Over the past couple of weeks I have had the honor to work with someone that I have admired for a very long time.  I first discovered Scotty Girl Designs when she was selling her products on Etsy and I remember thinking “I seriously wish I could design papers like that!”

Soon after that I heard she was selling at Design House Digitals and I continued to admire her and watch as her design career took off.  Then in January I found out that the two of us would be selling at the same store, Pixels and Company.

Um, can you say destiny.

Working on The Good Life with Shannon was an awesome experience.  The colors and the papers are totally all her – which is something I think she is amazing at. I asked Shannon if she would mind answering a few questions so that you guys could get to know her and she said “Absolutely”, again she is a total sweetheart.

1. How did you get started in scrapping and/or scrapbook designing?

I started scrapbooking in junior high after my mom got into it. We spent pretty much every weekend together scrapbooking. But I didn’t start designing until I finished graduate school. I was a part-time freelance designer, but  needed something to fill up my time. On a whim I opened my own digital scrapbook shop on Etsy in 2010 – and never looked back!

2. Where do your best kit ideas come from, what source of inspiration?

It’s amazing how the smallest thing can trigger a great idea. It could be something my husband says or a new sweater I bought. I also love to listen to my creative team’s ideas – I think it’s good getting a customer perspective.

3. Describe your design style in 3 words.

Colorful, modern, graphic.

4. Sum up your personality into one sentence.

A passionate, OCD perfectionist who has a hard time turning their brain off (which is both a blessing and a curse).

5. What are two things you couldn’t live without (besides your beautiful family)?

One: Disneyland. I know it sounds crazy, but I get really anxious if I haven’t been in awhile. It’s my happy place and luckily my husband enjoys it almost as much as I do.

Two: My notebook. I keep it in my purse AT ALL TIMES, so I always have it on hand to write down notes. I have a horrible memory, so without my notebook I’d be completely lost.

6. Who is your favorite Game of Thrones character?

I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet. My husband and I are hopelessly behind in TV shows we want to watch. We JUST finished Battlestar Galatica and up next is either Mad Men or Downton Abbey. Although, Game of Thrones is close behind on our list. Especially since I hear Peter Dinklage is amazing in it!

Even though she doesn’t share my love -yet- of The Game of Thrones I still think she is the 1 of the 3 coolest people I have had the pleasure to meet in this design journey of mine.

Project Life Week 13  is all about art shows, politics and my continued love affair with the Kraft Edition.As always I started my page off with my fave month and week card.  To the right of the date cards are a couple of photos snapped as my PLife layouts appeared on HSN.  It was so exciting and I so happy that Becky and her team gave me this opportunity!

The middle row tells 2 stories. Story one is all about Aubrey and the crazy things she says.  This week she told me I was crazier than a cricket. ummm what?  I used a card from the kraft edition to record the convo and then I used one of my favorite photos from her.  LOVE THAT HAIR!! Story 2 is our big mail day.  The mailman seriously had to make 2 trips to his truck to bring us all our swag!!  I snapped a photo of the boxes and in the pocket beside that I included a snapshot of some of the stuff that was delivered; to name a few of the favorite things- LPS, Project Life Pens, an Easter present from Grandma and my new bag from Amy Tangerine.

I wrapped this page up with a snapshot of Aubrey doing the dishes – she totally asked us to teach her a chore!  In the last pocket I documented Same Sex Marriage going to the Supreme Court.  No matter how you feel this is an important matter to document.

The right page told 3 stories.

The entire right side of the right page documented Aubrey’s art show at school.  This is an annual event and I look forward to it every year!!  A couple of photos from the day and a stock kraft card to document the event.

The bottom left side of this page is dedicated to my new obsession “GAME OF THRONES”.  The husband and I watched 2 seasons in a week.  I used the awesome card from the kraft edition and I created our own Family Crest at hbo.com. LOVE IT!!!!

The top of the page is a photo of my fresh flowers.  I try to keep at least one vase of flowers in the house.  This week my husband surprised me with tulips and I couldn’t have been happier.  I created the overlay in photoshop before printing the photo.

I am one of the 2 featured designers this week and Pixels and Company. I am sharing the honor with the very lovely and talented Shannon from Scotty Girl Design. Shannon and I both got our start on Etsy and as destiny would have it years later we find ourselves at the same digi store and both featured designers on the same week. We decided to embrace our Fate and we worked on an amazing collab!

Both our stores are 25% for the entire week and in addtion to the 10% savings you get this lovely set of Journaling Cards free!

They contain both the 3×4 and the 4×3 versions!!
In addition to all that awesomeness I have decided to put my collage sheet shop on sale this week as well. Not only can you purchase any 2 items and get a 3rd item for FREE but at checkout your cart will be 25% less than you thought!!

I have also created this new collage sheet. I had a few folks email me and ask if I could recereate the buttons from my Wanderlust kit as a collage sheet and so I did.

And if that still isn’t enough I am also going to be featuring a product each day for the entire week. The feature product could be a dollar, free, or something new. So if you don’t like me on facebook today is the day you totally should.