Do you ever...?

[Berta R.]

...print out so many photos you don't know where to start scrapping?     I was so excited to finally get some new ink for my printer that I went crazy printing out pics.  Now I have a stack about 5 inches high and I don't know what I want to scrap first.    Hopefully the new challenges will help me decide.   This ever happen to any of you?

[blbabe1234]

All the time!

[butterfly843]

Yes I usually order at least 100 at a time, I leave them in the envelopes they come in and try to finish an envelope at a time. I'm hoping to catch up on all the photos I have when the weather cools down.

[PezKat]

I do the opposite usually, like right now I'm down to about 2 layouts' worth & I haven't been in the mood to do them... or to edit & order more pics!

[Shutterbug]

Yes, this is me right now. It Is making me CRAZY!

[koala1966]

Yes, for some reason the last time one of the photo sites had the 100 pictures free promotion I ordered 100 pictures from the same event, and now I know for sure I don't need all 100 pictures and I'm not even sure where to start with them, so that whole event sits still unscrapped. As much as I feel it saves me to order prints, it is so tough to know what to order vs. just printing what I need at home.

[1scrappymom]

Uh yeah...my last Disney trip I took 1700 pictures...I haven't developed them all (or doubt I ever will) but it is a little overwhelming.  I try to put them into categories and go from there.

[kate W.]

OMG, YES! Right now I have over 5000 pics printed out and except from my wedding in 2013, all the pics are older. For some reason when I order prints I have to order all pics taken in a certain month. Don't ask me why I can't just order a few favorites. So, I've got all these prints from a certain month and year and no idea what to do with them. I didn't even print out the good pics like vacations. I really want to order my honeymoon and vacation pics but I've told myself I can't until I make a huge dent in my 6 photo boxes of old photos. My home printer only gets about 15 photos per brand new ink cartridges and since it's almost $100 to replace ink I stopped printing out photos from home.

[joannie]

I'm so bad about ordering too many! But at the time of ordering I don't know how I want to scrap them so I tend to have tons of pics left over!! 

[Berta R.]

Kate, I know what you mean about printing at home.  My ink only cost $50 (only?) for refills.  I usually get about 80 colored photos.  But I only print out what I know I'll scrap (someday...).  Since I got my digital camera in 2004 I've always printed at home.  But I'm a slow scrapper and the photos pile up quickly. 

[jcsmaestra]

...print out so many photos you don't know where to start scrapping?     I was so excited to finally get some new ink for my printer that I went crazy printing out pics.  Now I have a stack about 5 inches high and I don't know what I want to scrap first.    Hopefully the new challenges will help me decide.   This ever happen to any of you?

The challenges usually help me to decide which photos to scrap.  I divide the photos into stacks of what should go into what scrapbook, then the challenges just seem to fit into the scheme of things.
 

[kate W.]

Kate, I know what you mean about printing at home.  My ink only cost $50 (only?) for refills.  I usually get about 80 colored photos.  But I only print out what I know I'll scrap (someday...).  Since I got my digital camera in 2004 I've always printed at home.  But I'm a slow scrapper and the photos pile up quickly. 

80 photos out of one set of ink cartridges?! Wow! What kind of printer do you have?  Mine is a Lexmark all in one and it's horrible! The picture quality is terrible, it's grainy and if I get 20 usable prints out of one set of ink cartridges I'm doing good.  I got a my first camera digital in 2006. Since then both girls got cameras plus now we all take 1000's of phone pics. I've got so many photos stored on my computer that even if I never take another photo I'll never even make a sent in scrapping them all.
 

[mgehrke]

I used to only print as I needed my photos, but then I started ordering to save paper and ink. I have 3 sights were I can get 100 free prints a month and only pay for shipping. Well, I haven't scrapped hardly at all these past few months, but I still order and order and order...............you get the "picture". I am a little overwhelmed right now with them too.

[kate W.]

I used to only print as I needed my photos, but then I started ordering to save paper and ink. I have 3 sights were I can get 100 free prints a month and only pay for shipping. Well, I haven't scrapped hardly at all these past few months, but I still order and order and order...............you get the "picture". I am a little overwhelmed right now with them too.

Do you recommend any of the sites you use, Mildred?  100 free prints a month would be great!
 

[oceanbreezes423]

All the time!

My thought exactly!!!

[Berta R.]

Kate...my printer in an HP Officejet.  I can usually get 20 sheets of four 4 X 6 photos.  Then I always seem to have enough black ink to print out a bunch of documents or sketches before that runs out. 

[Charleneanne]

Absolutely yes.  lol

[scrapy1967]

Yes! I think that is my problem now. I have lots of new pics and supplies and I can not seem  to decided which ones to scrap with my new collections. I need to just dig in and get started!

[blbabe1234]

Yes! I think that is my problem now. I have lots of new pics and supplies and I can not seem  to decided which ones to scrap with my new collections. I need to just dig in and get started!
 

I'm the same way!

[Queen Mum]

I have over 550 pictures for 2013.   I go chronological all the way.   I tried going out of order and it was horrific to the point where I didn't scrapbook for 6 months