Scrapbook Your Way

“Planning” is a loaded term in our creative community. In this mini episode you'll find out exactly how we define it and what that means for you. 🥳 Register for the 2023 Planning Party!🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Carina Gardner is a multipassionate crafter, designer, and online instructor in papercrafting, sewing, and decorative arts. As a memory keeper you may best know her as the founding creative director of Carta Bella. In our conversation we chat about Carina's background in academia, balancing it all when your hobby is your work, and the projects she's passionate about today. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw195. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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 the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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 2023 Planning Party See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw194.🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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 of the Planning Party.  See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw193. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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 scrapbooking hobby sustainable when pressing pause is part of her story. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw192. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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.com/syw191. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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're thrilled to have her as our October featured artist. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw190. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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 strategies that keep Felicitas moving forward. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw189. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

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 looking back and moving forward with her albums. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw188. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus