Meet The Team: Stephanie Baxter and Eva Pizarro

Stephanie Baxter lives in Epsom, Surrey in the UK, with her mum, stepdad, brother, sister, cat and dog.  She is currently training to be a teacher for children aged 3-11 part time.  When she's not studying you will find Stephanie scrapbooking, taking photographs, watching films and reading her favorite author Jane Austen.  Stephanie started scrapbooking in 2005 and defines her style as "fresh, clean, and colorful."  We are thrilled to have Stephanie join us for another year.

Describe yourself in 3 words … fun, loyal, easy-going.

My guilty pleasure is … Glee.  I seriously can't get enough of that show!

You’ll never find me without … make-up on. I just hate the way I look without it!

You might be surprised to know that I … am three quarters English and one quarter Polish.

My least favorite chore is … ironing.  So instead, I hang up any clothes with creases in the bathroom when I'm taking a shower . . . it works like a treat!

I started scrapbooking in. . . 2005 (officially). But I never really properly got into it until about 18 months ago.

My favourite thing about this hobby is. . . the way that I totally forget about everything I’m worrying about and my ever-growing to do list when I’m making a project. It’s like therapy for me!

If I were a Pebbles product I would be . . . Fresh Goods patterned paper.

Here's what Stephanie had to say about her project ... "I couldn’t wait to start playing with all the Fresh Goods goodies for this layout, especially the patterned papers . . . they are so amazing in person! I wanted to use a lot of different ones without the page looking too cluttered so I just punched a bunch of flower shapes from them and added a Candy Dot to each one to create my own little embellishments to use alongside the stitching on my page. I also used a Mini Clothes Pin from the New Arrival Girl collection as a way of turning the photo to be able to read the journaling hidden behind there. I can’t wait to make more projects with the new collections!

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Front Decks (751187)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Daily Special (751185)
Fresh Goods Flower Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Freshly Picked (751193)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Buttons (747152)
New Addition Girl Mini Clothes Pins (747124)
New Addition Love Bug (751142)
Spinach Button Candy Dots (744275)
Peony Jewel Candy Dots (747102)
White Candy Dots (744202)
 
Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Thickers (American Crafts)
Mists (Maya Road)
Punches (Martha Stewart, EK Success)
Twine

Eva Pizarro has been living in Italy for the past 6 years with her husband although she is originally from Chile.  She discovered scrapbooking 4 years ago thanks to a friend and immediately fell in love.  Eva is drawn to bright colors when she scrapbooks and states that her journaling is the most important part of her layouts.  Scrapbooking has provided Eva the perfect way to to express her inner feelings and emotions all while getting in touch with her creative side.  We are so happy to have Eva as part of our team again this term.

Describe yourself in 3 words … sensitive, curious, creative.

My guilty pleasure is … anything with chocolate!

You’ll never find me without … my MAC, love it!

You might be surprised to know that I . . . am still afraid of the dark. When my husband is away for work I have to sleep with the lights or the TV on.

My least favorite chore is … ironing, it never ends!

I started scrapbooking in . . . 2007 when a friend gave me a scrapbook album.  I had never heard of scrapbooking before so I searched the web and I fell in love!

My favorite thing about this hobby is . . . that I can record my memories and that I can find, through journaling, answers to some of my problems.

If I were a Pebbles product I would be . . . the button candy dots because they are really small just like me!

Here's what Eva had to say about her project ... ""I love kraft paper so the Fresh Goods collection is absolutely my favorite line ever! For my layout I decided to do one of my favorite techniques, color blocking. I finished this layout in an hour or less with the simple design and the beautiful pre-made Pebbles embellishments."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Floral Basket (751183)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Simple Joys (751188)
Fresh Goods Local Market (751190)
Fresh Goods Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732076)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Chipboard Flowers (747155)
Fresh Goods Chips (744118)
Welcome Christmas ABC Stickers Red (732069)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)