I think what some consider simple/minimal is not what I see as minimal. For me minimal is pretty much photo focused with maybe some journaling, not much in the way of embellishment or layering. Here are a few of mine I think might fit that:
I use templates pretty much 100% of the time now so if I am looking to do simple I look for a cleaner template and if I want something more layered/clustery I look for that type of template. I finally just embraced that having the basic lines layed out for me for placement made me want to scrap more and I liked what I did more.