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Every once in awhile, a designer comes along who shakes things up around here and adds a bit of flavor and flare to what we do here at SSD. This year, that designer is the brilliant Brazilian, Rubia Padilha, better known to many of you as Studio Basic Designs! Rubia fits in perfectly here at SSD with her choice of bright colors, loud prints and whimsical motifs, but she also pushes the envelope with a distinctly collage-y, art journal style that is all her own. I am personally a HUGE fan of what she does and the kit she’s designed for her time as our featured designer, Addicted To Lists, is an absolutely awesome introduction to her as a designer! I’m super excited that it’s yours free with any $10 purchase made in the shoppe between now and the end of the month! Read on to learn more about Rubia…

Just The Basics

Do you have a nickname?

Yes. Three. 🙂 My family call me “Bia”. My friends call me “Ru”. My husband call me “Bi”.

What’s your favorite season?

Autumn. We don’t have the beautiful colors and you have, but for me is perfect. Not so hot or cold.

Where would you go for your dream vacation?

Italy, for sure. Eating. Like “Under Tuscan Sun”, one of my favorite movies!

If you had $100 to spend online today, what would you buy?

T-shirts! I’m addicted for cool t-shirts. 🙂

What is the last movie you saw?

“An Invisible Sign”, and it’s little different, but I love it!

Do you remember your dreams when you wake up?

All details!! And I have some pretty crazy dreams!

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

Red! My favorite color. I’m definitly not a pink girl. I like red!

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Totally! I met my husband going to his blog and when I looked to his photo, I called my mother and told to her “I’ll marry with this guy”, and here I’m, 10 years later. 🙂

Texting or talking?

Texting for sure.

Early bird or night owl?

Night owl. My favorite weekends are when we go to the bed when the day is almost starting again and we can sleep until the lunch time. We don’t have kids yet, so I really like to do this. 🙂

Inside the Artist’s Studio

When and how did you get started as a digital designer?

I did a template freebie to a blog train and the girls started to tell me “you should do templates to sell”. Well, I believed them and here I’m. My first sale was on 5/5/09 – still have the email order. <3

How do you come up with the names for your products?

Considering that my english is not so good, I’m always listening some english songs or I ask for help to my husband that is addicted for music to help me.

Do you scrapbook too or just design? If you scrapbook, share your favorite layout. If you don’t, do you wish you did?

Yes, I do! Sometimes I decide that I NEED to do a page just for therapy and my favorites pages “born” from this process. My new favorite page is this one…

When you scrap, do you prefer to use your products or those from another designer?

I really really like to mix a lot of things and make a little mess, so, no, I don’t have to use only my products. 🙂

What do you look for in your creative team members?

They need to have fun! All my team knows my products are “generic”, not-so-themed. And they know that they’re free to mix and match my products. We are talking about her memories, so, they have to be free to work with what they want. And I have a different style, so I like when my CT is capable to follow her personal style adding mine, like do a clean page, with some of my “fun” products. She’s following her style with my style, you know? 🙂

Food For Thought

What’s the most sensible thing you’ve ever heard someone say?

“Respect your own feeling” and this changed my way of seeing and living my own life. I can say no. And I can say yes. If *I* wanna say.

Who do you love and what are you doing about it?

My family and friends. And I let them know the importance of them in my life.

Which is worse, failing or never trying?

Never trying. You can live with failing. You can’t live with the doubt.

Who do you think stands between you and happiness?

Me. And my fear.

What three words would you use to describe the last three months of your life?

Fear, hope and love. Not necessarily in that order.

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Now that you’ve gotten to know Rubia a bit better, take a peek at some of her favorite products, and don’t forget you can pick up her fantastic featured designer kit, Addicted To Lists, FREE with ANY $10 purchase made in the shoppe between now and October 31st!