, showing how I scanned the flowers all the way through the finishing touches.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

xoxo, Heather
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Patio Party Just for You (932903)
Patio Party Backyard Blooms (932904)
Patio Party Tulips (932905)
Patio Party Scattered Posies (932906)
Patio Party Summer Dreams (732907)
Patio Party Shady Spot (932910)
Patio Party From Me To You (732960)
Patio Party Bouquets (732961)
Patio Party Flutterflies (732965)
Patio Party Slices (932967)
Patio Party Wandering Wildflowers (732968)
Patio Party Breezy (933050)
Patio Party Butterfly Stickers (733053)
Patio Party Puffy Stickers (733783)
Thickers Foil Foam Letter Stickers (732680
Sticky Thumb Adhesive Foam Dots (340272)
Textured Cardstock White (71081)

Filed Under: Inspiration, Layout, Papercraft, Uncategorized Tagged With: Heather Leopard, Jen Hadfield, Layout, Patio Party, scrapbook, scrapbooking, Silhouette

Stars and stripes scrapbooking process video

08
Mar
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Hi everyone, Heather Leopard is here today with a scrapbooking process video for the stars and stripes scrapbooking layout I featured on the blog yesterday, also shown below.

Join me as I walk through the creation of this layout, detailing everything step-by-step. I’ll also share a few tips you can use on any layout.

Just remember…while I created this shooting star / Patriotic layout documenting our day at the beach celebrating the 4th of July, you could use the cut file for countless other themes – baby, stargazing, and so much more.

Get the full list of supplies needed below and download the Shooting Star cut file I created HERE.

Stars and Stripes Scrapbooking Layout and Process Video by @heatherleopard using the @pebblesinc #LandThatILove collection #madewithpebbles #heatherleopard #fourthofjuly #patriotic #scrapbooking #scrapbook #starsandstripes #4thofjuly

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo, Heather
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Land That I Love Land That I Love Patterned Paper
Land That I Love Boom Sparkle Pop Patterned Paper
Land That I Love America Patterned Paper
Land That I Love Oh! The Place We Go! Patterned Paper
Land That I Love Fireworks Patterned Paper
Land That I Love United We StandPatterned Paper
Land That I Love Patriotic Blooms Patterned Paper
Land That I Love Thickers
Land That I Love Icons and Accents Stickers
Land That I Love Ephemera
Land That I Love Red, White, and Blue Dots Puffy Stickers

 

Filed Under: Layout, Papercraft, Tutorial Tagged With: Heather Leopard, Layout, Process Video, scrapbook, scrapbooking, scrapbooking process, Tutorial

Celebrate the Grands | Grandparents Scrapbooking Layout

12
Sep
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Hello everyone.  Heather Leopard is here with a scrapbooking layout to celebrate the Grands. By grands, I’m referring to grandparents!  I chose to create a layout about my grandmother.  While visiting her this past Mother’s Day, I introduced my 93 year old grandma to snapchat. We shared so much laughter playing with all the filters.  I hadn’t seen her laugh that hard in a while so I thought I’d create a grandparents scrapbooking layout about this great memory.

Grand Love Grandparents Scrapbooking Layout by @heatherleopard #madewithpebbles #heartofhome #scrapbooking #scrapbook #grandparentsday #grandparents #flowers

My photo provided all the inspiration I needed for this scrapbooking layout. My goal was to re-create the floral headpiece on my page and the Gatherings patterned paper from the Heart of Home collection was perfect.

To begin:

Gather a tone on tone patterned paper. I suggest going with something muted and in a color that your flowers will pop against.

Grand Love Scrapbooking Layout by @heatherleopard #madewithpebbles #heartofhome #scrapbooking #scrapbook #grandparentsday #grandparents #flowers

Since I wanted the flowers to pop on this grandparents scrapbooking layout, I grabbed my Gesso. You can use paint or any mixed media foundation of your choosing and paint it on in a diagonal, where you plan to place your flowers.  Don’t just do a straight line across, let the paint cover other ares of your page so it blends together. Set aside to dry.

Choosing your flowers

While the gesso is drying, let’s talk flowers…

Grand Love Scrapbooking Layout by @heatherleopard #madewithpebbles #heartofhome #scrapbooking #scrapbook #grandparentsday #grandparents #flowers

I wanted to find flowers that resembled our headpiece. I got lucky and the perfect flowers not only came from the same collection but they were on the same patterned paper.  Sometimes we aren’t as lucky. When choosing flowers, I like to choose at least 3 different styles of flowers in at least 3 different colors and probably no more than 5.

Time for your flower arrangement

Grand Love Scrapbooking Layout by @heatherleopard #madewithpebbles #heartofhome #scrapbooking #scrapbook #grandparentsday #grandparents #flowers

Check to make sure the gesso is dry, and trust me, if you fussy cut all those flowers like I did, it’ll be dry by the time you get to this stage.  Start arranging the flowers on the page.  I started with my larger flower clusters and just spread them out on the page.  Once you have a good idea where you want your larger clusters, start filling the empty spaces with medium flowers.  Also at this time, take a look at your other embellishments to see if you want to mix any other items in.  Some of these may be on the larger side so you’ll want to have an idea where to place them sooner than later. If you look closely, you’ll see hidden messages within the flowers.

Grand Love Grandparents Scrapbooking Layout by @heatherleopard #madewithpebbles #heartofhome #scrapbooking #scrapbook #grandparentsday #grandparents #flowers

At this point, you should have a good portion of your flower spread complete.  When you are satisfied with the arrangement, start gluing them down with adhesive and adhering others with foam dots.  It’s okay to have empty spaces.  Some of it will remain empty but you may want to add itty bitty flowers or embellishments here and there.

Of course, you’ll want to add your photo to the page somewhere tied to the pretty flowers.  Make sure to arrange additional flowers around the photo as well.

Complete the page

Grand Love Grandparents Scrapbooking Layout by @heatherleopard #madewithpebbles #heartofhome #scrapbooking #scrapbook #grandparentsday #grandparents #flowers

No grandparents scrapbooking layout, or any scrapbook page for that matter, is complete without a title and journaling, therefore; I designed the page so that the photo could be highlighted at the top right and the title at the bottom left would provide the symmetry to balance the page.

Supplies:

Heart of Home Gatherings 12″x12″ Patterned Paper (733750)
Heart of Home Heart of Home 12″x12″ Patterned Paper (733733)
Heart of Home Ephemera (733769)
Heart Of Home Washi Tape (733759)
Heart of Home Thickers – Jen (733768)
Heart of Home Dimensional Stickers (733765)
Heart of Home Thickers – Family (733758)

Filed Under: Flowers, Inspiration, Layout, Papercraft, Spring, Uncategorized Tagged With: heart of home, Heather Leopard, Jen Hadfield, Layout, scrapbook, scrapbooking

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