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Scrapbooks Made Easy

I am a huge fan of Shutterfly albums. While some call them an insult to scrapbooks, when you are in a hurry or simply don’t have the creative juices to craft a traditional memory album, the hardcover digitally generated books featuring your favorite photos and journaling, simply can’t be beat. I like to refer to the albums as scrapbooks made easy. You simply can’t fail when crafting the digital albums, as the directions are a cinch to follow and the actual steps are short and sweet. Several companies offer these types of books, including Shutterfly and Snapfish, which have designed … Continue reading →

Free Family Tree Templates for Frugal Genealogists

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Many genealogists make artistic versions of their family trees. Before you can design one, you have to do the work. To start compiling your data, you will need a temporary family tree to write it down on. Here are some clues about where to find some free family tree templates. There are two options for genealogists who wish to create a family tree. One option is to go digital, and use software and genealogy websites that will help you to put together a family tree. The other option is the tried and true “pencil and paper” method. It is also … Continue reading →

Make Your Layouts Sing

With the advent of iPads, smartphones and digital notebooks, it’s no surprise that these days technology has advanced to the point where you can make your scrapbooks sing. I recently helped a friend craft a music-themed memory album for her tweenage son upon his return from band camp. We considered adding sound to the layouts, but decided against it at the last minute. Since my pal’s son didn’t bring back audio clips from the camp, we didn’t think sticking in a random recording would be appropriate. Of course, you could easily jazz up a music-themed layout by adding a Scrapbook … Continue reading →

Great Gifts for the Genealogists in Your Family

There will always be some people in your family that are difficult to buy gifts for. If you are a genealogist, then you will intrinsically know what the other genealogists in the family would want for Christmas. Those of you who are not at all interested in genealogy may want to select a gift from this handy list. If the family genealogist is somehow not already using Ancestry.com, then it would be a great idea to get that person a Gift Membership to the website. Ancestry.com is probably the most popular genealogy website of them all, so, you may want … Continue reading →

Create a Digital Scrapbook for Your Family

If you are researching your family history and would like to share it with others in your family, here is an idea for a fun project that makes a wonderful gift. Sharing family history is a wonderful thing, and family members always appreciate the work that goes into a genealogy related item like a scrapbook or a family history book. Creating those family treasures takes time and effort, especially if you want to make multiple copies to share with the whole family. A digital scrapbook can be a wonderful way to share photos, stories, family tree charts, and other items … Continue reading →

Time Lapse Scrapbooks

I have always been enamored by time lapse photography. There’s just something so intriguing to me about seeing an object, person or landscape develop over time. When I worked in TV news, we’d always include time lapse photography showing the clouds roll in and out and the sun go up and down during the weather segment. With the popularity and ease of use of digital cameras, creating your own time lapse photo layouts is easier than ever. Once you create a photo masterpiece, consider showing it off in a scrapbook filled with other time lapse displays. My first time lapse … Continue reading →

Online Scrapbooking: Smilebox

I recently wrote about online scrapbooking and how you can create these great scrapbooks that can be shared with family and friends all over the world. That is definitely one huge plus to online scrapbooking. I recently ran across another online scrapbooking website, Smilebox.com. It definitely puts a smile on my face because it is so easy to use. I am all about fast and easy when it comes to scrapbooking. Lately I just haven’t been able to tackle the albums that I would like to. With Smilebox you can not only create a scrapbook album but you can also … Continue reading →

Try Online Scrapbooking

So you have just completed another scrapbook album. It looks fantastic. You go back over your creation, admiring your work. Now what? You stick it on a shelf and it collects dust. Sounds a little harsh, I know. But do you find that to be true for your scrapbooks? We spend all this time putting it together and rarely get to share it. Why do we bother to create scrapbooks? Do we spend the money and time to put together some great memory keeper only to stick it on a shelf so it collects dust? I don’t think so. Yet … Continue reading →

Organizing Your Photos: Digital Photos

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The awesome thing about digital cameras is that you don’t waste any money on film. The scary thing about digital cameras is that you take hundreds of photos, which you either end up leaving on your memory card for ages or dumping onto your computer in batches (large or small) that may or may not have automatically named file folders and images. These images may live their lives with such descriptive names such as IMG_0468 living in the folder Roll 101. Yes, this is a real photo on my computer. It’s a lovely photo of my dad’s prize car, but … Continue reading →

5 Fun Ways to Tell Your Child You Love Them

Building relationships is important, and keeping the lines of communication open is even more important. Reminding loved ones that they are loved is a great way to keep the lines of communication open. It is also an awesome way to keep families happy, relationships loving and just generally make people smile. So here are a few fun ways to say I love you in your family. Say It With Flowers I’m not talking about giving someone a bouquet, although that works too. But a really fun and exciting way to let someone you know you love them, is to plant … Continue reading →