Scrapbook Your Way

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 co...

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 ques...

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! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw143 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today .    ✨ Get...

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! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw142 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today .  ✨ Get...

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! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw141 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today .  ✨ Get f...

Visit simplescrapper.com/plan to RSVP for the 2022 Planning Party. It's free! ✨ Get free access to the SPARKED workshop and start scrapbooking consistently at  simplescrapper.com/sparked .

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

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. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw139 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community t...

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. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw138 . ♥ Love the podcas...

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...

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. See the full...

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...

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. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw134 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today .  ✨ Get free acce...

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! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw133...

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

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 thes...

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...

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. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw129 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join...

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

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

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! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw126 ....

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 t...

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 20...

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 . ✨ Get free access to the SPARKED workshop and start scrapbooking consistentl...

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...