More Hip Hip Hooray Projects and a GIVEAWAY!

"Oh how I love the Hip Hip Hooray collection!  The bright colors and fun patterns - it is just perfect in so many ways.  For this layout I decided to scrap a photo of my sweet niece Gia.  I cut the circle border using my Silhouette and backed it with lots of different patterns from the collection.  I added different embellishments here and there, used the fantastic glitter letters to spell out my title, and finished everything off with a sprinkling of sequin candy dots (my new love!)."  - Lynn Ghahary, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Yay (751234)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (75136)
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration (751231)
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Let's Party (751227)
Hip Hip Hooray You're Invited (751226)
Hip Hip Hooray Pink Glitter ABC Stickers (7320898)
Hip Hip Hooray Stitched Dimensional Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Pinwheel Flags (747168)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots (7320898)

“I must confess that Hip Hip Hooray is my favorite Pebbles release this time around. The bright colors, fabulous embellishments and bold patterns just make my scrapping time sing! I had a blast using this photo of Clara’s sixteenth birthday party. Our Sequin Candy Dots could not be better for a touch of confetti and the little badge slides out to reveal my journaling strip. I just know you will love using Hip Hip Hooray collection, too.” - Kim Kesti, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day (751232)
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time (751225)
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Mini Clothespins (744287)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots (744286)
Hip Hip Hooray Pink Glitter ABC Stickers (7320898)

And now for a GIVEAWAY!  To enter we want you to "LIKE" our Facebook page and/or "FOLLOW" us on Twitter or Pinterest.  Leave a comment on this post and tell us which one of these things you did.  One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a prize pack full of the new Hip Hip Hooray collection .  Submit your comments by Monday at midnight (EST).  I'll announce the winner Tuesday morning.  Good luck!

More Hip Hip Hooray Projects with Sarah and Wendy

"A cute and colorful line like Hip Hip Hooray, really needed some cute and colorful pictures. Perfect for a couple birthday pictures of course! Love the bright colors and patterns!"  - Sarah Webb, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Yippie (751230)
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots (744285)
Hip Hip Hooray Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)

"One of my favorite things about Pebbles is that the collections are so versatile!  The Hip Hip Hooray collection is intended to be used for a birthday/party/celebration themed project, but I thought it would work just as well for this page about my boys playing at a corn maze playground.  The colors are fun and bright and happy and match the feeling of the photos.  Yay for versatility!!"  - Wendy Sue Anderson, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (75136)
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration (751231)
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time (751225)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Decorative Twist Ties (747169)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Pinwheel Flags (747168)
Hip Hip Hooray Stickers (732091)

More Hip Hip Hooray Projects with Jill and Valerie

"The sunny, happy colors of Hip Hip Hooray inspired me to make a sun-shaped element on my page and focus on a photo from a fun summer day. The banner stickers, cut apart, easily subbed as sun rays and stitched down, added a little dimension to the page. I layered the letter stickers on top of that. Banner strips cut from the Good Times patterned paper frame my page with some narrow strips of Celebration. The confetti is made from the negative shapes of the die cut tag and some Sequin Candy Dots. I can think of a thousand uses for this bright & happy line!"  - Valerie Mangan, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers (732090)
Hip Hip Hooray Decorative Twist Ties (747169)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day  (751232)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration (751231)
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots (744285)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)

"Last year, my twin girls received a turtle sandbox for their 2nd birthday. It was a gift that they absolutely loved so I knew that I wanted to create a layout only about it. I love the bright, happy, fun colors in Hip Hip Hooray and selected several patterns to make a grid design. I also punched starbursts out of the same patterned paper to create a tone-on-tone effect. I used a little blue and white twine for my banner and highlighted several pieces with the sequin candy dots."  - Jill Cornell, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray You're Invited (751226)
Hip Hip Hooray Let's Party (751227)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers (732090)
Hip Hip Hooray Flag Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip HoorayEmbossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Pinwheels (747168)
Hip Hip Hooray Circle Sequin Candy Dots (744285)

More Hip Hip Hooray Projects with Gretchen and Stephanie

First things first, I have a winner to announce from last week's "Country Picnic" giveaway. Thank you all so much for your comments. And the lucky winner is ...

Congratulations! Please email your full name and mailing information (including your phone number for shipping purposes) to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put "Country Picnic Winner" in the subject line.

"This new birthday line is so fun! It's full of great colors perfect for boy and girl birthdays. It's also great for birthdays of all ages! :) For instance I used this line to scrap a page about a little birthday party my husband and I threw for his brother (my brother-in-law) on his 22nd birthday. I created a collage of the pictures I wanted to scrap and then adhered it to the background cardstock. Then I used the fun Hip Hip Hooray paper and embellishments to decorate around the collage! Thanks for looking!"  - Gretchen McElveen, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies:
Hip Hip Hooray You're Invited (751226)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Yippee (751230
Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day (751232)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Flag Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)

"Hip Hip Hooray is my favourite of the new Pebbles collections, despite me not usually being so keen on specifically themed lines. The colours in this collection are so vibrant and summery, it's easy to crate layouts and other projects that are non-birthday themed, like this layout I've created about my friend's daughters' bedtime reading habits. I can definitely see myself creating all kinds of pages with this line - it's so versatile!"  - Stephanie Baxter, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Let's Party (751227)
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration (751231)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Yay (751234)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Stitched Dimensional Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Pinwheels (747168)
Hip Hip Hooray Circle Sequin Candy Dots (744285)
Hip Hip Hooray Clothes Pins (744287)
Country Picnic Natural Corrugated ABC Stickers (732093)
Fresh Goods Spinach Button Candy Dots (744275)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)

Product Focus: Hip Hip Hooray

All this week on the Pebbles blog we'll be focusing on one of our brand new collections Hip Hip Hooray.  Hip Hip Hooray is bursting with bright, bold colors and designs that are perfect for all your birthday paper crafting needs, from layouts and cards, to decorations, favors and invitations.

"I absolutely love this new collection by Pebbles! The vibrant colors and patterns are not only perfect for any birthday themed layout but also for everyday layouts. Today I decided to focus on the birthday theme and created this layout of my oldest daughter at her last birthday. I decided to mimic the Confetti patter paper and added confetti pockets on this layout. These are fairly easy to create using vellum paper, a circle punch and a sewing machine, I like the subtle accent they bring to my layout."  - Mel Blackburn, Pebbles Design Team Member


Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day (751232)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (84057)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots (744285)
Hip Hip Hooray Clear Stamps (747170)
Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers (732090)

"I created a kids birthday card set with the new Hip Hip Hooray collection.  I love the bright colors and fun patterns.  The inspiration for these cards was the banner kit and dimensional circles.  They added just the touch of dimension that I was looking for and are sure to brighten someone's special day."  - Aphra Bolyer, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Yippie  (751230)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti  (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Clear Stamps (747170)
Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers (732090)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (744290)

More Country Picnic Projects and a GIVEAWAY!

"This collection is one of my all time fave Pebbles lines. The colors are so pretty, gorgeous patterns and the Kraft papers are simply perfect - plus the corrugated alphas are so much fun to work with. Since this collection is so bright and cheerful I just had to scrap this photo of my gorgeous sister-in-law." - Anna Sigga, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Terrace (751246)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Patio (751245)
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Kraft ABC Stickers (732093)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Country Picnic Mini ABC Stickers (732099)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Clear Stamps (747171)

"I love the details on the kraft tags of the Country Picnic line and knew they would be perfect for notecards . At the same time, I also tried creating my own tag with colored cardstock and a tag punch using the embellishments of this very pretty Country Picnic line and loved how easily it came together.  I especially love the shades of orange and coral with the happy floral patterns " - Pearl Liu, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles Supplies used
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Orchard (751249)
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Masking Tape (732100)
Country Picnic Layered Gift Tags (747173) 
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers (747172) 

And now for a GIVEAWAY!  To enter we want you to "LIKE" our Facebook page and/or "FOLLOW" us on Twitter or Pinterest.  Leave a comment on this post and tell us which one of these things you did.  One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a prize pack full of the new Country Picnic collection .  Submit your comments by Monday at midnight (EST).  I'll announce the winner Tuesday morning.  Good luck!

More Country Picnic Projects with Lynn

"The Country Picnic collection is so soft and feminine - I just fell in love with it!  This is a photo of my sweet little niece Gia.  The colors work so nicely with the soft pinks, corals, and greens of Country Picnic.  The new Corrugated Alphabet Stickers are fantastic - I popped them up with some dimensional adhesive and replaced the "o"s in my title with the new layered flowers.  So sweet!"  - Lynn Ghahary, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Picket Fence (751241)
Country Picnic Courtyard (751242)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Back Porch (751248)
Country Picnic Spinach Corrugated ABC Stickers (732095)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers (747142)
Country Picnic Layered Kraft Tags (747173)

More Country Picnic Projects with Elizabeth and Suzanne

"Right now Alyssa is having a hard time in high school. While she loves school and is doing well, she isn’t making friends quite as fast as I think she hoped. I wanted to do a layout to encourage her as well as keep a memory of life. Sometimes life isn’t always easy, but what can come out of it is the most wonderful thing to experience when you are through the hard times. Documenting this will show you later on in life that high school was just a blip on the radar and life is bigger than that as well as how important God plays a role in our lives to get us through things. The gentleness of Country Picnic was perfect for this touching layout!"  - Elizabeth Carney, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Orchard (751249)
Country Picnic Terrace (751246)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Cobblestone (751244)
Country Picnic Green Corrugated ABC Stickers (732095)
Country Picnic Layered Paper Flowers (747172)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Gift Tags (747173)

"I created a trio of cards using the new Pebbles collection, Country Picnic.  I love the colors for spring and kept the designs very clean. The dimensional stickers were the inspiration for these cards. They have  a variety of sentiments to choose from. and helped me to create three cards in an hour! Love that kraft is one of the main colors in this collection, and you cannot go wrong with the beautiful floral patterns! These cards are full of dimension, and ready to help celebrate the arrival of Spring!"  - Suzanne Sergi, Pebbles Design Team Member


Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Courtyard (751242)
Country Picnic Patio (751245)
Country Picnic Back Porch (751248)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers ((732101)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Country Picnic Gift Tags (747173)
Country Picnic Layered Paper Flowers Flowers (74172)

More Country Picnic Projects with Christa and Mandie

"As a mom of girls, I adore the colors in this line.  The pinks and greens complement each other so well.  The corrugated alphas are quickly becoming one of my favorite Pebbles releases yet-perfect size in perfect colors!  As is normal for me, I took apart one of the dimensional stickers to fit the year on it and replaced the flower with some punched butterflies."  - Christa Paustenbaugh, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Secret Garden  (751240)
Country Picnic Courtyard  (751242)
Country Picnic Meadow  (751243)
Country Picnic Patio    (751245)
Country Picnic Homestead  (751247)
Country Picnic Orchard  (751249)
Green/Spinach ABC Stickers  (732095)
Clear Black ABC Stickers  (732096)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers  (732101)
Masking Tape Stickers  (732100)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers  (747172)

"I love the greens, pinks and kraft of the Country Picnic line.  But, I wanted to make the color pop out a little; so I chose a grey background for this easy to assemble layout.  I took these adorable photos of my friend and her daughter last year.  The colors of this line translate well into a baby girl theme, as well as spring.  I really like the new gift tags.  So fun!  I un-tied the string on the tag to take the loop out and re-tied it into a bow to make it more layout ready vs. gift ready.  I layered a candy dot button on top of the design and a flower from the dimensional stickers."  - Mandie Pierce, Pebbles Design Team Member 

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Terrace (751246)
Country Picnic Cobblestone (751244)
Country Picnic Orchard (751249)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Clear Stamps (747171)
Country Picnic Layered Paper Flowers (747172)
Country Picnic Gift Tags (747173)
Country Picnic Corrugated ABC Stickers, Green (732095)
Country Picnic Mini ABC Stickers (732099)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Vanilla Button Candy Dots (744276)

Product Focus: Country Picnic

All this week on the Pebbles blog we'll be focusing on one of our brand new collections Country Picnic.  Rosy pinks, sage greens and a heavenly light kraft combine into this lovely collection blooming with florals, polka dots and stripes.

"Country Picnic is such a gorgeous line! It's got such a variety of patterns-  from basic dots and stripes to florals. For this page, I wanted to use a lot of those patterns so I cut a grid shape from my Silhouette and used a small square from each of my favorite papers. It reminds me of a window that looks out into a beautiful garden!"  - Ashley Stephens, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Courtyard (751242)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Cobblestone (751244)
Country Picnic Patio (751245)
Country Picnic Terrace (751246)
Country Picnic Back Porch (751248)
Country Picnic Vineyard (751250)
Country Picnic Corrugated Spinach ABC Stickers (732095)
Country Picnic Mini ABC Stickers (732099)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Country Picnic Stamps (747171)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers (747172)

"I just love Country Picnic with all it's gorgeous springy colors mixed with plenty of Kraft that makes my heart swoon!  I had a ton of fun making these cards, and fell in love with the new corrugated alphabets which of course are adhesive stickers and are just so much fun!  I am also hopelessly in love with the stamps for this line. That doily is just perfect for making my own patterned paper."
- Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Orchard (751249)
Country Picnic Corrugated Raspberry ABC Stickers (732094)
Country Picnic Corrugated Spinach ABC Stickers (732095)
Country Picnic Mini ABC Stickers (732099)
Country Picnic Masking Tape Stickers (732100)
Country Picnic Stamps (747171)
Country Picnic Layered Gift Tags (747173)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers (747172)

More Spring Projects with Jill and Valerie

"If there is one thing I love to do it's mix patterns. On this page I managed to mix 7 of them. I used a variety of prints from Fresh Goods to fill the space behind letters I die cut out of the background with my Silhouette. To complete the sentiment, I wrote the word "forward" in a script font, welded it then cut it from another Fresh Goods pattern. The simple white background lets all the bright springy color pop."  - Valerie Mangan, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Come Again (75119)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Mom and Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods,Chips (744118)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

"I created a duo of monochromatic cards using the New Addition Boy and Girl collections. I love the colors for spring and kept the design very simple and easy to duplicate. I had already used the girl bird dimensional sticker on another project so I simply placed a little vellum over the sticker I selected and placed the rub-ons and stickers directly over the vellum."  - Jill Cornell, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Love Bug (751142)
New Addition Darling (751143)
New Addition Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732059)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)
New Addition Layered Embellishments (747121)
New Addition Cutie Pie (751154)
New Addition Adorable (751155)
New Addition Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732065)
New Addition Boy Ribbon (780011)
New Addition Layered Embellishments (747133)
Floral Lane Hello Rub Ons (747115)

More Spring Projects with Gretchen and Suzanne

"The Fresh Goods collection was the first line I thought of when I started to make something for Spring week. Sure, Fresh Goods has a lot of kraft paper and primary colors in it, but there are also lots of fun flowers and pinks, light blues, and greens! Perfect for Spring! I grabbed the Dimensional Phrase Stickers, chipboard embellishments (Chips), and some scraps of patterned paper to make these 3 cards. Fun and easy!"  - Gretchen McElveen, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)

"The sun is shining, and the days are getting longer! I am so ready for Spring, and the arrival of Easter. I do love creating fresh and new home decor projects. I decided to create a fresh spring frame welcoming the arrival of Easter. Here I took an open frame, and inside placed a white canvas. I love this combination, and will be trying this again soon. I decided to leave the canvas white and with a few patterns of paper from various collections, I have an Easter memory to cherish. I created an egg banner by simply sewing eggs die cut out of various papers with the sewing machine. This is so easy to do, and hung it from the top of the frame.  Using the new corrugated letters from Pebbles, and two egg die cuts, I created a whimsical title at the bottom. The felt flowers, and the vellum are the finishing details to my project."  - Suzanne Sergi, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
New Addition Girl Love Bug (751142)
New Addition Boy Cutie Pie (751154)
New Addition Boy Fabric Brads (747139)
New Arrival Girl Welcome Home (751060)
ABC Stickers (732093)

More Spring Projects with Eva and Sarah

"I love Spring and all that comes with it. The flowers, the sun, the green leaves, etc.  For this layout I wanted to use the pictures of the sunflower field and the Fresh Goods collection was perfect. I also used some papers from the Floral Lane collection that matched perfectly with my color combo."
- Eva Pizarro, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (741183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Clothespins Natural Wood (744278)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)

"For me spring = flowers. So I pulled out all the flower embellishments and decided to make three similar cards using different flowers.  Again, it's just so easy when all the collections work together so well!"  - Sarah Webb, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icon Stickers (732076)
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy (751085)
New Addition So Sweet (751068)

More Spring Projects with Elizabeth and Mel

"Alyssa recently got her braces off and its the next chapter to her life without them!!!! Thought it was appropriate to use since spring time always brings in new things as well!"  - Elizabeth Carney, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Thanks A Bunch (751125)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane Just Because (751116)
Floral Lane ABC Clear Stamps (747106)
Happy-Go-Lucky Epoxy Brads (747078)
Happy-Go-Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)
Layered Embellishments Pink Flowers (747031)

"When I think of Spring, the first that comes to mind is the sunshine, the blooming flowers, growing grass and all the little critters that come to life. Those things were my inspiration for these cards. A bouquet of blooming flowers was the main inspiration for the Welcome Home card. The butterflies fluttering by where my focus for the Happy Day card. A splash of yellow to each card added warmth and brightness, just like the sunshine would. I hope Spring is in full bloom in your corner of the world. Happy crafting!"  - Mel Blackburn, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Sticker Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
With Love Envelopes (747158)

Theme: Spring

We'll be celebrating the arrival of Spring all this week on the Pebbles blog with spring themed projects from some of our design team members.

"We don't have a lot of spring decor in our house so I thought the Floral Lane line would be perfect for a spring project.  I chose 4 different papers and did some paper weaving as a base.  I had bought a frame from Michaels for just a dollar and simply traced around the oval frame and cut my paper weaving to match that.  I stitched just a bit to hold it all together even better.  My favorite Pebbles Silhouette shape is that banner and knew I wanted to use it for this too!  I cut some brown cardstock and layered more Pebbles paper behind that for part of my title.  Some pretty flower, ribbon and butterfly accents and it's ready to hang up!"  - Christa Paustenbaugh, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Just Because  (751116)
Floral Lane Sweet Thoughts  (751120)
Floral Lane You're Sweet   (751121)
Floral Lane With Delight  (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling  (751126)
Floral Lane Brown Clear ABC Stickers  (732052)
Floral Lane Surf Button Candy Dots   (747114)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Stickers   (732076)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers  (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies  (747154)

“I had a really fun time making up these spring cards, I especially love mixing our soft patterned paper with touches of kraft. I stamped the background of the “Hi” card with a sweet little flower found on our ABC stamps – it was like discovering a little bonus on that stamp set!”  - Kim Kesti, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Embossed Border Stickers (732077)
New Addition It’s a Girl (751140)
New Addition Love Bug (751142)
Ever After Magical (751112)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
Button Candy Dots, Lollipop (747113)
Adhesive Candy Dots, Pearl (744234)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Floral Lane ABC Stamps (747106)

Free For All Friday

Happy Friday everyone! We are wrapping up the week with a "free for all" project from our design team.

"I think my favorite two collections to mix and match are Fresh Goods and With Love.  The kraft bases in both lines work so well together – and the reds match perfectly too!  I am also really loving the little scalloped envelopes – they are perfect for adding hidden journaling to a layout.  I ran the envelope and tag through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder adding just the right amount of subtle extra texture to these kraft products."  - Wendy Sue Anderson, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Embossed Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Welcome Christmas Crimson Button Candy Dots (744266)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love ABC Stickers 2 (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)

"For this week's Free For All project , I decided to create some cute bon bon treat boxes to put in some Hershey's kisses and give them away when I visit someone . I so love Pebbles cardstock quality patterned papers which offer wide possibilities in our papercrafting. Simply cutting a piece of 12x12 patterned paper to the right size (10"x8") and using a scoring board to put the score lines in the right places, a little bit of cutting away of the appropriate parts of the paper and I have these treat boxes ready to decorate and go."  - Pearl Liu, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane  Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane You're Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Icon (732056)
Floral Lane Velvet Yo Yos(732056) 
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags ( 747153)
Welcome Christmas Flourishes (744265)
New Addition Boy Buttons ( 747135)
New Addition Girl Dimensional Stickers ( 732062)

Sketchy Thursday

For today's edition of "Sketchy Thursday" I asked some of our design team members to create a project based on this fabulous sketch by Becky Fleck.

“I love the freedom of working with a sketch and the fact that there are no rules to it. You can pick the elements you love and make it work for you, like I did here in my layout about how silly my sister and I are together. I rotated the strip of patterned paper so it was vertical instead of horizontal and added a border strip at the bottom. I also changed the title a little bit and added some extra clusters of embellishments. I like the fact that you can still see the main elements of the sketch on my layout and yet have put my own stamp on it.”  - Stephanie Baxter, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (741183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Candy Dots Hearts (744279)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (747147)

"I was SO excited to get to work with a PageMaps sketch for this assignment.  I love how detailed yet versatile Becky's sketches are. My layout is not a literal interpretation of the sketch.  For instance, I added a third photo and changed many of the square elements to a rectangular shape."
- Aphra Bolyer, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods Denim ABC Stickers (732074)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Whip It Up Wednesday

For today's post we 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!

"One of my favorite gifts to give is a set of cards.  I like to do this for my boy's teachers as something different and useful.  When I have a bunch to make and I need to do it fast I stick to one design and repeat it with different papers and embellishments.  It makes the task so much quicker and still looks great!"  - Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love XOXO (751210)
New Addition Dimensional Phrase Stickers (7320590)
Thank You Rub Ons (760201)

"For this week's Whip It Up Wednesday, I focused on a set of cards for various occasions that I could give as a gift set, created in under thirty minutes. I used the Floral Lane dimensional stickers as my sentiments and kept the general layout of each card the same, making only minor changes to each to break them up just a bit. And, if you have an extra ten minutes, you can create the gift bag as well! I used a die to trace the window on the front of the paper bag, backed it with clear acetate and framed it with the die cut. Then I added the simple tag and ribbon and voila! An easy gift with a spring-time feel, perfect for a little pick-me-up!"  - Ashley Stephens, Pebbles Design Team Member

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Icon Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Floral Lane Phrase Dimensional Stickers (732054)
Floral Lane Thank You Rub Ons (747115)
Floral Lane Hello Rub Ons (747116)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
New Addition Girl Candy Button Dots (744233)