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Guest Designer: Laura Vegas and a GIVEAWAY!

27
Apr
72 Comments

Hi everyone! I am so excited to introduce you to this week’s Guest Designer Laura Vegas.  Let’s get to know Laura a little better …

 Describe yourself in 3 words … sarcastic, procrastinator, multi-tasker.

My guilty pleasure is … Starbucks Java Chip Frappacino, which is a must have every day.

You’ll never find me without … my IPod Touch. I love to use it to quickly check on emails, and I’m very addicted to Words With Friends.

You might be surprised to know that I … have been changing diapers for almost 16 years straight, even though my daughters are almost 13 and 16 years old. I started doing daycare in my home when my youngest was only 2 years old, and have always had babies and toddlers here. I’ve never had a gap in time when I wasn’t changing diapers, and I don’t see one in sight.

My least favorite chore is … cleaning the kitchen. I avoid cleaning the stove, microwave, sink, etc, unless I absolutely have too.

I started scrapbooking in … 1995. Does that date me? 😉 I started shortly before my first daughter was born, and I never looked back.

My favorite thing about this hobby is … playing with fun products and making pretty projects. Scrapbooking is very much a creative release for me, and I enjoy the entire process.

If I were a Pebbles product, I would be … the pink glitter alpha stickers from the Hip Hip Hooray collection. I love having just a little bit of sparkle in life, and these do just that on my projects!

“I knew this happy and fun birthday collection would be perfect to finally get my youngest daughter’s 11th birthday party photos scrapped. We have lots of swimming birthday parties, and it’s not always easy to find birthday themed products that work with pool photos. I love the little banner stickers, and wanted to carry the same banner idea into my title. I used my Silhouette machine, to cut a banner shaped “Birthday” from the Woo Hoo patterned paper, and then used the Pink Glitter alpha stickers to add on the “Happy” to complete the title.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo
Hip Hip Hooray Pink Glitter ABC Stickers
Hip Hip Hooray Glitter Flag Banners
Hip Hip Hooray Pinwheels
Hip Hip Hooray Twist Ties
Hip Hip Hooray Candy Dots Circle Sequins
Country Picnic Blush Mini ABC Stickers

“I am always in need of birthday cards, and yet they are the one kind of card that I never seem to have on hand. While I had my supplies out from working on the layout, I decided to use up a lot of my scraps to make a set of birthday cards. For the smaller strips of pattern paper along the bottom of the cards, I used the UPC strips from different patterned papers. I love that a piece that you might normally cut off and throw away, can be put to good use just by flipping it around and using the design on the backside.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Hip Hip Hooray Party Time
Hip Hip Hooray Woo Hoo
Hip Hip Hooray Good Times
Hip Hip Hooray Celebration
Hip Hip Hooray Pink Glitter ABC Stickers
Hip Hip Hooray Glitter Flag Banners
Hip Hip Hooray Stitched Dimensional Circles
Hip Hip Hooray Dimensional Flowers
Hip Hip Hooray Candy Dots Square Sequins

“I love the fresh and clean colors of the Country Picnic collection, and right away, I thought about these photos I had taken of my friends daughter. I love to layer my pattern paper, to create “frames” around my layout. While it look like I used 3 full sheets of pattern paper for this layout, I actually cut out the insides of both the green embossed dot paper and the white hearts paper, so that I only used what would show when I layered them together. Now I have the insides of both paper left over, to use on other projects. I love the Masking Tape stickers, and layered a few together along the sides of my photos, adding some staples to each one.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Greenhouse
Country Picnic Back Porch
Country Picnic Meadow
Country Picnic Cobblestone Kraft
Country Picnic Spinach Corrugated ABC Stickers
Country Picnic Blush Mini ABC Stickers
Country Picnic Dimensional Flowers
Country Picnic Embossed Masking Tape Stickers

“When I saw the Layered Kraft Tags, I knew they would be perfect for some quick cards. The layering is so detailed, and makes it appear that you put a lot of time and effort into making the tag. I love products that do all the hard work for you! I started with my white card base, and added a strip of patter paper along the bottom of each card, and a punched strip of cardstock along the sides. Then I simply adhered a tag to each card, adding a few Masking Tape stickers to the side of the tags, and using a mini staple to hold down the tag strings.”

Pebbles supplies used:
Country Picnic Secret Garden
Country Picnic Meadow
Country Picnic Layered Kraft Tags
Country Picnic Embossed Masking Tape Stickers

WOW!  Thank you so much Laura 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 Laura’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

  12. Awesome stuff, Laura! Yes, she is addicted to Words with Friends and is SO good at it, too. She beat me pretty badly this week! It’s re-match time!

  14. Laura is awesome! Every project I’ve ever seen of hers is just impeccable. My favorite design from this post is her Smile layout – love the framing and the diecut(?) vine. But I also think her Happy Bday pages are super-fun – fun idea to include the pocket page for all the different pics and Pebbles goodies.

  16. Laura’s smile layout really stood out. I love the green letters and pink flowers! Her tag cards are also really fantastic!

  20. I love how Laura used Hip Hip Hooray with a divided pocket protector! What a great way to get a page layout done quickly. It’s also currently my favorite line, I’m doing a little creating with it RIGHT now! Really like how she connected her banner segments with sequins, so super cute!

  21. I really love Laura’s style and she did such gorgeous work with the Pebbles products. I think ‘Smile’ is my favourite layout. I love the colours in it.

  22. I love seeing projects that Laura creates! Love the birthday swim layout! I am in need of some ideas foe my own photos of a swim party and I am inspired! Lovely work!

  24. I love the SMILE layout the best (although all the others are wonderful as well) because of the great colors and that green – – just love it!

  27. I love the double page layout because it showcases many photos on one spread.

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

  28. I have enjoyed Laura’s projects for years! I love the Smile layout and the kraft tag cards are really cute too. Thanks for sharing today Laura!

  32. I love your layered craft tag cards! I am always looking for fresh ideas for cards, and these look like they took a lot of effort… even though they didn’t. Thanks for the great ideas!!!
    Shelli

  33. I love all the projects, but my favorite would have to be the two page birthday spread. I love all of the pictures that were used. Thanks for the inspiration!

  34. All the projects are just lovely but I especially love both the layouts. The birthday layout is just fun with all those lovely papers and the smile layout is so sweet and the photos just stand out.

    Thanks for the inspiration.

  40. I love all of Laura’s projects! I am a huge fan of her work! The layout using the Country Picnic collection is adorable! All the new collections from Pebbles are simply stunning!!! Thanks for the chance!!!

  42. all of the projects are wonderful,but my favourite is the set of cards with the layered kraft tags.All though i m not a card maker they really caught my eye.Good work.

  43. everything Laura makes is a favorite. I love her style! Her ability to layer and embellish so perfectly while keeping the main focus on her photos is amazing. Thanks for sharing!

  45. Beautiful work! Love the birthday card with the square sequins along the bottom! My favorite layout is “Smile”–I love the colors and the flowers placed on the page.

  48. Love Laura’s work! My fave is the birthday layout. A great way to organize and all those birthday memories scrapped quickly but beautifully! Thanks Laura & Pebbles.

  49. If forced to pick a favorite (because really, they are all fabulous!) I would have to go with the “Smile” layout, the colors, the texture – all so very pretty!

    Terrific work, Laura!

  51. I love the layouts, but my favorite has to be the cards! I never really know what to do with those upc strips, and this is perfect!!

  53. I follow Laura’s blog and love her style. I love her two page layout. Maybe I just see less and less two page layouts and I am a sucker for them. Thanks for sharing. Great job.

  55. I love Laura’s work and follow her blog regularly, she has such a great eye for design. Love the Smile layout the best, sooo adorable!

  64. They are all amazing but I am just head over heels for those sweet little cards with the tags….what a cute little set and perfect gift for someone!!! Thanks for the chance to win…I adore Pebbles!!!

  65. All the projects are superior.Since I’m a card maker I’s partial to them. My faves are the set made with the decorated tags.Thanks for a chance to win.

  66. I loved her birthday cards! I always want to make my own cards, but they all end up looking the same. Now I have a few new ideas to try:)

  67. Oh, how can you choose a favorite from Laura Vegas’s projects. Everything she does is amazing!! Love the Smile layout with the corrugated alpha!! So fun!!
    Thanks for the chance to win!!
    xoxo, Christine

  68. I always love all of Laura’s work! I think the birthday layout is my fave of these! Thanks for the chance!

  69. Wow! All of her projects are beautiful! I guess the birthday layout is my fav. I’m always in need of some birthday layout inspiration.