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Post by needmysanity on Apr 12, 2018 21:44:01 GMT
So if I haven't scrapbooked in 6 years and want to created a (digital) scrapbook of my son's wedding....where I would start? It's been so long I don't even know if I'm up to the challenge but I really would like to create them something special.
I'm going to have the official photos from the 2 photographers, the photo booth pictures, random iphone pictures that people tagged on social media and then the pictures they have been sending me from their honeymoon. I thought it would be fun to include them.
I would think I can remember how to do this in photoshop like I used to but I may have to succumb and use an actual scrapbook program.
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Post by caangel on Apr 12, 2018 21:56:40 GMT
I would just do it in the Project Life App to keep it simple. The simpler it is the more likely you will enjoy it and finish it. Lucky you they just announced late week the app is now free. And they've added a free form text option for $3, which is well worth the cost.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 12, 2018 22:19:56 GMT
Are you interested in digital scrapping those photos or just putting them together in a simple photo book? This will best dictate your path forward.  |
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Post by gramma on Apr 13, 2018 0:39:40 GMT
For something like a wedding album I'd do a photo book. I've done several of them and love how they turn out. They are fun and easy to do. Take a look here - www.shutterfly.com/photo-books |
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 13, 2018 1:20:54 GMT
I like photo books for the actually albums and one off traditional for various people.
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Post by needmysanity on Apr 13, 2018 1:57:20 GMT
Are you interested in digital scrapping those photos or just putting them together in a simple photo book? This will best dictate your path forward. I’m undecided which direction I want to go. I am leaning toward a photo book since it’s less time commitment. |
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 13, 2018 12:22:56 GMT
I'd do a photo book on Shutterfly. They are pretty easy to create, once you play a little.
You can go ahead and start one. There is nothing that says you have to eventually buy it.
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 13, 2018 13:33:21 GMT
You can use Shutterfly, or even Walmart or Walgreens to make a photo book. Just drag and paste your photos in or upload them.
Now if you really wanted to get back into scrapbooking, you could scrap the pages, then upload the pages to the book and have a printed book of your scrapped pages.
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Post by caspad on Apr 13, 2018 13:40:15 GMT
I say go with a simple photo book of just the wedding as a start to get your groove back. You can always make a photo book for the honeymoon or digi scrap a few pages from the wedding later. I took photos at a friend's wedding and gave them a MILK photo book of my very favorite images from their day. I wanted a white background and lots of full spread photos. The software was easy to use, the cover was very nice and they absolutely loved the album. I picked that vendor because they had a great sale and really good reviews. If you want lay flat pages look at AdoramaPix. If you use Lightroom you can use the book module to make an album through Blurb. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 14, 2018 0:41:23 GMT
I did a couple books after DD was born using Shutterfly and found their platform to be clunky and unintuitive, but haven’t been back to that so it’s possible that it’s better now. If I wanted a really pretty digital book, I would probably look for a premade wedding collection at one of the digital scrapping online stores or Etsy that included premade pages that I could just drag and drop the photos into the pages, add my text, save and upload to where ever I wanted the book printed.
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Post by caangel on Apr 14, 2018 0:59:51 GMT
Shutterfly also has a custom option to Digi scrap but mostly with their "supplies".
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Post by FurryP on Apr 14, 2018 18:45:46 GMT
Since they are young I think a photo book would be more their thing than a digital scrapbook. JMO
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Post by mncmom on Apr 15, 2018 2:14:34 GMT
I'm a scrapbooker, but for my DD's recent wedding, I did a photo book thru Shutterfly.
It's 103 pages, hard back book with photos on the front and back covers, and the lay flat, matte thick pages. Also a dust cover with the front/back cover pictures. And a clear pocket at the back for memorabilia.
They did an amazing job with the 2 page spreads.
It turned out so fabulous! We're absolutely thrilled with it. Their printing was really good - the colors are exactly like the pro photographers photos. Love love the thick, matte pages.
I worked on it for a few months, tweaking each page, cause I'm anal like that lol. You can add backgrounds, frames, etc.
It was a little over $300, but I waited for a 50% off coupon and free shipping.
My DD and her hubby are in their late 20's, and I thought this was more their style than a scrapbook.
I highly recommend Shutterfly!
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Post by redshoes on Apr 17, 2018 18:01:04 GMT
I use Shutterfly custom path option for all of my digital scrapbooks. I've done probably 15 books over the years using Shutterfly. More recently, I pay for the Storytelling themes as there is more variety in the paper, embellishments, etc. The coupons make it reasonable as far as price and there is always a shipping discount. I really like the quality of the paper and they now have the lay-flat page options, matte finishes, etc. My books are typically 50-100 pages.
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