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This week, we're interviewing Peppermint Granberg of One Little Bird Designs. We're talking about hybrid scrapbooking, designing scrapbook products, tips for scrapbooking boys. For the full show notes, visit the DSG blog.  

This week, we're talking with Nancy Nally of Scrapbook update about how she uses her Cricut for Hybrid Scrapbooking. On the Show: Karen Poirier-Brode Nancy Nally From the Show: Cricut Craft Critique

This week, we sat down with Jana Oliveira to dig a little deeper into digital art journaling. We talk about what art journaling means to her and receive a lot of tips and and an extensive list with a plethora of resources!  Enjoy!! ON THE SHOW: Summer Christiansen Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Janaina Oliveira FROM THE SHOW: NON-SCRAPBOOK MENTIONS: Canon Pixma printers Epsom artisan printer Large format professional grade printers Persnickety Prints Persnickety   SOFTWARE MENTIONS: Photoshop elements Particle Shop On1 Filter forge Sketch book pro   OTHER MENTIONS: Project

Join us today for our discussion with Tiffany Tillman, owner and creator of scrapaneers.com.  We talk about her journey as a creative entrepreneur in the scrapbooking industry and the details on the upcoming Scrapaneers LIVE event! Scrapaneers LIVE event! ON THE SHOW: Summer Christiansen Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Tiffany Tillman FROM THE SHOW: Scrapaneers LIVE 20$ off code: GET LIVE

Join us today for a discussion with Julie Fiandt of createintandem.com on getting passed comparison so we can be our best creative selves!  Keep your eyes on your own paper people!  Love you all!  Thanks for your support!  Enjoy! ON THE SHOW: Summer Christiansen Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Julie Fiandt FROM THE SHOW: Dr. Kristen Neff  WTF Podcast - Episode 684 The French Connection  How to Steal Like an Artist James Clear Fight Song    

Join us today to discuss the Advantages & Disadvantages of Oversharing on Social Media.  Such a fun topic!  But we would like to add a little DISCLAIMER: these are all opinions of the show hosts!  We did a little research and read articles to educate and inform on what the current norms and opinions are for oversharing. Then, mixed in with our personal opinions, we "share" with you our thoughts on it all.   Unfortunately there was a clip with bad audio that had to be omitted. We discussed this video "Whats On Your Mind", in which an adult overshares his every waking moment on Facebook.  We are all publicly branding ourselves (as Christy explains on the show) and the act we write online may not be the one we're living behind the scenes.    There are many pros and cons to making our daily lives open to the public.  Take a listen and let us know what you think! The Digiscrap Geek Crew  ON THE SHOW: Summer Christiansen Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler FROM THE SHOW: We talked a little about this term "Sharenting".  Reality is now life in a cell phone: What would happen if you forgot your phone? The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing The Surprising Benefits of Over-sharing on Social Media

Join us today to discuss journaling on your scrapbook pages.  Among the hot topics on todays show:  using your own handwritting, how much or how little to write, and using your 5 senses to journal. ON THE SHOW: Summer Christiansen Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler   From the Show: Journaling Ideas and Resources from Get It Scrapped My Scrapbook Evolution Pinterest Board: Journaling, Adding Interest- has ideas for making your journaling look interesting on the page My Scrapbook Evolution Pinterest Board: Journaling, Tell the Story- has ideas for the stories on your scrapbook layouts My Scrapbook Evolution Pinterest Board: Journaling, Listed-has ideas for journaling with a list approach DayOne App Hand writting fonts Creative Bloq (handwritting fonts) First, Second, & Third Person Using Your 5 Senses For Journaling 

Join us today as we provide insight on some fabulous resources on expanding your creativity and living a creative life!!!  ON THE SHOW: Summer ChristiansenKaren Poirier-BrodeChristy Strickler From the Show: Why I Taught Myself To Procrastinate Rewritting Your Creative Habit The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp Creativity: Simple Steps toward Thinking Outside the Box & Boosting Imagination by Laura Lewinski 4 Lessons In Creativity This is Your Brain on Crafts by Lisa Borgnes-Giramonti Powerful Benefits of the Creative Instinct

Join us today to discuss what creativity means for us as memory keepers and falling back in love with old projects that no longer bring us joy.   ON THE SHOW: Summer Christiansen Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler   From the Show: skype.com blab.com googlehangouts.com chatbooks.com Digiscrap Geek FB Page The Digiscrap Geek Podcast Closed FaceBook Group (search name on FB and request memebership). EPISODE 40: Making Time for Scrapbooking EPISODE 44: Documenting December EPISODE 46: Finding Inspiration AFter the Holidays    

Join us today as we talk about Chatbooks and review "the cloud".   ON THE SHOW: Summer Christiansen Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler   From the Show: chatbooks.com The Most Photographed Generation Will Have No Pictures In 10 Years Pic Frame App Apple DSG FaceBook Page (please send a request for our private facbook page) CHA  

Join us for a new episode on finding inspiration and mojo after the holidays.  Karen talks about her trip to CHA and we discuss different ways to help reignite your scrapping after the holidays.   On the show: Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler

Mary Moseley of Be Photo Wise shares tips and tricks for scanning photos and memorabilia with us. At what resolution should you be scanning your memories? What scanners to use to on the go? Should you really scan all your photos? Plus, Mary tells us about an upcoming free class where you can learn how to save your photos and provides a coupon for her popular scanning e-course! (yay!) On the Show: Mary Moseley Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) From the Show: Save Your Photos Day: Free Online Class & Local Events Epson Perfection Scanner Digital ICE Flip Pal Pandigital Scanner How to Organize Scan and Digitize Photos & Memorabilia For 3D memorbilia, all in one printer/scanners are not ideal- use a photo scanner By the end of 2015 a trillion photos will have been taken! Digital Memories Online Scanning Resolution Guide

We're back! It's just us this discussing the latest useful news for memory keepers, like Apple's iPhone 6s camera features and some retiring designers. Join us as we get back into the groove! On the Show: Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) From the Show Leave us a voicemail iPhone 6 Lens Replacement Apple Announcements Apple's Pencil iPhone 6 camera vs. Galaxy Note 5 camera Polaroid Snap Polaroid Zip Printer The Instagram Rectangle Buzzfeed planner post (some swearing...) Tell Buzzfeed more memory keeping! Sugarplum Paperie retirement post QOTW: What speeds up your scrapbooking? Leave us a text or audio comment sharing your favorite hack, tip, trick or shortcut that saves you oodles of time.  

Summer shares her "flusterized" experience with an external hard drive failure that is absolutely heartbreaking and raw... she opens up about why she didn't back up her photos and supplies and then tells us what she's done to recover her data and how much it cost. We also talk about Christy's big news, answer some organization questions from listeners, talk tech and get a run down on Paper Arts from Karen. We'll be back in September with new, improved episodes! If you have an idea for the show or question for any of us, leave a comment or send us a message using the form over on the right sidebar. On the Show: Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick Jennifer Kellogg (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) Check out our new Zazzle shop and support the show!     From the Show: Deflecto Craft Ambassador Call (deadline Aug. 7) What is the UAE? The last show with listener questions answered Karen is still  using iPhotos to organize her digital supplies Apple Photos doesn't handle PNG files Apple no longer offers support for iPhotos (

Sara Gleason chats with us about finding balance and making time for scrapbooking and telling our stories on scrapbook pages. What is balance anyway and is it possible to achieve? What can we do fit our hobby into our hectic lives? If you need a little scrappy therapy, this is the show for you!   On the Show: Sara Gleason: Plant Your Story | Shop Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick Jennifer Kellogg (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) Check out our new Zazzle shop and support the show!     From the Show: Charity Wings is at Paper Arts Grow with Love Prompts changed Carrie's perspective on scrapbooking What's new in Photoshop CC 2015... Save for Web is now found in File>Export & there are lots of great benefits to upgrading (including being able to see glyphs). Art Board discussion at Get It Scrapped discusses why should or should not love them Christy Scrapbook Album Tour will make you want to scrapbook

You Matter! Our deepest sympathies go out to Heidi Swapp and her family. You are not alone. If you or a loved one is in emotional crisis or having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1 (800) 273-8255 or visit their website to chat live with a trained representative. Help is available 24/7, free and your call is 100% confidential.   Lix Hewett talks with us about photographing portraits with personality. How do you get a teenager to cooperate with the camera? What lenses work best? How much post processing to do? We explore listener questions and some of our own to help you take photos you'll love! On the Show: Lix Hewett Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick Jennifer Kellogg (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) Check out our new Zazzle shop and support the show!     From the Show: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline CHA Paper Arts Show

It's just us this week talking about scrapbooking during summer and then answer some listener questions about organization and printing. Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick Jennifer Kellogg (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) Check out our new Zazzle shop and support the show!     From the Show: Christy shares her Project Life hacks Definitely make a list of your daily accomplishments Use the busy summer months to tie up your projects loose ends Crafts boost your creativity Carrie joined the CT at The Digital Press Karen will be at Paper Arts Summer is working on a system for adding ephemera to photobooks. Summer loves AdoramaPix Christy is printing at home with Kodak Premium Photo Paper Shutterfly is an affordable solution for photobook printing Have a Shutterfly coupon & support the show with your purchase: All customers enjoy 30% off orders $1-$49.99, 40% off orders $50-$99.99 or 50% off orders $10

Traci Reed joins us to discuss the basics of Creative Teams: How do you know you're ready to apply to your first call? What skills are essential for a Creative Team? How do you make your CT application stand out? Once you're on the team, what are the best practices to ensure you and your designer have a happy relationship?  Traci Reed (Shop) Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick Jennifer Kellogg (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) Check out our new Zazzle shop and support the show!     From the Show: Dr. Karen tells us to apply and re-apply sunscreen!  RUkristin Find Your Voice How to knock Your Creative Application Outta the Park (article by Traci) Design Star Traci's Creative Live Classes

Lisa Fulmer chats with us about truth in advertising rules, FTC disclosure for scrapbookers, best practices for disclosing relationships and why crafting benefits ramps up creativity, making you a better memory keeper. Lisa Fulmer (Marketing Consulting) Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick Jennifer Kellogg Enter to Win Craft Attitude Inkjet Film  (affiliate links where possible- thank you for supporting the show) Check out our new Zazzle shop and support the show!     From the Show: RUkristin Find Your Voice Lisa's Books Bella Crafts Quarterly Craft Foxes #craftyourstash Article on FTC update

Leah Riordan, owner of The Digital Press and brain behind Mommyish, helps us answer listener questions about fonts and typography. What's the difference between serif and sans serif, what is tracking, leading and kerning, how do you pair fonts? Should you use the OTF or the TTF file type? Plus, we share our personal favorite fonts. Leah Rioridan The Digital Press | Sugarhill Co. Karen Poirier-Brode Christy Strickler Summer Christiansen Carrie Arick Jennifer Kellogg Check out our new Zazzle shop!   From the Show: Learn Java® to create your own Minecraft® Server CHA Paper Arts Charity Wings @ Paper Arts Echo Park: My Little Boy Collection OTF vs. TTF dafont.com Font Squirrel