On March 7th, 8th, and 9th 2025 Andrea, Lindsay, and I taught an event we called Spring Fling Weekend at The Scrapbook Haven store in Omaha, Nebraska!
We have been planning and preparing for this event for about 7 months and at last the weekend arrived!
I got my nails painted with flowers to be on theme.
Just some of the goodies included in the jam-packed kit which was made with vintage Paige Evans/Pink Paislee collections, pieces from Adventurous, a smattering of Vicki Boutin, plus a 49 and Market album!
My flight was early Friday morning direct from Denver to Omaha and the plane had these fun decorated overhead bins, I've never seen that before. The flight was only one hour, by the time we reached cruising altitude we started our descent. I like short, smooth flights.
Hotel snapshots from Days 1 & 2 of 3.
I rented a car and drove to the hotel, checked in, walked on the treadmill for a bit, then headed to the store to set up for the Meet'n'Greet & Make'n'Takes!
The Scrapbook Haven is an actual scrapbook store.
Scrapbook stores are so far and few between these days so it's a literal treat to be in one. Reminds me of my very first job at Yesterdays when I was 16. The good ol' days!
I'll take one of everything please!
Mixed media.
Christmas.
Sprinkles and Dies. Excited to have some of my own Pinkfresh Studio dies here soon! :)
I hope lots of people shop at this store and keep it in business forever!
Hey that's us on the calendar!
Giveaway table and cute flower balloons.
Andrea's amazing mini album samples.
All set up and ready to open the doors!
I took a lot of pictures this time which I'm proud of since many times I forget!
The event space fit 50 people each with their own 6 foot table for crafting all weekend long.
6 wall mounted TVs ensure everyone can see everything from every angle.
The first make'n'take of the evening was place cards taught by Lindsay.
Then Andrea showed how to make a cute traveler's notebook insert.
I finished up the evening with a 1-page mini album stuffed with tags! Also, how serendipitous that the slogan for Nebraska is The Good Life - I had no idea!!
Teaching in-person allows 1-on-1 time for anyone who has any questions.
Signing books and surrounded by my people :)
All of Ramie's finished make'n'takes.
The next morning I taught how to make three 12x12 layouts.
It was Gena's birthday (she's one of the store employees) so we all put on party hats and sung to her.
I love how people change and adapt my layout ideas to make them their own. Jennifer used only pink and green to back her flower cut file.
Teresa stitched through the wonky stripes.
After lunch Andrea taught her three 12x12 layouts class.
Workin' away!
At the end of the night Katie Pertiet stopped by - it was so fun to meet her!
On the last day Lindsay taught how to fill this super fun and interactive scrapbook!
Photos from the event:
This is the store manager Brandy - she is simply the best!
Selfies!
Thank you for an amazing weekend, everyone who traveled from near and far to celebrate in the love of paper, stickers, and glue! We couldn't do this without you!!
We hope to be back next year and make this an annual event!
Our next big in-person event will be here in Colorado August 2nd & 3rd using my first Pinkfresh Studio collection and registration will open very soon so stay tuned!
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