Patting myself on the back!

Well done! That's so inspiring.

 

Congratulations Jan!!

 

wow, that's fantastic!!

 

That is an enormous effort -i would say you deserve a standing ovation rather than a pat on the back! Way to go!

 

Awesome!!!

My scrapping is all over the place, so my albums are mostly a mish-mash. That said, once I retire I want to make newborn to teen albums for my GK with themed double-page spreads (birthdays, Christmas, beach, Disney, scouts, etc.) and then I'm going to print them as photo books as my GK have already let me know that they aren't interested in a bunch of album.

I'm also printing some of my fave photos as 6x8 prints to put in a three-ring binder as I think they may prefer to have some loose photos. I do plan to use a pencil to identify the person(s) on the back of each photo.

 

That's awesome Jan! I aspire to be like you some day.

 

I so agree with this!

A real life example here: My late father in law painted once he was paralyzed. My mother in law had a ton of his paintings sitting in boxes along with some newspaper/newsletter articles and a few other bits of stuff. No one saw it. I scanned them all, and arranged them in a Shutterfly book. Sure, they aren't as amazing as seeing the painting framed on a wall, but they are viewed many more times than in the box. We sent a copy to each of my husband's brothers, and now grandkids and great grandkids have seen the paintings and learned a story that some never knew.

It's always easier to look through a book than random photos with no context.

 

The books that I've done for my 2 cousins were so appreciated. Neither of them scrapbook and old photos are in boxes. Digital photos are on their phones or their computers. I did "borrow" quite a few of the more current photos from FB postings which they were OK with. But all the old photos from camera days were those that were taken by either my mom or me. Some were photos they never saw but they now have in those Shutterfly books.

Thankfully my mom was great about noting on the backs of photos the when and who of who was in them. So for many I actually had some information which was nice.

But the best thing is that both of my cousins still tell me to this day how much they love those books. The grandkids are able to see what life was like for the grandparents when they were kids as well and of course they have to laugh at how they looked back in the 60's!

 

what a treasure for everyone to have a copy of his paintings! that's awesome!

 

that sounds like a huge undertaking, but it will be SO worth it to have those and keep them in good condition for years to come!

 

I love this soooo much!
My mother-in-law has always been great at writing on the backs of pictures as well, and that does help quite a bit. but it's still sooooo much easier to look at them all when they're in an album format!

 

Jan, what an accomplishment! I want a peek at your Eagle Scout book. I still need to do Chase’s and also a mission book for both him and Aspen. I start and don’t continue. I need to find a simpler system. Maybe a combo of what you and Tracie @tkradtke are doing.

 

Congrats girl that's awesome!!!!!