A Year’s Worth of Memories.

December 22, 2008 | Category: Album Projects

I finally got my Artscow 8×10 prints from my sister. They have been at the house in Manila for weeks but I haven’t been able to get them.

After seven photobooks and around 350 prints, I finally am 90% complete with my backlog of scrapped pages – I haven’t printed anything of my work since I started scrapbooking (December 2005) and I have long wanted to print them all but budget is really something I don’t have OR I have the budget but it goes to something else. Needless to say, it just wasn’t my priority.

I’m so glad Artscow came along to help me print everything. If you ask me how much I spent with Artscow for the past two months, I can actually tell you, you just need to ask me. And while the amount maybe staggering, keep in mind that I actually printed more than 650 worth of 8×10 (sometimes 8×8) prints and I was able to slash as much as 60% off the current rates here in Manila.

I finally am able to use my American Crafts 8×8 Modern Album which has been given by Glo TWO YEARS ago! LOL. I plan to house around 100 layouts per album – and right now, I filled one album. I still need to order more page protectors from Rekindled Moments to be able to house the remaining 200 layouts I have.

The kids have been poring over them all night. Edil was shocked to see everything and was suspicious of how much it cost LOL. He prefers the photobooks though.

Seeing all my work in print has made me realize 1) I need to incorporate printing pages in my monthly budget. Thankfully, I have Artscow credits to last me the whole year even if I print 50 pages a month. 2) My style. I now know which is more effective as a memory keeper for my family. It is very subjective – my style might now work for others, but it works for my kids. Im sticking with it. 3) The designers whose work I will invest on – this goes to show how I will be reducing almost 95% of my shopping spree on digital kits. 4) My organization – which I will be discussing in detail come next year. AND 5) What else should I capture.

I am just so happy to be able to finally see all the work I put in my computer for endless hours for the past three years. I really recommend you print them immediately!

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Litzie
on December 22nd, 2008
1
Ang dapat na ipapaprint ko sa FANS… grabe ang damiiiiiii….
tin
on December 24th, 2008
2
hey ags! musta ang quality ng prints? andami ko din kasing dapat ipaprint since naging digital na ang mundo.. way back when sam was still mga 6-7 years old.. she’s 10 now! hahaha!!
armina
on December 24th, 2008
3
hi Aggie, how much did u spent? I registered there and trying to figure out to use it lol…

happy holidays! maligayang pasko!
Aggie
on December 25th, 2008
4
oo nga Litzie no LOL.
Aggie
on December 25th, 2008
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Oks sya Tin, Fuji paper tapos matte or glossy choice mo. Picurean ko sya pag me time ako
Aggie
on December 25th, 2008
6
Armina for 7 photobooks (3 of them were 39 pages), 150 4×6, 100 5×7, 8 wallet prints, and 278 8×10 prints (plus 35 8×8) it was only around $200
pinch
on January 1st, 2009
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hi aggie! I’ve been meaning to ask about the quality of prints from Artscow? How is it compared to digiprints or picture books here in Manila? Is it worth it to have it printed there and have them shipped here? thanks!

pin
armina
on January 2nd, 2009
8
thanks for the info Aggie
Aggie
on January 4th, 2009
9
The prints are good enough Pinch, they are machine developed – on a Fuji paper and is really worth it. Cheaper ang computation. Kasi free ung prints (u get free prints when you sign up kasi) – and shipping is only $4.99 for 4R and 5R, so parang 3.5-4.00 a print lang. Ung 8×10 60p sa Fuji, sa kanila lalabas P22 lang