Whip It Up Wednesday

 

"I am ever so slowly getting over my fear of cards and put those skills to use for this week's Whip It Up Wednesday.  To make sure I completed these in 30 minutes I stuck to the same general design for both-strips of paper down the middle of the card.  A little stitching and a sentiment and they were done in no time and ready to be sent!" - Christa Paustenbaugh, Pebbles Design Team Member
 

Purchase Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip, Hip Hooray You're Invited  (751226)
Hip, Hip Hooray Cheers  (751229)
Hip, Hip Hooray Dimensional Stitched Circles  (744290)
Hip, Hip, Hooray Glitter Flag Banners   (747163)
Hip, Hip, Hooray ABC Stickers Multi  (32090)
Hip, Hip, Hooray Twist Ties  (747169)
With Love Be Mine  (751201)
With Love True Love  (751202)
With Love I Heart You  (751203)
With Love Sweetheart  (751204)
With Love Love Letter  (751206)
With Love Crimson ABC Stickers  (732082)
With Love Heart Paper Clips  (744281)
With Love Button Candy Dots  (744279)

"I am completely in love with the alphabet stickers in the Hip Hip Hooray collection.  They are so fantastic and can really stand on their own when it comes to designing cards and layouts.  For this set of cards I let the letter stickers take center stage in my designs.  I popped them up with some dimensional adhesive for a little extra oomph."  - Lynn Ghahary, Pebbles Design Team Member

Purchase Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Party Time (PHHHSP12-51225)

Hip Hip Hooray Cheers ( PHHHSP12-51229)

Hip Hip Hooray Celebration (PHHHSP12-51231)

Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (PHHHSP12-51233)

Hip Hip Hooray Yeah (PHHHP12-51234)

Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers Pink Glitter (PHHHABC-32089)

Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers Multi ( PHHHABC-32090)

How To Tuesday

 

"Today I want to share an easy wedding present that won't break the bank, but is classy and cute all rolled into one!  We are going to take a wooden tray and create a cute wall hanging!"  - Elizabeth Carney, Pebbles Design Team Member

First, you will need to spray paint the wooden tray to the desired color.

After the spray paint is dry, begin decorating. I adhered the Pebbles flowers and other flowers using a hot glue gun.

Cut papers to desired length. I cut the black piece that is my backing into a 5x8 piece. I also cut the other strips into 2.5x8 and 1.5x8 size. Adhere those onto wooden tray. Add ribbon using hot glue.

After your papers are adhered, add the upper flowers to wooden tray.

Once all embellishments are adhered, add the lettering (you can add whatever saying you'd like).

Pebbles supplies used:
Mr. & Mrs. Layered Embellishments (747084)
Mr. & Mrs. Wedding Dress (751094)
Mr. & Mrs. Tulle (751093)
Mr. & Mrs. Wedding Bells (751096)
Mr. & Mrs. Boarder Stickers (732041)
Mr. & Mrs. Flower Brads (747089)
Pearl Candy Dots Baby Blue (744235)

Other supplies used:
Wooden shape (Michaels)
Ribbon (Offray)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Glue Gun (Tool)
Flowers (Jolee Boutique)
Spray paint

Mix & Match Monday

It's Monday again, which means we'll be mixing and matching some Pebbles products to show you just how well our collections can be used with one another.

"I've been seeing this twist on a chevron everywhere recently and wanted to try it out for myself! I pulled lots of bright, bold patterns from various Pebbles lines and they really compliment each other. I especially love that Hip Hip Hooray doesn't have to be used for just birthdays- like that cute 'Yippie!' sticker."  - Ashley Stephens, Pebbles Design Team Member

Purchase Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Country Picnic Courtyard (751242)
Country Picnic Meadow (751243)
Country Picnic Patio (751245)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration (751231)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Square Sequin Candy Dots (744286)
Floral Lane Candy Button Dots Lollipop (747113)

"I love mixing various Pebbles line, so I was excited to be working on this assignment. For this layout I used  5 different lines, I  love the soft effect they produced together.  When I mix pattern paper I look for patterns and colors that compliment each other and I often add a touch of yellow, which I find ties all the color together. Happy mixing!" - Mel Blackburn, Pebbles Design Team Member

Purchase Pebbles Country Picnic products here


Country Picnic Back Porch (751248)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Horay Sequin Candy Dots (744285)
Hip Hip Hooray ABC Stickers (732090)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732099)Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Happy Go Lucky Glitter Candy Dots (747079)

More Flower Projects with Eva and Sarah

"Flowers are a fun and versatile embellishment to add to any page. For this assignment, I thought it would be interesting  to create a layout that included a lot of flowers without the flowers taking over. I enjoy the confetti trend and thought I could do something similar using flowers. I put my flower punch to work and used a tone-on-tone look."  - Sarah Webb, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Cobblestone (51244)
Country Picnic Homestead (51247)
Country Picnic Terrace (51246)
Country Picnic Meadow (51243)
Country Picnic Picket Fence (51241)
Country Picnic ABC Stickers -Spinach (32095)
Country Picnic ABC Stickers -Natural (32093)
Country Picnic Masking Tape (732100)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers (747172)

"I love fresh flowers but it's hard to find them during the winter so I decided to create a small bouquet of paper flowers. I used the Country Picnic collection because I love the shades of pink and green. To embellish the centers I used candy dots, super easy because they have adhesive on the back! The steams are made with straws covered with floral tape. Use a ribbon or a vase to hold them and bring the spring into your house!"  - Eva Pizarro, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Secret Garden (51240)
Country Picnic Light Kraft Cobblestone (51244)
Country Picnic Light Kraft Orchard (51249)
Country Picnic Meadow (51243)
Country Picnic Back Porch (51248)
Candy Dots White (44239)
Candy Dots Glitter Leaf (44248)
Candy Dots Pearl Peony (44256)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

More Flower Projects with Aphra and Valerie

"These cards were designed to showcase the Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers.  I snipped off the brad tops and added buttons to the centers.  I just love how they pop off the cards!"  - Aphra Bolyer, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Surprise Glitter Paper 
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers Glitter Finish Paper (51229)
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time Paper (51225)
Hip Hip Hooray You're Invited Paper (51226)
Hip Hip Hooray Yippie Paper (51230)
Hip Hip Hooray Yeah Paper (51234)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Welcome Christmas Wood Buttons (747145)
New Addition Boy Buttons (747135)
Thank You Duplicate Rub Ons (60263)

"My stylized flowers were inspired by the embellishments on a pair of shoes I own. I knew the fresh, springy colors of the Country Picnic & Hip Hip Hooray lines would lend themselves well to this interpretation of them. To make them I simply punched circles in a variety of sizes and patterns, scored them down the center and stacked them. I used them in sets of three to make a flower and finished them off with a wood button. The white background and red twine complement the bright, fresh color of the two lines."  - Valerie Mangan, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray You're Invited Patterned Paper (751226)
Country Picnic Cobblestone Patterned Paper (751246)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Welcome Christmas Wood Buttons (747147)

More Flower Projects with Anna and Mandie

"I love to use flowers on layouts!  (on anything really!)  I made this layout of my friend's adorable little girl mixing patterns from Fresh Goods, Hip Hip Hooray and With Love, along with one of my other favorite things ... buttons!  I also used some of the new crystal candy dots as centers for the flowers.  They are super cute.   I cut out the flowers using my die cut machine and then just layered them on.  You could easily use punches or hand cut flowers to achieve the same look!"  - Mandie Pierce, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Crystal Candy Dots products here

With Love Love Letter (751206)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Welcome Christmas Wood Buttons (747147)
Ever After Buttons (747097)
Jade Crystal Candy Dots (744297)
Clear Crystal Candy Dots (744292)
Lagoon Button Candy Dots (744274)
White Button Candy Dots (74126)
Surf Button Candy Dots (747114)

"Flowers are the perfect addition to any layout in my opinion. And when you mix flowers and banners it just screams happy! Those cute flowers in the Hip Hip Hooray collection are so much fun and I wanted to keep the focus on them so I punched out additional flowers from one of the pattern papers just to make the layout flowery! :D"  - Anna Sigga, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (751233)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Mini Clothes Pins (744287)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)

More Flower Themed Projects with Gretchen and Stephanie

First things first, I have a winner to announce from last week's "Guest Designer" 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 "Guest Designer Winner" in the subject line.

"I will admit that I have been hoarding 3 packs of the super cute chipboard flowers from the Fresh Goods collection. It took "Flower Week" to finally get me to use them! I used those chipboard flowers to embellish this layout. And then because I thought it needed just a few more flowers (I mean, can you really ever have too many??!) I cut a few small flowers out of the "All Mine" patterned paper from the With Love collection to add also."  - Gretchen McElveen, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Orchard (751249)
Country Picnic Clear Raspberry ABC Stickers (732097)
Country Picnic Clear Spinach ABC Stickers (732098)
With Love All Mine (751209)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)

"I don't think I'm alone in thinking that sometimes (or quite often in my case) life gets completely in the way. I'll be so busy at work that it'll suddenly dawn on me that it's a friend's birthday the very next day or, worse still, that very same day! That's why I like to have a few crafty projects up my sleeve that are super simple and super quick, like this hairband. This literally took me five minutes to make..a definite lifesaver next time I forget a birthday! The felt flowers make it a perfect accessory for spring/summer but it could easily be made into a more wintry item by swapping the flowers for a different Pebbles layered embellishment."  - Stephanie Baxter, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Layered Embellishments products here

Pink Flowers Layered Embellishments (747031, 747062)

Theme: Flowers

The theme this week on the Pebbles blog is flowers.  I've asked some of our design team members to create projects featuring flowers using their favorite Pebbles products.

"For this flowers assignment, I took inspiration from the Country Picnic collection choosing to focus especially on mixing and matching floral papers and embellishments. For a fun touch,  I added some pink and white tulle used in different ways on the two cards. And viola, more cards added to my stash for every ready for those special moments to celebrate."  - Pearl Liu, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240)
Country Picnic Picket Fence (751241)
Country Picnic Patio (751245) 
Country Picnic Orchard (751249) 
Country Picnic Vineyard (751250)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)) 
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers (747172) 
Country Picnic Layered Gift Tags ( 747173)
Hip Hip Hooray Flag Banner Kit (747163) 

Guest Designer: Piradee Talvanna and a GIVEAWAY!

Hi everyone! I am so excited to introduce you to this week's Guest Designer Piradee Talvanna.  Let's get to know Piradee a little better ...

Describe yourself in 3 words ... crazy, creative, multi-tasker.

My guilty pleasure is … buying way too much scrapbooking products; especially the items that I don’t really need but you never know right? There might be that one layout or project that it would be perfect for.

You’ll never find me without … my sketchbook.  Whenever I have the chance, I’m always jotting down ideas or sketching my next layout/project.

You might be surprised to know that I … need to do something scrapping related every night for at least 15mins, otherwise I just lay tossing around in bed.  Guess you could say, it’s my way of winding down after a long day at the office.

My least favorite chore is … that’s easy, it’s cleaning up my scrapbooking area after a long weekend of scrapping (at times, you can find me creating on the floor – there just enough room; although I think it’s because I have a small table). LOL

I started scrapbooking in… I’ve always been a crafty person, but it was in 2008, when I relocated to Singapore for work that I walked into my first scrapbook store.  Needless to say, ever since then I’ve been addicted to this hobby.
 
My favorite thing about this hobby is … the creation process itself.  I love playing with all the gorgeous papers and the amazing array of embellishments that are available.  Just the idea of mixing and matching and seeing how everything all comes together… always brightens my day/mood.

If I were a Pebbles product I would be … the clear alphabet stickers (absolutely love them and the fun effect when you overlap the letters).

"One of things that I really like about Pebble collections are the mix of kraft papers and products and the Country Picnic collection is no exception. Absolutely adore the sweet colors and how everything works perfectly with the kraft pattern papers (although couldn’t resist adding in a pop of yellow from the Hip Hip Hooray collection)." 

Buy Pebbles Country Picnic products here


Country Picnic Embossed  Secret Garden (51240)
Country Picnic Light Kraft Orchard (51249)
Country Picnic Masking Tape (732100)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers w/ Buttons (747172)
Country Picnic ABC Stickers - Spinach (32098)
Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day (51232)

"I had a ball of the time making this layout and took my inspiration from one of the embellishment in the Hip Hip Hooray collection – the dimensional stitched circles.  From there, I added on more layering and dimensional details to the embellishments before using those circle embellishments as the focal design of my layout."

Buy Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Happy Day (51232)
Hip Hip Hooray Your Invited (51226)
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (51228)
Hip Hip Hooray Confetti (51233)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Stitched Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers w/ Brads (747165)

"I’m currently in one of those mini album mode (can’t stop making them) and for this one, I stitched the various pattern papers together to create my little mini. For some added fun, I made sure that all the pages with different lengths to add some variation to the mini album and also show off the various pattern papers used."

Buy Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Embossed  Secret Garden (51240)
Country Picnic Embossed Courtyard (51242)
Country Picnic Back Porch (51248)
Country Picnic Patio (51245)
Country Picnic Masking Tape (732100)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers w/ Buttons (747172)
Country Picnic ABC Stickers Clear - Spinach (32098)
Country Picnic ABC Stickers Corrugated - Spinach (32095)

"Another one of my favorite product in the Country Picnic collection is the super cute layered kraft tags.  These tags are perfect for cards with just the right sayings."

Buy Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Patio (51245)
Country Picnic Light Kraft Cobblestone (51244)
Country Picnic Embossed  Secret Garden (51240)
Country Picnic Masking Tape (732100)
Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers w/ Buttons (747172)
Country Picnic Layered Kraft Tags (747173)

WOW!  Thank you so much Piradee for creating so many amazing projects with Pebbles!  And now for a GIVEAWAY!  To enter simply leave a comment on this blog post telling us which of Piradee's projects was your favorite.  One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a prize pack full of Pebbles goodies.  Submit your comments by Monday at midnight (EST).  I'll announce the winner Tuesday morning. Good luck!

Product Parade: Sequin Candy Dots

Hey everyone!  Today we are focusing on one of our newest additions to the Pebbles line of products - Sequin Candy Dots!  Sequin Candy Dots are featured in the Hip Hip Hooray collection and are the perfect accent to all of your paper crafting projects.  Let the party begin!

"Today I get to spot light Pebble's fun Sequins!  I love the shine that they can add to a card or a page with out adding bulk or dimension.  I chose to use them in a fun border that I ran my sewing machine over.  It works great, and I love the look it added to the page."  - Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Candy Dot Sequins (PHHHD-44285)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers /w Brads (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Yippie! (PHHHP12-51230)
Country Picnic Corrugated ABC Stickers (PCPABC-32093)

"I LOVE the patterns and colors of the Hip Hip Hooray collection.  They are so bright and fun.  And, I absolutely love the Sequin Candy Dots from this collection.  (Can you tell by the layout? Ha!)  I love that they just stick on.  My daughter just tuned 13. Eek!  I thought this collection was a good, fun fit for a layout about that.  I used white and black cardstock because I felt like it made the colors "pop" even more!"  - Mandie Pierce, Pebbles Design Team Member 


Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots, Circle (744285)
Hip Hip Hooray Sequin Candy Dots, Square (744286)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Stitched Circles (744290)
Hip Hip Hooray, Cheers (51229)
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration (51231)
Hip Hip Hooray, You're Invited (51226)
Hip Hip Hooray, Good Times (51228)

Dear Pebbles

Good morning everyone!  Today we are featuring cards created by some of our design team members using their favorite Pebbles products.

"I just love the Country Picnic collection.  It is so soft and feminine, and the kraft combined with the other colors just sing to me.  I created a card set using some of my favorite punched and dies to create a notched flower and butterfly.  Pebbles rub ons are so versatile and go on like butter - they were the perfect addition to each of my cards."  - Lynn Ghahary, Pebbles Design Team Member

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Courtyard (PCPSP12-51242)
Country Picnic Meadow (PCPP12-51243)
Country Picnic Patio (PCPP12-51245)
Country Picnic Back Porch (PCPP12-51248)
Country Picnic Vineyard (PCPP12-51250)
Duplicate Rub Ons Hello
Duplicate Rub Ons Love You

"You can never have too many birthday cards right? The Hip Hip Hooray collection was perfect for this little trio of confetti cards. To do them simply punch different patterned papers, sew some acetate and put the confetti inside before sewing it completely. Embellish and the cards are ready! Super fast!"  - Eva Pizarro, Pebbles Design Team Member 

Shop for Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray products here

Hip Hip Hooray Good Times (751228)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)
Hip Hip Hooray Yeah (751234)
Hip Hip Hooray Surprise (751235)
Hip Hip Hooray Who Hoo (751236)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers (747165)
Hip Hip Hooray Clothes pins (744287)
Hip Hip Hooray Embossed Stickers (732091)
Hip Hip Hooray Candy Dots Circle Sequins (744285)

How To Tuesday

 

"I have always loved playing with paper. I specifically enjoy making my own embellishments. I decided that today I would shared one of the versions of flowers I know how to make."  - Sarah Webb, Pebbles Design Team Member

To start, cut a strip of paper 6"x1" and fold it in half.

Next, cut into the paper on the diagonal, leaving the bottom 1/8" intact.

Wind the strip around something narrow such as a paper piercer.  You may find you want to add glue dots along the way to prevent the flower from unwinding.

Adhere the end onto the base of the flower with a glue dot and spread the petals.

And finally add the flower to your project.

Shop for Pebbles Country Picnic products here

Country Picnic Dimensional Stickers (732101)
Country Picnic Picket Fence (51241)
Country Picnic Vineyard (51520)
Country Picnic Secret Garden (51240)