Scrapbook Your Way

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SYW333 - My Way with Carolyn Murray May 04, 2026

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Carolyn Murray is a recently retired scrapbooker from Mississauga, Ontario, who has been creating colorful, photo-forward 12x12 layouts for more than 22 years. As Simple Scrapper’s May featured artist, she joins us for this My Way episode to share the systems and creative habits that keep her crafting nearly every day.

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SYW332 – Finishing More Scrapbook Projects with Amy Zwart Apr 13, 2026

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Amy Zwart is Simple Scrapper's community manager and the person I call the keeper of the testimonials. She's the one who catches the moments when members finally finish the thing they've been circling for months. She brings a unique insider view to a conversation about what finishing actually looks like and what makes it possible.

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SYW331 - My Way with Kim Chaffin Apr 06, 2026

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Kim Chaffin has been scrapbooking for nearly 30 years, ever since a friend invited her to a Creative Memories party and she realized the photos she was already taking and the journaling she was already keeping belonged on the same page. She lives in Tennessee, in a town internationally known as the storytelling capital of the world. That passion for story is at the core of why she never gets tired of this hobby.

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SYW330 - Use Your Stash in Creative Ways with Anna Komenda Mar 30, 2026

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Anna Komenda lives just outside Warsaw, Poland, and has been scrapbooking since her older daughter was born. She creates colorful, layered pages with custom ink backgrounds, asymmetrical compositions, and a genuine love of working with dies and mixed media. Being based in Europe means navigating a craft market that skews heavily toward card making, and that constraint has shaped how she thinks about creativity and what to do with the supplies in front of her.

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SYW329 - Use What You Have with Alissa Williams Mar 23, 2026

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Alissa Williams is the director of a small public library in central Illinois, and she came into our conversation with a clear picture of everything in her stash: where it lives, what it is, and when she is done with it. In our conversation Alissa maps how products come into her creative life, how she decides what to keep working with, and why the friction of online shopping has quietly done more for her stash-busting goals than any deliberate plan. She made zero new purchases in 2026 before this recording and is down to a single quarterly kit subscription.

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SYW328 - My Way with Cassie Wiscarson Mar 16, 2026

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Cassie Wiscarson is a Washington State scrapbooker with a graphic, colorful, photo-focused style and a genuine love of everyday moments. As our March 2026 featured artist, she joins us for this My Way episode to share the projects and perspectives that keep her coming back to her craft room, even in a season of life that has required some intentional prioritizing.

Cassie's roots go back to film photography, including a DIY darkroom in her in-laws' basement, and that love of capturing small, joyful moments still shapes how she scrapbooks today.
After joining a digital design team, she discovered that printing her own hybrid supplies made her more intentional, and she shares how that fits alongside her 12x12 layouts and 6x8 monthly recaps.
Her new magnetic glass mat changed everything about her mixed media practice, and she makes a pretty compelling case for it.
Cassie also opens up about stepping back from design teams to care for her mom, and how reclaiming Saturday as her own became essential for her mental health.

Links Mentioned

Cassie on Instagram: @cassiewiscarson
Pear Tree Cut Files
Scrapbook Generation
Heart and Home Collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio (*)
xTool Diode Laser (*)
Week In The Life
Project Life
December Daily
Traci Reed
Glass Board Studio Magnetic Glass Mat (*)
Tim Holtz mixed media mat (*)
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides (*)
Elle’s Studio Monthly Kits
Posca Pens (*)
Crafty Maven Getaway

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SYW327 - Interactive Scrapbooking with Brie Beaupre Mar 09, 2026

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Have you ever wished you could scrapbook dozens of photos on a single layout? You can with Brie Beaupre's interactive scrapbooking method. In this episode I'm chatting with Brie about the origins of her approach and the benefits of designing scrapbook pages in this unique way. You'll learn tips for making interactive layouts with ease, along with the secrets of using an entire collection kit at once!

Links Mentioned

Brie on Instagram: @interactivescrapbooking
Interactive Scrapbooking by Brie Beaupre
Facebook
YouTube
Pinterest
Simple Stories Junk Drawer (*)
Instructions for Junk Drawer Layout
Stampin' Up
49 and Market (*)
Creative Memories
Barely Art Precision Glue (*)
Scoreboard (*)
Photo Play (*)
Echo Park (*)
Glass Mats (*)
Square
Canva
Page Protector Instructions on YouTube
Feathered Friends Layout on YouTube
Coastal Escape Layout on YouTube

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SYW326 - Balancing Multiple Scrapbook Projects with Sarah Jürs Feb 16, 2026

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Memory keeper Sarah Jürs loves variety, from creating in different formats to participating in many projects within the creative community. In this episode you'll hear what keeps her grounded in what really matters and how she balances a full plate inside and outside of scrapbooking. Sarah's passion for stories also shines through as a driving force in her process, offsetting the challenges of acquiring scrapbook supplies where she lives in Germany.

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SYW325 - Simplifying Annual Scrapbook Projects Feb 02, 2026

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When you love all the projects, how do you keep up with it all? To Megan Dosch, the answers are digital and "you don't." My conversation with Megan explores how she embraces a good enough mindset and identifies what really is the priority. From Project Life to December Daily (and everything in between), this episode highlights what its like to be busy-but-passionate memory keeper today.

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SYW324 - How to Start Scrapbooking Again Jan 26, 2026

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When I came across Laura O'Donnell on Instagram (@scrappingagain), I knew I had to hear the "again" part of her story. We talk about the seasons of life that precipitated her pause and her restart, as well as what she wishes she would have done in between. Our conversation also includes important reminders about finding that sweet spot in scrapbooking where joy and practicality meet.

Links Mentioned

Laura on Instagram: @scrappingagain
Project Life
Blurb
Flow magazine (*)
Creative Memories
Hero Arts (*)
Copic Markers (*)
Jessica Sprague
Libby
Lori Santos: The Science of Wellbeing
Hobonichi Weeks - April start planners arriving soon
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop
Sweet Doll Designs
Clever Monkey Graphics
Sweet Shoppe

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