AE : Inspirations

Hey Ali. Anna is so cute and getting so big!
The question I have for you is about photo printing for hybrid layouts. I don't have a photo printer...I get all my photos from a developer but I love the ease and convenience of printing from home and that you can do enlargements and different sizes...as I rarely scrapbook with 4x6 photos anymore. Is it more expensive to print from home? I would think it would cost a fortune by the time you buy photo paper and ink. Are the photos as good of quality? Yours always look fabulous!
I am also curious how you organize your digital supplies! My biggest struggle with digital is that I can't look through my stuff and "see" it all together and match papers and supplies. It takes me forever. Thanks Ali!

I would love to hear what you have to say about digital scrapbooking. I love the look of it but HAVE NO IDEA where to even start. What programs do you use? how do you put the png files on a photo. any sites that I could go to to learn the basics?

We have been paperless in the kitch for over a year now ( it was my 2009 resolution) Although, I have to use a paper towel for cleaning my black cook top ( everything else streaks it), I keep the roll in my laundry room cabinet so it is an effort to go and get it. My kids now know to grab a towel instead of a paper towel. I also recycle my newspaper and use that to clean windows and other odd things. Good luck and you will be very happy when you do it!

I'm getting off to a rather slow start on my blog this year, but in terms of my overall LIFE ... I've been feeling very directed and under the influence of my OLW too. Have you to thank for that. ORDER is influencing every aspect of life for me right now. the house is shaping up, I'm mentally planning more ... in every way the concept is present.
I too love my paperless kitchen, which happened gradually over time. we were out of paper towels forever, and then I simply never replaced them. I keep a stash of clean rags under my kitchen sink, and it works really well.
Have a great day, Ali.

I would love to know how your organize your digi supplies so that you know what you have and use things more than just a couple of times.
I finally got my paper scrap stuff organized so I can see what I have and use it but now I am running into the same issue with digi. Constantly buying new stuff and then not using it for more than one project because I don't have a good system for keeping it all organized

I am continuing with my one little word wednesdays - trying to take a moment to sit with my word each week. I also picked up the Christina Baldwin book - Storycatchers and it is giving me great inspiration. Thanks again

My question is about pse8. When printing your photos, pse8 doesn't give me any photo paper options to choose from to print the photos on. I get lines through my photos so I've been using Shutterfly for printing. I'd love to be able to just print a picture or two for Project 365 instead of always having to use Shutterfly. Any suggestions you can give me would be grately appreciated! Thanks Ali.

Several things-Thanks for link to Simple Mom. I'll give it a whirl. I hate buying things that then go into the trash, but my family is so resistant, it's taking a while. Another cool camera iphone app is "Best Camera" (on iTunes). It's fun and easy - I can't get my husband and kid to stop taking pictures while we're at dinner :-) I LOVED your Yesterday and Today class. I mostly had to audit b/c of my job, but I've got so many ideas to work on. THANKS!
I love your blog - you've got so many ideas and share so many other wonderful sites/blogs/information

Happy Friday Ali!!!!! Oh my I am so loving all the good stuff in this post:) Thank you as always:) Now I am super stoked about some digi next week. I have gone completely digital now except for mini books. There just too fun to do. It has given me open creativity to be able to really do what I want with my pages and It frees up time to really tell the story:) I Hope this will open the door for other scrapbookers to try it. And it so inexpensive vs. paper. Once you have your software. I found also through layering you can really make your pages look real. That is a big plus for me. Sorry about my enthusiam:) I haven't felt this way since I first started scrapbooking. I feel like I have become the unofficial poster child for going digi:) LOL. Sorry about the novel of a post....have a great thursday.

Can't wait for the digi helps!
I would love to know:
1.) How you organize your paper,elements,brushes...
2.) How you print a customized size photo in pse5.
3.)How you do it all... :)
Thanks for your time.
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Thanks so much for the link to the Good Grief blog. I have a close friend who lost her 25 yo daughter a few months ago. My friend is just getting back into scrapbooking after 10 years. This will be so good for her as she works through her grief and documents her daughter's life for the two small children she left behind.

I never realised it before, but we are about %98 paperless. I do have paper towels on hand, but they don't get used a lot. And we always have cute paper napkins (although we don't use them every meal, and make a point of re-using ones that stayed clean) bc my kids are at the "use your sleeve to wipe your mouth" age.
Am I the only one thinking holy cow you have a huge washer and dryer? I really miss American-sized appliances... in London there's no space for such behemoths.

Thanks for sharing the Becky Higgins Project Life kit. Fascinating approach and making it easier to get the photos and stories told together. I created a similar album with photos and journaling and memoriabilila from our vacation in Vienna and Bratislava. It was just too much to make a whole bunch of traditional pages so I bought an album with two 4 X 6 photo slots and space for writing next to them, choose one kit with paper and embellishments for consistency and then did some journaling cards in the photo pockets, some photos and some memorabilia slipped in or glued in the writing spaces. I never thought about tackling a whole year this way. I wish the page protectors were available separately to use in my regular albums. Maybe you could pass that idea along to Becky!! Great photo of Anna too!

Ali,
I am getting starting with digital scrapping also and I am wondering if you could give me some pointers on how you organize your digital elements. I have several things/kits, but can't easily find "the thing" that I am looking for at the moment.
Thanks!

I'm on year 2 of Becky's 365 Project and just yesterday I put "stuff" into my wednesday pocket, instead of a photo, for the very first time. . . . I think I really really like it! I've done your week in a life project several times (including @CKU) and I love the visual enjoyment that comes from a combination of photos and physical evidences of everyday life. I, too, am trying to take a low-key, low-stress approach with this project. I can't wait to see your pages!

Hi Ali...as always, you're full of wonderful ideas...and I always enjoy seeing the adorable photos of both your kids.
I have never done a digi page, my excuse being that I love paper too much. I do!! I'm very tactile. Having said that, I adore your new outline dates and would LOVE to be able to add those to photos. A very simple explanation of how to purchase and use something as simple as that would be incredibly helpful to me...and likely many others who are ready to dip a toe in the digi waters. I have PSE 7 and have always wondered if I should just go ahead and get Photoshop, or if Elements is enough. Thanks for everything!!

Thanks for these. Loved the article about paperless kitchen and agreed that that's something I want to try. Also love the iPhone photography post, iPhones are always a goodie! :)

Hi Ali,
Are you putting your pictures/words/collections in your 365 album daily or are you storing them somehow and adding them later? What is your process?
Thanks!

Stacy was great on that podcast! Since we take a zillion photos we need to do a variety of things with them otherwise we will have hundreds of traditional scrapbooks.

I have yet to produce a digital layout, but have really been wanting to try some. Looking forward to your posts next week!