Scrapbook Your Way: Recent Episodes
Jennifer Wilson
In a world where a camera is always within reach and creative options are abundant, “Your Way” is the memory-keeping approach that fills you up and fits your life right now. This free, scrapbooking-focused show celebrates the breadth of ways to be a memory keeper today. Scrapbook Your Way is hosted by Jennifer Wilson, owner of Simple Scrapper and author of The New Rules of Scrapbooking.
Three guideposts for vacation scrapbooking: cherry-picking photos, finding a format that fits your life, and knowing your priorities. This is a bonus replay from our archive of 77 members-only episodes that aired before Scrapbook Your Way launched. You'll hear references to tools and platforms from that time, along with live Q&A.
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Amanda Rowinski is a mom of two, former industry insider, and self-described modern-day memory keeping millennial mom who is navigating a creative comeback after years away from sharing online. With experience designing paper lines for We R Memory Keepers, helping launch The Happy Planner at Me and My Big Ideas, and co-hosting the Crafty Ass Female podcast, she brings a unique perspective on returning to a hobby that has changed almost as much as she has. In this conversation, Amanda opens up about what it means to start over in a space you once knew well.
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Hannah Lopez started scrapbooking in 2014 to document her daughter's Make-A-Wish trip during treatment for childhood leukemia, and within six months she was already making YouTube videos about her new hobby. Today she runs The Crafty Maven Getaway, a mixed media kit company and online community she first launched in 2015, stepped away from for several years, and recently relaunched with a design team and a fresh focus. Our conversation covers content creation in the scrapbooking space, the logistics of running a small product-based business, and what younger crafters might do differently.
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Angela Speir is a recently retired grandmother of seven from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi who scrapbooks with big florals, plenty of pop dots, and a philosophy that everyday moments matter more than holidays. As our July 2026 featured artist, she joins us for this My Way episode to share how she creates, what she's learned from decades of memory keeping, and the massive scrap room renovation that's consuming her year.
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Shanel Pettijohn is an Oklahoma-based scrapbooker, elementary school reading interventionist, and design team member for both Pear Tree Cut Files and Hip Kit Club. As a mom of three grown sons and grandmother to four girls, she's found a new creative rhythm as an empty nester, returning to scrapbooking with more time and fresh energy. Her pages are known for bold color, layered shapes, and hand-stitched details that make each layout feel like a small piece of art.
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Leilani Schirmer is a Mississippi-based scrapbooker, Project Life devotee, and self-described indoor kid who has turned her love of nostalgia into a creative practice. Known online as @leilani_scraps, she returns to the podcast to talk about why we’re drawn to looking back, the pop culture and physical media she’s collecting, and how she documents childhood memories she doesn’t want to lose. Turning 40 this year, Leilani brings a colorful, playful, maximalist energy to her craft room and every project she takes on.
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Rebeca Ruiz is a Puerto Rico-based scrapbooker, class instructor, and design team member who recently overhauled her entire craft room without adding a single square foot. After years of storing embellishments by product type and squeezing paper into every available corner, she emptied everything out of her creative space and started from scratch. What followed was a months-long project that reshaped not just her space but her relationship with her supplies.
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Elizabeth Albers is a mom of seven who has built a digital template design business in the margins of an extremely full life. She started as a paper scrapbooker, discovered digital through a friend, and quickly realized that designing page layouts was her favorite part of the whole process. Today she creates eclectic, photo-focused templates at Hey Scrapper and maintains a weekly scrapbooking practice that produces a complete family album every year.
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Molove Lee is a Brooklyn-based school counselor, scrapbooker, and junk journal enthusiast who has found a way to bring all of her creative interests together under one roof. Known online as @rememberthedayz21, she joins us to share how she moved from traditional scrapbooking and Project Life into junk journaling, and why this format has given her a new sense of creative freedom. Mo also opens up about hosting her first in-person junk journaling event and the growing community she's building both locally and online.
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Marci Villanueva is a Washington State scrapbooker with a colorful, symmetrical style and a genuine love of embellishments. As the June 2026 featured artist at Simple Scrapper, she joins us for this My Way episode to share what keeps her coming back to her craft room in a season of life that also includes going back to school for a master's degree in graphic design.
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Rachel Tallman lives in the Niagara region of Ontario, right between Toronto and Buffalo, and has been paper crafting for about 15 years. She built a sequin mix subscription business that grew quickly, landing collaborations with designers and producing a holiday advent calendar that sold out every year, before the Canada Post strike and US tariffs forced her to make an extremely hard call earlier this spring. This conversation digs into both the business reality and the emotional weight of closing something you love.
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Kristine LeRoss has been scrapbooking for decades, but when her daughter graduated from high school and left for college, the 12x12 layouts that had always been her format stopped feeling like the right fit. She discovered the Stop the Blur memory planning system from Heidi Swapp, spent a long time lurking and dabbling before things clicked, and now fills her weekly spreads with the kinds of everyday moments she never would have thought to put on a traditional layout.
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Miranda Webber is an elementary school teacher, YouTube creator, and returning guest who spent most of 2024 and 2025 away from her craft room after a difficult personal season. She came back as a more intentional memory keeper, and in this conversation she shares what her creative practice looks like today.
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Carolyn Murray is a recently retired scrapbooker from Mississauga, Ontario, who has been creating colorful, photo-forward 12x12 layouts for more than 22 years. As Simple Scrapper’s May featured artist, she joins us for this My Way episode to share the systems and creative habits that keep her crafting nearly every day.
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Amy Zwart is Simple Scrapper's community manager and the person I call the keeper of the testimonials. She's the one who catches the moments when members finally finish the thing they've been circling for months. She brings a unique insider view to a conversation about what finishing actually looks like and what makes it possible.
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Kim Chaffin has been scrapbooking for nearly 30 years, ever since a friend invited her to a Creative Memories party and she realized the photos she was already taking and the journaling she was already keeping belonged on the same page. She lives in Tennessee, in a town internationally known as the storytelling capital of the world. That passion for story is at the core of why she never gets tired of this hobby.
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Anna Komenda lives just outside Warsaw, Poland, and has been scrapbooking since her older daughter was born. She creates colorful, layered pages with custom ink backgrounds, asymmetrical compositions, and a genuine love of working with dies and mixed media. Being based in Europe means navigating a craft market that skews heavily toward card making, and that constraint has shaped how she thinks about creativity and what to do with the supplies in front of her.
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Alissa Williams is the director of a small public library in central Illinois, and she came into our conversation with a clear picture of everything in her stash: where it lives, what it is, and when she is done with it. In our conversation Alissa maps how products come into her creative life, how she decides what to keep working with, and why the friction of online shopping has quietly done more for her stash-busting goals than any deliberate plan. She made zero new purchases in 2026 before this recording and is down to a single quarterly kit subscription.
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Cassie Wiscarson is a Washington State scrapbooker with a graphic, colorful, photo-focused style and a genuine love of everyday moments. As our March 2026 featured artist, she joins us for this My Way episode to share the projects and perspectives that keep her coming back to her craft room, even in a season of life that has required some intentional prioritizing.
- Cassie's roots go back to film photography, including a DIY darkroom in her in-laws' basement, and that love of capturing small, joyful moments still shapes how she scrapbooks today.
- After joining a digital design team, she discovered that printing her own hybrid supplies made her more intentional, and she shares how that fits alongside her 12x12 layouts and 6x8 monthly recaps.
- Her new magnetic glass mat changed everything about her mixed media practice, and she makes a pretty compelling case for it.
- Cassie also opens up about stepping back from design teams to care for her mom, and how reclaiming Saturday as her own became essential for her mental health.
Links Mentioned
- Cassie on Instagram: @cassiewiscarson
- Pear Tree Cut Files
- Scrapbook Generation
- Heart and Home Collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio (*)
- xTool Diode Laser (*)
- Week In The Life
- Project Life
- December Daily
- Traci Reed
- Glass Board Studio Magnetic Glass Mat (*)
- Tim Holtz mixed media mat (*)
- Tim Holtz Distress Oxides (*)
- Elle’s Studio Monthly Kits
- Posca Pens (*)
- Crafty Maven Getaway
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Have you ever wished you could scrapbook dozens of photos on a single layout? You can with Brie Beaupre's interactive scrapbooking method. In this episode I'm chatting with Brie about the origins of her approach and the benefits of designing scrapbook pages in this unique way. You'll learn tips for making interactive layouts with ease, along with the secrets of using an entire collection kit at once!
Links Mentioned
- Brie on Instagram: @interactivescrapbooking
- Interactive Scrapbooking by Brie Beaupre
- YouTube
- Simple Stories Junk Drawer (*)
- Instructions for Junk Drawer Layout
- Stampin' Up
- 49 and Market (*)
- Creative Memories
- Barely Art Precision Glue (*)
- Scoreboard (*)
- Photo Play (*)
- Echo Park (*)
- Glass Mats (*)
- Square
- Canva
- Page Protector Instructions on YouTube
- Feathered Friends Layout on YouTube
- Coastal Escape Layout on YouTube
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Memory keeper Sarah Jürs loves variety, from creating in different formats to participating in many projects within the creative community. In this episode you'll hear what keeps her grounded in what really matters and how she balances a full plate inside and outside of scrapbooking. Sarah's passion for stories also shines through as a driving force in her process, offsetting the challenges of acquiring scrapbook supplies where she lives in Germany.
Links Mentioned
- Sarah on Instagram: @allthenicethings_storiesmatter
- Ali Edwards
- December Daily
- Ali Edwards Storyteller Kit
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- Hobonichi (*)
- Amy Gretchen
- TheCoffeeMonsterzCo
- New York Stationary Fest
- Linda Loves Creating
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When you love all the projects, how do you keep up with it all? To Megan Dosch, the answers are digital and "you don't." My conversation with Megan explores how she embraces a good enough mindset and identifies what really is the priority. From Project Life to December Daily (and everything in between), this episode highlights what its like to be busy-but-passionate memory keeper today.
Links Mentioned
- Megan on Instagram: @meganscrapbooks
- Megan’s YouTube
- Project Life iPhone App
- Project Life Android App
- Photoshop
- Shutterfly
- Persnickety Prints
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Ali Edwards Week in The Life
- Ali Edwards Day in the Life
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- 52 weeks of Me
- The 100 Day Project
- I love it all Shop
- Blurb
- Word Swag App
- GoDaddy Studio
- Canva
- Collect iPhone App
- Collect Android App
- Day One
- Atomic Habits (*)
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When I came across Laura O'Donnell on Instagram (@scrappingagain), I knew I had to hear the "again" part of her story. We talk about the seasons of life that precipitated her pause and her restart, as well as what she wishes she would have done in between. Our conversation also includes important reminders about finding that sweet spot in scrapbooking where joy and practicality meet.
Links Mentioned
- Laura on Instagram: @scrappingagain
- Project Life
- Blurb
- Flow magazine (*)
- Creative Memories
- Hero Arts (*)
- Copic Markers (*)
- Jessica Sprague
- Libby
- Lori Santos: The Science of Wellbeing
- Hobonichi Weeks - April start planners arriving soon
- Photoshop Elements
- Photoshop
- Sweet Doll Designs
- Clever Monkey Graphics
- Sweet Shoppe
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In this episode I’m chatting with Nelya Lutsyuk, our featured artist for January 2026. Nelya is a busy mom of four who creates colorful, whimsical layouts in multiple formats to document her family's everyday life. Our conversation goes behind the scenes of her scrapbooking story and process, including how this hobby has helped Nelya feel more creative.
Links Mentioned
- Nelya on Instagram: @nelliepickles_crafts
- Abeka homeschool curriculum
- Karen Kingsbury books (*)
- Francine Rivers books (*)
- Vicki Boutin (*)
- Paige Evans (*)
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How do you scrapbook, really? I've identified six distinct phases of the scrapbooking process that collectively influence your joy and ease with the hobby. In this episode I'm sharing how we're focusing on process at Simple Scrapper in 2026 and how each phase can highlight opportunities for more aligned decision-making.
Links Mentioned
- Learn more about the Simple Scrapper community
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I've had the opportunity to review hundreds of scrapbooking plans created by members through our annual Planning Party events. In this episode I'm distilling my observations and advice into ten points for you to consider. I'm covering common pitfalls as well as suggestions for gentle, realistic planning for your hobby.
Links Mentioned
- How to join the Simple Scrapper community
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In my recent episode with Alissa Williams I shared a little bit about my thinking for 2026. In this 20-minute solo episode I go a bit deeper into why I'm thinking about giving up scrapbooking projects and what I'm planning to do instead. I can't wait to hear your reaction to my semi-organized thoughts, which was recorded in my car in the parking lot of a Starbucks while Emily was at volleyball practice.
Links Mentioned
- Stacy Julian Library of Memories
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Blog Post: Finishing 12 Years of December Daily
- Ali Edwards Week In The Life
- Heidi Swapp's Stop The Blur
- Shannan Manton on Instagram
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How do we take that "I should scrapbook this!" moment and save it for later? That's what this episode is all about. I asked a group of Simple Scrapper staff and team members to join me for a conversation all about journaling. Our discussion includes stories about personal journals, how we decide what to share in our scrapbooks, and systems for keeping track of the facts, feelings, and memories we don't want to forget.
Links Mentioned
- Keynote
- Shutterfly
- Ali Edwards Quarterly Kit
- Apple Journal App
- Day One App
- Momento App
- I Am App
- Project Life
- Susannah Conway Journal Your Life
- Stacy Julian Library of Memories
- Creative Memories
- Affinity Photo
- Trello
- Clickup
- Ali Edwards Storyteller Class
- Shimelle Journal Your Christmas
- Blurb
- Evernote
- The Playbooks from Kendra Adachi
- Canon QX 20 (*)
- Canon Ivy (*)
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When you're feeling the itch to make a change, try thinking small and subtle like Tracie Radtke. Tracie is a digital memory keeper who focuses on clean and simple pages that she prefers to have printed in books. She keeps her process interesting for each project by switching up style choices like shadows and grids. In this episode you'll hear how Tracie's process has evolved over time and why she's settled on her current scrapbooking strategies.
Links Mentioned
- Tracie on Instagram: @whattracieismaking
- Tracie’s Patreon
- Project Mouse
- Canon R Mirrorless camera (*)
- Shutterfly
- Project Life
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Blurb
- Photoshop
- Affinity
- InDesign
- Canva
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In this episode I’m catching up with Alissa Williams from the parking lot of the volleyball club where both of our daughters play. We reflect on our faves and fails from 2025 and share our tentative plans for scrapbooking and planning in 2026. Our conversation also touches on embracing what fills us up, letting go of projects that no longer serve us, and finding joy in both our creative routines and the unexpected changes life brings.
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Kaylen Faye is a 20-something second generation scrapbooker, content creator, and bride-to-be. In this episode Kaylen shares how she uses social media to inspire others and document her crafty adventures. Her story is a timely reminder of how sharing our creativity can build community and encourage others to start their own memory keeping journeys.
Links Mentioned
- Kaylen on Instagram: @kaylenfaye_
- Creative Memories Scrap Journals
- Dreambox
- Canva
- Liene PixCut S1 (*)
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In this episode I'm chatting with Lynnette Penacho, our November featured artist and our current template designer. We explored how Lynnette’s passion for telling her own story led to the creation of The Faves Project, a monthly tradition that celebrates her favorite moments and memories. Our conversation included how she turned her colorful, pattern-loving style into a creative routine that’s both meaningful and sustainable.
Links Mentioned
- The Faves Project
- Lynnette on Instagram: @thefavesproject
- Project Life
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Sweet Shoppe Designs
- Studio Flergs kits
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In this final episode of our series prior to the 2026 Planning Party, I’m again joined by Simple Scrapper staff and team members to reflect on the shifts and changes that have shaped our scrapbooking journeys. We share honest conversations about embracing what works for us, letting go of perfection, and giving ourselves permission to plan for a fresh start in the new year. Our discussion offers encouragement to find joy in your own creative process and approach the year ahead with confidence.
Links Mentioned
- Project Life App: Apple | Google
- Shutterfly
- Citrus Twist Life Crafted Albums
- December Daily
- Apple Keynote
- Tinci Design
- Katie Pertiet
- SYW149
- Day One App
- Scrivener App
- Trello
- Dana K. White
- Stacy Julian
- Rock Your Scroll
- Library of Memories
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In this episode, featuring Simple Scrapper staff and team members, we reflect on the importance of learning from experiences that don’t go as planned. The conversation includes how we navigate false starts and unexpected challenges, along with the lessons we'll take into another year of scrapbooking. This is the second part of our series leading up to the 2026 Planning Party.
Links Mentioned
- Ali Edwards projects
- One Little Word
- December Daily
- Week in the Life
- Project Life — Becky Higgins
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 2026
- Storyline Chapters at Scrapbook.com (*)
- Quick. Trip. Travel. with Stacy Julian
- KALLAX Shelf unit
- Thickers at Scrapbook.com (*)
- Peachy Cheap
- Shimelle's Use What You Buy class
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In this episode, I'm chatting with four of our Simple Scrapper staff and team members to reflect on what’s truly working well in our scrapbooking lives. We shared the systems, creative ideas, and little victories that keep us inspired, from embracing hybrid approaches to finding joy in our stash of supplies. Our conversation highlighted the importance of celebrating progress, staying organized in our own unique ways, and giving ourselves permission to take time to create. Most of all, we reminded each other that it’s about having fun and carrying forward what brings us joy into the new year.
Links Mentioned
- Project Life App: Apple | Google
- Shutterfly
- Photoshop Elements
- Ali Edwards
- Just Jamie
- Connie Prince
- Elle’s Studio: https://shopellesstudio.com/?selling_plan=9235628287
- Keynote: https://www.apple.com/in/keynote/
- Canva: https://www.canva.com/
- Trello: https://trello.com/
- Watch Cheryl Scrap on YouTube
- Nicole Mackin on YouTube
- Steak Goddess on YouTube
- IKEA Raskog
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
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In this episode I'm joined by our October 2025 featured artist, April Peebles. April is also a long time Simple Scrapper member, so it was exciting to hear how our community has influenced her process and priorities, particularly in this season of life with adult children. Our conversation includes why she doesn't do digital scrapbooking, the projects that keep her connected to the hobby and, of course, how she makes it all her own.
Links Mentioned
- April on Instagram: @april290 | @sunshine_scraps
- Studio Calico Pocket Planner
- Erin Condren
- Sizzix on Scrapbook.com (*)
- Stacy Julian
- Journal your Christmas
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Ali Edwards Week in the Life
- SYW307 with Caroline Gatenby
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Katrina Katz is a curious, thrifty crafter who loves playing in her notebook. And despite no longer scrapbooking in the traditional sense, she definitely considers herself a memory keeper. In this episode I ask Katrina to share some of her favorite things in the stationery world and take us behind the scenes of her creative practice. Our conversation touches on the importance of openly sharing stories to empower others. This includes Katrina's relatively recent autism diagnosis and how understanding herself better allowed her to truly embrace the ways she loves to create.
Links Mentioned
- Katrina on Instagram: @paperpensandcoffee
- Studio Ten70 Ko-Fi shop
- Moments to Enjoy journaling bundle
- Gelli plates (*)
- STABILO woody (*)
- S gel by Sharpie (*): Sharpie: Gel
- Paper Mate InkJoy Bright collection (*)
- posca paint pens (*)
- 003 Blank Notebook
- Archer & Olive
- The Happy Planner
- Paper Treat Shop
- The Stationery Café
- Kuboandlucy
- Samantha Dion Baker books (*)
- Susan Branch books (*)
- Shawna Clingerman
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In this episode, I’m joined by Caroline Stevens for a thoughtful conversation about her scrapbooking journey. Caroline shares how she’s made memory keeping work in a small space, including favorite projects like a collaborative album created with her daughter. We talk about the role of mindfulness in her creative process, her evolving approach to formats and organization, and the therapeutic benefits of documenting everyday life. Caroline is our Simple Scrapper featured artist for September 2025. A selection of her layouts inspired our latest collection of sketches and templates inside the membership.
Links Mentioned
- Caroline on Instagram: @carolinescreativehealing
- Caroline’s Website: Hypnotherapy, NLP & Life Purpose Coaching
- Caroline’s Scrapbook Class: Mindful Memory Keeping
- Polaroid printers (*)
- Canon printers (*)
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Project Life
- Cinch at Scrapbook.com (*)
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- Dash notebook
- Canva
- IKEA KALLAX
- Simple Stories at Scrapbook.com (*)
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Is your scrapbooking budget feeling tighter than before? As is the case with most hobbies, scrapbooking typically requires ongoing and not-insignificant investment in tools and materials. Yet the reality is that scrapbook supplies, like everything else, are rapidly increasing in price. So you might have been wondering how to be more frugal with your craft purchases and find ways to save. In this episode I'm detailing a selection of money-saving options to consider, but it's just the start. I've love for you to share your own budget-friendly scrapbooking tips in the comments!
Links Mentioned
- Simple Scrapper membership
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In this episode empty nester Caroline Gatenby shares how she has embraced this era and made crafting a central part of her daily life. She shares her thoughtful approach to a streamlined hobby, focusing on formats like pocket pages and notebooks. Our conversation discusses prioritizing creativity, adapting to new life seasons, and finding joy in documenting everyday moments.
Links Mentioned
- Caroline on Instagram: @cannycrafter
- Caroline’s YouTube channel: Cannycrafter
- Project Life
- Stories By The Month
- Studio Calico
- December Daily
- Week in the Life
- Stop The Blur
- Tim Holtz - Scrapbook.com (*)
- Laura Wonsik's Stamp Reorganization
- Silhouette America
- Minc Machine - Scrapbook.com (*)
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025
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Get your photo library organized with a "backwards," future-proofed approach. This episode shares five essential tips for simple photo management, helping you create or check that your system supports creativity and memory keeping. The focus is on understanding which aspects are fundamental and really make an impact on your hobby.
Links Mentioned
- Simple Scrapper community
- Backblaze (*)
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In this episode we welcome back Franky Shanahan, a professional copywriter who previously joined us to chat about learning how to scrapbook. This time around Franky shares how scrapbooking led her to embrace new hobbies, like gardening, and how these pursuits have shaped her life. Our conversation includes insights on the joys of creative play, the importance of finishing projects, and the ways she stays inspired to document life's evolving seasons.
Links Mentioned
- Franky on Instagram: @loveaudrey83
- Franky on Substack: Larking About
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- SYW162 - A New Scrapbooker's Experience
- Studio Calico
- Leuchtturm (*)
- Little Summer Joys from Amanda Wilder
- Ali Edwards on Substack: Echoes + Evidence
- Kristen Tweedale on Substack: Kristin Tweedale
- Linda Jordan on Instagram: @lindalovescreating
- Ali Edwards Week in the Life
- Franky’s post on finishing projects
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In this episode, Molly Grimm from Knitting Wellness shares her journey of integrating knitting with emotional well-being. She discusses her personal background, the creation of her platform, and her development of resources that combine therapeutic techniques with her craft. Molly also provides valuable advice for beginners and emphasizes the importance of intentionality for relaxation.
Links Mentioned
- Molly's website: knittingwellness.com
- Molly on Instagram: @knittingwellness
- Wool & Cottage Knitting Group
- The Flower Power Beanie by Stone Knits
- Craft Psychology by Dr. Anne Kirketerp
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The natural seasons of a year, as well as the broader seasons of our lives, shape the stories we have to tell... and the time we have to tell them. In this episode I'm catching up with Alissa Williams about our current scrapbooking interests and the need for adaptation to each new season. Our discussion includes personal experiences, recent surprises, and decisions we've made about the future.
Links Mentioned
- Alissa on Instagram: @alissarecommends
- Let's Create Together kits
- Shimelle's Best of Both Worlds kits
- Project Life
- Stacy Julian
- Taylored Expressions
- Cathy Zielske
- Laura Vanderkam's Tranquility by Tuesday (*)
- Gretchen Rubin 25 in 25
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- Miss Freddy | Backup Bootcamp
- Scrapbook and Cards Today Crop & Create
- Vicki Boutin Design
- Chatbooks
- Persnickety Box
- We R Makers Albums at Scrapbook.com
- Elle's Studio kits
- Ali Edwards Week In The Life
- Stamp Joy event
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As our featured artist for July 2025, a selection of Eve McNie's layouts inspired our latest sketch collection for Simple Scrapper members. In this episode, Eve shares insights about her life and creative processes, including her love of the 12x12 format. Our conversation also highlights Eve's time living in different countries, her crafting style, and her participation in various community scrapbooking projects.
Links Mentioned
- Eve’s Instagram: @caledoniapapercraft
- 30 Days of Sketches with Christy's Beautiful Life | Facebook
- FreePrints UK
- Echo Park - Scrapbook.com
- Doodlebug - Scrapbook.com!
- December Daily from Ali Edwards Design Inc.
- Simon Says Stamp
- A Cherry On Top
- Stick It Down Scrapbook and Card Making Challenges | Facebook
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In this episode I'm chatting with Emiley Steinbruegge, the June featured artist at Simple Scrapper. Our insightful conversation includes Emiley's personal journey in scrapbooking, from starting with Creative Memories to balancing a busy family life and her creative passions. We discuss Emiley's favorite projects, such as her daughter's senior photobook, her love for bright colors and traditional scrapbooking techniques, and how social media has expanded the scrapbooking community. She also opens up about her challenges with photo organization and the importance of scrapbooking for personal joy.
Links Mentioned
- Emiley’s Facebook page: One Scrappy Mama
- Emiley’s Instagram: @one_scrappy_mama
- Allison Davis for Scrapbook Generation
- Shimelle
- Amy Tangerine
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As we approached the milestone of 300 episodes, I knew I wanted to make it big. So last month I gathered a group of fourteen Simple Scrapper staff and team members for an incredible conversation. Over two hours you will be treated to brilliant insights, heartfelt stories, and some of the best advice ever shared on the show. Thank you for listening and enjoy this special roundtable chat.
Visit the show notes for this episode to find out how long each guest has been a member as well as all the links mentioned!
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For our final week of this series we’re revisiting episode number 32 with Shannan Manton, 100 Songs That Changed My Life. Member Jenn writes “I love hearing about other people's processes and the different albums they make.” As you listen to this episode, think about whether you have a list of 100 things you would love to document in a small album. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw032 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 192 with Amanda Wilder, Crafting with Chronic Illness. Member Carol writes “Some of my favorites are episodes that deal with chronic illness and how to incorporate scrapping into your life.” As you listen to this episode, reflect on some of your own personal barriers to creating consistently and how you might find more resilience through pauses. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw192 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 209 with Peggy Collins and Amy Zwart, Organization Your Way. Member Angela writes “I enjoy the ones with Amy Z and Peggy as well as getting to know more about other members of the community and how they scrapbook.” As you listen to this episode, focus on organization problems of your own that you might want to solve over than the novelty of the ideas discussed. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw209 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 268 with Janelle Horsley, Using Lists to Create More Consistently. Member Jennifer Gilman writes “I’m a list girl and I love Janelle’s description and use of lists.” As you listen to this episode, think about how you can improve or even optimize your use of lists for your scrapbooking. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw268 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 76 with my husband Steve, Planning a Family History Vacation. Member Melissa Magnuson-Cannady writes “One of my favorite episodes is where Jennifer and Steve talk about their trip to Sweden.” As you listen to this episode, think about the role of family history in your memory keeping and which stories might rise to the top of your list. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/076 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 172 with Ali Edwards. The episode was recommended by a number of people. Member Lorian writes “Ali’s Letting Go of Perfectionism is on my list of favorites.” As you listen to this episode, reflect on how your relationship with perfectionism has shaped your scrapbooking experience. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw172 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 149 with Kim Edsen, The Best Thing I Did This Year. Community Manager Amy Z. writes “One of my favorites, and one where I took notes, was an episode where you and Kim discussed a list of things that worked well for members in the prior year.” As you listen to this episode, acknowledge what is already working well for you and note one thing you might want to try from the conversation. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw149 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 223 with Alissa Williams as a companion to last week’s conversation about albums, Organizing All My Layouts. Member April Peebles writes “I really enjoyed your chat with Alissa about rearranging your layouts into the Library of Memories.” As you listen to this episode, think about how you prefer to include chronology and categories in your scrapbook planning and album organization. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw223 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 115 with Shimelle Laine, A Work in Progress. Member Terri writes: “Shimelle’s episode where she talks about putting the book back in scrapbooking was a real aha moment for me and the reason I don’t want to downsize my 12x12 albums.” As you listen to this episode, try to identify one strategy from Shimelle’s toolbox that you might want to implement with your own albums. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw115 to share your insights.
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This week we’re revisiting episode number 134 with May Flaum, How to Care for a Creative Heart. This is my personal pick to kick off our series of ten Scrapbook Your Way replays. The episode features an excellent conversation about how we cope, realign, and truly care for ourselves when the world feels like too much. As you listen to this episode, think about one small step you could take to improve your relationship with news, information, and social media. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw134 to share your insights.
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In this episode, I'm going solo to answer a listener question about how to reignite your scrapbooking passion after a hiatus. I share my experience with a recent layout, offer steps to ease back into the hobby, and talk about the importance of mindset and consistency. I'm also announcing a brief pause in podcast episodes for some behind-the-scenes updates and the upcoming celebration of our 300th episode.
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In this season of life Dawn Cervo is focused on rediscovering herself with vision planning and a suite of creative practices, including scrapbooking. This episode includes her journey into retirement and spiritual renaissance. She shares insights into her blended family, her adventures in genealogy, her creative projects, and her deep-seated belief in finding the sacred in everyday life.
Links Mentioned
- Dawn on Instagram: @dawncervo
- German Scrapbook Store Scrapabilly
- Stacy Julian Library of Memories
- Clean & Simple Scrapbooking/The Sequel (*)
- Ali Edwards
- Miss Freddy's Backup Bootcamp
- Der Great Gatsby: A Progressive Translation (*)
- Oracle Decks by Rebecca Campbell (*)
- Procreate
- Kelly Rae Roberts
- Elizabeth Gilbert
- Happy Planner
- @mattcookecoach
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Terri Torrez is one of our most active community members, often sharing links, initiating new conversations, and volunteering to help. But this past year has been a doozy for her. As she navigated divorce and a cross-country move, I'm grateful she could lean on her Simple Scrapper support system and feel safe to share layouts with her thoughts and feelings. In this episode Terri shares how her hobby and our community helped her cope with these major changes as well as the downstream impacts of this upheaval on her memory keeping.
Links Mentioned
- Ali Edwards Day in the Life
- Ali Edwards Week in the Life
- Becky Higgins Project Life
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- Stacy Julian Library of Memories
- SYW250 - Aligned with the Seasons
- SYW267 - Shifting from Spring to Summer
- SYW282 - How Do You Stay Aligned?
- Wanderlust 2025
- Emily P. Freeman
- Ali Edwards Quarterly Kit
- LOAD - Layout A Day
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Elif Sahin, the owner of Hey Scrapper, is seeking to disrupt the digital scrapbooking industry with a new model that she believes is more fair to designers. To scrapbookers, it is a new shop with digital and hybrid-friendly products along with a fresh take on a creative community. In this episode you'll hear Elif discuss her background as a designer, her vision for Hey Scrapper, and what we can expect from the shop.
Links Mentioned
- Elif on Instagram: @sahindesigns
- Hey Scrapper on Instagram: @heyscrappershop
- Sahin Designs website
- Hey Scrapper website
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- Cocoa Daisy
- Journey app
- Former Pixel Scrapper website
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The precise, layered look found on Tarrah McLean’s pages inspired our new collection of sketches and templates for Simple Scrapper members. Her use of larger titles creates a focal point in many of her designs, adding to her eye-catching style. In this episode we're taking a peek behind the scenes of Tarrah's inspirations and process. Our conversation features the importance of fellow scrapbookers in keeping her connected to this hobby.
Links Mentioned
- Tarrah on Instagram: @tarrahm
- Tarrah's blog
- Doodlebug Design (*)
- Silhouette Cameo (*)
- Pink Fresh Studio (*)
- IKEA KALLAX Series Storage Cubes
- Cocoa Vanilla Studio
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Denine Zielinksi starts every layout by opening Photoshop, but you might not know that when looking at her scrapbooks. In this episode I'm chatting with Denine about how she brings meaningful storytelling to smaller scale hybrid spreads. You'll hear how she adapts projects to different sizes, introduces creative variety, and why she doesn't plan to scrapbook in 12x12 again.
Links Mentioned
- Denine on Instagram: @denine2
- Denine’s Etsy ship: DigitalsByDenine
- Denine’s YouTube channel: Denine Zielinski
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Ali Edwards Week in the Life
- IKEA Kallax
- Ali Edwards Day in the Life
- Project Life
- Big Picture Classes
- Ali Edwards Stories By The Month™
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What happens when you go to school for fashion, but fall in love with graphic design? In this episode you'll hear Cecily Moore's story of finding her way as an artist and maker. We discuss her roots in memory keeping, the highlights and hard parts of building The Paper Curator, and why she's diversifying into new markets. This is a fascinating conversation that peels back the curtain on the products you love.
Links Mentioned
- Cecily's website: The Paper Curator
- Cecily on Instagram: @thepapercurator
- Cecily's Pinterest account
- Cecily's YouTube channel
- Cecily TikTok account
- Project Life
- Episode with Tracey Fox
- Shillington Program
- Procreate
- Cecily's Stamps at Dick Blick
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Cheryl Ashcraft has been a fixture of the digital scrapbooking community for well more than a decade. Known for her layered and maximalist style as both a scrapbooker and digital designer, Cheryl’s style is easily recognized by peers. In this episode you'll learn more about her creative journey and process.
Links Mentioned
- Cheryl's favorite recent layout: The Blues & Classical - Sweet Shoppe Gallery
- Beethoven Blues album on Spotify: Beethoven Blues
- Epson FastFoto FF-680W Wireless High-Speed Photo and Document Scanning System (*)
- Sweet Shoppe Designs
- Cheryl's business on Instagram: @fiddledeedeedesigns
- Cheryl's business Facebook page: Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
- Cheryl business Pinterest accoount: Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
- Cheryl's Newsletter: Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
- Cheryl on Instagram: @watchcherylscrap
- YouTube: Watch Cheryl Scrap
- Cheryl's personal Facebook page: Watch Cheryl Scrap
- Cheryl's Blog: Cheryl Ashcraft
- Cheryl's personal Pinterest account: Watch Cheryl Scrap
- Cheryl's layouts on Pinterest: My Digital Creations
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025
- The Lilypad
- pickleberrypop
- Affinity Photo 2
- Shutterfly
- Persnickety Prints
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- The Happy Planner
- Gallery Standouts
- Paige Taylor Evans
- ACDSee Photo Studio Software
- Procreate
- Snapseed App
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I'd been wanting to share some of my perspectives on structuring life in support of productivity and creativity, but it's been a January. (Are we officially saying that now?) And now that it's February, I can happily say I've found a bit of a groove.
In this episode I share my 2025 goals, routines, planning approach, and thoughts on how we (both I and you) can get things done. I don't claim to have it all figured out, but I can say that understanding my strengths and preferences helped me start building new systems that work even better.
I can't wait to hear your thoughts and curiosities after you listen. The comments are open for further discussion! I'd particularly love to know if you are also using multiple planners.
Links Mentioned
- A6 Hobonichi Techo Original English (*)
- A5 Sterling Ink Compact Common Planner
- A5 Wonderland222 All-in-One Unstacked
- Simple Scrapper Membership
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Kicking off another year of our Featured Artist series, this month we’ve been celebrating the work of Nikki Basque. A selection of her layouts inspired our new collection of sketches and templates, but Nikki’s creative interests run wide. Creating in many sizes and formats, including planners, she loves all things of the sweet and floral variety. We’re excited for you to meet Nikki and take a peek inside her hobby in this episode.
Links Mentioned
- Nikki on Instragram: @primandplanning
- Nikki's YouTube channel
- Cocoa Daisy
- Heba Alsibai’s Classic Spiral Notebook
- Becky Higgins Project Life
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Ali Edwards Week In The Life
- Citrus Twist Life Crafted Albums
- BFF Sticker Club
- SYW117: Playtime with the BFF Sticker Club
- Illustrated Faith
- Minc machine (*)
- Cricut machine (*)
- Traci Reed: https://www.tracireed.com/
- Rosie’s Studio: https://www.rosiestudio.com/
- Scrapbook.com (*)
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Do you ever look at a layout and wonder how they fit so much on a single page? Tracey Fox is known for filling her scrapbook layouts edge to edge with multiple photos and abundant embellishments, all while keeping the story in focus.
In this episode Tracey breaks down the strategies and process she uses to create in her signature style. Her secret for managing photos and documentation is a linchpin routine you'll want to hear! Tracey is host of #ScrappyChristmasinJuly and a Simple Scrapper Creative Team Member.
Links Mentioned
- Tracey's scrapbooking Instagram: @scrappylikeafox
- Tracey’s personal Instagram: @trrrracey
- Ali Edwards Week In The Life
- Ali Edwards Stories by the Month
- Becky Higgins Project Life
- Fabulous Adventures of Listgirl
- PicFrame app
- Print To Size app
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Make your creative hopes a reality as you prepare for 2025 with this final episode of 2024. I'm sharing ideas for transforming scrapbooking aspirations into concrete plans, addressing common challenges scrapbookers face. From establishing regular workflows to tackling photo management and workspace organization, this short and sweet episode is packed with tips to help you find more satisfaction in your scrapbooking journey.
Links Mentioned
- Simple Scrapper Membership
- Cas Aarssen's Clutterbug system
- Day One app
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Ali Edwards Week In The Life
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What if a 6-minute video could capture an entire year of memories? In this episode you'll hear Natalie Strand explain her process for compiling video clips into an annual project. We discuss the role of video within the context of her memory keeping along with the challenges and benefits of working with this format. Our conversation also highlights how creating in different ways satisfies differing needs and why that is so important to understand.
Links Mentioned
- Natalie on Instagram: @natalie.strand
- Natalie’s Blog: Vegetablog
- Natalie’s YouTube channel: Natalie Strand
- Instagram Junk Journal
- Project Life
- 1 Second Everyday app
- Apple iMovie
- Backblaze
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"In the end we just want our children to be happy, healthy, and see a positive future ahead of them."
Scrapbooking our tweens, teens, and young adult children often comes with challenges as they explore how they want to show up in the world, not to mention our photos of them. So when Beatrice Semo's child (who prefers he/him or they/them pronouns today) came out as gay and transgender, new worries about understanding and acceptance were added to her roles as mom and memory keeper.
In this episode Beatrice shares the story of navigating family photo displays, past scrapbook albums, and personal journaling during their coming out and evolving transition. She discusses some of the specific decisions that felt right for them as well as the grace needed to navigate these changes. This is an open-hearted discussion that highlights the roles of communication and collaboration in a new season of life.
Links Mentioned
- Beatrice on Instagram: @whimsicalcraftycrafts
- From the Human Rights Campaign: Transgender and Non-Binary People FAQ
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When you have a passion, sharing it comes naturally. Rebeca Ruiz is a paper scrapbooker with a traditional style who loves the process of creating and teaching others along the way. You’ll find her leaning on bright white backgrounds, added texture, and lots of layers to celebrate the products she works with. In this episode Rebeca shares her origins in scrapbooking as well as all the things she loves most!
Links Mentioned
- Rebeca’s Blog
- Rebeca on Instagram: @Rebeca_Ruiz01
- Rebeca’s Facebook page
- Rebeca’s YouTube channel
- Creative Memories
- Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine
- Simple Stories (*)
- Prima (*)
- Copic Markers (*)
- Meghann Andrew Classes at SCT
- Vicki Boutin
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Is your scrapbooking deeply satisfying? Let's figure it out and make a plan for 2025. This episode offers an introduction to the eighth year of the Planning Party and serves as a companion guide to the Planning Workbook. The workbook and associated events are free, but do require registration at the link below.
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In this episode I’m chatting with my accountability partner (and returning guest) Alissa Williams about the evolution of our planning needs. We share personal experiences with different planning tools and discuss areas for improvement in goal setting, documentation, and weekly planning. Our conversation highlights contrasts our approaches and includes the role of systems in Alissa’s planning process.
Links Mentioned
- Stamp Joy by Taylored Expressions
- Bullet Journal
- Plum Paper
- Ali Edwards Week In The Life
- Day One App
- Hobonichi Original A6 (*)
- Archer and Olive
- ClickUp
- Shimelle's Best of Both Worlds
- Productive Flourishing
- Asana
- David Allen’s Getting Things Done (*)
- Trello
- AnyList app
- Colibri
- Erin Condren
- May Designs
- Mossery
- Aura Estelle
- Sterling Ink
- Leuchtturm (*)
- Persnickety Prints
- Simplified Planner by Emily Ley
- Alissa’s Instagram: @alissarecommends
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Helen DeRam returns to wrap up our series on creating in alignment with the seasons, following episodes no. 250 and no. 267. Our conversation continues to highlight our unique approaches to Aligned as a creative project as well as our insights on the ongoing experience. With Fall as the final season, we also reflect on what we will carry forward into 2025 and beyond.
Links Mentioned
- Pretty Little Studio You Are My Sunshine Collection
- Modern Pressed Flower Classes
- 49 and Market Quad Folio Album
- Canva
- Helen on Instagram: @hderam
- Helen’s YouTube channel: Helen De Ram
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I love how these conversations, with creator after creator, illustrate the breadth of what brings us joy. CJ Flynn is our October 2024 featured artist, inspiring our latest member challenge with her clean and simple scrapbooking style.
You'll find CJ combining minimalist hybrid pages with her favorite products, typically on a smaller scale. Our conversation highlights her journey to clarity about her 'way' of scrapbooking as well as insights into the resources she uses to document with ease.
Links Mentioned
- CJ on Instagram: @ink.paper.photos
- CJ’s Blog
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- December Daily Paislee Press Kit - sold out
- Blurb
- Lightroom Classic
- Shutterfly
- Kelly Purkey's shop: Paper Person
- Heba’s My Little Journal
- Ali Edwards One Little Word
- Studio Calico
- Becky Higgins Project Life
- Everyday Explorers
- Ali Edwards Stories by the Month
- Epson Paper Size Settings
- Jennifer’s sticker paper: Avery | MACO (*)
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When I asked Jo Guihot to join me on the podcast, I wanted to highlight her genuine desire to welcome shy newcomers to Simple Scrapper as well as some of the challenges she faces as an Aussie scrapbooker in a very US-centric industry.
What unfolded was a sincere conversation about the snowballing value of actively contributing to the health of a community. Jo shares how she has created more than she ever thought possible, in part due to the accountability members like her continue to foster.
Links Mentioned
- Jo on Instagram: @jgandthree
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Becky Higgins Project Life
- Stacey’s Paper Studio
- Uniquely Creative
- Cocoa Vanilla
- Studio 73
- Vicki Boutin (*)
- Shimelle Laine(*)
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Last year I chatted with Holly DeVore for one of our My Way episodes, celebrating her as our featured artist for the month. Today Holly is a Simple Scrapper member applying our strategies to refine and add more intention to her hobby.
In this episode you'll hear how Holly's effort to index her layouts and albums shifted her focus in scrapbooking. Our conversation is full of thoughtful insights and clever techniques that help Holly take a more minimalist approach to memory keeping.
Links Mentioned
- Holly's previous episode: SYW222 - My Way with Holly DeVore
- Holly on Instagram: @hollydevore_
- Ali Edwards December Daily
- Ali Edwards Week in the Life
- Canva
- Blurb
- Mixbook
- Day One
- Passion Planner
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Inessa Persekian hopes to create an album documenting her childhood in Ukraine with photos she thought were lost forever. Inessa is the September 2024 Simple Scrapper Featured and in this episode she shares how her passion for this hobby developed. We discuss how she carves out time in her busy days and organizational strategies for the bright and colorful products she loves. Our conversation also includes insights and lessons learned from her 20-year scrapbooking journey.
Links Mentioned
- Inessa on Instagram: @paperandbling
- Inessa's Facebook page
- Inessa's YouTube channel
- Shutterfly
- Erica Rose Creates
- Paige Evans (*)
- Vicki Boutin (*)
- Simple Stories (*)
- Bella Blvd (*)
- Pinkfresh Studio (*)
- Spiegel Mom Scraps
- Scrapbook and Cards Today
- Inessa’s classes at Big Picture Classes
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Everything we do at Simple Scrapper is about helping you find ways to scrapbook that feel good and are sustainable. That looks like troubleshooting your storytelling sticking-points and laying out the options when you're craving consistency.
In this third and final episode of our special Q&A series I'm answering more submitted questions, including some that were specifically about me and my scrapbooking hobby.
Links Mentioned
- My 2017 December Daily album
- Project 365
-
Thursday3
- Project Life
- Stop the Blur
- Monthly Roundup
- Aligned year-long class
- The "Pick Three"
- Document a photo from now
- Tell a Bucket List Story
- Create a page inspired by a class or challenge
- Simple Scrapper membership community
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Sometimes our minds get squirrelly, taking us from feeling like our supplies are in need of TLC to wondering why we should even bother with scrapbooking at all. This episode takes you on that journey, but counters the challenges we often face along the way. You'll hear practical strategies for managing your files and helpful questions to ask yourself about your hobby.
This is the second of three podcast episodes answered questions submitted by Simple Scrapper members. I've also opened up the ability for listeners to submit future questions. This episode provides suggestions on the following topics:
- Organizing a very disorganized computer
- Assessing the space your scrapbooks require
- Understanding your personal value of our hobby
- Finding meaning in your unique experience
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- The Finishing Project class
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Every time I interview a guest for Scrapbook Your Way, I leave our conversation more excited to scrapbook. But recently I've been missing the chance to share some of the guidance I offered when Simple Scrapper was just a daily blog.
This is the first of three podcast episodes answered questions submitted by Simple Scrapper members. If you enjoy the format, please let me know and I'll open it up to regular submissions. This episode provides suggestions on the following topics:
- Considerations for changing your scrapbooking format
- How to successfully return to scrapbooking after a break
- Approaches to managing multiple photo libraries
- Strategies for scrapbooking with poor quality photos
Links Mentioned
- 2025 A6 Hobonichi with Original - English book
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- Current planner
- Free Focus Finder tool
- The Finishing Project class
- Merging an old iPhoto library with Apple Photos
- Finding duplicates with Apple Photos
- My perspective on duplicate removal
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My friend and accountability partner Alissa Williams returns to the podcast with a big development. This summer she invested significant, focused effort in managing her personal and family memorabilia. In our conversation Alissa shares her motivations, objectives, and specific details of her process. And of course, we briefly chat about how our planners are working for us in this season of life.
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Desiree Lamar creates page that feel light and fresh, featuring a lot of white to balance the bright colors she chooses. Her style inspired one of our current member challenges and her work is often featured by the numerous brands she creates for. In this episode you'll learn more about Desiree's scrapbooking story, including how she keeps her hobby fun.
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Finding blocks of time for scrapbooking can be challenging in the busy seasons of life. And when you do carve it out, will you even be motivated to begin? To help move past those common blocks, Cheri Johnson started aiming for just 15 minutes. In this episode Cheri shares why she made this shift and how it has helped her scrapbook more consistently.
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Online tools like Canva and alternative photo editing and design apps from Affinity have piqued the interest of many scrapbookers, creating new competition for industry icon Adobe. When Canva announced in March 2024 that it had acquired Affinity, users of these tools were intrigued and also full of questions.
Now that the dust has settled a bit, Kelly Sill joins me on the podcast again to chat about what's known and unknown about the acquisition. Together we share personal thoughts on what has already changed and what could happen in the future with these tools.
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Monica Moriak is an empty-nester with a full plate, so the iPad has become a core part of her scrapbooking process. In this episode I'm chatting with Monica, who is also a Simple Scrapper creative team member, about how she developed her style and workflow to add simplicity and ease to the creative process.
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Gloria Parra’s work is consistently innovativeyet true to her fresh, floral style. In this episode you'll get to meet Gloria and learn about her creative journey and approach to scrapbook page design. As our July featured artist, Gloria's pages inspired our latest collection of sketches and templates for Simple Scrapper members.
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Janelle Horsley has figured out what works for her in scrapbooking, so she keeps doing it. In this episode we explore her suite of projects and the specific strategies Janelle uses to create consistently. Our conversation highlights how keeping simple lists close at hand can foster creative productivity.
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What happens when you making noticing a priority? This year my creative colleague Helen DeRam has joined me for an exploration of the natural seasons and we're here with an update as we shift from Spring to Summer. There's no one way to approach this project and that's the beauty of it.
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Andrea Bethke wants to share her creativity, no matter what it takes. As a designer and business owner who also lives with a chronic illness, Andrea leverages the time she feels better and works when and where she can. In this episode you'll hear Andrea's story, the vision for her business, and experience her passion for crafting.
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Wendy Erasmus combines her passion for storytelling with minimalist products, creating beautiful pages and projects sharing her legacy. In our conversation we explore how Wendy has deepened her self worth and grown closer to her authentic self through her memory keeping. This is a heart-felt episode that's also full of helpful suggestions.
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Kendall Slutsky is one of the most genuinely positive and encouraging women I've met. In this episode we chat about the true value of self-care, Kendall's health and fitness journey, and the importance of creating the energy you need for hobbies like scrapbooking. In our conversation, you'll also hear about a fun personal connection we recently discovered!
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A year ago Rachael Giallongo started using Canva for scrapbooking and she hasn't looked back. In this episode we chat about her creative journey, why she loves Canva, and her advice for getting started with this digital tool.
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Spring is a busy season for memory keepers, as the world beckons us towards outside hobbies, experiences, and celebrations. In this episode I'm chatting with Simple Scrapper team members Peggy Collins and Amy Zwart about our current interests and how we're showing up for creative experiences. We highlight suggestions for staying connected when life is busy, including how we use accountability in the Simple Scrapper community to support ourselves as well as our members.
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This episode features an interview with the Simple Scrapper featured artist for May 2024: Flóra Farkas. A detail-oriented scrapbooker with a love of floral details, Flóra loves capturing everyday life through her pages. Our conversation includes her current favorites, how she stays inspired to create, and the value of sharing your memories with others.
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For Stephanie Daubek, scrapbooking is more than just a fun hobby. It's intrinsic to her everyday life, offering outlets for creativity, gratitude, and self-care. In this episode we chat about Stephanie's creative journey, including the role of stickers, the benefits to her mental health, and the richness added by the online community.
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Neela Nalam discovered her passion for scrapbooking through a colleague, but she has sustained it by exploring new methods of storytelling. In this episode Neela shares how she stays excited about her hobby, including blending projects that offer more freedom with those that require a narrow focus. Our conversation features the wide range of creative products Neela uses as well as how she's turned her inspiration into education for others.
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Last year Robyn Montoya finished 14 scrapbook albums and mini books. In this episode I'm asking her all the questions about her process and productivity strategies, as well as how her personality plays into finishing. Robyn also shares how she approaches travel scrapbooking as well as popular projects like December Daily. Other topics include life in the midwest, tips for finishing Project Life, and projects Robyn is tackling this year.
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Kellie Turner is a long-time digital scrapbooker that you might know as @joelsgirl at the Sweet Shoppe and other digital communities. In this episode we're chatting about her life in Southeast Asia, her journey as a scrapbooker, and of course, her favorite things in digital scrapbooking. Our conversation also includes reflections on why Kellie scrapbooks and how she has stepped out of the guilt of being "behind" on her memory keeping.
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It's not uncommon for scrapbookers and creative planners to cross between worlds, leveraging their skills and interest for a new outlet. In this episode I'm chatting with Pascha Shepard about her journey into memory keeping through December Daily and how she blends function with artistry in her planners.
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Justine Hovey knew she had to jump on the viral "I'm a..." trend, but with a crafting twist. After seeing her humorous take, I invited her to join me for this episode. We're chatting all about the realities of being craft consumer, stereotypes that perhaps go too far, and how to reconcile your feelings about stuff.
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The announcement that Close to My Heart was closing its doors after decades, especially amidst other recent news, prompted renewed discussion about the state of the industry. In this episode I'm chatting with a (former) Closet to My Heart Maker about these changes, our online creative community, and the future of scrapbooking.
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Sophie Delorme's career as a physician in a busy hospital has only strengthened her passion for scrapbooking. It is her self-care outlet and her means of expressing gratitude. Sophie is our featured artist for March, with her beautifully detailed work inspiring our latest collection of sketches and digital templates for Simple Scrapper members. In this episode you'll hear about her journey as a memory keeper, how she stays organized, and the supplies Sophie uses to achieve her layered, feminine, and floral style.
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Projects offer a clear beginning and end, making them attractive to a wide variety of memory keepers. In this episode I'm chatting with Steph Grimes, a scrapbooker who finds gratitude and meaning through her creative projects. Our conversation includes how she selects which projects to take on and strategies for getting more photos of herself into her project albums.
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Andrea Lake is on a mission to combine her passion for scrapbooking with her love of teaching, packing her calendar full of online and offline events this year. In this episode you'll get to hear about Andrea's evolution as a memory keeper, discover her current creative interests, and learn some of her favorite strategies for being productive. Andrea is our Featured Artist for February 2024 and this conversation will leave you thoroughly excited to create!
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Sometimes there's a project you just have to do. Maybe you're not even sure why or how. That's exactly how Helen DeRam and I felt as we were discussing some of our creative desires and objectives for this year.
What resulted from those patient, curious conversations is a year-long workshop for members called Aligned: Tending Your Creativity Season by Season. In this episode you'll hear the origins behind the project, how we are each approaching it, and some of our initial observations on the Winter season.
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Maritza Parra teaches her students how to grow as an individual through art and journaling. In this episode we chat about her professional journey and the components of her Heartwork Journaling method. Our conversation introduces a unique approach to personal development that emphasizes insight and understanding as the outcome.
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What's a girl to do when there are more stories than time? Tai Cortes had to find a way to balance her creative and memory keeping desires with intentional choices. In this episode she shares the exact strategies she uses to indulge her varied interests without getting overwhelmed.
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As a busy teacher Miranda Webber often lacks time for herself, but she finds consistency in scrapbooking by committing to 15 minutes a day no matter what. In this episode you'll get to meet Miranda and hear where she focuses her efforts to ensure her hobby stays fun and fulfilling. Miranda is our January featured artist and a selection of her layouts inspired five new sketches and templates in our membership library!
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In this episode I'm joined by Peggy Collins and Amy Zwart, two members of our Simple Scrapper leadership team. We reflect a bit on 2023, but focus on how we're planning for 2024 both personally and for our creative community. This extended conversation features a range of scrapbooking favorites and our best advice for the New Year.
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I love chatting with creativity coach Jill Allison Bryan because she consistently offers inspiring ideas and a grounding presence. In this episode I ask Jill to share how you can unpack a broader creative vision for your hobby and your life. Her insights provide a calm and clear foundation for this last week of the year.
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I was excited to reconnect with Francine Clouden this year on Instagram. Back in the days where blog comments were our social media, we were both active followers of one another. Francine's work with The Organised Crafterbrain offers a lot of parallels with what we do here at Simple Scrapper, so I'm confident you will love this conversation. In the episode we chat all about bullet journals and planners as tools to help crafters follow through on their interests, projects, and dreams.
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What if there were fewer 'hard parts' to scrapbooking? In this episode I'm chatting with digital scrapbooker and long-time creative team member Jen Johnson about the ways she simplifies her experience. Our conversation covers a wide range of topics, but centers on accepting permission to use creative starting points so that we can reap the mental health benefits of our hobby.
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We all have a desire to remember and share our stories. Some of us choose to do that by scrapbooking with our photos. In this episode I'm chatting with Cathi Nelson of The Photo Managers about the real value of an organized photo library. Our conversation includes permission to break the "rules" and practical advice for moving forward.
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Sometimes the sheer volume of our memories and photos can dampen the joy of scrapbooking. In this episode I'm chatting with Jaymee Da Rocha about her perspectives on the pace of memory keeping. Over the years Jaymee has chosen to shift her mindset and her creative approach to find more contentment with her hobby.
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Traci Bautista celebrates the creative process throughout her work as a mixed media artist, educator, and paint maker. Emphasizing color swatching, inspiration boards, and sketchbooks, she focuses on how you can playfully develop ideas towards a finished work. Our conversation includes a look back at Traci's evolution, the role of AI in art making, and all of her favorite things right now.
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Dorothy Guinan has scrapbooking figured out, focusing on a simple strategy to reduce overwhelm month after month. She's sharing that approach and so much more in this episode of our My Way series.
As the Simple Scrapper featured artist for November, a selection of Dorothy's layouts inspired our latest collection of sketches and templates for our members. Our conversation offers solutions for regaining motivation, treating yourself, and finding joy in the small moments of life.
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Reflection is a natural next step as we start to wind down the year and think towards 2024. In this casual, extended episode with Alissa Williams, we share observations on our creative processes, thoughts on emerging priorities, and a range of insights about how we'll be using our planners in the new year. Our conversation includes helpful tips for getting things done as well as honest discussion about our choices.
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Abbey Sy has long loved traveling, but it wasn't until she started documenting her experiences that she discovered more about herself and her travel style. In this episode we chat about her personal and professional journeys as well as how others can get started with the creative approach to travel memory keeping. This inspiring conversation will have you looking at your adventures in a whole new way!
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When you find something that works perfectly, you stick with it. That's just what Kat Benjamin has found with one particular project. In this episode you'll hear about Kat's creative process and the specific, satisfying role of mini albums in her memory keeping. Our conversation includes insights about using your stash and keeping up with weekly projects.
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A big move shifted Tiffany Mitchell's focus from scrapbooking photos to telling the stories that mattered most. This reckoning about the size of her library also prompted more intention in the scope and structure of her albums. In our conversation you'll hear how Tiffany's process evolved and the practical advice she has for others. Tiffany is our featured artist for October and we're excited for you to get to know one of our members in this episode for our My Way series.
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Beth Kingston is on a joyful mission to get everyone crafting. In our conversation we discuss the origins of her Kingston Crafts brand, what it takes to be an on-air personality on HSN, and how she has mastered the art of ROYGBIV decorating. Perhaps most importantly, we dive in to some of Beth's personal passions and goals as an influential creator.
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Mandy Ross has more than 500 scrapbooks... of other people's lives. She collects "paper of the past," vintage scrapbooks that mostly fall between the years of 1840 and 1940. In this episode I'm chatting with Mandy about her growing collection, her process of selecting purchases, and her own interests in scrapbooking. This is a fascinating conversation that connects memory keepers past, present, and future.
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Denine Zielinski is a breast cancer survivor, a teacher, and an empty nester who has leveraged her life experience to embrace variety in scrapbooking and let go of perfectionism. As our featured artist for September 2023 she shares a peek into her values, materials, and process as a memory keeper today. Denine's passion for celebrating every day with gratitude comes through in our conversation.
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Naomi Goldstein is a frequent traveler and a scrapbooker. My conversation with Naomi focuses on the destinations that may be challenging to document because of their subject matter or the lack of relevant products. She shares her best tips for specific travel scenarios as well as her overall approach to documenting these adventures.
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In this episode I'm chatting with Peggy Collins about focused preparation, embracing meaning, and finding inspiration as strategies for shifting from idea to action. We share personal approaches to making progress as well as how we support our members as they reduce overwhelm and get projects finished.
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In the summer of 2020 Kate Garvin discovered that scrapbooking looked a lot different than she thought it did. With so many size and format options available, she felt confident it was time to add documenting to her existing creative hobby of card making. In this episode I chat with Kate about the impact of this change, with a focus on how she has stayed organized as she has added new categories to her stash.
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Every season of life offers obstacles to feeling creative and spending time on our documenting projects. In this episode I'm chatting with Guisela Flores about the importance of carving out that time when you feel like you have the least of it. She shares her experiences as a mom in our conversation, but those experiencing shifts in career, caregiving, health, and beyond will find a takeaway.
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Jennifer Labush isn't seeking to please everyone. Rather, she hopes those whose interests and life experiences are underrepresented in the scrapbooking industry will feel seen through her products. In this episode I chat with Jennifer about her design inspirations, creative goals, and the intentional choices she has made in her business.
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Many scrapbookers find it difficult to create consistently, including me! In this episode I share six of the ways I help myself stay motivated, finish projects, and feel satisfied. You'll hear about decisions I've made personally and professionally to find more joy in the hobby. I'm also introducing SPARKED, a new free workshop to kick-start your own journey in scrapbooking consistently.
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Caryn Kidwell is currently documenting her 50th year, capturing the memories of trying new things as well as reflections on life so far. In this episode we're chatting with Caryn, our featured artist for July, about the things she loves most in this hobby as well as how her experience has evolved over time. Our conversation underscores how scrapbooking has become essential to Caryn's well-being.
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Kaleb Garcia has felt warmly welcomed by the scrapbooking community as he began to share more of his work online and engage with fellow crafters. In this episode I'm chatting with Kaleb about his journey into memory keeping, the projects he loves most, and the growth opportunities for our industry.
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I've wanted to reorganize all of my scrapbook layouts since before the pandemic, but I was nervous about the investment of time and mental energy. It turns out all I needed was an experienced and eager friend. In this episode I'm chatting with Alissa Williams about this process, my immediate reactions, and the amount of time it really took to complete!
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Holly DeVore is a minimalist scrapbooker who prioritizes capturing emotions and fleeting moments. She scrapbooks on her phone during pockets of time throughout the week and dedicates weekends to printing and embellishing. By embracing simplicity, Holly focuses on storytelling and has found self-acceptance and strength through documenting her life.
We're excited to have Holly as our June 2023 featured artist. A selection of her pages served as inspiration for the latest style challenge inside of SPARK magazine and our membership community.
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Shortly after her marriage Kiera Liu received a difficult reminder that her family's stories would fade away if she didn't start collecting and curating them. This shifted the context for her work as a photographer and videographer, ultimately leading to a passion for helping others do the same. In this episode we chat about building family connections through photos and the ways Kiera uses that deeper 'why' to help memory keepers finish projects with ease.
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Some scrapbookers seem to being creating constantly! How do they find the time? In this episode I'm chatting with Erica Thompson, aka Erica Rose, about how she stays motivated and productive as a mom to six kids. Our conversation includes tips for juggling multiple projects, creating when you don't feel like it, and staying organized when you have a lot of product.
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How do some scrapbookers get all that journaling on their pages? In this episode I'm joined by Jeanne Williams, a memory keeper who loves to document the stories of her life, especially the small ones. We'll explore her creative process with an aim to find helpful strategies for storytelling on your scrapbook pages.
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Natasha Pytlik personalized her own path in memory keeping, focusing on the hobby as a healing tool as she navigated chronic pain and illness. Today she is using her strategy-oriented brain to serve other creatives as a virtual assistant. Our conversation focuses on the importance of self-compassion to design a fulfilling life in work and in play.
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Scrapbooking has taught Linda Jordan to pay attention to the little details in her life. It has been an important tool for personal reflection and growth over the years, but her main goal is to keep the hobby fun. In this episode Linda shares what makes her creative process work, including approaches for planning, organization, and experimentation.
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Lyn Battaglino focuses on documenting her life today and the recent past through an intentionally-selected suite of projects, including Project Life, October Daily, and December Daily. In this episode Lyn shares the thoughts behind her decisions and the strategies she employs to scrapbook with consistency.
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Paige Evans is know for her bright, detailed scrapbook pages that put patterned paper on a pedestal. Most often these days she's crafting with her own signature line with American Crafts. In this episode we're going deep into the strategies, tools, and techniques Paige uses to be a prolific paper artist. You'll learn surprising details, secrets of her process, and what to expect from her new book!
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Melissa Burnett has developed a scrapbooking workflow that includes a monthly cycle of photo management, sketch planning, and layout creation. In this episode we're exploring what makes Melissa a happy, productive scrapbooker and there's no doubt her monthly rhythm is at the core! In our conversation you'll not only hear specific suggestions, but encouragement to refine your own process.
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Tina Keyner is dedicated scrapbooker who transitioned to smaller formats, in part because of a shift in her storytelling as an empty-nester. But no matter the size, her bold and colorful style always catches your eye. In this episode you'll hear how Tina's history influenced her value of memories, how the subject matter impacts her creative choices, and the one thing she absolutely must include on every page!
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Crafters and artists often see their passions evolve over time; it's just part of being creative. But with these shifts come (sometimes difficult) choices and navigation of that messy middle. In this episode I'm joined by Lauren Hooper, an artist and art educator who has followed her dreams around the world. We chat about stepping away from a popular brand she co-founded, leaning in to her 'people person' strengths, and shaping a new vision for her creative life.
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In this episode I'm chatting with Mandy Ford about her recently-released book, Field Guide to the Soul. We discuss her creative evolution from being an avid scrapbooker to illustrator and online educator, as well as the symbolism of her One Little Word in her personal journey. I particularly connected with the context of nature that Mandy brings to her work.
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The digital scrapbooking community has become Cassie King's "family that always moves with her" and keeps her accountable. Our conversation for the My Way series not only highlights Cassie's process, but the deep connection she has to memory keeping because of the people crafting alongside her online. We're excited to have Cassie as our March featured artist. Her layouts inspired five of our newest sketches and digital templates for members!
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What if we started looking at organization as a collection of habits and routines, instead of as a destination?
March and April at Simple Scrapper are all about using, decluttering, and organizing your stash of supplies with more thoughtfulness and intention. I'm joined on this episode by Peggy Collins and Amy Zwart, two of my staff members, to venture behind the scenes of the community as 2023 really gets underway.
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Alicia Harrison is ready to take bold steps forward. In this episode we chat about finding renewed purpose after burnout, including a return to authenticity and crafting in community. Our conversation also touches on the importance of safe spaces for Black women and making sure all those crafty machines actually get used.
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Is scrapbooking your only creative hobby? Most of us have been drawn to a variety of crafts of the years and have the supplies to show it. In this episode Victoria Calvin discusses the benefits of being multi-passionate in your creative pursuits. Our conversation includes permission to give yourself space and opportunities to explore different crafts, allowing these interests to inform and challenge one another.
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This time a few years back Nolana Lynch had just completed her first December Daily project. She was hooked.
In this episode you'll hear how a curiosity about this crafty project led to major shift in Nolana's creative pursuits. Today you'll find her on the American Crafts design team, as an Ali Edwards Design Inc. ambassador, and still hopelessly in love with the magic of December scrapbooking.
Our conversation offers an invitation to think about the projects and experiences that led you into a whole new season of creativity.
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What if you had the time for scrapbooking all along?
In this episode I'm chatting with Ashley Brown of Routine & Things to explore how routines can help scrapbookers create more consistently. Ashley shares how time is actually an energy management problem and the role of routines in correcting course.
We get into the weeds on what makes routines different from habits and how the best way to get started might not be what you would expect.
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I've been a fan of Yin Goh since my earliest days as a scrapbooker. In fact, her templates were often featured in my weekly product posts back when Simple Scrapper was a daily blog.
Today Yin is an avid hybrid scrapbooker, creating most often with Ali Edwards products. As our February featured artist, her work inspired our latest style challenge inside the membership.
This episode explores Yin's perspective in memory keeping, as well as the techniques that do (and do not) work well for her. I enjoyed 'meeting' her after so many years in same creative circles.
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Within the first 5 minutes of my conversation with Sarah Kee, I knew this episode would be a good one. She disclosed her struggle with anxiety, something we share in common, as an invitation to document more of your real story.
Our discussion covers Sarah's favorites, as always, but one of her big lessons learned has been the therapeutic nature of creating. While not a substitute for professional help, what we do as scrapbookers is powerful and important.
Personally, I felt comforted hearing someone else put words to so much of my own story. I hope it offers ease and insight to you as well.
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As memory keepers, we often feel a tension between the everyday moments and the big stories of our past. When I overhead Simple Scrapper member Jenn Slowik mention that 2023 would be all about 'legacy projects' for her, I knew that this would be a good discussion.
Our conversation includes what circumstances led to this shift for Jenn and how she views these projects in context with others. We connect her vision with our Bucket List Story concept, peeling back layers of why we scrapbook and how that can shift over time.
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When I noticed that Simple Scrapper member Youngmi An was sharing beautifully consistent, story-filled work across all formats, I had to learn more. This was clearly someone who had found her style and a creative process to bring it to life again and again.
In this episode we chat about how Youngmi scrapbooks, including how she turns inspiration into a completed page and the observations she's made about her future. There are very few mentions of specific products, which leaves me wondering if scrapbooking 'your way' is really about the stuff at all.
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When I noticed the episode numbers inching closer to 200, I knew exactly who I wanted to have back on the show: Kim! Though she has stepped back from the business side of Simple Scrapper, she's still an active community member.
I knew our listeners would want to hear how she's been, along with her perspective on a range of questions. Our conversation touches on so many topics, but you'll notice a thread of how we maintain momentum and leverage 'the snowball effect' in our scrapbooking.
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I can still see myself dancing around the house singing "Starlite-Rainbow Brite, A little wish in the moonlight." So as a fellow child of the 1980s, I instantly noticed the colorful, nostalgic style of Mandy Marks. And that's just one of her favorite eras!
Today on the podcast Mandy, a high school teacher by day and owner of the Pink Crafty Cottage by night, joins me to chat about exploring your authentic passions and finding like-minded crafty friends. It's a fun conversation that celebrates stickers, junk journals, and all the crafty things.
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My friend and accountability partner Alissa Williams joins me again to chat about goal setting, productivity, and planner peace. You'll hear where we feel settled in our personal planning systems and where the best is yet to come. Our conversation also includes a wealth of resources, including planners, books, and other podcasts.
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I remember the first time I saw someone play with alcohol inks on Instagram. I was unfamiliar with this medium and completely in awe. Faigie Kobre tells a similar story on this week's episode of the podcast. She shares helpful steps for beginners, expert tips I'm already trying, and why alcohol inks are the perfect medium for boosting your creative confidence.
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After a break to reconnect with her passions, Christine Middlecamp has returned to scrapbooking with a new business and a mission. In this episode you'll hear how this craft and this community helped her cope with a tragic personal loss and why she's ready to disrupt the industry with her products. Our conversation celebrates the joy of connecting with fellow humans to document our authentic lives with color and creativity.
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It is my hope that the Planning Party is a bridge for you, from your past to your future, from ideas to implementation, from dreams to reality.
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Scrapbooking is more than just making pages. In this mini episode you'll learn a strategy we use with our members to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of planning.
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“Planning” is a loaded term in our creative community. In this mini episode you'll find out exactly how we define it and what that means for you.
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Carina Gardner is a multipassionate crafter, designer, and online instructor in papercrafting, sewing, and decorative arts. As a memory keeper you may best know her as the founding creative director of Carta Bella. In our conversation we chat about Carina's background in academia, balancing it all when your hobby is your work, and the projects she's passionate about today.
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A happy and productive scrapbooking hobby results from having a plan that’s personalized to your priorities and your life right now.
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Erika Breslin is a hybrid crafter with a passion for bringing colorful art into the world. In this episode Erika shares her creative inspirations as well as her personal values as a memory keeper. We're proud to have her as our November featured artist and explore her world in this conversation. Erika's genuine love for this hobby and this community comes through.
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Peggy Collins works with me at Simple Scrapper to plan programs for our community and this is the time of year when things really get interesting!
In this episode we're catching up with our personal adventures and welcoming in our new theme of Planning for November and December.
Our conversation covers The Finishing Project, Peggy's wedding date, and in the best news of all... the return of the Planning Party.
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Amanda Wilder is passionate about documenting her story and using crafting as self-care. She also copes with chronic illnesses that get in the way of having the physical and mental energy for many of the things she needs and wants to do.
In this episode we explore what Amanda has learned from this experience about her values and priorities. We discuss the strategies she leans on to make her scrapbooking hobby sustainable when pressing pause is part of her story.
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Since digital photography went mainstream, our computers have been part of the scrapbooking experience. In this episode I'm joined by Elizabeth Trout, aka The Everyday Storyteller, to discuss the why and how of hybrid memory keeping. We cover the products, printer, and processes she relies on to make hybrid scrapbooking fun and easy.
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Michelle Flynn is a clean and simple scrapbooker who loves Project Life and smaller formats. You’ll find tons of white in her projects, along with harmonious and monochromatic color schemes. And as a current member of the Elle’s Studio team, their products feature extensively in her recent work. In this episode you'll get to hear the why and how behind Michelle's creative process. We're thrilled to have her as our October featured artist.
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When I invited Felicitas Mayer to join me for this episode, I was excited to hear about the ways she includes mixed media artistry in her memory keeping projects. However, what unfolded was so much more. Our conversation explores how the way we think about our projects impacts our joy and motivation. We touch on mental health, the blurred lines between work and play, and the accountability strategies that keep Felicitas moving forward.
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LeeAnne Jones spent years dreaming about Project Life and collecting pocket page products to support her creative vision. It wasn't until the pandemic forced her to find a self-care outlet that she actually dove in. In this episode you'll hear how one project snowballed into another, turning LeeAnne from a lurker into a passionate doer. Today she's relishing in the process of looking back and moving forward with her albums.
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September 1 marked the beginning of a new Creative Journey and the theme is Projects. In this episode I'm catching up with our Community Manager Amy Zwart, where chat about personal projects as well as what's new at Simple Scrapper. You'll love hearing about some of our favorite techniques for being more intentional in our purchasing and project planning as well as our best tips for finishing!
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Our online creative community is what keeps Emily Stebbins connected to this hobby, but it was her mother-in-law who inspired her to start. In this episode you'll hear what triggered a passion for documenting and led to being a self-described 'scrapbooking nerd.'
Emily embodies simplicity, with intentionally-designed pages, a small stash, and clear focus on one project at a time. My Way is all about celebrating the unique ways memory keepers get things done. We're excited to have Emily as the September featured artist at Simple Scrapper.
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When Jennie McGarvey joined our first creative team a decade ago, she was at the beginning of her deep involvement in the online memory keeping world. Today she's creating content for her own platforms as well as teaching for brands, in scrapbooking as well as the topic of today's episode: planning.
From decorating your functional planner to shifting some of your memory keeping to the planner format, aka memory planning, Jennie is all-in when it comes to this creative format. In our conversation she highlights why it serves her so well, how it has changed her scrapbooking, and whether she has found that elusive "planner peace."
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Catherine Saunders leveraged her own time and space challenges to double down on modern memory keeping as a solution. Focusing on storytelling with photo books for her own projects and for others, she leans on timeless, minimalist design to complete beautiful keepsakes. Our conversation features Catherine's practical wisdom and also highlights where our worlds intersect and diverge.
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Helen DeRam has an eye for visual storytelling, often communicating layers of meaning with her photo and product choices. It's no surprise we love having her as part of the team and today she's back on the show to chat about photography from a passionate amateur's perspective.
We touch on how she brings detail and perspective into her images as well as the truth behind taking selfies for scrapbooks and social media. Helen also has some additional tips she's sharing in the show notes for this episode!
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My Way is all about celebrating the unique ways memory keepers get things done. We're excited to have Becky Powell Reames as the August featured artist at Simple Scrapper. Becky creates colorful, layered scrapbook pages in a range of sizes. In this episode you'll hear about her history as a scrapbooker, her creative process today, and who she shares a number of personality traits with!
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Natalie Pozniak loves daily documenting and a good paper project, especially in a traveler's notebook. But a more recent shift in her work life prompted a new look at the expectations she set for herself and the approaches she chose for memory keeping. This episode is full of great ideas no matter your season of life, but particularly if you're in the thick of a busy one!
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Are you ready to start fresh with your scrapbooking? In this work-with-me training episode you're invited to craft a new plan for the next three months. We'll be using our free Focus Finder tool to help you select up to three ideas. You be able to discover your true priorities and start moving forward with ease!
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Would you ever throw away completed projects? Have you thought about digitizing your traditional albums? In this episode I'm chatting with Laura Vegas about her library of 105 scrapbook albums. As a long-time scrapbooker and one who has received product for creative teams, Laura's volume of work is extensive. In our conversation we discuss her mixed feelings, the approaches she has already used to downsize, and the perspectives she's bringing into her future memory keeping.
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We're thrilled to have Jennifer McMurtrey as our featured artist for July 2022. A selection of her layouts inspired our latest collection of sketches and templates for Simple Scrapper members. In this episode you'll find out what Jennifer is loving in the industry right now, how she stays inspired, and some of specific strategies she uses to create beautiful, layer-filled scrapbook layouts. Her passion for artistry shines through on every page and in our conversation!
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Your favorite chatty conversations have returned! In these episodes I'll be joined by a member of our team to share life updates, current creative pursuits, and what's new at Simple Scrapper. This week I'm chatting with Peggy Collins, a lifetime member who has taken on the role of Program Assistant. Together we're working on creating and implementing plans for our members, alongside consistently investing time towards our goals.
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When I started Simple Scrapper in 2008 forums were on the way out and blogs on the way in. Little did we know that audio and video content would soon become part of everyday life. Paperclipping and The Digi Show were some of the first audio shows in our industry and today there's a range of scrapbooking podcasts that deliver creative conversation to your earbuds.
After we last chatted on episode 133 of this show, my friend Veronica Milan decided it was time to bring her own voice to the table. In this episode we catch up on her vision for podcasting, her values within the memory keeping community, and of course, her creative passions right now. We also dive into her love for memory planning and how it plays a specific role alongside her Project Life pocket pages.
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Alissa Williams is a long-time Simple Scrapper member and regular podcast guest. She's also my friend and accountability partner. In this episode we share updates on the planners, tools, and strategies we're using to stay organized and on-track. Our conversation is jam-packed with ideas and resources to explore as you personalize your own systems.
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Ronelia Motroni started scrapbooking when her daughter was born, but she continues today to explore her creativity and tell more of her own stories. In this episode we'll peek into the passions and processes that make Ronelia's hobby work. Our conversation was simply delightful, especially as we identified a few preferences and quirks that we share.
The "My Way" conversations highlight our Featured Artists, whose work inspires the sketches, templates, and challenges inside of the Simple Scrapper membership.
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Amy Zwart is pure sunshine, often the first to cheer on Simple Scrapper members with a high five, genuine compliment, or thoughtful question. It was a no-brainer to ask her to officially join our team this year as the Community Manager. In this episode you'll get to meet Amy and hear her perspectives on memory keeping and memory making.
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No matter your personality, we all experience a certain tension between control and creativity in scrapbooking. It's a feeling that regularly presents new opportunities to loosen our grip on perfectionism and stop getting in our own way. In this episode I'm joined by Ali Edwards, a passionate storyteller and industry veteran, to chat about her experiences in letting go. You'll hear about the stories that shaped her personality, why projects are her comfort zone, and what she's searching for in this season of life.
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Like so many of our listeners, Jamie Leija is an avid reader as well as a scrapbooker. In 2020 she started experimenting with crafting her first Reading Record, an album dedicated to listening and celebrating her progress throughout the year. Though this wasn't her first bookish scrapbook project, Jamie says the simplicity of this particular approach made it fun and finishable.
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Last year my friend Jill Allison Bryan joined me for an insightful conversation about morning routines. Today's episode is the bookend to that discussion, focusing on the role of the evening routine as the foundation of a great day. We talk about making intentional choices, the difficulties of change, and the importance of a personalized routine.
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I've long admired Kellie Winnell's openness on social media, in addition to her creative talent. She brings us along on her journeys of self-discovery, offering encouragement to think about and care for yourself. In this episode I chat with Kellie about her wants and needs for change in this season of her life. She brings her frankness to our conversation as we broach a range of personal subjects, including turning 40 and the closing of her stamp shop.
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In this casual conversation, Kim and I catch up on her chickens, my new bullet journal notebook, and the changes coming to Simple Scrapper. While discussing personal and professional shifts on the horizon, we reflect on our journeys as scrapbookers and ask: how would you scrapbook if you were to start from scratch today? The answers are so fascinating. Finally, at the end of the episode Kim has an announcement to share. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw168.
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Rachel Newman is serious about using her planners to stay focused and inspire others to get creative.
In our conversation we talk about the evolution of her planning practice, including the four planners she is using right now and how she keeps all the fun supplies easy to access. You'll also hear why Rachel is particularly excited about bullet journaling as a memory keeping activity.
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In this short, bonus episode of the Scrapbook Your Way podcast I'm sharing an observation that hits close to home. Change is in the air, yet we're tentative. So let's move forward together! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw166.
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Are you looking for a way to stay organized and caught up in scrapbooking? Meagan Johnson, also known as The Practical Scrapper, offers an array of tips and solutions in this episode. You'll learn her trick for keeping track of digital files, a mind-blowing new option for the Project Life app, and the big reason she is able to stay on track.
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Heba Alsibai is prolific creator who values simple, efficient means to the end result. She enjoys creating for the fun of it just as much as she values storytelling. In this episode you'll learn more about what keeps Heba engaged with this hobby and our online creative community. We explore her history, creative process, and current faves!
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New phone. New chickens. New perspective on old supplies. This month in my chit chat with Kim, we catch you up on our lives, crafting plans, and what's new at Simple Scrapper. There's a ton to share and discuss, with this conversation especially helpful for those craving a reset. We discuss what "burn it all down" means for scrapbookers and simple ideas to create a domino effect of productivity. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw163.
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Franky Shanahan is a copywriter by day and scrapbooker by night, having recently leaned into a calling for creative recharge. Though she was raised with a huge value for memory keeping, scrapbooking as an intentional hobby is a new addition to her life. In this episode we explore how Franky has made slow, intentional choices as she wades into the world of modern papercrafting and storytelling.
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After having some fun Instagram chats with Danielle Menage-Jensen of Nelly and Clem, I knew I had to have her on the podcast. She's so fun!
In this episode we chat about shop of irreverent and pop culture-inspired printables, including the importance of having products that reflect the cozy comforts of our lives at home. We then shift to organization and how to create a system for printable products that works for you.
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Suzanna Lee is a veteran traditional scrapbooker who loves to fill a 12x12 page, though she's fallen head over heels for filling memory planner spreads these days. The new sketches inspired by her work, exclusive to our membership, will knock your socks off with fun details and innovative twists on page composition.
In this episode you'll get to meet Suzanna, hear about her scrapbooking process, and peek behind the curtain of her creative world. If you're someone inspired by all the pretty products, you'll love to hear about she leans on her extensive experience to keep memory keeping fresh and fun.
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Kim and I get real about life in the middle of winter and reflect on the first-ever Finishing Day at Simple Scrapper. This is a casual conversation where you get to go behind the scenes of the business as well as hear the stories we're living and telling.
You'll get to hear about recent photo book projects, favorite books, and experiments in creative productivity.
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"How do I coordinate a kit from my stash?" makes the list of top ten questions I get asked by scrapbookers. It's such a personal process, but in this episode Lisa Hausmann breaks it down. Lisa is not only one of our creative team members, but a long-time member of the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog. Our conversation is full of helpful tips for paper and digital scrapbookers alike!
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The Covid-19 pandemic forced me to finally address the role of anxiety in my daily life. What was once manageable had become paralyzing, but my journey took a positive turn when I finally accepted help.
In this episode I'm joined by Laura Wonsik, a scrapbooker and mental health clinician, to explore how we share and document these stories. Our conversation centers on my personal experience, the baby steps I took towards change, and the resulting impact on my creative life.
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Peggy Collins is a leader and role model at Simple Scrapper, leaning on close-knit community, regularly accountability, and all the tricks she's gathered over time to be more consistent with scrapbooking.
This conversation is full of sage wisdom, helpful tips, and tons of resources for your own journey to cultivate more consistency in 2022.
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This week I'm joined by Alissa Williams to share a specific and effective strategy that helps us both feel more accomplished at the end of each day. You've heard Alissa share her planning practices on the show before, so we also revisit her current system.
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It's time for my casual catch-up with Kim and this month we're sharing big news, small steps, and lot of excitement about our member successes. Kim Edsen has been my teaching assistant for five years and these episodes are some of my most favorite to record. You'll get to hear not only what's up inside of the Simple Scrapper community, but what's in focus for each of us in our everyday lives!
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Amy is our featured artist for February and I'm excited for you to meet her on this week's episode of the podcast. Members can also tackle one of our current challenges based on Amy's creative approach! In this conversation we chat about Amy's desire to find herself again after become a mother as well as the key elements of this hobby that keep her motivated. She shares some of her best tips for organizing and staying in the present moment.
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Jenna Fortner returns to the podcast with an episode full of helpful tips and tricks for more efficient Project Life App scrapbooking.
We chat about strategies to prepare for a a new year, solutions that help you work on a project over time, and of course, a few Disney-specific ideas.
If you've been craving a simple and streamlined approach to memory keeping on the go, our conversation will help you jump in with confidence.
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With a crisp, traditional, and page-filling style, Jana Eubank is our featured artist for January 2022. In this episode you'll peek into Jana's scrapbooking favorites and hear about her journey as a crafter and scrapbook industry professional. Our conversation touches on the unique balance and blurred lines of scrapbooking as your job.
A selection of Jana's layouts inspired our latest collection of sketches and templates inside of the membership. You can see what our team created with these starting points in issue no. 91 of SPARK, our member magazine.
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Brandi Kincaid has always been a maker. And in this season of life she's added "hope dealer" to her title. In this episode you'll hear about Brandi's journey as a creative, how she maintains "porous boundaries," and her wish for all of us in the New Year. This is a generous and thoughtful conversation that will stay with you.
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When I asked "What was the best thing you did for your scrapbooking this year?" I didn't expect to get so many responses. It was incredible!
In this episode Kim joins me for our monthly chat. We catch up on our personal and creative lives, then feature some of your most-mentioned answers to the question.
This conversation offers a vast buffet of options for enhancing your memory keeping experience in the new year.
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In this episode I'm joined by Kelly Sill for a conversation about inviting more digital into your life in 2022. Kelly is a long-time digital scrapbooker, fan of app scrapping on the go, and instructor of classes through her site Pixels to Pages. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw148.
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In this episode I'm joined by Caylee Grey for a conversation about inviting more art into your life in 2022. Caylee is a memory keeper, art journaler, and the Fairy Artmother behind Get Messy.
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Aimee Mertell started scrapbooking with her mom and returned to the hobby after the birth of her son. It's a familiar story with a twist.
Today Aimee creates primarily in pocket pages, Life Crafted albums, and traveler's notebooks. She loves to fill the page and is always looking for that special touch to anchor the page design.
Aimee is our December featured artist at Simple Scrapper, where her creative style inspired our latest challenge for members. We're excited for you to get to know her in this episode of the podcast.
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Kim Edsen is back for a catch-up on our personal adventures, creative inspirations, and all the things Simple Scrapper. Kim is my teaching assistant and regular podcast guest. These conversations take you behind the scenes of our lives and our work.
And this month not only do we share a preview of December, we chat about all things 2022. Find out what our community is most excited about when it comes to our New Year plans. Plus, learn how you can craft an intentional and rewarding year!
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Scrapbookers, no matter their style or format, share some of the same challenges. We all want to find more ease and this episode offers a map.
I'm chatting with Natalie Strand, a long-time scrapbooker who found her people in the Simple Scrapper community and experienced, in her words, "game-changing" results. Our conversation shares personal responses to some of the most common questions memory keepers have and invites you to leave a comment sharing your own!
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This is the last of three episodes to guide you through the 2022 Your Way Workbook. It's the heart of the 2022 Planning Party, our five-day special event. In this episode we'll cover pages 7-9 of the workbook, which you can download at the link below!
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This is the second of three episodes to guide you through the 2022 Your Way Workbook. It's the heart of the 2022 Planning Party, our five-day special event. In this episode we'll cover pages 5-6 of the workbook, which you can download at the link below!
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This is the first of three episodes to guide you through the 2022 Your Way Workbook. It's the heart of the 2022 Planning Party, our five-day special event. In this episode we'll cover pages 2-4 of the workbook, which you can download at the link below!
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We invited Melissa Vining to be one our featured artists because of her style, which she describes as "fresh and clean with a twist." But you will also love her passion for documenting important moments while also leaning on this hobby for creative therapy. This is a lovely conversation celebrating crafting and what matters most.
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Our creative journey in Planning kicks off today and this episode offers a preview of what you can expect, including our biggest event of the year. Kim and I catch up on our lives, our personal scrapbook projects, and the inner workings of Simple Scrapper in our monthly update.
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Trello is one of the most-mentioned tools on the podcast, along with perhaps Lightroom and Gretchen Rubin, and this roundtable episode gives it the spotlight. I'm joined by Anandi Raman Creath and Alissa Williams for a look at how Trello can support planning and productivity in the craft room and beyond.
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Alexa Gill is a long-time member of our creative team, contributing beautiful pages that document the story of her life. A vivid experience where she was questioned what she, as a woman without children, "had to scrapbook about" only deepened her passion for this hobby and strengthened her rallying cry. We all have stories to tell and this episode invites you to find more meaning in the everyday.
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Summer Triompo has a bold, colorful style and carefree approach to her hobby. In this episode for our My Way series we offer a peek inside Summer's creative process. You'll hear how she sets goals, stays motivated, and has completed every December Daily project she's attempted! Summer is our October featured artist and her aesthetic inspired our latest member challenge.
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The Projects creative journey is definitely a favorite because the conversations are so rich and meaningful. This month's catch up with Kim adds to that story with our own experiences and reflections on the Simple Scrapper community. You'll hear about the finishing already happening (even though The Finishing Project doesn't begin until October 7), an update on our personal planners, and the projects we're excited about as we embark on the last quarter of the year.
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In this episode I'm joined by May Flaum to talk about we cope, realign, and truly care for ourselves when the world feels like too much. May shares her favorite daily craft, her path to peace with Facebook, and how selfies shifted her wellness path.
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How do you celebrate the month of October? Creating a daily mini album project has become an increasingly popular way to document the season of all the pumpkin things. In this episode I'm joined by Veronica Milan, who shares not only why she gets so pumped about this project but also how she gets it done by early November!
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She came for the fun supplies, but stayed for the stories. Lesley Vander Waal stays connected to her crafting through a passion for documenting the big and little stories of life. In this episode you'll get to know our September featured artist! We translated her heart-focused approach to our newest collection of sketches and templates.
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As the year starts to wind down, it's time to think about how it's really going with your scrapbooking. Which projects will you finish? Is it the right time to start a new project? How can you reimagine your plans for a project?
This week we continue our Projects journey with another insightful conversation. Kim Edsen is my teaching assistant inside the Simple Scrapper community and these monthly updates offer a peek behind the scenes of our own lives, creative activities, and teaching plans.
In this episode I share a new album project I'm mulling over, Kim reflects on a deeply personal Bucket List Story, and together we welcome in this new journey.
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How do you stay inspired to finish a project? This week's new episode focuses on the balance between planning and creativity so that your momentum never wanes.
My guest is Helen DeRam, one of our creative team members and part of my behind-the-scenes staff. I asked her to talk about her approach to travel projects at our upcoming Refresh retreat, but I knew there was so much more to her story.
Our conversation is focused on the big picture, discussing the types of projects she enjoys and her mindset around finishing. You'll love getting to know Helen and hearing a taste of what you can expect during Refresh.
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How does social media make you feel? Is your scrapbooking truly your style? In this week's episode we dive deep into what it means to show up authentically in our hobbies and in this creative community. My guest is Suse Fish, a crafter with a quirky sense of humor and an impeccable eye for design.
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Stories are the heart of Sally Wilson's personal digital pages and the designs for her brand. In this episode we explore the memories and meaning behind her scrapbooking philosophy, including how she uses photos to let stories play the starring role. This a delightful conversation that will reignite your "why" for memory keeping.
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Neftali Zambrano (aka All the Neffyness) loves to share her feminine side through floral motifs and script typography on her scrapbook pages. She's our featured artist for August and the inspiration for our current member challenge, featured in issue #88 of SPARK magazine. Our conversation covers styles, formats, supplies, motivation, process and more!
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Kim and I are back for another fun catch up on our memory making and memory keeping experiences. You'll hear how I solved two family mysteries, how we're both staying on track through the summer, and what we're eager to tackle next. Plus, this episode offers permission to change a specific scrapbooking behavior!
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Nancy Damiano is a long-time scrapbooker who rekindled her passion for the hobby in smaller formats. In this episode you'll hear how she uses a combination of memory planning and smaller spreads to tell her stories.
Our conversation focuses on a variety of Nancy's techniques, especially the use of full-page photos. We talk photography, layout composition, journaling tricks, and more in this fast-paced and inspiration-packed episode!
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What role does creativity have in your mental health and wellness plan?
In this episode Amy Melniczenko shares her journey of moving past personal challenges to embrace the work of becoming more herself. I reached out to Amy because I had noticed a big shift in her memory keeping and wanted to peel back the layers of that beautiful blossoming.
Amy has been part of our Simple Scrapper team since 2013, serving as creative team leader for most of that time. You previously heard her on the episode 39 of the podcast where she discussed the intersection between her reading and crafty lives.
You can see the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw124.
Jen Wong is a minimalist pocket page scrapbooker with a growing passion for photography. She's also our featured artist for July. In this episode Jen shares a peek into her creative life, including what keeps her motivated to scrapbook! You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw123.
In this month's catch-up conversation with Kim we talk planners, products, and more. We share what's new in our lives this summer as well as how we're using this time to think about what's ahead for us in the second half of 2021.
This episode also features a peek at what we're planning for the Photos creative journey, including the July 8 session of Refresh we have coming up! Refresh is our 4-day, members-only virtual retreat.
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw122.
When photography becomes a passion, you see your hobby, your life, and yourself with new perspective and possibilities. In this episode you'll hear from Ettiene Rickels, one of our creative team members, about her journey in this creative medium.
From the experience that changed everything to her favorite sources of supplies, our conversation is full of insights that might just shift your own trajectory.... this summer and beyond. I know that I left completely inspired to try some new approaches!
If you enjoyed getting to know Ettiene in this episode, she will be sharing more about her photography projects at our Refresh retreat kickoff event on July 8! Refresh is a 4-day reset for your creative soul and is exclusively for our members.
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw121.
Our biggest adventures often lead to the most photos. This creates a unique challenge for memory keepers. Download my free travel scrapbooking guide to learn how you can make travel projects fun and finishable.
In this episode I'm interviewing Diane Dziuban, our June featured artist, for the My Way series. Diane's creative style served as inspiration for our current member challenge!
Diane dabbles in a range of sizes, loves Disney, and enjoys keeping her stash organized. I loved hearing about her passions, motivations, and more in the latest episode of our monthly series.
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw120.
Month after month I hear how much you love these broad-reaching conversations with Kim, my teaching assistant.
This is another one of those fun, casual discussions about life and creativity. We dig into our personal experiences and our work at Simple Scrapper.
Between our recent Refresh retreat and the upcoming session of Before Your Story, the Storytelling journey has kept us busy!
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw119.
When I created the album for my Before Your Story workshop, I completed it in the way that worked best for me and the story I was telling.
In this episode I'm joined by three past students of the class who are in different seasons life and whose specific life experiences guided their approach to the project.
You'll learn how this album framework is not only designed to make it possible to get multiple decades in one album, but how it is an approach that is easy to personalize.
After all, everything we do here is about scrapbooking your way!
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I vividly remember categorizing my stickers by type in the early 1980s, placing them one by one onto the pages of a slick-surfaced album. The fuzzy stickers were my favorite, especially if they were cute little animals.
No matter what decade you grew up, you likely have some sort of memory related to stickers... even if it started with scrapbooking.
In this episode I'm joined by Laura Wonsik and her childhood best friend, Annie Simkin. Together they have created the BFF Sticker Club, an Instagram community that celebrates a love of stickers and encourages you to not just collect them, but to use them.
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw117.
Dawn Farias entered the community as a digital designer, but over time found her way in this hobby.
A shift to larger photos and an emphasis on storytelling helped her to cultivate creativity as a gratitude practice. I'm excited to have Dawn as our May featured artist and for you to meet her in this episode.
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw116.
For many of our listeners Shimelle Laine needs no introduction. She's a prolific creator and teacher, offering her own unique style and perspective on this hobby.
In this episode we explore Shimelle's approach to storytelling through her scrapbook albums. As much as they are a home for her volume of work, they are also a point of inspiration and a celebration of her creative passion.
We talk about how she uses her albums to continue a story thread, her infectious joy for both Disney and Christmas, and the intersection of photography with her storytelling process.
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw115.
How can you tell a story that spans 20, 30, 40, or more years? It's actually easier than scrapbooking a single year.
In this episode I'm catching up with my teaching assistant Kim Edsen on all things crafty (and not-so-crafty) as well as diving deep into telling stories of the growing up years. We discuss the album I'm starting about my husband as well as Kim's experience creating her own album as a previous student of mine.
You'll learn the three essential components that make documenting so many years both feasible and fun!
You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw114.
Who are you? There are clues in the communities you call home. In this episode I'm joined by Simple Scrapper member Grady Savage to talk about how communities shape our identity and the stories of our lives. You'll hear how being a stepmom influenced her scrapbooking journey and the value of nostalgia in celebrating the communities of our past. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw113.
For this final episode in our Organization series, I've got an episode for you that inspired my own journey over the past two months. Immediately after I interviewed Ashley Fowler (whom you may know as Ashley Laura), I started reorganizing my embellishments. In our conversation we discuss her storage preferences and philosophy, focusing on a particular solution that has made her memory keeping even more fun! You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw112.
Iris Fox has a lot of stamps and a four-part plan to finally be able to find (and use!) what she needs. In this episode you'll hear all about the why and how behind this innovative approach. You can find the full show notes for this episode, including a list of Iris's organization phases, at simplescrapper.com/syw111.
Kim is back for another casual conversation about our creative lives and what's going on at Simple Scrapper. In this episode we chat about a sketches, templates, storytelling prompts, and what to do if you're not sure you want to create an album. It's all about getting from A to B or A to Z with a bit more ease and lot more fun! You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw110.
Elisa Lessard, also know as Scrappy Wife, is a champion for DIY projects and budget finds for a creative workspace that's inspiring and functional. In this episode we dive in to some of her surprising solutions, ongoing challenges, and the stories behind her Pinterest-worthy craft room. After you hear our high energy conversation I'm certain you will be itching to overhaul your space. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw109.
Alissa Williams is a regular on the podcast, often sharing the ups and downs of her planner journey. In this episode she returns to update us on the digital and analog tools she is using to keep up with her life and her scrapbooking. Alissa is a full time working mom with a full plate of scrapbooking plans, projects, and priorities. Find out how she's staying on track, what she's given up, and what she is planning to do next! You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw108.
Whether she's making layouts or pocket pages, Krystal Iduñate is known for her analytical approach to using up products and getting stories told. I'm excited to have her on this episode to explore how she breaks down kits into specific project plans and endeavors to use the majority of each. I love how Krystal's methodical approach to memory keeping offers freedom from indecision and a focus on truly enjoying the process. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw107.
Steph Connor is driven be a love of story to create pages that are fresh, colorful, and full of intentional embellishments. In this episode for our My Way series we'll dig into her background, inspirations, creative process, and of course, what she's loving right now. Our creative team worked with sketches and templates inspired by Steph pages for the March/April issue of SPARK, which is available now to members. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw106.
I love my monthly catch-ups with Kim and this time around we're stirring up the excitement for our March/April creative journey. You'll hear some of our personal updates along with sneak peeks of what you can expect at Simple Scrapper in the weeks to come. We've got chilly chickens, story mapping, and lots of organization banter in this final episode for February. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw105.
As a long-time reader of Melissa Camara Wilkins, I was excited to include her book in our 2020 Book Club selections. In this candid conversation Melissa shares how she stays grounded and connected to what matters most. We talk about simple strategies to ensure your needs are met and how to set more authentic and realistic goals. This is the perfect conversation to begin our wrap-up of the Habits journey. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw104.
Do you have "non-negotiables" that are just for you? In this episode I'm joined by creative life coach Jill Allison Bryan for an insightful conversation about mornings as a foundation for your day. You'll learn how Jill stays connected to her morning practices even when life gets busy as well as the important mindset shifts you need to reap the most benefit, even if you're not a "morning person." You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw103.
Ashley Rodgers has a distinctive creative style and I knew we had to have her as a Featured Artist. In this episode you'll get to know Ashley on a more personal level and learn what influences her creative choices. We chat about her clever supply storage approach, her botanical inspirations, and her journey as a scrapbooker. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw102.
Kim and I catch up on everything from muffins to mastering Trello in this month's behind-the-scenes episode. We share some juicy stories we're itching to tell along with the range of scrappy things we're excited about right now. Grab your favorite beverage and cozy up for another great conversation! You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw101.
Stacy Julian has recommitted to telling stories one by one this year. And with Story52 and the StoryDeck™, she's created a fun new way to find a scrapbooking starting point. I'm thrilled to have Stacy join me for our 100th episode of Scrapbook Your Way. Back in 2013 (!) we taught The Art + Science of Scrapbooking and I loved catching up on her journey in life and business. In our discussion Stacy shares what's inspiring her right now, how she innovates while remaining authentic, and the big why behind this new endeavor. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw100.
Making big decisions in life requires connecting to the data, listening closely to yourself and others, and believing that you can figure out the rest. Jennifer Edwardson is a long-time instructor and business owner in our industry who has weathered major pivots to come out stronger every time. In this episode we deep dive into her journey, from attending a home party after her first child was born to how the pandemic forced Jennifer out of her comfort zone. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw099.
My Way is all about celebrating the unique ways memory keepers get things done. In this episode I'm joined by Kira Ness, our featured artist for January. Kira's style mixes florals, textures, and story in a beautifully simple way. You'll learn about a deeply personal loss in Kira's life that has influenced her scrapbooking choices and why she loves this one particular album size. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw098.
As you say goodbye to 2020, I wanted to share a few ideas that could make your scrapbooking experience even better. In this episode I'm sharing six memory keeping resolutions you might consider to find more joy and ease in your hobby this year and beyond. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw097.
As we count down to 2021, you are undoubtedly thinking about new projects and new habits. In this episode I'm catching up with Kim about our personal plans as we transition from one year to the next. We dive deep into various strategies for tracking ideas and actually getting things done. You'll love this behind-the-scenes conversation that covers broad ground and offers a peek about what's coming soon at Simple Scrapper. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw096.
I've long admired Kristin Tweedale's bold authenticity as a voice in the scrapbooking community and was excited to have her on the show. You may know Kristin from her own podcast, Crafty Ass Female, or from one of her popular community projects. In our conversation we talk about the value of pure simplicity when it comes to habits and rituals standing the test of time. We also dive into the importance of papercrafting products that reflect the diversity of who we are and the stories we most need to tell. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw095.
Kim and I are back, catching up on what's new in our lives, in our scrapbooking, and at Simple Scrapper. This episode is full of wisdom for December and beyond, inviting you to think about what and how you are planning you crafty projects. You'll hear what stories we want to scrapbook next, what are community members are excited about, and what's coming up next. (Hint: Photo Crush starts December 10!) You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw094.
Laura Alberts is a scrapbooker who knows her style and process. In this episode of the My Way series you'll get to know Laura and some of her best advice for a happy and productive experience. No matter how you tell stories, you will be certain to take away a new idea from this one! You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw093.
In this episode I'm joined by returning guest and new addition to our creative team, Shannan Manton. This week we're chatting about Shannan's creative journey with creating digitally and compiling her pages into a printed book. You'll hear how she stays inspired with her memory keeping along with tips for trying out this approach yourself. You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw092.
To conclude the 2021 Planning Party, Alissa Williams returns to the podcast for another episode on planners and planning. We answer questions asked by community members as well as share where we've landed when it comes to day planning in 2021. See the full show notes for this episode.
Alison Horn is our Featured Artist for November and in this episode of the podcast you'll learn her best productivity hack, the secrets behind her impeccable storage, and all that keeps her inspired. It was so fun getting to know Alison and feeling inspired by her enthusiasm for this hobby. See the full show notes for this episode.
Kim and I sit down for another casual episode to catch up on life, scrapbooking, and what's new at Simple Scrapper. This episode focuses on our creative successes in the past month and over this year. We share some of our thoughts on 2021, including how we're getting ready and what might change for the new year. See the full show notes for this episode.
Azzari Jarrett is a photographer and a memory keeper, in that order. In her work you see an emphasis on the photos, many of them unedited, but she still loves selecting and playing with products to bring it all together. We are fortunate to have Azzari as October's featured artist and in this episode you'll get to know her on a more personal level. Part of our conversation includes an important discussion about representation of Black women in scrapbooking. See the full show notes for this episode.
Registration for the 2021 Planning Party has officially opened. This is a free, online event designed to help you get ready for a happier and more productive new year. You can expect to receive our best tools and guidance during the two-week experience, along with a sneak peek at what to expect from Simple Scrapper in 2021. It's going to be epic and I hope you'll join us.
Having you been thinking about spending more time creating pattern, texture, and dimension on your pages? This episode is for you. Creative team member Audrey Medd and I chat about using techniques to have a more fulfilling, hands-on experience in memory keeping. You'll hear about what hasn't worked out for Audrey as well as some of her brilliant "why didn't I think of that?" tips for mixed media projects. See the full show notes for this episode.
Which techniques are in your comfort zone? Which ones do you want to try? We cover these questions and more in this month's casual behind-the-scenes episode. Kim and I catch up on life, creativity, and all things Simple Scrapper. You'll get a sneak peek at Techniques month and our upcoming session of Refresh, our members-only retreat. See the full show notes for this episode.
How do you corral all the stuff of scrapbooking so that you can stay creative and productive? That's the topic of this week's episode, where I'm answering your top questions about managing your physical supplies, digital products, memorabilia, and more! I'll share a touch of tough love along with permission to be less organized than you think you should be. See the full show notes for this episode.
Jen Schow's "Use It or Lose It" YouTube series brought new attention to the darkest corners of our creative stashes. In this episode I'm excited to chat with Jen about our shopping habits, how we stay organized, and of course, our best tips for actually using more of the supplies we own! See the full show notes for this episode.
In true fashion for introverted folks like France Wisniewski and myself, we go deep fast! I thoroughly enjoyed the thoughtful conversation I had with this month's featured artist. We covered the shifts we're seeing in the industry and recount France's creative journey from art journaling to various forms of memory keeping. You will leave with a genuine impression of France's values, perspectives, and approaches. See the full show notes for this episode.
Find out what Kim and I have been up to in the past month, along with what's coming up during September at Simple Scrapper. We share creative favorites, simple life hacks, storytelling ideas, and some of our best tips for using more of your scrapbooking stash. See the full show notes for this episode.
Are you curious about your family's past? Lisa Lisson is passionate about family history and in this episode she offers helpful advice and her best tips for finding old photos and more. Whether you are brand new to genealogy or more experienced, you are sure to take away a new insight from our conversation. See the full show notes for this episode.
Recently I was asked by a listener whether she should get a new computer or an iPad. I asked a number of questions and we teased apart her true needs. This question led to my conversation with creative team member Breon Randon. In this episode Bre shares her experience using both an iPad and a computer for digital scrapbooking, along with the pros and cons of each, in order to help you make better decisions for your own digital journey. Plus, there's a fun announcement about a brand new Pop-Up Workshop available to My Simple Scrapper members. See the full show notes for this episode.
Shannon Dombkowski was one of our very first creative team members and now she's back as our Featured Artist for August. In this episode you'll get to hear the ups and downs of her creative journey as well as get a deep dive into all the things Shannon is loving in the hobby right now. See the full show notes for this episode.
It's Simplifying Projects month and we're focused on finishing. Kim and I chat about our current creative projects, productivity strategies we're exploring, and all the reasons we're so excited for the upcoming session of The Finishing Project. See the full show notes for this episode.
In January I received the biggest surprise of my life. Now you get to hear all about my trip to Sweden to learn more about my family history in this interview with my husband Steve. This super-sized episode features our tips for planning a vacation that includes genealogy research, the serendipitous moments that led to our biggest discoveries, and the lessons learned from being out of the country when a pandemic is declared. See the full show notes for this episode.
With so many in-person events cancelled and postponed, you might be left wondering what you can do from home. How can you cultivate a similar energy that leaves you feeling productive and refreshed?. I've been hosting virtual retreats since 2016 and in this episode I'm sharing how I foster a retreat-like atmosphere when I'm at home. See the full show notes for this episode.
In this episode I'm joined by Kim Edsen to reflect on the past month and explore what's new for July. The is our monthly peek behind-the-scenes at Simple Scrapper. Kim also puts me in the hot seat as this month's Featured Artist! See the full show notes for this episode.
Travel scrapbooks are often top our priority lists, yet are one of the most challenging projects to complete. With so many photos and stories, how can you tackle your trips and adventures with ease? In this episode I'm sharing twelve of my best tips to do just that and then, you can follow the links below to find bonus tips on social media. Plus, we've got a brand new FREE guide for you! See the full show notes for this episode.
Wow, this one is jam-packed with resources you can start using right away! I always love a good chat with my friend and My Simple Scrapper member Alissa Williams. In this round, we share an update on our physical planner preferences and dive in to how we use digital tools as an essential planning companion. See the full show notes for this episode.
We're all a bit geeky about scrapbooking, but the systems, processes, and apps we use for our pictures make that arena the geekiest of all! In this episode I'm joined by professional photo organizer Casey von Stein (aka Miss Freddy) to chat about how we can keep our images safe. You'll hear specific recommendations that she has proven to work with her clients and students. See the full show notes for this episode.
Kim and I are back with another casual conversation about life, scrapbooking, and the business of Simple Scrapper. This month we dive into many personal topics and offer our hopes for this month's member event. Please note that the episode was recorded mid-May, prior to the recent civil unrest and deep dive into anti-racism dialogue. See the full show notes for this episode.
I'm excited to share this conversation with Christine Everett, owner of Cocoa Daisy. While it was recorded before the pandemic, now more than ever we see the role small businesses play in our lives. As our values are forced front and center, we must make decisions about how we want to live and who we want to support with our dollars. This episode is for anyone who has been curious about what it takes to run a small business, including the challenging decisions passionate creatives must make to thrive. See the full show notes for this episode.
In this episode I'm talking with my friend Janet Carr about feeling freedom through telling your real story and celebrating the raw beauty of vulnerability amidst your darkest days. This is for anyone who longs to show up authentically in real life, online, and in your scrapbooks. Please be aware this episode deals with sensitive issues, including substance abuse. See the full show notes for this episode.
Nathalie DeSousa has an infectious joy for storytelling and creativity. In this episode we explore why and how this passion developed as well as share some of Nathalie's best tips for loving the process. My Way is all about celebrating the unique ways memory keepers get things done and we're excited for you to get to know our May featured artist. See the full show notes for this episode.
May is Storytelling month at Simple Scrapper and my conversation with Kim to introduce the theme is wide-ranging. This is one of my favorite discussions to date, because of the breadth of topics covered and the thought-provoking insights we shared. Kim is my "right hand gal" in our community and we both love sharing this regular peek behind the curtain. See the full show notes for this episode.
There's a lot of noise out there about how you should be a creative or a run a business. In this episode I'm sharing Christine Herrin's journey of cutting through that noise and following her passion to build a thriving business: Everyday Explorers Co. Whether your dream is to be a CEO or just the boss of your own craft room, our conversation offers a permission slip to do things your way. Plus, we're announcing a fun collaboration project for National Scrapbooking Day 2020. See the full show notes for this episode.
As a scrapbooker and amateur genealogist I'm perpetually fascinated by all the disciplines that intersect with my passions. That's why I jumped at the opportunity to have Margot Note, a consulting archivist and author, on the podcast. Margot's passion for preserving family history led to writing the book Creating Family Archives as well as helping others with their archival projects. Our conversation includes a wealth of practical advice, including suggestions for archiving stories of the coronavirus pandemic and using this time of social distancing to prioritize your memory keeping activities. See the full show notes for this episode.
In this episode I'm interviewing Amberleigh Smith for the My Way series. My Way is all about celebrating the unique ways memory keepers get things done. Amberleigh is our April featured artist at Simple Scrapper and you will love her refined digital style. See the full show notes for this episode.
The world has turned a bit upside down since the last time Kim and I chatted. We do a whole lot of catching up on the past month before diving into a preview of April. This episode offers a variety of helpful tips and resources along with a healthy dose of "we're all in this together." See the full show notes for this episode.
Would you love to have professional photo organizer's help? In this week's episode I'm joined by Simple Scrapper member and certified Personal Photo Organizer Sue Triggs-Rhuda to offer practical, tear-free advice for decluttering your digital pictures, photo prints, and memorabilia. This conclusion to our three-part series continues to remind us all that letting go of the clutter doesn't need to be complicated. See the full show notes for this episode.
Whether you are a digital or traditional scrapbooker, we all have non-photo files on our computers that need to be managed. From printables to cut files to digital kits and beyond, your digital clutter can cause just as much stress and headache as the physical. In this episode Melissa Shanhun and I chat about our favorite strategies for making sure your files are safe and easy to locate. You won't want to miss Melissa's top suggestions for duplicate file finders. See the full show notes for this episode.
Today we're kicking off a three-part series of episodes on decluttering, with a simple goal of sharing real life scenarios and practical ideas. This week I'm joined by prolific scrapbooker Barbara Picinich to explore how she approaches reducing the crafty clutter within her spaces. See the full show notes for this episode.
Have you ever noticed the one thing that Lou Stiner does on all of her pages? I love hearing about the favorite techniques, products, and processes that define a scrapbooker's style in the My Way series. As you get to know this month's Simple Scrapper featured artist, take note of all the subtle and not-so-subtle ways Lou stays a happy, productive scrapbooker. See the full show notes for this episode.
Sometimes it feels like life is an ongoing battle with clutter. In this episode, Kim and I kick off Decluttering Month with some of our best advice for the clutter accompanying creativity. You'll walk away with new strategies for your scrap room as well as your entire house! See the full show notes for this episode.
How do you make time to scrapbook? How do you stay organized? I asked My Simple Scrapper members to share their questions and curiosities. In this wide-ranging episode, I offer my personal reactions and suggestions to the most pressing concerns of our scrapbooking community. See the full show notes for this episode.
The key to staying motivated and productive in scrapbooking might be letting go of expectations and self-selected rules. In this episode Shannan Manton describes how her memory keeping plans have changed since the last time she was on the show. We go in-depth on the creative and logistical reasons for making changes, along with offering a hefty dose of permission to tweak your hobby so that it works for you. See the full show notes for this episode.
The "Pie Chart of Creative Joy" is a tool to ensure that your scrapbooking stays fun and fulfilling. I truly mean you, specifically. This activity helps you personality the hobby, discerning which parts of the process to streamline and which parts are worthy of your time. Everyone's pie chart will look different. This activity is part of Simple Scrapbooking School, a self-paced course inside of the My Simple Scrapper community and a live course I'm teaching on Sunday, February 16. Registration for the live session opens February 5. See the full show notes for this episode.
When Kim and I sit down to chat, we not only have our own experiences to draw from but those of our entire community. Kim Edsen is my teaching assistant inside of My Simple Scrapper and we're chatting every month about what we've learned from the past month's theme and how we see the upcoming theme apply to scrapbookers. This particular conversation is full of creative and lifestyle favorites, along with helpful insights on how to find more fun and fulfillment in your hobby. See the full show notes for this episode.
It's one thing to talk about planners and another to actually use them. In this follow-up to episode 43, Alissa Williams and I review our big-picture goals for the year and the adjustments we've made to our respective planning processes. We're both practical planners, yet we take very different approaches. If you enjoyed our previous conversation, you'll love this conclusion. See the full show notes for this episode.
A full cup of coffee was all it took to get me going on my favorite subject: scrapbooking. I'm excited to share a solo episode today, where I share what's working so darn well for me right now (Hint: It's something I've never done before!), how you can start fresh for the season ahead, and what to expect from my newest class. See the full show notes for this episode.
Brianna Lepper relishes in playing with colors, textures, and layers. Many of her layouts start with mixed media and often incorporate a cut file. In this episode of the podcast you'll hear how our Featured Artist for January stays inspired, organized, and productive! And then, inside of our membership you can find four new sketches and layered templates inspired by Brianna's pages. See the full show notes for this episode.
This year every month at Simple Scrapper will have a theme. January's theme is Creative Habits. We'll be exploring all the ways your day-to-day actions support your hobby. In this episode I'm joined by my teaching assistant Kim Edsen to chat about what's new, look back on December's theme, and share some of our best advice related to habit-building. I'm loving these conversations and you'll definitely want to check out all the resources we've shared! See the full show notes for this episode.
A few months ago I asked Iris Fox if she wanted to chat about her personal wellness journey, but this episode blossomed into so much more. We discuss how our intentions shape our successes and challenges, covering the keto diet, scrapbooking projects for 2020, growing an online business without going crazy, and specific strategies for daily and weekly planning. See the full show notes for this episode.
Photos are the heart and soul of our scrapbook pages. And while perfection is certainly overrated, we often wish our pictures looked more like the memories we lived. In this episode I'm joined by the talented Crystal Livesay to hear about her journey to creative confidence and share tips for improving your photography and photo editing. We'll also introduce a brand new experience available inside of the My Simple Scrapper community. See the full show notes for this episode.
Robin Adryan is our Featured Artist for December. We love the variety in her choice of formats, along with a harmonious balance of white space and details in her design style. You can hear Robin's story and what motivates her to create in this installment of the My Way series. See the full show notes for this episode.
This episode concludes my conversation with Kim Edsen about our plans at Simple Scrapper, along with an in-depth discussion of options for scrapbook formats and albums. You'll get a taste of all the crazy ideas we're considering, plus hear what we're most looking forward to in 2020. Each month you can expect an episode from Kim and I that shares our personal perspectives on the monthly theme and what we've got going on behind the scenes. See the full show notes for this episode.
In the past decade we've covered a wide range of topics on the Simple Scrapper blog, in classes, and on the podcast. Going forward we're going to simplify by focusing on one theme at a time. And at the end of every month, my teaching assistant Kim Edsen will join me to chat about our lessons learned and preview what's coming in the month ahead. These will be more casual back-and-forth conversations that we hope will also offer a small peek behind the scenes of the business. This month our conversation overflowed the original time slot, so I've broken it into two episodes running about 45 minutes each. Part 2 will air on Monday, December 2, 2019. See the full show notes for this episode.
Which planner is the best? You know us well enough to expect "whichever one works best for you." That's just part of the answer we're sharing in today's episode. I'm joined by my friend Alissa Williams, whom you heard in episode #28, to run down all of the planners we've tried in the past decade. We'll share what's worked well and which planners were total fails. If you're still in search of planner peace, this one is for you! See the full show notes for this episode.
Gratitude is more than just an attitude, it's a way of living that closely aligns with our values as memory keepers. Katie Clemons is a storycatcher and a long-time friend of Simple Scrapper. In this episode you'll hear Katie's fascinating adventures as a journaler, traveler, and author. Her latest book, We Are So Thankful: A Shared Gratitude Journal, was released November 1. See the full show notes for this episode.
If you've been scrapbooking for any length of time, you know that some things work well and others just don't. The beauty of our hobby today is the bounty of options for crafting your way. That's what this podcast is all about. And in this episode, you'll be guided through a mini class on how to use that knowledge to start planning for 2020. These five important prompts can offer key insights to ensure than next year is even more fun and productive. See the full show notes for this episode.
Krystal Becker has a colorful scrapbooking style with plenty of clean lines to balance her love of florals and clusters. Though she began scrapbooking many years ago, she only transitioned to 12x12 layouts recently. You can hear more of Krystal's story and what motivates her to keep creating in this installment of the My Way series. See the full show notes for this episode.
Amy Melniczenko has been part of our Simple Scrapper family for as long as I can remember. Her work behind-the-scenes helps keep this ship running. But in addition to her support of our community and her full-time job as a project manager, Amy is a voracious reader. As we count down to the November 1 announcement of our 2020 selections for the Simple Scrapper Book Club, I invited Amy to share how her creative and reading lives intersect as well as the strategies she uses to keep herself accountable. See the full show notes for this episode.
Jen Chapin was on the some of the most high profile design teams in the industry when she moved to a new house, changed her work schedule, and experienced viral growth of her YouTube channel from a video that wasn't even about scrapbooking. In this episode you'll hear when Jen learned from her time away from the hobby, the advice she has for aspiring content creators, and what she's excited to tackle next. You'll also hear a confession about my own creative productivity since launching this podcast. See the full show notes for this episode.
Traci Reed began the year with a plan to scrapbook fewer pages with more intention. Her new-found creative freedom actually took her down a different path, one that was further accelerated by her health and fitness journey. In this inspiring episode you'll learn how Traci's 100-pound weight loss and incredibly productive year reflect major mindset shifts just as much as hard work. See the full show notes for this episode.
Shadnee Breeden has a colorful, crafty style of paper scrapbooking that features lots of layers and a celebration of supplies. Her love of quilting shines through on her pages, which often feature grids, paper piecing, and embroidery. In this episode you'll get to know Shadnee and her creative process. See the full show notes for this episode.
Jenna Fortner is a true champion for the Project Life App, giving generously to the online community through the Simply Project Life group, which she co-runs, on Facebook. In this episode we explore Jenna's journey in scrapbooking, the pure simplicity of the app, and a wide range of tips for memory keeping with this unique tool. See the full show notes for this episode.
I've had a bit of drought in my own creativity this year, so I asked myself what advice I would offer someone in my shoes. In this episode I share a simple process for getting unstuck, my best strategies for summarizing big stories, and answers to common questions about the Before Your Story class. I also offer a few personal anecdotes about what's exciting me right now and what story I am most eager to scrapbook. The reason might surprise you! See the full show notes for this episode.
"Before your story, there was mine." These words still give me goosebumps when I think about the legacy of my memory keeping. So often it is the weddings and births that give rise to creative desires, but what about before? Some of the best stories happened before we started scrapbooking. In this episode, I'm joined by Kim Edsen to explore the purpose and process behind the Before Your Story album class. Registration for the upcoming live session opens Thursday, September 12. See the full show notes for this episode.
Shannan Manton has figured out what "simple" means to her. In this episode you'll hear about the odd-sized pages she loves to create, her favorite digital resources, and how she makes big projects super doable. My conversation with Shannan is certain to leave you filled with nostalgia and itching to tell more of your stories. See the full show notes for this episode.
Katie Pertiet is a graphic designer with a passion for vintage and botanical motifs. Her artwork can be found on digital products, paper scrapbooking lines, fabric collections, and other home decor items. In this episode I asked Katie to share how she is so prolific in her creative output, offering lessons for both professionals and hobbyists alike. See the full show notes for this episode.
Technology is an inevitable part of modern memory keeping. In this week's episode I'm sharing a quick run-down of all the tech tools in my creative workflow, from photo taking to photo printing. Plus, I introduce the newest class inside of our membership community. See the full show notes for this episode.
Steve Wilson is an enthusiastic amateur genealogist whose scientific training offers just the right combination of patience and attention to detail need for ancestry research. He is also my husband of eleven years. I'm excited to share Steve's perspective on memory keeping and some of our family history insights in this episode of the podcast. See the full show notes for this episode.
Alissa Williams is a life-long scrapbooker, Simple Scrapper member, and library director. She's passionate about stories in every aspect of her life, but she almost gave up scrapbooking. In this episode you'll hear how Alissa leveraged in-person connections and getting organized to rekindle her drive to create. See the full show notes for this episode.
I love learning what fuels the creative fire of individual scrapbookers and how their journeys have evolved over time. In this installment of the My Way series you'll hear from Tazhiana Gordon, a memory keeper with a passion for colorful pages, mixed media techniques, and Happy Planners. See the full show notes for this episode.
It's far too easy to put off scrapbooking the stories that matter most. They can feel too precious to touch, too important for your amateur skills. But, what if you were running out of time? We have all faced the passing of loved ones and I know some of you have stared death in the face. Some of you may even be fighting that battle right now. The bucket list concept is such a powerful inspiration to action that we can all lean on to scrapbook with more intention. In this episode I introduce a new free tool to help you escape overwhelm and tell more of the stories that you want to have told. See the full show notes for this episode.
I believe that every season offers a chance to start fresh, to check in with your priorities and make any needed course corrections. Three months is just the right amount of time to get something done without getting (too) distracted or lost in the weeds. In this episode I walk you through a similar exercise to prepare for the season ahead, as well as offer some optional suggestions for going deeper. The process can be found in the Scrapbook Your Way workbook, which is available in multiple formats. See the full show notes for this episode.
Trello is a free, user-friendly project management tool. It takes list-making to a whole new level and has become a favorite within the My Simple Scrapper community. In this episode I'm sharing why I moved my entire business and personal life out of Asana and into Trello. Plus, you'll learn how to get started using our free Trello version of the Scrapbook Your Way workbook. See the full show notes for this episode.
There's more free stuff on the Internet than you could ever use and it's not doing you any good hiding in that downloads folder with take-out menus and school forms. We want to help you gain control of your digital chaos by offering a small selection of tools that help you keep track of everything else and start taking action on what's most important. In this short solo episode, the first in a four-part series, you will be introduced to a small mindset shift with huge implications as well as something brand new to Simple Scrapper. See the full show notes for this episode.
Empty nester Lee Currie has adulting figured out. She leverages her Virgo-ness to make self-care, personal development, and memory keeping a priority. In this episode you'll hear about the myriad of influences on Lee's evolution and the two specific practices that make all of her creative endeavors possible. No matter your season of life, this is an essential episode for anyone ready to craft a juicier life. See the full show notes for this episode.
Do you feel overwhelmed with SO many photos? You are not alone. Smartphones have changed the way we take pictures, adding new hurdles to the storage and organization of our family memories. In this episode I'm joined by Kim Edsen, my Simple Scrapper teaching assistant, to offer our insights on making photo management just a little bit easier. See the full show notes for this episode.
Whether you're a product minimalist or a super crafty babe, there are several areas where memory keepers commonly get stuck. In this episode Andrea Gray, publisher of Retro Hip Magazine, joins me to answer your questions. We cover the entire creative process and offer practical, inspiring tips to help you get unstuck and have more fun in scrapbooking! See the full show notes for this episode.
When you're a grown up, it's not always easy to make new friends. Plus, the closing of many local scrapbook stores has shifted the search for scrappy like-minds online. In this episode I'm joined by Tracey Fox, the new host of a popular Facebook group for scrapbookers, to discuss the importance of community in strengthening our personal projects, peer relationships, and the creative industry. See the full show notes for this episode.
Creative team member Sara Case Strickland loves mixed media and creating in a clean and simple way. In this episode we share beginner-friendly tips for playing with paints, inks, and mists without all the mess. We also dig into an important, but sometimes sensitive, subject: letting story take a back burner to the artistic process. See the full show notes for this episode.
Scrapbooking is beautiful because we did it. No matter how you tell your stories, this episode is full of thought-provoking wisdom on goal-setting, making choices, and creating through life's challenges. Guest Theresa Moxley shares how Project Life has helped her cope with a painful past and craft a positive outlook for the future. See the full show notes for this episode.
When you know the basics, stamping on your pages and projects doesn't have to feel intimidating. In this episode stamping fanatic Jessica Urrutia shares her favorite techniques and products to help you start stamping with ease. We cover different types of stamps, inks, and our best tips for getting a clean impression. See the full show notes for this episode.
Natalie Schmidt is curating the stories of her life with The 100 Day Project. In this episode I'll share a beginner's perspective and Natalie will offer lessons learned from successfully completing two projects and embarking on her third journey this year. Whether you're joining in on this 100-day challenge or not, you will take away valuable insights on consistency, accountability, and creative inspiration. See the full show notes for this episode.
So much of the scrapbooking industry revolves around trends, but at Simple Scrapper I’d like to think what we do is pretty timeless. In this episode I’m playing excerpts from my Weekly Pep Talks, a series of video podcast episodes I hosted in 2013. For each excerpt I’ll share my reaction and critique of how well that advice holds today. See the full show notes for this episode.
Have you ever lost your creative mojo? We have all been there and in this episode we'll explore what a creative funk looks like, what causes it, and seven strategies to escape this place of frustration so you can get back to scrapbooking. See the full show notes for this episode.
Audrey Medd is practicing attorney with limited time for scrapbooking during the week. She's also a self-admitted perfectionist. In this episode you'll hear why Audrey loves a hybrid approach to scrapbooking and how she's created a workflow that fits her busy schedule. See the full show notes for this episode.
From the months of planning to the hundreds (or thousands) of photographs captured, how do you document the most magical vacation of them all? In this episode I'm joined by seasoned Disney traveler Terri-Lynn Torrez to explore what first-time Walt Disney World visitors need to know about memory keeping and your park adventures. See the full show notes for this episode.
When used with intention, social media can be a powerful tool for life documentation and practicing gratitude. This episode explores Jess Forster's fresh take on memory keeping and the opportunities it has created to go deeper in her scrapbooking projects. See the full show notes for this episode.
How is it that some scrapbookers can enjoy this hobby so much, yet have trouble finishing (or even starting) projects? Often it all comes down to personality. In this episode Kim Edsen and I will explore how to use Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies framework to devise accountability strategies that really work. See the full show notes for this episode.
Victoria Calvin, aka Victoria Marie Designs, is known for her authenticity as a scrapbooker and business owner. This interview showcases her genuine passion for both the hobby and the industry while also offering a wealth of actionable advice for the listener. Whether you're a big fan or new to Victoria's world, you're going to love this episode! See the full show notes for this episode.
The Project Life app has been a game changer for modern scrapbooking, offering a simple entry for beginners and a more portable option for even the most serious memory keepers. In this episode I'm joined by two Project Life app power users, Breon Randon and Patricia Dettloff, to explore the versatility of this free mobile tool. See the full show notes for this episode.
The scrapbook community is buzzing about the latest new paper products, many of which are already hitting shelves. In this episode Crafty Jen Schow breaks down the trends she noticed at the 2019 Creativation trade show, including this year's cute animal motif and the colorful options she spotted on the show floor. We'll also look back on what was popular in 2018 and where we see scrapbook products heading in the future. See the full show notes for this episode.
This episode offers a twist, with Kim Edsen hosting and putting me in the hot seat. It's an honor to share my creative journey as just one example of how scrapbookers evolve through each season of life. While I will offer personal anecdotes week by week, my aim is to shine a light on how our differences make this hobby so special. See the full show notes for this episode.
We all fret about not having enough time to do the things we love. And while we can't bend the laws of physics, there are strategies to make life and memory keeping feel a bit easier. The ten recommendations from this episode stem from observing what has worked best for our Simple Scrapper members. See the full show notes for this episode.
Traci Reed is a unicorn of the scrapbooking world. With extensive experience in both digital and paper scrapbooking as a hobbyist and as a professional, I could think of no better person to dive into the array of options for today's memory keeper. We journey through Traci's own joys and sorrows to offer insights on how to choose what might work best for you. See the full show notes for this episode.
Kim Edsen and I first connected over sharing a Myers-Briggs type: INTJ. She's now my teaching assistant at Simple Scrapper and the closest I've come to being able to clone myself. In this kick-off to our "My Way" series of scrapbooker interviews, you'll get to know Kim and her memory keeping story. See the full show notes for this episode.
To "scrapbook your way" means choosing the approaches to memory keeping that feel simple and work for you. While this sounds easy on the surface, the wealth of creative inspiration (especially online) can make it difficult to cut through the clutter. Episode 001 introduces my slant on scrapbooking and what I hope to achieve with this new podcast. See the full show notes for this episode.
Welcome to Scrapbook Your Way, the show that explores the breadth of ways to be a memory keeper today. In this mini episode I’m sharing a preview of what you can expect on the podcast when we launch in February. The best way to get started is with our free workbook.