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Guest Designer: Becky Williams and a GIVEAWAY!

30
Dec
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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 3×3 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!

Comments

  1. What a delightful creative style Becky has! All of her projects are so colorful and unique. I especially love per layout of the professional drooler! TOO CUTE!

  5. I love all the projects so much! Very inspiring and so, so cute! If I had to pick just one though, I’d have to say I love that sweet little baby face too! What an adorable LO and of course the photos are precious!

  8. Congrats Becky! I’ve been a big fan of your work for quite a while 🙂 My fave would have to be Professional Drooler! I love the design and how those bright colors pop off the light background. Oh, and the photo is pretty cute, too! 😉

  10. Pebbles goodness everywhere WOW!!! My favorites are the 2 first layouts …they made me smile 🙂 Thanks for sharing your beautiful work Becky !!!

  15. Since I have to choose!!!…I love her ‘love notes’ mail box and note cards. That is just too adorable. I think that would make a great Valentine’s Day box for Valentine’s from school. I am off to find a mail box!

  16. Wow, what gorgeous work!!! If I have to choose a favorite (which is hard!) I’d go with the first layout. The colors just pop!
    – April W

  17. I truly love all of Becky’s work! She has some talent!!!!!! I’d choose #1 if I have to! 🙂 Thanks for a chance to win some of your yummy goodies! Best wishes for a happy New Year, too!

  18. I love ALL of Becky Williams projects–her blog is my favorite to visit! So excited to see her guest designing for Pebbles :-). My fave was instantly “We Love Your Sweet Baby Face”–love all of the pics and awesome blend of products :-).

  20. Love all of Becky’s projects but if I have to pick one it is the mailbox – so cute!! Thanks for the chance to win some fantastic pebbles goodies.

  26. OMGOsh! These projects are all amazing! I really love the “Professional Drooler” layout. Adorable layout and adorable baby:)

  40. Becky’s projects are always eye-catching! Just from this post, Professional Drooler is my favorite for its bright colors and fun use of Pebbles patterned paper. TFS, Becky, and thanks, Pebbles, for the chance to win!

  43. I have to pick the professional drooler layout as my favorite. I love the bright and cheery colors and that funky flower and staples. Super cute!

  45. Great stuff but I especially am in LURVE with the Professional Drooler LO. I had one of those- we had him in bibs all day for months just because of that- I never thought about scrapping it but I think I might now. 🙂

  47. Are you kidding me??? CHOOSE??????? The title on professional drooler cracked me up and actually looks like something I would come up with. But the Sweet Face one stole my heart…..ADORABLE!!!

  49. Your stuff is AWESOME Becky!!! Lots of ideas flowing through my mind now. Loved them all but my favorite is Professional Drooler….what can I say I am a momma of a boy!!!!

  51. I just love Becky. She’s become a sweet friend and is an amazing designer. Her work always makes me want to scrap. I love what she has done with the Pebbles products! I especially love the Tree Hugger layout… so peaceful looking!

  59. The projects are all amazing but PROFESSIONAL DROOLER is fantastic. The photo is great and the embellishments compliment it so well. It is very well executed. 🙂

  64. Have been watching Becky’s work for a while and it is soo hard to choose one favorite, she is so talented! I love that little mini love you mailbox, it is just darling!

  67. WOWOWOWZA! I love all these projects–LOVE the different styles and the mixtures of the papers. That LO is GORGEOUS! LOVE:) THANKS for the chance to win:) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com

  71. Everything is absolutely amazing!!! I am sooooooo picking the Professional Drooler Layout, though!!! ALL of Becky’s work is magnificent and beautiful…so I took a different approach and chose the catchy title! TOOO TOOO Stinkin’ cute!!! LOVE IT!!!!

  72. It’s so nice to get acquainted with you Becky! You have such a fresh and pretty style. Your LOs and projects are very inspiring.
    Thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing more of your great work.
    Happy New Year! 🙂

  75. I have loved Becky for a while!! She has such a fun style 🙂 I really love the Baby face layout because the colors are so fun and bright.

  78. Wow! Becky, you are so talented! I love all the projects, but, my favs are the Valentine’s Day Cards.

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com