Free For All Friday

Happy Friday everyone! We are wrapping up the week with a few "free for all" projects from some of our design team members.

First up, I (Lynn Ghahary) created a pair of cards using the Happy Go Lucky collection.  I loved the idea of pairing some of the brightly colored patterned papers against a kraft cardstock background.  My first card uses the "bonus" strips that you find at the bottom of each 12 x 12 piece of paper.  I simply cut the strips to varying lengths and stitched them along one edge.  My second card uses some scraps from previous projects along with one of the embossed flower stickers.  I love the font of the lime green Thickers from American Crafts - they are a perfect match to the Happy Go Lucky collection.

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Glee (751082)
Happy Go Lucky Chirpy (751085)
Happy Go Lucky Thrilled (751088)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Happy (751091)
Happy Go Lucky Embossed Stickers (732036)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Buttons (Fancy Pants)

Design team member Melinda Spinks absolutely wowed me when she sent along her project for today.  Here's what Melinda had to say ... "This is my very first 'Free For All Friday' assignment and I've been waiting patiently for the day I had the chance to add another Venetian Mask to my daughters wall. Now, I don't do them often because they are fiddly little suckers but once they are done, I always end up with a new favourite and my daughter's bedroom is starting to look more like a mardi-gras with each addition."

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane You're Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
Pearl Candy Dots - White (744234)

Other supplies used:
Die Cut Machine (Cricut by Provo Craft)
Plaster mask
Burlap
Ostrich Feather
Hot Glue Gun

Design team member Mimi Leinbach created an altered clipboard for her niece using the Happy Go Lucky collection.  Here's what Mimi had to say ... "My nieces just had all their rooms newly decorated. My niece Maya wanted an art room and she asked me if I would make something to hang in her room...just like me her favorite color is purple. I decided to alter this clipboard so she could hang it in her room. I thought she could clip her favorite pictures on it like I did or hang her favorite art project from it. I wanted to use the Happy Go Lucky line...it is so perfect for little girls and had just the perfect amount of purple in the collection to suit her room perfectly. I love that this is just a simple project but she will LOVE it so much!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (732038)
Happy Go Lucky Dimensional Stickers (732038)
Happy Go Lucky Paper Flowers (747070)
Happy Go Lucky Toothpick Flags (747067)
Happy Go Lucky Candy Dots (747080)
Pebbles Ribbon White (44028)
Pebbles Ribbon Orange (44032)
Pebbles Ribbon Baby Pink (44031)
Pebbles Ribbon Baby Blue (44037)
Pebbles Ribbon Spring Green (44034)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)
Clipboard (Target)

Product Parade: Alphabet Stickers plus a GIVEAWAY!

Hey everyone! Today we are focusing on one of my favorite Pebbles products ... Alphabet Stickers!   Pebbles has so many different types of alphabet stickers that allow you to customize, personalize, title or label just about anything.  With ABC stickers to coordinate with each of our adorable collections you will never be at a loss for words.

 Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson created this fun bathroom banner and shows us how easy it is to customize Pebbles ABC stickers to suit any color scheme or decor.  Here's what Wendy Sue had to say ... "For my assignment, I wanted to make a “bathroom rules” sign for the bathroom my two youngest boys share.  They are almost too big for these “cute” elements…but I’m going to keep decorating with cute kiddo stuff until they tell me they are too big for it!  After a bit of trial and error, I decided to make a banner rather than a framed piece.  The letter stickers I wanted to use are really cute, but the color just wasn’t working for me – so I decided to use spray paint to change the color – and what do you know, it matched the paper perfectly!  I cut the banner pieces and the little icons with my Silhouette, layered all of my pieces, added the new fun colored letter stickers, tied it all together with bakers twine and hung it up below a cute rubber-ducky picture that is hanging in their bathroom."

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Sparkle (751113)
Ever After Fairy Tale (751104)
Ever After Royal Banner (751115)
Ever After Magical (751112)
Happy Go Lucky ABC Stickers (732035)

Other supplies used:
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)
Eyelets (Doodlebug Designs)
Baker’s Twine (Divine Twine)
Spray Paint (Krylon)

Design team member Sarah Webb was inspired by the whimsical colors and fonts of our Ransom ABC stickers.  Here's what Sarah had to say ... "The brightly coloured Ransom stickers inspired this page. I really wanted the pictures and the numbers to pop, so I chose a dark coloured background. A list was a perfect way to use the numbers and capture lots of details about our son as he is now."

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Ransom ABC Stickers (732012)
Cats & Dogs Prrrfect Stripe (751047)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (751086)
Happy Go Lucky Black ABC Stickers (732035)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751089)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Mist (Studio Calico)
Stickers (Basic Grey)
Punch (Fiskars)

Design team member Anna Sigga created this fun gift box using lots of Pebbles ABC stickers to decorate.  Here's what Anna had to say ... "I love alphas in any shape or form, but my faves are the sticky kind and that means I have lots and lots of those little pretties. So why not use those little alphas in a different way. I decided to cover this little cardboard box with alphas instead of papers and I kinda like it. So I challenge you to have fun with your alpha stash! :D"

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky ABC - Black (732034)
Happy Go Lucky Paper Flowers (747070)
Happy Go Lucky Glitter Candy Dots - Boysenberry (747080)
Happy Go Lucky Toothpick Flags (747067)
Ever After Princess Tiara (751105)

Other supplies used:
Spellbinders
Ink (Ranger)
Glitter (Tattered Angels)

So how would you like to win a prize pack filled with Pebbles ABC Stickers?  Simply leave a comment on this blog post and tell us what your favorite Pebbles ABC sticker is and why you like it - is it the color, font, size, etc.  I’ll choose one winner at random to win a prize pack of Pebbles ABC Stickers. Submit your comment by Monday at midnight (EST). I'll announce the winner Tuesday morning. Good luck!

Dear Pebbles

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

Design team member Kristen Swain created this pretty pair of cards perfect for any occasion.  Here's what Kristen had to say ... "Pebbles has the sweetest papers and embellishments! What I love most is that I don't feel like I have to overload my cards, I can let the card be less embellished because the Pebbles products shine so well on their own!  Don't be afraid to cut card pieces up into smaller sizes if that is what will work best for you!"

 

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane With Love (751122)
Floral Lance Icon Stickers (732056)
Floral Lane Phrase Stickers (732054)
Ever After Glass Slipper (751109)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud 9 (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Glad (751087)
Tree House 3x3 Cards (751024)
Raspberry Ribbon (744030)

Other supplies used:
Buttons (Doodlebug Designs)
Twine (Craft Supply)
Scissors (Provo Craft)
Punch (EK Success)

Design team member Deena Wuest created an unexpected treat hanger to brighten a special someone's day.  Here's what Deena had to say ... "Everyone loves receiving those unexpected "just because" cards. The only thing better? Receiving one that's filled with chocolate! Here I quickly wrapped a chocolate bar with a geometric paper and added a couple of felt embellishments for the airplane enthusiast I wanted to surprise. Attach a simple ribbon to the back and hang on a doorknob to brighten someone's day!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Cats & Dogs Bow Wow (751043)
Layered Felt Embellishments - Toys For Boys (747018)
Layered Felt Embellishments - Clouds (747026)
Orange Ribbon (744032)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Design team member Ginger Williams created this pretty card using the new Floral Lane collection.  Here's what Ginger had to say ... "I adore making cards with Pebbles supplies! Everything is so perfectly coordinated that finding the perfect matching embellishments for a fun and whimsical card is a snap. My personal favorite from the Floral Lane line collection is the Button Candy Dots! I love how cute they are and especially the fact that they are self adhesive!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732054)
Floral Lane Button Candy Dots Lollipop (747113)
Floral Lane Button Candy Dots Surf (747114)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (The Paper Studio)
Punches (EK Success, Fiskars)
Ribbon (Offray)

How To Tuesday

First things first, I have a winner to announce from last week's "Friendship" 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) as well as your choice of current Pebbles collection to pebblesincdt(at)gmail(dot)com and put "Friendship Winner" in the subject line.

Design team member Stephanie Baxter shares how she finds inspiration for her layout designs.  Here's what Stephanie had to say ... "Hello lovely blog readers! I’m so thrilled to be sharing a ‘How to Tuesday’ post with a little bit of a twist. Today I’m going to be showing you how to take an inspiration piece and use it to inspire you to design a layout." 

I don’t know if you’re familiar with Pinterest, but from what I’ve seen, there has been a definite growth in using it to find all sorts of inspiration.  It’s a great place to collect all the things you find on the internet that you love, from home decor to fashion to photography. I also use it to collect things that I see online that I think would be great to incorporate into my scrapbook pages. It’s a great little time saver when it comes to getting your scrapbook pages done, because a lot of the thinking is done for you already!

So, the first thing to do is to find an inspiration piece that you like. You will see that mine immediately translates well into a scrapbook page because of its square design.

Source

Next, you need to pick out some of the elements of the design that you really love and decide how you can translate this on to your layout. The best piece of advice I can give is to keep it simple. Don’t over-think or over-complicate things. And don’t feel like you have to use every single design element that you like ... you can always come back to it and use it again on a different layout.

One thing I really loved about the inspiration piece I picked was the banner with the text on it. I’m definitely having a love affair with banners right now, so I knew that I wanted to utilise that particular design element and use it for my title. Look for ways in which you can adapt the design and make it your own. I added a journaling spot behind the banner and embellished it with Candy Dots to make the title stand out even more, for example.

Anything that uses blocks in its design translates really well into scrapbook pages because you can simply cut out pieces of patterned paper or cardstock, or even use photos. Things online or in magazines will have been designed in an aesthetically pleasing way, so you already have a go-to placement for all the main parts of your layout. If you’re anything like me, you often spend hours pushing the photos and paper around or your page trying to decide in which position they look best, so doing a layout this way definitely saves you a lot of time and a lot of hassle! This inspiration piece is a perfect example of that...the four blocks of colour were so easy to replace with four squares of patterned paper on my page.

You can get a really good idea about the quantity and size of photos to use on a layout when using an inspiration piece like this. The main image on my inspiration piece is quite sizeable, so I chose one large image for my layout and layered it on cardstock, leaving a border around the edge just like on the image I found online.

All that’s left to do is to add some embellishments and maybe a strip of patterned paper here and there to make it your own. It’s such a great way of doing things if you’re a little short on time or stuck in a bit of a rut design-wise. I’d love to see how you use an inspiration piece to help design a scrapbook page!

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane With Love (751122)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Dimensional Icons (732056)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)
Happy Go Lucky Purple Candy Dots (747080)
Happy Go Lucky Paper Flowers (747070)
Happy Go Lucky Buttons (747069)
Ever After Royal Banner (751115)
Layered Embellishments Girl (747037)


Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Rub Ons (American Crafts)
Baker’s Twine 
Journaling Spot
Image (Jack Wills catalogue)

Mix & Match Monday

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Time to mix things up a bit on the Pebbles blog as some of our design team members show off their creative skills while mixing and matching products from several Pebbles collections.

Design team member Kryssi Ng created this sweet and simple card using strips of patterned papers from her scrap stash.  Here's what Kryssi had to say ... "I love, love, love, LOVE the extra strips of pattern-y goodness that comes with each sheet of patterned paper. I am not a hoarder by any means, but I was sooo reluctant to trash these babies out after a previous project. The concept of this card came together rather quickly once I picked out strips of paper from my favorite collection: Happy Go Lucky. Such a quick and easy card and I'm glad I was able to use my scraps!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane You're Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane Stickers Dimensional Phrase (732054)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (751086)
Happy Go Lucky Dandy (751089)

Design team member Lady Grace Belarmino also used strips of paper to mix and match her Pebbles collections on her adorable layout.  Here's what LG had to say ... "Receiving gorgeous collections makes you want to keep even small leftovers which I did with my Pebbles DT stash. I love leftovers because it challenges me to try something different. Here, I was able to cut a few strips of patterned papers from small pieces leftovers from the Happy Go Lucky and Floral Lane lines. I was also able to use the strip labeling from some of the papers. By simply combining different sizes of strip papers, I was able to finish a quick and fun layout."

Pebbles supplies used:
Happy Go Lucky Splendid (751081)
Happy Go Lucky Carefree (751083)
Happy Go Lucky Glad Varnish (751087)
Happy Go Lucky Cloud Nine (751090)
Happy Go Lucky Stickers – Embossed (732036)
Happy Go Lucky Paper Flowers (747070)
Happy Go Lucky Dimensional Stickers (732038)
Floral Lane Just Because (751116)
Floral Lane You’re Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Heartfelt (751127)
Floral Lane Floral Lane Icon (732056)
Floral Lane ABC 2 Stickers (732053)

More Friendship Projects with Samantha and Anna plus a GIVEAWAY!

Design team member Samantha Sibbet created this pretty pair of friendship cards using the new Floral Lane collection.  Here's what Samantha had to say ... "I always need a stack of cards ready to send for my friends that are miles away.  The Floral Lane Dimensional Phrase Stickers have plenty of sweet sayings and they are an easy way for me add a sweet sentiment to my cards.  For the "Best Friend" card, I cut out a few of the doilies and popped them up with dimensional adhesive."

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane Just Because (751116)
Floral Lane You're Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane Thanks a Bunch (751125)
Floral Lane Heartfelt (751127)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane Candy Dots Surf (747114)
Floral Lane Dimensional Phrases (732054)
Ever After Ribbon (780008)
New Addition Metal Brads (747007)
White Spool Ribbon (44028)
 
Other supplies used:
Twine (Close To My Heart)

Design team member Anna Sigga created this gorgeous layout to document the special bond between her daughter and cousin.  Here's what Anna had to say ... "My older daughter and her cousin Isabella share an amazing friendship. Even though they live miles and miles apart and only see each other once or twice a year they still have such a strong connection. The Floral Lane collection is so beautiful and happy - it matches those two girls perfectly. And I just had to try and make the cute butterfly that Suzanne made in a previous post."

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Sweet Thoughts (751120)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane Dimensional Phrases (732054)
Floral Lane Button Candy Dots Pink (747114)
The Mr. & Mrs. Pearl Flourish (747081)
The Mr. & Mrs. Pins (747086)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Punches (ED Success, Martha Stewart)
Ink (Ranger)

So how about a giveaway?  Simply leave a comment on this blog post and tell us something about your closet friends.  I’ll choose one winner at random to win a Pebbles collection of your choice. Submit your comment by Monday at midnight (EST). I'll announce the winner Tuesday morning. Good luck!

More Friendship Projects with Zoe, Ria, and Kim

Design team member Zoe Nemburt created a sweet layout about her daughters' friendship.  Here's what Zoe had to say ... "For this week’s friendship theme I wanted to create a layout with these pictures that show just how much my two girls are good friends as well as sisters.  I was an only child when I was growing up so it’s just so wonderful for me to see how much like friends they are.  I really hope it lasts through their lifetimes."

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117)
Floral Lane You’re Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane Thanks a Bunch (751125)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)
Floral Lane Phrase (732054)
Floral Lane Icon (732056)
Button Candy Dots Pink (747114)
Buttons Candy Dots Aqua (747113)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Flowers (Kaisercraft)
Envelope (Maya Road)

Design team member Ria Mojica created a layout about the fabulous group of women she has befriended through scrapbooking.  Here's what Ria had to say ... "One of the best things I found when I started scrapbooking was this amazing group of women. We have been scrapping together for over 5 years and have shared many things -- food, scrap stuff, joys and sorrows plus lots of hugs and loads of fun! Scrapbooking may have brought us together but it is our friendship that has kept us coming back for more. I used Floral Lane for this layout because we are all girly-girls at heart and can never say no to pretty patterned papers."

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117)
Floral Lane Sweet Thoughts (751120)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane Phrase Stickers (732054)
Peacock Glitter Candy Dots (744229)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Mist (Tattered Angels)
Pen (American Crafts)
Punches (EK Success)

Design team member Kim Kesti altered a photo album perfect for filling with photos of her daughters friends.  Here's what Kim had to say ... "I’ve been hanging on to this little photo album for quite awhile. I was so happy to see that Friends was the theme for this week; I knew exactly what I wanted to create. To decorate the cover, I used the Floral Lane collection and added little punched flowers with Button Candy Dots for centers. My daughter is going to love filling the album with photos of her best friends.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane Phrase (732054)
Pink Button Candy Dots (747114)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Ribbon