The last time I went to England, it took me about 4 months to finish my scrapbook of the photos. I was lazy, and uninspired and by the time I finished it, I wasn't its biggest fan, and I had already shown everyone my photos on my phone, so no one really cared about looking at the album. After this trip I decided I would be better about scrapping the photos, and I would get it done as quickly as possible. It's been a little over 2 weeks, and I just finished printing all of the photos, and a great deal of the journaling. All that's left is some fun embellishing and filling a few holes. I'm feeling so much better this time around! But I did learn a few lessons along the way.
~ When you have a goal in mind, every Best Buy in the metropolitan area will stop selling Canon Selphy printer ink, so you'll be forced to wait on an order from Amazon. The same will go for 6 x 8 album inserts. Thank goodness for Scrapbook.com! Speaking of 6 x 8 albums..
~ The rings in this size binder are either too small or I feel the need to print way too many photos. That album is bursting at the seems...here's hoping the rings, while too tiny, are strong.
~ A SAG/AFTRA Backstage Broadway interview with Andrew Rannells is the perfect accompaniment for the "watching paint dry" activity level of printing photos. I almost didn't realize I wasted hours of my life watching a printer spit out photos...
~ Not all photos look great printed. I'm convinced iPhones trick your eye somehow by making you think you have an award-winning photo on your phone, but when it's printed, it looks like you took it underwater.
~ You will always lose the scissors, stickers, tape roll, or glue amongst your work area, and will then find it 20 minutes later, after you've opened a new one or grabbed another pair.
~ And lastly, getting the scrapbook done early, helps you remember all the lovely stories that happened on vacation which totally helps with the journaling. Not everyone will read it, but at least it will make you happy!
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