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Saving Memories

Now that you have spent some time taking photos what do you do with those photos. It used to be you had to take the film in to get developed and then you would get your pictures back and most people put them in boxes. Some put them in albums. This day and age of digital photography people are leaving them on the camera, their computer or a disk. Many people don't do anything with those pictures.

Maybe you are the type of person who likes to create memory books or scrapbooks so you have your trips, special occasions or family photos organized into a neat little book. If so maybe spend some of your leisure time this weekend creating those memory books.

My daughter loves to create memory books on Shutterfly and she has done a couple of them. She is very good and putting those photos together and creating a caption. Personally I think it is much easier to do the memory book at Shutterfly than it is to sit down and scrapbook with scissors and paper. There are however many people who love this type of memory making and it can be a great way to escape the rat race of leadership.

There are a number of sites for scrap booking that are available since I am not an expert I would like my readers to chime in and supply some good scrapbook sites. Leave a comment with your favorite scrapbook site and others will be able to read it.

There are also a number of websites like Shutterfly and memory books are not the only thing they allow you to create. You can put photos on a number of things including greeting cards and announcements. There is a new site available. They don't allow you to create memory books but if you are in need of announcements, greeting cards or invitations try Wishing Tree Designs. It is created by the company I work for and we have a family and friends deal going on. After you visit the site let me know what you think.

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