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On the Paperclipping Roundtable Scrapbooking Podcast :: Story Albums

On the Paperclipping Roundtable Scrapbooking Podcast :: Story Albums
scrapbook albums from shimelle laine @ shimelle.com
Today I had my alarm set for quarter to six in the evening to wait for a call from the team at Paperclipping – so we could record a new episode of their podcast, The Paperclipping Roundtable! I was so excited to talk about one of my very favourite topics – album systems – with fellow guests Stacy Julian and Ashli Oliver, host Noell and producer Izzy, of course. We covered all sorts of things and had a moment or two of talking all at once, of course. You can listen to the episode now via the Paperclipping blog or through iTunes.

scrapbook pages by Shimelle Laine at shimelle.com
We covered a lot of ground quite quickly, so I hope it wasn’t too overwhelming. I’ve tried to go through and find all my posts about how albums work for me, and it’s quite a bit of stuff! But I can at least make it a little easier to find. If you’re new to my album philosophy, here’s some further reading for you in the archives:
Cover to Cover is my album class. You can sign up any time and work through this as a self-paced workshop. (You do not need to wait for it to run live as it has finished its live run and I don’t tend to repeat classes on a schedule like that. If you feel you’ll do better with a team effort, ask a friend or post on Two Peas and you’ll likely find at least one other scrapper who will join in with you at the same time. You can keep each other accountable!)

Sorting pages into albums describes my process as I got a handle on what I wanted to do with my books and made that happen over a very rainy weekend.

A look inside my Early Years album shows how those new pages live right alongside the old. Also, if you scroll down below the pictures in that post, there is an Album Q&A that may answer some basic questions about what albums I use and so forth.

General notes on why I think albums are awesome, which may sound strange but there are plenty of scrapbookers who don’t use albums at all and the very idea leaves me sad and confused, because I depend on albums every single day. (That’s just me, of course.)

Maintaining album continuity is a video I created for the Two Peas Design School series that expands on the kraft-and-a-camera idea I discussed on the PRT this week.

There are also some videos that show albums. You can see Early Years pages here, volume one of our Round the World trip here. (There are more album videos in Cover to Cover too.)

The workshops I’ve done for True Scrap in the past also include different angles on my album philosophy. The first two workshops – Creative Stash Diving and Go with the Flow – are included with Cover to Cover. (Go with the Flow is what Noell was referencing as knowing I liked to pick up visual cues in my albums, as she was also an instructor at True Scrap. That workshop video is all about planning one section and making it all come together with continuity in the design.) The third workshop is The Perfect Collection, which is available on its own rather than with Cover to Cover. It’s all about using a collection pack or a kit to create a stack of pages, which might be a specific album depending on a few decisions you make in the process.

When it comes to writing in my albums, you might find Tips for writing about places, True Stories or Write it Down to be useful.

scrapbook pages by Shimelle Laine at shimelle.com
Random other things I mentioned on this episode include:
The 7-Up documentary series, except in my excitement of wanting to share that with Stacy I was way off on their ages – the most recent edition was indeed 56 Up this year. I have only seen the UK and USSR versions, but on reading more via that link, I’m very intrigued by the Australian edition as it was a Gillian Armstrong project, who is rather amazing. Anyway, Stacy’s pick for the week, The 5000 Days Project instantly made me think of the 7-Up series, so I just wanted to mention it quickly.

Gathered was my pick of the week. It’s a weekly craft magazine for the iPad from the makers of Mollie Makes magazine and it’s just beautiful. Simple, weekly, crafty and pretty.

Luang Prabang, Laos and Nong Khai, Thailand were the places I mentioned in the specific example of looking through an album and thinking consciously about the part of the story that’s missing and how I want to connect the two sections through the visual style and journaling.

Scrapbook Remix is the online class that just started, all about mixing patterned paper collections. You can still join in, of course! We’d love for you to mix it up with us.

If there’s anything else I missed that deserves a link or more explanation, just let me know! And if you want to discuss the topic with all the panelists and listeners, be sure to leave a comment on the episode post at PRT. It might even be discussed in the mail segment next week!

Thanks to the PRT team for inviting me – it’s so much fun to be on the show.

xlovesx

23 October 2012



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13 Comments for On the Paperclipping Roundtable Scrapbooking Podcast :: Story Albums

  1. Cathy L. Says:

    Wow! You put a lot of work into this post (as well as all of the others)! Thanks for all of the information. A lot of times you point me in the direction of a class I didn’t even know existed. Thanks for all of your hard work, Shimelle, it is appreciated!!!

  2. Robin W. Says:

    Thank you for pulling all of these topics together for us! I just love it when you are on PRT—those are the episodes I listen to more than once!

  3. Mel Says:

    Hey Can’t wait to listen. I remember seeing the 7 up series ….. well 35 years ago for the first time I was a teenager at the time and I was fascinated but I keep missing the updates. Will try and catch up. Now off to listen…

  4. Mikki McGehee Says:

    I want to tell you “Thank you!” what an incredible episode of Paperclipping. I am so excited to impliment your strategies for album creation, just WOW! I learn SO much from you. Thanks for showing me that I can do things in new and great ways.

  5. Leanne Says:

    I’m looking forward to listening to the podcast, but just wanted to say thank you for bringing all these links together – I’m sure they’ll be brilliant. I’d been wondering recently what I could do if I didn’t scrap directly into a sketchbook – and now I know, the answer seems so obvious now. And even better, I now know where to look for hints and tips for the future! :)

  6. Anissa Says:

    What a wonderful post! you have so much information and so many links. I need a “save to favorites” button here. Thanks!!!

  7. Courtney M Says:

    Loved (as always) hearing you on the roundtable! It’s funny, if I ran into you in the street, I probably wouldn’t notice unless you spoke or I looked at your hands. Two nice Shimelle/GG surprises in one week. Now off to convince Mr. Incredible that I need to buy another one of your classes.

  8. Keely Says:

    Shimelle, I love it when you’re on the roundtable!! So glad I popped over to your blog. You are soooooo generous to share so much great information. Thank you!!

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  11. Marie-Pierre Says:

    I love the paperclipping roundtable and I love it even more when you are on! :) Tonight I made a layout….and I looked in my albums first to see what was missing. :) You are a great source of inspiration to me. Thanks so much. :)

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