2010 was a Big Year for Paperclipping!

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2010 was a fantastic year for Paperclipping!

What do we have to celebrate right now?

Experienced huge growth in 2010
Launched the Paperclipping Roundtable
Launched the Paperclipping Digi Show
Honored with Most Influential Scrapbooker award
Paperclipping Life Books donation drive
Built a new recording studio

OMG! Huge Growth!

Visits to Paperclipping more than doubled in 2010. Take a look:

2009: 131,287 visits to this website
2010: 280,851 visits to this website

Additionally, more and more people are becoming Paperclipping Members. In fact, 1,570 people have signed up to be Paperclipping Members. We’re so excited to see that our membership has grown to this size.

Our members are the most loyal and cherished audience members. If you’re not a member, and you enjoy the Roundtable or other things we produce, you should kiss a member and tell them thank you, because the members make everything we do possible. ;-)

7,056 scrapbookers are currently receiving email updates to stay in touch with the almost daily activities around here.

The Paperclipping Roundtable

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One year ago this week we launched the Paperclipping Roundtable! It has been downloaded 90,670 times!

There was nothing like this in the industry. Some were skeptical as to whether an audio show made sense for something as visual as scrapbooking. It definitely made sense. According to Stacy Julian, founder of Simple Scrapbook Magazines and Big Picture Classes, Paperclipping has “changed the way we talk about scrapbooking.”

In fact, some of the industry’s most loved people like Ali Edwards, Cathy Zielske, and Stacy herself have jumped on board to be a part of the show!
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The Paperclipping Digi Show

The Paperclipping Roundtable was such a huge hit, even among digital scrapbookers, that we launched a second audio show — the Paperclipping Digi Show!

Steph from the Daily Digi hosts this show. She’s amazing, and we love her. Her choices in guests and topics are awesome! Digi Show numbers? So far, this ‘new kid on the block’ has been downloaded 43,323 times!

Most Influential Scrapbooker Award

Ella Publishing announced who they believed to be the top 9 Most Influential Scrapbookers of 2010. I was thrilled that they chose me as one of those nine!

Paperclipping Life Books Donation Drive

For (Inter)National Scrapbook Day last May, I partnered with Roxane Apple of Shared Scraps to run a scrapbook supply donation drive. Local scrapbook stores got involved and the Paperclipping audience donated a total of 640 pounds of supplies for the making of Life Books for children under the care of the state!

New Recording Studio

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Over the summer we were able to move our audio and video studios out of our living room and bedroom! We had our garage turned into a studio that never has to be taken down.

Of course, we had our other fun events — video and audio reporting from the Winter Craft and Hobby Association Trade show, Paperclipping Live! (our live-broadcasted show), the Paperclipping Festival for members to share something they’ve learned, and the Holiday Photography Tips Course for our Members.

Paperclipping in 2011

We have a number of special edition tutorials or classes we want to launch this year. The first one is in the works. I’m currently putting together a comprehensive in-depth course on design and the use of design principles for scrapbooking.

Once that is launched, I will choose from among these topics for the next project:

Aperture training — how to use Apple’s photo editing and managing software, Aperture.
Flexible Templates — an eBook of my Flexible Templates
An album workshop — I don’t want to share the topic of this yet, but there is a themed album I am putting together and would like to teach as a workshop. It would probably have weekly assignments and it might last between two and three months.
A mini-book workshop — again, I’m not ready to share the topic on this, but it would involve simple daily assignments and would last thirty days.
A die cutting course using the Big Shot.

I have other ideas as well, but there is only so much we can do in one year! I don’t know which of these we will prioritize for this year. Please help me out! What events did you enjoy last year in 2010, and what projects would you be most interested in for 2011?

And most importantly, thank you to all you scrapbookers who have made Paperclipping a major part of your scrapbooking experience!

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Mande

You guys really are awesome, and the photos look great! This is definitely something to be very proud of. My main problem until 2010 when I found you was that I had no one to share my passion with. I knew other scrapbookers, but they weren’t on the same level as me in terms of passion and desire to grow within the hobby. Now, each week, I can just listen and feel like I am part of the bigger conversation about real-life challenges and fun new techniques within this industry. I love that it is more realistic and more frequent than a magazine, and I especially love the humorous stories and laughter that arise out of every episode. Keep up the great work and best of luck to you in the new year!!!
Mande
tape

Happy New Year! I loved the shows and the CHA reporting most from last year. This year, I’d love to get some Aperture training, and an eBook of your FTs sounds good as well!
Moejgreer

Thanks for sharing this great news with all of us, I have been a member since the beginning and I enjoy each and every show you and Izzy put out, Thank you.
for 2011 I would love The flexible template ebook! The flexible templates Paperclipping videos are the ones I watch over and over, i even put those video on my iphone for easy access.
KristynG

I would LOVE to get an eBook of your flexible templates!!! and the CHA coverage is simply over the top!
Cheryl Smith

I have been a participant with both the PRT and Digi show from the beginning and have LOVED both!! I’ve learned so many new things. I look forward to both of them each week. Any of the ideas you have would be great for the coming year and I will look forward to them with great anticipation. I have also loved learning about all the fun iPad apps, especially now that I have one (partly due to Izzy’s enthusiasm for them). Keep up the good work and all the innovative ideas. That’s what makes this so much fun. (PS: I am a paperclipping member as well…..love that too!)
http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/ Cynthia H

What an exciting and eventful year! I am a new member (just joined last week), but I am enjoying the video tutorials a lot already. I think some of your most creative projects are your min-books and albums, so I would pick one of those to come next.

This year I have most enjoyed the Roundtable, especially any and all episodes with Stacy Julian. I really love her vision and how she is able to trigger a topic that gets the panelists thinking in new directions. I also really liked the episode about scrapbooking the commute, since I just found it full of inspiring ideas that made me want to create right there (I was listening on my iPhone on an airplane).
http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/ Cynthia H

What an exciting and eventful year! I am a new member (just joined last week), but I am enjoying the video tutorials a lot already. I think some of your most creative projects are your min-books and albums, so I would pick one of those to come next.

This year I have most enjoyed the Roundtable, especially any and all episodes with Stacy Julian. I really love her vision and how she is able to trigger a topic that gets the panelists thinking in new directions. I also really liked the episode about scrapbooking the commute, since I just found it full of inspiring ideas that made me want to create right there (I was listening on my iPhone on an airplane).
Pookiesmom6602/Gail

Congrats to you and Izzy for the huge accomplishments in 2010! Its obvious how hard you guys work and put your heart into all that you do. I would love the mini book project…I love your mini-books! Also would like to see the flexible template e-book, that sounds very interesting! I LOVE LOVE LOVE both audio shows (even though I am not a digital scrapper, I still love hearing about that stuff). I have to actually “save” them for listening to during long, sometimes unpleasant, tasks like cleaning jobs or long walks when the weather permits. If they were longer that would be even better! LOL… Well, whatever you decide…..count me in! Looking forward to 2011!
Pookiesmom6602/Gail

Congrats to you and Izzy for the huge accomplishments in 2010! Its obvious how hard you guys work and put your heart into all that you do. I would love the mini book project…I love your mini-books! Also would like to see the flexible template e-book, that sounds very interesting! I LOVE LOVE LOVE both audio shows (even though I am not a digital scrapper, I still love hearing about that stuff). I have to actually “save” them for listening to during long, sometimes unpleasant, tasks like cleaning jobs or long walks when the weather permits. If they were longer that would be even better! LOL… Well, whatever you decide…..count me in! Looking forward to 2011!
Stephb

I would love the Aperture training course! The themed album sounds interesting, too.
Lynn

Please do the Aperture Training. There is no good training out there.
Carol Easom

Of the most significant events for me in 2010 your show has influenced me weekly, increasing my already high enjoyment of scrapbooking with the roundtable and has led me more into scrapping about myself — so in my year’s mini scrapbook instead of being mostly my family, I have pages of people important in my life and your pictures are there as well as the notation of significance for the links from the show that have led me to many exciting websites that are now part of my routine inspiration. (I also just got the BIG SHOT after wanting it for so long so kudos on your upcoming focus). I am so sharing your journey, Noell, as I also started art journalling this year. Doing mini-books,including using starbucks coffee wrappers, etc., has helped me appreciate the little daily things, as well freed me creatively, and from carrying my whole family’s history (which is never completed) , from the page completion of 12 x 12 !! Thanks to Ali, Nancy, Stacy and so many of your awesome guests, for helping me see that ‘just scrapping it’ is the most important thing.
Carol Easom

Of the most significant events for me in 2010 your show has influenced me weekly, increasing my already high enjoyment of scrapbooking with the roundtable and has led me more into scrapping about myself — so in my year’s mini scrapbook instead of being mostly my family, I have pages of people important in my life and your pictures are there as well as the notation of significance for the links from the show that have led me to many exciting websites that are now part of my routine inspiration. (I also just got the BIG SHOT after wanting it for so long so kudos on your upcoming focus). I am so sharing your journey, Noell, as I also started art journalling this year. Doing mini-books,including using starbucks coffee wrappers, etc., has helped me appreciate the little daily things, as well freed me creatively, and from carrying my whole family’s history (which is never completed) , from the page completion of 12 x 12 !! Thanks to Ali, Nancy, Stacy and so many of your awesome guests, for helping me see that ‘just scrapping it’ is the most important thing.
Tambur

Wow! That is so much to be thankful for. You guys are awesome. We moved overseas in August (2010) and the Roundtable has been the best company. You talk my language and I am excited to know that there are other people out there that enjoy and embrace the scrappy lifestyle as much as I do.

I would love to learn more about Aperture and the Flexible Templates would top my list.

Thanks so much for all that you do. Here’s to a rockin’ 2011.
Snikkity

Really love the work you guys do~ you are so enjoyable to listen to and your personalities come across so well through my headphones! I look forward to hitting the ‘refresh’ button to update my Itunes podcasts! I am chiming in that I’d love to see the 2nd, 3rd and 4th topic in your list. I don’t have the 1st or last product so they are irrelevant to me. Keep up all the great work and I wish you both and your respective businesses a wonderful 2011!
Shannonvan

Busy year for 2010, and it looks like 2011 will be just as productive for Paperclipping! Congratulations on the award. You stand out to me in the scrapbooking industry with your explanation of design principles. I could see in my projects what I liked and didn’t like, but you put into words what those things were, and now when I make something that just isn’t quite right, using the design principles, I can fix it to make it most pleasing to the eye. I’ve enjoyed the Holiday photography tips most of all this year and the chance to upload photos for critique by you and others. My goal is to take to best photos I can and to use minimal processing in programs, to cut out time spent and money invested in those programs. Thanks for all you do and I’m looking forward to what you’ll bring to 2011.
Trista

I am about to move over to Aperture and would be interested in a class on that topic from you. Congratulations on a great year!
AnyaMari

The podcasts have been my favourite – I love putting them on and listening to them, often listening to an episode several times! Thanks you soo much for these awesome shows and, of course, for the video tutorials!

As for this year, I would LOVE an e-book of your flexible templates!
Vicki

Happy New Year Noell!
I ‘d love to see Photoshop and hybrid tutorials.
Flexible templates,cuttlebug, cricut expression,embossing would be great.
I’m really looking forward to your mini book and album classes!
We’d all love to see you and Izzy on video again:)
Vicki
http://twitter.com/iDebbi Debbie MM

Congrats to you guys! I love both shows and have listened to them all, but am a 100% digiscrapper now, so I can relate to the Digi show the most. I’m an Apple fan girl all the way and use an iMac, iPhone, and iPad, but am still using iPhoto for my photos and would love to jump into using Aperture 3 since it’s been sitting on my iMac since March 2010. I’m very intimidated by it, so please do some kind of A3 training for scrapbookers. Thanks so much and looking forward to another fun year with all of you on both shows! Keep the iPad reviews coming, Izzy!

PS… I’m a huge fan of Katie the Scrapbook (Profanity) Lady! ;) I’m currently working on implementing her organizational method with my digisupplies. I have a long way to go! I love it whenever she’s on the digi show!
Katherine

Congratulations on a super successful year! I have enjoyed being an audience member of both the Paperclipping Live shows and the Roundtable podcasts. In fact, I LOVE PRT! Finally I have a way to
participate in a scrapbook/art related way with people who care about the same sorts of things I do. Like
Mande I don’t have anyone near I can share my passion with but I find myself responding (out loud) to questions y’all ask and laughing and giggling along with you. I love training on anything that will help me
scrapbook or organize my photos more efficiently but I most love to hear about the ways others find inspiration and actually come up with their amazing creations. Of course, if I’m going to dream I guess someone to organize my craft room would be awesome too! LOL! Seriously, though, keep up the amazing
work! I look forward to episodes of PRT more than any of the tv shows I used to watch!
Jamie Leija

Congrats!!

As far as what I’d like to see/learn about in 2011: aperture, aperture, aperture!! I’m planning to upgrade from iphoto to Aperture soon-ish and could use anything to make the transition go as smoothly as possible :)

Keep up the fabulous work!
Lucie Hale

YAY to you guys for doing such a great job keeping this hobby in the forefront and giving it prestige and elegance and legitimacy! I recently became a member and LOVE being one of so many! Looking forward to a great 2011.
Joanne_rosario

Sounds wonderful. I’m a recent retiree and haven’t really made much use of my membership but I find many of these ideas really exciting.
Crazymathchic

Congratulations guys on a great year! I am selfishly glad Paperclipping is doing so well, because it means it will be around for me to enjoy (and learn from!) for a long time! (ok, I’m excited for you guys too — how awesome is it to earn a living doing what you really love!!) The audio show is what sucked me in. When I hear people, who are famous scrappers I admire, talk about how they deal with different issues, from page size to perfectionism, it really makes me feel validated, and helps me think through solutions to the problems I encounter. Who knew there was so much to talk about in such a visual industry? As for 2011, I’d cast my vote for the flexible templates. They were the actually the reason that I became a member (although now I know they are just the tip of the iceberg — I’m going to have to renew that membership!) I would love to see the FT’s all in one place.
Keep up the good work!! I love it all!
Kathy T

What a great year for you and us! Love, love, love PRT and the digi show. I’m not a digi scrapper, but still find them interesting . I save the podcasts to listen to on my last day of work each week, my little treat for making it thru the week. Love the laughs and Izzy’s insight into scrapping and apps. Wishing you another great year, both personally and professionally.
Katiescottscrapbooking

Congratulations!
Susan

Congratulations on a wonderful year!! I’m very happy to say that I am one of the recent additions to your Paperclipping membership and have thoroughly enjoyed it. The Paperclipping Roundtable often accompanies me on my long walks and it’s just like having friends join me. I’ve gotten some great inspiration the past year and look forward to more in the coming months. We’ve only ever used Mac in our house and still have our pictures in iPhoto, but you’re gotten me thinking about Aperture, so I’d have to vote for that. Happy New Year!
Gab

Can’t wait for the eBook!! I love both PRT and the digi show and I’m not a digi scrapbooker. I love how all the regulars and guests bring something unique to the shows
Adriana

I listen to the podcasts and I’m loving being a paperclipping member. I watch the videos when I’m exercising and then again before bed. Of all the ones you mentioned, I would love to see episodes on Flexible Templates, a die-cutting course using the Big Shot (and the Silhouette would be awesome!) and anything else on design. Thanks for all of your awesome work.
Anonymous

This is so fabulous, Noell! You are such an inspiration!!!!!! Can’t wait to see what happens for you in 2011!
Diana

Congrats on a great year! Over my Christmas break I listened to a lot of your podcasts while scrapbooking. I am really enjoying them! I love Ali and Stacy on the show! Keep them coming back! I think the show works better when there are less people. I get confused sometimes when there are too many voices and I can’t figure out who is who when some of them sound alike. I really enjoy the in depth main topics which inspire me while scrapbooking (album organization, story/journaling, use of embellishments). I also really like the product reviews and industry updates with Nancy. I feel that some of the listeners mail questions could almost be whole topics in themselves, which isn’t a bad thing because sometimes I am thinking to myself, “keep talking!!” if I like the subject!! Can’t wait to hear the new shows in 2011!
Iceteeeeee

Congratulations on your well-deserved success! I really enjoy the tutorials and the Roundtable. I would love to see Live! come back at intervals that are convenient for you. I would definitely be interested in an e-book of flexible templates and am looking forward to your design course. I love Paperclipping, from start to finish, so thank you for providing this for me at such a reasonable price.
Kcompas

Noell, did you get a Big Shot for Christmas? :)
Jennifer

I love listening to the Roundtable and think it’s great that you are doing so well. I would love to see the themed album and mini album workshops take priority.
http://www.paperclipping.com Noell

Tee hee! Thought I’d let that slip out and see if anyone said anything. ;)
Scrapin4mhe

Thanks for everything guys! I’m so glad to find you!
http://1200somemiles.blogspot.com Sara G.

What an amazing year! Congratulations!!! I love PRT and PDS :)
Katie

I just joined paperclipping because I love the roundtable so much and wanted to support you guys with! Keep up the great work!
Phyllis Drew

I love, love, love your audio shows and listen to them at night when I go to bed on my Ipod! My most favorite thing this year was the Altered Book Video that you and Dedra Long did. It explained how to do it so well, and I have since made 4 or 5 altered books. It always lifts my spirits to listen to Izzy’s wonderful sense of humor, and I look forward to spendingn another year with you all. Thank you so much for all you do
http://twitter.com/ibisA Ibis Arrastia

Congratulations Noell and Izzy! Many people look back at their lives and wonder if they left any impact or made a difference in the world. You too can live proudly knowing that you have touched so many lives and influenced so many artists, giving them confidence to try new things, be more creative, and make amazing scrapbook pages. Big hugs to both of you!
Scrapperrn

Congrats to you and Izzy on your tremendous growth!!! I just joined before the end of the year after discovering the PRT podcasts. I LOVE THEM!!!!! PLEASE DON’T STOP DOING THEM. I have learned so much and gotten new perspectives from your guests and topics. This weekend I watched almost all of your videos, it was a marathon. Appreciate you sharing your pics, life, and Izzy of course. He has such a great smile and laugh and adds to your podcasts. You are so knowledgeable regarding design principles, have you been in interior decorating and design?? Anyway, I could go on and on. Would love to have minibook class, I love looking at your photography but am a computer dummy and not sure I would understand most of content in a class of this type.I had stopped doing layouts and have done mostly altered projects, minibooks, etc. But watching you put your layouts together has made me want to get out my big albums and give it a go again! Thanks so much for all you do!!
Peg in CO

Hi guys,
Many congratulations! You deserve all the success in the world, you do such great work. I’m hoping the thing ‘in the works’ is the project you mentioned earlier this year (I can’t remember which venue now) where you talked about creating some sort of “path” for design through your existing episodes. I loved that idea! I also love the idea of the ebook of flexible templates. Would scoop that up!
Kathy28

Congratulations on a great year! I “discovered” you early in summer through Stacy and I have to agree with many of the comments so far. I love hearing from industry “leaders” of their struggles and challenges with scrapping and real life! I love the variety of talent that you and your “team” have introduced us to through both blogs and picks of the week. Lots of great inspiration! Every show (both PRT and Digi) is entertaining and informative. And, while I’m mostly digital now, I love the inspiration from your videos and the design ideas obviously transcend the medium. Keep up the GREAT work (and I still waiting for the compilation of unusual laughs!)
sckrapk

I am a Paperclipping Junkie.

Congratulations on a great 2010–I enjoy Nancy’s industry news, CHA discussions, the Holiday Photography series, and my favorite guest panelist is Stacy Julian–she always gives us something extra to think about.

As someone else mentioned, I also miss Paperclipping Live. It would be nice if you could surprise us with an episode a few times a year–whatever works for you.

All of the topics you mentioned are of interest to me. I don’t have a BIG SHOT, but I am a fairly newbie CUTTLEBUG owner (would love to know the reasons for your choice), so the die cutting class would be great. The least interesting would be the Aperture class because I don’t have a Mac yet (there is one some day in my future! Thanks Izzy, for whetting our Apple appetites!).

Lastly, Could you maybe have a discussion on the following topic? I am hesitant to post pics or scrap layouts online because I am concerned about safety issues. You’ve touched on it a little–someone said they recognized Cathy Zielske’s kids from seeing her work and another time when it was mentioned that embedded GPS info in pics could allow people to find you. I love seeing other people’s work, and would like to share mine, but once things are posted, how much control do we REALLY have over where they will end up?

Anyway, thanks for all you do. I’m looking forward to a super 2011!!
http://www.paperclipping.com Noell

Wow, Phyllis! You’ve done 4 or 5 books???? I would love to see pictures!!
http://www.paperclipping.com Noell

Yes, Peg — that is the design course I’m currently working on! It will be
the next thing available and it will be free for our members! :)
http://www.paperclipping.com Noell

I put your topic on the list! :)
ErinK

I am so excited to see what is store for 2011!!! I found you all through Ali’s blogging about Roundtable. I became a member when she had the super awesome discount code! (THanks for that btw.)

I would love to see mini book and album workshop…how about art/scrap journaling??? I would also love more ideas about your organization and process…how it has evolved now that you are doing “other stuff”??? I am trying to balance so many different things that any tips are appreciated.

BTW thanks for the post about goals vs PASSION….this is now my 2011 word! Love you all….you rock!
Angela

Congratulations on last years success! I started listening to paperclipping in its previous form in late 2009. It was just in time to hear you and Nancy say that you were off for the holidays and would return in 2010. I listen to the previous podcast and it was full of bad news going on in the scrapbook industry. After listening to all those podcast, I wondered if you really were coming back. Was my hobby dead? Oh, No! I guess the industry was do for a shake up. This year unlike last year I am hopeful. Scrapbooking is alive and well. It is just different…… It is digital, hybrid, and good old paper and glue. This past year I learned that scrapbooking is not just documenting events and dates, it is documenting stories, feelings, etc. Your wonderful guest and discussions have made me realize that. I learn something new in every podcast. I am even dabbling into digital. So keep the great guest and ideas coming.

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