Disney Album Printed / Persnickety Prints

I am so excited! I tweaked all of my Disney Word vacation layouts (all 46 of them), saved them as jpegs and uploaded them to PERSNICKETY PRINTS Tuesday night. 

It's been almost 5 months since I went on vacation and hadn't printed any of the pages.  Printing at home would have cost an arm and a leg in ink cartridges alone.  Printing at Walmart or Costco, while reasonably priced, wasn't an option either because I find that they don't pay careful attention to the prints so edges get cut off. 

Considering that I spend 3 to 4 hours on average when making my pages and fixing the photos, I can't afford to have shoddy printing.

But I digress, I got my prints in the mail today and they are F A B U L O U S! The prints are razor sharp, clear and colorful.  I don't mean oversaturated pages - the colors are brilliant and spot-on.

Uploading my pages to the website was easy. I especially liked that it has a sensor that gauges the print/photo resolution and lets you know if it is sub-par.

They were running a special on Super-bowl Sunday that came at the right time. The 12x12 prints were priced at $1.89 vs. their regular $1.99, and I also got free shipping.  The turnaround was quick. I ordered the prints close to midnight on Tuesday, got confirmation from Persnickety on Wednesday that the order had been printed and shipped.  They supplied a confirmation tracking number so I could track the package, which got to me this afternoon.

This is the 2nd time that I order prints from them and I am super happy with the quality of their work/prints and will order from the again!

Wow, can I just tell you that I love, love, love the scrapbook album. The pages are fabulous and it is so rewarding to finally see the work on print.  The pictures, the stories, the details, the many hours that I sat at the computer sweating the details - all totally worth it.

I decided to get prints instead of a bound book because I am a n a l about the sequence.  I still have a ton of pages to scrap and I also want to include photos within the book, too. And of course, I want them all in sequencial order.

So, as far as my book order sequence goes, I decided on the following order:
1- pre-trip pages covering the planning and details of the trip
2- Resort/Hotel pages (dets. about the resort/amenities and overall exp.
3 First day happenings at Planet Hollywood and Downtown Disney
4 Hollywood Studio pages
5 Epcot pages
6 Animal Kingdom pages
7 Magic Kingdom pages

Below, I am sharing photos of the album, with close-ups so you can appreciate the details.  I have uploaded most of the pages that you are seeing here, but there are a few that I haven't posted online. 16307

Layouts all neatly packaged as received from Persnickety.

Layouts all laid out on the floor to determine order in my book

First page of the album - pg. not posted online.

Resort swimming pool. This double pg. rocks!

 

Little Mermaid - Right side page not posted online.

Little Mermaid - not posted online.

Page not posted online.

These pages look absolutely amazing!

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This double pager looks amazing on print!

Another set of pages that looks absolutely stunning in color and details!

Double pages look amazing in a book!

These pages look amazing, too. Left side not posted online.

This page is a stunner! The b/w photo and flowers rock!

Love this!

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Disney Album Printed / Persnickety Prints

The Album is Ready/Pernickety Prints Review

Note: Please forgive the quality of the prints. I was having a hard time finding a spot where I could take photos without glare.

I got my prints from Persnickety Prints in the mail on Monday! Wow, talk about fast service! I placed my order on Friday afternoon; within an hour I had gotten another message informing me that the prints had been printed and mailed.

You have no idea how excited I was to come home and find the neat package waiting for me at the door. It came in a 12x12 cardboard box. I opened the box and found my prints tucked neatly in a plastic clear bag, which was affixed to the box, to prevent shifting during travel.

The colors were brilliant, just as I had envisioned, and printed exactly as I saw them on my computer screen. Using the interface at the website was very easy, as was choosing the correct size from the listed choices. Customer service was quick and responsive, and shipment of prints was super fast and efficient. I highly recommend PERSNICKETY PRINTS and will order from the in the future.

Note: If I take my photos to CVS, I find that their machines usually blow up the photos and I end up with photos that have portions cut off; however, I don't have this problem with Walgreens.
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The Album is Ready/Pernickety Prints Review

Anniversary Album/Pioneer/Persnipety/Slide Show

Don't faint, but I scrapped again! Well, it helps that my uncle called me last week wondering when they might be receiving the photos and book that I promised them. I mean, the anniversary party took place the 1st week of June, so enough time has elapse for me to have made the pages, fixed the photos and printed them, right?

About 3 weeks ago, I went to A.C. Moore to pick up a PIONEER Memory Book where I could store the scrapbook pages, as well as pocket pages for photos or memorabilia. I grabbed it quickly, but soon realized that I didn't have enough pocket pages for the photos. A.C. Moore was out of the pocket refill pages so my other option was to order them directly from Pioneer.

I filled out the form, sent the payment and about 5 days later, I received my refill pages in the mail. I will definitely order from them again.

Getting back to the pages, as you know, I haven't had my scrapping mojo since May. However, that changed when Lorie Davison debuted her Prince in the City kit. It actually gave me the shot in the arm (mojo) that I so desperately needed. Translation: the kit was exactly what I needed to scrap the band photos. You know, I find that Lorie's kits are inspiring to me. I always love each and every page that I make with her kits.

But I digress, for a cohesive look, I did double pages and kept a basic color scheme through the pages.

Now that the pages are scrapped and my photos printed, I decided to order my scrapbook page prints from Persnickety Prints. I have heard good things from various online friends, plus I sent them a quick question about page bleeds, to which they responded quickly!

I ordered the pages today and about an hour later I got an e-mail message that the order had been completed and mailed. How is that for fast! I can't wait to see the actual pages so I can place them in the album and be done with it.

Once I get the scrapbook pages from Persnickety I will tell you how they look and take pictures to show you, of course!

In the meantime, here is a slide show of all the pages I did. Click on View All Images, then choose FULL SCREEN VIEW to view the pages up close.

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Anniversary Album/Pioneer/Persnipety/Slide Show