Brian’s Week in Review: December 14, 2025

Welcome to my Week in Review! Each Sunday, I like to share a quick recap for those who don’t follow along every day—and a little extra behind-the-scenes for those who do. You don’t want to miss these extras! ♥

I’ve been really busy this week, so I don’t have a lot of fun stories to share. Mom returned home last weekend, and I’ve put up our Christmas decorations, finished our Christmas shopping and mailed out Christmas cards. Yesterday I packed up catalogs that will go out to customers tomorrow. I’m also preparing covers and labels for my Designer Series Paper Swatch Books. If you haven’t already signed up for my product shares, you have time – but there’s also no time like right now. Click on the photo below to sign up:

I want to share one of my all-time favorite possessions that was unpacked this week. Thirty plus years ago, Mom painted this ceramic Nativity for me. I love the style (it’s modern and also classic) and all of the colors. It always makes me happy to display this each year:

I love everything about this Nativity – except for the fact that I’ve positioned the camel behind the shepherd when we all know the Wise Men came with the camel. I’ll reposition these figurines right away!

While these pieces are made from ceramic clay and fired in Mom’s kiln, the design gives them the look of wood. I want to share a closer look at Mom’s detailed painting of these figures:

I’m so happy to have these out and look forward to placing the camel on the correct side of the Nativity scene. Enough about me. Let’s get back to the week in review.

Here’s a look at the projects I shared with you this week (don’t miss the bonus add-ins!) …

Monday

On Monday I shared DAY TWO of the cards from my Holiday One-for-One Card Swap. The post was a delightful parade of 10 cards – and I loved them all. While most of these cards were red-and-green, I want to share a little more about the project that Pam Morris (my Stampin’ Up! upline) shared. Here’s her card:

The photo above doesn’t adequately capture the beautiful shine of this card. Here’s a closer look at the texture of the sentiment and the detail of the snowflake on her card:

If you’d like to check out all 11 of the cards in Monday’s post, CLICK HERE.

Tuesday

On Tuesday I shared two fun fold projects from the Holiday One-for-One Card Swap. Kevin and Melly shared GORGEOUS cards for the swap. While the cards were very different from each other (Kevin designed her card with blues and whites and a “Peace on Earth” sentiment, while Melly showcased gorgeous, rich flowers), they featured the same card fold.

Here’s a look at Kevin’s card and Melly’s card:

In the post, I show you how they open up and a link to Susan Campfield’s video tutorial. Such fun!

To learn more, CLICK HERE.

Wednesday

On Wednesday I took a quick break from the One-for-One Card Swaps to launch my product shares from the upcoming 2026 Spring Mini Catalog.

There’s really no better way to enjoy a selection of all of the consumables in the catalog. I hope you’ll take a look! If you’d like to learn more and sign up, CLICK HERE.

Thursday

On Tuesday night, I hosted my monthly InKing Royalty Team Call. I designed and completed a project during that call and shared it with you Thursday. Here’s the project:

This card showcases some incredible, new products from the 2026 Spring Mini Catalog (couldn’t be more excited about this Valentine’s Day suite!) – and there’s a fun opening to this card. If you missed it, you’ll want to check it out!

To learn more about this project, including a close look at the new products and how the card opens, CLICK HERE.

Friday

By Friday, we were back to the Holiday One-for-One Card Swaps. Yay! The post features five fun folds (with two pictures of each to show you how they open up).

The batch of cards are mostly GORGEOUS Christmas cards. Jaynie sent a New Year’s card that really stood out from the rest- it was the only pink card in the collection of cards. Here’s a look:

If you’d like to see all five of the fun fold cards I shared, CLICK HERE.

Saturday

It’s always fun to share the projects from these swaps. There’s such lovely talent in this group! Yesterday I shared 11 more cards from the Holiday One-for-One Card Swap.

I’m over-the-top-in-love with the card designed by Vicki Heinecke. Here’s a look at the card I shared with you yesterday:

If you were wondering how she created that GORGEOUS backdrop from the flowers and sentiment, I’m happy to give you a closer look at the vellum panel that’s embossed with the Peaceful Greenery Embossing Folder:

For a look at all of the projects I shared yesterday, CLICK HERE.

Looking Ahead

I’ve got some fun projects to share with you this coming week, including more projects from the One-for-One Card Swap and some sneak peek projects. Someone is having a birthday this week, too, so you can expect some birthday shenanigans.

I hope you’ll come back every day this coming week! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

PRODUCT SHARES – ORDER TODAY

I announced my Product Shares from the 2026 Spring Mini Catalog (and coordinating Online Exclusives) last week. There’s no better way to get a sample of everything. If you’d like to sign up or learn more, click on the image below:

Pick up December’s Product of the Month

While you are shopping the Last Chance Sale today, don’t forget that you can pick up the Product of the Month for just $5 with a $75 order. Here’s the pack of papers you can earn:

To learn more, CLICK HERE.

Last Chance Sale

Many products from this year’s Holiday Mini Catalog have made their way to the Last Chance List (with many great discounts!), which means they will be gone when the current inventory sells out. To check out the Last Chance List, click on the image below:

For inspiration for this sale, CLICK HERE.