"Before your story, there was mine." These words still give me goosebumps when I think about the legacy of my memory keeping. So often it is the weddings and births that give rise to creative desires, but what about before? Some of the best stories happened before we...

Shannan Manton has figured out what "simple" means to her. In this episode you'll hear about the odd-sized pages she loves to create, her favorite digital resources, and how she makes big projects super doable. My conversation with Shannan is certain to leave you...

Katie Pertiet is a graphic designer with a passion for vintage and botanical motifs. Her artwork can be found on digital products, paper scrapbooking lines, fabric collections, and other home decor items. In this episode I asked Katie to share how she is so prolific...

Technology is an inevitable part of modern memory keeping. In this week's episode I'm sharing a quick run-down of all the tech tools in my creative workflow, from photo taking to photo printing. Plus, I introduce the newest class inside of our membership community:...

Steve Wilson is an enthusiastic amateur genealogist whose scientific training offers just the right combination of patience and attention to detail need for ancestry research. He is also my husband of eleven years. I'm excited to share Steve's perspective on memory...

Alissa Williams is a life-long scrapbooker, Simple Scrapper member, and library director. She's passionate about stories in every aspect of her life, but she almost gave up scrapbooking. In this episode you'll hear how Alissa leveraged in-person connections and...

i I love learning what fuels the creative fire of individual scrapbookers and how their journeys have evolved over time. In this installment of the My Way series you'll hear from Tazhiana Gordon, a memory keeper with a passion for colorful pages, mixed media...

It's far too easy to put off scrapbooking the stories that matter most. They can feel too precious to touch, too important for your amateur skills. But, what if you were running out of time? We have all faced the passing of loved ones and I know some of you have...

I believe that every season offers a chance to start fresh, to check in with your priorities and make any needed course corrections. Three months is just the right amount of time to get something done without getting (too) distracted or lost in the weeds. In this...