We all know Stacy Julian as the founding editor of the scrapbooking magazine Simple Scrapbooks. In that role, her mottos have always been "You don't have to scrapbook all of your pictures" and Simple scrapbooking is OKAY!" This message has relieved the "gotta do them all" pressure for many of us, and allowed us to get back to enjoying this wonderful hobby. In her new book, The Big Picture, Stacy takes that thought to new heights, while sharing with us her idea of scrapbooking with the world. As she says in her introduction,  "The Big Picture is ultimately my approach to scrapbooking. It's what I do, why I do it and how it's altered my outlook and enhanced my perspective."

 If you’re just starting down the scrapbooking road, and are bewildered by the amount and variety of products out there, I can help. You really only need some very basic tools to with which to start. I am going to recommend the general tool, and then tell you which brand(s) I think are the best.

How can you win the battle with that the pile of pictures that's been growing over the years like some kind of creature from the Harry Potter stories?!

Well, believe it or not, you can do it! It just takes some planning and patience. Once you start getting your photos organized and in place, you'll feel better and even want to take more pictures, because you know they won't be hidden away in the closet or under your bed.And once they're organized, it will be so much easier to put them in a scrapbook!

So, let's get started!