It was a happy mail week at my house... Mixed in with my normal junk mail and scrapbooking magazines, I received a box of 309 photos! I have a tendency to print my photos all at once. I store them up on my memory card and then seasonally I upload them to an online photo processor and print them out. I waited until I got a great coupon (.01 per 4”x6” photo…awesome deal at www.snapfish.com a few weeks back), and then I printed!!
The downside to this approach is feeling a tad overwhelmed by the prospect of actually scrapbooking those printed photos. And, questioning what to do with all the “unused” photos. If you’ve never read the book Photo Freedom by Stacy Julian, I highly recommend it for some awesome ideas on organizing your photos. She recommends getting photos into an album as quickly as possible…so we can actually see and share them! This is why I also love the Simple Stories system, available from MemoryWorks and other retailers! It’s the perfect way to get a lot of photos into an album (stylishly), while also getting their story told!
A couple nights ago, I created this six-page scrapbook spread showcasing 26 photos (and their story) in 1.5 hours using the Simple Stories Destination line. It is super simple, but I love how it turned out.
I realized when I was done that I hadn’t used any adhesive, with the exception of a few pop dots to add some depth under some of the Destinations cardstock stickers. I really only needed my Destinations collection pack, paper trimmer, a pen, and pop dots…how simple is that!?
This weekend, I challenge you to get out a stack of photos from a trip, event, or a group of people. Use the We R MemoryKeepers photo sleeves and one of the seven available Simple Stories lines to get them out of those envelopes or photo boxes…and into an album. Share their story!
