Tag: Memory Sharing

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

New Sizes for Wall Art

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: CANVAS PRINTS & METAL PANELS IN NEW SIZES

Two Ways to Share the Love in Many Sizes

If you’d like to take your images out into the world, then FOREVER has two ways to hang them on the wall and a variety of sizes to choose from. Whether it’s for your wall, a gift for others or even for your business, FOREVER can take care of you.

You can create wall art on Canvas Prints or Metal Panels and if you prefer something for a counter or desk, then FOREVER also has Table Top Panels.

Canvas Prints

Canvas Prints give you a lot of variety. Whether you want one standout portrait for a wall, a collage of photos on a canvas or a collage of canvases, this can all be achieved with these versatile wall pieces. These examples happen to have people in them, but pets, hobbies and encouraging and inspiring text can all be part of your personal creation.

These gorgeous, premium-quality, textured, museum-wrapped, satin-finished canvases are printed in archival quality ink. The 1.5 inch sides are printed and wrapped on four sides for a custom look and the satin finish cuts down on glare. A metal sawtooth hanger is already on the back for your convenience.

What’s more, they now come in nine different sizes, so you can let your imagination go wild. Squares like 8X8 and 12X12, as well as large format sizes like 24X36, 20X24 and 16X20 have been around for a long time. Now they are adding traditional photo sizes like 8X10, 11X14, and 20X30. Perhaps the most exciting is the new 12X36 that allows wonderful landscape shots, with or without people.

Metal Wall Panels

Though quality canvas has been the classic standard for a long, long time, metal wall panels could be what you are looking for if you are looking for brighter colors, a flat surface and a more modern feel.

FOREVER’s Metal Panels are created with premium Chromaluxe®. You’ll enjoy clean, crisp edges and a vibrant long-lasting finish. The glossy coating enhances color saturation and contrast while providing resistance to scratches, moisture and UV-induced fading. Your print will include Shadow mounting hardware for effortless installation and a sleek, floating appearance.

The popularity of these panels has caused FOREVER to expand the number of sizes these panels come in. From traditional 8X10 to large format 24X36, you’ve got five different choices, for single hanging images or collages.

Tabletop Panels

Showcase your favorite family photo, or landscape with tabletop panels. They feature an easel back, but they also have slots to hang them on the wall. The panels come in 5X7 and 8X10 and you can create them for a vertical or horizontal format. They’re made from 1/4″ thick durable high-gloss hardboard which is uv resistant and scratch-free, because of the Chromaluxe® coating.

And there’s something else! Use a dry erase pen and they become a write board! How cool is that!!

Whether you want to dress up your home or celebrate something special for someone else, this variety of wall and table top panels gives you plenty of ways to express yourself and show off your art. Whose going to get lucky on your list?

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

We’re Getting Cozy Now!

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: WARM UP THEIR WINTER WITH PERSONALIZED PILLOWS & WOVEN BLANKETS

New Print Products in Time for Holiday Giving

There’s always something new at FOREVER, but these new products, which became available on the 4th, will warm your heart: Pillows & Woven Blankets.

I’m careful to say WOVEN blankets, because blankets have been a part of the FOREVER offerings for a while: Fleece Blankets, Sherpa Blankets and Outdoor Blankets in sizes from 30X40 to 60X80. But these new blankets? Get ready to snuggle in a whole new way. There’s just nothing that feels like the weight of a woven blanket and the look is wonderful!

And the pillows? Well, that’s a whole new thing. I’ve had people ask for them before, but they just weren’t available. So, imagine my surprise when I sat on a Zoom call and heard the pillows were coming. With three great sizes you’ll be able to create wonderful things for special people.

Blanket & Pillow Ideas

Whether you choose a plush, sherpa or woven look, blankets are a great way to show you know what’s important to the ones you love. If a team or a school has their heart, then create a blanket featuring the colors and logos of their fan love. Pet lovers rave over blankets with photos of their furry, feathered and scaled friends. Grandparents will snuggle extra warmly when their grandkids are on the blanket. Hobbyist will preen with glee over a blanket with their antique car, flowers from their garden or other items highlighting their interests. These gifts say I see and hear what’s important to you.

Another great way to use the blankets is to capture heritage photos. Give kids pride in where they come from, by highlighting the important people from their past – even from generations they never met. It builds self esteem to shield them from the slings and arrows of everyday living. Older members of the family will cherish scenes from their childhood and early marriage or images of the people who have gone before them.

Pillows can be made with all these themes as complementary accessory to a blanket gift or they can stand alone. Either way they’ll be cherished by the recipient and shown with pride.

With all these heart, head and feet warming gift ideas, whose holidays will you brighten with a blanket and/or pillow?

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

Ornamental Things

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: USEFUL ORNAMENTS

Ornaments for the Tree and Beyond

What you see above, the snow globe ornament, is one of the wildest best sellers FOREVER has ever had. Or at least the wildest I can remember. They have great difficulty keeping them in stock. YEAR ROUND! So imagine how challenging it will be at Christmas. As popular as it is, it is only one of the many ornaments available from FOREVER.

We have ornaments in metal, glass, acrylic and the snow globe above. There are 6 different shapes and all are around 3″X3″ – 3″X4″. And colors – you have your pick! Now is a good time to order what you need for the holidays.

There are people who create a theme for their tree every year and order a new set of ornaments for it. Some make holiday ornaments of their kids for grandparents to commemorate each year. Some people create ornaments featuring their pets, their quilts, their cars. their hobbies. Though many people do buy the ornaments to put on their tree, you’d be amazed at all the ways people find to use them.

One of the most popular throughout the holiday season is to use them as gift tags. They dress up the gift and make a permanent memory of it. It’s great for all gifts, but imagine how wonderful they would be on a handmade gift! They also get used a lot as place cards. Set them in a place card holder or tie them to the napkin and the guest gets to take them home.

Year round the ornaments make great tags for luggage, backpacks, gym bags, you name it. They are wildly durable and immediately set your belongings apart from the rest. I keep one on my business tote. Imagine making a matching set for a group you’re traveling with. Lots of things to tag and so much fun.

Smart shoppers are making their lists and buying their presents, now. Last week I reminded you to order your holiday cards and in the weeks to come, I’ll be making more gifting suggestions. There’s no end to the possibilities!

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

Get Out Your Holiday Greeting List

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: GREETING CARDS THEY’LL LOVE

Would You Like to be a Holiday Hero?

If you’re in the habit of sending Holiday Greeting Cards, then I don’t have to tell you how appreciated they are by the people on your list. If you can’t remember the last time sent out cards, then why not do it this year?

FOREVER makes greeting cards easy all year long, but the holidays are their season. You can find gorgeous cards for Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Christmas, New Years or whatever you celebrate right here on FOREVER. We’ve had gorgeous cards for a long, long time, but now there are more choices than ever. There are standard cards and foiled cards. There are three different card stocks. Every card has a long list of available fonts. You can edit the front as well as the back. You can set up a free Address Book and never have to worry again about addressing your cards. Many cards even have a choice of colors to choose from. There is seriously no reason to go to the fish or the fly.

So Why Now?

Why? Because now means you don’t have to worry about it later! No matter what your good intentions might be, you know you’re going to be running out of time. One day you’re putting out your Halloween decorations and the next you’ve got a NYE celebration hangover.

Seriously, here’s your to-do list.

  1. Gather up all your various address list from all the places you have them stored (including wherever you’ve ordered your cards from before) and upload them to FOREVER. This will be the hardest part and that’s why you start here. Getting databases to agree about anything is difficult, so get on it and get it done. If you have any questions along the way, call me or customer service. (And by the way, you won’t have to do this next year. The list stays on FOREVER forever – or until you take it down.)
  2. Go through your photos of the year and choose your favorites. They’ll be your friend and family favorites, too. Don’t forget the pets! (If you’re a FOREVER storage customer, you could have been adding hearts to your favorites all year long and only have to choose your favorites among favorites.
  3. Shop the Cards on FOREVER: https://www.forever.com/create-and-print/cards-and-stationery/cards. You’ll find helpful filters on the left side to help you pinpoint exactly what you want and if you already have what you want and just need a place to print it – we’ve got that, too. Even folded cards! Or, if you want to design something special, don’t forget Artisan 6 or you can have me design it for you.
  4. Personalize your card and hit print. Once you’ve selected which card design fits you best, FOREVER will walk you through all the steps you’ll need to take to get exactly what you want.
  5. Feel smug for weeks on end, because you are so far ahead of the game. Stuff your addressed cards while you binge some great series. Then send.

Are you still here? Go order your Holiday Cards!

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

Print Products Coming & Going

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: HELLO & FAREWELL IN PRINT PRODUCTS

One of the things I love about FOREVER is that there’s always something new – a new feature in storage, a new product in print, a new event to enjoy and even new software from time to time. But sometimes there are also some farewells. Let’s talk about some of both!

Hello to Greeting Cards, Thermal Cups, Towels & More

FOREVER has been ever so busy this year. I’ve seen many products come along. Some of them are not completely new products, just new styles of standard products. Take Greeting Cards for instance.

FOREVER has been a great source for stationary for many years, but they don’t rest on their laurels. They are constantly adding new, fresh designs to match current trends. Have you seen the price of cards in retail outlets, like grocery and drug stores. Oh my, by the time you put a stamp on them you’ve made a huge investment, so cards from FOREVER are a great way to save money and keep up the tradition of greetings in the mail.

There’s always something new and you can customize them all with your own photos, multiple fonts and colors. And the personalized touch sends a message your recipients will appreciate – so next time you want graduation announcements, wedding stationary, holiday greetings or any other cards, see us first.

This year FOREVER has been very prolific in creating completely new choices. Just last month they added two new thermal cups – a 20 ounce tumbler and a thermal mug – to complement the 40 oz Tumbler with a handle. You can get drinkware lots of places, but not with your own photos and words on them!

And Towels! Earlier this year, FOREVER introduced beach towels, kitchen towels and golf towels. I ordered a tea towel right away and display it proudly in my kitchen. They’ve been a big hit! But there’s also an au revoir in the near future!

Golf Towels Will Be Seasonal

It may have more to do with their vendor than it does with FOREVER, but it’s been announced that Golf Towels will only be available seasonally. If, like me, you thought, “Christmas Presents!”, then you need to order what you want now, because after September, they’ll be unavailable for a while. Don’t miss out!

Only in Artisan

Most of the items you might want are in both Create & Print and Artisan. Create & Print gives you thousands of templates to help you design your photo gifts, stationary and such. Artisan gives you a blank page, so you can create your own from scratch, but Artisan also has some items or sizes of items you can’t get in Create & Print. Like Mousepads! Did you know FOREVER had mousepads? Well, you do now! And folded cards? I’ve used those for Christmas greetings the last few years. So, if you’re looking for a particular item and can’t find it in Create & Print, I might be able to get it done in Artisan.

Fond Farewells

Fashions change, trends change and tastes change. What was hot last year might be passe this year. FOREVER keeps up with that, too. So, sometimes things are just taken out of the product line. Take water bottles for instance. Before giant thermal cups became a thing, stainless steel water bottles with a twist cap were all the rage. The stainless steel bottle was discontinued to make room for the 40 ounce Tumbler.

One of the most recent changes to the FOREVER line up has been a readjustment of the calendar products. Why? Because there’s been a readjustment to what people actually use. We’ve several styles of calendars available for a long time, but virtually all the calendars sold were 12X18. So, they trimmed the line to fit the demand and all calendars are 12X18!

One other item has gone away this month and that’s 8.5X11Page Prints. Unless you’re a digital scrapbooker, you may not even know what a page print is. Some people like to design their scrapbook pages in Artisan and then print them for a traditional scrapbook, rather than for a photo book. This change has come about, because the makers of traditional scrapbooks are no longer offering 8.5X11 albums. Instead 8X8 albums are preferred and those Page Prints we will continue to carry.

So that’s what up in gorgeous items designed to share your memories! What’s your next project! Can help?

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

Try It! You’ll Like it!

Jane Sadek

MEMORY KEEPING: START YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ARTISAN 6

Not Exactly Point & Click

Have you ever used Canva or another program like it? Yes, they’re great and it’s easy, but at some point, it’s just not going to allow you to do what your imagination can dream up.

How about Photo Shop or Lightroom? They’re amazing, but a lot of overkill and not designed for scrapbooking.

I’ve used all these and I don’t love any of them the way I do Artisan 6, the scrapbooking software from FOREVER, but the relationship was rocky at the beginning. When it comes to digital stuff, I rarely read the instructions. I just start clicking and somehow things work out. When I bought Artisan 6 and downloaded it to my computer, I couldn’t even figure out where to point and click!

So, I followed some breadcrumbs to download the Getting Started Guide. I have to tell you honestly, it wasn’t the greatest documentation in the world and honestly, IMHO it’s still not. All of the videos were made for Artisan 5 and even though they promised everything was in the same place, “the fresh new look” for Artisan 6 threw me for a loop. But I kept on trying. Then I hit Lesson 2: Create a new project using the FOREVER Design Maps Template Book.

I tried. I really tried. Tameka, the head Pixie and the voice on the training videos, kept telling me to trust the process and just do what she said, but I ran into a brick wall. She talked about using templates like it was something everyone in the world had a familiarity with, but I was lost!

After a very emotional confrontation with the Getting Started Manual, I was crying and the manual was bouncing off my wall. This doesn’t sound like much of a recommendation, but I hope you can appreciate that in spite of this, I now love Artisan 6. Your brain may work completely differently or you might already be a template queen, so you might breeze right through all this. The point is this, even if you don’t, don’t give up!

I skipped to Lesson 8: Starting with a Blank Page and after a few false starts was creating pages, which in a day or two became a photo book.

I’d be lying if I pretended it was happily ever after for Artisan 6 and me. I also doubt that I would have ever gotten a handle on it without pixels 2 Pages and the annual Online Party. I’d also be lying if I tried to pretend I was some sort of Artisan 6 guru, but then again who is? Every time I sit in on a training, one of the Pixies says, “I didn’t know it could do that!! With Artisan I’m always learning and to be honest, that’s part of the fun.

So, Why Do I Love Artisan & pixels 2 Pages

Reason #1: You can do things with Artisan you could never dream of with paper and tools. The layering, the frames and masks, the cut & color tools – if you can dream it you can do it!

Reason #2: Digital is forever. You never run out of embellishments or paper. When you buy Artisan 6 you get so much free art you can make pretty much anything and when you use an item, it’s still there to use again. In fact, you could use it on the very next page and no one would even know it, because there are so many ways to change it up! See, the wild maroon and soft blue paper are the same thing with edits.

I remember the day I used up my last sheet of polka dot paper from Creative Memories and when I used the last of a floral embellishment kit I adored. I was bereft. I still run onto scraps of favorite CM papers no longer printed. You never run out with digital.

What’s more, you can’t ruin a digital photo. Crop it too close, cut it by mistake, whatever! As long as you have it digitally you can put it back on the page and give it another try. You can use it in more than one album without having to reprint. Heck you can even print multiple albums from just one creation.

Reason #3: I love the feeling of accomplishment I get from winning things, sharing things, learning things, getting bargains and downloading free stuff. The image above is my badge page from Over the Rainbow. Each item on the page represents a badge I earned for something. Once you’ve gotten a certain number of badges you earn a free blueprint and those are my favorite blueprints. Online crops bring a great way to learn more and the pixels 2 Pages gives you someone to celebrate with.

Reason #4: Blueprints are flexible templates! I explained that the Create & Print Templates have limitations, but the limitations disappear completely when you move into the world of Artisan and p2P. The Blueprints are merely places to start! You can move the title, delete it, reduce it, enlarge it, change the font and so forth and so on. You can add photo drop points, remove photo drop points, enlarge them, reduce them and the same with the rest of the features on the page. Each Blueprint has limitless possibilities and when you belong to p2P, you get new Blueprints every month as part of your membership.

Reason #5: The Productivity Challenge! Sometimes I need a little incentive to participate. It doesn’t have to be anything big. I can get excited about badges and I love sharing my pages. The Productivity Challenge gives me both. As I complete a page to go along with all the Blueprint offerings in a month, I add them to a badge page and I show them off with appropriate hashtags. At the end of the quarter I post my badge page and get a prize. It could be a Blueprint or perhaps some digital art. At the end of the year, I qualify for a bigger prize. But at the end of the year, if I complete it all, I will have created 108 pages. That’s a lot!

There’s more to love, but I’ll stop there. If you have questions, let’s talk. Otherwise, your subscription to Artisan is waiting. You can get started NOW!

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

Three Ways to Create #3

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: THREE WAYS TO CREATE #3

Artisan – The Long & Winding Road to Now

For those of you who are already digital scrapbooking fans, perhaps you remember way back in the early 2000’s when Creative Memories offered Storybook. Then they went bankrupt, for a lot of reasons that had nothing to do with how wonderful their products were and Storybook began a journey that has turned it into one of the most powerful and most popular digital scrapbooking software programs in the world. It’s more wonderful than ever, it was renamed along the way to Artisan and the only place to get it is FOREVER.

I’ve been a Creative Memories customer since the nineties, through both bankruptcies, but in the infancy of digital scrapbooking I did not embrace it. I held firmly to my traditional scrapbooks and printed all my photos. Eventually, I did try creating photo books with some of the popular sites like the fish and the fly, but I hated it. How could they expect me to be satisfied with pre-programmed, pre-designed photo slots, when I had enjoyed the freedom and creativity of blank pages.

Then I decided to have this Memory Keeping business and realized I needed to offer options for people who did not love traditional scrapbooking the way I do and I needed to know how to use them. So, I bought Artisan software and did battle with the Getting Started Manual. Then I threw the manual across the room and started clicking buttons. I wanted to do this. With the purchase of Artisan comes a truckload of digital art and what scrapbooker can resist using embellishments? Through gritted teeth I created my first album and even though there had been some things I liked about the experience, I retreated back to my comfort zone of traditional scrapbooking.

My Cousin Led the Way to pixels 2 Pages

One of my very best FOREVER customers is my cousin Debbie. She embraced scrapbooking a long time ago – thanks to me. I took a pile of my scrapbooks to a family reunion and the rest is history. She also went places with it I never ventured. I was pretty focused on Creative Memories, with a few sticker and paper purchases from craft stores, but when I found Artisan, I introduced her to it and she was off again – and again she embraced it with more fervor than I did. She joined the online community called pixels 2 Pages (p2P) and was whipping out digital pages to beat the band.

In the next year or so, I created a few more items with Artisan, but I was embarrassed by the fact that my cousin had gone so much further with it than I had. She asked me questions about the software I was selling that I couldn’t even answer.

So, in 2024 I joined p2P and attended my first online crop. I’d been on vacation and had just gotten back into town in time to join one of the final sessions. Tameka Bond, the Boss Pixie, was teaching some technique and as I tried to follow her lead, I felt as if someone had thrown me back into Getting Started Manual hell.

I might have quit right then and there if I hadn’t already bought my ticket to the Over the Rainbow Online Party. I had no clue how I was going to get through six weeks of training in March and April, when I couldn’t even figure out how to make it through one lousy session in January, but I was determined to do it.

I’ll confess, the first day or so of Over the Rainbow was a baptism by fire. I was back in Getting Started Manual hell, but this time I dipped into the power of p2P, an online community of scrapbookers who had walked my path. I’ll never forget what it was like to post my first page. I hated the page, but by golly I was going to get that badge! Moments after it went up, the designer of the kit I used commented on it and told me it had been a great use of her artwork. I’m addicted to praise, so it was just enough to push me on to the next seminar.

Six weeks later I was also addicted to my new hobby, digital scrapbooking. Yes, I had struggled, but the p2P Community was amazing. They oooohed and aaaaahed over my pages, commiserated with my frustrations and encouraged me to keep trying. I was also earning badges and filling up my bingo card. I’m not much on games in general, but hang a carrot out for me, let me win a badge or get a free blueprint and I’m there.

Why am I telling you all of this? Why aren’t I telling you how easy peasy this digital scrapbooking thing is? Well, it’s not easy. I don’t want you running off to buy it after I sing its praises and then hating it and me. Next week I’ll take you on an overview. I want you to share my addiction, but you have to get past the Getting Started Manual.

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

Three Ways to Create #2

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: THREE WAYS TO CREATE PROJECTS #2

The Many Templates of Create & Print

Last week we navigated to the AutoBook Section of the FOREVER site. The first options shown (unless you’ve used the filter) will be AutoBooks. You select the photos and AI does the rest. This this feature is not unique to FOREVER, but you’ll find it easy to use and the resulting photo books are gorgeous.

Today we’ll once again go to Create & Print and select Photo Books, but this time we’ll skip the AutoBooks and look at all the template options. As with all Create & Print, you can choose your photos from your device or from your FOREVER storage. These beautifully designed photo book templates offer many cover choices and go from minimal page decor to fancy. I’m guessing you’ll be overwhelmed, so let’s start with the filter!

The Filter

Once you consider book size, cover selection and all the other options you have with FOREVER’s Create & Print Templates, you have literally thousands of choices to use for your project.

The FILTER BY Button addresses the basics. What size do you want your photo book to be? Will it be a Standard book or Deluxe Seamless? Will it be a Hardback or Soft Cover album? You can even let FOREVER know if you’re looking for a particular color palette or Black & White.

THEMES tells FOREVER what style of book you’re looking for. Classic, Modern or Rustic? Are you remembering a wedding, travel or holidays? These are just a few and you can mix and match. Perhaps you want a classic theme for a holiday wedding. Just check the boxes which apply to your project.

Next is another style question: # OF PHOTOS per page. Maybe you’ve got a series of school portraits and you want to put one on each page. Maybe you want more than one photo on the page, but you’re still looking for simple elegance. Few Photos would be your choice. Maybe you’ve just gotten back from the cruise of a lifetime and you have hundreds of photos for every port. You might be interested in Many Photos.

The final button is FEATURED. If you leave it at that, it will show you the default page – the way FOREVER decided to display the choices. However, click on it and it will toggle between Most Popular and Most Recent. Most Popular shows what most people select when they’ve used the filters you have. Most Recent shows you the newest designs in FOREVER.

Personalize

When you click PERSONALIZE after choosing the basic parameters of your photo book, you’ll be taken to the template of the book. First, you’ll customize the cover design with your colors, your fonts and your photos. Then page by page, you choose! FOREVER has selected a template for each page and if you’re in a hurry, maybe you just want to load your pictures using the page templates they selected. However, you can also choose a template from the 100 or so available page templates, each differing in style, number of photos, title and journal box. There’s also the option to add a QR code linked to a FOREVER file. You won’t have that option with the fish and the fly.

Once you’ve chosen a template with the number of photos you want to include on a page, you customize any Titles with your own words and fonts. Same with the journaling boxes. Do it your way!

If You Find the Templates Limiting…

Create & Print Templates are designed to make the creation of a photo book easy, but some of us want more control, because we just can’t be satisfied. We like a page template, but we’d like it better if it had a larger journaling box or no title or we need one more photo on it. Or maybe you just feel like you’d like to have a little more decoration on the page. Guess what! You’re not a Create & Print customer. You’re looking for Artisan 6, just like I was. Come back next week and let me tell you about my addiction.

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photo Organization Coach, Photography, Scrapbooking

Three Ways to Create #1

Jane Sadek

MEMORY SHARING: THREE WAYS TO DESIGN PROJECTS #1

AutoBook

The easiest way to create a photo book with FOREVER is AutoBook and it’s quite magical. Whether you store your images on FOREVER or somewhere else, once you have chosen the photos you want to include, you just click your way to Create & Print on the FOREVER website and select Photo Books. Decide which AutoBook format you want, choose your parameters and then hit Personalize.

There are two AutoBook formats: Standard & Seamless. Standard means there will be a seam between the pages and Seamless means there won’t be. Within the Standard format there are two choices – Standard and Standard Layflat. Standard is like any other book, the pages go into a sort of valley and it is the most economical. With Seamless Layflat the valley is eliminated with a little trick which lifts the valleys between the pages and adds a think black line. It’s more labor intensive to create, so it costs a little more Seamless is more expensive because along with the necessary technology, you’ve also got thicker pages. I use standard most of the time and Deluxe Seamless for special creations, but some people only design in Standard Layflat. It’s a matter of preference and budget.

Once you choose a format, you choose a size -8X8, 10X10, 11X8.5 or 12X12 – and then the cover, hard or soft cover. Each size and cover has it’s benefits, from economy to durability, it’s up to you. Since most of the albums I’ve created over the years have traditional 12X12 Creative Memories coversets, I’m used to the 12X12 format and usually get the hard cover. However, some albums I want to be a little more economical or lighter weight, so I will go one of the other routes. I have a client that creates a 8X8 album every month. Other clients want something malleable for their kids or lighter weight for older family members.

Once you make those choices click Personalize. Then click Add Photos and navigate to your images, whether that’s on your device or in your storage. Once you add your photos, the magic begins and in seconds the magic of AI distributes your photos on the pages and you’re ready to print, if you like. Or, if you’d like to edit the pages, add some captions or backgrounds – that’s up to you.

Other AI Assisted Choices

There’s another book called the The Big Picture which also uses the AutoBook technology, but it has a very specific use. We’ll talk about it some day when we’re discussing the digitization of scrapbook pages.

But the AutoPrint magic of AutoBooks extends to many of the other Create & Print projects, so don’t hesitate to shop around the store. With most of the items in the Create & Print store, primarily with the exception of Photo Book Templates and Calendars, once you’ve selected your photos, you’re seconds away from printing.

Need more control? Then you’ll want to check out the Photo Book Templates and perhaps Artisan 6.

Need someone to do it for you? Yep, that’s me. Give me access to your files or photos and I will do it all for you. It’s my favorite thing to do!

Memory Keeping, Photo Organization, Photography, Scrapbooking

New, New, New

Jane Sadek

SHARING MEMORIES: NEW IN CREATE & PRINT

Choose from 100 Fonts

I think FOREVER is wonderful, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a wish list. You know like, “I wish I had a better choice of fonts for some of my projects.” I’m a font enthusiast, second only to my role as a paper fanatic. It’s one of the reasons I usually run to Artisan for my projects rather than use Create & Print, when using Create & Print would be a lot quicker. Artisan is an easy choice for me – I own it and I know it – but not for everyone.

If lack of font choices is the reason you’ve continued to use the other guys, then that reason is no longer valid! EVERY FOREVER Create & Print Project now has a choice of 100 Fonts. After looking at the choices, now I’m wishing Artisan had all the font choices Create & Print does!

Check out a project you might want to create. You can see how easy our process is and you don’t have to pay anything to create the project, only when you hit the print button. https://www.forever.com/ambassador/jane-sadek/create-and-print/

New Drinkware Sizes

Were they reading my mind, or what? I have enjoyed the 40 ounce tumbler I created last year. I loved the handle, the cover and the way it fit in my car’s cup holder, but my husband thought it was entirely too big. Surprise!! There’s a new tumbler in town. This slim sweetheart is 20 ounces, keeps hot or cold beverages the right temperature for hours and comes with a well-designed lid and reusable straw!

But FOREVER did not stop there. Do you want a thermal coffee mug? Well then, you’re in luck, because that format is also available.

More Wall Art Sizes

And finally, they’ve extended the number of sizes for wall art – both canvas and metal products. Canvas Prints now come 8×8, 8×10, 11×14, 16×20, 20×24, 12×36, 20×30, and 24×36 inch sizes, in vertical and horizontal options. Metal Panels come in 8×10, 12×12, 12×18, 16×20, and 24×36 inch sizes, also in vertical and horizontal options.

If you’ve been thinking of creating a gallery wall, but weren’t sure how to go about it, then you need to see this new post on the FOREVER Blog.

I was so excited to hear about these new innovations and I thought you might want to know about them while they were available with a special discount through the end of the month. Yes, you got that right! You can get these new products (and all 100 fonts) at very special pricing. Wall decor, including all the new sizes, is 50% off and all drinkware, including the new 10 oz cup and mug, is 40% off. You can get the new fonts on special deals like 50% off standard greeting cards, photo gifts, notebooks & planners, 40% off foil greeting cards and 35% off everything else.