In this episode of Hear Me Out and Pass the Scissors, Nicole and Lisa look back on 2025 and unpack why this year truly gave us a lot to talk about. We reflect on our scrapbooking wins, creative missteps, and the lessons we learned as content creators, including which YouTube videos consistently pulled views, how short-form video shorts compared to long-form content, and our channel growth. We talk honestly about creative commitments, design team applications, and the disappointment that can come with not being selected, while also sharing why the application process itself still mattered. From embracing mistakes and leaving them in our videos to surprising moments of recognition, subscriber growth, and shifting our mindset as scrapbookers, this episode is a candid year-end reflection for anyone balancing creativity, content creation, and real life. We also share our hopes for the new year and invite listeners to help shape the future of the podcast through a feedback Google form.

Google Form: https://forms.gle/PVdxQjW2oFtbDmXXA

Disney Layouts Lisa has completed in 2025 - 60

Lisa's Beach Layout: https://youtu.be/Bdtt_N3lvt4

Nicole's Beach Layout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6vSf8A4BA&t=587s

Nicole's Room Clean that wont die: https://youtu.be/iiVxcwfurSs?si=jLroPr4KcKRJ6Kfq

Nicole's Craftoween shorts: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLCtnd3Gt20RaQIZTvp6k941K17EYM9Cf&si=YkrwreIUR52w6ONp

0:00 Intro

2:45 What worked for our channel

8:24 Shorts vs Videos

16:25 Creative commitments we choose well and not so well

34:38 New Subscribers

40:00 A mistake we made that changed how we work

44:22 How the community surprised us

51:40 How people consume our content

55:27 Hyping our videos!

59:40 Dislikes/thumbs down

1:02:00 Bottom Performing Videos

1:06:58 Sharing our content

1:09:07 Subscribers lost

1:11:26 Playlists

1:13:11 Random Stats

1:16:24 What are we letting go for 2026

1:22:04 Google Form