Scrapbook Your Way

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 . ✨ Get free access to the SPARKED workshop and start scrapbookin...

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...

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

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

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 wor...

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 cou...

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...

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. S...

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 . ✨ Get fr...

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...

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 c...

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 epi...

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 availab...

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

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 mont...

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-for...

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 to...

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 t...

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 off...

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 . ✨ Get free acces...

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...

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...

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 th...

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 . ✨ Get free access to the SPARKED workshop and s...

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 . ✨ Get free access to...