Making Smiles One Card at a Time
What I’ve been up to….
This weekend has been an indoor weekend. It has been so cold here that they shut down our school district on Friday. We saw temps in the -30's overnight Thursday night. Our biggest concern were the dogs. They do not like being stuck inside for so many days and for so long. Watson did not … Continue reading The Sisterhood of the Traveling Journal
Happy 2026 Everyone! It is a new year full of endless possibilities. It is also a new year with new goals. Do you have new goals for the new year? Or, are you still working hard on the goals from previous years? I figure, as long as I have goals to work on, that falls … Continue reading Happy New Year!
From July 27th, I started keeping track of how many scrapbook pages I completed. I joined a scrapbooking goals group and decided that I wanted to complete 100 pages from July 27th through December 31st. Today I am at page 98! Nothing like cutting it close! Most of today's posted layouts are for the Puppy … Continue reading Puppy Book
Movies while scrapbooking? OK yeah, sometimes the movie takes over my attention, so I tend to watch movies I have already seen. But alas, I cannot find Harry Potter to stream at the moment. After watching a few Christmas Rom Coms I have switched to S.W.A.T.! LOL I know, that is totally in the opposite … Continue reading Movies & Scrapbooking
Contrary to what some people believe, it is never too late to scrapbook old photos. My only issue is that the details are a little fuzzy, but for the most part, for me, that is OK. My main objective for scrapbooking is for me to have pictures to sift through to remind me of my … Continue reading It’s Never Too Late
Since it started snowing here in Northern Illinois I have not wanted to go outside at all! This years feels too cold, I must be getting old! My dad would have me walking around outside in this weather to go sightseeing back in the day! The only time I have spent outside is with the … Continue reading Snow & Scrapbooking Go Hand in Hand
Have you ever had a Ta-Da moments and think, why didn't I think of this before?? Today I was scrapbooking and having a hard time finding the embellishments I needed, story of my life! I am a crafter that has way too many embellishments and paper, and I know I am not alone! Now, just … Continue reading Scrapbooking Ta-da moment!
Hello Stampers! Happy Friday to you all and I hope you have a wonderful weekend planned. The last of the Stampin' Sisters projects from this past weekend are a set of fun fold cards. What are fun fold cards? They are cards that have a nontraditional way of opening. I am going to show you … Continue reading Festive & Fun – Fun Fold Card Set
Today's project share from last weekend's Stampin' Sisters retreat includes an 11 card set. We used the So Sincere Cling Stamp Set from the current Holiday Mini Catalog (page 47) and the beautiful All About Autumn DSP (Item #162178). These cards are a simple design because the DSP is so beautiful that you do not … Continue reading So Sincere – All About Autumn
Are you ready for the little goblins in your neighborhood? Thanks to the Stampin' Sisters retreat last weekend I have some really cool ideas for our little goblins! For these projects we used the Tricks & Treats Bundle (Item #162226) in the current Holiday Mini Catalog (Page 50). My favorite part of these projects is … Continue reading Tricks & Treats Treat Holders
Let It Snow Stamping 