Pebbles Inc

Guest Designer: Nicole Samuels and a GIVEAWAY!

2012-01-27T08:34:00.000-07:00

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

Describe yourself in 3 words … laid back, sometimes quiet, always playing catch up!

My guilty pleasure is … shopping by myself!

You’ll never find me without … my iPhone.

You might be surprised to know that I …dislike talking on the phone. (strange given the answer above!)

My least favorite chore is … cleaning toilets! Hello ... there are 4 boys in this house!

I started scrapbooking in ... 2002.

My favorite thing about this hobby is ... the creative outlet it provides.

If I were a Pebbles product I would be … the mini letter stickers. They can multitask on a page ... title, sub title, journaling. They do it all, just like all moms!

Nicole created so many amazing projects for us today including this sweet layout about her daughter and her youngest son. Here's what Nicole had to say ... "As soon as I saw that title chipboard sticker I knew I wanted to use this photo with it. My 6 year old daughter and 2 year old son are best buds. She was the "baby" for a few years and I think she really enjoys having a younger sibling to play with now. Or boss around ... not sure which! :) Anyways, I also love the tags and wanted those to be a focal point of the page."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Embossed Borders Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Mini Clothes Pins (744278)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)

Here's what Nicole had to say about her next project ... "This is a pretty random page for me! I just started spelling out the kraft words on the kraft background paper without pre-planning too much (which I often do!). I LOVE the Pebbles kraft designs! To add some color I layered some of the chipboard stickers and buttons."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
With Love Dimensional Word Stickers (732083)
With Love 12" Border Stickers (732084)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Hearts Candy Dots (744279)

Nicole also created a project to go along with our "inspired by" theme this week. Nicole found inspiration for this layout from one of the shapes available in the Silhouette store. Here's what Nicole had to say ... "This page was initially going to look much different. But as I was looking through my Silhouette library I found the circle/butterfly design and knew I wanted to use it somehow on the page. On a whim I decided to cut it really big to see if it would look neat almost as the background to the page rather than a small accent. And viola ... the page design went a totally different direction."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Denim ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Talk about inspiring! Thank you so much Nicole 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 Nicole'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!

More Inspired Projects with Aphra and Kim

2012-01-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Aphra Bolyer found inspiration for her Valentine's themed project from Pinterest (a popular source of inspiration among our design team members) ...

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Here's what Aphra had to say ... "My go-to place for inspiration is Pinterest. To narrow my choices down a bit, I did a search for Valentine. I was immediately drawn to several of Melissa Phillips' floral, frilly, feminine projects. There were even a couple of gorgeous projects that she created with the Fresh Goods line, but I decided that wouldn't be much of a challenge for me. So I settled upon a lovely quilted heart sachet as inspiration for my Valentine Gift Bag."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love So In Love (751205)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Dear Valentine (715207)
With Love You're Sweet (715208)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Candy Dots (744279)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
New Addition Boy Fabric Brads (747139)

Other supplies used:
Kraft Gift Bag (Michael's)
Cardstock (Bazzill)
Baker's Twine (Divine Twine)
Scissors (Fiskars)

Design team member Kim Kesti used these ruffle headbands as inspiration for her adorable layout ...

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Here's what Kim had to say ... “Since the advent of Pinterest, I find there is almost too much inspiration online. But, when I saw these cute headbands on a friend’s board, I quickly added them to the stack for future layout ideas. I was inspired to pleat and stitch paper instead of fabric, but I still wanted to add that cute stack of embellishments. So fun!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
New Addition ABC Brown (732064)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)
New Addition Girl Tooth Pick Flags (747122)
Button Candy Dots Pink (747114)
Dimensional Phrase Stickers New Addition Girl (732059)
Felt Layered Embellishment New Addition Girl (747120)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Spray Mist

More Inspired Projects with Eva and Mel

2012-01-25T09:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Eva Pizarro found inspiration for her project from this movie poster ...

Here's what Eva had to say ... "I love to search sketches for my pages, this one is from a movie poster. I love all the writing in the ad and decided to make a really long title. After that I didn't have place for so many embellishments so I put two tags and a heart paper clips garland."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love You And Me (751212)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Baker's Twine (The Twinery)

Design team member Mel Blackburn found inspiration for her cards from this fun image she found on Pinterest ...

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Here's what Mel had to say ... "I found this imagine on Pinterest and knew that it was the perfect piece to replicate on a card or project. Pennants are still a very popular design item and I couldn’t wait to incorporate them on my cards. On the Love Forever card I did an exact replica of the image, adding ribbon to the middle to give the card a softer feel. On the Be Mine card, I created a pennant banner, adding different elements from the With Love collection. I hope this inspires you to add some pennants to your projects."

Pebbles supplies used - "Love Forever" card:
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love You’re Sweet (751208)
With Love XOXO (751210)
With Love Candy Dot Hearts (744279)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Die Cut Machine (Making Memories)

Pebbles supplies used - "Be Mine" card:
With Love All Mine (75120)9
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love XOXO (751210)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Heart Paperclips (744281)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

Other supplies used:
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Die Cut Machine (Making Memories)
Twine

More Inspired Projects with Ashley, Laura, and Melinda

2012-01-24T09:00:00.002-07:00

Design team member Ashley Stephens found inspiration for her Valentine's themed project from this project she found on Pinterest ...

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Here's what Ashley had to say ... "I don't have any Valentine's Day decor in my house (I know, I know), so when I found this image on Pinterest I knew I had to make a paper version. It cut out the heart shapes with my Silhouette and sewed around the edge creating a pocket. It will house Valentine's and love notes, and I can hang it on the wall or over a door handle!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love You're Sweet (751208)
With Love All Mine (751209)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Acrylic Stamps (747162)
With Love Candy Dots - Hearts (744279)
With Love Mini Clothespins (744280)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)
New Addition Girl Felt Layered Embellishment (747120)

Other supplies used:
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)
Ink (Colorbox)
Twine (Craft Supply)
Sewing Machine

Design team member Laura Craigie found inspiration from this awesome wood patio. I just love how she translated it to her layout ...

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Here's what Laura had to say ... "I stumbled upon this image on Pinterest and was instantly inspired by the circles of the wood. I used my electronic cutting machine to cut out the design on the bottom of my layout, and filled in some of the circles with striped pattern paper, I chose an odd number as it usually looks more pleasing to the eye. I wanted to document my relationship with my oldest son, and the With Love collection was just perfect."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Candy Dots (744279)
New Addition Ribbon (780010)
New Addition Spiral Paper Clips (747129)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)
Ink (Jenni Bowlin)

Design team member Melinda Spinks was inspired by this image of a wine cork heart she found on Pinterest ...

Melinda decided to replace the corks with chocolate (good choice!) and created this delicious treat box instead. Here's what Melinda had to say ... "Inspiration comes from all different places but I will readily admit that Pinterest is a huge source of inspiration rolled into one website and I get lost in there for hours. So, my inspiration this week comes from a cork heart that I spied which gave me the idea to recreate a similar heart using Hershey's Kisses. After careful consideration I decided to place the heart inside a box card for my husband with Valentine's Day just around the corner... that's if the chocolates last that long, he he!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love I heart You (751203)
With Love So In Love (751205)
With Love Clear Stamps (747162)
Welcome Christmas Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Pearlescent Chalks Jewel Tones (42005)

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

For a tutorial on how to create a treat box of your own be sure to stop by Melinda's blog and see her step by step instructions!

Winter 2012 Sneak Peak Winners

2012-01-23T11:48:00.004-07:00

Wow! The response to our Winter 2012 lines was great! We loved reading the comments and sharing in your excitement. Thanks!

It's time to announce the winners of the new lines, from those who commented on each of the reveal blog posts. Here it goes:

Winner of Country Picnic is Heather:

(Love the mustache, Heather.)

The Hip Hip Hooray winner is Romy.

Let Freedom Ring goes to Linda.

And finally, the Crystal Candy Dots winner is Calamity Jane.

Congratulations to our winners! And thanks to everyone who participated. We sure appreciate all of you.

Winners, go ahead and email your mailing addresses (no P.O. Boxes, please!) to contest@americancrafts.com and I'll get your prizes on their way!

Have a great Monday, and don't forget to come back daily for more inspiration!

Theme: Inspired By

2012-01-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. This week on the Pebbles blog I have asked some of our design team members to create projects based on an inspiration piece of their choice. I've loved seeing how our talented designers gather inspiration and translate it into their projects and I know you will too!

First up, design team member Mandie Pierce created not one but two projects for us today. Mandie found inspiration for her first project via this adorable birth announcement ...

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Here's what Mandie had to say ... "I repinned this cute birth announcement from Stephanie Baxter on Pinterest. I thought it would make a fun layout for the birth announcement for my nephew. (Isn't he adorable???) This was a REALLY fast layout. I used stars instead of hearts. I just punched them out with a couple of punches and glued them down in random spots."

Pebbles supplies used:

New Addition Boy Adorable (751155)
New Addition Boy Baby Of Mine (751157)
New Addition Boy Calendar (751151)
New Addition Boy Cutie Pie (751154)
New Addition Boy Fabric Brads (747139)
New Addition Boy Layered Embellishments (747133)
New Addition Boy Toothpick Flags (747134)
Brown Button Candy Dots (747138)

Other supplies used:

Punches (Fiskars)

Staples (Tim Holtz)

Here is Mandie's second inspiration piece ...

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And here's what Mandie had to say ... "I LOVE the elephant in the New Addition line and was very excited to see it in the Silhouette store! I also love the font of the "hello" rub-ons and was even more excited to see that in the Silhouette store as well. I like the elephants standing on top of each other. I thought this would make a really cute wall hanging for a kids' room or a baby shower."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Girl It's a Girl (751140)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
With Love Candy Dot Buttons (744279)
Elephant & Hello Silhouette Cuts (Silhouette Store)

Other supplies used:

Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)

Patterned Paper (Basic Grey)

Design team member Anna Sigga's inspiration piece made me giggle when I saw it - I mean who doesn't love a ruffle bum? LOL!

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Here's what Anna had to say about her project ... "I found this cute skirt on my www-walk and I just loved the colors, polka dots and all the layers. The New Addition Girl collection was the perfect match for my inspiration piece and this cute photo of my younger daughter."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Girl Calendar (751139)
New Addition Girl Little Hands (751144)
New Addition Girl Little Sister (751150)
New Addition Girl Beautiful Baby (751148)
New Addition Girl Love Bug (751142)
New Addition ABC Stickers Pink (732057)
New Addition Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732059)
The Mr. & Mrs. Stickers - Pearl Flourish (747081)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Ink (Ranger)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Sneak Peek Week: Crystal Candy Dots

2012-01-20T08:30:00.003-07:00

It's been a full week of reveals, hasn't it? We hope you liked our three new collections. We sure do!

The last reveal from Pebbles is an addition to the card making side (although these can be used wherever your heart desires). You've seen our Candy Dots in lots of different colors and even at times in button form. Well, now we have Crystal Candy Dots!

Shimmering morsels in six tasty colors, Crystal Candy Dots jump off the page to make the ordinary project extraordinary. These little gems come in red, black, green, white, blue, and two shades of pink — A dazzling addition to the Candy Dot family. Self adhesive Crystal Candy Dots go anywhere brads or buttons would go. They're perfect for card making, as well as scrapbooking and other crafts.

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What do you think? Where would you use these Candy Dots? Tell us in a comment below and on Monday, Jan. 23, we'll pick a winner to send a full set of these little beauties.

Thanks for a great week! See you on Monday.

Sneak Peek Week: Let Freedom Ring

2012-01-19T08:30:00.001-07:00

We're feeling patriotic today with our next Winter 2012 reveal, Let Freedom Ring. With this line, memories become timeless with traditional red, white and blue designs and a classic feel. It's a versatile collection for honoring memories of military service or capturing the fun of hometown parades, picnics and fireworks.

Let Freedom Ring features 12 double-sided patterned papers, including six in kraft.

Let Freedom Ring embellishments are beautiful like fireworks: Glitter Thickers and other stickers, plus new additions of Accordion Pennants, Dimensional Banners and Folded Paper Stars.

Feel like eating some hot dogs and lighting sparklers? Tell us what you're most looking forward to with Let Freedom Ring and on Monday, Jan. 23, we'll pick a winner from the comments to win the whole line!

Sketchy Thursday

2012-01-19T07:39:00.000-07:00

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 Ashley Stephens created this sweet layout about her little man using our With Love collection. Here's what Ashley had to say ... "I love to use sketches, especially when I'm short on time or inspiration. I was excited to use this particular sketch - it is simple but offers a lot of opportunity to use a big mix of patterned paper. I stuck pretty close to the sketch and it came together really quickly!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love All Mine (751209)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love ABC (732081)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Candy Dots (744279)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink (Colorbox)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created this adorable layout featuring photos of her sweet daughter based on today's sketch. Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "Nothing like a good sketch to make a scrapbook page come together quickly! I used once again, the With Love Collection to create these everyday moments of my daughter. Again this week, the sketch brought me out of my comfort zone, and instead of using one photo, I scrapbooked three! I modified the sizes, and the placement of the photos. I wanted to create a quirky page with lots of personality, just like my little Macie!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love You & Me: (751212)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Candy Dots-Hearts (744279)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock
Stamp
Baker's Twine

Sneak Peek Week: Hip Hip Hooray

2012-01-18T08:30:00.000-07:00

Our Winter 2012 reveals continue today with another line we're sure you'll love: Hip Hip Hooray!

Hang the banners, throw some confetti and start the party with this birthday-inspired line. Hip Hip Hooray is bursting with bright, bold colors and designs that are perfect for all your birthday paper crafting needs, from layouts and cards, to decorations, favors and invitations.

Hip Hip Hooray features 12 double-sided papers, with six boasting a glitter finish. (We sure do love glitter!)

Ready for the embellishments? There are fan-favorites, like mini-clothespins, stickers and clear stamps. Plus, there are several new goodies to choose from: paper pinwheels, flag banners and Sequin Candy Dots. Let the party begin!

How can you not be ecstatic about Hip Hip Hooray? (Already planning out the next birthday on your list, huh?) Tell us what you like best by commenting below. On Monday, Jan. 23, we'll pick one of you to win the whole new line! (Talk about something to celebrate!)

Whip It Up Wednesday

2012-01-18T06:01:00.001-07:00

Design team member Stephanie Baxter put together this trio of frames in less than 30 minutes! Here's what Steph had to say ... "My brother has just recently bought his own flat and moved out, so I wanted to make him a little house-warming gift, and preferably something that he could hang on the wall. I was so thrilled I managed to whip these 3 pieces of wall art in less than 30 minutes! I cut 2 pieces of cardstock and 1 piece of patterned paper to fit the frames (super cheap from Ikea!) and decorated them with lots of butterflies (various Pebbles embellishments and punched shapes from patterned paper) as his fiancee, who will be moving in when they get married next year, absolutely loves butterflies! This is a great project to try if you're a bit short of time but want to give a lovely, handmade gift ... maybe bear it in mind for Christmas next year! I definitely think I'll be making some more of these!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
New Arrival ABC Stickers (732020)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Sneak Peek Week: Country Picnic

2012-01-17T08:00:00.000-07:00

Jane & Lila by Ann-Marie Morris using Country Picnic

It's that time again, to reveal the latest and greatest from Pebbles Inc. We have three lines for Winter 2012, and the first we've decided to share with all of you is Country Picnic.

Picture a sunny afternoon lying in the grass sipping sugary lemonade and you've got the feel of Country Picnic. Rosy pinks, sage greens and a heavenly light kraft combine into a lovely collection blooming with florals, polka dots and stripes.

There are 12 double-sided papers to play with, six of which feature that light kraft we mentioned.

Paper is just the start of Country Picnic. There are lots of ABC Stickers in several colors and fonts, and some are textured corrugate. (So great!) Plus there are masking tape and dimensional stickers for that extra pop. Don't forget about the clear stamps, adorable dimensional flowers and, new to the group, layered kraft tags.

We think you'll agree, the possibilities are ever-green with Country Picnic. So tell us what you're most looking forward to with this new collection by commenting below. On Monday, Jan. 23, we'll pick one of you to win the entire Country Picnic line!

How To Tuesday

2012-01-17T07:25:00.000-07:00

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.

Today design team member Christa Paustenbaugh shows us a fun technique using the Silhouette and one of her favorite embellishments from our Fresh Goods collection. here's what Christa had to say ... "There is a lot of talk all around the scrapbook community about the Silhouette and now the Silhouette Cameo. I know not everyone has a Silhouette so today's How To can be made with the die cut machine, but can also be made without it too! I love the Pebbles Fresh Goods butterfly image through Silhouette and decided to make it my embellishment focus on this layout."

First, open the butterfly image in Silhouette and sizing it rather large.

After the first one was cut I sized it just a bit larger (about 1/2" all around) and cut out a second butterfly as backing for the first one. I wanted the top butterfly to stand out so I cut strips of Fresh Goods papers to 1/4" wide and adhered them to the butterfly side by side. Let them hang over on the butterfly because the trimming will come next!

I just took my scissors and carefully trimmed around the butterfly to cut off the excess paper strips. I adhered it to the larger butterfly then used foam adhesive to raise it a bit from the cardstock.

If you don't have a Silhouette it's still easy to re-create the butterfly. Simply do a search for a butterfly image, download it, size it to your liking and cut it out on cardstock.

This is a very easy way to use up paper scraps and add a nice embellishment to your layout or card.

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane Just Because (751116)
Floral Lane Warm Thoughts (751117)
Floral Lane You're Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane Floral Lane (751122)
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Heartfelt (751127)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Floral Lane Candy Dots Surf (747114)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flag (747153)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Twine (The Twinery, Jillibean Soup)
Thread (Gutermann)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)

Mix & Match Monday

2012-01-16T10:00:00.000-07:00

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.

First up, design team member Laura Craigie created this simply adorable layout about the three little men in her life. Here's what Laura had to say ... "When deciding on what products to use on this layout I started with the picture and decided I wanted to pull out the blues, and reds. That made an easy choice to use the New Addition boy's line, and pair it with Fresh Goods. I had a lot of fun cutting things out on my silhouette with Kraft cardstock to tie the whole thing together."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Calendar (751151)
New Addition Ribbon - Boy (780006)
New Addition Mini Clothes Pins (747136)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (744266)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)
Pen (Uniball Signo)

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson used three different Pebbles collections on this love themed layout. Here's what Wendy had to say ... "I went through a few different collections and pulled out a bunch of kraft, red, and pink product to use for this Valentine’s Day layout. I found fun coordinating papers in the With Love, New Addition” and Fresh Goods lines. I love being able to mix and match products between lines and it’s super easy to do with Pebbles products because the style is consistent and some of the design elements and patterns are even subtly repeated between the lines."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love ABC (732081)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Mini Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
New Addition layered embellishments (747000)
New Addition Chips (744115)
New Addition Metal Brads (747007)
New Addition Toothpick Flags (747122)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)
New Addition Word Dimensional Stickers (732031)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stickers

Design team member Kim Kesti professes her love for junking on this mix and match layout. Here's what Kim had to say ... "Mixing several Pebbles collection is easy as pie, or should I say, easy as finding a great deal at the thrift store? I had a blast putting together this layout using several stickers, papers and tags from our With Love, Fresh Goods and even Welcome Christmas lines. And yes, I love junking!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Santa’s List (751182)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Stickers (732077)
With Love ABC (732081)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Guest Designer: Jen Gallacher and a GIVEAWAY!

2012-01-13T08:44:00.000-07:00

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

Describe yourself in 3 words … snarky, messy, organized (Yes. You can be both.)

My guilty pleasure is … Peanut M&M's

You’ll never find me without … A notebook to jot down ideas or my "to do" list.

You might be surprised to know that I … I don't have ears pierced. I did at one time, but I didn't like it. I'm not a big fan of jewelry, especially when I'm paper crafting.

My least favorite chore is … Any chore that takes me away from my creative time.

I started scrapbooking in ... 1997 when my sister took me took my first class at a Pebbles scrapbook store.

My favorite thing about this hobby is ... I can convey my heart-felt feelings to those I love and they will always have a record of those feelings.

If I were a Pebbles product I would be … A clothespin: cute and tiny (or I inspire to be both of those things.)

Jen created so many amazing projects for us today including this love themed layout about her daughter. Here's what Jen had to say ... " I wanted to focus on someone I love so I chose to create this layout about my 15 year old daughter, Katelyn. Like the card and envelope project, I filled the envelope with patterned paper and then added hearts "exploding" out of the envelope. Little details like ribbons with notched or diagonally cut ends make this layout completely feminine."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love True Love (751202)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Dimensional Hearts (747157)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini Clothespins (744280)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Candy Dots - Hearts (744279)
With Love Acrylic Stamps (747162)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Jen also created a project to go along with our "double" theme this week. Here's what Jen had to say ... "Fresh Goods always inspires me to pull out my summer photos. It makes me think of picnics, family reunions, flower gardens, and family. For this layout, I cut several of the patterned paper end strips into long banner strips and layered them on both sides of my photo. For something different I layered my title vertically rather than horizontally."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
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 Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Vanilla Button Candy Dots (744276)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
String

Here's what Jen had to say about her final project ... "I'm a sucker for cute envelope shapes and the envelopes in this collection completely inspired this project. I added a patterned paper insert inside the envelope, then decorated the outside with a twist tie and a chipboard sticker. I then created a small square card that would easily fit inside the card. I love all the extra embellishments in this collection which make creating fun and easy."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love All Mine (751209)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Dimensional Stickers (732083)
With Love 12" Border Stickers (732084)
With Love Mini Clothespins (744280)
With Love Candy Dots - Hearts (744279)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

WOW! Talk about inspiring! Thank you so much Jen 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 Jen'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!

More Double Page Layouts with Jill, Gretchen, and Valerie

2012-01-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Jill Cornell created a double page layout with lots of photos to tell the story of her twin daughters' Christmas experiences this year. Here's what Jill had to say ... " I love creating double page layouts when I have a lot of photos to tell a particular story. Christmas is the perfect occasion to share a lot of photos, and I used the Welcome Christmas collection to showcase photos of one of our Christmas gatherings this year. I created a collage of wallet size photos (10 of them) and then chose one photo that I wanted to highlight and made that the focal point of the layout. When I create two-page layouts, I enjoy creating a large design element that supports the focal point photo. Here I created a Christmas tree using punched circles from patterned paper and rhinestones. A portion of a border sticker anchors the tree. I also carried the title across the page with the use of a border sticker."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Crimson ABC Stickers (732069)
Welcome Christmas 12" Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Kiss Me (751204)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stickers (The Girls' Paperie)
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Rhinestones (Melissa Frances)
Punches (Martha Stewart, Marvy Uchida)

Design team member Gretchen McElveen uses a double page spread to document the joy of meeting a new sibling. Here's what Gretchen had to say ... "Sometimes when it comes to double-page layouts, simplicity is best! If I am making a 2-pager, it probably means I have lots of pictures to use and lots of journaling that I want to do. That doesn't always leave a lot of room for embellishing. On this layout (of one of my best friends and her kiddos), I didn't have too much journaling but I did have several pictures to use and I really wanted to do that long title. The New Addition boy and girl lines were perfect for the look I wanted to create with this layout. To make sure my pictures stood out, I matted them on white cardstock and added photo corners to some of them. Then I kept the embellishments to a minimum so my layout didn't look too busy! Voila! A simple 2-pager!"

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Boy Little Toes (751156)
New Addition Boy Little Brother (751162)
New Addition Boy Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732065)
New Addition Girl Little Hands (751144)
New Addition Girl Little Sister (751150)
New Addition Girl Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732059)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Brads (Little Yellow Bicycle)
String

Design team member Valerie Mangan's double page layout makes me ache for summer's warmer weather and time spent down at the Jersey shore. Here's what Valerie had to say ... "Two page layouts are a great way to showcase many photos from a single event. This page features 10 photos plus a few extras in the little pocket behind the ‘nj’. I used a summer mix of patterns from several lines to create my page border which frames the white space. (I tried to pull my colors from the beach chair in the photos). The random border strips cross over the page breaks to unite the 2 separate pages. My journaling is on a border strip under the photos that also spans the page break."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Denim ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods Clothes Pins Natural Wood (744278)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (751086)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)

Other products used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)

More Double Page Layouts with Aphra and Christa!

2012-01-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Aphra Bolyer created a double page layout to celebrate 2011. Here's what Aphra had to say ... "This layout was inspired by the larger picture of my two boys, which was taken on New Year's Day of 2011. I wanted to get it scrapped before the year ended. Then, I thought why not use it for a Year In Review layout. I picked a favorite picture from each month of the year, turned them black and white and printed them out. I had intended to block the photos, but when they came out of the printer they looked like negative strips. I went with the idea and love the happy accident!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751184)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)

Other supplies used:
Die Cut Machine and Cartridges (Cricut Expression by Provo Craft)
Punch (EK Success)
Baker's Twine

Design team member Christa Paustenbaugh created this two page layout about the bond between her daughters and their cousin. Here's what Christa had to say ... "When I normally do a 2 page layout I put the pages flush together and make it one big continuous layout. This time I decided to divide it up a bit, almost like 2 separate layouts. I'm in love with those masking tape stickers and they were perfect for this layout about my daughters and their bond with their cousin from Germany. I then used the Silhouette to cut a journaling shape and just made it a bit bigger for a mat behind it. Very simple!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Mom and Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers Blue (732074)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Mini Stickers (732087)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Heart Clips (744281)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Twine (Studio Calico)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)

Theme: Make Mine A Double

2012-01-10T10:00:00.002-07:00

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

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created this love-ly two page layout featuring our With Love collection. Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "I am not normally a two page scrapbooker. It seems I never have enough great photos to complete two pages. Usually, for me one photo is enough to tell my story. However, love these sweet photos of my little girl, so I am happy to have them together in an album. I was so ready for the New Year, that I pulled out the With Love Collection from Pebbles. This is perhaps one of my favorite Valentine's collections because it is on kraft paper. Perfect for your Valentine memories, and Valentine paper crafts."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love True Love (751202)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732D86)
With Love With Love ABC 2 (732D82)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732D088)

Other supplies used:
Baker's Twine
Vellum

Design team member Mel Blackburn created this stunning two page layout using a large ampersand to ground her photos, title, and journaling. Here's what Mel had to say ... "It had been a while since I created a double pager, this time around I decided to try out a smaller version of the traditional double layout, and the size of my layout is 11x17, which I much preferred! I love the textured background to which I added random punched out circles. Some of these circles feature tiny hearts, which are the punched out hearts from the With Love tag, this is great way to use supplies. The tags are adorable, I couldn’t leave the hearts unused. Even though this layout is about Love, I used non-traditional love colors which better suited the pictures. I hope this inspires you to create a double page layout."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)

Other supplies used:
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Baker's Twine (My Mind's Eye)
Stamps (Studio G, Avery)
Ink (Jenni Bowlin)
Punches (Martha Stewart, Marvy Uchida, Stampin' Up!)

Design team member Sarah Webb created this colorful double page layout. Here's what Sarah had to say ... "When I received this assignment, I knew exactly which pictures would suit a double page. The boat shaped felt embellishments were perfect for my theme, paired of course with Fresh Goods. Using a wave border punch was an easy way to help round out my water/boat theme!"

Pebbles supplies used:

New Addition Layered Embellishments (747132)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Spinach Button Candy Dots (744275)
Floral Lane Ribbon (58353)
Hearts Candy Dots (744279)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Stickers (October Afternoon)
Punch (Fiskars)

Theme: Make Mine A Double

2012-01-09T10:00:00.001-07:00

Happy Monday everyone! This week on the Pebbles blog will have you seeing double - double page layouts that is! I've challenged some of our design team members to create a double page layout using their favorite Pebbles supplies.

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson created this boyishly sweet double page layout about her son's love for popsicles! Here's what Wendy had to say ... "My youngest son is a HUGE popsicle fan and he will eat ask for them even if it’s snowing outside. He especially loves otter pops…and if he can eat two flavors at the same time, he is in popsicle heaven! I’ve had these photos for a while, just waiting for the right paper combo to use to scrap them … as I was organizing some of my Pebbles products, I realized the blue and green in the “Ever After” line would work perfectly. It doesn’t matter that the line is primarily meant for girls – as there is a lot of pink/princess-y in the line as well … I simply left out the pink, combined some browns from other lines and put together a perfectly acceptable boyish combination!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Ever After Fairy Tale (751104)
Ever After Little Princess (751107)
Ever After Prince Charming (751111)
Ever After Sparkle (751113)
Ever After Royal Banner (751115)
Ever After Phrases Dimensional Stickers (732047)
Ever After Journaling Dimensional Stickers (732050)
Happy Go Lucky Fountain Candy Dots (747079)
Happy Go Lucky Toothpick Flags (747067)
New Arrival ABC Stickers (brown) (732064)
New Addition Boy Toothpick Flags (747134)
New Addition Boy Fabric Brads (747139)
New Arrival Boy Buttons (747005)
New Addition Brown Button Candy Dots (747138)
Floral Lane Chips (747108)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stickers
Journaling Pen
Baker's Twine
Thread

Design team member Elizabeth Carney created a double page layout to celebrate the love she shares with her husband - so sweet! Here's what Elizabeth had to say ... "These photos said everything about love to me. Dayv and I have a great relationship and showcasing that tickles me so much! I am very much in love with my husband as he is with me! Using the With Love collection was the perfect fit!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Heart Paper Clips ( 744281)
With Love Sticky Notes (732088)
Mr. & Mrs. Flower Brads (747089)
Ever After Pins (747096)
New Arrival Layered Embellishments (747120)
Pearl Candy Dots (747088)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Glimmer Mist

Free For All Friday

2012-01-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

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

Design team member Jill Cornell has already moved on to the next holiday on the calendar with these adorable gift bags. Here's what Jill had to say ... "Now that Christmas is over, I'm already switching gears to Valentine's Day. And in honor of the upcoming holiday, I created a trio of gift bags using the With Love collection to hold treats to send to a loved one. I added plenty of texture by creating with doilies, kraft gift tags, masking tape stickers, ribbon, punched hearts and twine."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love True Love Patterned Paper (751202)
With Love You & Me Patterned Paper (751212)
With Love Kiss Me Patterned Paper (751211)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Mini Clothespins (744280)

Other supplies used:
Punches (Fiskars, EK Success)
Transparencies (Maya Road)
Twine (Martha Stewart)
Glassine bags
Doily

Design team member Mandie Pierce documents the travels of Buddy the Elf on this fantastic two page layout. Here's what Mandie had to say ... "I am not normally a 2 page scrapbooker. But, with 24 photos, I had didn't have room on one page. With that many photos, I wanted to keep the layout simple. I was afraid adding too many embellishments would be distracting. This layout is about all of the places our Elf on the Shelf "hid" this year. It will be interesting to see how many spots are repeated next year!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (744266)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Stickers (Basic Grey)

Design team member Aphra Bolyer created this precious card set. Here's what Aphra had to say ... "I love the soft pinks, browns, and creams in the New Addition 2011 collection, which I think are perfect colors for creating cards for any occasion. I sifted through all the sweet embellishments to find ones that were not baby specific. And I found plenty. My favorite accent are the pink spiral paper clips. They're just so cute and fit perfectly inside the flower stickers on my "Love You" card."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition 2011 It's A Girl (751140)
New Addition 2011 Love Bug (751142)
New Addition 2011 Darling (751143)
New Addition 2011 Tiny Treasure (751145)
New Addition 2011 Little Miracle (751147)
New Addition 2011 Little Princess (751149)
New Addition 2011 Dimensional Phrases and Icon Stickers (7320590
New Addition 2011 Dimensional Border Stickers (732060)
New Addition 2011 Spiral Paper Clips (747129)
New Addition 2011 Toothpick Flags (747122)
I LOVE YOU Duplicate Rub Ons (760241)

Other supplies used:
Punch (EK Success)

Design team member Stephanie Baxter also created a set of cards perfect for reconnecting with old friends. Here's what Stephanie had to say ... "Every New Year I’m always reminded of friends of mine with whom I might have lost touch with a bit over the past year and always try to make an effort to regain a bit of contact to check in with them and see how they’re doing. This year I thought it might be a nice idea to make some everyday cards specifically for the purpose, which I can send to friends to get in touch. I mixed various favourite products of mine from the With Love, Fresh Goods and New Arrival Girl lines to create these fun, feminine cards. I love including a bit of dimension on all my projects, so I made sure to use foam tabs to adhere one element to each card and make it pop.”

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Candy Dots – Hearts (744279)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
New Addition Girl It’s a Girl (751140)
New Addition Girl Love Bug (751142)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Product Parade: Adhesive Notes and a GIVEAWAY!

2012-01-04T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Today we are focusing on one of our newest additions to the Pebbles line of products ... Adhesive Notes! Pebbles Adhesive Notes are the perfect embellishment for all of your paper crafting projects. They are great for adding notes and journaling just where you need it and add the perfect pop of color and whimsy. Pebbles Adhesive Notes are available in two styles and coordinate with Fresh Goods and With Love collections.

Design team member Gretchen McElveen used our adhesive notes to list all of the reasons why she loves her husband - so sweet! Here's what Gretchen had to say ... "The adhesive notes are such a fun and unique embellishment! I thought it would be fun to use a bunch of them to create a list of things I love about my husband in celebration of our 9 year anniversary! Cheesy?? Yes! But I like how the layout turned out! :)"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Adhesive Notes (732080)
Duplicate Rub Ons Just Because - Brown (760252)

Design team member Anna Sigga used the adhesive notes to add lots of fun details to this adorable layout about her daughter. Here's what Anna had to say ... "My lil girl loves to talk on the phone and of course she prefers the real phone over her play phone. She is quite the little chatterbox! :D
I love using those sticky notes to dress up a layout in quick and easy way. Here I punched one adhesive (light blue one) note with my punch to give a bit more "decorative" feel."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Adhesive Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Other supplies used:
Ink (Ranger)
Punches (EK Success, Martha Stewart)
Mist (Studio Calico)
Glitter Pen (Sakura)

Design team member Sarah Webb used Pebbles Adhesive Notes both as a border and embellishment on her "love-ly" page. Here's what Sarah had to say ... "The With Love line was perfect for these pictures. I decided to use the sticky notes both as an embellishment and as a border on the page. I love the added pattern and colours, and how easy they are to reposition."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love True Love (751202)
With Love ABC 2 (732082)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
Candy Dots Hearts (744279)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)

Other supplies used:
Mist (Maya Road)
Stickers (Basic Grey)

So how would you like to win a prize pack with our Pebbles Adhesive Notes? Simply leave a comment on this blog post and tell us how you would use Pebbles Adhesive Notes on your next project. I’ll choose one winner at random to win a prize pack of Pebbles Adhesive Notes. Submit your comment by Monday at midnight (EST). I'll announce the winner Tuesday morning. Good luck!

How To Tuesday

2012-01-03T08:43:00.000-07:00

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.

Today design team member Eva Pizarro shows us how to take those adorable Pebbles brads and create some "off the page" projects. Here's what Eva had to say ... "I love the different type of brads from all of the different collections. And there are so many fun things you can do with them! Today I wanted to show you how to create a simple pair of earings and some hair pins using some glue and your favorite Pebbles brads."

To create the earrings just select your favorite brad (I used one from The Mr. & Mrs. collection) and remove the back with some tweezers.

Clean the back and use a string glue to attach a flat earring piece.

You can use the same technique to create some bobby pins! WIth a wire cutter cut off the back of the brad.

And attach it to a bobby pin using a strong clear glue.

Super easy! Now you just have to create a card and send them to someone special!

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods Mini Clothespins (744278)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
Floral Lane Hello (747115)
Mr. and Mrs. Flower Brads (747089)

Other supplies used:
Twine (The Twinery)

Mix & Match Monday

2012-01-02T10:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone! And Happy New Year! We hope you all had a fantastic New Year's weekend! Today on the Pebbles blog 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 Valerie Mangan mixed several different collections together to come up with this fabulous set of cards. Here's what Valerie had to say ... "One of the great things about Pebbles is how easily the lines can be mixed together. I mix them on nearly every project I do! For this card set I hit my stash of Fresh Goods, With Love & Floral Lane scraps and mixed the little bits and pieces with some New Addition. The serene blue was a great backdrop for the fun mix of color and pattern that resulted."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Little Toes (751156)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
Welcome Christmas Crimson ABC Stickers (732069)
Floral Lane Duplicate Rub Ons (747115)
Floral Lane Just Because (751116)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)

Design team member Melinda Spinks demonstrates her mixology skills with this super cute layout. Here's what Melinda had to say ... ""I always love the Mix & Match assignments because it gives me the opportunity to go rummaging through all the ranges and grab bits and pieces from each one. I decided to go for neutral tones to compliment the whacky photo of my son after his chocolate ice-cream indulgence, and I was amazed at just how many of the Pebbles collections I was able to raid for this layout ... there's a little bit of everything!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers - Red (732087)
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (751172)
Welcome Christmas ABC Stickers - Chestnut (732070)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Floral Garden Border Stickers (732077)
New Arrival Girl Dimensional Border Stickers (732060)
New Arrival Girl Rub-ons (735003)
New Arrival Girl Metal Brads (747007)
New Arrival Boy Metal Brads (747009)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Rub Ons (American Crafts)
Border Punch (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)
Vellum

Design team member Pearl Liu created this gorgeous altered notebook for her daughter to keep with her on her days away from home using several different Pebbles collections. Here's what Pearl had to say ... "My 16 year old girl is will be staying in her high school hostel this year as part of a year long residential program . So she will be gone 5 days a week and home only on weekends. For sure kids grow up too fast. I altered this notebook for her , knowing that she will be appreciative of having something on hand to remind her of home, something she can use to pen her thoughts.I have picked out colors, patterns and elements from our various lines that I know she will love especially and that's what makes this project so fun yet meaningful at the same time."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751181)
Welcome Christmas Jewel Candy Dots ( 744265)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Sticker ( 732077)
With Love 12" Border Stickers (732084)
With Love Mini Dimensional Flower ( 747156)
With Love Candy Dots Hearts ( 744279)
Floral Lane Phrase ( 732054)
Floral Lane Chips ( 747108)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Ribbon (American Crafts)

Guest Designer: Becky Williams and a GIVEAWAY!

2011-12-30T08:04:00.000-07:00

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

Describe yourself in 3 words … loyal, witty (when I want to be, my husband says), determined.

My guilty pleasure is … chocolate, without a doubt, especially Nutella or a tall hazelnut hot chocolate.

You’ll never find me without … my camera. Not very often, anyway. My husband and kids are very used to having a lens in their faces at any random moment, but I am so glad that they have pictures of so many things we've done as a family. The kids love to look at our scrapbooks and laugh at all of the old pictures.

You might be surprised to know that I … am not the best housekeeper. I do try but I would rather spend time with my family and scrap those memories than have a spotless house. The dishes and laundry can wait once in a while.

My least favorite chore is … putting away laundry. I don't mind the washing and drying and folding but it always seems to take a while for me to get it all put away.

I started scrapbooking in ... jr. high school with pictures of friends and pictures of celebrities I cut out of teen magazines. My mom is a graphic designer so I guess you could say that it's in my blood! I was on the yearbook staff in high school and it all evolved into what I do today. So, I have been scrapping off and on for about 20 years and still love it!

My favorite thing about this hobby is ... being creative and getting to know people from all over the world.

If I were a Pebbles product I would be …the cute stitched paper butterflies from the Fresh Goods line. I love 'em!

Becky created so many amazing projects for us today including this sweet layout about her littlest princess. Here's what Becky had to say ... "On this page I used the cute new With Love kraft gift tags; the little punch outs were so fun to use and add right onto the pictures and I used one at the top right behind the picture collage. I also used some of the masking tape stickers to help adhere the toothpick flags. I love stamps but don't use them as much as I would like so I wanted to find a way to use one of the cute With Love stamps on this page and was able to incorporate that into the title of this layout. The With Love collection has such a fun mix of embellishments!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love You're Sweet (751208)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Dimensional Stickers (732083)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Acrylic Stamps (747162)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)

Other supplies used:
Baker's Twine
Staples

Here's what Becky had to say about her next project ... "One thing that I love about scrapbooking is being able to document the everyday moments in my life. It's the little things that we often forget but it seems that those are the things that make us smile most when we look back on them. My baby girl is growing and changing so fast that I wanted to capture this little thing - her drooling all of the time and getting her first two teeth this month. The colors in the Fresh Goods line went so well with the colors on my daughter's shirt so I wanted to show them off by using strips of many of the papers in the collection. It's a great way to add color but not overwhelm the picture, which I wanted to be the focus of my page. I also LOVE to mix up fonts and colors on my pages as you can see here."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Ribbon (780013)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Adhesive Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732074)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Here's what Becky had to say about her next project ... "I kept this page pretty simple, letting the pictures take center stage. I really like to add stickers to my pictures and the Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers were perfect for this! Also, I am very much into the chevron stripe craze that seems to be everywhere right now so I created one to go across the bottom of my layout - in green, of course, to go with the green alphas and theme of this page."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)

Other supplies used:
Border Punches (EK Success, Fiskars)
Staples

Becky also created cards for us today including this adorable mini mailbox and card set. Here's what Becky had to say ... "When I saw the With Love line I knew I'd have to do something related to Valentine's Day so I went hunting at the craft store and found this cute little mail box. I also created some little note cards and will use this to leave messages for my husband and girls. The cards are 3x3 inches to fit in the cute kraft scalloped envelopes."

Pebbles supplies used - Mailbox:
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love True Love (751202)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love 12" Dimensional Border Stickers (732084)
With Love Dimensional Word Stickers (732083)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Heart Button Candy Dots (744279)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

Other supplies used:
Paper Mache Mailbox (Craft Supply)

Pebbles supplies used - Mini Cards:
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Gift Tags 747160
With Love Acrylic Stamps (747162)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Dimensional Stickers (732083)
With Love Dimensional Hearts (747157)
With Love Decorative Twist Ties (747161)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)

Here's what Becky had to say about her next project ... "The dimensional stickers are so perfect for making cards! I used a couple of them on this quick card, added a bit of twine and it was done."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Ribbon (780013)

And finally here's what Becky had to say about her last project ... "While the twist ties are so cute and perfect for adorning treat bags I thought they would also be fun to use on this card. I used a couple of different ones here, a striped one and one with hearts and simply cut them to the length I needed and adhered them to the card. I punched out the "love" letters on the kraft tag and then put a piece of patterned paper on the back to add a bit more color."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love All Mine (751209)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Word Dimensional Stickers (732083)
With Love Mini Clothespins (744280)
With Love Decorative Twist Ties (747161)

WOW! Talk about inspiring! Thank you so much Becky 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 Becky's projects was your favorite (if you can chose just one! LOL). 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!

Sketchy Thursday

2011-12-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

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 Sarah Webb created this adorable layout about her son's first time ice skating. Here's what Sarah had to say ... "Nothing like a good sketch and some of my favourite patterned papers to turn out a quick page. I've found that the Fresh Goods line is great for any kind of page and theme. I modified the sketch slightly for two pictures instead of three and the page came together easily!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
Fresh Goods Denim ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732076)
Spinach Button Candy Dots (744275)
Crimson Button Candy Dots (744266)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Glitter Paper (American Crafts)
Metal Badge (American Crafts)
Punches (Fiskars, Martha Stewart)
Twine (The Twinery)
Note Tag (K&Company)

Design team member Valerie Mangan modified the sketch to fit her one large photo as opposed to several smaller photos. Here's what Valerie had to say ... "While this sketch was inspiring me to use wallet-sized photos I didn't have a set of 3 either vertically or horizontally oriented. I got around that by using 1 large horizontal photo in place of the row of 3 smaller ones, then 2 detail shots in place of the vertical tree element. I used a mix of Fresh Goods and Floral Lane for this page which was perfect for the story of our Fall pumpkin picking outing."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Chips (74418)
Fresh Goods Embossed Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)o
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Embossed Borders Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)

Other supplies used:
Twine (Divine Twine)
Date Stamp (Office Supply)

Whip It Up Wednesday

2011-12-28T10:00:00.002-07:00

Design team member Pearl Liu shares some step by step instructions to create these adorable Post It Note holders that can be whipped up in 30 minutes or less. Here's what Pearl had to say ... "I was still in need of last minute Christmas gifts and decided to whip up these post-it-note holders when I found a few stacks of Post It Notes on hand."

And here are the step by step instructions:

Trim chosen cardstock to 7.5 x 3.5 inches.
Score at 3.5 and 4 inches in along the sides that are 7.5 inches. This is easiest to do with either a scoring tool (e.g., Martha Stewart's Score Board) or a paper trimmer with scoring blade.
Fold at score marks, up and over, and the basic structure is completed.
Take a stack of post it notes and glue to the bottom of the holder.
From here, it's really up to you how you want to decorate your holder.

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Chipboard (732073)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishment (747144)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744726)
Welcome Christmas Wooden Button (747147)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Coffee Candy Dots - Cardmaking ( 744238)
Rouge Candy Dots - Cardmaking ( 744240)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Score Board (Martha Stewart)

Utah Warehouse Sale: 4 Days Left!

2011-12-27T11:58:00.005-07:00

If you live in Utah (or are stopping by for a visit), be sure to make time to check out the American Crafts' warehouse sale. It's only open for a few more days.

Pebbles products are offered there, of course! And select items will feature reduced pricing. Have a great day!

How To Tuesday

2011-12-27T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Ashley Stephens shares a fun technique with us today for creating your own Christmas Advent calendar. Here's what Ashley had to say ... "I know a lot of you are probably doing a December Daily album to document your holiday, myself included. I also wanted to have those memories in my regular album so I came up with this neat way to provide a little snapshot of Christmas - a scrapbook page advent calendar! You'll be able to capture a quick overview of the holiday without the stress of scrapping full pages of each event." Ashley shares her step by step instructions for creating this fun holiday page below.

Here's what you'll need to get started:

Welcome Christmas Papers and Embellishments
Cardstock (any color)
Small Photos
Mini Glue Dots

First, you'll need to plan how many photos you want to include and divide your page into a grid so you'll know what size to use. I chose 12 photos - it was a nice, even number and I was able to include a large space for a title. I decided my photos would be 2" x 2" so I wanted my advent window boxes to be 2.25" x 2.25" that way I had a nice mat around the photos.

Then, you'll take the cardstock you have chosen and cut it into strips. You'll want them to be the same height as your photos (plus any extra for a mat, like I did) and double the width. So, my strips were cut to 2.25" x 4.5". I made 6 of them and 6 just 2.25" x 2.25" so I'll have a mix of windows and just photos.

Next, you'll want to score them down the center and fold them over. You can use a scoring board like I have or just fold them regularly.

Now you'll add your photo to the right side of the strip and journaling (if you want) on the left. And last, embellish the front of the window. I've added Pebbles border stickers down each one to unify them, put dimensional stickers on some, numbered them, and included candy button dots for handles.

If you want your windows to stay closed like mine, you can use a mini glue dot. I take them between by fingers and sort of smash them a bit, just to get rid of most of the sticky. That way, you'll be able to open and close it repeatedly, without it becoming stuck permanently. You can also skip this step, especially if you'll be putting it into a page protector. See, that WAS easy, wasn't it?

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (751172)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)

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

Mix & Match Monday

2011-12-26T21:42:00.000-07:00

We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. Today on the Pebbles blog 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 Jill Cornell created this wonderful holiday layout using both our Welcome Christmas collection and our With Love collection. Here's what Jill had to say ... "I'm still very much in Christmas mode at my house so for my Mix & Match assignment, I mixed the bright colors of Welcome Christmas with the more muted shades of With Love. This is one of my favorite photos of my daughters from Christmas this year and I knew I wanted to create a layout about how much fun it was to watch their anticipation of Christmas events and activities."

Pebbles supplies used:

Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas Patterned Paper (751175)
Welcome Christmas Dimension Phrase Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas 12" Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Jewel Candy Dots (744265)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love Kiss Me Patterned Paper (751211)
With Love Be Mine Patterned Paper (751201)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Twine (Martha Stewart)
Brads (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Design team member Stephanie Baxter uses several different collections to achieve this fun and fresh color scheme. Here's what Stephanie had to say ... "I've seen a lot of images with a red and turquoise colour scheme recently, particularly on Pinterest, and I've always thought that particular colour combination looks so cute! So I decided to go with that colour scheme on my layout about my love and excitement for my new iPad. I pulled several papers and embellishments from across Pebbles' newest lines that worked well together and fitted the red and aqua theme. I'm always amazed at how well products from different Pebbles collections go together on a page and it definitely makes me want to mix them up more often!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Decorative Twist Ties (747161)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Button Candy Dots (744279)
Fresh Goods Flower Blanket (751183)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (744266)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Pen (American Crafts)
Punches (EK Success)

More Holiday Cards with Melinda and Lynn

2011-12-23T09:36:00.000-07:00

Design team member Melinda Spinks created created a gorgeous trio of cards perfect for the holidays. Here's what Melinda had to say ... "I've been working on a plan for my Christmas cards this year to make my life a little easier as I've found in recent years that coming up with different cards for each person is almost impossible and I usually end up buying some to fill the gaps. This season I decided to have just a few designs and alternate the patterned papers to create a different look for each card. And I must say it has been so much easier. The 'Welcome Christmas' collection was absolutely perfect as it has twelve double sided papers which gave me a huge array of patterns to choose from and a unique spin on each card."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Cardstock White (71801)
Welcome Christmas Cardstock Crimson (71029)
Welcome Christmas Cardstock Spinach (751051)
Welcome Christmas Cardstock Pine (751057)
Welcome Christmas Duplicate Rub Ons (760276)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Classic Candy Dots Black (744237)

Other supplies used:
Punch (EK Success)

Next up, I (Lynn Ghahary) created a pair of festive bookmarks using designs from the Silhouette store. When I saw these images I just couldn't resist - they were so cute! - and I knew they would be the perfect way to say "Merry Christmas" to my boys' classmates.

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Deck The Halls (751177)
welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Crimson Button Candy Dots (744266)

Other supplies used:
Silhouette

More Holiday Cards with Kim and Elizabeth

2011-12-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Kim Kesti created a pair of cards demonstrating just how versatile our Welcome Christmas collection is. Here's what Kim had to say ... "“I have to say that the Welcome Christmas collection has to be the most versatile holiday collection on the market. Today, I wanted to share how the same patterned papers can be used for totally different styles in paper crafting. The first card I made is very clean and simple, the second much more soft and cozy. It just tickles my fancy when the same papers can be made to fit many different personalities. Enjoy your holiday my crafty friends!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Trim the Tree (751171)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa’s Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas ABC Stickers (732069)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (747147)
Welcome Christmas Rub ons (760276)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock
Twine

Design team member Elizabeth Carney created a set of holiday cards in no time at all thanks to our pre-made embellishments. Here's what Elizabeth had to say ... "I love making Christmas cards and using the Welcome Christmas line really made creating them a snap with all the fun and colorful elements!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Crimson ABC Stickers (732069)
Welcome Christmas Welcome Christmas Stamps (747149)
Welcome Christmas 12" Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase & Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Twist Ties (747148)
Welcome Christmas Crimson Button Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747145)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747144)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
The Mr. & Mrs. Pearl Pins (747086)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Ink (India Black)
Floss

More Holiday Cards with Valerie and Sarah

2011-12-21T08:57:00.001-07:00

Design team member Valerie Mangan created a set of cards with big, bold, and beautiful holiday messages. Here's what Valerie had to say ... "With the full pressure of the holidays upon us, I was definitely feeling the need to keep things simple. With just a few of my favorite Pebbles products and some smooth white cardstock I was able to put together this set of bright and graphic cards that could be easily duplicated. The felt accents provide texture and dimension and the machine stitched silver thread adds just enough bling to frame the clean, graphic elements."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Crimson ABC Stickers (732069)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747145)
Welcome Christmas Duplicate Rub Ons (760276)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love Kraft ABC Stickers (732081)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Silver thread

Design team member Sarah Webb created this gorgeous set of holiday cards using the same basic design and just mixing and matching products from our Welcome Christmas collection. Here's what Sarah had to say ... "The great thing about using just one line (like the Welcome Christmas line) to make your cards, is that you can develop a design and then mix and match the product. For me, I love that each card is original but that my creative process is a little bit faster (yes, I am pokey ;)."

Pebbles supplies used: Card 1
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Duplicate Rub Ons (760276)
Fresh Goods Spinach Button Candy Dots (744275)
Coffee Glitter Candy Dots (744246)

Pebbles supplies used: Card 2
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Green Specialty Ribbon (58218)
Welcome Christmas Duplicate Rub Ons (760276)
Coffee Glitter Candy Dots (744246)

Pebbles supplies used: Card 3
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747144)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Crimson Button Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Duplicate Rub Ons (760276)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Punches (Martha Stewart, Fiskars)

More Holiday Cards with Laura and Suzanne

2011-12-20T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Laura Craigie always creates the best cards and these are no exception. Here's what Laura had to say ... "One of my favorite things about these Welcome Christmas papers is that some of them are embossed. It is such a great easy way to add instant texture to a project. I love the way these cards turned out and the embossing is a perfect subtle touch."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Wrapped With Joy (751174)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishments (747144)
Welcome Christmas ToothPick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (747147)
Welcome Christmas Twist Ties (747148)
Welcome Christmas Acrylic Stamps (747149)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Tags (Avery)
Ink (Jenni Bowlin)

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created a gorgeous set of holiday cards featuring our Welcome Christmas line.

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751170)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishments (747144)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732D71)

Other supplies used:
Ribbon (May Arts)
Vellum
Pins

Theme: Holiday Cards

2011-12-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

All this week on the Pebbles blog we will be focusing on Holiday Cards. Our talented designers will be sharing lots of ideas using our Welcome Christmas collection. We hope you'll be inspired to create some handmade cards of your own this holiday season.

Design team member Gretchen McElveen created a trio of Christmas cards that are simple yet beautiful - the perfect combination during the hectic holiday season. Here's what Gretchen had to say ... "When it comes to Christmas cards, for me, simplicity is the key! I want to be able to make simple cards that are easy to reproduce so I can send out as many as I can. To make these 3 cards, I just grabbed some of my favorite Welcome Christmas papers along with the pack of Dimensional Phrases & Icon Stickers, a handful of brads, a couple of bookplates, and some string. Voila! Here are 3 different cards made in no time at all! Merry Christmas ya'll!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase & Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Duplicate Rub Ons (760276)

Other products used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Brads (American Crafts)
Bookplates (7gypsies)
String

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson created this fantastic set of cards using our Welcome Christmas collection. Just gorgeous! Here's what Wendy had to say ... "I love making cards and when I can put together a set quickly, I love it even more! Using a single line of products makes card creating quick & easy...and when you use a line as cute as this, the cards will ALWAYS turn out fabulous! I love that there are so many embellishment options in the Welcome Christmas line. This card set is just a sampling of the super quick cards you could make with this line!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Santa’s Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Santa’s List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (747147)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrases and Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Wood Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)

More Holiday Traditions Projects with Mel and Suzanne

2011-12-16T10:00:00.003-07:00

Design team member Mel Blackburn created her version of a December Daily album using lots of goodies from our Welcome Christmas collection. Here's what Mel had to say ... "You might have noticed that December Daily Albums are popping up all over the web, I love the idea of a December Daily Album but between work, family and everything else I just don’t have the time to do a Christmas related activity on a daily basis, therefore I decided to make a condensed version, which highlights events and activities we are doing throughout the Holiday Season. I kept this album simple so I could quickly put a page together in 20 minutes or less. The embellish page was very easy to create, simply use a page protector, cut to size, insert the embellishments and stitch edges. I thought this was a perfect way to showcase the wonderful embellishments of the Welcome Christmas collection. I hope this inspires you to create your very own version of a December Daily. Merry Christmas!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa’s List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Santa’s Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (751172)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Chipboard (732073)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishments (747144)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (747147)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love ABC 2 (732082)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Punch (EK Success)
Twine (My Mind's Eye)
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Tag (Maya Road)
Jewels (Michaels)
Doilies (Michaels)

Design team member Suzanne Sergi documented one of her family's favorite holiday traditions on this sweet layout. Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "One of our favorite family traditions is writing letters to Santa. I am still lucky enough to have little ones that still believe in Santa Claus. We usually visit him at his famous place, "the mall", and then come home so the children can write their letters. This ensures that everything is still fresh on Santa's mind. I used the Welcome Christmas collection to document these photos of Macie. I am glad I was able to capture a bit of her handwriting in the process. I used two of the patterned papers on my page, and since this page was about a Santa's letter, I used an envelope on the page. The children do not know, but I keep their letters, and Macie's letter is safely tucked away in the envelope. Love the dimensional stickers from Pebbles. The felt holly, and the Christmas Memories sticker were perfect embellishments to finish the page."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (75177)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase & Icon Stickers
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747145)

Other supplies used:
Stamp (7Gypsies)
Paper Clip (Tim Holtz)
Envelope
String
Twine

More Holiday Traditions Projects with Anna and Eva

2011-12-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Anna Sigga created this festive layout to document traditional cookie baking in her family. Here's what Anna had to say ... "Each year my girls decorate Gingerbread cookies with festive colors and it really makes me feel like the Holiday season has started fro real at our house. It is such a fun tradition and the girls love to decorate and/or eat the yummy frosting! :D"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Wrapped With Joy (751174)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas ABS Stickers (732070)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Acrylic Stamps (747143)
Welcome Christmas Jewel Candy Dots (744265)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads ( 744267)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)

Other supplies used:
Ink (Ingvild Bolme Prima)
Punch (Martha Stewart)
Doilies

Design team member Eva Pizarro documented a traditional Italian nativity scene on her beautiful layout. Here's what Eva had to say ... "I lived in Italy for 7 years and I noticed that one of the most important things in this time of the year is the nativity scene. All the little kids want to do it and they buy everything to build the city, the sky and lots and lots of animals. Some churches have giant nativity scenes with lights and moving display characters! So fun!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Trim the Tree (751171)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Deck The Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)

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

More Holiday Traditions Projects with Aphra and Laura

2011-12-14T11:18:00.000-07:00

Design team member Aphra Bolyer documented a new holiday tradition in her family with this adorable layout. Here's what Aphra had to say ... "This year I decided to start a new holiday tradition and buy my kids an Elf on the Shelf. I have been having such a fun time hiding the elf and watching the kids' excitement each morning when they finally find him. For this layout, I chose to document our elf's first five hiding places using the Welcome Christmas line."

Pebblies supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrases and Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)

Other supplies used:
Twine (Doodlebug Designs)
Pen (Zig)

Design team member Laura Craigie also started a new tradition involving Elf on the Shelf and shares her story on this amazing layout. Here's what Laura had to say ... "This year we started a new tradition in our house, and that is the super cute Elf on the Shelf! I knew Welcome Christmas would be perfect to document the arrival of our Elf. I'm a sucker for white backgrounds, and the reverse debossed white paper (B side of Wrapped with joy) is divine. I need to stock up on it that's for sure!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Wrapped With Joy (751174)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
Spinach Candy Dots (744275)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Metallic Marker (American Crafts)

More Holiday Traditions Projects with Christa and Mandie

2011-12-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Christa Paustenbaugh combined several different Pebbles collections to create this colorful holiday layout. Here's what Christa had to say ... "Our girls have been visiting Santa at our neighborhood clubhouse ever since we moved here and they look forward to it every year. It's not Christmas without him! I decided to take a different spin on this holiday layout and combined With Love, Fresh Goods, and a bit of Welcome Christmas goodies for a holiday layout. I cut the envelope apart and used it as a frame for the smaller photo and added some stitching for an added effect!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love XOXO (751210)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishment (747144)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stickers (Studio Calico)
Thread (Guntermann)
Die Cut Machine (Silhouette)

Design team member Mandie Pierce documents her family's holiday tradition on this festive layout. Here's what Mandie had to say ... "The Christmas tree farm we go to each year has a little area to measure your kids and see how much they have grown since the year past. We love doing this. The kids think it is fun, and it makes mama a little sad to see how big they are getting!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Candy Can (751181)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (755175)
Welcome Christmas Felt Embellishments (747145)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Wooden Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon Card (780012)
Chocolate Brown Pearl Candy Dots (744236)
With Love ABC Stickers (732801)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stickers (Basic Grey)
Tag (Bananafish Studio)
Corner Rounder (Fiskars)

Theme: Holiday Traditions

2011-12-12T11:25:00.000-07:00

All this week on the Pebbles blog we will be focusing on Holiday Traditions. Our talented designers will be sharing lots of ideas using our Welcome Christmas collection. We hope you'll be inspired to take a few moments this holiday season and document those special traditions in your own families.

Design team member Elizabeth Carney created this fantastic layout to summarize all of the holiday traditions her family participates in leading up to Christmas Day. Here's what Elizabeth had to say ... " I really wanted to take this challenge to heart by remembering and listing everything we do leading up to Christmas and on Christmas Day itself! We love December because it’s such a wonderful time for us to do the things we love to do as a family and make them our traditions! Using the Welcome Christmas line and its fun bright colors really played well into putting those traditions to memory!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747144)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (751172)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Black Pen (Zig)
Pounce Wheel

Design team member Stephanie Baxter made note of her Christmas Wish List on this adorable layout. Hmmm ... I wonder if she's been naughty or nice. ;) Here's what Steph had to say ... "Every year I always make a Christmas wish list with some things on it that I know I'll never get! I guess it's just a 'in an ideal world' kind of list! For the past couple of years, I've started documenting these lists as scrapbook pages so I thought I'd carry on the tradition again this year. The goodies from the Welcome Christmas line are, of course, perfect for it! I did an 8x8 page for this - I have been experimenting with this size recently and I love it! I love the fact that my list is the dominant feature of this layout and takes up a lot of space on the page."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (744266)
Welcome Christmas Wood Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Duplicate Rub-Ons (760276)
Welcome Christmas Decorative Twist Ties (747118)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
With Love ABC Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Spray mist (Maya Road)

How To Saturday!

2011-12-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Today we have a very special Saturday edition of our usual "How To Tuesday" blog post. Design team member Jill Cornell shares a fun technique for creating a custom Christmas tree embellishment for your holiday layouts. Here's what Jill had to say ... "One of the traditions we have at my house is to buy the girls new Christmas-themed pajamas. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays to scrapbook, and the Welcome Christmas collection makes it easy to create bright, fun, whimsical layouts. I have a simple tutorial to share with you today on how to make a large Christmas tree from patterned paper that serves as the focal point of the design on my layout."

To get started, cut several strips of patterned paper in 1/2", 3/4" and 1" increments.

Cut ribbon notches on either end of the patterned paper and ink edges.

Cut each strip slightly smaller than the rest so that the strips stack and form the Christmas tree.

Once all the strips are cut, adhere to layout using foam adhesive on every other strip.

Punch a large star from patterned paper.

Insert a fabric brad in center of star and adhere with foam adhesive.

And here's the finished layout again! I just tucked my larger photo between a couple of the strips to help ground it to the page.

And a couple close-ups ...

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Trim the Tree Patterned Paper (751171)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift Patterned Paper (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas Patterned Paper (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop Patterned Paper (751176)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride Patterned Paper (751178)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House Patterned Paper (751180)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane Patterned Paper (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List Patterned Paper (751182)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrases & Icons Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas 12" Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Crimson ABC Stickers (732069)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747145)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Alphabet Stickers (Jenni Bowlin)
Twine (Martha Stewart)
Rhinestone (Melissa Frances)
Punch (Fiskars)

More Gift Giving Projects with Ashley and Jill

2011-12-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Ashley Stephens created festive holiday wrap for her holiday treat bags. Here's what Ashley had to say ... "I always have great intentions when it comes to gift giving for friends and neighbors, unfortunately, the hustle and bustle gets in the way and I never quite get there. This year though, I kept it very simple. I made chocolate covered pretzels with candy cane pieces and decorated favor bags. Including a small card to go with them, the whole project took less than 30 minutes - very doable for this busy holiday!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishment (747144)
Welcome Christmas Twist Ties (747148)
Welcome Christmas Rubons (760276)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Doilies (Martha Stewart)
Favor Bags (Wilton's)

Design team member Jill Cornell created an adorable Santa decor piece using our Welcome Christmas collection. Here's what Jill had to say ... "I put a little twist on the traditional tree shape to create a Santa that anyone could love and add to their holiday home decor! I covered a foam cone (tree shape) with various patterned papers and cardstock and then embellished Santa's hat and face with embellishments from the Welcome Christmas collection. It was easy to create Santa's beard, mustache and top of his hat with hot glue and cotton balls."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift Patterned Paper (751173)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride Patterned Paper (751178)
Welcome Christmas 12" Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747145)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Trims (American Crafts)
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Rhinestones (Melissa Frances)
Paint
Foam Cone
Cotton Balls

More Gift Giving Projects with Christa and Mandie

2011-12-08T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Christa Paustenbaugh created the perfect holiday gift bows using our Welcome Christmas collection. Here's what Christa had to say ... "I saw this very cute and easy how to for making bows and thought it would be perfect for holiday presents we'll be giving this year. The Welcome Christmas papers were perfect for creating these colorful bows and pairing them with the ribbon as well. My youngest daughter was so excited to see me making them that she is now making her own version as well!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Decorative Twist Ties (747148)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Acrylic Stamps (747143)

Other supplies used:
Embossing Powder (American Crafts)
Heat Tool (Martha Stewart)
Twine (Studio Calico)
Punch (Creative Memories)
Boxes (Michaels)

Design team member Mandie Pierce created handmade gift holders perfect for teachers gifts. Here's what Mandie had to say ... "Every year I give the kids' teachers gift cards for Christmas. I used the Welcome Christmas line to make a couple of little gift card holders for this year. They are so easy to make, and the teachers always love them! Simply cut a piece of 12x12 paper in half (or a little smaller. On these I cut at 5.5 inches). Fold the paper and then sew (or glue) the sides. Embellish to your heart's content!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (7551172)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (7511852)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Welcome Christmas Wooden Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Floral Lane With Love (755122)
Crimson Button Candy Dots (744266)
Chocolate Brown Pearl Candy Dots (744236)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Punch (EK Success)
Button (Jenni Bowlin)
Twine (Divine Twine)

More Gift Giving Projects with Eva and Wendy Sue

2011-12-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Eva Pizarro created a gift all about gift giving! Here's what Eva had to say ... ""For this assignment I decided to create a decorating gift kit - the kit includes some paper bows for your presents, a mini set of cards using the felt embellishments and the scallop envelopes, and some tags made using the acrylic stamps and the beautiful papers from the Welcome Christmas collection."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Trim the Tree (751171)
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (751172)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa'a Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Deck The Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Jewel Candy Dots (744265)
Welcome Christmas Felt Layered Embellishments (747145)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Acrylic Stamps (747149)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes ( 747158)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Embossing Powder (American Crafts)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson created the perfect gift to give her young students this holiday season. Here's what Wendy had to say ... "I have the super fun privilege of teaching the little 3 and 4 year olds every Sunday at church. I knew I wanted to make a quick little Christmas gift for each of them (some yummy treats I know they will enjoy) and when I saw these cute little paper cones earlier this year, I knew I wanted to use that idea for their gifts. :) The cones were quick and easy to put together and I know they will save the cute little tags too (because 3 year olds save everything!)."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas No Peeking (751172)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751175)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase & Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747145)
Welcome Christmas Toothpick Flags (747146)
Merry Christmas Duplicate Rub-ons (760276)

Other supplies used:
Staples
Tags

More Gift Giving Projects with Aphra and Kim

2011-12-06T10:00:00.007-07:00

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

Design team member Aphra Bolyer created the perfect packaging for holding a gift card or other small holiday gift. Here's what Aphra had to say ... "Gift cards are a popular item on many of my family member's Christmas lists this year. Since buying a gift card is pretty simple, I like to take a little extra time to wrap it in a creative way. Pebbles Welcome Christmas line was perfect for creating this pillow box for holding my brother's gift card. The colors are traditional and bold and the patterns are graphic and masculine. LOVE the houndstooth! I think my favorite touch, though, is the mini clothespin for the tag. Too cute!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747144)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine and Cartridge (Provo Craft)
Twine (Doodlebug Designs)

Design team member Kim Kesti combines family traditions with her handmade gift this holiday season. Here's what Kim had to say ... "I love blending my gift giving with family tradition. Every family has special holiday foods they look forward to, right? I thought it would be fun to decorate a recipe box and fill it with some of our favorite family recipes. Embellishing the box was a snap with the adorable Pebbles Welcome Christmas collection. The cards were fun and easy, too. I printed the recipes then added a strip of paper and some border stickers (I wanted the cards to remain flat). Lastly, I stamped the cute little flower in pale ink to add some texture. I think my new sister-in-law will get a kick out seeing what dishes are must haves at our family gatherings.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christams Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Santa’s Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Button Candy Dots (747147)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Acrylic Stamps (747149)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Recipe Box (Close To My Heart)

Theme: Holiday Gift Giving

2011-12-05T10:00:00.001-07:00

With Christmas less than 3 weeks away now is the perfect time to check those Christmas lists to make sure you have all of your holiday gift giving needs covered. Finding yourself short on a gift or two? No worries! All this week on the Pebbles blog we will be focusing on Holiday Gift Giving. Our talented designers will be sharing lots of ideas using our Welcome Christmas collection. From wrapping those special gifts up tight to creating your own handmade presents for that someone special - we've got you covered. So grab a cup of hot cocoa, sit back, and be inspired!

Design team member Gretchen McElveen created a set of gift card holders perfect for adding that personal handmade touch. Here's what Gretchen had to say ... "I am giving a few gift cards for Christmas this year. I have a confession though: I am too cheap to pay extra for a cute gift card holder to put them in! Instead I will make my own! And it is super easy to do using the classic Welcome Christmas line!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Deck the Halls (751177)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments (747145)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Punch (Creative Memories)

Design team member Anna Sigga created a sweet gift bag for sharing those holiday treats with friends and family. Here's what Anna had to say ... "I love making my own Christmas gift bags and these are the perfect size for those homemade cookies sweets and of course chocolate. You could even use these bags to give as hostess gifts or just to store those holiday treats for the family."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Stickers (732073)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Glitter (Ranger)
Dies (Spellbinders)

More With Love Projects plus a GIVEAWAY!

2011-12-02T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Gretchen McElveen documents one of the things she loves about her job - and how sweet it is! Here's what Gretchen had to say ... "I love the pink & red with the kraft that makes up the With Love line! Whereas it is obviously a great line for Valentine's and "love-y" projects, it is still very versatile. Take this layout for example. This layout is about some of the "perks" I get at work like all the yummy goodies my patients bring!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love All Mine (751209)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love ABC 2 (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Other supplies used:
Brads (American Crafts)
String

Design team member Pearl Liu created a pair of beautiful cards perfect for Valentine's Day or any day you want to say "I Love You" to someone special. Here's what Pearl had to say ... "I just love getting a headstart for my themed holiday cards - you can never be too early with handmade cards. I was inspired to make some all purpose Valentine's Day cards that my daughter can give to her school friends when the time comes. One is a double pocket card - where a gift card can be placed inside the scalloped envelope perhaps."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love You & Me ( 751212)
With Love Dimensional Word Sticker ( 732083)
With Love 12" Border Stickers ( 732084)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers ( 732086 )
With Love Dimensional Heart (747157)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes ( 747158)
With Love Toothpick Flag ( 747159 )
With Love Gift Tags ( 747160)
With Love Dimensional Flowers (747156)
With Love Candy Dots ( 744279)
With Love Ribbon ( 780014)

Other supplies used:
Punch (Martha Stewart)

And now for a GIVEAWAY! To enter simply leave a comment on this blog post telling us what you love most about our new With Love collection. One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a prize pack full of With Love goodies. Submit your comments by Monday at midnight (EST). I'll announce the winner Tuesday morning. Good luck!

More With Love Projects with Eva and Melinda

2011-12-01T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Eva Pizarro created this gorgeous gift ensemble complete with handmade paper flowers - beautiful! Here's what Eva had to say ... "The With Love collection has beautiful papers and awesome embellishments! For this assignment I made a double treat box embellished with some paper clips and a cute journaling spot to write a message. For the closing I used some ribbon from the same collection and added a tag embellished with some hand made flowers. I also made a simple card with a heart shape and the gorgeous alpha from this line. Inside the box you can include hot chocolate mix and marshmallows, different types of candies or hand made cookies!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love ABC 2 (732082)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Heart Paper Pins (744281)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
New Addition Girl Chips (744115)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)
Ever After Acrylic Stamps (747105)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Ink (American Crafts)
Scalloped Scissors (Fiskars)

Design team member Melinda Spinks created this stunning mini album with our With Love collection. Here's what Melinda had to say ... "I've had this wooden mini album stashed away waiting for the right collection to come along and inspire me and I must say, when I first laid eyes on the With Love collection I instantly new that the mini would be dragged out. However, I didn't have any idea what theme I would use it for and I'm quite surprised that I did a baby album celebrating the birth of my son, especially as the colours are reds and pinks. I'm really happy with the end result and I hope I can inspire you to try something a little different."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love I heart You (751203)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love ABC Stickers 2 (732082)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Hearts Candy Dots (744279)
With Love Twist Ties (747161)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
Welcome Christmas ABC Stickers (732070)

Other supplies used:
Wood Album (Kaisercraft)

More With Love Projects with Ashley and Mel

2011-11-30T10:00:00.001-07:00

Design team member Ashley Stephens created this lovely layout about the two loves of her life. Here's what Ashley had to say ... ""With Love is BY FAR my favorite Valentine's line to date. The cute prints were enough but then they mixed in kraft and I was instantly in LOVE! There are also a lot of new additions to the Pebbles embellishment line up that I think you'll really like - the heart topped toothpick flags, the shaped paperclips, and even heart shaped candy dots! It's a good thing that there is a few months until Valentine's day because I've got a lot of ideas churning!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love I Heart You (751203)I think th
With Love ABC 2 (732082)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Candy Dots Hearts (744279)
With Love Ribbon (780014)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Die Cut Machine/Shapes (Silhouette)
Doily (Martha Stewart)

Design team member Mel Blackburn created a pair of amazing cards using the With Love collection. Here's what Mel had to say about her first card ... "I love the new Gift Tags, and they were my inspiration for this card. The cut out portion is a cute element that makes this card extra special. I also love the Toothpick flags, since the wooden stick was too long for my card, I simply cut the end and wrapped in twine, perfect size!"

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love You’re Sweet (751208)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Mist (Studio Calico)
Twine (Michaels)
Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)
Sewing Machine

Here's what Mel had to say about her next card ... "The new Sticky Notes are fabulous, they were my main focus for this card. The Candy Dots and cut out hearts were the ideal size for these sticky notes. This card is perfect for someone you love or as a thank you card, very versatile."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love Sticky Notes (732088)
With Love Button Candy Dots (744279)
With Love ABC Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Stamp (Hero Arts)
Ink (Jenni Bowlin)

More WIth Love Projects from Aphra and Mandie

2011-11-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

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.

Design team member Aphra Bolyer used our With Love collection to document the "love notes" her son Ethan sent to his preschool friends this past Valentine's Day. Here's what Aphra had to say ... "Although these pictures of my son heading off to school with his classmates' Valentines in hand are a little dark and grainy, I was so grateful that my husband thought to take them for me while I was at work and I still wanted to document this sweet memory. By printing the pictures in wallet size, I was able to minimize their poor quality a little. The small pictures also left a lot of room on my page for me to embellish, so I filled it with three layered, dangling hearts cut from my die cut machine."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love I Heart You (751203)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love Button Candy Dots (744279)
With Love Making Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love ABC Stickers (732082)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)

Other supplies used:
Die Cut Machine (Cricut Epression)
Baker's Twine

Design team member Mandie Pierce created several fabulous projects using the With Love collection including this heartfelt layout about her husband. Here's what Mandie had to say ... "My husband and I have been together since high school. We met as cashiers at a Kroger store in Georgia. Sometimes I think - would that 17 year old girl have ever thought 15 years later we would be here? I am so very thankful we are."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Candy Dot Buttons (744279)
With Love Mini Clothes Pins (744280)
With Love Paper Clips (744281)

Other supplies used:
Punch (EK Success)
Pen (Uniball Signo)
Staples (Tim Holtz)

And here's what Mandie had to say about her next project ... "When I saw those adorable little envelopes, I knew they would be perfect for some small Valentines! They came together very quickly. I just cut 2 pieces of paper at 3x6 and folded them in half and decorated a bit! I used the With Love stamps to decorate the envelopes."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)
With Love Candy Dot Buttons (744279)
With Love Twist Ties (747161)
With Love Acrylic Stamps (747162)

Other supplies used:
Punch (EK Success)
Ink (StazOn)
Staples (Tim Holtz)

With Love Week

2011-11-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

All this week on the Pebbles blog we are going to be focusing on our mid-release collection - With Love! With Love incorporates the traditional colors of Valentine's Day - red, pink, and white - to create an endearing line of products perfect for lovely scrapbooking and card making. As you'll see from our designers, however, the With Love collection can be used for so much more than Valentine's Day projects so sit back and enjoy as our designers wow you with their creativity.

First up, design team member Laura Craigie professes her love for the perfect sugar cookie on this adorably sweet layout. Here's what Laura had to say ... "The new With Love line is so incredibly cute, and I thought it would be perfect to record my small love affair with these cookies. Most of all I love the Kraft alphabets. They are the perfect blank canvas to decorate. I covered the word "sugar" in blue glitter, but you could also color, stamp on, or doodle on them to totally change the look. "

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love Dear Valentine (751207)
With Love Love Letter (751206)
With Love Kiss Me (751211)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
With Love ABC Stickers 2 (732082)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (America Crafts)
Glitter Glue (Stickles)
Button (Craft Supply)

Design team member Anna Sigga created this sweet set of coordinating cards and gift box with our With Love collection. Here's what Anna had to say ... "This collection is one of the sweetest I have seen in a long time. Beautiful soft colors, great patterns, and this collection is not only perfect for Valentines. I decided to make this little "pizza-box" filled with tiny note cards - these would be perfect as a gift or as a box to store your cards."

Pebbles supplies used:
With Love All Mine (751209)
With Love You & Me (751212)
With Love XOXO (751210)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Mini Clothes Pin (744280)
With Love Button Candy Dots (744279)
New Arrival Layered Embellishments (747120)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Ink (Ranger)
Punch (Martha Stewart)

Guest Designer: Cindy Liebel and a GIVEAWAY!

2011-11-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

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

Describe yourself in 3 words … happy, creative & thoughtful.

My guilty pleasure is … three layer chocolate cake sprinkled with chopped nuts & topped with vanilla bean ice cream with drizzles of chocolate syrup.

You’ll never find me without … my 60D & lip gloss.

You might be surprised to know that … this year my be the first year that I don't plan on Black Friday shopping. As much as I enjoy the rush of it all & the good deals, my shopping will be done online this year, in my jammies.

My least favorite chore is … ironing 1st & putting away laundry 2nd.

I started scrapbooking in ... 2003, 9 months after my son was born.

My favorite thing about this hobby is ... the satisfaction of creating with my hands, being with friends who enjoy the hobby as much as I do & the excitement of new product that some how finds it way into my studio & onto my pages.

If I were a Pebbles product I would be … I can never get enough of the Dimensional Butterflies.

Cindy created so many amazing projects for us today including this fun self-portrait layout. Here's what Cindy had to say ... "I got a little snap happy while trying on clothes. I just loved everything I had picked out to see how they would all fit. This particular shirt was a favorite. I just love the delicate ruffled layered fabric pieces on this shirt & how the shirt looked on me. This was a lucky shot, aim & shoot & hope it's a good one kind of photo. I love how the photo turned out & thought it would be perfect to use as the background for my page. I printed the large photo onto white cardstock for a canvas look and embellished around it with a variety of stickers, dimensional embellishments, two tiny photos & machine stitching for more added texture. Super simple!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)
Floral Lane Memory Lane (751119)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Brads (American Crafts)

Here's what Cindy had to say about her next project ... "I really love loading up my layouts with lots of small photos. As soon as I saw the clothes pins embellishments, I knew I had to create a clothes line affect with lots of photos. Once I decided on the background & after tucking one side of each twine behind the layered border, I machine stitched to keep the twin from moving, then hung each photo with a clothes pin & added pop dots for dimension. I like how the colors and textures come together with the illusion of hanging photos giving it a bit of a whimsical look."

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane A Little Hello (751118)
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane Dimensional Stickers (732056)
Floral Lane Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732054)
Floral Lane Pink ABC Stickers (732053)
Fresh Goods Mini Clothes Pins (744278)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
White Button Candy Dots (744276)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Brads (American Crafts)

Here's what Cindy had to say about her next project ... "Ever since I entered into the 40 something club, I have been trying to set goals for myself. I'm on a journey of trying and completing those goals and wanted to document each of them in a journal. So, I cut out lots & lots of cardstock & pattern papers to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" & bounded them together, with plenty of room to grow. Each of the pages are left blank so when I am ready to add to it, I can write & embellish as I go along. It will be fun look back at everything I have aspired to do."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Floral Lane Heartfelt (751127)
Floral Lane You're Sweet (751121)
Floral Lane ABC Clear Stamps (747106)
Floral Lane Chips (747108)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732075)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Cindy also created a project to go along with our "grateful" theme this week. Here's what Cindy had to say ... "Last year during the month of November I documented all things I was grateful for each day. This particular photo was snapped on the 17th by my daughter, who at the time was 3 1/2 years old & the journaling was pulled from my blog. I loved the colors and textures of the paper so much I had to use my Silhouette machine to cut out leaves to go along with the fall theme. Out of all the photos of me that day, this was one of two that was not blurry, but with my eyes looking away from the camera - to balance out the layout, I embellished the page with the die-cut leaves that kinda give a floating affect."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods Clear Stamps (747150)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Floral Lane Just Because (751116)
Floral Lane Smile Everyday (751123)
Floral Lane With Love (751122)
Floral Lane Brown ABC Stickers (732052)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

WOW! Talk about inspiring! Thank you so much Cindy 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 Cindy'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!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T07:28:00.000-07:00

On behalf of everyone here at Pebbles Inc I would like to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are so very grateful for the love and support you have shown the Pebbles Inc brand - thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We will be back tomorrow with some amazing projects from a very special guest designer.

More Grateful Projects with Sarah and Ashley

2011-11-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Sarah Webb created this heartfelt layout about her husband using both our Fresh Goods and With Love collection. Here's what Sarah had to say ... "My job reminds me daily that I need to be grateful for so many things in my life. I am oh-so-grateful to have my husband. He is a great support and a wonderful friend. And I really need to do more pages about him and more pages about us! I was glad to have this assignment. Of course I had to use my favourite line to scrap one of my favourite people!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Penny Candy (751192)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Embossed Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases and Icon Stickers (732076)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
With Love Gift tags (747160)
With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)
Spinach Button Candy Dots (744275)
Rouge Button Candy Dots (74427)

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

Design team member Ashley Stephens created a mini album to document all that she is grateful for. Here's what Ashley had to say ... "For our focus on the "grateful" theme this week, I chose to put together an album of some of the things I am thankful for in my life. I kept the layout of each page similar so it came together very quickly, and left a lot of room for some heartfelt journaling. I also added blank pages in the album so as I think of new things I can add more. I plan on creating one of these every year!"

Pebbles supplies used:Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Front Desk (751187)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
Fresh Goods Button Candy Dots - Green (744275)
Fresh Goods Acrylic Stamps (747151)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Patterned Paper (SEI)
Stamp (Studio Calico)
Round Tag (office supply)

More Grateful Projects with Jill and Suzanne

2011-11-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

Design team member Jill Cornell documents what she is most grateful for - her two beautiful daughters - on this heartfelt layout. Here's what Jill had to say ... "November is National Adoption Month so I knew that for "I'm Grateful" week that I needed to share more about the gift that I'm most thankful for - my two beautiful daughters through the gift of adoption! While not a perfect photo, this is the only one we have of my husband and me together on the day we got to meet our twin girls for the very first time. I love the new gift tags from the With Love collection and played off the hearts by masking and misting hearts on my cardstock and then carrying that theme through with a New Addition layered heart embellishment and With Love Heart Candy Dots."

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Love Bug (751142)
New Addition Sweet Dreams (751141)
New Addition Layered Embellishments (747120)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)
With Love ABC Stickers (732081)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
With Love Heart Candy Dots (744279)
Floral Lane Brown ABC Stickers (732052)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Pearls (Melissa Frances)
Tissue Trim (Melissa Frances)
Stickers (Sassafras Lass)
Punch (Fiskars)
Ink (Clearsnap)
Spray Mist (Tattered Angels)

Design team member Suzanne Sergi created the perfect home decor piece to show how grateful she is for her family and many blessings. Here's what Suzanne had to say ... "With Thanksgiving around the corner, I decided to alter this picture frame for the kitchen. Every day we should remember to be grateful for all the blessings in our lives. Thanksgiving is the perfect time as a family to reflect with one another, and to celebrate this joyous occasion. This frame uses the Fresh Goods collection. I wanted to use this colorful collection, and added in some burlap fabric to round out the background. This collection has a homespun feel to it, and would be perfect for packaging treats and baked breads. This happy frame will sit out on the kitchen counter as we anticipate Thanksgiving, and each day a "new" memory will be clipped onto the mini clothespin."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751186)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Chips (74418)
Ever After ABC Stickers (732046)
New Addition Fabric Brads (747139)
Red Button Candy Dots (747147)

Other supplies used:
Stamp (Stampin' Up!)
Burlap Fabric
Doily
Frame
Vellum
Clothespin

Theme: I'm Grateful For ...

2011-11-21T10:00:00.001-07:00

In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, this week on the Pebbles blog is all about being grateful. Our design team members have created projects to celebrate who (or what) they are thankful for. On behalf of the entire Pebbles design team and staff I would just like to take a moment to say that we are grateful for you, our blog readers, and your continued support of our products and our design team. So thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. :)

Design team member Elizabeth Carney created this gorgeous layout including letters of gratitude to her daughter. Here's what Elizabeth had to say ... "I have wanted to use these cute envelopes like this the moment I got them! I had all sorts of ideas, but thought in the end that writing a personal letter to Alyssa would be more of an intimate way for her to read it later down the road. These envelopes were the perfect way to do that!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrases (732076)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Butterflies (747154)
Fresh Goods ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Border Stickers (732077)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Envelopes (747158)
Floral Lane Chips (747108)
Welcome Christmas Buttons (747147)
Red Button Candy Dots (744266)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Spray Mist (Tattered Angels)
Corner Rounder (Creative Memories)

Design team member Stephanie Baxter created a gift box and coordinating tag using Pebbles products perfect for saying "thank you" to friends or family. Here's what Stephanie had to say ... "I love filling little gift boxes with little sweet treats for people as a quick thank you gift and when I came across this heart gift box template from A Little Hut (http://alittlehut.com/) I thought that it would be perfect to use with some of my favourite Pebbles products! I printed the template directly on to one side of the patterned paper, cut it out and stuck it together with some strong liquid glue. I stamped a sentiment on to a little tag using the Floral Lane alphabet stamps and tied some baker's twine from the New Addition ribbon card at the top of the tag. This was relatively quick and easy to make, so I can definitely see myself making a bunch more as little thank you gifts for people."

Pebbles supplies used:
Floral Lane With Delight (751124)
Floral Lane Acrylic Stamps (747106)
With Love Gift Tags (747160)
New Addition Girl Ribbon (780010)

Other supplies used:
Ink (American Crafts)
Template (A Little Hut)

More Silhouette Projects with ME!

2011-11-18T10:00:00.001-07:00

Today it's my turn to share a few projects that I (Lynn Ghahary) created using the Pebbles shapes for Silhouette. First let me just say that I LOVE my Silhouette. Seriously love it! It's so easy to use and just allows for so many possibilities. For my first project I altered a picture frame that I had in my stash using papers from the New Addition Boy collection. The photo is of my sweet little nephew Kian - isn't he an angel? Once I had my frame covered I cut a tag shape using the Silhouette and kraft cardstock. I then cut the adorable whale shape with some blue patterned paper and layered it on my tag with dimensional adhesive. I added a Dimensional Sticker for the perfect finishing touch.

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Special Delivery (751066)
New Addition He's Here (751067)
New Addition Little Angel (751069)
New Addition Congrats (751074)
New Addition Adorable (751155)
New Addition Little Prince (751161)
New Addition Dimensional Phrases & Icon Stickers (732065)

Pebbles Shapes for Silhouette used:
Whale
"welcome" sentiment

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Pen (Uniball Signo)
Frame

For my second project I created a pair of cards also using the New Addition Boy collection. These cards were quick, fun, and easy to make and I could absolutely see creating a set of these to give a new mother as a gift or to use for baby shower invitations or thank yous.

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Special Delivery (751066)
New Addition So Sweet (751068)
New Addition Little Angel (751069)

New Addition Peek A Boo (751075)
New Addition It's A Boy (751152)
New Addition Baby Of Mine (751157)
New Addition Little Prince (751161)

Pebbles Shapes for Silhouette used:
Elephant
Sailboat

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Punch (Fiskars)

More Silhouette Projects with Wendy Sue!

2011-11-17T10:00:00.002-07:00

Design team member Wendy Sue Anderson created the perfect home decor project just in time for the holidays using Pebbles for Silhouette images and the Welcome Christmas collection. Here's what Wendy had to say ... "I’m already getting excited to pull out my Christmas decorations, but my family thinks I should wait until after Thanksgiving … so I decided to make a little holiday project, just to satisify my holiday “itch.” :) I found this little frame in my stash of alterables and I knew it would be perfect for a little Christmas project! I love the simple Christmas tree shape from the Silhouette store, so I decided to use those for my project. I cut it out several different times, in several different sizes, from a handful of different papers. Again, I love how versatile one little shape can be – well worth the 99 cent investment! After cutting out several trees, I decorated them with various embellishments. I used foam squares to add dimension to a few of the trees too. After the trees were complete, I added some fun elements to the frame and now it’s sitting on my sofa table – mixed right in with my Thanksgiving decorations!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa’s List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase & Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Twist Ties (747148)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
The Mr. & Mrs. Pearl Candy Dot Flourishes (747081)
New Addition Metal Brads (747009)
New Addition Chocolate Brown Candy Dots (744236)
New Addition Mini Clothes Pins (747136)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)
Vanilla Button Candy Dots (744276)
Brown Pearl Candy Dots (747138)
Red Glitter Candy Dots (744228)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Christmas Tree

Other supplies used:
Thread
Natural Jute
Foam Adhesive

Here's what Wendy had to say about her next project ... "I’ve never really been a huge fan of pastel pink and blue for babies. I don’t know why … but it’s the truth. I decided to use some primary colors to create a set of baby cards to have on hand. The elephant shape is from the baby collections, but I used papers from the Fresh Goods collection for a fun twist. I love being able to take one shape and cut it out in the size I want, and from the paper I want. This one elephant shape could be used in so many different ways, I’m already thinking of more projects I can make with him!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Vanilla Button Candy Dots (744276)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Elephant
“congrats” sentiment

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thread

More Silhouette Projects with Christa!

2011-11-16T10:00:00.002-07:00

Design team member Christa Paustenbaugh shows us how easy it is to scrap those holiday memories using the Pebbles for Silhouette images. Here's what Christa had to say ... "I normally have so much trouble scrapping holiday photos since I'm not great at it, but the Silhouette/Pebbles shapes were too fun to pass up! I cut 2 different tag shapes big enough to house my 3 x 3 photos on them. I made those the main focus of the layout as if to decorate the page for the holidays. I also cut the "Happy Holidays" sentiment out, but chose to only use the Holiday from it. It was very easy to cut apart for use on my page. With just a few added embellishments the page was made with primarily the Silhouette images!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Wrapped With Joy (751174)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Twist Ties (747148)
With Love Ribbon (780014)
With Love Mini Clothespins (744280)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Christmas Tags
"Happy Holidays" sentiment

Other supplies used:
Stickers (Sassafras)
Twine (Jillibean Soup)

Here's what Christa had to say about her next project ... "I'm not a big card maker, but had to use these cute trees on a card for the holidays! I cut out 4 smaller trees, then just sized up for the red tree to make it stand out. I used zing powder to make it nice and shiny and simply put some foam adhesive on the back to make it pop even more."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Holly Jolly (751179)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Christmas Tree

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Embossing Powder (American Crafts)

Here's what Christa had to say about her next project ... "I was going to just stick with holiday images, but couldn't pass up this thread image on the Silhouette! Love it! I cut a smaller one out of the red paper, then just sized up a wee bit to cut the green paper thread image. I cut away the paper "thread" and replaced it with some twine to finish it off. I'm pretty sure I'll be using this image again soon!"

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Come Again (751191)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Pebbles for Silhouette images used:
Thread

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Baker's Twine (Studio Calico)

More Silhouette Projects with Kim!

2011-11-15T10:00:00.001-07:00

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.

Design team member Kim Kesti created several adorable projects for us today using her Silhouette and Pebbles images. Here's what Kim had to say about her first project ... "“What a treat to use the new designs from Pebbles with my Silhouette Craft Cutter. The images are so true to Pebbles design and it’s such a bonus to be able to cut them in any size with any variety of paper. I just had a ball experimenting! My first project uses an adorable flower design. I loved using paper that matched the cute little ladybug. Pebbles has so many felt embellishments that work well with the digital images."

Pebbles supplies used:
Bugs Layered Embellishments (747042)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Chocolate Brown Ribbon (744027)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Flower

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Here's what Kim had to say about her second project ... "I couldn’t resist cutting some of the Christmas tag shapes for my second project. They are so elegant and beautiful when they are cut. These photos just don’t do them justice. I only added a little touch of bling, some ribbon, and a clothespin accent to finish the tags – super easy projects that pack a lot of punch! Thanks Pebbles and Silhouette – you make a great team!”

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots Jewel (744265)
Red Ribbon (744029)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Christmas Tags

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)

Utah Warehouse Sale starts Thursday at a new location!

2011-11-14T11:00:00.002-07:00

Pebbles and Silhouette Week!

2011-11-14T10:00:00.005-07:00

Did you know Pebbles sells shapes at the Silhouette Online Store? Yes we most certainly do! We have designs from our Welcome Christmas, New Addition Boy and Girl, Fresh Goods, and Floral Lane collections! These Silhouette images coordinate perfectly with our collections and make a great addition to your layouts, cards, and other projects. All this week we'll be featuring projects from some of our very talented design team members showing you just how easy it is to pair Pebbles and Silhouette.

Today design team member Valerie Mangan created a pair of projects featuring our Welcome Christmas collection and coordinating Silhouette shapes. Here's what Valerie had to say about her first project ... "I made this little mini book to replace my December Daily album this year. Knowing I will be very pressed for time next month, I decided I'd focus on a few details of the holiday season rather than 25 straight days. I used Pebbles Silhouette shapes to cut the tags, then backed them with a selection of papers from the Welcome Christmas line. I supplemented the tags with some small envelopes I made, also with papers from the Welcome Christmas line. In addition to adding extra pages to my little book, the envelopes will be used to save small items like receipts, lists and ticket stubs. I made sure some of the tags have space for small photos and included some pre-made list forms to fill in details I'll want to record."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Trim the Tree (751171)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Deck The Halls (75117)
Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase & Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
Welcome Christmas Candy Dots Jewel (744265)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)
With Love Masking Tape Stickers (732086)
With Love Heart Paper Clips (744281)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Christmas Tags
Christmas Tree
Frame

Other supplies used:
Stickers (Girl's Paperie)
Smash Lists (K&Company)

Here's what Valerie had to say about her next project ... "This simple grid layout was a great way to show off some more of Pebble's shapes for the Silhouette. I loved the idea of filling 2 of the squares with die cut elements. I used die cut trees in one square with White Candy Dot button 'snow' and the sentiment "home" in another. I used the negative cut of the sentiment and backed it with some white cardstock. To add a little more interest to the grid, I added a couple of the graphic poinsettia shapes and one of the Fresh Goods inspired frames."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Wrapped with Joy (751174)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Dimensions Phrase & Icon Stickers (732071)
Welcome Christmas Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
White Button Candy Dots (744270)
With Love Mini ABC Stickers (732087)

Pebbles for Silhouette shapes used:
Christmas Tree
Frame
Poinsettia
"home" Sentiment

Other supplies used:
Baker's Twine (We R Memory Keepers)