[Kate Davis]

Do you collect layouts you like so you can use them for inspiration or to lift? If so how do you store and review them?

When I read the newsletter I open the layouts I like and copy them into OneNote (I've now started including url so I can provide reference in the gallery). I have a tab for how many pictures are included so when I've got my photos sorted I can look at the relevant tab and scroll through the images for ideas.

However, as I use Pinterest I've started a scrapbooking board and I've got several books with layouts marked. It is starting to feel a bit dispersed.

I'm also curious whether you like layouts that are relevant to your scrapping, for instance I've noticed I've been saving a lot of 1 photo layouts recently, but I have rarely used just one picture. Is this something I aspire to or is it a hint I should give it a go?

[bjc]

i do two things...if they are lo that use a collection that i have then i save them in the folder for that collection... if they are in nl then i date them with that date nl...and i also save all nl in a folder with my saved mail but this folder says sg newsletters so i can go back and browse them.. ( not that i usually do...but i should for inspiration..lol) that was what i did before pinterest

now i have a board on pinterest called scrapbooking and i save them there... again, not that i always look thru it ..but sometimes i do and this way i know if i am not inspired i have that to look thru...also all the things in the pinterest have links ..which i love so you can go to the original source...

the only other scrapping board i have is heritage specific layouts...other than that my board is just general

interested to see what others do

[Sara Arell]

I do save layouts as my very favorites when I see them - but alas, I can never do a layout that comes close to being as good as the one I've saved I try but mine just never seem to be as good as those I save and love!

[PBarnes]

I use my Favorites too. I've also occasionally right clicked on an image I've found and I have a scrapping inspiration folder I'll save them in.

[jode2771]

I am not as organized as any of you!!! I take a pic with my iPhone camera and just keep them on there as inspiration... I can zoom in and out then to see where I saw it and who it belongs to :-)
As for my own ideas, i will make a note in my Notes app...

I also use my Favourites In SG :-) have you found that function yet?? In the box on the top right of the SG page is the option to mark as a favourite :-)

[Becster]

PBarnes, on 04 October 2012 - 09:18 PM, said:

I use my Favorites too. I've also occasionally right clicked on an image I've found and I have a scrapping inspiration folder I'll save them in.

That's what I do, too, Pat.

[LenaLotta]

Becster, on 04 October 2012 - 10:26 PM, said:

PBarnes, on 04 October 2012 - 09:18 PM, said:

I use my Favorites too. I've also occasionally right clicked on an image I've found and I have a scrapping inspiration folder I'll save them in.

That's what I do, too, Pat.

[tiza126]

If I see a layout in the Gallery that I really love, I'll save it to my favorites.

If I see a layout in the Boutique/Newsletter that inspires me, I'll save it as a JPG to a folder on my computer called "scraplift ideas"

I've recently started using Pinterest to collect layouts that inspire me too.

[ScrapGram]

Hmmmm....interesting about Pinterest. Both my daughters and several friends love Pinterest but I have resisted going there because if I do, between that site and here, I will never get anything else done! LOL. I just copy save any of the NL layouts that I like in a Word document. I make sure to get the name of the designer and add the NL date. Glad to learn about the Favorites on here - never knew that. It seems I learn something new about this site or something new about scrapping almost every day on here!

[misseswojo]

I am glad to learn about the "Favorites" here on SG. I do have a Pinterest account setup but still do not totally understand how it works. It seems that when I come across something I like, sometimes I am able to add it to my page (maybe the correct term would be to pin it) and other times it seems that I don't have the option to do that. I just don't have a lot of extra time to spend learning it. I have given up on FB because it's just to time consuming. Scrapgirls is really all I can handle besides actually scrapping.

[Kate Davis]

It is a good idea to save the layouts with collections, but I've separated my collections into paper, embellishments, word art etc. I can refind some layouts, but not all of them.

I love pinterest, but I haven't found it very useful to store LOs, perhaps because I've just got one board. I've got boards for hair, makeup, food, house though and it is wonderful for those.

I hadn't found the favourites button in SG before. I've found it now and saved a few things, although of course that is now an extra location to remember to look

I'm wondering if Evernote would be a good solution because you can tag posts so could tag it for collection, colour, number of pictures etc.

[Smiles]

I haven't used Evernote for years, because I have OneNote, but I love OneNote and use it all the time. I save "love" left on my layouts that way, too.

[Laurel Lakey]

A lot of times I just save inspiration layouts as jpegs and name them with the element that I thought was interesting, in a folder on my computer called "Inspiration". (I know, very creative, ha.) So a lot of the files will be named something like "Cool frame.jpg" or "Woven ribbon.jpg" or something like that. It helps when I'm looking through the folder to job my memory of why I saved the layout in the first place.

[Kate Davis]

Smiles, on 08 October 2012 - 10:43 PM, said:

I haven't used Evernote for years, because I have OneNote, but I love OneNote and use it all the time. I save "love" left on my layouts that way, too.

I use both for different things. Evernote has my task list because I can sort and filter it. I use Onenote for storing the layouts I like as I just scroll through it for inspiration.

[jhbren]

I save LOTS of layouts, from the newsletter and from the gallery, and sometimes scanned from magazines. I store them all in an iPhoto library (I've been an Apple/Mac devotee since our first computer back in about 1985). My system takes a bit more time, but it works for me. After I download the image, I open it in PSE, enlarge the canvas, and add notes:
Who designed it
The URL (I'm trying to get better at remembering that!)
The supply list if available, and I mark those I already have
What I liked about it, and how I might adapt it
I save the file as a jpg with a title that I hope will make sense to me later.

When I load the LOs into iPhoto, I add keywords (tags): number of photos, season or holiday, masculine or feminine, adult or child, travel, nature, and so forth.
Then I sort the files into "events" - iPhoto folders - with names similar to some of the keywords. But the keywords let me find LOs that might fit in more than one event. I can search for LOs about travel in the fall, or children's birthdays, or heritage pages for women, although the file is in only one of those events. AND I can see the LO and its information at full screen size. Mac's desktop icons are nowhere near large enough - which is why I use a different iPhoto library for all my purchased products.

Organizing the LOs or products takes time, but saves me a lot of time when searching. And since I'm retired, I have lots of time to organize, search and scrap.
My minimal understanding of Picassa leads me to believe it can do similar categorizing and sorting.

[Kate Davis]

jhbren, on 10 October 2012 - 09:19 AM, said:

My system takes a bit more time, but it works for me.

Oh my goodness, I so love your system. That is so what I was looking for when I started this thread. I love the idea of saving the supply list and your initial thoughts on how you may use it with the image.

So now I need to tag my photographs, my supplies and my inspiration ... when am I due to retire???

[jhbren]

Well, I retired at the end of the 2005 school year, when I was 62. I still loved teaching; I just couldn't face the idea of any more science fair reports, and I couldn't imagine teaching well without science fair, or its equivalent. And I wanted to be able to travel in months other than July. Can't advise you on your decision!

[Kate Davis]

jhbren, on 10 October 2012 - 03:56 PM, said:

Well, I retired at the end of the 2005 school year, when I was 62. I still loved teaching; I just couldn't face the idea of any more science fair reports, and I couldn't imagine teaching well without science fair, or its equivalent. And I wanted to be able to travel in months other than July. Can't advise you on your decision!

I'm guessing another 30 years ...