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.

"As soon as I laid eyes on the Take Note 'speech bubble' paper from the Seen & Noted collection, I knew it would give me the perfect excuse to document what a chatterbox my oldest son is.  With that neutral paper as my starting point, I had lots of room to mix and match colors and patterns from a variety of different Pebbles collections, to achieve a masculine feel and continue the 'wordy' theme of the page I was going for.  The Family Ties Mother text style pattern was a great compliment to my page theme.  I was even able to mix in elements from the unexpected Trick and Treats collection as well as Sunnyside, to throw in a splash of orange to coordinate just perfectly with the photos I chose."  - Jaclyn Rench, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted Take Note (751321)
Seen & Noted Chalkboard Stickers (732130)
Family Ties Mother (751346)
Family Ties Family (751345)
Family Ties Grandmother (7513479)
Family Ties Accent & Phrase Stickers (732149)
Sunnyside Dots (751283)
Trick and Treats Apricot Printed Thickers (732141)
Tricks and Treats Paper Pad - 6x6 (751338)
Coordinating Cardstock Ash (71078)

“I’m very happy to be on the blog today to wish you all a Happy New Year.  May every day of the new year glow with good cheer and happiness for you and your family. On this occasion, I wanted to make a layout with a new year theme. So I thought about my 2013 resolutions. I designed my layout around this idea, with a winter look and feel. To do this, I used the Walnut Grove and Seen & Noted collections. Have good times with you and yours!”  - Amelie Mordret, Pebbles Design Team Member

Walnut Grove Laura (751300)
Walnut Grove Tile Kraft Thickers (732125)
Walnut Grove Dimensional Banners (747188)
Seen & Noted Favorites (751319)
Seen & Noted Word Bubble Chipboard Shapes (732132)
Seen & Noted Accent and Phrase Stickers (732128)
Seen & Noted Chalkboard Stickers (732130)
Tricks and Treats Glitter Foam Thickers Stickers (53122)
Coordinating Cardstock Dark Kraft (71563)

Free for All Friday

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

"My sons have a cute bunch of little friends that they just adore. One day we were at a friend's house and the kids were piled into the bed playing, it was just so sweet.  I took the colors from the photos, in particular the banner and the boys shirts as inspiration for my paper and embellie choices. Its not often I get to use pink( having two boys) so I take every chance I get. You may notice my layered clouds, I cut the bottom off the cloud stickers from the Sunnyside Accent & Phrase sticker sheet to better suit my layout!"  - Kim Jeffress, Pebbles Design Team Member

Walnut Grove James (751301)
Walnut Grove Paper Pad 6x6 (751307)
Walnut Grove Accent & Phrase Stickers (732119)
Seen & Noted You & Me (751313)
Seen & Noted Take Note (751321)
Seen & Noted Journalling Cards (747194)
Sunny Side Happiness (751278)
Sunny Side Bouncy (751286)
Sunny Side Accent & Phrase Stickers (732115)
Sunny Side Corrugated Aqua Stickers (732113)

Dear Pebbles

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

"I thought for a nice change that I would make cards using a different shape, rather than a standard card sized card! I cut the bases of the card into a pennant shape and then went to work making three different cards. Using the Family Ties line made it easy to create a pretty hello card, as well as one for a special guy in your life! I love that the line can work for so many different themes! Making a card in a unexpected shape is a fun and unique way to let someone know you are thinking of them!" - Nicole Nowosad, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted Tags and Pockets (747196)
Seen & Noted 6x6 Paper Pad (751323)
Seen & Noted Masking Tape Stickers (732131)
Seen & Noted Accent and Phrase Stickers (732128)
Family Ties Journal Cards (751357)
Family Ties 6x6 Paper Pad (751360)
Family Ties Masking Tape Stickers (732151)
Family Ties Hugs Corrugated Thickers (732157)
Family Ties Accent and Phrase Stickers (732148)

"I know it is the day after Christmas, and so perhaps a bit early for flowers and butterflies, but I adore the Family Ties collection so much and when I received the assignment to make cards for today's feature I felt compelled to use this happy and sunny line.  I hope you will forgive my constant use of layered butterflies... it is just so much fun to play with different patterns, especially when using the 6x6 paper pads.  Together with the stickers and chipboard shapes in this collection they make designing cards so easy, and fun too!"  - Donna Jannuzzi, Pebbles Design Team Member 

Family Ties 6x6 Paper Pad (751360)
Family Ties Cardstock Stickers (732148)
Family Ties Chipboard Shapes (732153)

How To Tuesday

"With Christmas officially here it is now time to think about New Years Eve. This year I thought I would make some party decorations to give to family and friends. I did a party horn and some confetti. To make the horn you are going to need: a party horn for the supermarket or the dollar store and some papers."  - Eva Pizarro, Pebbles Design Team Member

First, take the horn apart and trace the form on your patterned paper. Cut it out.

Next, glue the patterned paper creating a cone and assemble the horn.

Cut strips from patterned paper and soak them in water until they can bend easily.

Carefully create a ruffle with your sewing machine. Let it dry 10 minutes.

Attach to your horn with a hot glue gun and put you horn on a table so that the ruffle dries with that shape.

I also did a vellum bag with some big circles to throw during the night as confetti!

Seen & Noted Happy Thoughts (751310)
Seen & Noted Memories (751314)
Walnut Grove Eliza Jane (751304)
Walnut Grove Tags (747189)
Walnut Grove Clothes Pins (747190)

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.

"When it comes to mixing lines I think Family Ties and Seen & Noted work together wonderfully.  I used one patterned paper from each line, and minimal embellishments on my page so the photo is really the star.  I love how using the Pebbles Quote and Phrase cards can make a page com together so quickly, and for my journaling I cut a box from one of the Journaling cards and saved the saying above it for another project."  - Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted You and Me (751313)
Seen & Noted Accent and Phrase Stickers(732128)
Family Ties Daughter (751354)
Family Ties Corrugated Alpha Stickers Togetherness(732146)
Family Ties Corrugated Alpha Stickers Hugs (732147)
Famliy Ties Journaling Prompts Cards (751357)
Family Ties Quotes and Phrases Cards (751358)

"Mixing the Family Ties and Seen & Noted Collections, I made this fun and simple layout of my girls all dressed up in holiday style. I dressed them up last Christmas in Silver and Gold...I love that song. I thought it fit their personalities really well. Caitie with her heart of gold and Payton's sparkling personality. I would like to wish you all the blessings of Christmas. May Peace, Joy, and Love fill your hearts in the New Year." - Renee Zwirek, Pebbles Design Team Member

Family Ties Cousin (751355)
Family Ties Grandmother (7513479)
Family Ties Accent and Phrase Stickers (732149)
Family Ties 6 x 6 Paper Pad (751360)
Seen & Noted Howdy (751312)
Seen & Noted Checklist (751320)
Seen & Noted Accent and Phrase Stickers (732128)
Seen & Noted 6 x 6 Paper Pad (751323)
Ever After Glitter Flower Brads (747101)
Welcome Christmas ABC Clear Stamps (747143)
Candy Dots - Black (744237)
Candy Dots - Rouge (744240)
Candy Dots - Classic Leaf (744241)
Button Candy Dots - Rouge (744271)

Holiday Cards and Gifts with Christa and Kathy

"I wanted to use more non traditional colors for this card set and decided on a dark blue background for my images.  I left the cards without a sentiment so they could be used for anyone with a personal message inside. They are small enough for gifts or a card for a gift bag too.  I hand cut the angel wings and body/dress and simply made accordion folds for the dress.  Some simple stitching and they are all complete!"  - Christa Paustenbaugh, Pebbles Design Team Member

Family Ties Family (751345)
Family Ties Son (751347)
Family Ties Journaling Cards (751357)
Seen and Noted 6x6 Paper Pad (751323)
Walnut Grove 6x6 Paper Pad (751307)

"I really enjoyed this project and the challenge of creating a Christmas card and gift with non-traditional colors. I hope it helps demonstrate that you can use any line of paper for just about any theme you can dream up! It’s a tradition in our house to bake for the neighbors during the holidays and one of my favorite goodies to include is banana bread."  - Kathy Martin, Pebbles Design Team Member

Walnut Grove Laura (751300)
Walnut Grove Nancy (751298)
Walnut Grove Charles (751296)
Walnut Grove Mini ABC Stickers (732121)
Walnut Grove Tags (747189)

More Holiday Cards and Gifts with Tiffany and Vivian

"When I saw the blue polka dot paper from the Seen & Noted collection I thought it looked like snow.  The rest of the project was built upon that sheet of paper.  I love the look of aqua and red together, and there are so many cute patterned papers and embellishments from Pebbles that coordinate in those two colors!  I pulled out my Cricut for this project and used the Winter Frolic and Winter Woodland cartridges for the snowman and the snowflakes.  The picture frame was black and I liked the design, so I spray painted it white.  Then I pulled it all together with lots and lots of foam dimensional adhesive."  - Tiffany Hood, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted Hello (751311)
Seen & Noted You and Me (751313)
Seen & Noted 6x6 Paper Pad (751323)
Sunny Side Content (751284)
Sunny Side Blissful (751280)
Hip Hip Hooray Banner Kit (747163)
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Circles (744290)
Country Picnic Secret Garden (751240) 

"I love the look of packages wrapped simply in brown paper, with colorful embellishments added. For these gifts, I used my die cutting machine and Pebbles patterned paper to create fun and colorful embellishments for my holiday presents. The Hanukkah set features a package with the numbers 1-8 welded together, a package adorned with a rosette with a Star of David at the center, and a package presented with a 3-D paper bow. The Christmas set features a package with a green and red ornament and a package with a stitched garland of holly leaves and berries."  - Vivian Masket, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted Howdy (751312)
Seen & Noted Memories (751314)
Seen & Noted 6x6 Paper Pad (751323)
Family Ties Cousin (751355)
Family Ties Family (751345)

More Holiday Cards and Gifts with Eva and Nicole

 

"I love to make little gifts for friends or neighbours, but just because it is a small gift it doesn't have to be less special! For my project today I did a small box that holds two types of chocolates and a coordinating card. I used some aqua and red from the Seen & Noted collection and mixed it with some kraft. I love that color combo for Christmas!"  - Eva Pizarro, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted Lots of Love (751315)
Seen & Noted You and Me (751313)
Seen & Noted Accent and Phrase Stickers (732128)
Walnut Grove Carrie  (751302)

"I wanted to make a simple project using just my trusty 6x6 Seen & Noted paper pad and some punches. I love the fun modern colors in the line, and Seen & Noted is really perfect for the holidays also! The soft aqua and bright red combo is perfect for a modern take! I cut some paper boxes from a template on my Silhouette. I used the circle punches and sewing machine to sew a garland to wrap around the gift! I added a dimensional circle “puff”, made from 6 punched circles folded together on top of a doily and glittered snowflake."  - Nicole Nowosad, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted 6x6 Paper Pad (751323)

"I love the idea of giving gift certificates in something else other than a card – so instead I cut a mitten and Christmas tree shape out of cardstock, layered with some fun patterns from Walnut Grove and Seen & Noted and stitched the outer 3 edges together, leaving the bottom open to insert a gift card! Just add a tag from the Walnut Grove line and you are done! A quick and fun way to give someone special something for the holidays."  - Nicole Nowosad, Pebbles Design Team Member

Walnut Grove 6x6 paper pad (751307)
Walnut Grove Tags (747189)
Walnut Grove Clothespins (747190)
Walnut Grove Dimensional Stickers (747188)
Seen & Noted 6x6 Paper Pad (751323)
Seen & Noted Masking Tape Stickers (732131) 

More Holiday Cards and Gifts with Laura and Laurel

Before we get to more projects I have a winner to announce from our "Guest Designer" giveaway two weeks ago.  We apologize for not posting the winner sooner.  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 made two relatively simple cards for this week and let the colorful patterned paper do the talking.  I thought the Seen & Noted line was perfect for Christmas cards with it's beautiful Reds & Blues.  I used my die cut machine on both cards adding a Snowflake to the one, and a sentiment to the other.  I love the snowflake with the sentiment 'You're my number one' since no snowflake is alike, and in the card I'll write 'this Christmas'."  - Laura Craigie, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted 6x6 Paper pad (751323)
Seen & Noted Accent and Phrase Stickers (732128)
Seen & Noted Lots of Love (751315)
Seen & Noted Remember(751317)
Coordinating Cardstock - Fireberry (71558)

"Seen & Noted is one of my favorite collections from the most recent release.  Pulling out the blues and reds from the collection makes for a perfect holiday theme.  I love when I can use non-themed paper for holiday items, it makes my supplies stretch so much further."  - Laurel Seabrook, Pebbles Design Team Member

Seen & Noted Accent & Phrase Stickers (732128)
Seen & Noted Lots of Love (751315)
Seen & Noted You & Me (751313)
Seen & Noted Howdy (751312)
Seen & Noted Favorites (751319)
Walnut Grove Mini ABC Stickers (732121)

Theme: Holiday Cards and Gifts

All this week on the Pebbles blog we will be sharing holiday cards and gifts created by some of our design team members just in time for the holidays.

 

"I always aim to have a few small hostess gifts on hand for the many parties and gatherings that occur during the holiday season.  I thought a set of handmade tags, garland and bows would make a nice little gift set, since gift wrapping is something most everyone does this time of year!  For a festive approach to this project, I dug into my Pebbles stash and pulled out several of the red and green patterned papers I had, alongside some neutrals and a splash of light pink.  I put my holiday punches to work to add 'a little Christmas' to this project, that otherwise uses not a stitch of holiday themed product.  I love how all of these simple gift accessories look all packaged up in a cute reused embellishment box - I hope the recipient does, too!"  - Jaclyn Rench, Pebbles Design Team Member

Walnut Grove 6x6 Paper Pad (751307)
Walnut Grove Clothes Pins (747190)
Walnut Grove Accent & Phrase Stickers (732119)
Walnut Grove Carrie (751302)
Walnut Grove Grace (751303)
Walnut Grove Harriet (751294)
Walnut Grove Corrugated Kraft Thickers (732122)
Walnut Grove Corrugated Crimson Thickers (732123)
Walnut Grove Corrugated Black Thickers (732134)
Seen & Noted Checklist (751320)
Seen & Noted 6x6 Paper Pad (751323)
Sunnyside Sprout (751281)
Sunnyside Clear Stamps (747183)
Let Freedom Ring Samuel Adams (751259)
Coordinating Cardstock Dark Kraft (71563)
Coordinating Cardstock Leaf (71052)
Coordinating Cardstock Crimson (71029)

“Creating holiday cards without using actual Christmas-y papers is a bit of a challenge, but I love doing it. I feel like it really stretches my supplies (not to mention, my imagination). Crafting these cards was not that difficult, I love the teal and red combination for Christmas, anyways; so, these came together quickly. By using the same card “template”, I could mix and match several patterns together and unify everything by using the same ribbon. Quick and easy, just what the doctor ordered this time of year! Happy Holiday!” - Kim Kesti, Pebbles Design Team Member

Walnut Grove Nancy (751298)
Walnut Grove Caroline (751295)
Walnut Grove Harriet (751294)
Walnut Grove Clothespins (747190)
Seen & Noted Everyday (751318)
Button Candy Dots (744266)