Guest Designer: Nicole Samuels and a GIVEAWAY!

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!