Scrapbook Your Way

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.Visit simplescrapper.com/syw233 for the full show notes.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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.Visit simplescrapper.com/syw232 for the full show notes.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Naomi Goldstein, a frequent traveler and scrapbooker, shares tips for documenting unique travel experiences, including selecting products for unique locations, capturing the historical essence of a place, and visiting difficult and somber places. She also discusses her exciting post-pandemic travel plans and unique experiences in Chernobyl and abandoned cities. The conversation explores the impact of war on travel, the speaker's approach to documenting travels through scrapbooking, and the importance of respecting photographic restrictions when visiting sensitive locations.

This podcast episode discusses focused preparation, finding inspiration, and reducing overwhelm in order to shift from ideas to action in scrapbooking. Other interesting topics include exploring San Francisco, preparing for a trip to Switzerland, reflecting on Indiana Jones, different album binding methods, impulsive Amazon purchases, organizing a guest room closet, struggles with decluttering and organizing supplies, nostalgic fast-food memories, community connection and inspiration, and giving old items a new life.

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.Visit simplescrapper.com/syw229 for the full show notes.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

The podcast discusses the importance of making time for documenting during busy seasons of life. It also explores the mental health benefits of crafting and memory keeping. The speaker shares excitement about upcoming summer travel and collaboration with Altenew. The popularity of approachable scrapbooking formats like memory planners and folios is discussed. Strategies for finding time for scrapbooking and managing your scrapbooking stash are also shared.

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.Visit simplescrapper.com/syw227 for the full show notes.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

✨ Get free access to the SPARKED workshop and start scrapbooking consistently at simplescrapper.com/sparked.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. Visit simplescrapper.com/syw226 for the full show notes.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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. Visit simplescrapper.com/syw225 for the full show notes.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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.Visit simplescrapper.com/syw224 for the full show notes.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus