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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 1, 2022 18:28:12 GMT
I'm looking to create a 4 x 6 photo collage to put inside our Christmas cards. Have you done this? If so where from? I've looked at Walgreen's and that's it.
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Post by beepdave on Sept 1, 2022 18:33:27 GMT
I suggest Etsy, Snapfish, and Shutterfly.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 1, 2022 18:41:31 GMT
You can do this on your phone with the free Project Life app. It is pretty easy and you can pick quite a few configurations up to 6- 2 x 2 prints for one 4 x 6. Cost is the same for a 4 x 6 print. This was my first attempt before I realized you could size the photos to fit perfectly in the size.  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 1, 2022 18:50:05 GMT
Much better for you to make the collage and only pay for a regular print!
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Post by teacherlisa on Sept 1, 2022 19:03:12 GMT
yes I recommend Project life app, or the Diptic app if you like frames/borders. Also Persnickity Prints has a lot of sizes of collages, not sure about 4x6
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CeeScraps
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 1, 2022 19:35:20 GMT
Thanks ladies!!
Looking into the Project Life app now!!
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 1, 2022 20:13:21 GMT
You can do this on your phone with the free Project Life app. It is pretty easy and you can pick quite a few configurations up to 6- 2 x 2 prints for one 4 x 6. Cost is the same for a 4 x 6 print. This was my first attempt before I realized you could size the photos to fit perfectly in the size. View AttachmentI have created a collage in Project life. I want to export it to make it smaller. What program do I use to open/edit it on my MacBook Pro? I tried Photos and it won't open. Thanks! |
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Post by caangel on Sept 1, 2022 20:25:56 GMT
You can do this on your phone with the free Project Life app. It is pretty easy and you can pick quite a few configurations up to 6- 2 x 2 prints for one 4 x 6. Cost is the same for a 4 x 6 print. This was my first attempt before I realized you could size the photos to fit perfectly in the size. View AttachmentI have created a collage in Project life. I want to export it to make it smaller. What program do I use to open/edit it on my MacBook Pro? I tried Photos and it won't open. Thanks! What do you mean by "make it smaller"? You can export the image (choose 4x6 image) and then transfer it from your phone to computer (sounds like maybe you have Apple Photos that syncs the two). You will be able to edit it like any other photo. |
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 1, 2022 20:28:15 GMT
Where do I go to make it smaller? It is coming out huge. So I thought if I exported it would work.
I chose a layout in the first section. The other sections gave the sizes. Where within the collage do I change the size?
Better yet….is there a youtube to learn this?
Thanks!
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Post by StephDRebel on Sept 1, 2022 20:40:09 GMT
If you're using a desktop I would use canva.com They have templates or you can design your own.
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 1, 2022 21:27:21 GMT
If you're using a desktop I would use canva.com They have templates or you can design your own. Ok....I give....which Canva should I get to make a 4 x 6 card? The one for Instagram stories or something else? The first one I downloaded wouldn't let me look past the first screen unless I paid them $19. I'm so confused. Thanks!! |
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Post by caangel on Sept 1, 2022 22:38:07 GMT
Where do I go to make it smaller? It is coming out huge. So I thought if I exported it would work. I chose a layout in the first section. The other sections gave the sizes. Where within the collage do I change the size? Better yet….is there a youtube to learn this? Thanks! If you are trying to make a 4x6 collage in the PL app Create-> Small Print-> top left corner click on the grid to select which template you want to use. |
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Post by caangel on Sept 1, 2022 22:50:00 GMT
When you are ready to export, click on the share button in the bottom right hand corner and select 4x6. This will download it to your phone's gallery. Then you can upload it to a website of your choosing for printing.
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Post by katlaw on Sept 1, 2022 23:08:41 GMT
I made one a few years ago from Shutterfly and was happy with their website to help make the collage and with the quality of the prints.
If you make the collage and put it in your cart you can wait until they send you an email special on prints. They have some good specials.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Sept 1, 2022 23:09:02 GMT
You can do this on your phone with the free Project Life app. It is pretty easy and you can pick quite a few configurations up to 6- 2 x 2 prints for one 4 x 6. Cost is the same for a 4 x 6 print. This was my first attempt before I realized you could size the photos to fit perfectly in the size. View Attachment how do you size the photos? I haven’t been able to figure that out, but I haven’t been using Project Life very long. |
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Post by caangel on Sept 1, 2022 23:31:11 GMT
You can do this on your phone with the free Project Life app. It is pretty easy and you can pick quite a few configurations up to 6- 2 x 2 prints for one 4 x 6. Cost is the same for a 4 x 6 print. This was my first attempt before I realized you could size the photos to fit perfectly in the size. View Attachment how do you size the photos? I haven’t been able to figure that out, but I haven’t been using Project Life very long. What do you mean by size the photos? The templates in the app are set sizes 4x6, 6x8, 12x12 (not sure if there are others). They each have different configurations. The collage spots are either 2x2, 2x3, 3x4, 4x6, 4x4, etc. It doesn't say what size the spots are but if you have 2 equal spots on a 4x6 they are 3x4. You can not change the size of the collage spots. |
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Post by caangel on Sept 1, 2022 23:42:54 GMT
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Sept 2, 2022 0:26:33 GMT
how do you size the photos? I haven’t been able to figure that out, but I haven’t been using Project Life very long. What do you mean by size the photos? The templates in the app are set sizes 4x6, 6x8, 12x12 (not sure if there are others). They each have different configurations. The collage spots are either 2x2, 2x3, 3x4, 4x6, 4x4, etc. It doesn't say what size the spots are but if you have 2 equal spots on a 4x6 they are 3x4. You can not change the size of the collage spots. The photos I’m adding are slightly too large for the 2x2 square so some of the image is cropped. Do I need to resize my original before uploading to PL? Ideally I would like to do it within PL |
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Post by caangel on Sept 2, 2022 0:53:40 GMT
What do you mean by size the photos? The templates in the app are set sizes 4x6, 6x8, 12x12 (not sure if there are others). They each have different configurations. The collage spots are either 2x2, 2x3, 3x4, 4x6, 4x4, etc. It doesn't say what size the spots are but if you have 2 equal spots on a 4x6 they are 3x4. You can not change the size of the collage spots. The photos I’m adding are slightly too large for the 2x2 square so some of the image is cropped. Do I need to resize my original before uploading to PL? Ideally I would like to do it within PL You can make your photo in the square smaller by using a pinch zoom like you would in a photo app. But unless your photo started as a square something will be cut off. You can't put a rectangle photo into a square spot with out cutting something off. |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Sept 2, 2022 1:48:09 GMT
The photos I’m adding are slightly too large for the 2x2 square so some of the image is cropped. Do I need to resize my original before uploading to PL? Ideally I would like to do it within PL You can make your photo in the square smaller by using a pinch zoom like you would in a photo app. But unless your photo started as a square something will be cut off. You can't put a rectangle photo into a square spot with out cutting something off. ok, thanks! I’ll keep trying. |
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 2, 2022 12:35:52 GMT
Here's what I did....I tried Project Life. Their choices were limited for me.
I found Picture Collage Maker. I loaded that onto my laptop. I could delete the stuff they showed and dragged/dropped my photos where I want them. I then was able to put text on top or next to the photos. I saved that in a folder on my desktop. Then I also saved it as a pdf.
From the pdf I went to shutterfly and uploaded it there. I sent it to get a couple of prints to see how it looks.
I tried to use Shutterfly, but the only collages I found were HUGE for posters. I wasn't able to make it down to a 4x6.
Hope this helps someone!
Thanks so much ladies!!
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