Live Inspired

This week, I'm talking to Lindsay Weirich aka The Frugal Crafter. Lindsay has an astonishing 300,000+ subscribers on YouTube so when I saw her channel and heard her enthusiasm for crafting, I knew I had to talk to her! We discuss her video titled "Is Scrapbooking Dead?" and Lindsay offers some very wise insight into the decline of interest in our hobby in recent years. She also gives us lots of practical tips on living a life of creativity. For links and more info, visit tracieclaiborne.com. 

This week, I'm talking to Lindsay Weirich aka The Frugal Crafter. Lindsay has an astonishing 300,000+ subscribers on YouTube so when I saw her channel and heard her enthusiasm for crafting, I knew I had to talk to her! We discuss her video titled "Is Scrapbooking Dead?" and Lindsay offers some very wise insight into the decline of interest in our hobby in recent years. She also gives us lots of practical tips on living a life of creativity. For links and more info, visit tracieclaiborne.com. 

This week, I am so honored to have as my guest, the always inspiring, Stacy Julian! If you've listened to me for any length of time, you know that my approach to scrapboking is very influenced by Stacy's philosophies and writings on the subject. We chat about her scrapbooking journey from taking a beginner's class to teaching core composition to becoming the Founding Editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine and Creator of Big Picture Classes. We'll find out what she's up to now and hear some words of wisdom from her about making our memory keeping more meaningful. Happy 50th episode Live Inspired! Thanks to all of you who have listened and supported me on this journey and thanks to my darling husband for my lovely new theme song! Great things are ahead in 2017! 

This week, I am so honored to have as my guest, the always inspiring, Stacy Julian! If you've listened to me for any length of time, you know that my approach to scrapboking is very influenced by Stacy's philosophies and writings on the subject. We chat about her scrapbooking journey from taking a beginner's class to teaching core composition to becoming the Founding Editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine and Creator of Big Picture Classes. We'll find out what she's up to now and hear some words of wisdom from her about making our memory keeping more meaningful. Happy 50th episode Live Inspired! Thanks to all of you who have listened and supported me on this journey and thanks to my darling husband for my lovely new theme song! Great things are ahead in 2017! 

This week, Crafty Jen Schow and I discuss documenting 2017 with Project Life. We also share our thoughts on social media: the role it plays in our life and how we can use it to inspire us. We invite you to join us in February 2018 on a crafty cruise to the Caribbean! It's gonna rock! Visit tracieclaiborne.com for more info!

This week, Crafty Jen Schow and I discuss documenting 2017 with Project Life. We also share our thoughts on social media: the role it plays in our life and how we can use it to inspire us. We invite you to join us in February 2018 on a crafty cruise to the Caribbean! It's gonna rock! Visit tracieclaiborne.com for more info!

This week, I'm talking to Laura Rahel about using memory keeping as a way to encourage self-love and positivity. Laura tells us about her new class "Hello, Gorgeous" which offers more information on this topic. We also discuss how to live your best life in 2017, documenting the everyday stories of our life, what format Laura is scrapping in this year and much more! For more on Laura Rahel, visit laurarahel.com or visit tracieclaiborne.com for links and comments about this week's show. 

This week, I'm talking to Laura Rahel about using memory keeping as a way to encourage self-love and positivity. Laura tells us about her new class "Hello, Gorgeous" which offers more information on this topic. We also discuss how to live your best life in 2017, documenting the everyday stories of our life, what format Laura is scrapping in this year and much more! For more on Laura Rahel, visit laurarahel.com or visit tracieclaiborne.com for links and comments about this week's show. 

This week, I'm talking to Heather Ulmer about a fun new company in the papercrafting industry: Wild Whisper Designs. Heather and her business partner, Suzy Dube, created this company after bonding over their shared enthusiasm for memory keeping. Heather and I also discuss her plans for documenting the upcoming holiday season and why scrapbooking gives us a reason to live and a fresh view on life! For more info on how to Live Inspired, visit tracieclaiborne.com! Due to my travels, Live Inspired will be on holiday until December. Look for a new episode 12/2.

This week, Victoria Marie tells us about her new class, The Holiday Project. This class will inspire you to tell some of your most important holiday stories in a doable way! Check it out at victoriamarieblog.com! 

This week, the owner of Colorcast Designs, Jessica Upton, tells us all about how she started her business making acrylics and wood veneers. It is a fun and fascinating story that I know you will enjoy hearing. She also shares her story of getting started in the scrapbook business before she even knew how to scrapbook! Be sure to visit colorcastdesigns.com to learn more about Jessica's awesome products. Just a note: Beginning with this episode, Live Inspired will return to its original shorter format of 30-45 minutes to help with my overall podcast production time. For more info on how to Live Inspired, visit me at tracieclaiborne.com!

This week, Crafty Jen Schow joins me to discuss our recent Cruise and Crop experience. If you've been wondering how it went or are just curious about what happens on a Cruise and Crop adventure, let us fill you in! To find out more about the classes we teach together called Ready, Sketch, Go!, visit tracieclaiborne.com or classes.craftyjenschow.com. 

This week, I'm talking to the lovely Andrea Gray, better known as "Retrohipmama." We discuss pocket page scrapbooking, her personal 6x8 album, and the studio tour her filmmaker husband produced for her.  Andrea shares details about something shocking she recently posted on Instagram, and we discuss what I think is the perfect job for her in this industry. This is a fun discussion that is sure to make you laugh. For more on how to Live Inspired, visit me at tracieclaiborne.com! 

This week, I'm talking to designer, Laura Vegas. We discuss her recent departure from Bella Blvd., her plans for the future and her love of double pagers. Laura has been scrapbooking for 22 years so we talk about getting rid of old layouts, redoing pages and how she feels about the big picture of her work. For more information on how to Live Inspired, visit me at tracieclaiborne.com. 

This week, my good friend, Alice Boll, and I are discussing what to do when you lose your motivation and inspiration for scrapbooking. Alice, owner of theScrap Happy group and leader of the Layout a Day project, also shares info about her community and what it's like to do a Layout a Day several times per year. This show is chock-full of great information so get a pen and paper ready to take notes! For more info on how to Live Inspired and a link to join Scrap Happy, visit www.tracieclaiborne.com.