Last year my family went on a much-anticipated summer trip to South Dakota. My older son who is now six, has been obsessed with U.S. presidents and the founding fathers since he was three. (I have also made sure to include books on the first ladies and other famous women in our reading list as well.) We have so much president related stuff around the house: books; flash cards; … [Read more...]
Photo Book Girl’s Fall Mixbook Giveaway – Enter Today! (Ends 10/16/17)
Happy fall! Are the leaves changing color in your neck of the woods yet? I'm envisioning my family visiting a local pumpkin patch, enjoying bumpy hayrides, breathing in the crisp autumn air and sipping on hot spiced cider. I'm really looking forward to capturing photos of my two boys' having a grand old time running around and just enjoying being kids. But wait, I'm getting … [Read more...]
Photo Book Obstacle #1: “I Have So Many Photos, I Don’t Know Where to Start” Overcoming the Photo Abyss (Updated 2019)
Do you ever start something thinking that it's going to go one way, and then it takes a curve and you end up going in a completely different direction? Happens all the time right? Well, in process of writing this post, I started out with a list of "10 Things That Keep You From Making a Photo Book (And 10 Reasons Why They Shouldn't Stop You)". I was happily typing away during my … [Read more...]
Can’t Miss Gifts for Mother’s Day – Custom Photo Gift Ideas for Mom
Click here for my TOP MOTHER'S DAY DEALS ROUNDUP! We track the best deals for you! Mother's Day is May 14th! You've got a few weeks left to get something special together! Don't worry there are plenty of gift ideas that won't take much time, but will be certainly appreciated for much longer. This is the time of year I love to check out all the new gift ideas, new photo book … [Read more...]
Scrap Your Trip – FREE and Creative Ways to Enhance Your Travel Photo Book Layouts (Part 2 – Public Domain Resources)
In the first part of this series I talked about ways to enhance your vacation photo books using pre-made designer themes from your favorite photo book company or using digital scrapbooking kits that focus on a travel theme. In Part 2, I'm sharing another of my favorite sources for clip art and other ephemera and what's awesome is that they are totally FREE! These free … [Read more...]
Scrap Your Trip – Creative Ways To Enhance Your Travel Photo Book Layouts (Part 1)
Hello out there in Photobookland! Every day, I receive messages from our readers asking for tips or help on various aspects of making photo books. Not long ago I received an email from LMH from Chesapeake, VA. Here's her question: Hi Photo Book Girl, My issue is I NEED a photo book all tricked out about San Francisco where all I do is upload my own photos and ephemera. NO … [Read more...]
Photo Book Girl Featured on AdoramaPix Today – Let’s Talk Paper Options
When Libby over at AdoramaPix asked to interview me for an article on how to pick the best paper for your photo books, I had no idea it would be just lil' ole me! I guess they did interview a few other folks on what to think about when choosing paper for photo prints so be sure to check that out too. (by the way, one of my favorite unusual photo papers is the metallic one. I … [Read more...]
Photo Book Mom Gives Herself a Grade – Ideas & Tips for Memory Keeping
Okay, to be more specific, I'm giving myself a grade as it relates to photographing and making photo books of my second born - well more like a progress report. This is a follow up post to my earlier post from this summer, Do Second or Later Born Children Have Less Photos Than Firstborns? Six months have passed since my little guy was born and I've been slowly adjusting to … [Read more...]
