Monthly Wrap Up

It's been a fantastic February here on the Pebbles blog.  Design team members Laura Craigie and Kim Kesti have shared two fabulous tutorials.  You can see Laura's tutorial for creating pleated borders here and Kim's tutorial for creating your own custom buttons here.

We love our guest designers here at Pebbles.  This month we had the pleasure of sharing the beautiful work of guest designer Stacey Michaud.  Here is just one of the amazing projects Stacey created for us.  To see all of her fabulous Pebbles creations visit this blog post. 

March proves to be an exciting month as well.  We'll be debuting our newest releases later in the month with lots of great new projects from our design team.  And of course we'll have some giveaways as well so be sure to visit us daily here on the Pebbles blog! 

How To Tuesday

Today design team member Kim Kesti shares a tutorial for creating your own patterned buttons using Pebbles patterned paper.  Here's what Kim had to say ... "I wanted to share a little tutorial with you today on DIY buttons. I adore using buttons on my cards and layouts and sometimes I want something a little more customized than what my button jar has to offer. Enjoy!”

I’m going to show you different buttons - for the first you will need clear buttons, paper scraps and Glossy Accents adhesive.

Just drop a dab of glue (smaller than a dime) on your paper and firmly press your clear button right on top. Some of you probably already know this trick, but I always love how fresh it looks with new patterned paper styles.

After the glue dries (it dries really clear), just trim around the edge with your scissors. Easy peasy.

For the second button style, punch same sized circles from thin chipboard and patterned paper. I used a 1” circle punch.  Again, drop a dab of glue on the chipboard and adhere the patterned paper. Also, add some Glossy Accents to the top of the patterned paper for a pretty shine. Let dry and added your “buttonholes” with a paper piercer.

Here’s a card I created using both types of my DIY buttons. They add such a unique little flair to my creations.

Here’s a tag I whipped up using the chipboard button a little differently. I layered it with a brad and used it to fasten my tag. It almost looks like real wood, doesn’t it? Fun.  Thanks for following along – try making your own custom buttons, it’s so much fun!

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
New Addition It’s a Girl (751140)
New Addition Little Princess (751149)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock
Clear Buttons

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.


Design team member Sarah Webb created this sweet layout using several different Pebbles collections.  Here's what Sarah had to say ... "One of the things I love about a mix and match assignment, is the freedom to just spread out and choose whatever suits my mood. It's extra easy when all the lines work together so well!"

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Calendar (751151)
New Addition Adorable (751155)
New Addition Sweet Baby (751160)
New Addition Little Prince (751161)
New Addition Congrats (751074)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Heart Paperclips (744281)
With Love Twist Ties (747161)
Button Candy Dots Rouge (744271)
New Addition Boy Ribbon (780011)

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

Design team member Pearl Liu created this sweet set of cards.  Here's what Pearl had to say ... "" I wanted to challenge myself to use holiday or themed lines for everyday cards and was delighted how this 6x6 square card set turned out. I mixed papers and embellishments from Christmas , Valentine's and Baby Girl themes and the elements came together effortlessly and harmoniously. This just goes to show how versatile Pebbles' papers and embellishments really are beyond the original themes they were created for. "

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts ( 751117)
Floral Lane Memory Lane ( 751119)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
New Addition Girl Little Miracle (751147) 
New Addition Girl Little Princess (751149)
With Love Dimensional Stickers (732083)
With Love Candy Dots Hearts (744279)
Fresh Goods Chips ( 744118)
Welcome Christmas Chipboard ( 732073)
New Addition Girl Dimensional Sticker ( 732062)
New Addition Girl Dimemsional Border Stickers (732060)

Other supplies used :
Cardstock (American Crafts)

More "Scraplifted" Projects with Suzanne and I

Design team member Suzanne Sergi lifted fellow team member Laura Craigie.  Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "I fell in love with Laura's 'sugar cookie' scrapbook page. I loved the strong graphic feel to her page, and the clean lines throughout. The bold title created in the middle of the page was one of my favorite elements. She has a fabulous ability to create strong, and striking pages with few embellishments. So, she also inspired my title for my page of my daughter. I also picked up on her cue, on creating simple borders along my 4x6 photo. A few floral embellishments, and tags rounded out my page, using the colorful Fresh Goods collection. Love Laura's style, and the layout above was definitely on my list to scraplift!"

Laura's Original Project

Suzanne's "Lifted" Project

 

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732D75)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732D82)


Other supplies used:
Vellum
Baker's Twine
Paper Clip

I (Lynn Ghahary) also found inspiration from design team member Laura Craigie.  I loved how Laura created the open circles on the lower portion of her layout and only filled in some of them with patterned paper.  I used the same idea on my layout but replaced the circles with hearts (cut with my Silhouette) to coincide with my Valentine's Day cupcakes. 

Laura's Original Project

My "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love True Love (751202)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love You're Sweet (751208)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)
Baker's Twine (The Twinery)

More "Scraplifted" Projects with Ashley and Melanie

Design team member Ashley Stephens scraplifted fellow team member Sarah Webb.  Here is what Ashley had to say ... "For this week's challenge, I chose to scraplift this beautiful page by Sarah Webb. I'm always very drawn to the way she chooses to group elements, and this page was a perfect example. I love how she placed her title near the bottom of the page, the way she used little strips of paper under her photos, and her clustered embellishments. I changed it up just a little bit, choosing to group my photos with the title, but I kept the general layout the same."

Sarah's Original Project

Ashley's "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Buttons (Papertrey Ink)
Twine (Craft Supply)
Punch (EK Success)

Design team member Melanie Blackburn lifted design team member Kim Kesti.  Here's what Mel had to say ... "As soon as I saw Kim’s layout I knew I had to recreate it. I love the 2 strips of pictures, what a great way to feature multiple pictures on a layout! Also creating a title using the Masking Tape Stickers is such a great idea. I love how my layout turned out. I hope you are inspired to look through the blog and select a few projects to scraplift."

Kim's Original Project

Mel's "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (757153)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732072)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Twine (Michaels)

More "Scraplifted" Projects with Christa, Valerie, and Jill

Design team member Christa Paustenbaugh scraplifted a layout from fellow team member Mandie Pierce.  Here's what Christa had to say ... "I have been a huge fan of Mandie Pierce's since before she was on the Pebbles design team and always love all her layouts!  I chose the 'Dear California' because I adored the simple block design and the larger photo.  I swapped out a large photo and made room for 3 smaller ones in mine.  I kept with the same general design of hers: title on top, journaling on bottom and prominent embellishment on the right side, and just switched up a few other items for embellishment."

Mandie's Original Project

Christa's "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket  (751183)
Fresh Goods Front Desk  (751187)
Fresh Goods Window Display  (751189)
Fresh Goods Local Market  (751190)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked  (751193)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers  (732078)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies  (747154)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags  (747153)
Fresh Goods Chips  (744118)
With Love Sweethearts  (751204)
With Love ABC Stickers Red  (732082)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers  (732086)
With Love Gift Tags  (747160)
With Love Heart Paper Clips  (744281)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine  (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Chipboard Flowers  (747071)

Other supplies used:
Stickers  (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine  (Silhouette)
Baker's Twine  (The Twinery)

Design team member Valerie Mangan lifted team mate Laura Craigie.  Here's what Val had to say ... "I'm a huge fan of Laura Craigie and was instantly drawn to this layout.  I love the blocks of pattern on the background, the linear design, the bright color and the white space. Her design was easily adapted into a 12 x 12 format. I used a strip of 3 vertical photos across the lower third, maintaining the white space at the top. I didn't stray far from Laura's design and placed my embellishments in a similar fashion for balance. Thanks for the inspiration Laura!"

Laura's Original Layout

Val's "Lifted" Layout

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane You're Sweet (751121)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Embossed Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Clothespins Natural Wood (744278)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
Button Candy Dots Rouge (744271)
Layered Embellishments Blue Buttons (747065)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill)
Baker's Twine (The Twinery)
Staples (Tim Holtz)

Design team member Jill Cornell was inspired by a recent tutorial from fellow team member Christa Paustenbaugh.  Here's what Jill had to say ... "I was very inspired by Christa Paustenbaugh's layout she created for a recent "How-To Tuesday" blog post in January. I loved the butterfly shape that she made using her Silhouette and patterned paper strips. I created this two-page layout using the same technique on my apple. I selected patterned papers with red in them so that I had a monochromatic look to help the apple blend more into the page design. Because the apple was a central part of the design, I kept the rest of my layout fairly simple with minimal embellishments."

Christa's Original Layout

Jill's "Lifted" Layout

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Denim ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Embossed Borders Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Welcome Christmas Trim the Tree (751171)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love ABC 2 (732082)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)

Other supplies used:
Stickers (Sassafras Lass)
Pearls (Melissa Frances
Baker's Twine (Martha Stewart)
Die Cut Machine (Cricut by Provo Craft)

More "Scraplifted" Projects with Stephanie and Eva

Design team member Stephanie Baxter was inspired by our recent guest designer Nicole Samuels.  Here's what Stephanie had to say ... "“I was super inspired by this layout by guest designer Nicole Samuels. I just love the title work going down the length of the page and the way she used those fabulous heart-shaped Candy Dots. I changed the page to an 8.5x11 but kept the focus on the title by letting it span the length of the page like on Nicole’s and mixing and matching the different alphabet stickers. I love the fact that it allows the title to do the job of the journaling too, without having to leave an extra space to write anything extra. I think I’ll definitely be trying some more big titles in the future...it’s so fun!”

Nicole's Original Project

Stephanie's "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love ABC Stickers (732082)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Heart Candy Dots (744279)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Design team member Eva Pizarro adapted this double page layout from Elizabeth Carney to fit a 12x12 canvas.  Here's what Eva had to say ... "There are so many cute layouts here on the blog! but one that caught me eye was this one from Elizabeth Carney, I love the white space and the overall design of the page. I adapted this double page to a 12 x 12 page by trimming the white zone in the middle. I pretty much kept the design elements the same but I changed up the colour scheme and the title position."

Elizabeth's Original Project

Eva's "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
With Love Mini Clothespins (744280)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
Ribbon Sun Yellow spool (744033)

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

Theme: Scraplift a Design Team Member

Happy Monday everyone!  This week on the Pebbles blog it's all about scraplifting!  What is "scraplifting" you ask?  Scraplifting is the the act of "lifting" or copying ideas and/or designs from another person’s scrapbook page to use in your own pages.  Designs or ideas can be copied in whole or in part.  And most importantly be sure to give credit where credit is due.  If you do "lift" someone else's idea be sure to mention where the idea originated.  I've asked some of our design team members to "scraplift" their fellow teammates.

Design team member Gretchen McElveen decided to "lift" a layout by design team member Melanie Blackburn.  Here's what Gretchen had to say ... "I struggle with using two horizontal pictures on a page. Two vertical ones I can handle and 3 horizontal, no problem! But two horizontal pictures stump me! So when I say how Melanie Blackburn used the two pictures on this layout I knew I had to scraplift it to finally scrap these two pictures I have had printed for a while now! The pictures are vertical on her layout so I just turned her layout to the right and viola! Now the pictures are horizontal! And then I just scraplifted from there! Thank you Melanie for the inspiration!!"

Melanie's Original Project

Gretchen's "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud 9 (751090)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)

Other supplies used:
Die Cuts (Sizzix)
Punches (The Paper Studio)
Staples

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson decided to scraplift fellow team member Christa Paustenbaugh.  Here's what Wendy had to say ... " I was so excited for this blog assignment…because I knew there were SO many wonderful projects to choose from – I am surrounded by such talented women on this design team!  It took me a long time to decide which project to scraplift…but I finally decided on this cute card by Christa.   I love the clean and simple design, and knew it would be the perfect scheme to use as a starting point for this set of gender-neutral (because I never have enough BOY cards on hand)birthday cards.  Thanks for the inspiration, Christa!"

Christa's Original Project

Wendy's "Lifted" Project

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Signage (75186)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Clothes Pins Natural Wood (744278)
Happy Birthday rub-ons (760222)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock
Crochet Thread

Free For All Friday

Happy Friday everyone! We are wrapping up the week with a "free for all" project from design team member Valerie Magnan.  Here's what Valerie had to say ... "It was all about birthdays for me this week. My little gift box, made from a round chipboard box turned upside down, is the perfect size for a gift card or small item. It was as fun to decorate as a real cake! (These would make great containers for party favors, too.) My card is decorated with the same flowers and 'leaves' as the little cake."

Pebbles supplies used - Cake Gift Box/Gift Card Holder:
New Addition Dimensional Chipboard Stickers (732061)
New Addition Toothpick Flags (747122)
New Addition Love Bug (751142)
Floral Lane With Love (751122)
Floral Lane Memory Lane ( 751119)
Fresh Goods Kraft ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Embossed Border Stickers (732077)
Leaf Candy Dots (744241)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Wausau)
Pearls (Stampin' Up!)
Stickers (SRM)

Pebbles supplies used - Birthday Card:
New Addition Dimensional Chipboard Stickers (732061)
Floral Lane Memory Lane ( 751119)
Floral Lane With Love (751122)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)


Other supplies used:
Stickers (SRM)

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.

Design team member Anna Sigga made this sketch her own on this fun layout.  Here's what Anna had to say ... "Sketches are so much fun to work with and an excellent mojo-booster. I really like the general set-up of the sketch so i kinda went with the flow. I started by looking at the sketch for a while, then put it aside and created my layout and keeping in mind those points I liked about the sketch. My layout may not look exactly like the sketch but the inspiration if 100% from the sketch."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
Red Button Candy Dots (744266)
Baby Blue Pearl Candy Dots (744235)

Other supplies used:
Ink (Ranger)
Punches (Martha Stewart)
Pens (Sakura, Uniball Signo)
Spray Mist (Tattered Angels)

Design team member Elizabeth Carney was inspired by the rounded corners of the sketch and used those shapes on this sweet layout.  Here's what Elizabeth had to say ... "This sketch has so many possibilities! I really liked the look of the rounder shapes on this and used that as a back drop for my layout!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (751172)
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117)
Floral Lane With Love (751122)
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
Floral Lane Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732054)
With Love Gift tags (747160)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
New Arrival Ribbon (780010)
New Arrival Felt Embellishments (747121)
Happy-Go-Lucky Fabric Brads (747077)
Happy-Go-Lucky Epoxy Brads(747078)
Baby Blue Pearl Candy Dots (744235)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Corner Rounder (Creative Memories)