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Guest Designer: Nicole Samuels and a GIVEAWAY!

27
Jan
82 Comments

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!

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Comments

  1. Luanne says

    January 27, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    nice to meet you Nicole! pretty lady. 🙂
    Love her layouts, simple and sweet.
    Thanks for sharing!

  2. ShellyJ says

    January 27, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Cute pages! … think my fave is Wonder. love how you did the title 🙂

  3. Beth Ann says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Gorgeous pages Nicole! My favorite is the first one – love grid-based designs and it’s amazing. 🙂

  4. Becky Garrison says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    I love Nicole’s first layout! The colors, especially the textures, and the sweet photo of her children. Very nice!

  5. PamS says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    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!

  6. Charlotte Brochu says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    I really love the Bee Mine project! I love the design of this and the use of all the words!

  7. Mandy says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:16 pm

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

  8. Kelly Massman says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    My favorite is the layout with the red ric rac! TFS!

  9. Elizabeth says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    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.

  10. Diane Payne says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    These are all fabulous! I always love Nicole’s work!

  11. isay says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    beautiful layouts Nicole!

  12. Kelly in Canada says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    love, love, love your valentine layout!

  13. April says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:46 pm

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

  14. Scrapthat says

    January 27, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    GREAT work Nicole!! I LOVE the one with the craft words on it! Stunning! and fun!

  15. ShoppingTamii says

    January 27, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    I love the way the red pops off the page of the second one 🙂

  16. Romy says

    January 27, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    Congrats on your guest designer spot, Nicole! Your work is totally gorgeous! I love that second page!

  17. Laurie! says

    January 27, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    Oh man – the last layout with the butterfly cut out of the middle of the circle is gorgeous!

  18. Jamie says

    January 27, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    They are all beautiful!! I love the Valentine one:)

  19. Beth Hallgren says

    January 27, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    Love what you did with the kraft letters on your valentine layout, cute!

  20. connie says

    January 27, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    love the kraft valentine page!

  21. Tanya says

    January 27, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    Such fabulous projects! My favorite is her layout!! Love it 🙂

    Tanya

  22. Cheryl Leong says

    January 27, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    I love the wonder project!

    Cheryl131091 at yahoo dot com

  23. Amy Coose says

    January 27, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    Amazing work, and I love that second page!

  24. Lisa P says

    January 27, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    all of the pages are incredible. Love the kraft page with all the kraft words. Gorgeous page.

  25. Cindy deRosier says

    January 27, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    I love the kraft-on-kraft Valentine layout! It’s beautiful.

  26. Caroli says

    January 27, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    Lovely projects! i like the first one the most, nothing compares to Fresh Goods <3

  27. soapHOUSEmama says

    January 27, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    That butterfly layout at the end is just stunning!!!

  28. Melissa says

    January 27, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    I love Nicole’s work! My favorite is her second layout. Thanks for the giveaway!

  29. jengd says

    January 27, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    I really like the Valentine LO. Bold but simple. Very nice!

  30. Rea says

    January 27, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    Awesome layouts, My favorite is the Valentine “Sweet Pea” layout. So cute and fun.

  31. Malin/malwa says

    January 27, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    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. 😉

  32. CraftyGirl says

    January 27, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    Nicole… your work is fabulous! I really enjoyed the Be Mine layout…. adorable!!

    barb 🙂

  33. AmyBug says

    January 27, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    I love all the details of Wonder. You can tell the love put into the layout. 🙂

  34. Cynthia B. says

    January 27, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    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!

  35. Heather says

    January 27, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    My favorite is the be mine LO! So pretty!
    Ra6352 (at) gmail (dot) com

  36. Amanda says

    January 27, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    I absolutely adore the big butterfly cutout in the Wonder layout. It is fantastic!

  37. Melinda says

    January 28, 2012 at 12:09 am

    LOL-I can’t choose just one! But, I really love the last one, its different-in a very good & unique way!

  38. Gretchen says

    January 28, 2012 at 12:14 am

    awesome stuff (as always) Nicole!!

  39. Bethany Becker says

    January 28, 2012 at 12:15 am

    I love the Wonder layouts. Butterflies are my favorites! Awesome work on everything.

  40. TeenaBugg38 says

    January 28, 2012 at 12:38 am

    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!!!!!!

  41. Kim M says

    January 28, 2012 at 1:10 am

    The love layout in the middle is my fav, it is just so sweet!

  42. Janet Zeppa says

    January 28, 2012 at 2:23 am

    All the layouts are adorable but I will say the Valentine one really stood out for me. 🙂

  43. Melinda AKA medialady says

    January 28, 2012 at 2:44 am

    My favorite is the Valentine layout. Awesome job on all of these projects!

  44. Laura Stewart says

    January 28, 2012 at 3:46 am

    love the kraft page!

  45. Cheryl S. says

    January 28, 2012 at 4:26 am

    Kraft and red are a perfect combination for the adorable Sweet Thing layout. Love everything about it!

  46. CLM-cindylu2u says

    January 28, 2012 at 4:39 am

    Awesome LO’s Nicole, Nice having you around is my favorite!!

  47. Christine says

    January 28, 2012 at 4:57 am

    I love the first layout and how she used the tags to kind of frame the picture.

  48. Sandy Ang says

    January 28, 2012 at 5:32 am

    I really like Nice Having You Around LO. The idea of a clothesline of tags and photo is fab with that patchwork background

  49. Pamk says

    January 28, 2012 at 6:04 am

    love the be my valentine layout. Gorgeous.

  50. Gina says

    January 28, 2012 at 9:02 am

    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!

  51. Aga says

    January 28, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    All gorgeous pages and I simply love the design of Nicole’s Valentine page 🙂

  52. mtscrapgal says

    January 28, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    They are all pretty but I like the circle page the best. Thanks

  53. Aimee Kidd says

    January 28, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    All of them are so pretty but I’d have to say the Valentine page is my favorite. I love the words combined with the stickers!!

  54. Breaking Free From Old Ways says

    January 28, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    I love the Valentines layout it is so cute!

    kaylynn_0419atyahoodotcom

  55. {VICKI} says

    January 28, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    WONDER was my fave—love the butterfy!
    tfs

  56. Olivia says

    January 28, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    Especially love the Wonder layput – such a clever design!

  57. Denise Bryant says

    January 29, 2012 at 1:30 am

    Great pages Nichole! My fave is the Valentine page!
    DeniseB

  58. Caroline says

    January 29, 2012 at 4:00 am

    hard choice, but i think the be mine one, love it 🙂

  59. Jessica Goodpaster says

    January 29, 2012 at 4:02 am

    Just one?? That is a toughie! I love the “Be Mine” LO, it is so sweet!

  60. Claude says

    January 29, 2012 at 5:29 am

    I love the second one!

  61. Court says

    January 29, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    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!

  62. SavannaLea says

    January 29, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    My favorite is the valentine layout but the other is pretty dang cute too!!

  63. lynda says

    January 29, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    I like the Valentines layout best. I like the colors, the photos, & the layout w/ all the text.

  64. Savannah O'Gwynn says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:48 am

    OH! Super wonderful getting to know the GDT Nicole:) LOVE her LOs–esp. that Vday LO! LOVE LOVE LOVE:) THANKS for the chance to win:) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com

  65. Melanie says

    January 30, 2012 at 6:30 am

    Love all the layouts especially the first one!

  66. Margaret UY says

    January 30, 2012 at 11:19 am

    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…

  67. Leanne W says

    January 30, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    Very pretty pages – sweet and simple. That’s my kind of scrapbooking!

  68. centralNYscrapper says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    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.

  69. Jenny says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    Lovely pages and what a great chance to win! Thanks!

  70. Laura {aka scrapaddict} says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    The Valentine page with the kraft letters is just awesome!! Love all the projects, tho’! Congrats on being a GDT member!

  71. JMCPhillips says

    January 30, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    I love your valentine’s project – those are the cutest pictures!! She looks like a happy girl!!

  72. DawnC says

    January 30, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    They are all great projects but I like the Wonder layout the best. Great job!

  73. pboszko says

    January 30, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    they’re all wonderful, but luv the colors on the valentine’s one! thanks for a chance to win!

  74. SharonDB says

    January 30, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    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! 🙂

  75. Fifi says

    January 30, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    I adore that butterfly, amazing

  76. Jeannie says

    January 30, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    while they’re all great I like the 1st one best w/the patchwork like squares.

  77. by belle says

    January 30, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    I like them all but wonder is my fav!!

  78. Jaclyn Rench says

    January 30, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    I LOVE the valentine page. The kraft letters on the kraft background just looks so yummy! Great projects, Nicole!

  79. Spa Lady Lori says

    January 31, 2012 at 2:00 am

    I love the middle one that you called kraft designs. Great job layering without pre-planning. It worked out wonderfully!

  80. Jenny says

    January 31, 2012 at 3:03 am

    love that first one the best!1

  81. Ashly says

    January 31, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    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

  82. Valerie says

    February 5, 2012 at 12:23 am

    What gorgeous projects. I just love Nicole’s style!

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