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Spring Fair Carousel Scrapbook Hoop

Genevieve Speegle

I’m thrilled to share the March 2021 Handmade Club kit with you! This fair is so dreamy and delicious – I can practically taste the candy apples!

These vintage fair printables are just so absolutely breathtaking! I just put together a tutorial video in which I’ll show you how to make a hoop-in-hoop mixed media scrapbook wall art piece.

This would make an awesome gift too!

You can purchase items used in this video from the following links:

– The Handmade Club Printables Website

–Neenah 65lb Cardstock

– Prima Marketing Heavy White Gesso

– Monvict Glue Gun

– Art Glitter Glue​​​​

– Multi-Sized Embroidery Hoop Set

– Diamond Stickles

– Detail Scissors

Thanks so much!

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xoxo

Genevieve

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Handmade Club October Printable Scrapbook Pages

Genevieve Speegle

I’m so proud to be part of the Shabby Art Boutique Handmade Club’s team! The October 2020 kit has so many fabulous shabby chic Christmas printables, and I incorporated them into my 12×12 scrapbook layouts this week.

This Vintage style is so much fun to work with. I added lots of Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Diamond Stickles throughout to really bring all the fussy cut images to life.

I also made a couple darling retro Christmas cards. What a fun week!

Hope these pretty projects have inspired you today. You can find these and lots more handmade goodies in my eBay shop too, so please stop by and say “hi!”

xoxo

Genevieve

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You & Me 12×12 Scrapbook Page Kit

Genevieve Speegle

me and you

Page kits are one of my newest passions, and this one was so very much fun to create!

I used lots of beautiful Prima Marketing cardstock and flowers for this one of a kind 12×12 scrapbook layout! Full kit tutorial is available on my Bella Stitchery YouTube channel.

me and you 1

——–Only glue required. Everything else is included in the kit———–

This shabby chic page is embellished with ink, chipboard, flowers, leaves, doilies, and pink pearls!

This page has room for one photo on the page in the various pockets and comes from a smoke-free home.

me and you 3

Perfect for framing too!

All my layouts are made with acid free paper.

me and you 2

All materials will be carefully shipped in a bubble envelope for safety.

LINK TO PURCHASE KIT

Thanks for supporting handmade!

For some of the other products used in the layout, please check out the following links:

– 8 Inch Paper Doilies
– Prima Marketing Mulberry Flowers
– Prima Marketing Poetic Rose Flowers
– Prima Marketing Miracles & Unicorns Roses
– Vintage Photo Distress Ink
– Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool
– Art Glitter Glue
– EK Success Leaf Punch

My site uses affiliate links through Amazon. These are at no cost to you.

Thank you so much for crafting with me today!

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Color Your World in Sepia

Genevieve Speegle

In a world full of color, sometimes it’s the bold shades of brown that catch our eye the most. I’m on a sepia kick right now, and am excited to share these gorgeous cross-stitch patterns with you!

I have had so much fun making patterns for everything from flowers to celebrities!

You can find these, and lots more, in my Bella Stitchery Design Etsy shop.

Radiance Flower cross stitch pattern tulip cross stitch pattern

Lily pad cross stitch pattern
Lily pad cross stitch pattern

Keira Knightly cross stitch pattern
Keira Knightly cross stitch pattern

Dramatic flapper woman pattern
Dramatic flapper woman pattern

Typewriter cross stitch pattern
Typewriter cross stitch pattern

Sepia Paris cross stitch pattern
Sepia Paris cross stitch pattern

Paris cherry blossoms pattern
Paris cherry blossoms pattern

Enjoy, and happy stitching!

xoxo

Genevieve

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Digital Age

Genevieve Speegle
Ahhh, Christmas morning. 
Two little people enjoying the magic of the holiday and having fun….playing with digital devices??? 
Wow.  When did this happen?
Cousins sitting side-by-side with their iPads and iPods -too cute to pass up this photo opportunity!
I thought I would make an ironic scrapbook layout to showcase their modern toys by making the page in a Vintage style. 
I used www.picnik.com to make the picture look like a Polaroid. 

The paper I used is from Sassafras Lass.  I embellished the page with a paper doily and some handmade crocheted flowers. 
Thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
Genevieve
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These layouts are "POE"sitively fun!

Genevieve Speegle
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door –
They must be bringing me a new My Mind’s Eye layout!”

Ok ~ so I took some liberties there.  🙂 

I’ve been having so much fun with the new My Mind’s Eye Haunted line!  I made both of these layouts this week using lots of colorful Distress Ink, along with Prima and Petaloo goodies.

I used kind of a collage technique with both pages and added TONS of crystals (all by hand) on the second page.

I used the new Happy Hauntings cartridge by Cricut to make the photo frames for both layouts.
I also enjoyed using lots of my Vintage style goodies (I have a tendency to hoard them).
Hope these two pages give you lots of ideas!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!
XOXO
Gen
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Shabby Chic Dreams in a Neon Reality

Genevieve Speegle

Living in Las Vegas with a Vintage, Shabby Chic spirit can be challenging at times.  I dream of lovely overgrown acres where children run barefoot while dancing with fireflies.  Chipped white paint.  Antique tea cups with mis-matched place settings.  Dining outdoors under a chandelier suspended from an overgrown tree.  That’s not much to ask for right?

Well, these are the things I think of when photographing my crafts.  I want to inspire that sense of warmth and snugly appeal.  A few of my favorite tricks:

*Lightening up my photos*
Even when I take outdoor pictures (I almost always do them outside now), I still take the time to lighten them up a bit.  It makes everything look a little brighter and softer.

*Close shots with some “props” in the background*
I like to add to the style of card I’m working on.  On the pieces below, I wanted to use a little nature and some old books.  I’m so happy with the results!

These cards are available at my hubby’s, Just Write Blog, this month:

Now I can imagine a babbling brook in the background, instead of a topless boggle tournament billboard.  Much better…
Don’t forget to register for my Spring Scrapbook Giveaway!  Contest ends March 5!