Scrapbook Your Way

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, t...

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

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. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw155 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today .  ✨ G...

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...

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...

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 h...

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 late...

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

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 kee...

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 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today .  ✨ Get free access t...

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.  See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw147 . ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today .  ✨ Get free access to the SPARKED workshop and start scrapbooking consis...

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, w...

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...