Free For All Friday

We're ringing in the New Year here on the Pebbles blog with some Free For All Friday projects.  From all of us to all of you we wish you a very happy and healthy 2011!

First up I (Lynn Ghahary) created a mini fold book using this tutorial by the very talented and former Pebbles design team member Lisa Johnson.   My sister-in-law snaps monthly photos of my niece Gia in the same chair with the same stuffed animal to help document how she has grown from month to month.  I thought a mini fold book would be the perfect little place to store these photos for a quick glance at Gia's growth during her first year (there are enough pages for her first 12 months).  My sister-in-law can easily print and paste Gia's photos in the mini fold book and I think it will make the perfect book to add to Gia's keepsakes.

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Girl Daddy's Girl (751053)
New Arrival Girl Heaven Sent (751054)
New Arrival Girl She's Here (751055)
New Arrival Girl Sweet Moments (751056)
New Arrival Girl Little One (751057)
New Arrival Girl Bundle of Joy (751062)
New Arrival Girl Word Dimensional Stickers (732031)
New Arrival Girl Duplicate Rub Ons (760246)


Other supplies used:
Velcro Tabs

Design team member Mimi Leinbach created this fun altered notebook to start off the New Year in style.  Here's what Mimi had to say ... "I always love the start of a new year ... so much promise, so many great ideas, and a time for renewal. This year I plan on getting more organized. I actually kind of am already but a little bit more can never hurt and a cute little memo book like this makes it more fun. I love a big purse so this 5x7 memo book will fit in great and I won't need to be searching through all my purse contents to try to find my tiny little note pad. Now when a great idea comes to me or I remember I forgot to add milk to my shopping list I can just jot it down in one place and know just where it is."

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Fetch (751045)
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Sassy Cat (751049)
Cats & Dogs Pattern Paper Catnip (751051)
Cats & Dogs Ransom Alphabet (732012)
Cats & Dogs Felt (732019)
Orange Ribbon (744032)
Blue Ribbon (744034)
Red Ribbon (744029)
Brown Classic Candy Dots (744201)
Red Classic Candy Dots (744203)

Other supplies used:
Memo Book (Traditions Studio)

Design team member Zoe Nemburt created this fun layout using lots of different Pebbles products.  Here's what Zoe had to say ... ""I for one am a terrible scrapper when it comes to mixing product lines, I like to buy the whole collection and keep them all together.  When asked to go outside of the box I often find that I surprise myself.  My layout today mixes up 4 different Pebbles collections including New Arrival Boy, Twitterpated, Tree House and Cats & Dogs."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Brand New (751070)
Cats & Dogs Fetch (751045)
Cats & Dogs Leash (751042)
Twitterpated Sweet (751002)
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House Neighbors (751031)
Tree House Journaling Stickers (732011)
Tree House Guess Who Duplicate Stickers (761004)
Tree House Paper Flowers (741002)
Tree House Border Rub Ons (760245)
Tree House Chips (744114)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)


Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Don't forget to enter our giveaway by leaving a comment on this blog post.  We'll see you in 2011!

Product Parade: Dimensional Stickers plus a GIVEAWAY!

Hey everyone! Today we are focusing on one of my favorite new additions to our Pebbles line of products ... Dimensional Stickers! Add a fun layer of dimension to all your paper crafting projects with Pebbles Dimensional Stickers.  Dimensional Stickers are featured in the New Arrival Girl and Boy collections and the Cats & Dogs collection.

 

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson puts Pebbles Dimensional Stickers to good use on this layout about the New Year.  Here's what Wendy has to say ... "Last year I didn’t stay awake to witness the ball falling, hear the pans banging, or see the fireworks blasting, welcoming in the New Year.  But the next morning, as I looked out my window, my whole world was covered with a beautiful white frosting glow.  I couldn’t think of a more appropriate symbol of New Beginnings.  May your new year begin like these photos – pure and clean and white…a clean slate – full of beauty and potential!"

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Boy Brand New (751070)
New Arrival Boy Little Angel (751069)
New Arrival Boy Icon Dimensional Stickers (732032)
New Arrival Boy Word Dimensional Stickers (732033)
New Arrival Boy Metal Brads (747009)
New Arrival Boy Cardstock ABC Stickers (732023)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Crochet Thread
Thread

Design team member Ginger Williams used the New Arrival Boy Dimensional Stickers on this sweet layout about her son.  Here's what Ginger had to say ... "I love how using the Pebbles Dimensional Stickers make a layout come together so fast and easily! Everything matches and you get the perfect amount of texture and dimension to your project without it taking tons of time. I used Pebbles New Arrival Boys Dimensional Stickers paired with some Chips on this layout about how my littlest son almost never cried--unless he was in the car!"

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Girl Perfect (751058)
New Arrival Girl Sweet Moments (751056)
New Arrival Boy Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Boy He's Here (751067)
New Arrival Boy Peek-A-Boo (751075)
New Arrival Boy Little Angel (751069)
Chocolate Brown ABC Stickers (732023)
White ABC Stickers (73202)
Icon Dimensional Stickers (732032)
Word Dimensional Stickers (732033)
New Arrival Chips Boy (744116)
Baby Boy Candy Dots (744235)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Pen (Creative Memories)

Design team member Savitri Wilder decorated the cover of a mini book using the New Arrival Girl Dimensional Stickers.  Here's what Savitri had to say ... "I love these New Arrival Dimensional Stickers. They are so sweet and they go on cards, scrapbook pages, and mini books. I made this book for a little girl and she loved it. The inside of this book are just blank 8.5x11 card stock paper that I cut into 4.25x5.5 pieces. I could have gone with note cards but since she loves to draw I figured the blank pages would be more fun for her -- and easier for me since I have a lot of white card stock ;)"

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Sweet Pea (751059)
New Arrival Icon Dimensional Stickers (732030)
New Arrival White ABC Stickers (732021)

Other supplies used:
Cereal box
Bind-it-All

Our dimensional stickers are new to the New Arrival and Cats & Dogs collections. What themes would you like to see Pebbles add to our dimensional sticker lineup? I’ll choose one winner at random to win a complete set of dimensional stickers. Submit your comment by Sunday at midnight (EST). I'll announce the winner Monday morning. Good luck!

Whip It Up Wednesday

Does the aftermath of the holidays have you short on creative time?  If so then you'll love today's post. I challenged some of our design team members to whip up up a project in 30 minutes or less.

Design team member Laura Vegas created this holiday layout in no time at all.  Here's what Laura had to say ... "I love that the Pebbles collections have lots of basic patterns worked into their paper designs. So that when Pebbles doesn't actually have a Christmas collection, I was able to use the Cats & Dogs collection for my Christmas layout. To make a quick and easy 30 minute layout, I started by simply adhering all my photos to my background cardstock. And then I cut some strips and blocks of pattern paper, to fill the rest of the space. The striped pattern paper had the color orange, which didn't work on my Christmas layout. So I did some small pleats along the paper strip, folding it over to hide the orange parts. Then I simply added my sticker title, a chipboard accent, and a few candy dots to finish off the layout."

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Prrrfect Stripe (751047)
Cats & Dogs Top Dog (751040)
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)
Cats & Dogs Buddy ABC Stickers (732013)
Tree House Trunk (751034)
Spring Green Chips (744108)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (744027)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Staples (Tim Holtz)

Design team member Kryssi Ng created this fun layout using a watercolor effect on her background.  Here's what Kryssi had to say ... "With one of my BFFs recently engaged, I've been browsing wedding sites a lot lately. I came across this image, courtesy of oncewed.com, and love the soft watercolor effect swish swashes in the background and decided to emulate that in my layout. I sprayed some color from Smooch onto a silicone mat, watered it down and used a paintbrush to messily paint over my paper canvas.  I so love the rich colors in Tree House that is suitable to use in Christmas projects."

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Neighbors (751031)
Tree House Fun (751035)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Stamps (Hero Arts, Technique Tuesday)
Glitter (Ranger)
Spray (Smooch)

Design team member Stephanie Baxter created this bright and colorful "thank you" card.  Here's what Stephanie had to say ... ""With Christmas just behind us, I thought it would be a great time to start making some 'Thank You' cards to send to people expressing my appreciation for the lovely gifts they gave me for Christmas, and because it's still a busy time of year catching up with friends and family, it's good to be able to make something in not very much time at all! I love the 3x3 Cards that are part of each collection...they make it so easy to make quick cards because they have the sentiments already written on there for you, so all you have to do is just stick them down and you're good to go! Add a ribbon and an embellishment or two, and you've got yourself a fabulous card."

Pebbles supplies:
New Arrival Girl Welcome Home (751060)
Treehouse 3x3 Cards (751024)
Twitterpated Chipboard Embellishments (74112)
Raspberry Ribbon (44030)

Other supplies:
Cardstock, Adhesive (American Crafts)

How To Tuesday

Today's "How To Tuesday" post is brought to you today by Kristen Swain. Here's what Kristen had to say "I love creating a matching card and gift wrap. I keep tins and boxes that are interesting and regift them once I've filled them and given them new life. Those who receive these gifts are doubly wowed, the outside is beautiful and the treats inside are yummy! I found these gorgeous cupcake shaped truffles at a store, I love that I could show them off in the tin because they are just so pretty."  And here are Kristen's step by step instructions ...

1. Cut blocks of Twitterpated Giddy and I Love You, then stitch around outside edge of Twitterpated Giddy, adhere to card base.

2. Cut and tear corrugated cardboard, then tear off top paper of cardboard.  Adhere Twitterpated 3x3 Card at an angle.

3. Adhere chipboard flower and dot ribbon to card.

4. Layer Paper Flowers with Epoxy Brad, add journaling sticker and chipboard heart to card, then add greeting with letter stickers and finish with Candy Dots.

1. Fill tin with treats, then tape sides and tie ribbon around tin with bow topper.

2. Cut strip of Twitterpated Giddy, wrap around tin, and hold in place with ribbon.

3. Add journaling sticker, Paper Flower with epoxy brad and letter stickers to tin, finish with Candy Dots.

And here is the finished project ...

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated 3x3 Cards (751000)
Twitterpated Giddy (751005)
Twitterpated Sweetheart (751010)
Twitterpated Journaling Stickers (732003)
Twitterpated Epoxy Brads (744217)
Twitterpated Paper Flowers (741000)
Twitterpated Chips (744112)
Green Glitter Candy Dots (744215)
Raspberry Ribbon (744030)

Mix & Match Monday

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend.  Today's post is all about mixing and matching as some of our talented design team members show you how well all of our Pebbles collections work together.

Design team member Eva Pizarro mixed and matched lots of Pebbles goodies on her stunning layout.  Here's what Eva had to say ... "For this layout I used different collections combining greens, pinks and yellows. I love the versatility of the themed lines - the papers and embellishments can be used for all kind of layouts! The Stackers were perfect for my hidden journaling because they embellished my journaling but they didn't add bulk underneath the picture."

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated Sweet (751002)
Twitterpated Admire (751006)
Twitterpated Chips (744112)
Twitterpated Stackers (740000)
Twitterpated Journaling Stickers (732003)
Twitterpated Epoxy Brads (744217)
Tree House Club (751026)
Tree House What's Up Duplicate Stickers (761004)
New Arrival Little One (751057)
New Arrival Heaven Sent (751054)
New Arrival Girl Rub Ons (735005)
New Arrival Paper Flowers - Girl (741003)
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Catnip (751051)
Cats & Dogs Top Dog (751040)
Green Glitter Candy Dots (744215)
Baby Pink Spool Ribbon (44031)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill)
Brads

Design team member Samantha Sibbet combined the New Arrival and Cats & Dogs collection on this sweet layout about her newest family.  Here's what Samantha had to say ... "I thought a mixture of both New Arrival and Cats & Dogs would be the perfect combination to scrap photos of the newest arrival to our family.  The two lines have a few similar colors making them easy to combine.  I used rub ons on the metal dog tag to include his name in the lay out."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Precious  (751071)
New Arrival Boy Brand New (751070)
New Arrival Boy Rub Ons (735004)
New Arrival Boy Word Stickers (732027)
New Arrival Boy Border Stickers ( 732025)
Cats & Dogs Tags - Dog (743700)
Cats & Dogs Chipboard Stickers - Dog (732014)
Cats & Dogs Felt - Dog (732018)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts, Bazzill Basics)
String (May Arts)
Rub Ons (Maya Road)

More Traditions with Suzanne and LG

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created this stunning layout to celebrate a relatively new tradition in her family. Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "I am all about tradition with my family, and sometimes the best traditions, are new ones! Last year, was the first time, my children had seen snow. Living in Southern California, we are spoiled with beautiful weather. However, every once in awhile, I do long for the change of seasons. Last year, my friends convinced me to tread to another city, so the children could have a day of sledding! I was hesitant at first. I love living in my bubble. However, in the end, I am glad they changed my mind! The children had a wonderful day playing in the snow, sledding, and even building their first snowman. We are definitely, making this an annual tradition. We will be going again in a couple of weeks. For this page, I used the Cats & Dogs Collection. The colors and the patterns matched perfectly with my snapshot! The back of Top Dog has a pattern that reminded me of snow, so my main embellishment is a large glittered snowflake! I also dusted the white New Arrival sticker letters with glitter too! I pulled in a flower sticker from the Skipping Along collection, to embellish the center of the snowflake. Love the playfulness of the Cats & Dogs collection, and loved that it captured our new tradition perfectly!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Top Dog (751040)
Cats & Dogs Catnip (751051)
Cats & Dogs Cat's Meow (751048)
Cats & Dogs Cat Chipboard Stickers (732015)
Cats & Dogs Dog Chipboard Stickers(732014)
Tree House Epoxy Brads (74423)
Skipping Along Stickers (50917)
White Glitter Candy Dots (744222)
Orange Classic Candy Dots (744206)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon(744027)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)
Dies (Sizzix, Stampin' Up!)
Diamond Dust

Design team member LG Belarmino shares a multi-generational tradition on her layout. Here's what LG had to say ... "Ever since I could remember, my parents dressed me up with something red every Christmas eve. According to my mom, this has been passed on from their grandparents. Now that I have a child of my own, I would like to carry on with this holiday tradition with her. With the Tree House collection, I was able to achieve a holiday look by using the classic Christmas colors, red and green."

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Laughter (751025)
Tree House View (751027)
Tree House Chips (744114)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)


Other supplies used:
Letters (October Afternoon, Pink Paislee)

More Traditions with Jennifer and Ria

Design team member Jennifer Yates shared her family's fun pre-Christmas tradition on this adorable layout. Here's what Jennifer had to say ... "Ever since my son was born back in 2004 we all go over Nana and Gramps' house a couple of weeks before Christmas and the grandkids can open one present early! I had so many cute pictures this year that I used index size photos to display them all. I mixed some non-traditional colors to highlight the photos from the night."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy So Sweet (751068)
New Arrival Boy Chips (744116)
Cats & Dogs Cat's Meow (751048)
White Classic Candy Dots (744202)

Other Supplies:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punch (EK Success)

Design team member Ria Mojica shared her family's New Year's Eve holiday tradition. Here's what Ria had to say ... "One of our holiday traditions is to gather with family on New Year's Eve to wait for midnight and open our presents. Then we all sit down for a huge feast called Noche Buena (Midnight Meal). I take advantage of the time before midnight to take some family pics while the kids are awake and excited to open their presents. I cut out the tree using my Slice machine and folded the spool ribbon to use as trim and positioned a few epoxy brads as the balls. I traced the bracket/journaling sheet from paper I have on-hand and cut it by hand. I found strips of doily lace in a baking supplies shop and used it to add some old-fashioned charm to my layout."

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Pebbles Chips (744114)
Tree House Epoxy Brads (744231)
Tree House Bliss (751033)
Tree House Trunk (751034)
Tree House Fun (751035)
Red Spool Ribbon (44029)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts, DCWV)
Pen (American Crafts)
Punches (EK Success, Martha Stewart)
Stickers (Autumn Leaves, Making Memories)
Doily Lace

More Holiday Traditions with Lisa and Anna

Design team member Lisa Kisch created this festive layout to celebrate her daughters' visit with Santa.  Here's what Lisa had to say ... ""One of my favourite traditions at Christmas is taking the girls to see Santa. It's always a little dicey - I never know how they are going to react to the Big Guy. This year went pretty smoothly and we got a cute picture to boot! In terms of the design of this layout, I was pleasantly surprised at how well "Cats and Dogs" lends itself to the holidays. I used both patterned papers and letter stickers from that line for this project. I even used the red heart-shaped kitty tag to add my date. Then there are the red glitter candy dots - they practically scream Christmas! I mounted them on paper snowflakes and circle punches of generic red metallic wrapping paper. Have a look in your non-holiday stash to find supplies that are perfect for holiday scrapping - you might be surprised what you find!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Cats & Dogs Sassy Cat (751049)
Cats & Dogs Cat Nip (751051)
Tags - Cats (743701)
New Arrival Brand New (751070)
Tree House Epoxy Brads (744231)
Ransom ABC Stickers  (732012)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
White Classic Candy Dots (744202)
Red Spool Ribbon (744029)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cuts (Bazzill)
Tag (Basic Gray)

Design team member Anna Sigga used non-traditional holiday colors on her layout.  Here's what Anna had to say ... "Every year we go to my older daughters Kindergarten/Day-care and decorate gingerbread cookies along with all the other kids and parents. This is such a fun time and it always brings out the Christmas spirit in me and my girl. I decided to use the Twitterpated collection because it was just a perfect fit with all the colors in the photos - so it is OK to crate a layout about the holidays without using the traditional themed papers."

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated Crush (751003)
Twitterpated Giddy (751005)
Twitterpated Charm (751008)
Twitterpated Epoxy brads (744217)
Twitterpaded Chips (744112)
Twitterpated Paper Flowers (741000)
New Arrival ABC Stickers - Brown (732023)
White Classic Candy Dots (744202)
Brown Glitter Candy Dots (744227)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Pen (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

More Holiday Traditions with Christa and Melinda

Before I share the beautiful holiday tradition projects for today's post I wanted to thank all of you who entered our giveaway last week. I loved that so many of you take the time to make your own holiday cards and tags! The lucky winner is ...

Congratulations! Please email your full name and mailing information to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put "Holiday Cards Winner" in the subject line.

Design team member Melinda Spinks has a fun holiday tradition to share with us today. Here's what Melinda had to say ... ""Every Christmas we keep up a tradition with our Postie and leave a bottle of wine in the letterbox as a little thank you for delivering our mail throughout the year and to wish him a Merry Christmas. This year I decided that I'd dress the wine bottle up with a little bottle box and tag creating a simple yet festive decoration. And although I haven't used traditional Christmas colours or papers, the powder blue from the 'New Arrival' boy collection in combination with the red ribbon and candy dots still create a festive look to the gift."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Boy Precious (751071)
New Arrival Boy Felt Embellishments (747001)
New Arrival Chips - Boy (744116)
Red Ribbon (744029)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
Baby Blue Pearl Candy Dots (744235)
Pebbles Pearlescent Chalks - Shimmers (742004)

Other supplies used:
Rub Ons (American Crafts)
Embroidery Thread

Design team member Christa Paustenbaugh shares her family's fun Christmas Eve tradition on this adorable layout.  Here's what Christa had to say ... ""We have a tradition every Christmas Eve where we make reindeer food and spread it out on the front lawn for Santa's "ride"!  I'm a horrible holiday scrapper, so with this I got out of my red/green thought process and went with primarily the Twitterpated line.  Love those journaling stickers and when paired together are great for longer journaling!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated Giddy (751005)
Twitterpated Cute (751009)
Twitterpated Journal Stickers (732003)
Twitterpated Paper Flowers (741000)
Twitterpated Pebbles Chips (741112)
Tree House Club (751026)
Tree House Merriment (751028)
Tree House Melody (751030)
Tree House Adventure (751032)
Tree House Journal Stickers (732011)
Tree House Stackers (740002)
Tree House Pebbles Chips (744114)
Tree House Epoxy Brads (744231)
Spring Green Spool Ribbon (744034)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (The Paper Company)
Stickers (American Crafts, Cosmo Cricket)
Jump Ring (7Gypsies)
Pen (American Crafts)

Theme: Holiday Traditions

This week on the Pebbles blog we are focusing on Holiday Traditions.  Do you have certain traditions that are part of your family's holiday celebrations?  I've asked some of our design team members to share with us some of their Holiday Traditions using Pebbles products.

Design team member Kim Kesti shares with us a layout about decorating a gingerbread house for the holidays!  Here's what Kim has to say ... "“What could be better (and more fun) than using Pebbles Candy Dots on a layout about gingerbread houses? Not much! I kept the layout pretty simple and put most of the emphasis on the photos and the fun border at the bottom. I love using the Candy Dots because they are self adhesive; it’s easy as pie to whip up a cute border.  Happy Holidays, everyone!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Tree House Trunk (751034)
New Arrival Boy Brand New (751070)
Raspberry Classic Candy Dots (744204)
Baby Blue Pearl Candy Dots (744235)
Spring Green Glitter Candy Dots (744245)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)
Brown Glitter Candy Dots (744227)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (744027)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)

Design team member Guiseppa Gubler created this adorable layout about her family's Thanksgiving holiday tradition.  Here's what Guiseppa had to say ... "When I think of traditions, I think of the silly and fun things we do with family around the holidays.  The Turkey Bowl, Thanksgiving morning, has to be one of the favorite Gubler family traditions.  Football, of course, is huge on the holidays and playing football is even better.  I sometimes wonder if they would give up their Thanksgiving dinner to play football!"

Pebbles supplies used:
New Arrival Boy Special Delivery (751066)
New Arrival Boy Little Angel (751069)
New Arrival Boy He's Here (751067)
New Arrival Boy Icon Dimensional Stickers (732032)
New Arrival Boy Pebbles Chips (744116)
ABC Stickers Brown (732023)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (44027)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts, Bazzill Basics)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Ink (SEI)
Dimensional Adhesive (American Crafts)

Also there is still time to enter our current giveaway!  Post a comment on this thread for a chance to win a great Pebbles prize pack.  You have until midnight EST tonight and I will announce the winner tomorrow morning!