Comments on: PDS 007 – How Busy People Do It

By: Lezlie

Lezlie — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:46:45 +0000

I have to say...I LOVE the PDS! I have always considered myself a paper crafter/scrapbooker and just a "dabbler" in digiscrapping, but listening to PDS has brought a renewed interest to me in going digital. I feel like I am learning SO much and getting so much more scrapping done these days. I always find the conversations knowledgeable, fun and entertaining...really good stuff. And every time Izzy introduces himself saying "Waaaaduup Yo!" - it always makes me laugh....in a good way! :)

Also, Steph - I LOVE the Daily Digi (and the Daily Digi APP, which I use all the time!)....there are so many resources out there that I never knew about...everytime I go to the site/app it's like "digi sensory overload" which is just plain AHHHH-SOME :)

Anyways, I'm sorry if this was brought up or covered in another show, but I was wondering if someone could share their workflow process for downloading and keeping your supplies organized.

- Do you download items to your computer, THEN move it to your external harddrive or do you download directly to an enternal harddrive.

- If you download directly to an external harddrive, how do you keep your supplies organized ? Are you able to access your external hardrive through your organization system? (ACDeeSee, Shoebox, Picasa, etc) I currently use Shoebox to organize my supplies.

Thanks so much for your help!

Lezlie
Anthem, AZ

By: Nicole Norman

Nicole Norman — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:15:27 +0000

I would love to hear a show with several digi designers and hear how they got into designing and selling their digi products. It's something I'm interested in, but I have no idea how you'd even get started.

Thanks!!

Nicole

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:29:40 +0000

Thanks so much for both PRT and the Digi show. I am still really new to scrapbooking, especially digi scrapping. Aaron mentioned in this show that he uses a lot of templates for his own scrapping. I was surprised to hear this. I have only used templates as a way to learn but thought many people moved on from there as they learned how to "really" scrap digitally. I would love to hear more about how people alter (I think this was the term Aaron used) templates to make their own unique layouts. What is their favorite go-to for altering?
Thanks so much!

Jenny

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:42:44 +0000

Hahaha! This made me laugh right outloud! Love it!

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:38:05 +0000

So glad to hear that you are inspired to scrap after listening to the show! :) THANKS for the great ideas!

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:34:45 +0000

I would love to hear more about what you are looking for on this. What kinds of tips? Like what software to use, how to do your first layout? Or more about how to move away from the paper supplies! I'm intrigued! :)

By: Ronniecrowley

Ronniecrowley — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:59:12 +0000

I'm so glad I found the paperclipping roundtables and then heard about this show. So much to learn and so great to final hear the voices of some of the names in the industry. As far as topics for shows I think a great one would be – ” We all know that photoshop and photoelements are the 'bomb' or a “body part” but if I could tell the developers what needs fixing and what needs adding what would it be”. I think it would be interesting to hear some of the things that frustrate the expert users of these programs.

By: Heatherlvo

Heatherlvo — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:02:46 +0000

I've been a big fan of both the Roundtable and The Daily Digi for a while now, so I was thrilled when you started The Digi Show! I have been paper scrapping for almost 15 years (scary!) but only discovered digi about a year and a half ago as a way to get some scrapping done after my son was born. I found it easier to fit in and less stressful – the undo shortcut is my friend (not so easy with paper). I haven't created a gallery anywhere and am just starting to share my layouts on my blog. I'd love to learn more about etiquette when giving credit, how others track information when making layouts to make giving credit easier, and more about what to look for when picking a gallery to post to. The idea of sharing my layouts intrigues me, but I'm overwhelmed by tracking credits and options in galleries. Thanks for producing such a wonderful show! I'm always inspired to scrap after listening!

By: Kris Beauregard

Kris Beauregard — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:44:05 +0000

loved this episode….have a suggestion for a future discussion…how about a discussion about those of us who are on the fence between traditional and digi? and tips for making the switch? (unless this has already been discussed) :)

By: Noell

Noell — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:38:25 +0000

I scan my old prints. I love having a digital version of those old photos,
love being able to edit them, love being able to tell those old stories and
know that I didn't ruin my only copy.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:05:45 +0000

You already did a show on my idea that I left on Sir Scrapalot's blog about fantasy scrapping. So, I was just thinking about scrapbooking in general and about how a lot of times it helps me process feelings or brings clarity to things (does that make sense?). Like doing pages or mini albums about a loved one that has passed. I call it "scrapping therapy." I'd love to hear more ideas on this. Thanks! Love the show!

Maybe another idea is how to get the most out of your kits. I try to use them more than once, and if I find one I really LOVE then I use almost every thing in it on several pages. I'm always looking for more ideas on how to make things last longer and do it for cheaper :)

Also about finding time- after having my 3rd, I knew I wouldn't have time to really scrapbook her baby stuff while she was a baby so I stocked up on quickpages. I could do it super fast, even when I was feeding her, and they were very cute. I didn't have to worry about the page design and could focus on journaling about her in the moment. It was the best of both worlds. It was about finding small amounts of time while my family was the priority.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:41:07 +0000

I would use Becky Higgins' Project Life. If you want to do something with the pictures, do a year in review style album with her kit.

By: sunghee

sunghee — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:26:57 +0000

What a great idea! I have tons of photos of my kids and projects I made, but I'm using the images that came with the computer for my screen. lol.

By: Sunghee

Sunghee — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:23:20 +0000

Eeek~!!!! Thank you and Steph for very sweet comment about me! THANK YOU!!!

By: tape

tape — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:19:39 +0000

A couple of ideas for future topics...

Photoshop tips and tricks. Especially ones that help your workflow, such as keyboard shortcuts. I know not everybody has PS or PSE, but I bet this would help many people (and most things can be adapted to other programs).

Designer stories. How did they get into designing, where do they get ideas, what sort of trends are they seeing, etc.

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:03:18 +0000

GREAT ideas, THANK YOU!!!

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:48:53 +0000

These are great topic ideas!! For a while, I was printing copies of each of my layouts for each kid…1) 12×12 for the family album and then a 6×6 of the same layout for each kid. I realized though that they didn't really care about having their own copy (not now), so I stopped doing that. I figure that it will only get less and less expensive to print, so as they move out, if they want copies, I can have them made then.

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:42:59 +0000

Really great ideas!!!
I wonder about an 8×10 photo frame? That might be fun to try…and less expensive than an iPad (unless you are looking for an excuse to get an iPad, then go for it). I know that I wouldn't want to leave my iPad out for my kids to pick up whenever they want. My older daughter would be fine, but not my youngest…lol!

Please let me know if you try anything!!

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:34:18 +0000

That's a really interesting way of looking at it Aaron!!

I stopped printing photos in about 2001-2002 and when I did get photos printed, starting in 2000, I usually had a CD made as well. My paper scrapbooks were current and up-to-date 1989-1997. I do have some photos that I plan on getting scanned very soon though and I'm sure that will be a show topic soon as well! :)

By: DailyDigiSteph

DailyDigiSteph — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:31:09 +0000

Great ideas here!!

I know that there are some iPhone apps (and at least one is available for the iPad as well) that allow you to create digital layouts in the app. The downfall is that they are lower file resolution. That would be the biggest reason it would be difficult to do any major digi scrapping is the lack of memory to run big programs on. There is a Photoshop app for editing photos though. If we could connect an EHD, I think it would be more likely that we would be able to do some real digi scrapping. Not being able to have all of your supplies on the drive is also a reason it would be difficult to do any tagging.

I don't have an iPad, so I guess that would mean that I don't use it for memory keeping...lol. On my iPhone though, I use evernote for lots of notes about things. It would be really interesting to hear from other iPad owners though.