Month after month I hear how much you love these broad-reaching conversations with Kim, my teaching assistant. This is another one of those fun, casual discussions about life and creativity. We dig into our personal experiences and our work at Simple Scrapper. Between...

When I created the album for my Before Your Story workshop, I completed it in the way that worked best for me and the story I was telling. In this episode I'm joined by three past students of the class who are in different seasons life and whose specific life...

I vividly remember categorizing my stickers by type in the early 1980s, placing them one by one onto the pages of a slick-surfaced album. The fuzzy stickers were my favorite, especially if they were cute little animals. No matter what decade you grew up, you likely...

Dawn Farias entered the community as a digital designer, but over time found her way in this hobby. A shift to larger photos and an emphasis on storytelling helped her to cultivate creativity as a gratitude practice. I'm excited to have Dawn as our May featured artist...

For many of our listeners Shimelle Laine needs no introduction. She's a prolific creator and teacher, offering her own unique style and perspective on this hobby. In this episode we explore Shimelle's approach to storytelling through her scrapbook albums. As much as...

How can you tell a story that spans 20, 30, 40, or more years? It's actually easier than scrapbooking a single year. In this episode I'm catching up with my teaching assistant Kim Edsen on all things crafty (and not-so-crafty) as well as diving deep into telling...

Who are you? There are clues in the communities you call home. In this episode I'm joined by Simple Scrapper member Grady Savage to talk about how communities shape our identity and the stories of our lives. You'll hear how being a stepmom influenced her scrapbooking...

For this final episode in our Organization series, I've got an episode for you that inspired my own journey over the past two months. Immediately after I interviewed Ashley Fowler (whom you may know as Ashley Laura), I started reorganizing my embellishments. In our...

Iris Fox has a lot of stamps and a four-part plan to finally be able to find (and use!) what she needs. In this episode you'll hear all about the why and how behind this innovative approach. In case you need a reference, here are the four phases Iris mentions: Phase 1...