I am.
I print ALL my pages, in either photo book or single print format. I am of the opinion that if I'm going to spend my time adding some Art into my photos and stories, then I want them to be seen, touched and enjoyed.
Printing can, however, get expensive, regardless of whether you outsource or print at home.
I have an Epson R1900 printer for 12 X 12 pages and an Epson Artisan 810 for those smaller printing jobs. My personal preference is to do the majority of my printing on-line, not because it's better or cheaper necessarily, but because I would rather spend my time creating more pages than printing them.
When I first started digital scrapbooking in 2002, there were no on-line printing labs that did 12 X 12 or 8 X 8 prints, let alone all the other possibilities we have available to us today. I was living in Japan and the design of my first digital scrapbooking pages were based on the availability and budget for printing at that time. I created at the very unconventional 5 X 7 size format.
Almost 8 years later, and there are so many more options, in terms of available printing sizes and price points. I've watched the average 12 X 12 print prices drop from around 7 dollars to now less than 2 dollars, with the most recent introduction of discounted pricing for bulk (200+ prints) orders.
I recently had a huge number of pages printed by Persnickety Prints during their launch sale at the beginning of the year. Their already low prices, combined with a discount and their bulk ordering benefits, was an offer I couldn't pass up.
Last week I finally had chance to open up my box of prints.
Loved being greeted with the lime green tissue paper.
And, other the other aesthetic co-ordinating packaging details.
But to get down to business, the functional and sturdy packaging was even more impressive, and completely reusable.
I was very happy with every one of the 200 prints I had done and have no reservations about recommending their printing service.
I am now starting to organize all these prints into albums.
I use the 12 X 12 We R Memory Keepers Cinnamon 3 Ring Binder Albums, and I keep it simple.
I organize my layouts by year, however, I also have a couple of themed albums to include Christmas, Halloween, US and Ours, Ella, Luke, AAM and Eric. I'm also planning on a starting a heritage album in the near future.
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Persniskety Prints are having another big sale May 3rd and 4th with 25% off all prints in celebration of National Scrapbooking Day. Check out the details here.
