Cards and Scrapbook Pages I made in February

The first two cards are actually old cards that I pulled apart and remade. Sometimes I make a card and I am just not happy with them but I set them aside until inspiration strikes.  I also worked on making some Valentine cards and trying to use all of the digital stamps I've bought at least once.  

Before:

 I pulled off the top layers and happened to notice the Christmas image I had printed and colored in. 

After:
I just added the star brads and moved the bow and now I LOVE it!

Before:

This delicate card tore right near the saying while in my drawer so I pulled off the saying entirely 

After:
And added this adorable mouse image; it's so cute!



I had this card base with the snowflakes lying around and had been stumped as to how to finish it off when I spotted this adorable penguin trio and knew the snow would be perfect for them!


I finally got started scrapbooking our Hawaii trip! As each of the boys were born they had their own scrapbook and I always kept their books/photos separate from one another so when we  had an outing I typically made 3 pages; one for each of them. Then as we started going on big family trips I created family albums (some trips like Disney filled an entire album themselves!). So I've gotten into the habit of keeping 4 books going simultaneously. 

In a weird way I actually find this easier since I get to use up even more photos! I rarely have any two pages that turn out the same and I try to pick photos for each of the boys' pages that either have them in it or showcase their favorite part of the day/thing about the trip. 

Maui Black sand beach- for my/ "the family" scrapbook

The same stop but for Alec's scrapbook

Road to Hana day- Alec's scrapbook

Road to Hana for Ian's scrapbook

Road to Hana- my scrapbook

Road to Hana-- Evan's scrapbook










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Comments

  1. Handmade in IsraelFebruary 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM

    Your cards and scrapbook pages are gorgeous. The penguin is so sweet! Glad you went back to some of the cards and gave them a new life.

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  2. Maria RineerFebruary 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM

    Very nice! How lovely of you to go the extra milessss to make each of the boys a scrapbook of big events plus one of your own. The cards are so pretty as usual. Thanks for sharing!!

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  3. LauraFebruary 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM

    Oh wow you were busy :) I love that little hedgehog :) And the background paper for the road trip scrapbook is gorgeous!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM

    You know I love them all. The Hawaii pages you made are just spectacular!

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