| For those of us who love the idea of scrapbooking | | | | Share your photos. Find a site that allows you to |
| but don't feel creative enough, or have the space, | | | | share your photos. After the fun event you had with |
| money or time to invest in it, digital may seem more | | | | family and friends, surprise them with a message of |
| doable and also scary. Where do I start? Digital | | | | photos from the fun event in their email. This is also |
| scrapbooking to traditional scrapbookers may seem | | | | a great way to cheer up anyone's Monday and say |
| like a foreign language and like "cheating" and also | | | | thanks for the fun memories. They then can choose |
| scary. Imagine being able to tell a friend you can scan | | | | to load them into their account as well. |
| in their scrapbook to protect it, archive it and even | | | | Use your Email to help you capture the stories |
| print a duplicate copy! Even though digital might be a | | | | and the memories you have. Email yourself with a |
| little scary it is an amazing compliment to your | | | | message or memory. When you are ready to work |
| completed projects. If you have too many photos in | | | | on your project you can search your email and copy |
| your computer and not sure what to do with them, | | | | and past your message or memory into your project. |
| doing something new is always a little intimidating until | | | | Note: keep the same title each time you send |
| you get your feet wet. I would encourage you to | | | | yourself an email, it will be easier to search for it later |
| allow yourself to be skeptical to whatever situations | | | | on. |
| arise in your life, but to not judge or form an opinion | | | | Warning: Find the system you like and that will |
| until you have had an experience or have tried it out. | | | | allow you to grow with it. You may not need all the |
| Hint: you don't have to scrapbook, you can digitally | | | | options now but over time you will become more |
| design. | | | | comfortable in your digital projects and will want to |
| In the end we all deal with the same dilemma; staying | | | | be able to add your personal flare to it! There are a |
| on top of our memories and stories before they | | | | lot of digital photo book companies online but leave |
| fade. Here are some tips and warnings on how digital | | | | you with limitations on how to design your book or |
| scrapbooking and using digital online tools to help | | | | how to layout your pictures. |
| capture those moments before they fade so when | | | | Warning: read the fine print in the policy and |
| you are ready to work on your projects you will be | | | | procedure area. Most online digital photo book sites |
| organized and ready to create. | | | | will minimize your photos quality. The last thing you |
| First, you will want to find a site that allows you | | | | want to happen is when you are ready to use your |
| to upload your photos from anywhere there is | | | | photos; you're unable to work with your photos |
| internet access. You may find yourself in a place | | | | because the quality had been minimized. Some online |
| when your photo card is full and you don't want to | | | | sites do this so their site runs faster and they don't |
| delete any pictures and your trip is only half started. | | | | have too much of their online storage used up. |
| You may want to consider purchasing an inexpensive | | | | Warning: Some sites are even charging you to |
| universal photo card reader that can be plugged into | | | | get your photos back or deleting them after so |
| any computer and work with any camera memory | | | | much time has gone by. Yikes! You might as well just |
| card. This will allow you to upload your photos from | | | | print them and throw them in a box at this rate and |
| any computer. | | | | be back at square one! |
| Load your photos into your account each time | | | | Finally, find a site that allows you to have the |
| you "clean off" your photo memory card. You can | | | | ability to upload your photos AND design an amazing |
| organize it just by saying the month and year. Maybe | | | | project, not only a digital photo book. You may want |
| even add the location of where the photos where | | | | to decorate your home with a vacation scenic photo |
| taken. When you are ready to create your project | | | | and you will want more options that just a digital |
| you will be so excited to know that you don't have | | | | photo book. How about wall hangings on canvas, or |
| to search for photos or wonder when it was that | | | | sending out your holiday cards, or being able to have |
| you took them, and if your computer crashes, you | | | | a personalized chore chart for your kids...etc. I found |
| won't have to worry about loosing your photos as | | | | a site that can cost you 6 dollars a month for |
| well! | | | | unlimited photos storage that minimizes the photos |
| Find a site that allows you to search through a | | | | quality and I also found a site that allows you |
| plethora of artwork for your project. Once you get | | | | unlimited storage at high resolution plus the ability to |
| started creating you don't want to find you are | | | | create a plethora of projects using over 45,000+ |
| limited in how you can create your book. Take ten | | | | pieces of artwork for only 7 dollars a month. |
| minutes every couple days and search through the | | | | There are so many ways to stay on top of your |
| artwork. Being that you have found an online site, | | | | memories and stories before they fade especially |
| you can do this from anywhere there is internet | | | | during your busy summer months. When you find a |
| access. | | | | site you are interested in, please read the fine print. |
| Find a site that allows you to have files and | | | | Find out how you are able to get the photos back |
| folders in your online account that allow you to | | | | from the site, if there is a time frame and cost to |
| organize your photos and artwork you upload and | | | | storing the photos and how many photos you can |
| find. Not just stored on your computer. The chances | | | | upload. Find out what products they offer and if they |
| of your computer crashing and loosing your data | | | | have any training, online tutorials or free live classes |
| would be devastating and having to search one | | | | that you can join and learn. Is their customer support |
| folder at a time on your desktop is way too time | | | | amazingly helpful or do you have the opportunity to |
| consuming. Use your "Favorites tab" filing system to | | | | work with a personal consultant? You will want to |
| organize your favorite photos and artwork so when | | | | know that you are not wasting your time up front |
| you are ready to start working on your project it is | | | | for your later growth and project creation. Your time |
| already organized! This makes your project go that | | | | is valuable, find an online company that finds your |
| much faster when you are ready to work on it. | | | | time and memories valuable too. |