Finally Printed Out My Layouts They Are Beautiful!

[Guest siraacsa]

I have finally printed out my layouts onto glossy photo paper for the first time (been creating since April) and I am blown away by how great they look. The richness and depth of the papers and elements (since most of my materials are scrapgirls) are amazing.

I am using a package called "Spaark" which is a printable photo album that I found in my local photography store. The pack includes an album cover plus glossy photo paper inserts and software templates to create and print with. The album says its 8.25" by 8.25" (yay perfect size for printing my layouts - I thought), but when I got it home the printable space is more like 7.5" square. I also had to play around with the templates to create a square and it will only import jpegs not psd files, but regardless of all the mucking around I am quite happy with the end product.

The have a webwsite [url="http://www.spaarkphotoprintables.com/"]www.spaarkphotoprintables.com[/url] if you are interested.

[Ngaire]

Thats cool Rachel. I still haven't plucked up the courage! I had a look at the web site. Is there alot of white in the background of the page once it has been printed?

[DDecker]

Way to go Rachael! I just printed a bunch of my own and love seeing them on paper!

[Guest siraacsa]

It doesn't print to the edges of the paper so you do have about a centimetre boder of white, but that allows you to turn the pages without touching the print.

[sprinklz]

Sounds great Rachael! I'll have to check it out!

[Guest talina]

Congratulations Rachael on getting those LOs printed!

[ruralscrapper]

Isn't it great to see your work printed out? I finally printed mine all out too and I'm so in love with my work...lol It is definitely time to get rid of the paper stuff!

[mickelle]

Wow!! I'll bet glossy makes it even better!! Congrats!

[AmandaFace]

exciting! isnt it rewarding to see them printed out?! i love getting my prints and ooohing and awwwing over them.

[Guest Sharebear57]

Thats great Rachael! Now that you have seen them printed, get ready to be addicted to it, lol!
I always print mine as soon as they are done. (They are usually printing out as I am uploading them here, )
Right now, I am out of ink, so I can't print my most recent layout, and it is Torturous! (sp?)
I just love have my layouts printed, and one of the (zillion) great things about digital is that since we print 8x8, the albums are nice and compact and easy to carry around to show off!

[Karooch]

Way to go Rachel. I think printing is a absolute must. They're not 'real' until they're printed as far as I'm concerned.
I wrote an [url="http://karooch.wordpress.com/2006/12/30/scrapbook-tips-techniques-printing-your-digital-layouts/"]article on my blog about printing digi-layouts[/url]. I also like to add some 'real' embellishments to the printout to make it more touchy feely.

[ginaMO]

I used to use the albumns I could purchase locally, but with so many required (kids arriving and leaving) I started ordering the 8 by 8's in bulk. I print my LO's as soon as they are finished. If the kids are watching over my shoulder, they are usually fussing before I can get the last embellishment in place. They absolutely love seeing themselves in the LOs. If they are particularly fond of the LO, they will tell me, "Put this one on the website" meaning SG of course. Running out of ink or photo paper around here is a big no-no.

[Launa]

How exciting! I am getting ready to have my first one printed. I don't have a great printer so I am going to have them printed and bound I think. I am getting a sample first so I make sure I position my layouts accordingly!

[ManiakMama]

Isn't it amazing how awesome they look? I always print mine off right away too. DH loves looking at the finished ones as well.

[Guest Sharebear57]

[quote name='ginaMO' post='99914' date='Feb 16 2007, 06:10 AM']I used to use the albumns I could purchase locally, but with so many required (kids arriving and leaving) I started ordering the 8 by 8's in bulk. I print my LO's as soon as they are finished. If the kids are watching over my shoulder, they are usually fussing before I can get the last embellishment in place. They absolutely love seeing themselves in the LOs. If they are particularly fond of the LO, they will tell me, "Put this one on the website" meaning SG of course. Running out of ink or photo paper around here is a big no-no. [/quote]

That is so sweet, Gina. Talk about some great motivation to scrap!