Kim and I are back for another fun catch up on our memory making and memory keeping experiences. You'll hear how I solved two family mysteries, how we're both staying on track through the summer, and what we're eager to tackle next. Plus, this episode offers permission to change a specific scrapbooking behavior!

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Nancy Damiano is a long-time scrapbooker who rekindled her passion for the hobby in smaller formats. In this episode you'll hear how she uses a combination of memory planning and smaller spreads to tell her stories.

Our conversation focuses on a variety of Nancy's techniques, especially the use of full-page photos. We talk photography, layout composition, journaling tricks, and more in this fast-paced and inspiration-packed episode!

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What role does creativity have in your mental health and wellness plan?

In this episode Amy Melniczenko shares her journey of moving past personal challenges to embrace the work of becoming more herself. I reached out to Amy because I had noticed a big shift in her memory keeping and wanted to peel back the layers of that beautiful blossoming.

Amy has been part of our Simple Scrapper team since 2013, serving as creative team leader for most of that time. You previously heard her on the episode 39 of the podcast where she discussed the intersection between her reading and crafty lives.

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Jen Wong is a minimalist pocket page scrapbooker with a growing passion for photography. She's also our featured artist for July. In this episode Jen shares a peek into her creative life, including what keeps her motivated to scrapbook! You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw123.

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In this month's catch-up conversation with Kim we talk planners, products, and more. We share what's new in our lives this summer as well as how we're using this time to think about what's ahead for us in the second half of 2021.

This episode also features a peek at what we're planning for the Photos creative journey, including the July 8 session of Refresh we have coming up! Refresh is our 4-day, members-only virtual retreat.

You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw122.

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When photography becomes a passion, you see your hobby, your life, and yourself with new perspective and possibilities. In this episode you'll hear from Ettiene Rickels, one of our creative team members, about her journey in this creative medium.

From the experience that changed everything to her favorite sources of supplies, our conversation is full of insights that might just shift your own trajectory.... this summer and beyond. I know that I left completely inspired to try some new approaches!

If you enjoyed getting to know Ettiene in this episode, she will be sharing more about her photography projects at our Refresh retreat kickoff event on July 8! Refresh is a 4-day reset for your creative soul and is exclusively for our members.

You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw121.

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Our biggest adventures often lead to the most photos. This creates a unique challenge for memory keepers. Download my free travel scrapbooking guide to learn how you can make travel projects fun and finishable.

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In this episode I'm interviewing Diane Dziuban, our June featured artist, for the My Way series. Diane's creative style served as inspiration for our current member challenge!

Diane dabbles in a range of sizes, loves Disney, and enjoys keeping her stash organized. I loved hearing about her passions, motivations, and more in the latest episode of our monthly series.

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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 our recent Refresh retreat and the upcoming session of Before Your Story, the Storytelling journey has kept us busy!

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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 experiences guided their approach to the project.

You'll learn how this album framework is not only designed to make it possible to get multiple decades in one album, but how it is an approach that is easy to personalize.

After all, everything we do here is about scrapbooking your way!

You can find the full show notes for this episode at simplescrapper.com/syw118.

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