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Playing with Pebbles Birthday Wishes Collection
Hello everyone! I had a crafty weekend and finally got around to play with the new release from Pebbles, the Birthday Wishes Collection! [caption id="attachment_10996" align="alignnone" width="600"] Products used are linked at the end of this post.[/caption] As a design team member, I've had this happy collection in my stash for a little while. I'm so excited that we finally get to share our projects! I have a card, a tag and a technique to share today! Paper Pieced Birthday Card I love the two little stamps in this collection. They are just perfect for the paper piecing technique. I first...
Five for Friday, a Watercolored Card and a Heads-up
Hello everyone! It's Friday again! And here comes our Five for Friday Our design team has been busy with our Rock My World Stamp Set! It is my personal favorite in this release and I just LOVE what the ladies have come up with this set! Here are five links to the five most recent posts they've done! What is the perfect ink to use for overlapping? Check out Suzanne's beautiful card here! The skinny shadow/grass stamp got to be the center of attention on Lorena's cool card here! Rocks are trending! Katie shared the source of her inspiration for her clever card here! Lorena was back with a video...
DIY Nautical Tote Bag for National Craft Month with Free Anchor Pattern (PDF)
Hello everyone! Did you know that March is National Craft Month? I'm very excited to share this DIY Nautical Tote Bag as part of the Jo-Ann Fabric And Craft Stores® National Craft Month campaign. I am one of the crafters selected to share our love for crafting and highlight the latest spring trends. Jo-Ann makes spring crafting easy during National Craft Month with a $5 off $25 or more purchase coupon and a spring crafting inspiration website. Since we've been having bright sunshine days here in Arizona, it was easy for me to take on the Nautical trend. I always try to include...
Dimensional Lucky Clover with Free PDF Template Pattern
Hello everyone! I'm sharing a Lucky Clover Door Hanger on Pebbles Blog today and thought it would be fun to share how I made the 4-leaf clover here! My project was for St. Patrick's Day until I found out that Shamrocks and 4-leaf clovers are different... Did you know that? I was totally inspired by the Buttflies from Pebbles Garden Party collection! It was harder than I thought to create the look, but now we have a template pattern to make our lives easier! How to Make the Lucky Clover 1. Download template: http://cl.ly/2s1G3m3M272f, print and cutout as indicated. 2. Trim paper...
Take Me to Spring Gift Bags + Punch Board Giveaway
Hello everyone! I started to notice that the weather is getting warmer and more people are wearing shorts and flip-flops around here in Arizona. I hope that today's project can bring a little sunshine to you if it is still cold there. Take Me to Spring Gift Bags Tips & Tricks Since the "legendary" Envelope Punch Board, We R Memory Keepers has expanded the punch board family to five. I used Gift Bag punch board for today's project. All paper are from Pebbles Garden Party collection. There are many combinations of paper sizes to make a variety of bags. I would like to share...
Happy Hearts Wall Decoration for Valentine's Day (Cloud Pattern in PDF and .studio)
Hello everyone! I'm sharing a Valentine's Day decoration on Pebbles Blog today and thought it would be fun to share more step photos and a free pattern here. I picked a few of my favorite patterns from Pebbles Yours Truly collection and die cut a bunch hearts in various sizes. I used a set of nesting dies but you can also hand drew your own. I hand drew a cloud on the grid paper to be my base panel. I've made it into a pattern that you can download at the end of this post. I arranged the hearts in...