Scrapbook Your Way

A happy and productive scrapbooking hobby results from having a plan that’s personalized to your priorities and your life right now. Create your plan at the 2023 Planning Party! ✨ Get free access to the SPARKED workshop and start scrapbooking consistently at  simplescrapper.com/sparked .

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. ⭐ Register for the 202...

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...

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 scrapb...

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. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper....

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&apo...

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 strateg...

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 lookin...

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...

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...

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 pl...

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. See the f...

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 selfie...

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! S...

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! See the full sh...

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! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw180 . ♥ Lo...

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 alre...

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 layo...

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, alon...

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 epis...

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. See the full show notes for this episode...

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 h...

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. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapp...

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...

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. See the full s...