I was looking at the December Daily tags on Instagram last year and found one designer’s work that just kept intriguing me. I contacted her to see if she’d like to to join us as a guest designer for the upcoming year, and this is the result. Please welcome the very talented Deb Campbell to Cocoa Daisy. Deb’s work is a fresh take on the clean and simple style and I knew she’d make our kits shine. I’m sure you’ll agree with me when you check out her gallery for South Beach, it’s amazing! And we happen to have a few extra South Beach kits still in the store, don’t be sad you missed out! Order now!

Hi! My name is Deb Campbell and I am super excited to be here this month! I was born and raised in South Louisiana, the youngest of eight children. I have been journaling in some fashion since my early elementary years. I began ‘scrapbooking’ around 4^th grade by cutting and pasting magazine pictures into old-fashioned black-paged scrapbooks. By helping my mom put our large family’s photographs into albums complete with a record book that outlined what was contained in each album, I realized the value of telling your story and had the desire to photograph and document my own.  When my first child was born, I moved into more decorative scrapbooking, but have always been more focused on photos than embellishments. In 2013, I found pocket page scrapbooking and have been totally in love with this style of memory keeping ever since. Currently, I live in Central Louisiana with my husband, three children and two cats. I love photography and making handmade cards and all the bunnies on Instagram…it might be something of an addiction I have 😉 I homeschooled all three children and since they are on the verge of being grown and gone, my day-to-day life is changing focus. I have more time now to work with my photos and pretty papers and learn new techniques. You can find me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/lidohdee/  and Pinterest www.pinterest.com/lidohdee/

Here’s a sneak of the beauty in Deb’s gallery, what a perfect kit her time at Fort Walton! 

1. When is your most creative time?
   
    I am not much of a morning person, and am a creature of habit. I like to go through my morning routine of getting certain things done for the day, so my most creative time is in the afternoon when I am free mentally to play.
2. How do you unwind?
   
    With a cup of tea, or on Fridays with a margarita 😀
3.  If you were in a Rock N’ Roll band, what would your job be?
    Probably bass guitar – I love bass and it was my favorite instrument on RockBand!
4. What is your guilty pleasure?

   Oh, dark chocolate, with raspberries, definitely.

5. If your life was a movie, what actress would play you?

   Sigourney Weaver – I just wish I was that badass…

6. What’s your favorite accessory?
   Favorite accessory would be a draw between jackets and bracelets. I am usually always wearing both.
7. If your life were a novel, what would the title be?

   Wait, I’ve Made It Too Complicated! ~A Beaver’s Guide to Life

8. What was your first job and how did you get it?

   A local department store as a sales clerk, walked in, filled out an application and got the job.

9. Share three of your bucket list items with us.
   Okay, so bucket list is hard for me…I’m not much of a bucket list person, but I would go with:
   Have all my digital photos organized and all photos (digital and film) scrapbooked
   Own a Canon white L series lens 🙂
   Have time to take weekend driving excursions in my Mini Cooper with my husband and Canon 70D (who is named Thor, BTW)
10.  What is “dressed up” for you?
    A nice pair of jeans, a snazzy jacket, some fun boots or flats, and for makeup: mascara, blush and some tinted lip balm on my lips.

Thank you so much for joining us this month Deb, we’ve really enjoyed getting to know you and your work!