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Vintage Summer Card Class!

Genevieve Speegle
Well, I’m excited to say that my very first card class is ready to rock!
I’m the newest instructor at Scrappin’ Time in Las Vegas ~ whoo-hoo ~ and am going to be teaching two different card classes a month. 
This is my first one, which I lovingly call Vintage Summer Cards. 
All four of these warm and cozy greetings can work for any occasion ~ birthdays, pick-me-ups or just to say “hi”.  I used lots of great Vintage-inspired elements from soft brown ink to lace and pearls.
Please join me on Saturday, July 10th from 11am-2pm and make a set for yourself!
Cost of the class is $25 and includes all the materials needed (please bring your own scissors and glue).
Call the store at 702-898-7414 or stop by:
5915 South Eastern Avenue #106
to reserve your seat ~ space is limited!

 

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EGGciting Stuff!

Genevieve Speegle
We had a special Easter this year, celebrating a week late, due to allergies.  It sure wasn’t any less special, however (and the bonus is that we found LOTS of discounted goodies, since we bought after the holidays….hmmm….maybe Christmas in January this year? 
Te, he).
The cousins had a blast looking for eggs in Nana and Papa’s yard (note to self: next year, count the eggs before you hide them.  Nana and Papa will probably be finding eggs well into the Fall).
I loved using all the new Little Yellow Bicycle Fresh Print Clothesline paper on these layouts.  The colors are FABULOUS and have the Vintage feel that I love so much.  I hand cut the tape measure here out of the back of the grey base card stock. 
The picture above was made by adding a white frame in Photoshop and then printing one 5×7 and one 4×6 and then layering them.
I used lots of fun embellishments on this page, from felt K & Company to rhinestones.  These layouts feel so much like Spring and I have them up on our refrigerator as we speak.  I love walking by them.  🙂
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Death Valley ROCKS! – So To Speak

Genevieve Speegle
Jackson with his cousin on the mountain top.
Spent all of yesterday (and I mean ALL) hiking in Death Valley with the family. The weather couldn’t have been better ~ flowers in bloom and rocks….well….still rocks.

The sand dunes are always my favorite part (plus, they are the gift that keeps on giving ~ when you bathe everyone, you are left with a beach for a bathroom! I see an inexpensive design episode on HGTV in my future!)

My little one and his cousins even became Junior Rangers! It was so cute! They looked for local plants and animals, picked up trash, learned about survival (well, at least a little bit. I’d still rely on a GPS and bottle of water over the advice of my 3-year-old).

Here is the layout I made from when we went in December (not much has changed), along with some pictures from this weekend.

Here is my dear hubby ~ always finding a time and place to write.
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B&B for some R&R

Genevieve Speegle
7 Wives Inn Bed & Breakfast (photographed here with our innkeeper Vanessa)
Nothing says relaxing getaway like a former polygamist hideout, right? 
Mike and I have been working like maniacs the last few months and needed to get out of town for a few days.  In Vegas, the only place driving distance is St. George (unless you want to travel all the way to Universal Studios ~ my hubby’s vote!)
St. George it is! 
When we started looking on-line, we stumbled across a place called Seven Wives Inn.  Soooooo funny (and creepy).  Neither of us had stayed in a B&B ever before, but you can’t resist a name like that right?!
When we got there, we couldn’t believe how sweet the place was.  Tucked away in a quaint neighborhood, it was like something from a movie (not at all creepy.  We had joked on the drive there that it might be like Dwight’s beet farm B&B on The Office.  1 in 6.)
Old time squeaky floorboards, white Vintage door handles, old fashioned car bathtubs ~ it was all here!  Each room even had a framed biography of one of the wives!
Our innkeeper, Vanessa, was amazing and we had so much fun hangin’ out with her (she’s pictured by the sign in my layout).  I can’t wait to go back!  Next time we go out of town anywhere, we will make sure to check for the bed and breakfast options first!

I loved working on this layout!  I used my favorite Graphic 45 line, Domestic Goddess.  I did a lot of hand cutting (fork and spoon, stamp, fruit strips) and then just embellished like crazy!
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Spring Scrapbook Giveaway!

Genevieve Speegle

Welcome to my first blog giveaway!


This Spring inspired scrapbook lot has everything from card stock to flowers! Ribbon to butterflies!

In order to enter, simply add a link to my blog on any of your own websites (your blog, My Space, Facebook, etc) and then post a comment here as well.

You’ll receive goodies from LOTS of fabulous, as well as some Vintage Easter sticker collages by yours truly.  Here are just some of the name brands included in the lot:

My Mind’s Eye

Prima

Webster’s Pages

Queen and Company

Basic Grey

Cosmo Cricket

Making Memories

Bazzill


The lucky winner will be chosen by a random number generator on Friday, March 5th.  Thanks so much, and good luck!!

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Springtime in the Kitchen

Genevieve Speegle
Please tell me that I am not the only person that looks forward to each and every season or holiday. In August, I start mentally preparing the Christmas decoration layout in our home. Now, I’m dreaming of SPRING! Ahhhhh, the sunny days, flowers and baby birds.
I’ve started creating with Spring themed goodies this week and am having so much fun with them!