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A Midnight Haunting Pinwheel Bouquet

15

Sep

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Hello Pebbles friends! It’s Monique with you today to share my first Midnight Haunting project! I love about this new Pebbles’ Halloween collection because it has so many Fall-related papers and embellishments! Fall is my favorite season of the year and I always look forward to it.

When I saw this new Midnight Haunting collection, I couldn’t wait to dig in and create something! Here is the first of – I’m sure – many Fall projects to come: a bouquet of “Not So Scary Pinwheels”!

Ever since the kids were small, we have had a little corner in our living room that we like to decorate according to the season. This Fall bouquet of pinwheels is now standing on our Fall-themed cabinet in the living room.

To create this bouquet of pinwheels, I selected all the Autumn papers and embellishments from the Midnight Haunting collection and the Pinwheel Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers.

I hadn’t used this particular We R punch board before and I loved how easy it was to work with! In no time at all, I punched and folded 10 pinwheels!

Look how awesome they look! For the center of the pinwheels, I used brads from my stash.

Because the collection is double-sided and the both the A and B sides are fabulous, the papers are just perfect for a project like this where you see both sides of the page.

I adhered the pinwheels to paper straws by folding the “legs” of the brad around it. I then stuck them in little glass bottles filled with soft sand (in The Netherlands we call this “bird sand”):

The glass bottles were decorated with die-cuts and stickers and a bit of twine:

How I adore this collection!!

I hope like my little bouquet. I just can’t wait to see what you will create with it!

xoxo Monique

Supplies I used:
Midnight Haunting Ephemera (733654)
Midnight Haunting Puffy Stickers (733656)
Midnight Haunting Phrase Thickers Stickers (733659)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Whirling Leaves (733640)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Pumpkin Patch (733642)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Autumn Plaid (733644)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Hauntingly Beautiful (733647)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Hocus Pocus (733648)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Pumpkin Plain (733650)
American Crafts Baker’s Twine Bright (366303)
We R Memory Keepers Pinwheel Punch Board (71345-6)

Celebrate With Happy Hooray Mini Birthday Cards

05

Sep

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Hello Pebbles friends! It’s Monique here with you today sharing the many birthday cards I created with the fabulous new Happy Hooray collection.

I was thrilled when I received this collection! I’m a huge fan of bright colors and cute designs. I also love creating birthday layouts and cards.

For today’s blog post, I created 18 mini birthday cards in one afternoon. I have created a collection of mini cards before, using the beautiful Heart of Home collection and often wished I had birthday cards as well. When I saw this collection, I knew straight away what I was going to create.

All I needed to create these Happy Hooray Mini Birthday Cards was the sheet of patterned paper called “Party Time” and cardstock pieces from the American Crafts “Primaries” textured cardstock pack.

I started by cutting apart all the images and selecting eighteen of them. Once that was done, I matted them on a piece of cardstock.

I stitched all the sides using my sewing machine before adhering them on a cardstock cardbase.

The squares measure 5 cm x 5 cm and the finished (square) cards measure approx. 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm. The rectangular images measure twice the size of the squares, so they are 5 cm x 10 cm and the finished cards measure approx. 6.5 cm x 12 cm. As the cards are so small, I decided against adding any more embellishments.

The Happy Hooray Mini Birthday Cards can be used to accent gifts or gift boxes, flowers or potted plants, but can (of course!) be used to send in an envelope by mail as well. I also plan to put the “you’re special” and “yay you” mini cards in my kids’ lunch boxes one day so they’ll find them during their lunch breaks. I’m sure they’ll love them!

When my stash of Happy Hooray Mini Birthday Cards was ready, I used the We R Memory Keepers Shadow Box Clip Frame again to showcase them. I also added two Happy Hooray Cake Toppers for fun. Doesn’t it look festive?!

I “only” used eighteen of the images of the “Party Time” sheet, but I definitely plan on using the other nine images to create mini cards as well!

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog! The Happy Hooray collection is SO close to being in your hands! I can’t wait for you to get your turn to create!

In case you missed the mini cards I created with the Heart of Home collection, just click here for the blog post.

Supplies:
Happy Hooray Double-Sided Cardstock Party Time (732588)
Happy Hooray Cake Topper Embellishments (732627)
American Crafts Textured Cardstock Pack 12″x12″ 60/pkg Primary
American Crafts Cutup Scissors 7″ Pink (64201)
We R Organization Gallery Shadow Box Frame 17″x17″x2″(660876)

Heart of Home Mini Cards For Every Occasion

11

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)

Simple Life Gift Tags

17

Apr

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Hey there Pebbles friends and fans, Becki here to share some really fun Simple Life gift tags. The moment I laid eyes on the “Simple Life” collection, I fell in LOVE!! I grew up on a farm so the farmhouse feel reminds me of a warm and cozy home. Of course, I used lots of supplies from the “Simple Life” collection and a couple of tools from our friends over at We R Memory Keepers.

I started with a few scraps of patterned paper, some gorgeous patterned vellum and some stickers (clear and sentiment). I knew that I wanted to create the tags with the fun tag punch from We R Memory Keepers so I trimmed my paper into two inch strips.

After I punched the tags, it was time to start putting the tags together and embellishing. I started by placing the clear flower vase stickers on white cardstock. I wanted the flowers to stand out against the patterned paper backgrounds. I added an additional strip of patterned paper to the back of the tag by a 3×4 piece of vellum. I used my corner chomper to round the corners on all of the layers.The finishing touch is the sentiment chalkboard sticker. I stapled them in place to add a little bit of texture to the tags. I LOVE how these tags turned out. I’m excited to have these tags on hand for sending a few spring gifts to friends and family.All you need to do is grab your supplies to create these cute Simple Life gift tags. I can’t wait to see what you create! Thank you for stopping by the Pebbles blog. I’ll see you again soon!

Supplies:

Simple Life Stickers 733487

Simple Life Sentiment Stickers 733492

Simple Life Vellum with Gold Foil 733494

Wildflower patterned paper PBSL12-33464

Blue Meadow patterned paper PBSL12-33474

Cute Little Easter Gift Boxes

12

Apr

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Hello everyone, it’s Monique here today sharing a little Easter DIY project. Here in The Netherlands Spring is finally here! The weather has improved and the days are longer and I love what that means: Easter is around the corner! My kids love Easter and especially the hunt for the chocolate eggs my husband and I hide in the garden every year. That they love hunting for the chocolate eggs doesn’t mean that they also love to eat them … every year around August I have to throw away most of the Easter egg stash. This year I decided to do things a little differently. I won’t be hiding chocolate eggs, but little gift boxes with a little something inside (not chocolate!). For this purpose I created these 4 cute gift boxes using Pebbles’s Tealightful collection. I’ll definitely have to create a couple more, but I think these are super fun to begin with:

Cute little Easter Gift Boxes by @moniqueliedtke with the "Tealightful" collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #gift_box

I used the We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board to create the 6″x6″ gift boxes. These punch boards are super easy to use and in no time at all the boxes were ready.

Cute little Easter Gift Boxes by @moniqueliedtke with the "Tealightful" collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #gift_box

To create the bunnies I used a digital cut file from Lori Whitlock I found in the Silhouette Store. The ribbon I used around the boxes comes from my own stash.

Cute little Easter Gift Boxes by @moniqueliedtke with the "Tealightful" collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #gift_box

I adore all the soft colors and cute designs in this collection and I wanted to use as many of the patterned papers as possible. I decided to use different papers for both the boxes and the bunnies.

Cute little Easter Gift Boxes by @moniqueliedtke with the "Tealightful" collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #gift_box

For the finishing touch I gave all the boxes one of the seriously sweet puffy stickers as well.

Cute little Easter Gift Boxes by @moniqueliedtke with the "Tealightful" collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #gift_box

Cute little Easter Gift Boxes by @moniqueliedtke with the "Tealightful" collection by @PebblesInc #madewithpebbles #pebblesinc #gift_box

I just love how they turned out! Hope you like them too.

Here’s a list of what I used to create the boxes:

Supplies:
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Bouquet (733527)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Delicate Lace (733528)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Teacups (733530)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Meadow (733532)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Lanterns (733533)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Lilacs (733534)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Floral Patchwork (733535)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Tea Party Sentiments (733536)
Tealightful Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Daydream (733537)
Tealightful Puffy Stickers (733542)
American Crafts Textured Cardstock Pack 12″x12″ 60/pkg (AC712P12-52)
We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board (71335)

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog today! Wishing you a sunny day!

xoxo Monique