More Trends Projects with Gretchen and Laura

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"There are so many fun trends out there but one I've been seeing a lot lately is negative die cutting, and I wanted to give it a try.  While you could of course use an electronic cutting machine, I've gone a much simple route and used an exacto knife to cut out the second part of my title.  Then you just pick a patterned paper and adhere it to the back of the layout.  Draw in pencil what you want to cut first so that you can get a more precise image, and then erase any lines left after.  :)"  - Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Sunnyside Dots (751283)
Sunnyside Layered Paper Flowers (747184)
Sunnyside Border Stickers (732116)
Sunnyside Accent & Phrase Stickers (732115)
Hip Hip Hooray Cheers (751229)

"I just recently jumped on the Instagram bandwagon. I hate that I waited so long! And it did not take me long to get addicted! I thought for "Trends" week that it would be fun to do a layout with some of the Instagram pictures I have taken recently. I usually post my Instagram pics on Facebook also, so I was able to save them to my computer from there. I just printed them out from my computer at home and cropped them down from there. Then I used a combination of Let Freedom Ring, With Love, and Fresh Goods to scrap them!"  - Gretchen McElveen, Pebbles Design Team Member

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Let Freedom Ring James Madison
Let Freedom Ring Glitter Foam Alphas Crimson
Let Freedom Ring ABC Stickers Denim
Fresh Goods Simple Joys
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop
With Love XOXO Embossed
With Love Mini ABC Stickers Red