More Easter Projects with Mimi!

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)

More Easter Projects with Deanna and Maureen!

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)

Theme Week: Easter

Hi everyone!  The theme for this week on the blog is Easter.  I've asked some members of our design team to come up with projects to reflect this theme and they've done a wonderful job! 

Design team member Cherie Nymeyer created this adorable card perfect for Easter.  Here's what Cherie had to say ... "I haven't celebrated Easter in a while so I was a little intimidated to create something with that theme. However, I've always wanted to try a shaped card so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity.  I'm really happy with my "easter egg" card and will be mailing it off to someone special!"  Thank you Cherie for the inspiration!

 

Pebbles supplies used: 

Skipping Along The Pathway (50914)

Skipping Along Merrily (50915)

Skipping Along Stickers (50917)

Other supplies used:

Stamp (Stampin' Up!)

Ink

Design team member Susan Dupre created this adorable Easter basket using one of our newest collections May Bouquet.  Here's what Susan had to say ... "Seeing that Easter is just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to make a cute little bushel basket full of chocolate carrots.  I used Pebbles "Bloom" paper from their May Bouquet collection and a template for the basket from "Hot Off the Press."  Happy Easter everyone!"  So cute Susan!

 

 

Pebbles supplies used:

May Bouquet Bloom (751017)

May Bouquet Metal Brads (744225)

Other supplies used:

Template (Hot Off the Press)

Spring Week Challenge Winner!

Hi everyone!  I really hope you've enjoyed this week on the Pebbles blog.  Our design team members have put together some really fabulous projects to inspire you - thank you ladies!  And speaking of fabulous take a look at this adorable spring themed layout from our lucky challenge winner Beth.  How sweet is this layout she put together using our Lil Miss collection?  So cute!

Thank you Beth for playing along!  Beth please send your mailing information to pebblesinc(at)americancrafts(dot)com and write "Spring Week Challenge Winner" in the subject.

You'll definitely want to check out the blog next week as our design team members have created lots of Easter themed projects to get your creativity "hopping" - see you then!

Product Parade: Pebbles Chips!

Today we are highlighting one of our favorite Pebbles products here on the blog ... Pebbles Chips!  These chipboard pieces are absolutely delicious and coordinate perfectly with Pebbles papers, Candy Dots, and Ribbons.  There are 70 glittered and printed shapes in each bag - talk about yummy possibilities! 

Design team member Christa Pastenbaugh created this fun layout with our Pebbles Chips.  She used the Pebbles Chips as the perfect base for her stamped images and journaling pieces as well as one of our glittered chip frames to highlight one of the adorable photos of her daughter.

Pebbles supplies used:
Linnie Bell Pearl (50932)
Linnie Bell Stitch (50936)
Pebbles Chips Chocolate Brown (744100)
Pebbles Chips White (744102)
Pebbles Chips Baby Pink (744105)


Non Pebbles Product:
Chipboard Letters (Cosmo Cricket)
Frame  (My Mind's Eye)
Stamp/Twine (Studio Calico)

Design team member Liz Qualman created another sweet layout using our Pebbles Chips.  Here's what Liz had to say ... "I snapped this photo of my daughter at the zoo last Spring and love how the Pebbles Lil' Miss papers have the same color palette as the flamingos.  I thought it was a good contrast to use the yellow Pebbles Chips and Ribbon.  It's so cool how you can color the chips or leave them plain, which I chose to do for this layout because the white was also a nice compliment to the clean and simple lines of my layout.  Nothing is complete without a few Pebbles Candy Dots and I try to incorporate them as often as I can." Adorable Liz!

Pebbles supplies used:
Lil Miss Sugar (750951)
Lil Miss Spice (750955)
Lil Miss Silly (750956)
Candy Dots White (744202)
Candy Dots Spring Green (744208)
Pebbles Ribbon Sun Yellow (744033)


Other supplies used:
Alphabet (Thickers, Sticko)
Die Cut Machine and Cartridge (Cricut Expression, Calligraphy Cartridge)

Design team member Pam Callaghan created this quick and easy card with our Pebbles Chips.  Here's what Pam had to say ... "I created this fun and bright colored card for my husband.  I love the Pebbles Chips so much because they are so glittery and finish off a project so well.  The card was so easy to complete with the chipboard swirl and flower.  It took me only thirty minutes ... so it is doable for anyone!  Just create your card and add your favorite Pebbles Chip pieces!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Linnie Bell Patchwork (50931)
Linnie Bell Pearl (50932)
Linnie Bell Eyelet (50934)
Pebbles Chips Orange (744106)


Other supplies used:
Alphabet (American Crafts)
Ribbon (Craft Supply)

Whip It Up Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday everyone!  For today's post I challenged some of our design team members to "whip up" a project using Pebbles products in 30 minutes or less.  Check out these fabulous projects that can be created in no time at all!

First up is this adorable layout from design team member Celeste Smith.  Celeste used a clip art image that she found on the web here to hand cut her shamrock.  What a fun idea!

Pebbles supplies used:

So Tweet Chirp (50903)

So Tweet Together (50906)

Other supplies used:

Cardstock (Bazzill)

Alphabet (American Crafts)


Design team member Marielle LeBlanc created this adorable Easter banner using the Skipping Along collection and lots of Pebbles Chips.  Here's what Marielle had to say ... "I used the Skipping Along collection for this banner because of the "very" Spring colors in it!  I cut the ovals and circles using templates and cut out alphas in dark brown paper.  I added chipboard flowers in various shades, attached 2 eyelets at the top of each "egg" and strung it up on some twine I had around the house.  A simple and quick decoration for the Easter holiday coming soon!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Skipping Along Happily (50911)
Skipping Along Holding Hands (50912)
Skipping Along Carefree (50913)
Skipping Along Pathway (50914)
Pebbles Chips Red (744103)
Pebbles Chips Baby Pink (744105)
Pebbles Chips Orange (744106)
Pebbles Chips Sun Yellow (744107)
Pebbles Chips Spring Green (744108)
Pebbles Chips Baby Blue (744111)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Core'dinations)
Pen (American Crafts)
Twine


Design team member Mireille Divjak created this quick and easy layout using Pebbles patterned papers and her punches.  Here's what Mireille had to say ... "Theese pictures were taken in Croatia last year.  Noah received a train from his 7 year old friend.  This friend say he was "too big" for that train and Noah that he was being a "big boy" getting the train but to me he looked very little."

Pebbles supplies used:
So Tweet Together (50906)
So Tweet Twees (50905)
So Tweet Chirp (50903)
So Tweet Nesting (50901)
Pebbles Chips Red (744103)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Punches (Make Me!)
Alphabets (American Crafts)

How To Tuesday

For this week's "How To Tuesday" design team member Samantha Sibbet is going to show you how you can alter our fabulous Pebbles Chips to suit your design needs.  Here is what Samantha had to say about her project ... "When I was gathering the supplies to make this card, I knew that I wanted an unexpected pop of color.  I knew I wanted to use a heart, so I decided to paint the heart to bring in that burst of color that I was looking for." 

First, turn the chipboard heart over to expose the chipboard side and paint it with one layer of paint, set aside to dry.

Then paint on a coat of glitter glue.  Even though the glitter glue appears white in the photo it dries clear.

Finally pour on a layer of glitter, set aside to dry.

 
After the glue is dry, shake off excess glitter, and complete your card!

Thank you Samantha for this fun tutorial!

Mix & Match Monday

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you're ready to mix it up a bit with our design team as they've created some wonderful projects that mix and match products from lots of our collections.

First up is design team member Emeline Seet.  Here's what Emeline had to say ... "I mixed papers from Downtown, Skipping Along and Linnie Bell.  This is a picture of our little boy's recent birthday.  I just love how versatile Pebbles papers are!"  Adorable Emeline!

Pebbles supplies used:
Downtown Lexington (50926)
Linnie Bell Brocade (50935)
So Tweet So Tute (50902)
So Tweet Twees (50905)



Design team member Beth Root created a fun card that mixed lots of different Pebbles products.  Here's what Beth to say ... "I just love using the Pebbles Chips as quick accent pieces. Add a Zapdot behind the chipboard and they are ready to go in an instant. The glittered pieces are probably my favorite, because they add an immediate bling factor without any mess. They are perfect for layering and combining other textured pieces, such as flowers and gems."

Pebbles supplies used:
Downtown Brooklyn (50923)
Lil Buddy Blankie (50942)
Skipping Along Stickers (50917)
Pebbles Chips Chocolate Brown (744101)
Pebbles Chips Orange (744106)
Chocolate Brown Spool Ribbon (744027)
Orange Spool Ribbon (744032)


Other supplies used:
Flowers (Prima)
Chipboard (Heidi Swapp)
Crystals (My Mind's Eye)
Adhesive (Helmar)

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created this adorable layout combining the Linnie Bell and Lil Miss collections.  Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "I decided to pair the Linnie Bell Pearl paper with Lil Miss. The yellows in both papers complimented one another very well.  I knew I wanted to use a snapshot of my daughter when I saw the word "daughter" on the Lil Miss sticker sheet.  However, I saw that I could cut the "d," so it would then read laughter.  I found the perfect snapshot of my little one laughing, which then helped me to complete my title.  The Linnie Bell Pearl paper looked like a beehive, so I used bumblebees as part of the embellishments."

Pebbles supplies used:
Linnie Bell Pearl (50932)
Lil Miss Sugar (750951)
Lil Miss Baby Stickers (750958)
Candy Dots


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Punches (Martha Stewart)
Stamp (Kollette Hall)
Floss

Pebbles Challenge!

Okay everyone it's time for another Pebbles Challenge.  We have been celebrating Spring all week long on the Pebbles blog and we'd love for you to join in our celebration.  Your challenge is to create a project using Pebbles products with a Spring theme.  To enter simply follow these easy steps:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post with a link where we can view your spring themed project.  Please be sure to leave your email address in your post as well so we can contact you if you are a winner.
2. Projects must use at least 50% Pebbles product.
3. Comments and links must be posted by 9pm EST on Thursday, March 25th to qualify to win.  The winner will be chosen at random and posted on Friday, March 26th.

You will win a fabulous prize package filled with some fun Pebbles products perfect for all of your Springtime projects!

And before we go how about one final project from design team member Lisa Warren.  Here's what Lisa had to say ... "Springtime, and there is nothing better than the weather warming up and little girls breaking out their pretty, strappy dresses.  The Skipping Along collection is just perfect for Spring inspired layouts with its fresh colours and floral patterns.  For my layout, I have used Skipping Along patterned papers with coordinating stickers and ribbons.  I have added dimension to the floral stickers using foam tape underneath and Candy Dots on top.  I have rearranged the word "friends" from the sticker sheet, to spell "find" to suit my theme."  Beautiful Lis!

Pebbles supplies used:
Skipping Along Happily (50911)
Skipping Along Holding Hands (50912)
Skipping Along Carefree (50913)
Skipping Along Stickers (50917)
So Tweet Stickers (50907)
Baby Pink Spool Ribbon (44031)
Candy Dots White (44202)

Other supplies used:
Journaling Spot (Elle's Studio)
Alphabet (American Crafts)
Pen (Stampin' Up)
Clip  (Office Supply)

More Spring Projects with Akiko and Lisa J!

Design team member Akiko Kuroki created this adorable spring themed layout using papers from the So Tweet collection.  I love how she created a border around her layout using Pebbles chalks and stencils - so clever!

Pebbles supplies used:
So Tweet Nesting (50901)
So Tweet Chirp (50903)
So Tweet Twees (50905)
Flowers Chalk Stencils (742059)
Pebbles Chips White (744102)
Spring Green Spool Ribbon (744034)
Precious Metals Chalks (742007)

Other supplies used:
Rub on (Cherry Arte)
Alphabet (American Crafts)

Design team member Lisa Johnson put a little spring in her step with this adorable card.  Here's what Lisa had to say ... "Spring here in the Northwest is very green and filled with bright colors ... so when I think of spring I think of red and bright yellow, like the local Tulip and Daffodil fields that are blooming right now.  Those colors were the inspiration for today's card!" Lovely Lisa!

Pebbles products used:
Lil Miss Sister (750952)
Lil Miss Sunshine (750954)
Lil Miss Silly (750956)

More Spring Projects with Sophia and Ginnifer!

Design team member Sophia Allison created this sweet layout using a mix of Pebbles collections and products and a really fun technique for her title.  Here's what Sophia had to say ... "I used the word from my sticker sheet (friends) as a template, added talcum powder to make the backing not stick on my paper and chalked it brown. Then removed the sticker and voila, kind of like creating your own stencil."  Thanks for sharing this fun tip Sophia!

Pebbles supplies used:
Skipping Along Holding Hands (50912)
Skipping Along Carefree (50913)
Lil Buddy Bubbles (750946)
Skipping Along Stickers (50917)
Candy Dots White (744202)
Green Polka Dot Ribbon (744034)
Pebbles Chips Red (744103)
Pebbles Chips Pink (744105)

Design team member Ginnifer Maloney created a layout with paper pieced tulips that look so close to the real thing!  Here's what Ginnifer had to say ... "To make the tulips, I used the flower chalk stencil and traced the biggest leaves, 3 each for each tulip, then chalked them and layered them like a tulip head.  I didn't need to do much with the ribbon as it already reminded me of tulip leaves as it unraveled.  I just used some glue dots to hold them in position and cut the ends of the ribbon rounded to look more like a leaf.  Here's a tip, run a flame from a lighter over the end of the cut ribbon and it melts it enough and seal it to keep it from unraveling.  For this layout I also inked the edges with Versamark ink then chalked the edges, so I got the brightness of using ink, but the softness of using chalk." Fabulous Ginnifer!

And here's a better look at those tulips ...

Pebbles supplies used:
Linnie Bell Patchwork (50931)
Linnie Bell Pearl (50932)
Linnie Bell Eyelet (50934)
So Tweet Birdies (50904)
Spring Green Ribbon (744034)
Pebbles Chips Sun Yellow (744107)
Pebbles Chalks Basic Brights (742001)

Other supplies used:
Alphabet (American Crafts, Making Memories)
Pen (American Crafts)
Ink (Tsukineko)
Templates (Bazzill Basics)

More Spring Projects with Emeline and Samantha!

Design team member Emeline Seet created this fun altered project with a spring theme.  Here's what Emeline had to say ... "I punched my scraps of paper and covered the little pot with these overlapping scallop punch outs.  Fast and easy!"  So CUTE!

Pebbles products used:
Lil Miss Sugar (750951)

Design team member Samantha Sibbet created this totally adorable treat bag perfect for Easter.  Here's what Samantha had to say ... "My girls and I thought these little peeps would be perfect for all of their cousins.  Doesn't everything look better in a shiny cellophane bag?  The grass is edible, but I tried it and yech!  I love the pebbles stickers, they are thick and perfectly printed, they make projects like these a cinch."  Thanks for the heads up on the edible grass Samantha!  LOL!  Oh and by the way, see those letter stickers?  They are part of our new release Twitterpated - aren't they adorable?!?

Pebbles supplies used:
So Tweet Birdies (50904)
Skipping Along Carefree (50913)
Skipping Along Stickers (50917)
Charming ABC Stickers (732001)


Other supplies used:
Doily
Cellophane Bag
 

Theme Week: Spring is in the Air!

I don't know about you but we've been enjoying some beautiful weather over here on the East Coast this past week.  Even though it's supposed to rain for the next few days I'll take the rain over snow any day.  I've asked some of our design team members to create projects this week with a Spring theme.  They've all done a fabulous job - thank you ladies!

Design team member Christa Pastenbaugh created this springy layout using the Lil Miss collection.  Here's what she had to say ..."I cut the brown flowers from paper, then put the flower stickers on top with buttons for added dimension. The brown triangle paper is actually one of the strips from the bottom of the paper, then cut in half to form triangles versus the diamonds."  Beautiful Christa!

Pebbles supplies used:
Lil Miss Sister (750952)
Lil Miss Sunshine (750954)
Lil Miss Spice (750955)
Lil Miss Silly (750956)
Lil Miss Baby Stickers (750958)


Other supplies used:
Chipboard (Basic Grey)
Twine (Studio Calico)
Buttons (Craft Supply)


Design team member Mireille Divjak created this adorable layout using the So Tweet collection.  Here's what Mireille had to say ... "Last year my DH had open heart surgery.  We went through a difficult time and my parents came over from the south and stayed on an island - Texel-  very close to us. They took the kids so I could go to the hospital as much as possible.  The kids had their little "vacation" with grandpa and grandma over there on the Island.  On this beautiful spring day Grandpa rented this bike with hmmm no clue how you would call that in english ... but the kids could sit in it while he did all the hard work.  Of course being a man he is mega sweet but not very practical - and grandma wasn't there to warn him - he gave the kids large ice creams to eat in that rented thing.  Needless to say that before he brought back this vehicle he had to clean it for almost an hour ... ice cream everywhere!"  What a memorable day Mireille!

Pebbles supplies used:
So Tweet Nesting (50901)
So Tweet Birdies (50904)
So Tweet Twees (50905)
So Tweet Together (50906)
So Tweet Stickers (50907)
Candy Dots White (744202)




Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill)
Alphabet (American Crafts, Carolee's Creations)
Ink (Colorbox)
Pens (American Crafts, Sakura)

Favorites Challenge Winner!

Hi everyone!  Sorry for the belated post today it's just been one of those days.  LOL!  Today, however, is Brittany's lucky day as she is our challenge winner!  Congratulations!  Brittany sent us a link to this adorable layout pictured below using her favorite Pebbles collection Lil Buddy.  How adorable is that smile?!?

Thank you for playing along!  Brittany please send your mailing information to pebblesinc(at)americancrafts(dot)com and write "Favorites Challenge Winner" in the subject. 

You'll definitely want to check out the blog next week as our design team members have created loads of new projects that will put a little "spring" in your step!  See you then!

Sketchy Thursday!

Today's projects are all a little sketchy ... but in a GOOD way.  LOL!  I don't know about you but I LOVE a good sketch.  Whether you follow a sketch to a tee or simply use it as a starting point for your project, sketches can be an invaluable design tool.  Design team member Liz Qualman provided this fabulous sketch for a few of our gals to use - thanks Liz!

Design team member Cherie Nymeyer created this adorable layout using the sketch.  Here's what Cherie had to say ... "The sketch was perfect for these photos I just took.  I flipped the layout so that the main photo was on the right side and the smaller two were on the left.  I followed suit for the title and embellishments."

OUT FOR PUBLICATION

Pebbles supplies used:

So Tweet So Tute (50902)

Pebbles Chips Red (44103)

Other supplies used:

Stickers (American Crafts; Thickers) 

This next layout is from design team member Susan Dupre.  The papers she used are from our brand new collection Tree House.  We'll have a lot more new collection projects to show you next month but for now you get this little sneak peek thanks to Susan.  Susan says ... "I used a paper 'scrunching' technique on this layout of my adorable 'great' nephew Logan!"

 

Pebbles supplies used:

Tree House Merriment (751028)

Tree House View (751027)

Tree House Melody (751030)

Tree House Epoxy Brads (744231)

Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)

Other supplies used:

Cardstock

Alphabet (American Crafts) 

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created this boyish layout using the Lil Buddy collection.  Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "I love these snapshots of my son! I knew that I was going to use the Lil Buddy collection, but had not decided on snapshots.  As I started to pull together the paper, these snapshots immediately popped into my head.  I love the vibrant colors of Lil Buddy, and knew that they would coordinate well with my son' hat. When he was younger, he loved to wear hats, and make silly faces to anyone that would look at him."

Pebbles supplies used:

Lil Buddy Bursts (750941)

LIl Buddy Bubba (750943)

Lil Buddy Bundle (750944)

Lil Buddy Baby Stickers (750948)

Other supplies used:

Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Stickers (AdornIt, Making Memories)

String

Dear Pebbles

Today we are featuring a little topic we like to call "Dear Pebbles" here on the blog.  I know many of us out there are not only scrapbookers but card makers as well.  Making cards is a great way to use up those paper scraps and, more importantly, share a little something handmade with friends and family.

Design team member Mimi Leinbach created this adorable card perfect for a baby boy.  Here's what Mimi had to say ... "I wanted this card to be sweet, but still boy and baby like.  These great colors just shout boy to me and the added touch of the heart and flower make it just a little bit softer."

 

Pebbles supplies used:

Lil Buddy Bursts (750941)

Lil Buddy Bubba (750943)

Lil Buddy Bundle (750944)

Candy Dots White (744202)

Pebbles Chips Baby Blue (744111)

Other supplies used:

Cardstock

Punch (EK Success)

Flower (K&Company)

Font (Andy)

Design team member Amy Sorro created this fun shaped card.   Very cute Amy!

 

Pebbles supplies used:

Downtown Times Square (50925)

Downtown Stickers (50927)

Sun Yellow Ribbon (44033)
Orange Ribbon (44032)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (44027)

Other supplies used:

Accucut machine and dies

Rub Ons (American Crafts)

Buttons (American Crafts)

Brads (American Crafts)

Design team member Deanna Kroll created not one but two cards for us today.  Here's what Deanna had to say about her first card ... "I felt that the Downtown collection was perfect for making a welcoming card for a new neighbor who is moving in."

Pebbles supplies used:
Downtown Central Park (50922)
Downtown Stickers (50927)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Letter Stickers (AdornIt)
Pen (ZIG Writer)

And here's what Deanna had to say about her second card ... "My inspiration for this card was a sketch by Becky Fleck from September 2009."

Pebbles supplies used:

Skipping Along Carefree (50913)
So Tweet Nesting (50901)
Thanks Rub Ons - Brown (760208)
Candy Dots Red (44203)
Candy Dots Yellow (44207)
Candy Dots Spring Green (44208)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Paper Studio)
Pens (Creative Memories)
Punches (Martha Stewart and Creative Memories)
Ink (Tsukineko)
Staples (Swingline)
Foam Adhesive Squares (EK Success)

**Just a reminder that our first Pebbles Challenge ends tomorrow!  See all the details on this post here**

How To Tuesday!

Hi there and welcome to "How To Tuesday!"  Today design team member Liz Qualman is going to show you how to paper pierce using our Pebbles stencils and create the adorable card pictured below.  Here are Liz's step by step instructions to create this project ...

First you will need to gather all of the materials pictures below which include Pebbles Accents Chalk Stencils (742061), cardstock, pencil, sheet of craft foam, and a heavy duty needle or ice pick.

 

Using the pencil, lightly trace the stencils with dotted lines approximately 1/4 inch apart.  You may want to vary the closeness of the dots in some places to emphasize certain parts of the shape you are tracing.

Place a piece of craft foam under the cardstock so that your paper will easily pierce without tearing.  Use a needle or ice pick to poke holes in the paper along the dotted lines.  Gently erase any stray pencil marks when you have finished the holes.

 

Once you have finished piercing the paper with your design elements, add it to your project and embellish with Pebbles papers, stickers, flowers, chipboard, candy dots, and rub ons.

Thank you so much Liz for this great tutorial! 

Decor8

Since today is the 8th of the month we thought we would focus on a few projects to decor"8" your home or creative space.

First up is design team member Akiko Kuroki.  Here's what Akiko had to say ... "I created a tree type home decor. I cut a 12 inch paper into an octagon, folded it, and made it (the tree)."  What a fun project Akiko!

 

  

Pebbles supplies used:

Lil Buddy Bundle (750944)

Pebbles Chips Orange (744106)

Pebbles Chips Baby Blue (744111)

Candy Dots Baby Blue (744211)

Other supplies used:

Punches 

Hemp

Next up is design team member Sophia Allison who created these absolutely adorable Easter centerpieces using the Skipping Along collection.  Here's what Sophia had to say ... "There is nothing better than to decorate your home at Easter, it is just as fun as Christmas.  I created these sweet Easter baskets to decorate our lunch table.  They can also be filled with candy treats for kids."

  

   

Pebbles supplies used:
Skipping Along Happily (50911)

Skipping Along Holding Hands (50912)

Skipping Along Carefree (50913)

Pebbles Sheer Ribbons

And last but certainly not least design team member Ginnifer Maloney created this "tweet" wall hanging using the So Tweet collection.  Here's what Ginnifer had to say ... "For this project, I added metallic creams to the Thickers alphabet to change the color a little, and chalked the torn up background to make the edges stand out. I also cut thin strips of cardstock to make the birds nest."  Great work Ginnifer!

 

Pebbles supplies used:

So Tweet Chirp (50903)
So Tweet Birdies (50904)
So Tweet Nesting (50901)
So Tweet Twees (50905)
So Tweet Together (50906)
So Tweet Stickers (50907)
Candy Dots Red (744203)

Red Ribbon (744029)

Spring Green Ribbon (744034)

Basic Brights Chalks (742001)

Precious Metals Chalks (742007)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Core'dinations)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Cricut and Cartridges (Provo Craft)