STB december 25 2023

Bye bye 2023 in my STB memory planner. It's a wrap! And oh what fun it is to flip back through all those pages and revisit the year!

Since we got to enjoy an unexpected getaway for a week after Christmas, this became a photo heavy spread. So I used my engineering talents (ha!) to create an accordion fold out to house them. I used a map of the area of Bavaria where we vacationed to do it. Otherwise, I kept my layout very grid-y.

Alpha stamps. Heidi Swapp STB goodies. Doodling. And lots of photos in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner this week. What a way to finish up the year. Makes me very happy.

 

STB - december 18 2023

Finally we're nearing the end of my 2023 STB memory planner!

Christmas week. I know some of you manage to document the entire December. Daily. I'm happy just to have made it this far. 

Do you ever use mix and match letters in your spreads? I pulled out my box of off-cut alphas and numbers and put them to use here.

I love using up stash when working on my Heidi Swapp memory planner preserving memories 

Alpha die cuts. And alpha stamps. And stickers. And washi!

 

STB - december 11 2023

December continues in my 2023 STB memory planner. 

This was a strange holiday season. Hubby's recovery from his back surgery took center stage so we didn't do a lot of what we'd normally do. Which was OK. But strange.

Still made neighbor gifts with DD (chocolate covered pretzels - they went over well!). But DS was saddled with the task of cutting our Christmas tree. That was a first. And the best part - we all survived :) 

Loved using Heidi Swapp's STB Christmas supplied in my memory planner.  And as always alpha stamps. And stickers.

 

STB - december 4 2023

We've reached December in my 2023 STB memory planner. woot woot!

Got the snow I'd been hoping for. A quiet week. Hubby home after his OP and incision care began. Unfortunately another uncle passed away. #lungcancersucks And we really didn't do much. But it was kind of fun having space on my page to fill with random stamping for a change. As a lover of white space, I really don't have a lot of it in my pages ;)  Notice how I went totally grid-y on this spread? It's a great method.

Using up more stash on my Heidi Swapp memory planner.  Alpha stamps. Number stickers. Washi. And Heidi's fun stamps. 

 

STB - november 27 2023

 More November 2023 in my STB memory planner. 

This week was pretty consumed by DH's pre-op, OP and hospital stay. Good news was he was up and moving like the old days after his discectomy.

And can we talk Wordle? Do you Wordle? Do you always start with the same word? I don't. I'm somehow "moved" to start with a different word every day. Took "snowy" this time cuz everywhere else was getting snow (we actually did a couple days later). And it led to an old family dog's name for the win. Crazy eh?

Lots of Heidi Swapp goodies this week. Those dissected word stamps with the little phrases to add to them - love those. How about the vellum file folder for hiding journaling.  And... the Heidi Swapp tiny stamps!

STB - november 20 2023

More November 2023 in my STB memory planner. Slowly but surely we're making our way to year end.

This was a busy week with some health issues, creative time designing a wedding card to match a wedding invitation and a mini-Thanksgiving for us with the kids. Oh and Left Coast Revivals binging. Love that girl.

Using up stash when working on my Heidi Swapp memory planner preserving memories like this ;) Giving those old alpha stamps a workout. And alpha dies. And playing with PP for pockets and flaps. Is there anything more fun than little photo books? And... the Heidi Swapp tiny stamps!

 

STB - november 13 2023

The next week of November 2023 in my STB memory planner.

A long weekend in France was fun as usual and also got my Christmas season excitement going. 

My next book - The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck by Mark Mason. Audiobooks for the win.

Incorporated a brochure from Colmar to cover up some of the busy-ness on the right hand page.

Stamps. Number stickers for dates. And lots of photos in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner this week.