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Guest Designer: Nicole Samuels and a GIVEAWAY!

27
Jan
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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!

Comments

  5. I love Nicoles work…my favorite of this bunch…the craft paper layout with all the words. The red just stands out and brings your eyes to the pictures. Love it!

  7. My favorite is the one with the big butterfly cut out. But all gives great inspiration. Thanks for churning my creative juices!

  9. Nice to meet you Nicole and welcome on being the GDT! Your work is amazing, I love each of your projects and how much love you put into them too!
    e.

  13. What beautiful projects!! I really love the last one with the butterfly…very creative. 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!
    – April W

  31. All the pages are beautiful, but “Wonder” with that big silhoutted butterfly… Oh. My. God! First, I love butterflies. Second, I love C&S. Third – I’m *so* gonna scraplift that one. 😉

  34. Nicole Samuels is one of my favorite scrapbook page designers! Her work always has the best details and is never overdone. My favorite that you show here is the “wonder” page – love the butterflies, the colorful buttons, the touch of stitching. Gorgeous page, which I’ve come to expect from Nicole. Thanks for sharing, Nicole, and thanks for the chance to wiN!

  40. Let me first say that Nicole is crazy talented and I love ALL of these!!! BUT since I am being put on the spot here…….the valentine layout just made my heart skip a beat! LOVEEEEE it!!!!!!

  50. I like them all! The top one with the grid design is the type of sketch I can see myself using over & over in different ways!

  61. It’s super tough between the lovey one and Wonder. I find Wonder so unique but I’m in such a lovey mood right now! 🙂 Welcome Nicole!

  66. Nice to know about nicole… I love how clean ur LO’s looked… I luv the first one, the tags, stichings but most of all the photos… such lovely duo…

  68. I love your guilty pleasure! As far as your projects, I like all of your projects, but I really like the “Nice having your around” layout. It’s so nice to meet you.

  74. I love all the project, really, but the “random” valentine LO really struck me! I love how it’s “left-justified” and then just flows out from there from the top of the page to the bottom! 🙂 The colors are great, the pictures are definitely still the focal point, and you can always “get me” w/ red ric rac! 🙂
    Lots of layers w/out being distracting, too! Great LO! 🙂

  81. Ohhhh that Be Mine Valentine page is so fun!! I am IN LOVE with the craft letters and now must go find them in mass quantities 🙂 Thanks for sharing