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Apr '10 Stephie056

I'm curious what everyone does with their leftover photos after you have already scrapped the event.. right now I just have all my extra photos sitting in a box and it's driving me crazy!
Apr '10 GMFTS

RE: Stephie056: I'm curious what everyone does with their leftover photos after you have already scrapped the event.. right now I just have all my extra photos sitting in a box and it's driving me crazy!

Depends but mostly I file them away in an Already Scrapped file.I figure that someday someone else might want those extra pix and VOILA there they will be all ready for them.
I have also given photos to my grandkids who also like to scrap and love having photos of themselves.
Apr '10 HuskerMom98

RE: GMFTS: Depends but mostly I file them away in an Already Scrapped file.I figure that someday someone else might want those extra pix and VOILA there they will be all ready for them. I have also given photos to my grandkids who also like to scrap and love having photos of themselves.

I simply file them away in a photo box with the idea that some day I'll put them in a plain photo album...probably not going to happen, but I at least know where they are (and they are in chronological order!) Sometimes I will also give one to my 4yo to use on one of his scrapbook pages.
Apr '10 StarsNSparkles

RE: HuskerMom98: I simply file them away in a photo box with the idea that some day I'll put them in a plain photo album...probably not going to happen, but I at least know where they are (and they are in chronological order!) Sometimes I will also give one to my 4yo to use on one of his scrapbook pages.

I print my own photos, so I only print the ones I want to scrap...these others are just saved in my PC
Apr '10 MrsSugarBear

RE: StarsNSparkles: I print my own photos, so I only print the ones I want to scrap...these others are just saved in my PC

Mine are in photo albums by date.
Apr '10 AmyK75

RE: MrsSugarBear: Mine are in photo albums by date.

I try and only print what I'm gonna scrap but that never works out. Extras end up in regular albums... eventually.
Apr '10 Mama2Thomas

RE: StarsNSparkles: I print my own photos, so I only print the ones I want to scrap...these others are just saved in my PC

I print way too many pictures because I rarely have an idea how my layouts are going to turn out. But I'm too impatient to wait for *the next trip to the printers*. I end up using about 1/2 of what I print, so currently they just sit in a box... and it's driving me crazy too. I keep telling myself that I should just run the unused pictures through a shredder (*gasp*) and recycle the shreds. I haven't done so yet, because I feel a little guilty. But I just hate having stuff sit around.
Apr '10 ELynn

RE: Mama2Thomas: I print way too many pictures because I rarely have an idea how my layouts are going to turn out. But I'm too impatient to wait for *the next trip to the printers*. I end up using about 1/2 of what I print, so currently they just sit in a box... and it's driving me crazy too. I keep telling myself that I should just run the unused pictures through a shredder (*gasp*) and recycle the shreds. I ...

ummm....mine are either in books, frames, piles or boxes. I only print what I want to use.
Apr '10 Croppers Ball

RE: ELynn: ummm....mine are either in books, frames, piles or boxes. I only print what I want to use.

Just cleared this up at my house
I went through all my photos and organized them in storage boxes by the way I want to scrap them. Any pictures that were not scrap-worthy went in a pile.
I bought some basic pocket albums and put the photos in there. I didnt put them in any fancy order, just something the kids can flip through and enjoy the odd or really busy crazy photos.

I couldn't stand all the "storage" that was happening, and no one was getting to see them. That's my beef with digital too.

HTH,
B
Apr '10 Gelidy Gelato

RE: Stephie056: I'm curious what everyone does with their leftover photos after you have already scrapped the event.. right now I just have all my extra photos sitting in a box and it's driving me crazy!

I just saw a tip on a scrapbooking show that suggested you buy a punch (say 2" square) and punch out the important section of your leftover photos. Then use the squares on cards, on layouts; can be a before & after, part of a background, etc. Seemed like a good tip. Why not throw a few photo squares inside cards you are sending relatives, it's better than collecting dust in a box.
Apr '10 Melissa*l

RE: Gelidy Gelato: I just saw a tip on a scrapbooking show that suggested you buy a punch (say 2" square) and punch out the important section of your leftover photos. Then use the squares on cards, on layouts; can be a before & after, part of a background, etc. Seemed like a good tip. Why not throw a few photo squares inside cards you are sending relatives, it's better than collecting dust in a box.

I like the idea of using them on cards. I just print out what I am going to scrap so I really don't have many leftovers, but this is a good tip!
Apr '10 Stephie056

RE: Melissa*l: I like the idea of using them on cards. I just print out what I am going to scrap so I really don't have many leftovers, but this is a good tip!

Thank you everyone for your ideas
Apr '10 Galoosh

RE: Stephie056: Thank you everyone for your ideas

Do a thematic page like 'Fall Memories' or 'High School Fun'. Use large letter templates and trace letters onto the leftover pics instead of cardstock. You can squeeze lots more pics on a page that way.

example:

Fair Folk, By Galoosh
Apr '10 Stick

RE: Galoosh: Do a thematic page like 'Fall Memories' or 'High School Fun'. Use large letter templates and trace letters onto the leftover pics instead of cardstock. You can squeeze lots more pics on a page that way. example: Fair Folk, By Galoosh

Toss 'em!

I print only what I think I'll need. I throw the extras away. And the rest are saved on my hard drive. I do not have the time (or the space) to keep printed photos organized. And I'd almost never look at them anyway. My scrapbook pages contain just about every good photo I have anyway.
Apr '10 LilacGal

RE: Stick: Toss 'em! I print only what I think I'll need. I throw the extras away. And the rest are saved on my hard drive. I do not have the time (or the space) to keep printed photos organized. And I'd almost never look at them anyway. My scrapbook pages contain just about every good photo I have anyway.

I used to just put them in a box. Now, I'm at least putting them in a photo album so they're a little more organized. I'm also sending the extras to family. My sister is DD's Godmother and only really sees her when we go visit up north. She's a nun and doesn't have a car anymore. She loves getting surprise letters full of photos!
Apr '10 Ami G

RE: LilacGal: I used to just put them in a box. Now, I'm at least putting them in a photo album so they're a little more organized. I'm also sending the extras to family. My sister is DD's Godmother and only really sees her when we go visit up north. She's a nun and doesn't have a car anymore. She loves getting surprise letters full of photos!

Put them after the layout of that event in photo page protectors.
Apr '10 Crankylady

RE: Ami G: Put them after the layout of that event in photo page protectors.

Ha ha, you mean we have options? I thought when the photos piled up waist high we shut the door to that room and didn't open it again. When all the rooms were filled we moved! Well, that's what it feels like anyway! I have photos stuck everywhere in my house, I have tried to start organizing them and then my mind (and body) seem to wander. I am a neat freak, but these pictures are another story. I hope to make myself do something real soon!
Apr '10 Brenda6054

RE: Crankylady: Ha ha, you mean we have options? I thought when the photos piled up waist high we shut the door to that room and didn't open it again. When all the rooms were filled we moved! Well, that's what it feels like anyway! I have photos stuck everywhere in my house, I have tried to start organizing them and then my mind (and body) seem to wander. I am a neat freak, but these pictures are another story. I...

I give mine away. If I have pictures left over of my neices or nephew I give them to my sister(not a scrapper). Any extra pics of my son I give to my mom to scrap. HTH!
-Brenda
Apr '10 Butterflyqueen71

RE: Brenda6054: I give mine away. If I have pictures left over of my neices or nephew I give them to my sister(not a scrapper). Any extra pics of my son I give to my mom to scrap. HTH! -Brenda

I want to introduce my daughter to scrapbooking at some point. She's 6.5 and I think she's almost ready. I've decided to hold on to extra photos for her to use. I also think its neat to use them to practice new techniques on. Other photos I put in a nice album. Hobby Lobby carries some that are very reasonable and nice looking, about $6.99. (Cheaper w/ coupon)
Apr '10 Stephie056

RE: Crankylady: Ha ha, you mean we have options? I thought when the photos piled up waist high we shut the door to that room and didn't open it again. When all the rooms were filled we moved! Well, that's what it feels like anyway! I have photos stuck everywhere in my house, I have tried to start organizing them and then my mind (and body) seem to wander. I am a neat freak, but these pictures are another story. I...

I'm a neat freak to thats the problem!!! I dont know if I can make myself throw them away.. I think I need to just put them in albums!!! (always more money to spend)
Apr '10 ChansGram

RE: Stephie056: I'm a neat freak to thats the problem!!! I dont know if I can make myself throw them away.. I think I need to just put them in albums!!! (always more money to spend)

I try to only print what i will scrap- everything else is just put in a file on the comp ( and backed up on a CD ). If i do scrap less than i print, they just go in a box or i let the DGB's look,play,scrap them!
Apr '10 Dawn Marie 2010

RE: Stephie056: I'm a neat freak to thats the problem!!! I dont know if I can make myself throw them away.. I think I need to just put them in albums!!! (always more money to spend)

Pitch them or give them away- or let the kids scrap them & try to only print what I use. I do all of the above. But I am not afraid of throwing away bad; unflattering pictures, if I don't want to look at it now, I'm probably not going to want to look at it in 20 years. I hate clutter & LOVE to throw things away, it feels like I am cleaning.
Apr '10 MrsAnnieS

RE: Stephie056: I'm a neat freak to thats the problem!!! I dont know if I can make myself throw them away.. I think I need to just put them in albums!!! (always more money to spend)

When I get done scrapping I always have a stack left over, photos I either changed my mind on, or didn't have room on pages but didn't want to do a whole new LO for. So most are in albums on a shelf, but at the end of albums I do a collage page or two and put them in a different album I have of just collages from books I've done.

This way I have my main albums, and also an album that has all the events from together as kind of a 'quick look'. Nothing super fancy just fun and kind of hectic.
Apr '10 Shutterbugg

RE: MrsAnnieS: When I get done scrapping I always have a stack left over, photos I either changed my mind on, or didn't have room on pages but didn't want to do a whole new LO for. So most are in albums on a shelf, but at the end of albums I do a collage page or two and put them in a different album I have of just collages from books I've done. This way I have my main albums, and also an album that has al...

I have mine in a box and periodically when I see a neat idea, like using a rolo-dex for a mini album that sits on your desk, I will pull out that box and use the left over photos to make the project. All of the photos in the box are "good photos" (I only print the good ones). I also have a bulletin board and I rotate the pictures on that with ones from the box too.
Apr '10 BeccaWood

RE: Stephie056: I'm a neat freak to thats the problem!!! I dont know if I can make myself throw them away.. I think I need to just put them in albums!!! (always more money to spend)

I just learned to Mosaic! It is fantastic! There are only a few places that sell Mosaic Materials, but check it out! I use up all my leftover trip photos that I cant get in the scrapbook!
Apr '10 ScrappinTiger

RE: Dawn Marie 2010: Pitch them or give them away- or let the kids scrap them & try to only print what I use. I do all of the above. But I am not afraid of throwing away bad; unflattering pictures, if I don't want to look at it now, I'm probably not going to want to look at it in 20 years. I hate clutter & LOVE to throw things away, it feels like I am cleaning.
Dawn Marie 2010 Said:
Pitch them or give them away- or let the kids scrap them & try to only print what I use. I do all of the above. But I am not afraid of throwing away bad; unflattering pictures, if I don't want to look at it now, I'm probably not going to want to look at it in 20 years. I hate clutter & LOVE to throw things away, it feels like I am cleaning.

I am the same way. I toss the photos that don't end up in the scrapbook. If I have extras, I will keep them for other relatives...and they can toss them if they'd like. I guess I just don't see the point in having scrapbooks and photo albums. It just gets to be waaaaay too much.
Apr '10 Stacey40

RE: Stephie056: I'm a neat freak to thats the problem!!! I dont know if I can make myself throw them away.. I think I need to just put them in albums!!! (always more money to spend)

I place some in my sons photo albums so when he gets older he can have them. The others I let family (grandparents,aunts,cousi ns ect...) pick which photos they want.. then friends can have any remaining ones if they want.
Apr '10 Amy_

RE: Stacey40: I place some in my sons photo albums so when he gets older he can have them. The others I let family (grandparents,aunts,cousi ns ect...) pick which photos they want.. then friends can have any remaining ones if they want.

For duplicates I attach to the back side of page that I scrapped. That way I know I have additional of that particular photo if needed. I have done this with photos that weren't so great too.
Apr '10 Blushpea

RE: Amy_: For duplicates I attach to the back side of page that I scrapped. That way I know I have additional of that particular photo if needed. I have done this with photos that weren't so great too.
Ami G Said:
Put them after the layout of that event in photo page protectors.

Ditto that! If I didn't scrap any of the event (hey can't do 'em all), then I put them in regular photo albums.

If they're really cool looking & I don't mind cutting them up, they go into my scraps for future ATCs/collages.
Apr '10 Fknapoleon

RE: Blushpea: Ami G Said: Put them after the layout of that event in photo page protectors. Ditto that! If I didn't scrap any of the event (hey can't do 'em all), then I put them in regular photo albums. If they're really cool looking & I don't mind cutting them up, they go into my scraps for future ATCs/collages.

Since having a digital camera, I only print what I will actually use. But the photos I've had for years that were printed are stored chronologically. Some day I hope to get around to scanning them or at least put those in a regular photo album. Then when I'm ready to scrap them, I can just take them out and voila.

However, my mother-in-law still uses regular film so the pictures we get from her I try my best to store them chronologically but the photos aren't dated unfortunately.