Pocket Talk

On today's show, Jess is speaks with Sabrina Poole aka Mrs. Scrap and Plan. Living near Scaramento, California with her husband and two kids, Sabrina is one of the most prolific memory keepers I follow on IG. Starting as a digital scrapbooker, then moving into traditional, pocket page, memory planning and TN pages, Sabrina IG handle "Mrs. Scrap and Plan" clearly communicates her love all all crafty things. Currently Sabrina creates for Kellie Stamps, Colorcast Designs, as well as Traci Reed Designs. In conversation, Sabrina discusses how she actively chooses to be happy every single day, how she juggles multiple projects on the go and her scrapbooking evolution. This is a great conversation for anyone who is interested in balancing creative life, family life and mental health. Enjoy the show!

On today's show, I am speaking with the lovely, Sarah Zayas. Living in Southern California, with her husband Omar and new daughter, Felicity, Sarah is a stay a home mom. Currently Sarah creates clean, modern graphic traveller's notebook layouts and pocket page spreads for Studio Calico and Citrus Twist kits. She has previously been on design teams for Ali Edwards and Feed Your Craft. In part two, we discuss balancing life as a caregiver and creative playtime.

Enjoy the show!

On today's show, I am speaking with the lovely, Sarah Zayas. Living in Southern California, with her husband Omar and new daughter, Felicity, Sarah is a stay a home mom. Currently Sarah creates clean, modern graphic traveller's notebook layouts and pocket page spreads for Studio Calico and Citrus Twist kits. She has previously been on design teams for Ali Edwards and Feed Your Craft. In part one of our conversation, we discuss Sarah evolution into paper crafting and how she balancing her creative time with being a new mother. Next week we will focus on how she creates her gorgeous TN spreads.

Enjoy the show!

Today Jess' speaks with Andrea Williams, one of her scrapbooking friends in real life! Jess first met Andrea at Crop and Create Markhamin 2015. Andrea has been completing a December Daily project since 2013 and also completes traditional layouts, Project Life, and Week In The Life. In this conversation we discuss the products she is excited for this year, how she completes layouts during the month of the December and how she incorporates memorabilia into her pages. This is a special "memory keepers in cars getting coffee"! Andrea was a great sport to record our conversation in a car and we hope you enjoy Andrea's awesome positive energy and outlook on scrapbooking as much as we do. Enjoy the show!

Show Notes:

Crop and Create

Ali Edwards December Daily

Ali Edwards 2018 6x8 December Daily Red Album

Paislee Press 2018 Decemeber Daily Mini Kit

Elle's Studio Candy Cane alphabet

Elle's Studio Document December kit

Welcome back to season 3 of Pocket Talk! On today's show, I speak with Ali Edwards and Katie Jaeger about documenting the holidays. Specifically, we chat about their upcoming in-person crop, the December Daily Prep Party. In our conversation, we discuss the motivation for organizing this type of event, how it differs from Story Camp and what to pack, if you are attending. If the December Daily Prep Party isn't is the budget this year, don't fret! Ali and I discuss some of our initial plans for our 2018 December Daily projects. Notably, the 2018 December Daily order period starts Thursday September 6th & the last day to register for the December Daily Prep Party is Monday September 20th. Enjoy the show!

Show Notes:

Ali Edwards

Katie Jaeger

December Daily Concept

December Daily Prep Party

Ali's New York Entry from her 2012 December Daily

On today's show, Jess reconnects with Jessica Upton, scrapbooker and business owner of ColorCast Designs. In our conversation, we reflect on the projects and layouts we created in 2017 as well as our crafty intentions as we move forward in 2018. Jessica and I both reveal our One Little Word as well as discuss our thoughts on the Patone Colour of the Year and what trends we hope to see in the scrapbooking industry in 2018. This is a great show for memorykeepers who are curious how others deal with their Project Life albums at the start of a new year if they are, air quotes, not caught up from the previous year.

Enjoy the show!

Jessica Upton Instagram

Colorcast Designs

Becky Higgins Project Life

Elle's Studio

Ali Edwards One Little Word

Ali Edwards December Daily

Ali Edwards Story Camp

Scrapbook & Cards Today Crop & Create

Jennifer S Wilson / Simple Scrapper : Core Habits for a Happy Creative New Year

Kelly Purkey Traveller's Notebook Kits

Patone Colour of the Year: Ultra Violet

Creativation

Jennifer McGuire Organization

Meghann Andrew's Blue / Purple Layout

On today's show, Jess speaks with the fun and fabulous Tracie Claiborne and Tiffany Lowder aka The Scrap Gals. Living in Nashville TN and Bowling Green KY, these close friends have been creating scrapbooking podcasts for the past three years. In addition to inspiring conversations in their online creative group, they also host in person retreats with Crafty Jen Schow. This a fun cross over conversation where we chat about the logistics of taping an audio show, the secret to Tracie and Tiffany's friendship, what co host is the most organized and what is making them creatively happy right now. Enjoy the show!

On today's show, Jess speaks with scrapbook design guru, Cathy Zielske. Living in St Paul Minnoesta, with her husband Dan, daughter Aiden and son Cole, Cathy has been creating clean and simple layouts for more than a decade and has two books to prove it! Cathy has also been working behind the scenes in the scrapbook industry: first as Creative Director for Simple Scrapbooks magazine and currently as Art Director for Scrapbook and Cards Today. In our conversation, Cathy shares her motivation for updating her newest class, Design Your Life 2.0, shares how Stacy Julian impacted her teaching style and why card making is currently making her happy.

Enjoy the show!

Cathy's Digital Projects

Cathy's Simon Says Stamp Products

On today's show I am speaking with the fun, fantastic, technique focused, Vicki Boutin. Living with her husband and two kids in St Catherines Ontario Canada, Vicki has been scrapbooking for more than 15 years. In 2006, Vicki won the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame. Currently is a contributing writer at Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine, and travels the world teaching scrapbooking classes. Recently, Vicki became a product designer releasing her own mixed media line with American Crafts. Full disclosure, I could listen to Vicki talk for hours about her creative process; and in this interview, I let her take the stage to do just that. Vicki's passion for memory keeping and fondness for this creative community is infectious. I am so priviledge to know Vicki and to call her my friend. I hope you get as inspired to try something new, as I did by our conversation. Enjoy the show!

On today's special "on the road" episode, Jess talks with attendees and organizers of the June 2017 Ali Edwards' Story Camp. Held on Friday June 2 and Saturday June 3, 30 attendees and 9 creative team members traveled across the US and Canada to Eugene OR. This once in a lifetime opportunity / small memory keeping event was organize by Ali's right hand woman, Katie Jaeger. Over the of the weekend, Ali taught three classes which include sessions on design and storytelling. Enjoy the reflections on the weekend that was!