In this episode I'm chatting with Emiley Steinbruegge, the June featured artist at Simple Scrapper. Our insightful conversation includes Emiley's personal journey in scrapbooking, from starting with Creative Memories to balancing a busy family life and her creative passions. We discuss Emiley's favorite projects, such as her daughter's senior photobook, her love for bright colors and traditional scrapbooking techniques, and how social media has expanded the scrapbooking community. She also opens up about her challenges with photo organization and the importance of scrapbooking for personal joy.

Links Mentioned

• Emiley’s Facebook page: One Scrappy Mama
• Emiley’s Instagram: @one_scrappy_mama
• Allison Davis for Scrapbook Generation
• Shimelle
• Amy Tangerine

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As we approached the milestone of 300 episodes, I knew I wanted to make it big. So last month I gathered a group of fourteen Simple Scrapper staff and team members for an incredible conversation. Over two hours you will be treated to brilliant insights, heartfelt stories, and some of the best advice ever shared on the show. Thank you for listening and enjoy this special roundtable chat.

Visit the show notes for this episode to find out how long each guest has been a member as well as all the links mentioned!

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For our final week of this series we’re revisiting episode number 32 with Shannan Manton, 100 Songs That Changed My Life. Member Jenn writes “I love hearing about other people's processes and the different albums they make.” As you listen to this episode, think about whether you have a list of 100 things you would love to document in a small album. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw032 to share your insights.

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This week we’re revisiting episode number 192 with Amanda Wilder, Crafting with Chronic Illness. Member Carol writes “Some of my favorites are episodes that deal with chronic illness and how to incorporate scrapping into your life.” As you listen to this episode, reflect on some of your own personal barriers to creating consistently and how you might find more resilience through pauses. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw192 to share your insights.

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This week we’re revisiting episode number 209 with Peggy Collins and Amy Zwart, Organization Your Way. Member Angela writes “I enjoy the ones with Amy Z and Peggy as well as getting to know more about other members of the community and how they scrapbook.” As you listen to this episode, focus on organization problems of your own that you might want to solve over than the novelty of the ideas discussed. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw209 to share your insights.

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This week we’re revisiting episode number 268 with Janelle Horsley, Using Lists to Create More Consistently. Member Jennifer Gilman writes “I’m a list girl and I love Janelle’s description and use of lists.” As you listen to this episode, think about how you can improve or even optimize your use of lists for your scrapbooking. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw268 to share your insights.

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This week we’re revisiting episode number 76 with my husband Steve, Planning a Family History Vacation. Member Melissa Magnuson-Cannady writes “One of my favorite episodes is where Jennifer and Steve talk about their trip to Sweden.” As you listen to this episode, think about the role of family history in your memory keeping and which stories might rise to the top of your list. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/076 to share your insights.

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This week we’re revisiting episode number 172 with Ali Edwards. The episode was recommended by a number of people. Member Lorian writes “Ali’s Letting Go of Perfectionism is on my list of favorites.” As you listen to this episode, reflect on how your relationship with perfectionism has shaped your scrapbooking experience. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw172 to share your insights.

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This week we’re revisiting episode number 149 with Kim Edsen, The Best Thing I Did This Year. Community Manager Amy Z. writes “One of my favorites, and one where I took notes, was an episode where you and Kim discussed a list of things that worked well for members in the prior year.” As you listen to this episode, acknowledge what is already working well for you and note one thing you might want to try from the conversation. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw149 to share your insights.

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This week we’re revisiting episode number 223 with Alissa Williams as a companion to last week’s conversation about albums, Organizing All My Layouts. Member April Peebles writes “I really enjoyed your chat with Alissa about rearranging your layouts into the Library of Memories.” As you listen to this episode, think about how you prefer to include chronology and categories in your scrapbook planning and album organization. After the episode you’re invited to visit simplescrapper.com/syw223 to share your insights.

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