Thursday, October 10, 2019

Stop Wishing Your Scrapbooking Was Done and Do It (with 3 options)

This post was updated 2022.

Are you one of the many people who WISHES your scrapbooking was done?  Would you really like to have your photos in a book instead of languishing somewhere in the cloud?  Do your kids ask to see pictures of themselves, but you don't have anything significant to show them because you can't find them on your phone?  

You've come to the right place!  Today I'll show you three completely do-able ways to stop wishing your scrapbooking was done and do it!


 

Solving Photo Organization Woes First
If you have some hurdles you need to get over before you're ready to start memory-keeping or scrapbooking, here are some videos and articles I've created that may help.  Have a look around, click on whatever you need help with, and then you'll be ready for the 3 digital scrapbook solutions I have for you. 

If you don't know how to get your photos from your phone to your computer, here's how (5 minutes):

Or, for my favorite solution, read "Help! My Photos Are In Too Many Places!"  There's even a 13-minute video tutorial on how to upload and organize your photos using my favorite solution (which also has an app so I can access all my photos from my phone without taking up storage space.

For a very thorough and in-depth look at photo organizing (and why storing and preserving are not the same thing), watch my 3-part series!

Part 1 is "Organizing and Decluttering Photos"

Part 2 is "Solutions for Storing and Preserving Photos"

Part 3 is "Strategies for Consistency"

Three Options So You Can Stop Wishing Your Scrapbooking was Done 
And now on to the 3 options I suggest to help you stop wishing your scrapbooking was done and do it!

It's very important to find a high-quality method to preserve your photos, but it's equally important to find something you love.  If you don't love it, it feels more like a chore instead of something to look forward to.  

Putting your photos and memories into something you can hold and look back at for years and years to come is good for the heart and soul.  In fact, I've called it {The Secret Ingredient to Self-Care and Wellness}.  So you should find something do-able that fits your needs and preferences so that you can enjoy all the {personal benefits of memory-keeping}.

So let's explore!!  These 3 different options really offer something for everyone.  Truly.  If you are an "I love creative Me Time" for scrapbooking, there's something here for you.  And if you're a "who has time for THAT?!" person, there's something here for you.

See which one you like best: 

Something to consider as you create digital scrapbooks, no matter which of those 3 high-quality options look the best to you, is a yearbook! If you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed, I really believe a yearbook is a genius way to get up and going again, preserving your photos and memories.

A yearbook is a home for all the photos and memories from one year.  This video gives a few ideas and examples (and shows how easy it is with [free] Design & Print software). 

You saw there that you can add pages beyond the 21 that a book comes with (for a per-page fee, which varies depending on book size), but you could also try the Yearbook Method!  

The Yearbook Method is one that helps you just preserve your favorite photos from one year in print.  Start with page 1 as a "highlights" type page, and then each two-page spread moving forward is dedicated to just one month.  This helps you narrow down your pictures by only preserving your favorites in pages, which makes scrapbooking take less time.

Which One is YOU?
You can create something simple and quick but still top-quality using either of the first two options from the video, AutoPrint and Design & Print.  For a more creative, flexible digital scrapbook, Artisan is easy to fall in love with.  

To learn more about Artisan and what you can do with it--expanding on what you saw in the video above--read What to Love About Digital Scrapbooking.  The first part is about transitioning from paper scrapbooking to digital scrapbooking, so start reading at "The Best Digital Scrapbooking Company and Why."  You'll find additional (short) videos and several photos of my own Artisan scrapbooks.
   
What do you think?  Which method do you think would work best for you?  Which one will be THE ONE to let you stop wishing your scrapbooking was done?  Let me know in the comments below.

Share the love by sharing these helpful ideas on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, or
your favorite social media platform.  

2023 UPDATE regarding references to Heritage Makers and/or Evolve (live.grow.give):  
  • Heritage Makers and Snap2Finish became YPhoto under Youngevity (which purchased Heritage Makers in 2013).  YPhoto uses only templates, so the creativity showcased here is no longer available there, and they also no longer have capability to print previously-created projects like these from the old system. YPhoto is not a photo storage site like Heritage Makers was. Best-in-the-industry quality and permanent cloud photo storage with guaranteed privacy are required for anything recommended here by Photo & Story Treasures, so we highly recommend Forever.  
  • The Evolve website was a lovely one I wrote for from 2017-2019 before the owner of it had to retire it.
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12 comments:

  1. Scrapbooking has taken on a whole new meaning with the digital form of scrapbooking.
    Thank you for finding #omhgww to stop by and share. Im a new follower on Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter!

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    1. It really has changed a lot in recent years, even though the value of a photo is the same as it always has been. Digital scrapbooking tends to be much faster and much less expensive, so I always work to reconnect people with their photos and memories. It can make such a real difference in people's lives. Thanks for reading and commenting, Karren, and for the follows! I followed you back. :) Have a great day.

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  2. Great ideas! I am working on several scrapbooks for my grandkids this year. Never enough time!

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    1. Thanks, Sylvia--I'm so glad you enjoyed these ideas. And I'm so glad you're working on books for your grandkids. That's a work of heart that will be cherished forever. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. :)

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  3. This is such a great post. I have so many photos and supplies to create scrapbook layouts that it is incredibly overwhelming. This is going to help me a lot to just get going. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. Thank you so much, Kristen--I'm so happy to know this post was helpful for you! Yes, the overwhelm can be such a barrier. I'm glad this will help you get going. So happy you stopped by. Thanks for the comment!

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  4. Scrapbooking always goes faster than I think it will when I just sit down and start working; then I wonder why I put it off for so long and let it pile up!

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    1. It's true. :) I always tell people that getting started is the hardest part. That's it. The rest isn't hard. Thanks for stopping by and for sharing your thoughts, Joanne.

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  5. Thank you for your post. It was a great reminder that I must finish the scrapbook I started working on at the end of last year. I really love the yearbook option and found your three-part series very helpful. Thank you for sharing your post at The Crazy Little Lovebirds link party #35.

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    1. I'm so glad you found it helpful, Stephanie. You're very welcome. I really enjoy the yearbooks myself, and I find that this approach helps a lot of people. The finished product is just a treasure--you'll be so glad when you finish the scrapbook you're working on. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.

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  6. I admit, I'm not used to printing my phone pictures like I once done with my regular camera pictures. Those I had to print to see them (before digital). Printing does bring another level of excitement to the image captured. Yes, I just need to do it, scrapbook my memories. Thank you for sharing.
    Take care and best wishes.

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    1. Yes, that's very common, Debra--now that we can see the digital photos immediately, people often just leave them in that form. I agree with you that there is a whole different level of excitement around printed photos. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience with us.

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