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Everyday Storyteller Blog Hop Stop 19

May 1, 2012   Author: Renee Pearson   Categories: Events | Giveaways | Tips

Because my camera of choice is my ever-ready iPhone, I’ve developed a simple workflow to keep track of daily photos and memories. This preparation significantly speeds up my Project Life page creation. Here’s how the first part works:

TIP!
On your iPhone or iPad, setup an album called “Everyday Photos” and at the end of each day, add the best of that day’s photos from the Camera Roll or Photo Stream to your everyday album. If you’re a prolific shooter, set up an individual album for each month.

To add a new album, go to the Photos app. Tap Edit in the top right corner just above the Camera Roll. Tap Add in the top left corner. Name your new album and click Save. Done!

The rest of my Project Life prep steps are included in the new e-book,  “Everyday Storyteller: 33 Practical Ideas from Real World Scrapbookers,” available this Friday!

In “Everyday Storyteller,” I’ll show you how to record your stories…every day…using either your iPhone or iPad! Collect each day’s photos, journaling, the date, a location map and even a thumbnail of the kits I plan to use. It’s all in “Everyday Storyteller,” available this Friday, May 4th!

Party Over There! I’m personally inviting you and a friend to be my guests at the Everyday Storyteller Launch Party this Friday, May 4, at 8:30pm CDT. All you need to do is register at the Everyday Storyteller site to make sure your name is added to the VIP list. There’ll be over $700 in prizes given away!

Giveaway Over Here! And speaking of giveaways, I have a copy of the book to giveaway to one lucky blog reader. To enter, leave a comment below before 11:59pm CDT tonight answering the question: What’s your favorite part of the memory keeping process? The giveaway has ended.

See you at the party Friday night and thanks for stopping by! Visit Lynnette Penacho at Nettio Designs next for another memory-keeping tip!

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Renee Pearson

Renee Pearson

Renee Pearson is a digital designer, illustrator and educator and the owner of reneepearson.com. An established authority in the digital crafting world, she’s the author of two digital design books and former Associate Editor of “Digital Scrapbooking” magazine.

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92 thoughts on “Everyday Storyteller Blog Hop Stop 19”

  1. My favorite part is looking back over everything that I’ve created — sometimes I amaze myself!! :-)

  2. My favorite part is look at the photos I took, even if they’re not scrapped. I can still feel and see what happened.

  3. My favorite part is sharing my work with friends and family– reliving the moments.

  6. My favorite part is looking at the scrapbooks with the kids. They tell me the stories and say “Mom, look at this!!” and that’s the best part. :)

  8. OH I SO Love Project Life! I did it last year & am currently doing it. For me it’s been such a wonderful part of our lives & when I don’t have a chance to scrapbook I know I have this weekly projet that will be able to shared with everyone in our family. Thanks so much for the chance!

  9. Favorite part is when for some reason one of my adult children look at photo album & we start remembering events or happenings together & enjoy the memory. Great positive reinforcement for more photo album pages!

  12. My favorite part is actually when I can look back on layouts I’ve done and be totally amazed at the creativity that I had achieved.

  13. My favorite part is editing the photos. I love all the different effects and making them look good! Thanks for the chance!

  14. What’s your favorite part of the memory keeping process? My favorite part is looking for the right pictures that comes with my journaling. I love to journal, it’s my way to preserve the memory from the everyday moments for my DD so she can see what she did and sayd when she’s older :)
    Thanks for a chance!

  16. My favorite part is creating or realizing that I am creating new memories!

  18. My favourite part is combining two of my loves — photography and being creative.

  19. My favorite part is seeing how much everyone loves the pages that I do. My boys love seeing themselves on my pages. I also love being able to print them out as books for gifts.

  20. My favorite part is putting the photos into scrapbook pages or photo books so we can enjoy looking at them. I’m just really slow at that because life seems to get in the way. :)

  22. You are right! I should take my little camera with me everywhere. Thanks for the great book!

  23. my favorite part of the process, is watching an art piece come together and then sharing that art piece with my family. It is fun to look back on events and share memories.

  24. My favorite part of the process is looking back at older pages & being happy that I took the time to document the small details of our lives. Thanks for the chance to win.

  26. I love to take pictures, and I love to make the pages, but my favorite part is when we look back through my albums and remember things we might not have remembered had I not taken the time to record them.

  27. My favorite part is seeing a page come together. It is amazing when the vision in your head comes alive in your project.

  28. My favorite part of memory keeping is looking at the really old photos I have of my grandparents. There are only a few, but I love to think about what their lives were like in the early 1900’s as homesteaders compare to my life now. It makes me aware of how interesting little details of our lives are and will be to future generations.

  30. Lately, my favorite part of the memory keeping process has been the photography and photo editing process :)

  31. My favorite part is the story behind the photos. Thanks for the chance. :)

  32. I love when I look at a photo and I can feel what it was I was trying to capture, that is when I know I got it right!

  34. My favourite part is the writing down and telling the story, because then you go through it again. So awesome!

  35. I love to imagine my young sons looking through and reading my pages, maybe even sharing them with their kids. It’s so cool to think the stories will be enjoyed again by future generations!

  37. My favorite part of the process is sitting back and reflecting on the photos and stories that bring us joy and capturing them on a page for people to read down the road.

  39. I love knowing that I have created a record of the memory so I will always have it and won’t ever forget it.

  41. I love looking back through the pages I’ve done and recipes I’ve saved digitally and thinking about all the memories captured therein.

  42. I like looking at the finished product and feeling a sense of accomplishment.

  43. My favourite part of the memory keeping process? Well, I think that through scrapbooking I have been able to totally recognize how truly awesome my life is…the good and bad, I wouldn’t change anything.

  45. Oh my gosh! I had no idea I could albums to my iPhone! Thanks for the tip!

  46. My favorite part of memory keeping is when my kids look through their albums and remember events :)

  47. Definetly looking back over what I have created. Thank you for the opportunity!!

  48. seeing my children so excited about remembering things we have done, and also re-reading some of the funny things they have said and done (that I have forgotten — so glad I wrote them down at the time!!)

  49. Everyday storytelling means to me the capture the daily things, those words, the surrounding where we as a family live, the drawings, the things happening in the world and those photographs who are little stories with no word but a so meaningfull and remember them forever. Thx for the chance!

  50. My favourite part is going through my pages that I’ve created and recalling the memories and reading what I’ve written.

  52. My favorite part is looking at old photos to jog memories, and looking at past layouts I’ve made to see how I’ve evolved as a scrapper. Thanks for the chance to win! :)

  53. So hard to choose, I love the photos, the story, the design AND the finished product!

  56. My favorite part is the “messy” moment! Thanks for the chance to win!

  57. Making the memories and writing about them — even though I am behind. Thanks for the opportunity.

  58. My favorite part of memory keeping is going back 20 years or 10 years or 4 months and reliving all the memories. Love to snuggle with my grand kids and look at all the old albums and giggle.

  59. Great tip about the photo albums on Iphone…didn’t know that!

    I love looking at my albums with my husband and reliving travels, family events, etc.

  60. My favorite part is reliving the memory/story in my mind that I’m working on telling, so that I can convey the emotion and perspective at the time.
    Thanks for the chance to win.

  61. My favorite part is figuring out how to combine the art and the story. I’m looking forward to the release. Thanks for the chance to win :-)

  62. My favorite part is taking the pictures and learning to become a better photographer.

  63. I have 2 favorite parts — the first is the creation and I really just lose myself. It doesn’t matter to me if it is good, or even if it is ever finished. Like, if it is digi, I may spend hours and then just hit delete. It is the creating and experimenting I love. The getting lost.
    The second fav is looking back a year or more later and remembering. Sometimes I am remembering the event, sometimes I am remembering the creating! Like in the case of my “first month” of this hobby I thought I was a rock star and just couldn’t understand why I didn’t win an LSS contest I entered! It was by far the best. That layout is my fav for the memory of the contest.… cuz the layout is hideous!! But at the time, I showed it off proudly! LMAO!!

  64. My favorite part is looking back through photographs when I go to decide which to use and how to them.

  65. My favorite part is seeing the end result and sometimes the joy of someone seeing it.

  66. Thanks so much for the chance! I think my favorite part is actually working hands on with the paper and embellishments to get everthing to feel just right.

  67. Great tip. I really like the photo taking part of capturing memories.

  68. I WISH I had an iPhone! I have a Razer and they are supposed to take the equivalent of the iphone…both are supposed to have 8 mp cameras…well, not true.…someday.….someday!

  69. My favorite part is actually after putting it all together and sharing it with others and reliving the memories with them.

  70. My favorite parts are the creating and then the sharing. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win this book from all these amazing contributors!

  71. My favorite part is finishing a layout and seeing my daughter’s reaction to it. Makes the effort worth it!

  72. My favorite part is remembering my mom & dad and passing those memories on to my kids who don’t remember their grandparents.

  73. Thanks so much for this tip, definitely need help in my photo flow! Thanks for the giveaway!

  74. I love it all, but my favorite is the photos. Thanks for this opportunity.

  75. My favorite part is showing my books to my daughter. She loves it and it just reinforces why it’s the best hobby there is!

  76. My favourite part is actually sharing to my blog. I always blog my photos and stories first then that story is “saved” and I go back sometimes up to a year later to make the scrapbook page and my journaling is already done for me! I just love sharing my stories with friends and family.

  78. My favorite part of the memory keeping process is being able to look back at something and really feeling the moment that it first happened.

  79. I am VERY excited to read your contribution… exactly what I need right now.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    What do I enjoy most? Knowing I’ve captured a special moment that can be savoured for years.

  80. My favorite part of memory keeping right now is watching my 20 month old look through the pages as if the book was written for her and about her. Which it is :)

  82. I love the creative process but even more I enjoy knowing I accomplished preserving a memory for my family.

  83. I love the creating part and I love looking back at my layouts knowing they are still on the favorite list.

  84. What an awesome tip!! I love to revel in the relaxation that is my craft. :D

  85. My favorite part is the creative aspect of putting a page together. I love to play in Photoshop, or with paper sometimes!

  86. My favorite part is looking back on my layouts and seeing how I have developed my own style. Thanks for the chance to win. This book looks fantastic!

  87. My favorite part of memory keeping is when my layouts are all printed and in albums for my kids to enjoy. They love looking through them and reading the journaling. Thanks for the chance to win.

  88. Pictures Pictures Pictures!!!!!! I love taking photographs!

    Thanks so much for the chance to be a part of this awesomeness!

    xo,
    Candi
    candice1973 (at) comcast (dot) net

  89. wow, that is a tough question, Renee, I love it all. But I will have to say my favorite part is seeing the photos on the page, all edited and in their spots and then embellishing around them. I looooove those finishing touches that make a page shine!

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