Scrapbooking and home décor—two things you may not think of as being connected, but truly are! Whether you’re a scrapbook maven trying to get your house to look reasonably put together or a decorating diva trying to transfer your skills to paper, this blog series will be for you!

Over the next four Fridays, we will be profiling women who have achieved the (in my mind) amazing feat of creating beautiful layouts and beautiful homes. Each designer will share a bit about what makes her tick and the connections between her creative process in scrapbooking and in decorating. While I don’t have a home of my own quite yet (daydream sessions on local real estate websites notwithstanding), I’m soaking up the inspiration for later!

Before we get started with our first guest, here’s some brief clues that with scrapbooking and home décor, sometimes great minds really do think alike! Check out these trends that span the scrappy world and home design:

Damask is an old classic, and this yellow shade makes it fun and modern. This beautiful chair from Target looks suspiciously like this gorgeous paper from October Afternoon’s Thrift Shop line!



Sewing icons are a wonderful take on vintage chic, especially these jet black renditions found both in 3D at Pottery Barn and rub-on form through Hambly Studios.

I’m a huge fan of apothecary jars—vintage, quirky and fun. Check ‘em out displayed on a console table and adorning a transparency.

And now, for our first profile, we get to welcome the fabulously talented Stephanie Howell!

Here are some layouts that represent Stephanie’s beautiful style:

Stephanie carries the same “simple, with heart” style into her home décor:

 

Growing up with a ridiculously artistic mother, Stephanie tried and abandoned many crafts in frustration before she finally stumbled onto scrapbooking and fell in love. She made a few scrapbooks (in the loosest sense of the term) when she was in college, but truly became obsessed when she was pregnant with her first daughter. Scrapbooking is her therapy and has gotten her through six of her husband’s overseas deployments.Stephanie has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbook and Cards Today, Scrapbooks Etc., Memory Makers and Scrapbook Trends magazines. She designs for Jenni Bowlin Studio and Studio Calico and loves blogging.

Stephanie lives in Savannah and is married to Jimmy, who is a Major in the army. She is also a stay-at-home mom to Harper Elizabeth, who is four, Sadie Caroline, who is two, and Lucy Claire and Catherine Bennett, who are three weeks old.