Happy New Year!

Unfortunately I am sick with the flu, but the good news is that my husband helped out by writing this post. We wish you a wonderful New Year and thought you might enjoy a look back at some of his favorite photos.

Hello all, Linda is getting better in spite of my cooking, but this bug has taken it's toll and she is getting some much needed rest. We didn't travel much this year due to family health issues, so all of my landscapes this year were taken in Yellowstone. I hope you enjoy taking another look at my photos and have a Happy New Year!

Hell Roaring Overlook at sunset.

A large bull elk. 

The Yellowstone River just before sunrise.

The Yellowstone River just after sunrise.

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.

Thanks for visiting and I will be back Friday!

Happy New Year!

Simply Organized Sunday

Welcome to Simply Organized Sunday…SOS for short. Every Sunday I showcase blogs, websites or posts that provide innovative approaches to organizing and designing your craft space as well as other areas in your home. Can you believe it is almost 2015?

Speaking of 2015, for me one of the best ways to get organized is to have a fun calendar.

And what could be more fun than a beautifully designed free calendar from Lia Griffith. This easy-to-use calendar is set up so that you can open the PDF in your Adobe Acrobat or Reader and add your own holidays, birthdays and events. Lia included all of the major US holidays, but if you live in another country, you can edit or delete these too.

Click here for all the details!

Happy New Year!

Fab Five Friday

Welcome to Fab Five Friday. For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Can you believe it is almost 2015?

Anna Griffin is about to release her new Best in Show collection and I can’t wait.

Click here to see more of her fun collection.

I fell in love with this post from Into Mind. Click here for 50 questions to help you reflect and get motivated for 2015!

Can you believe it is almost time for CHA 2015? A special thanks to Nancy Nally for putting together her CHA sneak peeks page. Click here to see the latest products!

This is the time of year to reflect and set goals for 2015 and this post from A Beautiful Mess will help. Click here for part one of her three part series on how to stay motivated and achieve your goals.

Here is Part Two of her series on Motivation.

I love this series and hope you found it helpful too!

Have a great day!

Merry Christmas Card From My Sister

A special thanks to my sister Di, for making this elegant Christmas card. Di, my much younger sister was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on October 7th. Since then she has spent one week out of every three weeks hospitalized for chemotherapy. She also spent Thanksgiving in the hospital in Olympia, Washington and my husband and I were fortunate to spend that time with her and her family.

Santa and his elves delivered a Cricut Explore early this year and this is the first card my sister made. I want to thank everyone for your gifts, thoughts, prayers and your continued support. It means a lot to us!

Thanks for visiting and have a Happy Holiday Season!

Simply Organized Sunday

Welcome to Simply Organized Sunday…SOS for short. Every Sunday I showcase blogs, websites or posts that provide innovative approaches to organizing and designing your craft space as well as other areas in your home. This week I want to share several  wonderful ideas for organizing your wrapping paper.

Be sure to check out this informative post from One Good Thing for 25 wonderful storage ideas!

What a clever idea!

What a great way to use a mail organizer and a grocery bag keeper!

Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!

Fab Five Friday

Welcome to Fab Five Friday. For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy. Welcome to the last Fab Five Friday before Christmas! A special thanks to my sister for sending me many of the following links!

Be sure to check out the Silhouette On-line store for their Free Twelve Days of Christmas Images. I love this one!

My friend Katie got a new Cricut! Be sure to check out her blog to see more Cricut projects!

If you want to get a start on the New Year, be sure to check out Miranda Edney’s calendar. It is truly stunning.

Check out  How to Make a G45 Calendar in a Box With Time to Flourish by Miranda Edney on Snapguide.

I love her detailed directions!

If you are looking for a last minute Christmas candy wrapper, check out Jamie’s designs.

A couple of weeks ago I made this card and I hope to make the candy wrapper to go with it. Click here to see my original post.



This was a fun video and I love what he does with toilet paper rolls. I tried it and it works!

Hope you are having a fabulous Friday and a wonderful holiday season!

Wednesday Door Organizer Rewind

This was one of my favorite Christmas projects and I had to share it with you again. It has been a crazy week at work and I have not had a chance to make a new video. I will be making more videos in the New Year. Sometimes life just gets in the way of fun!!

I gave these away as Christmas gifts and everyone loved them! Please watch the video for complete details.



Hope you enjoyed the video and that you all are having a wonderful holiday season!!!

Make It in Minutes Monday Guest Post

Welcome to Make it in Minutes Monday. I thought it would be fun to feature quick and easy cards or projects that take less than 10 minutes to make, but look like you spent more time making them.

This Make it in Minutes Monday is brought to you by my husband, Bill. Every year he makes Christmas cards for family and friends using one of his photos.

The photo is the Marysville Trading Company in Marysville, MT. The ghost town was founded in 1876 and was most active in the 1880's and 1890's mining gold and silver.

This year I thought it would be fun to make them a joint project, so I added glitter!

Hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday season!

Simply Organized Sunday

Welcome to Simply Organized Sunday…SOS for short. Every Sunday I showcase blogs, websites or posts that provide innovative approaches to organizing and designing your craft space as well as other areas in your home. This week I want to share a wonderful idea for organizing your holiday cards.

A special thanks to Thyme is Honey for this clever washi tree.

Be sure to click here to see how simple it is to make this tree!

Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.

Fab Five Friday!

Welcome to Fab Five Friday. For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy.

You all know how much I love box cards and so does my sister. She recently sent me this link to a stunning box card from Petaloo. Wow!



Check out this video for more information on StampTV’s perfect panels. What a wonderful idea!

If you like Tim Holtz’s crackled texture paste, you are going to love this project from Stamping Mathilda! One of my goals for 2015 is to try more mixed media projects.

I know it is too late to make an advent calendar for this year, but just think how perfect this would be for next year. I love how simple it is. You could also use it to showcase some of your gift tags or smaller cards. Or better yet, make it larger to display Christmas cards! Thanks Shanty 2 Chic.

I found this great idea on Pinterest and just had to share. Click here for more great holiday pins.

Hope you are having a fabulous Friday!

Colored Vellum Shaker Card

I want to share one of my all-time favorite videos by Jennifer McGuire . A special thanks to my sister for sending me this video.

I love how this card turned out. The colors are so perfect for this design!



Be sure to check out her step by step video.

Have a wonderful day!

Silhouette Portrait Winner

I am so excited to announce the winner of the Silhouette Portrait! Thanks Silhouette for sponsoring another great giveaway!!

And the winner of the Silhouette Portrait is:

Karen Conner said...
I need a Silhouette!! Would LOVE to win!!

Congrats Karen! Please email your address and contact information to me at lkaisermt@gmail.com so we can send you this marvelous machine. Very special thanks to Silhouette for sponsoring this giveaway!

Simply Organized Sunday

Welcome to Simply Organized Sunday…SOS for short. Every Sunday I showcase blogs, websites or posts that provide innovative approaches to organizing and designing your craft space as well as other areas in your home. This week I want to share a gorgeous decorating home tour from Finding Home.

A special thanks to my sister for sending me this beautiful link.

I am in love with her entry way.

She used fur garland to decorate this one of a kind tree.

The crates at the base of her tree are filled with wrapped presents, glittered pine cones, vintage skates and the sweetest pile of vintage Christmas carols song books.

Click here to see the rest of her beautiful home tour.

Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.

Fab Five Friday!

Welcome to Fab Five Friday. For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy.

Yana did a wonderful job of packaging her amazing cookies. I love how she used Hero Art Stamps to make the tags. Click here for detailed instructions.

I am a huge fan of Patricia Zapata and can’t wait to purchase her new Winter Cabin Gift Set. Her classic note card is my favorite. What a great gift idea!

Last year Just Us Four published a mouthwatering collection of Christmas recipes and I had to share. Click here to see more stunning photos and delicious recipes. Yum!

Have you heard? The new pantone color of the year is Marsala. Click here to learn more. Thanks Scrapbook Update for your excellent t reporting skills.

If you are looking for a clever way to package gifts, check out this post from Sugar Bee Crafts.

Click here for detailed directions.

Hope you are having a fabulous Friday!