Scrapbook Your Way

September 1 marked the beginning of a new Creative Journey and the theme is Projects. In this episode I'm catching up with our Community Manager Amy Zwart, where chat about personal projects as well as what's new at Simple Scrapper. You'll love hearing about some of our favorite techniques for being more intentional in our purchasing and project planning as well as our best tips for finishing! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw187. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Our online creative community is what keeps Emily Stebbins connected to this hobby, but it was her mother-in-law who inspired her to start. In this episode you'll hear what triggered a passion for documenting and led to being a self-described 'scrapbooking nerd.' Emily embodies simplicity, with intentionally-designed pages, a small stash, and clear focus on one project at a time. My Way is all about celebrating the unique ways memory keepers get things done. We're excited to have Emily as the September featured artist at Simple Scrapper. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw186. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

When Jennie McGarvey joined our first creative team a decade ago, she was at the beginning of her deep involvement in the online memory keeping world. Today she's creating content for her own platforms as well as teaching for brands, in scrapbooking as well as the topic of today's episode: planning. From decorating your functional planner to shifting some of your memory keeping to the planner format, aka memory planning, Jennie is all-in when it comes to this creative format. In our conversation she highlights why it serves her so well, how it has changed her scrapbooking, and whether she has found that elusive "planner peace." See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw185. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Catherine Saunders leveraged her own time and space challenges to double down on modern memory keeping as a solution. Focusing on storytelling with photo books for her own projects and for others, she leans on timeless, minimalist design to complete beautiful keepsakes. Our conversation features Catherine's practical wisdom and also highlights where our worlds intersect and diverge. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw184. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Helen DeRam has an eye for visual storytelling, often communicating layers of meaning with her photo and product choices. It's no surprise we love having her as part of the team and today she's back on the show to chat about photography from a passionate amateur's perspective. We touch on how she brings detail and perspective into her images as well as the truth behind taking selfies for scrapbooks and social media. Helen also has some additional tips she's sharing in the show notes for this episode! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw183. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

My Way is all about celebrating the unique ways memory keepers get things done. We're excited to have Becky Powell Reames as the August featured artist at Simple Scrapper. Becky creates colorful, layered scrapbook pages in a range of sizes. In this episode you'll hear about her history as a scrapbooker, her creative process today, and who she shares a number of personality traits with! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw182. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Natalie Pozniak loves daily documenting and a good paper project, especially in a traveler's notebook. But a more recent shift in her work life prompted a new look at the expectations she set for herself and the approaches she chose for memory keeping. This episode is full of great ideas no matter your season of life, but particularly if you're in the thick of a busy one! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw181. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Are you ready to start fresh with your scrapbooking? In this work-with-me training episode you're invited to craft a new plan for the next three months. We'll be using our free Focus Finder tool to help you select up to three ideas. You be able to discover your true priorities and start moving forward with ease! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw180. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

Would you ever throw away completed projects? Have you thought about digitizing your traditional albums? In this episode I'm chatting with Laura Vegas about her library of 105 scrapbook albums. As a long-time scrapbooker and one who has received product for creative teams, Laura's volume of work is extensive. In our conversation we  discuss her mixed feelings, the approaches she has already used to downsize, and the perspectives she's bringing into her future memory keeping. See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw179. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus

We're thrilled to have Jennifer McMurtrey as our featured artist for July 2022. A selection of her layouts inspired our latest collection of sketches and templates for Simple Scrapper members. In this episode you'll find out what Jennifer is loving in the industry right now, how she stays inspired, and some of specific strategies she uses to create beautiful, layer-filled scrapbook layouts. Her passion for artistry shines through on every page and in our conversation! See the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw178. ♥ Love the podcast? Join our creative community today. 🧐 Get the Focus Finder tool at simplescrapper.com/focus